The really wonderful thing about participating in things like #reverb11 is meeting new bloggers. One of my new friends that I am keeping up with via my google reader is Kim at Forty is the (new) Fabulous (YEAH BABY!)

I’m a day late (but refuse to be a dollar short) to join her in Making Friends Monday but I’ve never let something like guidelines or rules stop me.  I really like the questions and the opportunity to get to know other bloggers out there. Consider this your invite to join along also. If you do, please comment here and let me know. Also, take time to visit Kim and let her know Cynthia at One Voice Is sent you!

Happy Monday!  It’s time for FMM.  If you’ve participated before, you know the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add a link in the comments section here and at Kenlie’s blog, All the Weigh, so we can all see your answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has the opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to post your own FMM post and comment on a couple of other posts. Ready for this week’s topic?

1)  What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?  
It’s been awhile since I’ve had the freedom to spend a Saturday doing something other than working. However, in just a three more weeks, my Saturdays will be my own again. However, Saturday is not a normal weekend day for us no matter what since my husband works Saturdays. But I anticipate it being a day to catch up on a bit of work around the house and outside, as always it will include games and art with the family and I am looking forward to it being a day in preparation for a new week.

2)  List your top three favorite TV shows.  
I don’t watch a lot of tv. Recently, my husband and I have been catching up on past seasons of How I Met Your Mother. I have a love hate relationship with this show. I will have to say that the writing is incredible and the cast is quite talented. Our family watches Parenthood together because the Bravermans remind us of ourselves. I also really enjoy watching Project Runway with the kidlets.

3)  Would you rather be in pictures or take them?  
 I love taking photos but don’t think I am that good at it. One of my classes for my art degree will be in photography. I am hoping to acquire a big girl camera before then and really devote some time and energy to developing a new skill.

4)  Why do you blog? 
My number one reason for blogging is so that my children can know me. This is my record of my thoughts and ideas and things that I care about. I am also very passionate about sharing my voice, exercising it as an example to everyone that each person has a voice that matters.

5)  Share five websites that you visit regularly … 
Huffington Post, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter,  and my Google Reader.

6)  If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be?  Connie at Dirty Footprints Studio ... after her baby is here and she settles into mommyhood. I want to hear her thoughts about transitioning into that role … just as I seem to be transitioning out of it somewhat. Well, as much as a mother every transitions out of being a mother. It just changes as they become adults.

7)  List a few of your favorite snacks.  Honesty, I love fruit. Especially oranges and blueberries. But if we are going to talk about indulgent snacks, I love  good chocolate ice cream.

8)  Do you have a pet? If so, what kind?  One cat, Matilda. One dog, Dobby. One day I want to have a New Foundland named Henry.

9)  Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without?  Internet/computer, phone, my car for now. I’d love to live some place where I could walk everywhere.

10)  What’s your favorite drink?   
Water with lime. I do love a glass of wine but of late wine gives me headaches. Not worth it.

11)  Do you enjoy cooking? 
I do enjoy cooking when I have the time. I am looking forward to having more time to cut and chop and create meals for our family.

12)  Do you have children?   
Nine children – - four daughters and five sons. Two grandsons! It’s a full house plus some!

13)  What are your favorite hobbies?  Painting, doodling, reading, researching. Yeah, I know that last one doesn’t seem like hobby but I am a bit of an information junkie. I LOVE learning new things.

14)  Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing? 
I am an outgoing introvert. I love to chat and be with people but it takes a LOT of my energy and I may need hours or days to recover.
 
15)  If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change? 
To know when things are my responsibility and when they aren’t. I pile a lot of blame on myself when I shouldn’t.

16)  Who is your favorite actor/actress?  This is so difficult. There’s no way to choose just one so I will try to limit myself to three of each … Colin Firth, Ryan Gosling, Daniel Day Lewis and Kathryn Hepburn, Cate Blanchett, Emma Stone

17)  What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?   
I changed the look of my blog.

18)  Do you live near your family or far from them?  
I live fairly close to all my family. My mom and brother are just about 30 minutes away. All of my children are close  (for now). One brother is a couple of states away but he comes back here often. Speaking of which, I need to have breakfast with him soon!

19)  List three of your talents. 
I am intuitive and usually have a good sense of what is going on with people. I ask tough questions of myself and of others. I do have artistic talent also.

20)  What is your greatest attribute?  
 I have a BROAD span of interests. I love to know about everything and want to try out so many things. Life with me is never boring!

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