CHEESECAKE!

Dear QotD?ers,

Uh, that's totally what I'm having for breakfast. I'm on vacation! My brother and Jackie came by yesterday afternoon and we played a game of Clue (Jackie won), Settlers of Catan (Matthew won) and then we went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I like it when we get visitors and these two were pretty great.

Also, check it out! it's before 9 am and I'm awake! I've still got many Christmas things to do. The Christmas tree and Nativity scene is out, but I'd like to throw some lights in the bushes outside in addition to the assorted errands to do. Tonight is also the neighbordhood Holliday Party. We'll try to go to that and seee if it's awesome fun or stuffy neighborhood association fun.

Today's Question of the Day? is:

If you were given a cupon for a free Snuggie (any size, color or style), what would you do with it?

Love,
The Asker
P.S. I'm in a Snuggie now! it's blue and personalized with my name

WAFFLES

Dear QotD?ers,

That's what I'm trying to have for breakfast this morning, waffles. We don't have a toaster, so I"m trying to crisp them up under the broiler. That should work, right?
I have determined that today is going to be a very productive day. Errends and ironing and decorating. Errends looks like it's spelt all sort of wrong. But that is not what this blog is for! This blog is to tell you that I am no good at using a broiler and I had to pull a Lucy Ricardo and scrape the char off of my waffles!

Today's Question of the Day? is:

What do you use the broiler for?

To answer yesterday's question: I'd love to say something fun like the kazoo, but I want to be a little more serious in my National Anthem sometimes. I don't know that there are any instruments that are distinctly American, but the electric guitar comes close - and it plays a meeean national anthem.

Love,
The Asker

it must be able to play the Star Spangled Banner

Dear QotD?ers,

The scheduling for the next week is going to be all crazy. I AM ON VACATION! So I'm staying up late and waking up late and hanging out in my pajamas and, apparently, not wriing Qot?D until 10:45am. I'm still going to make sure you have a QotD? every day, though. except maybe Christmas day, but I'll see when we get there.

I really should contemplate my own answers before I read all of yours. I really liked Angela's answer: get rid of all the silent letters. How about if we switch some names around so we can get at least one state starting with each letter of the alphabet
Barmdel from Alaska
East Virginia from regular Virginia. If West Virginia has a modifier, you should too
Jersey from New
Quiggly from Wyoming, just trading one crazy name for another
Xylstone from Arizona
York from New
ZAP from Maryland. A state that looks like a gun should have some power behind it

Today's Question of the Day? is:

I don't think we have one, what should the national instrument of the US be?

Love,
The Asker

renaema state

Dear QotD?ers,

Yeah, there are some things that I didn't get done today. The tree and nativity still aren't up. And there were some gifts I was hoping to find today that continue to elude me. Also, Walmart is aweful and terrible and aweful. Today marked the first trip to walmart in at least three months, and guess what: MY GIFT CARDS DID NOT WORK. who's surprised? not me, actually. Yeaarrrgh

If i'm going out into public, I'll probably wear jeans. for not work, likely a t-shirt. for work, i pick one of the shirts or sweaters that's in the next group of rotation.

Today's Question of the Day? is:

If you were charged with renaming one of the existing 50 states, which would you chose, what would the new name be, and why?

Loooove,
The Asker

It's from the closet, duh

Dear QotD?ers,

Happy Birthday TamiJean!! Hooray and three cheers Roommate! I hope your day is warm and cozy. The rest of us have stuff to do! Me? I'm on a day of vacation so I've got errands ad chores and christmas shopping things to do.

I'm not in the Christmas mood yet. Hopefully by the end of the day I will be. The Christmas Tree will help a lot!

Today's Question of the Day? is:

How do you choose your day's outfit?

Love,
The Asker

11 days

Dear QotD?ers,

We had a busy weekend. I got all of the christmas cards written and addressed and mailed, birthday dinner at the Brown's house Friday night. Saturday we went to College Station for the Percussion Studio show (which was wonderful) then drove home afterwards. Sundy after church I drove up to The Woodlands to have lunch with some friends and had a great time. We talked a lot and there were baby shower gifts (for Lauren, not me). I got home late (yes, it was a very long 'lunch') after a little shopping and still had things to do at home before bed. These next two weeks should be much les busy. I really need to put up Christmas decorations.

Today's Question of the Day? is:

Are you in the Christmas Spirit yet?

Love,
The Asker

carded

Dear QotD?ers,

Did you wish Justin a Happy Birthday? I forgot to mention it in yesterday's QotD?, but I told him about 50 times today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN!

I think I'd enjoy a scenic boat ride more. It's slower, more time to look around and without the scaryness of flying. I find small planes scary.

I'm up real late. I don't have work tomorrow, so I've been addressing and personallizing your christmas cards this evening. I should get them in the mail tomorrow!

Today's Question of the Day? is:

Do you send Christmas cards? How do you pick them or choose the design?

Love,
The Asker