Weird Things Meme

I have been tagged by A Daily Dose of Zen to do a meme on six weird things about me. So here it is.

1. I don't really like chocolate. It is okay, but I get sick of it fast. I prefer dark chocolate to milk.

2. I think that sugar has a strong aftertaste and I don't like sweet desserts.

3. I can fall asleep mid-sentence, something which annoys my husband a lot. Especially since I start to make less sense as I drift off.

4. When under stress, I will talk in my sleep. One time I woke up my husband with "2X plus 2". I am such a nerd at heart.

5. Despite my lack of interest in sugary desserts, I could live on cookies, especially crunchy ones. And in keeping with my perve.rsity I often loose a pound or two if I go on a cookie binge. (You may curse me now, I understand.)

6. I have dog karma. Stray dogs will come to me and I have rescued many, including a wild dog.

If you are reading this, comment and then consider yourself tagged.

Cleaning Day and no coffee needed

Like so many others out there today I was vacuuming away and then I screamed. I mean, I knew that there were signs that we had a mouse. I put up the ultrasonic mouse repulsers. I also laid a few traps. I moved the bird seed to the garage. I didn't think about it again. But today I was vacuuming the laundry room and I thought, "I really should empty that garbage." I moved the can and then I screamed. There he was, quite dead, in a trap. In my defense it was not really a scream of fear, it was more of surprise. I am confident in my ability to defeat a mouse in a fair fight, and the dead kind are not much of a challenge. But please feel free to snicker. My husband did when I called to tell him about it. He offered to remove it from the house when he gets home tonight, but no that mouse (and trap) were leaving my home as soon as I caught my breath. I took deep cleansing breaths, got a large plastic bag and very carefully put it into the bag without touching it. I hope that my house it now rodent free. I did put down a new trap at the same spot.

I think that it was definitely true that I was not "friends with the present moment" at that moment. Hopefully there was no permanent scarring, for me if not for the mouse.

Spectacular White Dove Release

This might strike you as tacky. Skip this one if you have lost your mother recently.

I was driving past a local cemetery and they had a sign:

Celebrate Mother's Day
Sunday May 11th at 2 pm
Spectacular White Dove Release
Light Refreshments


I was, well, gob smacked would be the right word. I could not imagine attending this event. Am I alone here or is this odd? What are the appropriate "light refreshments" for a celebrations of this type?

Blogging Options

I love Google Reader. It makes it so much easier to keep up on blogs. If you use Google Reader or another reader you will know that bloggers have the option of showing the full post or just a trailer which requires a reader to click through to reader the whole post.

I have discovered that I am not reading some bloggers as much because I cannot be bothered clicking through. After all I then have a new tab opening that I will have to close later. I must be the laziest person on the planet. Am I alone on this one?

Update on 101 things.

I have to say that this is a really interesting process. I am enjoying it for the most part. I think that some of my items are difficult to quantify. I am happy with how it is going.

I removed items "1. Create this list" and "2. Do monthly updates" from the list accidentally.

Car
	03. Clean the inside of my car (3/30)	In Progress
	04. Drive 5 km/h slower to reduce emissions. Started this. Sorry for those of you who are behind me. I have also started Hypermiling as suggested by DoctorMama	In Progress
Charity
	07. Write to my foster child in SA	In Progress
	06. Write to my foster child in Africa	In Progress
	05. Do work for a charity	In Progress
Family / Personal
	14. Have my mother over once a month (3/34)	In Progress
	12. Have a family outing once a month (3/34) We are doing better than that so far.	In Progress
	13. Have more contact with my oldest sister. I have been working on this one.	In Progress
	18. Update my medical alert bracelet	Completed on 05/04/2008
	15. Make birthday dr appointments for boys	Completed on 03/27/2008
	19. Wear makeup everyday for 2 weeks. I have been doing well on this and wear makeup more often.	Completed on 05/04/2008
	08. Ask directly for what I want	In Progress
	09. Believe	In Progress
	10. Decide what to do with my frozen embryos	In Progress
	17. Say “Please” more	In Progress
	11. Get closure on evil Uncle K	In Progress
	16. Plan fun things to do in the summer	In Progress
Food / House
	36. Clean out 3 kitchen cupboards - 1 so far	In Progress
	40. Follow cleaning schedule I have been doing well on this one. It is nice having a cleaner house.	In Progress
	32. Bake once a week (6x so far)	In Progress
	45. Learn how to bake the hearty bread that I like to eat. I have tried several recipes. I am still working on it.	In Progress
	58. Stop using plastic grocery bags. I have a good collection of bags, and I am about 85% successful in remembering them.	In Progress
	42. Get pda connected to new laptop. I have spent untold hours on this one and it is still failing.	In Progress
	39. Finish configuring new laptop . Done!	Completed on 03/27/2008
	41. Get dataloc for my laptop	Completed on 03/27/2008
	37. Do a clothing purge. A lot of clothes are done. Yes!	Completed on 05/04/2008
	57. Replace weatherstripping on front and side door	In Progress
	52. Replace downstairs bathroom fan	In Progress
	51. Rearrange laundry room	In Progress
	47. Patch holes in family room wall. Started. Need to be sanded	In Progress
	54. Replace Master bathroom fan	In Progress
	59. Touch up paint in hallway	In Progress
	44. Go back on cash only for a month	In Progress
	43. Get rid of old VCR tapes	In Progress
	35. Clean kitchen before bed 5x a week Hmm	In Progress
	53. Replace downstairs toilet	In Progress
	55. Replace Master toilet	In Progress
	56. Replace toilets	In Progress
	46. Paint deck	In Progress
	49. Purge furnace room	In Progress
	34. Eat more organic foods	In Progress
	33. Create my own cookbook of things we like to eat.	In Progress
	50. Put up whiteboard	In Progress
	48. Purge desk	In Progress
	38. Do more gardening	In Progress
General
	02. Do a monthly list evaluation (2/34)	In Progress
	01. Make this list ?	Completed on 03/25/2008
Health and Fitness
	27. Go to bed before 11 at least 4x a week. I am definitely better on this one.	In Progress
	21. Do months breast exam (0/34)	In Progress
	28. ?	In Progress
	20. Buy a new weight scale I have decided against this. The one that we have is consistent	Completed on 03/27/2008
	29. Reorganize my weekly schedule	Completed on 05/04/2008
	23. Drink more water I am trying!	In Progress
	22. Do more yoga (2x week)	In Progress
	30. Try pilates	In Progress
	26. Go a week without sugar	In Progress
	24. Get a massage once a month (2/34) YES!	In Progress
	25. Get my eyebrows done 3x (1/3)	In Progress
	31. Work on posture (stretch for 5 min every day) Not doing great on this one.	In Progress
Kids
	63. Read book on parenting boys	In Progress
	65. Sign up kids for swimming	In Progress
	64. Read book on praising boys	In Progress
	62. Potty train LB	In Progress
	60. Become a foster parent	In Progress
	61. Open bank accounts for boys	In Progress
	66. Start teaching my youngest french	In Progress
Leisure
	67. Blog once a week (average) Hmm, I am falling behind.	In Progress
	76. Get a dog. This will be happening in May or June. Yeah!	In Progress
	69. Create scrapbook for BB. I am working on this one too.	In Progress
	68. Buy a new winter coat (one my size). Done	Completed on 03/27/2008
	80. Go to the Opera	In Progress
	93. Visit Portland on vacation	In Progress
	74. Fix kids journal db	In Progress
	81. Have an outdoor family vacation	In Progress
	78. Get my Irish passport	In Progress
	75. Fly both of my new kites	In Progress
	70. Date my husband once a month	In Progress
	77. Get a singing prayer bowl (in C/ root chakra)	In Progress
	85. Pick up french again	In Progress
	95. Write an email to a friend once a week	In Progress
	87. Read a nonfiction book every month	In Progress
	71. Donate excess yarn	In Progress
	94. Work on family tree	In Progress
	89. Register the birth of my sons in Ireland	In Progress
	91. Start knitting again	In Progress
	82. Learn 2 new Harold Arlen songs	In Progress
	88. Read Reggio Emilia book	In Progress
	92. Take a pottery class	In Progress
	83. Mediate 3 times a week	In Progress
	79. Go to 5 hockey games	In Progress
	90. Start having something to do while watching tv	In Progress
	72. Finish kids journal	In Progress
	86. Post 10 books on BookMooch	In Progress
	73. Finish scrapbook for LB	In Progress
	84. Piano lessons	In Progress
Work
	96. Do certification exam 1 (If I am ever going back to work then I need to keep up.) Taken and Passed!	Completed on 03/25/2008
	98. Do certification exam 3	In Progress
	99. Do certification exam 4	In Progress
	97. Do certification exam 2	In Progress
	101. Write Java exam	In Progress
	100. Learn Java	In Progress