I know it's early, but I'll be out of town for the weekend SURVEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Stephanie and David on June 1, 2012 - 6:41pmWe'll be out of town – leaving in about an hour – so I'm posting the survey early. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't answer all these probing questions. I'll be a the state DFL convention as a reporter, reporting on the parties and the social life at a political convention. (I've done this before – both major parties – with more alcohol at the Dems and better (but expensive) food at the GOP.
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
2) How far do you live from a beach?
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
12) Time and temp where you are.
Yes, Maybull is coming with us. Whatever political party you belong to, bulldogs rule!
Answer ready
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
Hot tea on cold days. Anything with lemon.
2) How far do you live from a beach?
We are about 1.5 miles from the lake.
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
We bought them one and they hate it. :( Hoping they grow to like it.
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
Bell Peppers
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
Nothing awful, just ones I didn't like.
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
Only when I go to the dr.
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
Both have cute nubbins.
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
Went to visit my sister last nov. We went to dinner and she pick a concert for us to see. Went with my mom to celebrate my sister turning 40.
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
No
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
I know the town, but the hospital name I am not sure. It's an Aurora now.
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
Not really into wearing jewelry beside my wedding ring. If it's a special occasion then I will put on earrings and a necklace.
12) Time and temp where you are.
61 at 6:01PM
fun:)
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
A- Sun tea with lemon ( just gave up soda)
2) How far do you live from a beach?
A- about an hour maybe a little longer with traffic..( cant wait to take Bruce)
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
A- We live in a town house at the moment, but when we buy our house he will!!
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
A- Corn on the cobb of the bbq!
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
A- I use to work for a local funeral home and I was an Apprentice Embalmer..The job wasn't terrible it was the owner of the business!!!!!! If I wasn't so young and unexperienced i would have sued his miserable ass!!!!! sorry lol
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
A- At the moment I weigh once a week..Im finally done with having babies and im trying to get back in shape!!!!
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
A- Im thinking it would be called a cinnamon bun...lol when i took him to a dog park for th efirst time a lady came up asked if she could examine his tail then said it layed down good with no pockets?? still don't get it lol...
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
A- six flaggs last march!!
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
A- No I still have a few more years.:)
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
A- Big Bear Community Hospital in Big Bear CA!!
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
A- No im not a jewlry person..just my wedding ring..I married very young (16)..we had kids while going to college and I always wore a band..but he just bought me a beautiful diamond a few months ago and said he wanted me to have one befor our 10 year in Aug..Then thats when i bought him Bruce!!!!!!
12) Time and temp where you are.
A- 4:23 PM 91 :(...looking forward to beach this weekend!
It's Survery Time
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
Not on a regular basis because I can't drink it without honey or sugar. When I do I like Earl Grey.
2) How far do you live from a beach?
Not that far...maybe 10 miles to Puget Sound. A several hour drive to get to the ocean. So many people think Seattle is on the coast but it's not.
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
No, but I need to get one this year, since my yard is in. MacKenzie has played in the sprinkler though.
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
Brussel Sprouts or Brocoli
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
Yes, as a kid we had to clean our kennels. Back then we called these chores. Now I don't think kids have any chores. But we had to was runs in the summer. They were concert with drains so it wasn't too bad but I would have rather been doing something else. I also worked in customer service (phone center) for a time and I hated it. Probably the reason I rarely talk on the phone now.
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
Never, I don't have a scale.
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
MacKenzie and Kohl would likely be a nubbin, but not too tight that I can't clean under them. Ester has a talk that is about 2 inches with one kink, but long enough that she can wag it. Rarely have to clean under any of their tails.
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
Oh wow! I used to get to vacation so much, now not so much. It would have to be Christmas and I went to my sisters across the state. It's about a 5:30 hr drive one way with a quick stop.
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
Yes once and it wasn't really very fun. I've never gone to another one, my graduating class had just over 500.
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
Virginia Mason
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
Well if you can call belt buckles jewelry it would have to be my trophy silver belt buckles. I never wear wrangles, belts or boots anymore, but a friend is having an August HoeDown at her little farm so maybe I should polish up the silver and boots.
12) Time and temp where you are.
It's 5:17pm PT and I have no idea what temp it is now, but the days high was 62.
my bery fiwst surbey
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
No, nebber but Iz be game to twy a Wong Iswand ice tea
2) How far do you live from a beach?
about one fousand, six hundwed fifty seben miles gib or take a few miles
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
If "bulldog" wefers to me da answer would be yes, yes Iz hab a wading pool
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
Dat's easy. It'z kale. Iz wuv me some big, weafy kale
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
Iz nebber hab an awful job but Iz dib hab to go to obedience skool and dat wuz pwetty cwummy
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
Onwy when Iz go to da vet and it'z not by choice
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
My tail wooks kinda wike a wittle wamb's tail and it is wonger den thwee inches
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
Iz habn't been out ob town yet. Mommy wuz gonna take me to da "Most Beautiful Bulldog" contest in Iowa but she missed da deadwine. Iz swear, Iz can't wewy on her for anyfing.
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
Iz nebber been to high skool derefore Iz nebber been to high skool weunion.
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
Iz wuzn't bown in a hospital, Iz wuz bown in a cwinic in da gweat pwains ob Nebwaska
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
Iz don't hab any jewelwy but if Iz dib Iz would fink my faborite piece would be a jewel encwusted gold cwown. Iz fink dat would suit me well.
12) Time and temp where you are.
8:10pm and 62 degwees
Your fwiend who compweted his bery fiwst surbey eber,
Buddy
My survey
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
I am a coffee drinker, only drink tea if I am ill. When visiting my sisters I drink Chai because that's all my sister has LOL
2) How far do you live from a beach?
Less than a mile. We try to go for walks on the beach several times a week in the late afternoon/early evenings. Bella loves it.
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
Not right now, but plan to get one before it gets too warm.
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
This is a hard one. I love vegetables. Fresh picked tomatoes from the garden.
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
Managing a 66 unit apartment complex.
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
Never. Don't have a scale.
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
Cinnamon bun (hate it)
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
May 2010 when we moved to Hawaii to the island of Maui. We stayed 6 months, worked and lived at a B&B. Our Bella stayed with my sister in law until we came back. It was very hard to leave her, but we weren't sure if we were going to live there permantently or for a short time.
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
Yes, the 5th year. It was terrible. Never went back.
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
Foster Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
earrings - all kinds - cheap stuff LOL
12) Time and temp where you are.
58 degrees
~ JJ (Bella's Mom)
My answers
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
sweet tea with fresh lemon in it
2) How far do you live from a beach?
30 minutes from Lake Michigan
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
yes they do
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
is there one? Corn
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
no been at the same job for 20 years and being 40 it has been great.
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
as little as possible
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
Cinnamon bun for both
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
two weeks ago Pigeon Fordge for vacation with the family( including our 2 bullies)
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
No, and don't see that changing either the friends as am close with we see each other all year long
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
memorial in Charlotte,N.C
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
gold chain with Tarheel charm on it
12) Time and temp where you are.5:58 am and 51 degrees
Buddy, I think a gold crown
Buddy, I think a gold crown would suit you well!
For y'all's perusal....
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
Yes, hot tea: Yorkshire Gold or English Breakfast
Iced tea - half & half (half sweet half unsweet)
2) How far do you live from a beach?
Closest ocean beach - Galveston - 236 miles
Closest lake beach - 3.2 miles
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
Not at this time, she wasn't real keen on the one I got her last year.
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
Broccoli
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
Dishwasher at a catering restaurant - yuck!
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
Once a week
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
Tight corkscrew
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
Last Saturday, to Fort Worth, for a baseball game and botty call. (Was that TMI?)
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
Nope, none of them, that chapter of my life is scurely behind me!
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
Martin Luther, Anaheim, CA
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
No wedding ring, so its my silver charm bracelet
12) Time and temp where you are.
12:10 CDT, 88 degrees (on the way to 99 today)
My first survey :) :)
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind?
Yes- usually sun tea- the kind I can brew in the warm sun and add a pinch of sugar to :)
2) How far do you live from a beach?
about 7 miles
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool?
Not yet
4) Name your favorite vegetable.
Probably carrots
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything.
Yes...actually I worked at a gas station where it was all about favorites in that place. My manager would communicate to us in a 'pass down log' aka the b*tch book...and one time she actually made the statement 'your such a girl' to me and she would make me feel like i was 2 inches tall. the gas station belonged to a corporation. it was horrible.
6) How often do you weigh yourself?
lol....dont laugh but just about every other day
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches?
Dutch is a nubbin, the others are longer than 3 inches
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why?
thursday- went to billings mt and back
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic?
never...but its coming up this year
10) Name the hospital where you were born.
kootenai medical center
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring?
yes...2 actually- neclaces my hubby bought me for this valentines and this mothers day...i have to alternate so they get equal usage lol
12) Time and temp where you are.
its 448 pm and 66 degrees
Happily Married momma with 8 children total + a bully :) Couldnt get much better!!!
Life Truly is better when you share it with a Bullie :)
ALWAYS LATE ANSWERING THE SURVEY!!!!
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind? ON THE RARE OCCASION I DRINK IT, IT WOULD BE GREEN TEA
2) How far do you live from a beach? MY FAVORITE BEACH IS IN FALMOUTH, CAPE COD SO ABOUT 75 MILES
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool? NO BUT IM GETTING HER ONE SOON!
4) Name your favorite vegetable. COLLARD GREENS, SPINACH, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, SUMMER SQUASH - LOVE VEGGIES!
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything. I WORKED AT A COMPUTER PLACE IN HIGH SCHOOL - ALL I DID WAS TAKE OUT THE FLOPPY DISK WHEN IT WAS LOADED AND PUT IN A NEW ONE......VERY BORING JOB!
6) How often do you weigh yourself? EVERY WEEK IM ON WEIGHT WATCHERS AND HAVE LOST 15 POUNDS!
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches? MAYBE CINNAMON BUN
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? Where did you go? Why? WENT TO PORTLAND MAINE WITH MY COLLEGE FRIENDS IN MAY - FUN FUN!!!
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic? BEEN TO EVERY ONE EXCEPT MY 5TH AND I LOVE THEM!
10) Name the hospital where you were born. ST ELIZABETHS, BOSTON, MA
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring? MY AUNT MARY'S ENGAGEMENT RING
12) Time and temp where you are. 1:19PM 53 DEGREES - CRAPPY DAY
Survey
1) Do you drink tea? Any special kind? Coffee all the way! Green tea sometimes
2) How far do you live from a beach? 2 miles I live in Huntington Beach California
3) Does your bulldog have a wading pool? Nope thinking about it for all 3 pups!
4) Name your favorite vegetable. Asparagus
5) Have you had any truly awful jobs? Do tell, everything. In High school working for a family owned pizza parlor, had to chop garlic every night boy did my hands smell..just awful
6) How often do you weigh yourself? Daily trying to lose 17 pounds for a summer vacation WYO RODEO
7) Your bulldog’s (and other breeds) tail – nubbin, cinnamon bun or longer than three inches? NUBBIN
8) When did you last leave your town or city overnight? 2 weeks ago during memorial weekend Where did you go? CHICAGO Why? Vacation, so much fun! hottest day on record.
9) Have you even been to your high school reunion? Fun or cathartic? YES!! one 10 year reunion was enough for me
10) Name the hospital where you were born. do not know ? LOL
11) Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry other than a wedding ring? yes, a abalone shell pendant my grandmother wore in a portrait over 75 years ago. She gave to me while in high school 35 years ago I still have both GRANDMA and the necklace!! (Lucky girl)
12) Time and temp where you are. 12:07 pm and 72 and sunny in HB