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Father Tharp has asked to be interviewed. I haven’t forgotten, but I also haven’t thought of his questions yet. I promise I’ll think of them while I’m away this weekend & get them posted on Monday night!

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I’ve been tagged by Philothea Rose

I’d like to tag the Two Sleepy Mommies, Anne Shirley and Funky Dung

Here’s the game:
List five things that people in your circle of friends or peer group are wild about, but you can’t really understand the fuss over.

1. Cell phones with cameras. Are they really that great? I can’t imagine that the picture quality is anything to write home about, so why does everyone seem to want/have one?
2. Digital cameras for still pictures. I’m a firm believer that a quality film print will run circles around digital images any day. It seems to me that I’ve seen people take more “mistake” pictures with their digital contraptions than I tend to get on a standard roll of 35mm film.
3. Body hair (esp. eyebrows) waxing. One word: OUCH!!
4. Text messages. Again with the cell phones… Why do people waste their time typing out messages on the annoyingly small keypads of their cell phones??? If you ask me, it’s easier to dial a phone number to deliver a message.
5. Pilates. That stuff is HARD!

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Anne Shirley, who writes Ruminations has requested an interview. Here are her questions. Anne’s answers can be found here. If anyone else would like to be interviewed, just let me know!

1. On your blog, you answer the question of “Why Anne Shirley?” with “Pseudonym. (I love the book series!)” Could you elaborate for those of us who aren’t familiar with this book series?

2. In 50 words or less, what are the best and worst things about being a young mother?

3. It’s been my personal experience that many of my peers (ages 20-28ish) who now want to have children are having difficulty conceiving. Have you experienced this with any of your friends? If so, do you have any theories about what happened to our generation to cause this?

4. Do you say “you bet” after somebody says “thank you”?

5. Do you remember Bean the Bunny?

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I’m being interviewed by Arwen/Elizabeth! First, I answer her questions, then I have to give you all the rules of game so that I get to interview someone.

1. If you could take one junk food and give it the nutritional value of lettuce without losing any of the flavor, what would that food be?

Little Debbie’s Swiss Cake Rolls

2. In an ideal world, how many children would you and Matt have? (Also, if you’re feeling adventurous, got any ideas for names?)

We’d have 6, spaced using the Fibonacci sequence (bonus points to the first commenter to tell everyone what the sequence is). We have name ideas for the first four, but I’m quite bashful about them, especially my suggestions, because Matt is the only one so far who hasn’t laughed at me upon hearing them. I suppose if I’m going to call my children by these names, though, the public should get used to them, so here goes:
For daughters: Agatha Catherine (first: my great-grandmother’s middle name and middle: my/my mother’s confirmation name) and Leah Christine (after Matt’s grandmother and mother, respectively)
For sons: Benjamin Robert (after Matt’s grandfather and father, respectively) and Wesley Matthew (after the main character in The Princess Bride and, of course, Matt). When you’ve come down from the ceiling, feel free to move on to question 3. (more bonus points for anyone who can explain what I mean)

3. What was your favorite childhood age, and why?

Four because life was simpler then and my hair was cute. Also because we had wonderful things like Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake and Fraggle Rock.

4. In college, did you change majors at all? Were you happy with the major you had when you graduated?

I changed majors after being accepted to college but before scheduling my first semester of classes. I started out History Secondary Ed and switched to Computer Science. When I graduated, I was not happy with my major. My school’s CS department lacked many things… including faculty members… by the time I left. I will say that I was satisfied with the liberal arts portion of my education, though.

5. What’s the angriest Matt has ever made you? (Or, if answering that will cause marital discord, what’s the happiest he’s ever made you?)

This one is hard. I can’t say that Matt has ever made me angry enough to consider it the “angriest he’s ever made me.” So, not for fear of marital discord, but for lack of an “angry story”, the happiest Matt has ever made me was… going with me to Disney World and treating me like a princess the whole week even when he was just as tired & sore as I was after all the walking we did every day.

The Official Interview Game Rules

1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying “interview me.”

2. I will respond by asking you five questions – each person’s will be different.

3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.

4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.

5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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