Answer me this

I’m not actually linking, because I missed the deadline, but Kendra does a post of Answer Me This and I thought it would be fun to answer some questions:

1. What's the scariest thing that's ever been in your yard?

That depends on who you talk to…The ducks think it’s me.  The kids think it’s wasps.  I think it’s back in my childhood back yard when the neighbor’s Chow burst through our fence.  To do him justice, he was completely taken aback that the fence boards came down when he jumped his front paws up, and his surprise allowed me time to grab my toddler brother and run inside.  But my heart was still racing for a while after that.  Nothing says, “You need a new fence,” like the neighbor’s nasty, asthmatic dog making a surprise appearance. 

2. Beards. Thumbs up or thumbs down?

Fine for other people.  For my own husband, a goatee is great, but I did not prefer his beard when he grew it out last year.  I can’t believe how different a beard and a goatee are.  (Why did he grow out his beard?  I can’t remember.)

3. If stuff breaks, can you fix it?

Totally depends on the stuff.  I let Michael do any super gluing.  I can sew things back together, and I can sometimes diagnose what needs to be done for other things.  Household appliances:  NO.  Lego creations:  Sometimes.  Vacuum cleaner:  NO.  Sewing Machine:  Sometimes.  (And boy was THAT a good feeling.  Do you know how long it takes to find the time to take a sewing machine to be repaired?)

4. What was your first car?

Toyota Tercel in high school.

5. How often do you eat out?

Not too often.  A couple of times a month?  Sometimes more.  Allergies make our choices limited, and too many times I go out and think, “I could have made something better at home.”  We’ll be having a new baby soon, so I’m going to see about a date night for Michael and I before then.  After that, it will be take-out for a while if we’re eating out. 

6. Why is your hair like that?

Ha!  This is a question I imagine people wondering but not asking.  My hair is like that because I always think, “I’ll let it air dry until it’s nearly dry and then I’ll blow dry it and style it.”  And about 15% of the time, I actually do it.  The other 85% of the time, I forget until I’m about to leave the house, when I realize that my hair looks like that and I don’t have time to do anything about it.  Ponytails still work, though.