I Tag Me!

Amy and Julie both have this meme up and I haven't posted in a while so here goes:
More about me (Me, Me! It's all ME!)
What I was doing 10 years ago: Living in the same house, teaching music and piano at a Catholic school and I vividly remember thinking that life couldn't get any better, even if I won the lottery. Life now really isn't that bad, it was just nearly perfect then......

Five things on my to do list that have nothing to do with work:
1. Practice piano (I started playing again about a month ago and I'm getting better. Not good, mind you, but better).
2. Trace and cut out 200 grapes for the long over-due quilt.
3. See Indiana Jones with The Husband
4. Laundry
5. Knit (probably while at the movie)

Three snacks I enjoy:
1. Green grapes and extra sharp cheddar cheese (Cleo likes cheese too so we share some most afternoons).
2. Whatever cookie is on the counter (today that's French Macaroons and brownies, both home made).
3. Corn chips and salsa (add some cheese and you've got nachos! whee!)

Four things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Make sure that all the kids in my sons' generation and their children have trust funds. They should only get interest until they are about 40, then maybe they can access the principle.
2. Endow the Temple so we can have a full-time Rabbi.
3. Establish a scholarship fund at Younger Son's school for people who would like to go to college but fall in the cracks.
4. Hire staff so I can spend all my time doing needlework and being with my family.

Five places I have lived:
1. Bradford, PA
2. Lock Haven, PA
3. Nottingham, England
4. Escondido, CA
5. Altoona, PA


Who's up next? Reesie? Post, darling.......

Heat!

It's so hot here in PA that the computer is whining about being on. So, rather than show you what I've been up to (pictures are taking forever), I'm going to borrow a meme from Amy.
It's like Scattegories, but I have to use the first letter of my name. Here goes:

Rules:
~Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following.
~They MUST be real places, people, etc. Nothing made up.
~If you can't think of anything, skip it.
~Try to think of different answers if the person before you had the same first initial.
~You can't use your name for the boy/girl question.

Your name: Bonnie
1. Famous singer: Barbara
2. 4-letter word: Bull (gotta keep that "G" rating)
3. Street: Beech Street
4. Color: Blue
5. Gifts: Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads!
6. Vehicle: Balloon
7. Things in a souvenir shop: See #5
8. Boy's name: Benjamin
9. Girl's name: Betty
10.Movie title: Bringing up Baby
11. Drink: Bacardi and Coke (Blecch)
12. Occupation: Bartender
13. Celebrity: Barbara
14. Magazine: Bon Appetit
15. US City: Buffalo, NY
16. Pro sports team: Are you kidding" All right then: The Brooklyn Dodgers
17. Reason for being late for work: Baby kept me up all night.
18. Something you throw away: Broken plate (this morning)
19. Thing you shout: Beware!!
20. Cartoon Character: Bucky (the cat in Get Fuzzy!)

There! It only took one or two trips to Google to finish this. Next ? How about Reesie?
If it ever cools down and I have access to the computer with pictures, I'll tell you about my search for Steve McQueen.

Thanks to Chaos....

Let's see if I've got this straight, I list eight random facts or habits about myself and then I tag eight more bloggers and put their names at the end of this post. Here goes:
1. To get the randomly embarassing out of the way: I was a very insecure child. I sucked my thumb until I was, sigh, thirteen (but only in private after the age of five). Still insecure, but now I knit.
2. At one time or another I have played the clarinet (yuck!), the drums, the french horn, the recorder, the guitar, and the piano. In college I practiced as much as 6 hours every day. I could read music the way most people read books. I wasn't really good at perfoming in public (see above) but I like to play for my own amusement. Sadly those days are gone. I haven't even played the piano, let alone practice for the last few years.
3. I won the best actress in a small role at San Delgito Little Theater in 19...........too long ago. I haven't been involved in theatre for several years (see Number 1) and sort of miss it. Then again I substitute teach. Think of it as daily improv.
4. I always wanted to have six kids. Unfortunately, the body did not co-operate. I have two handsome boys and am glad to be here to see them.
5. I am the baby in my family. When I was born my mother let my brothers (then 12 and 13) name me. For years they have said that they named me "Bonnie" because my aunt had a cow with that name. And people wonder why I keep trying to change it. (No wonder I'm insecure)
6. In college my composition teacher said my mind must be about 45 degrees off true. She couldn't wait to see what peculiar opinion I came up with next.
7. I can use American Sign Lauguage. Sadly, I can't read it nearly as well when someone else is trying to sign to me. If only someone in the family could read it, it wouldn't be so bad when I lose my voice.
8. When I moved back to PA from California, my boss at the time traded in her flight miles so I could go first class (and you would not believe how long it took me to figure that out). I sat in front of Dustin Hoffman. Yes. He really is that short.

There you go. Eight random factiods. Now for who I tag......
Go ahead. Elect yourself.