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February 14, 2012 by Cassie 25 Comments

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  Come back later today for my link party and a very sweet story about love… it might make you cry.


I have been Tagged by Carol from The Design Pages!  It’s a fun little game where you get to learn a little more about me, and I in turn, get to tag 11 more people and they will pass it on and on and on……
Here are the rules of the game…


RULES
**You must post the rules
**Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you & then create 11 questions to ask the people you’ve tagged
**Tag 11 people and link them in your post
**Let them know you have tagged them



So here are the questions that Carol chose for me (and her ten other tagee’s) and my answers!


1.  What did you do last Friday night?
After I dropped off the kids at my mom’s work so they could spend the weekend with the grandparents, I headed home, stopping to pick up an adorable sideboard I found on craigslist.  Chris was away visiting his nephews so when I returned home, I made myself some oatmeal for dinner, poured myself a glass of wine, watched jeopardy and then headed to lay in bed and watch lifetime movies at 8 pm.  And this answer may have lost me some followers now that you all know what a loser I am on a Friday night!  But let me tell you, it was beautifully relaxing!
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2.  What is your specialty in the kitchen?

Seeing as I made myself oatmeal for dinner Friday night you can guess I am not much of a cook. ๐Ÿ™‚ But I can bake and I make a mean apple crisp that is delicious!  I also often make a salad witch spinach or mixed greens, apples, walnuts, cranberries, blue cheese, and my own secret citrus honey vinaigrette that is pretty popular, too.  I tend to change the fruit and nuts in it as well according to seasons.


3.  What is your favourite nail polish colour?
I am not much of a fashionista and I don’t even bother with my fingernails.  But in the summer I paint my toenails and typically choose a pale pale pink that is not even noticeable but makes my toenails look prettier.
My feet are not this cute, but I didn’t want to scare you away…
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4.  Dogs or cats?

Cats are not an option- my husband is allergic.  But I don’t love them anyhow; I have always been a dog lover.  I have two dogs, Charlie and Jake, and they are perfect for our family.  See, they are lazy bums and fit right in with us…
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5.  What is your favourite computer or phone app?

Ok sadly my favorite app on my Iphone is the weather channel app.  I love to check the weather! And I wake up early in the morning to go for walks, so I check my weather app to see what the temperature is before I leave so I am appropriately dressed.
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6.  Who inspires you the most?

My children.  They inspire me with the things they say and do, and their unfailing love and devotion.  They inspire me to be the best person I can be because I know they are watching my every move.
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7.  If you and I were going to spend a weekend together what would you plan for us?

Well, it sounds like Carol is an outdoor nut, so we would definitely go hiking!  We would head out for a nice mountain hike, then we would hit up a thrift shop on the way home, and then come home for some wine and oatmeal!

8.  What was the best book you read last year?

The Hunger Games, but I also loved Winter Garden, Sarah’s Key, and Have a Little Faith.

9.  What’s your biggest accomplishment of 2012?

Well it’s only been a month and a half, but I guess so far it would be… gee…. I dunno.  I feel like it’s kind of sad to say “My biggest accomplishment of 2011 is painting my bathroom vanity!”  That kind of takes me back to being a loser. ๐Ÿ™‚  If it were 2011, I would say selling my house in a matter of a few weeks!





10. Do you like to dance? 
LOVE it!  I am not graceful by any means, but if I am at a wedding you will find me on the dance floor the entire time!  And my kids and I love to play music in the kitchen and have dance parties and make up our own silly moves.


11. Which is your favourite, must read blog?  Oh seriously I have SO many…. it’s ridiculous.   I don’t think I can narrow it down to less than 100 20.


Ok, now it is MY turn to tag people!  I tag….


Ali from My Third True Love
Andi from Jane of All Crafts
Lisa from Turning The Tables
Lisa from Shine Your Light
Kara from June and Bear
Gwen from The Bold Abode
Jen from A Place 2 Call Home
Andrea from Oak Ridge Revival
Lesley from The Homeless Finch
Sarah from The Thriftress
Michelle from Decor and the Dog

And here are your questions, written by moi.
1. If you could meet any person in American history, who would it be and why?
2. What do you consider to be your greatest talent?
3. If you could go back in time and live in any period, decade, era, where would you land?
4. If you could have unlimited credit at any store, what store would it be?
5. What is your most prized possession?
6. What are you most looking forward to in 2012?
7. What is your favorite season and why?
8. Do you have any bad habits?
9. What do you miss most about being a child?
10. When you go to the zoo, what is the animal you can’t leave without seeing?
11. If you could rename MY blog, what would you name it?

So tag, ma peeps, you are it!




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Comments

  1. Andi @ Jane of all crafts says

    February 14, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    FUN!! I can’t wait to answer these questions!! Your Friday night sounds pretty awesome to me!

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  2. Megan says

    February 14, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Your Friday night pretty much sounds perfect, just need to add some chocolate to that wine ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. Kara @ June & Bear says

    February 14, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    i’m with the others–friday night sounds perfect right down to the lifetime movies. and oh my goodness–you threw in an american history question? i’ll start thinking.

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  4. Andrea says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    YOU are hilarious! That sounds like my kind of Friday night. Thanks for tagging me. I’ll work on my answers today. I like your questions. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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  5. The Bold Abode says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    hehehehe…or mwhahahahaha…or

    bork, bork, bork.

    Take yur pick…

    Oatmeal and wine? FABULOUS…as long as it’s steel cut with cinnamon, some walnuts and raisins…

    And if you’re a LOSER…then I’m a LOSER LOVER. Happy V Day…but not the kind with aliens…

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  6. DecorandtheDog says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    Why do the majority of us DIY bloggers have trouble cooking? I should do a study. ๐Ÿ˜›

    And your Friday night sounds amazing. I hope to not leave my house/have no one over for 2 entire days this week-end. It is going to be amazing..if it happens!

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  7. miss flibbertigibbet says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    What a fun game! It IS fun to learn more about you!
    Lorraine

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  8. Ange says

    February 14, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    This was a fun post! Oatmeal is great, nothing wrong with oatmeal and wine for a fine dinner. Ok, if there is dancing at Haven we are going to own the dance floor! Yes! Well that is if we can walk after doing all those flights of stairs. Thanks for sharing with us today, your kids are so cute!

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  9. Shari @ turnstylevogue.com says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Crack me up. Great answers and great questions! I loved Winter Garden too. Did you read Firefly Lane? I think that is my favorite of hers so far.

    And if I had to answer your final question, I think I’d rename your blog “Quaker & Merlot” LOL.

    I’ll be back for the party today.

    Shari

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  10. 17 Perth says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Okay–I love checking the weather too. Haha. And I absolutely love that pic of your pups. Too too cute.

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  11. Carmel @ Our Fifth House says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    Sounds like a nice Friday night if you ask me! I am planning to read The Hunger Games in the next week or so. Can’t wait – I’ve heard such good things!

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  12. cranny + b says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    oatmeal and wine– you are awesome : )

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  13. Lesley says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Okay. So. I just do a huge “about me” post and I don’t want to bore my readers with more right now. I will work on this and put it up sometime soon.

    You should use a blog name generator to come up with your new name.

    Reply
  14. A place 2 call home says

    February 14, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    You are cute, I’ll try to do this later!

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  15. Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} says

    February 14, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    As if I could love you any more…then you tell me you don’t cook either and *bam*, I love you more (c: Have a happy v-day, girl, SMOOCHES!!!

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  16. Katie says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    Haha! Wine and oatmeal – sounds interesting! I still haven’t read The Hunger Games! I need to start those!

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  17. Jennifer L. Griffin says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    It’s good to get to know you better, Cassie! I’ve been wanting to read the Hunger Games too. Thanks for your sweet comments on my laundry room at Remodelaholic today!

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  18. Allison says

    February 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Your Friday night sounds just perfect! So fun to read your answers. I love your answer to who inspires you most. You are an amazing mom, Cassie! I have got to read The Hunger Games. I’ve been hearing a lot about it. Happy Valentine’s Day friend!

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  19. Ali Richardson says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Thanks for the tag, yo! I answered it (but broke the rules and didn’t re-tag). XOXO Happy V-day!

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  20. [email protected] Road says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    This was just as fun as the 25 things post!
    I don’t think your friday night sounds loser-ish at all! It sounds great.

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  21. Julia @ 551Eastdesign says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    I’m loving all these questions you’ve been answering! And I agree, that sounds like a great Friday night. ๐Ÿ™‚ We’re usually in bed by 10:30…lame? Yes, most likely. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  22. Lisa @ Turning Tables says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    …here I go!!! xo

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  23. Kate says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    The Hunger Games was great – can’t wait for the movie!

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  24. Katie @ Wildwood Creek says

    February 14, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Sounds like a perfect Friday night to me!

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  25. Lisa Scibilia says

    February 15, 2012 at 10:04 am

    How fun! I loved reading all your answers Cassie!! I loved Sarah’s Key too and PS, you have about 75 projects complete already in 2012, including opening a new shop, so I’d say you are pretty accomplished! Looking forward to answering your fun questions!

    Reply

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