High 5

A quiz for all of you if you feel like posting it…

5 family members you can't live without?
Ryan, the boys, Oma, Dave and Mom

5 girlfriends you can't live without?
LeeAnn, Katie, Leslie, Jane, Lori

5 foods you can’t live without?
Pizza, Hot Tamales, Ham sandwiches, Ice cream, Cereal

5 favorite movies?
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, P.S. I Love You, A Lot Like Love, The Proposal, Gran Torino

5 favorite TV shows? 
All of the Real Housewives casts, 16 and Pregnant/Teen Mom, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, House

5 biggest pet peeves? 
-Kids not being in proper carseats.... not at all, incorrectly or put in boosters prematurely, 
-The government makes being married such a 'punishment'.... single parents get so many more benefits its ridiculous.  Its like the government rewards unwed parents and rips off married couples.  Ugh.,  
-Consumers Energy.  'nuff said., 
-Whining

5 places you have visited and loved?
Charleston, SC, Mexico, Chicago, Orlando, Key West

5 places you want to visit?
Sequoia National Park, Niagara Falls, New York City, Paris, Italy

5 memories that you will never forget:
The birth of my boys, My wedding day, The weekend Cathy died,

5 things you love about your house/location? 
-Even though it doesn't have every single amenity we want in a house, it has every bit of potential to make it into our dream home;  
-Our fireplace;  
-Our neighbors;  
-A formal entryway into a foyer;  
-4 bedrooms and an office, plus a fully functioning apartment above the garage.  So much space!

5 things you wish you could change about your house/location?
-I wish we had a master bathroom (eventually we'll convert the apartment into a master suite... so that issue will be solved);  
-I wish we had a 2 car garage (eventually we'll add on a 2 car garage + mudroom and convert our current 1 car garage and mudroom into a family room or something..);  
-I wish we were in more of a neighborhood... although we love our neighbors it'd be nice to be in a subdivision.;  
-I'd like to have a garbage disposal,  
-I wish we had a larger basement... one downside to a 2 story home is smaller footprint for basement.

5 projects you are working on or want to accomplish this year?
-Print all my Blog Blurb Books... start an annual or biannual Blurb Book for pictures only, 
-Finishing my kitchen/dining room (hopefully new flooring and countertops too), 
-Privacy fence in the back yard, 
-Sealcoat our driveway, 
-Sand and stain and paint my stairway

5 material possessions you can’t live without? .
Camera, Computer, iPhone, Vehicle

5 reasons you blog?
-For memories... to remember all the small things you'd easily forget
-To create friendships with people I'd otherwise never have met.