ABCs

I haven't had much to blog about lately (I will after the weekend!), so I thought I would post this "ABCs of Ellen" that I found from another website:

A. Age
28 (almost 29!)

B. Bed size
Queen.  Someday we will get a king since Skip is pretty much too big for a queen.

C. Chore you dislike
I absolutely hate washing dishes.  I think it's my mom and dad's fault for making us do it so often as kids... :).  In all seriousness, though, I am very dropsy, and with the sink we have now I have broken a heck of a lot of dishes lately.  So, I hate washing dishes because soon I'm going to have to buy a whole new set!

D. Dogs
Evil Red Dog.  Although he's not so evil lately.  He even let us cut his crack-addict nails the other day without too much of a fight.

E. Essential start to your day
Back and neck cracking.  And a quick check on Preston if he's not awake yet.

F. Favorite color
Red or green.  Or purple.  I love wearing purple because it brings out my eyes.

G. Gold or silver
Silver.

H. Height
5'2"

I. Instruments you play(ed)
Tuba and piano.  I wish we could get a full upright, but it would be nearly impossible to get into our house with all the stairs and small hallways.

J. Job title
Professional Internet Surfer.  Oh, I'm sorry.  I mean Research Compliance Coordinator.

K. Kids
Preston Charles.  My tiny goofy angel.

L. Live
Milwaukee, WI

M. Mom’s name
Mary Ellen

N. Nicknames
I've never really had many nicknames, which is why my parents picked my name in the first place.  I've had a few people call me E or El, or Elly Belly if it's my parents... meanies...

O. Overnight hospital stays
Just when I had Preston.

P. Pet peeves
Most of my pet peeves have to do with driving, like slow drivers, or people in Milwaukee who pass you on the right on city streets.  I will drive right down the middle of the lane to piss them off. :)

Q. Quote from a movie
"What's the difference? Have you ever seen a bat?!  They're hideous!  Lifeless beady eyes, clawed feet huge grotesque wings, even fangs!  Bleublubulbulleehbulh!  They give you rabies, you know."

R. Righty or lefty
Righty.  Although I can bunt lefty.  Thanks Dad. :)

S. Siblings
Sarah, 30
Michael, 26
(Andy, 31)
(Tom, 26)
(Erin, 33)

T. Time you wake up
Depends.  If I have to take Preston to the babysitter on weekdays, then it's about 6:20.  Regular work days around 6:40, weekends are dictated by the boy.  Anywhere between 6:30 and 9:30.  He's a good sleeper. :)

U. Underwear
Uh... TMI for this blog.

V. Vegetables you don’t like
Brussel sprouts are really about it.  If you know me, I pretty much eat anything.

W.What makes you run late
Skip. ;)  Or just my general "early means 2 minutes before something starts" mentality.  Oh, I suppose that reminds me of a nickname Perk (softball coach) gave me in high school: Pocahantas.  As in pokey.

I got this far and realized there was no X, Y, or Z, so I'll make those up:

X. Had any x-rays
Yes, when I got in my car accident, and a few for chiropractic reasons.

Y. Yearly traditions
Going up north with the family, Brewers/Cubs games for my birthday, Christmas Eve at Grandma Preston's.

Z. Um.... Um.... Nope.  Can't think of anything for this one!