Five Question Friday!! 9/7/12

Update...condiment answer below!! (Sorry I was late...)

I can not believe it is September and we already have a week (well, almost) of school under our belts. It seems as though the start of school is like riding a bike...it all comes back fairly easily.



We've been decent (not as good as I'd hoped, but not as bad as I'd feared!) about consistent bedtimes, including Baby (which is a huge improvement) and it means the Mr. and I actually have some evening time together! I like that guy. Which is the opposite of "I hate dat guy"...name that movie.

Anyway...off to work I go this morning. I've been off for a whole week and it has been wonderful. So thankful for the "fluke" of getting this first week of school off!

Let's get started with 5QF...

Welcome to Five Question Friday!! You've come to the right place if you want a fun, easy post or if you've suddenly discovered your muses have become all jumbled up with the new school schedule.

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky post to appear Friday morning and LINK UP!

Oh, and remember (pay close attention...this is the important one)...HAVE FUN!

Questions for Friday, September 7th: (Special thanks to Mrs. E. Schmitz (@emschmitz) fromThey Call me Mama, Maranda (@MarandaLamping) from Maranda Lamping, Sandy (@PardonMyDust) from Pardon My Dust, Pam (@trooppetrie) from Troop Petrie and Lorilynne from Lori Babble for these 5QF question suggestions! I would love to link you in a future 5QF, so come on over to my community or watch for my Thursday afternoon shout out for questions on Twitter and offer up your best question suggestions! Remember to @5crookedhalos me and use hashtag #5QF if you go the Twitter route!)


1. What is your favorite fall family tradition?

2. If money weren't an issue, how many kids would you have?

3. If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be and where would you put it?

4. What condiment is a must in your house?

5. How did your spouse/fiance propose?

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1. What is your favorite fall family tradition?
You know...I'm not sure that we have any fall family traditions! That's terrible. I must start one immediately.

Yeah. No apple orchards (that would be fun), an occasional pumpkin patch, walks in the woods...but no "traditions". That is tragic.

Suggestions, please. 

2. If money weren't an issue, how many kids would you have?

Once upon a time, I didn't think kids were all that expensive. The first one, sure, with the crib and the car seat and the stroller and the this and the that...but then after that? Meh. Everything spendy is reusable.

But then, my kids got into school. Particularly the oldest one who comes home with several requirements for checks of varying denominations to be written out. And the sports. And the sports equipment.

Yeah, they are expensive. But would that change the number of kids I'd have? I'm not sure that it would. Money isn't so much an issue as time and attention (and patience) are.

I feel good at 5. I am a baby nut, so I (frequently) get the urge to hold and nurse and birth a baby, but it usually passes quickly. 

So...to answer the question...I guess 5. Because it just feels right for us!

3. If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be and where would you put it?

Well...is this a "have to" question? 'Cuz I'm pretty sure, barring any unforeseen mid-life crisis, that I'll never get a tattoo. Just not something that appeals to me.

BUT...if I HAD to get a tattoo...I would do something I saw a classmate of mine do. She had the first initial of her kids' first names made into a footprint. Let me see if I can hock it off FaceBook...nope, can't find it.

Sorry it took me so long, didja miss me?

Anyway, it was very cute, hard to explain, but it was one that made me think, "Yeah, I'd do that...if I HAD to." ;)

4. What condiment is a must in your house?

Duh. Let's see how well you all know me. What is my #1 must have condiment?

I'll put my answer in here tonight... :)

Update: So...I meant to post this Friday night, and now here it is Sunday night and I'm just getting to it. Sorry 'bout that.

Anyway, many of you guessed correctly, but it was Dawn that nailed it on the head with "Heinz ketchup"! Of course, Dawn has an unfair advantage, in that she's a "real life" friend and has witnessed, first hand, my need for Heinz ketchup!

All other condiments tie for 2nd place. I like my condiments. Except for horseradish. Horseradish comes in dead last in my book. Grody.

5. How did your spouse/fiance propose?

Very creative. So, story goes that at the ripe old age of 23 I felt like I was getting old. The Mr. and I had been dating for 2 1/2 years, I knew he was the one and I was tired of waiting...so, I told him "Dude, it's time to shit or get off the pot." (Okay, maybe not exactly my words, but close...) and gave him an ultimatum.

To which, in true Mr. Wonderful form, he asked for a one day extension (right off the bat) just because he could. I granted him that extension and on that final day, I was walking out of work with a friend and kicking myself for ever launching the stupid ultimatum anyway.

She asked what I would do if he didn't propose that day, I responded, quite certain that he WASN'T going to propose, that I didn't know...I loved him and I didn't want to break up with him.

I went home, did the old "exchange" with the Pal (it was his dad's night) and fell asleep on my couch, waiting for my beloved to come visit. He had called earlier and told me he "crashed" his four-wheeler...so of course, the caring, nurturing nurse in me was worried about him.

He assured me that he "thought" he was okay, but his hand was pretty banged up and "no" he didn't go to the doctor. 

He arrives, I wake up, and I see his hand wrapped in gauze. I spring up, go into "ohmigosh, are you okay? Let me see!!" and I start to unwrap the...BLOODY...gauze, when suddenly, he fumbles a bit, drops to his knee and asks me to be his wife. (This is terrible...I don't remember his exact words! Gah. I'm a horrible girl.)

I get teary, say some "Oh my God"s, and "YES!! Of course!!!" and he slides the (extremely too large) ring onto my finger! We hug and kiss and he tells me he has a whole night planned and we go to my parents, who already knew because my husband is extremely chivalrous and asked my dad for his blessing, then his parents, then to the restaurant where we had our first date where he had a dozen roses waiting with this card:

"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you! I love you."

Because of all the visits we made prior to dinner, we were late for our reservation and the staff said they were beginning to wonder if maybe I had turned him down!

As if.

I love that man. He is kind and generous and loving and incredibly handsome and strong and smart and involved and he...well, I can't talk about that here. :)

Life is good.

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I hope you all have a good weekend! I'll be back later tonight to update my condiment!