My friend, Melissa, tagged me. Now, I’m fairly new to blogging, and I’ve never been “tagged” before, but I think that I’m supposed to post answers to the questions and then “tag” someone else?

A- Attached or Single? Attached
B- Best Friend? BT
C- Cake or Pie? Both
D- Day of Choice? Friday
E- Essential Item? Laptop & Camera
F- Favorite Color? Red
G- Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms? Bears
H- Hometown? San Dimas, CA
I- Favorite Indulgence? Setting aside all the housework & working on a quilt, reading a book, or watching a chick flick.
J- January or July? July
K- Kids? Ariana (7) Vivi (2) Bryan (39)
L- Life isn’t complete without? My family, my faith, a craft room full of projects, photoshop, my camera, my laptop
M- Marriage date? April 18, 2005
N- Number of brothers and sisters? 2 sisters, 2 brothers–I’m the oldest
O- Oranges or Apples? Oranges (oh, how I miss our CA orange tree!)
P- Phobias and Fears? Something happening to my kids
Q- Quality or Quantity? Quality
R- Reason to smile? My kids are healthy, I have a husband who loves me, I finished Row B of my Dear Jane quilt.  (Now, if I had a fully functioning laptop, life would be just about perfect–hint for BT, just in case he reads this and wants to know what he could do to make me smile even more.)
S- Season of choice? Spring
T- Tag three people? Judy C., Stacy A., Jody D.
U- Unknown fact about me? I have to sleep w/ my blankie
V- Vegetable? Asparagus
W- Worst Habit? Oooh, where to start? Not playing with my kids enough . . .
X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound (can’t wait for my next one–boy? girl?)
Y- Your favorite food? Vegetables (and dark chocolate)
Z- Zodiac Sign? Pisces

As Bryan and I sat down to play a game of Quiddler together this evening (a VERY rare occurrence these days), Ariana wanted to join in. We explained that we needed some mommy/daddy game time–moms and dads that play together stay together–but that she was welcome to watch. In the 2nd round, the game got “heated” as Bryan tried to cheat me out of 14 points. As we both energetically argued our cases, Ariana interrupted to ask, “Are you sure that this is how moms and dads stay together?”

Chuckling about the irony of the situation, Bryan quietly wrote down my well-deserved points, and I went on to win. (And because Bryan will conveniently “forget” the outcome of the game, I’ve preserved the evidence for posterity).

(In reality, BT wins most games, so I have to savor the sweetness of victory knowing that it may be a while before I taste it again).