HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!

ABC meme:
A - Available/Single? Married.
B - Best Friend? My hubby.
C- Cake or Pie? Cake
D - Drink Of Choice? Pop
E - Essential Item You Use Everyday? Refrigerator.
F - Favorite Color? Blue
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms? Both.
H - Hometown? Too big now.
I - Indulgence? Sleeping in.
J - January Or February? February.
K - Kids & Their Names? Sandy, Azlan, Rudy, Roo, Teddy, Miss Whitey, Squeaky.
L - Life Is Incomplete Without? Cats and dogs!
M - Marriage date? 8/8.
N- Number Of Siblings? 2
O - Oranges Or Apples? Green apples, especially if they’re dipped in caramel.
P - Phobias/Fears? Bugs and heights.
Q - Favorite Quote? Every animal knows more than you do.
R - Reason to Smile? Cuddling with my fur-kids.
S - Season? Fall.
T - Tag 2 people? If you haven't done this one and want to, consider yourself tagged.
U - Unknown Fact About Me? I once worked with cadavers.
V - Vegetable you don't like? Cauliflower.
W - Worst Habit? Odd sleeping habits.
X - X-rays You've Had? Hand.
Y - Your Favorite Food? Cheesecake.
Z - Zodiac Sign? Aquarius, but I don’t know how to swim!

Here's my proverb for the day (food for thought)...
"Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out."

Holiday meme:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Both! But not at the same time!
2. What is your favorite holiday dish ? Latkes.
3. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: When I was about 5 years old, I insisted on sitting on Santa's lap at the mall, just like all the other kids were. Santa was speechless when I responded to "What do you want for Christmas" with "I don't celebrate Christmas!"
4. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it as long as I don't have to drive in it.
5. Can you ice skate? Sorta- I went once many years ago. It was fun and I didn't even fall once!
6. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with my family and eating latkes and gelt.
7. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Lighting the menorah together.
8. What is your favorite holiday Song? Ocho Kandelikas
9. Candy Canes... Yuck or Yum? Yum!

Birthday Meme...

The Rules:
1) Go to Wikipedia
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3) List three events that happened on your birthday
4) List two important birthdays and one death
5) One holiday or observance (if any)

FEBRUARY 1st

Three events that happened on my birthday:
1913 - New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens as the world's largest train station
1803 - The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase
1979 - Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
1994 - In Portland, Oregon Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.

Two births and one death that happened on my birthday:
b. 1968 - Pauly Shore, American actor
b. 1844 - G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist
d. 1851- Mary Shelley, English author (b. 1797)

And one holiday observance:
Imbolc- the first day of Spring in Ireland (Irish Calendar)

Got this idea from my sister's blog! You can only type one word; no explanations.

1. Yourself: crafty
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend: married
3. Your hair: frizzy
4. Your mother: nurturing
5. Your Father: intelligent
6. Your Favorite Item: weddingring
7. Your dream last night: scary
8. Your Favorite drink: Baileys
9. Your Dream Car: sportscar
10. The room you are in: office
11. Your Ex: disturbed
12. Your fear: heights
13. What you want to be in 10 years: homeowner
14. Who you hung out with last night? hubby
15. What You're Not? tall
16. Muffins: blueberry
17: One of Your Wish List Items: purse
18: Time: short
19. The Last Thing You Did: nails
20. What You Are Wearing: jammies
21. Your Favorite Weather: fall
22. Your Favorite Book: funny
23. The Last Thing You Ate: gumdrops
24. Your Life: busy
25. Your Mood: happy
26. Your best friend(s): Hubby
27. What are you thinking about right now? work
28. Your car: blue
29. What are you doing at the moment? typing
30. Your summer: hot
31. Your relationship status: married
32. What is on your tv? a&e
33. What is the weather like? cold
34. When is the last time you laughed? today