Ten on Tuesday

1. What would the title of your autobiography be?
Knit Happens. I love knitting and I feel like random things happen to me, so that's the best thing I can come up with.

2. What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard a child say or seen him/her do?
When my nephew/Godson was 3, I tried working on reinforcing his use of manners one weekend at the cabin. I'd remind him to follow up each request with "please?", every granted request with "thank you", and the occasional burp with a prompt to say "excuse me."

On Saturday night, we were having a family dinner. He burped at the dinner table, and I said - "Now, what do you say, James?"

He looked at me with a pained expression & said - "When are you leaving?"

He had apparently had enough of Miss Manners.

I will say, he does have good manners now that he's almost 6!

3. What is your favorite kids game to play?
My recent favorite is Hi Ho! Cherrio. I also love memory and connect 4. I love playing these games as much as my nephews do. I am usually the one saying, "Do you want to play again?"

4. If you got invited to a potluck BBQ tomorrow, what would you bring?
I'd probably bring that Chinese Chicken Salad I made for the potluck on Friday. Despite the various snafus that occurred, it turned out really good - and people asked for the recipe, which is always a good sign!

5. If your ears are pierced, how old were you when you got your ears pierced?
I got mine pierced when I was in 3rd grade. Sometimes I wish I hadn't. Until recently, I never wore earrings, which used to drive my mom crazy!

6. If you were celebrating your 30th anniversary, where would you want to go?
Ok, um, since I'll be like 65 probably (yeesh), I am going to say Paris because that city is timeless; you could enjoy it at any age. And I'd love to go there for my honeymoon, so it'd be neat to return on our 30th. And before that as well. If the future husband likes France and all... And really, if he doesn't like France, he probably won't be my husband. ;)

7. What one blogger would you love to meet and why? And what would you want to plan to do with them?
I can't pick just one... That's just too tough. There are so many fabulous women I'd love to meet. We'd go for a run or grab coffee and talk about books or enjoy wine while sitting on a patio.

8. On a scale from 1-10, how good at you at home decor? (Pictures welcome.)
Maybe a 2? Or a 3? I actually don't do my own home decor. I call up my friend Brooke and she comes over. She even comes and decorates my Christmas tree.

9. Do you have good fingernails?
Right now, I do. You would think I was on pre-natals or something. They have been growing like crazy! It helps that I am not uber stressed out anymore. I am terrible about subconsciously biting my fingernails when I am stressed...

10. Pickles: Dill or sweet? Baby, spears, or chips? Plain or on a burger?
I love them all. I am a total pickle lover. They might be one of my favorite foods. My favorite these days are the baby jalapenos dill pickles. Mmm. I can eat them plain. I eat them on potato or tortilla chips. I might drink some of the pickle juice sometimes... I love pickles so much, I got them as a gift from the mom of my best friend when I graduated from high school!