Re: Robyn

[Guest guest]

Pumpkin isn't pig food, I don't think.....lol We have pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving dinner. That's a pretty normal tradition in the US. Some people don't I'm sure. I liked your answers. You did cheer me up. Thanks,

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Shirely

-- Re: Shirls' answers finally

Good Morning Shirley,

I haven't completed this game. After reading how sad you seem in your answers I thought I'd use this opportunity to try to make you smile a bit at least.

Robynaishirls wrote:

1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?Robyn Bray

2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? none I've just got up and don't wear anything to bed.

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Birds whistling and singing outside my study window. It's a great sound.

4. WHAT ARE THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER? 7539

.. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? fish and vegies.I love steamed vegetables. I'm trying to help my arthritis by eating fish. I hate it. But I slather it in cheese sauce or lemon juice and crumb it before I bake it so that I can pretend it's something besides fish!!! My husband, who loves fish thinks I'm crazy but then again he likes fish.

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?Purple -it's the colour of the women's movement and I'm a feminist.

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?It looks like it's going to be another beautiful day in paradise here - eat your hearts out guys. Australia is wonderful!

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My 4 year old grandson who sang me a song in French.

9.THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?Their bums although once they open their mouths this can either confirm or disagree with my opinion of them. A guy has to have a brain and hold an intelligent conversation about something other than himself to get my attention.

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?Sure, I'm grateful that I've had the opportunity to get to know everyone on this list.

11. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'm feeling much better today. I've been unwell for 8 days but enough is enough. Today I'm going to get on top of this latest bout!

12. FAVORITE DRINK?Water - I really love water and drinks heaps of it.

13. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? I can't drink alcohol at all with my current medications. But when I used to be able to drink I loved s

14. FAVORITE SPORTS? Soccer, tennis, softball -but I've never been into playing sports

15. HAIR COLOR? It's so long since I've seen my "real" colour - like 15 years! Who knows! But I do know it has a lot more grey in it nowadays and I need to get it coloured more often because of this.

16. EYE COLOR? blue17. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, I AGREE I couldn't put anything in my eyes, either. My husband who wears contacts and then glasses for reading is always jealous that my eyesight is still so good. He sometimes calls me "Hawkeyes".

18. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES? Lyn 53 and 50

19. FAVORITE MONTH? Every month is good but I like autumn and spring best

20. FAVORITE FOOD? pasta (without any tomato bases because I can't eat tomatoes with my arthritis) & steamed vegetables especially pumpkin which I gather you guys don't eat because I think you call it "pig food"?

21. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I like any tearjerkers. hates "chick flicks" so I have to sneak them in when he's not around!

22. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas day with my grandchildren

24. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? No. When I decided I'd lived on my own for too long (after 14 years of it) I started seeking dates and got over the concerns about the woman asking the guy out. If I hadn't done this I wouldn't have met my husband and my life wouldn't have been so glorious.

25. SUMMER OR WINTER? neither. I prefer Autumn and then Spring. Summer is too hot and Winter is too cold.

26. HUGS OR KISSES? Aw - both please and heaps of them.

27. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships.28. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate

29. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? I expect now that I am the last one - but that is often the case in my life - I prefer others to go first

30. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?no-one

31. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?no-one

32. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? With my husband, and his mother also moved in to the separate flat downstairs in my place. We also share the house with 's 25 koi fish

33. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? A biography on Fred Hollows the opthamologist. I love biographies because I really like trying to learn about how people think and live

34. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? teddy bears. I'm a bear collector. I've got hundreds around the house.

35. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? chess. beats me most times but I enjoy playing him regularly

36. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? ate dinner then vegged out in front of the TV

37. FAVORITE SMELLS? the smell of the "bush" as we call it - "woods" in your language. I love bushwalking. I haven't been able to do it now for a couple of years but I'm going out with some friends on Friday to try again. I don't know how far I'll get but at least to be in the bush will be so great.

38. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? No, I've always felt frustrated watching other people do things with their tongues - I can't do anything special.

39. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? People, music, scenery, a good book or movie

40. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? buttered I suppose but popcorn is not a regular treat in Australia like it is in USA

41. FAVORITE CAR? I've got my second "midlife crisis car" which is a red Toyota Celica sports car. I love it but it's getting a bit impractical for me - trying to get into it etc but I'm delaying the decision to give it up - my psyche needs it still

42. FAVORITE FLOWER? Roses, daffodils, dahlias, irises, wildflowers . . . any flowers are great. Anything in nature is great.43. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 2 now that I've given up work. I really only use my car key and my garage door key. The keys to the rest of the house sit on a keyring in my car if ever I needed them. But I can't remember the last time I did.

44. CAN YOU JUGGLE? My grandson thinks I can - he tried to get me to teach him when I was there last week but my daughter would kill herself laughing if ever she knew because she knows I can't even catch well. She used to say to me, "For goodness sake, Mum, when you are teaching the kids in your class or on the sports teams to catch and throw - just tell them how to do it, DO NOT TRY TO SHOW THEM!" because she knows I can't do it but I know how to explain how to do it.

45. FAVORITE DAY(s) OF THE WEEK? Every day is Sunday now that I'm not working. So everyday is a holiday

46. RED OR WHITE WINE? white only when I used to be able to drink alcohol

47. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? We went to the Indian restaurant where I first met my husband for dinner. But my best birthday was my 50th when I bought myself a really expensive gold chain and bushwalked 15km in rainforest in Queensland. The next day I had the best massage I've ever had. It was a wonderful birthday.

48. DO YOU CARRY A DONOR CARD? Yes

49. LIFETIME GOALS? To keep travelling, to see my Grandchildren grow up, to be a good wife to , to be a supportive mother to my children but not to smother them or distract them from their primary relationships - their partners. My main philosophy in life is to be a positive influence on those I come into contact with

50. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Wow, what can I enjoy today. What excites me about today. Aren't I lucky to be alive. It's nice to be cuddled in bed by my husband, who, even though he's generally asleep for a couple of hours longer than me in the morning, still reaches out and cuddles me automatically while he sleeps. Yum!Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com