Sunday Stealing-Black Feathers

1. Do you prefer writing with black or blue pen?  Neither. I write with a purple pen, unless it’s an official document.

2. Do you prefer living in the country or the city?  Country, or in between. I lived in Chicago for close to 20 years. The city fit my age and life at the time. I don’t think I could live there now. Especially now with the coronavirus.

3. How do you drink your tea or coffee? I drink coffee black, unless it’s bad coffee at a restaurant, then I add half and half. Tea, it depends what kind of tea. When I have a cold or sinus infection I drink cranberry or orange spice tea and add organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar. Either flavor cuts the harsh sour flavor of ACV. Black tea plain or with honey and lemon.

4. Do you prefer bath or shower?  Shower.

5. Do you prefer reading paper or electronic books? I went electronic when I got my first Kindle and iphone.

6. Would you ever want to be famous?  I don’t think so. I’ve thought about if I were to write a book and it became popular or I were asked on a talk show to promote it. I’d want to use a pseudonym. I would never want to be famous using my actual name. It’s not that I think people from my past would bother me, it’s that I would prefer the pseudonym for my “famous life” and my actual name for everyday life. If that makes sense.

7. Are you a restless sleeper?  I’m a terribly restless sleeper since my accident. I often refer to it as flopping around like a fish out of water...ALL night long. I have terrible back pain. Friday it was worse than it’s been in a long time. I tried going over my day to figure out if it was something I did. Nope. No apparent cause. 

8. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?  Pumpkin ravioli at a trendy Chicago restaurant that probably no longer exists. And for good reason. 🤢

9. Do you like cereal crunchy or soggy? It depends on what the cereal is. I do not like Rice Krispies or corn flakes soggy. Cap ‘n Crunch, it’s ok soggy, or in between. Grape Nuts...must be soggy or it’s too hard.

10. Do you like ice in your drinks?  Vanilla Ice said it best. Ice ice baby. I always have an insulated tumbler with ice water with me. ALWAYS. I gave up soda because of the sugar and I don’t consume fake sugar, so if I’m out I don’t have any excuse to drink what I can’t. I have filtered ice water from home. I also ice sparkling water when I drink it. Right now I’m on the hunt for Kroger Fizz Cola Sparkling Water. Mariano’s and Kroger sell it. I’ve searched within a 50 mile radius, it’s never in stock when I check. I even checked Amazon. If anyone finds it near them, I’d like (4) 12 packs. Seriously! I’ll pay for it, or if it’s not a long haul I’ll go get it. Just tell me where. Tonight I am enjoying Kroger Fizz Dr P, which tastes amazingly like Dr Pepper, especially if you haven’t had the real deal in over 2 years.

11. Do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean?  I’ve never swam in the ocean and I’ve only swam in a lake because my sister caused a small fishing boat to tip over and sent me into the lake and under the pier. 

12. What can you hear right now?  The asshats next door are having a party. My wife and I have tried to do a body count without leaving my house, but we can’t see about 1/3 of the garage because of the angle from the window we’re looking from. We need a body count if we are going to call the sheriff because we are still limited to gatherings of 10 or less. They put a fire pit on their driveway, have bar stools set up in the garage and drink beer, whilst playing thumpa thumpa music. I will also call if the loud music continues past 11. This is at least their 4th party since the coronavirus lockdown. Their parents aren’t home, and they’ve been having parties when they aren’t home. I have no idea if all are of legal drinking age. The damn music ticks me off. I have a lot of headaches and the thumpa thumpa music contributes to making them worse.

13. Where do you feel the safest?  Home.

14. What would you like your legacy to be? That I was a good Mom and wife and that I did my best to raise my children with mental illnesses and help them achieve the most they can. It’s particularly difficult right now with my daughter’s group home being on lockdown. No visits there and no home visits. Right now my daughter is begging me to pick her up. I can’t. It would jeopardize her leave from work, possibly jeopardize her transition to an apartment, and she would have to stay a minimum of 14 days. My daughter’s boyfriend was admitted to a hospital Friday with pneumonia, kidney issues (he’s had his entire life), and he most likely tested positive for the coronavirus. I say most likely because no one will SAY IT. He has all the symptoms, and he did fly back and forth to his dad’s home in early April. I’ve asked my daughter to straight up ask his mother (because it’s painful for him to talk and difficult to understand him) and she dances around it. It frustrating because she is decompensating and ruminating on it. I do not want her having a psych hospital admission over this, especially with the coronavirus. The hospital she would be taken to is a regular hospital, not a strictly psychiatric hospital. Please pray that he recovers fully and my daughter stops the ruminating that will make her sick if she continues.

15. Do you like spicy food?  Sometimes. It depends what it is and how spicy. I prefer moderately spicy, not melt your face off spicy. I’ve been wanting Kung Pao Chicken for a week now. I’ve already picked out a recipe on Pinterest. I already have the dried chilies, just need a couple things. I’ll probably make egg foo young too because my wife doesn’t care for spicy and she loved the shrimp egg foo young I made 2 weeks ago. 

I hope all the mothers out their enjoy their Sunday and celebrate safely.

Happy Mother’s Day!

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