Odd...but fun!

Name a Character from........
TV SHOWS
Friends:	Rachel
Rugrats:	no idea
Family Guy:	no idea
Charmed:	no idea
The Dick Van Dyke Show:	Mary Tyler Moore - played his wife
Bewitched:	Samantha
Seseme Street:	Elmo
Spongebob Squarepants:	no idea
LOST:	no idea
CSI:	no idea
Full House:	no idea
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air:	no idea
Will and Grace:	Will
ER:	Carter
MOVIES
Pirates of the Caribbean:	Jack
Lord of the Rings:	Weird dude who has the ring
Harry Potter:	Harry
Star Wars:	Leah
Gone With the Wind:	Scarlet
The Sound of Music:	Maria
The Italian Job:	no idea
Pride and Prejudice:	no idea
Shrek:	Shrek
The 10th Kingdom:	no idea
Napoleon Dynamite:	no idea
The Addams Family:	Cousin Itt
X-Men:	Mr. Xavier
Oceans 11 or 12:	George Clooney dude
Disney Movies
Bambi:	Flower
Lady and the Tramp:	Lady
Dumbo:	Dumbo
The Little Mermaid:	Sabastian
Sleeping Beauty:	Briar Rose
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:	Dopey
The Fox and the Hound:	Todd
Finding Nemo:	Nemo
Cinderella:	Fairy godmother
Beauty and the Beast:	Belle
The Jungle Book:	Mogli
101 Dalmatians:	Roger
Mary Poppins:	Mary
The Aristocats:	Marie
Alice in Wonderland:	Alice
Peter Pan:	Wendy
Monsters, Inc.:	Boo
The Incredibles:	Dash
Cars:	no idea
A Bugs Life:	no idea
Toy Story:	Woody
Atlantis:	no idea
Aladdin:	Jasmine
Mulan:	Mulan
Pocahontas:	Governor Radcliffe
The Rescuers:	Bernard
Hercules:	Meg
Tarzan:	Jane
The Lion King:	Simba
Now name a character that.......
You relate to:	Marie
You Hate:	Scar
Reminds you of one of your friends:	Meg
You've dressed up as for Halloween:	Raggedy Ann
You've always wanted to be:	Jane - I have a thing for trees
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Bina's Cool Survey

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone
whats your name spelt backwards?:	mik
What did you do last night?:	(:
The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?:	boring teacher education papers
Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?:	nope
Last time you swam in a pool?:	2 days ago
What are you wearing?:	a tank top and boxer shorts
How many cars have you owned?:	4
Type of music you dislike most?:	rap
Are you registered to vote?:	yes
Do you have cable?:	no
What kind of computer do you use?:	Dell laptop
Ever made a prank phone call?:	Is your refrigerator running??
You like anyone right now?:	Yes - I like lots of people!
Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?:	NO!
Furthest place you ever traveled?:	France
What's your favorite comic strip?:	Peanuts
Do u know all the words to the national anthem?:	yes
Shower, morning or night?:	night
Best movie you've seen in the past month?:	Nanny McPhee
Favorite pizza toppings?:	Veggies
Chips or popcorn?:	Sour and cream chips
What cell phone provider do you have?:	Verizon
Have you ever smoked peanut shells?:	Ummm.....nope
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?:	Yes - Heaven forgive me!
Orange Juice or apple?:	orange
Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?:	Reu and Rae
favorite chocolate bar?:	Peanut butter cup
Who is your longest friend and how long?:	Sandra - 20+ years
Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?:	Tonight for supper - we have a garden!
Have you ever won a trophy?:	Yes
Favorite arcade game?:	I hate arcades!
Ever ordered from an infomercial?:	Nope
Sprite or 7-UP?:	CHERRY 7-Up
Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?:	Nope
Last thing you bought at Walgreens?:	We don't have those in PA!
Ever thrown up in public?:	Yes
Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?:	I found true love.....
Do you believe in love at first sight?:	Yes
SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?:	Neither
Did you have long hair as a young kid?:	Yes
What message is on your voicemail machine?:	Professional and boring
Where would you like to go right now?:	To bed!
Whats the name of your pet?:	Jimmy and Goldie
What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?:	No idea - tons of schoolwork
What do you think about most?:	Reu and Rae
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Meaning of the Birthday

Found this online and thought it was cool - it pretty much hit Reu, Rae, and me on the head. What does it say about you?

You understand people well and are a natural born therapist.A peacemaker, people always seem to get along when you are around.You tend to be a father or mother figure to friends, even to those older than you.You enjoy your role, and you find that you are close to many people.
Your strength: Your devotion
Your weakness: Reliance on others for happiness
Your power color: Lilac
Your power symbol: Heart
Your power month: June

Things I Love Thursday

Well...it's almost Friday.....but I'm really trying to "blog correctly," and I think this is the usual Thursday topic. Here goes (in absolutely no order)......

1. A great cup of coffee (and the caffeine buzz that goes with it!).....I love it in the mornings when I sit down with a great cup of coffee (thank you, Kind Cafe) and just relax for moment, savor that glorious smell (especially when there's a little hint of flavored coffee in there!), take a sip, and feel the tingle hit my brain. Heaven with a handle!

2. Having my daugher read to me.....All of the things that children learn to do are totally cool, and Reu and I have stood back and gone "WOW!" at each new "trick" Rae has mastered. But....hearing her read a book to me - listening to her emphasize words and change her vocal persona - it is absolutely amazing. It is SO COOL to watch her sit and figure out a really hard word because you can almost see the wheels turning in her brain!!! It really makes you appreciate the doors that reading can open for your child.

3. A foot massage.....O MY GOSH!!!! WOWIE, WOW, WOW! LOVE IT!!! Rub my piggies and I'm yours...after I wake up, of course (:

4. Ella Fitzgerald....man, can that woman sing. I love looking at her, reading her bios, and LISTENING to that sweet, smooth, luscious voice. If I sang like that, I would never speak again!

5. A goozly (Councill word) sweatshirt......there is nothing finer than putting on a warm sweatshirt when you've got a few chill bumps on your arms (especially if you've just come out of the pool...or it's just come out of the dryer). I am a fan of 100% cotton, let me just tell you! (I say this as I sit in my 71 degree room...wearing my favorite and most ripped up sweatshirt that is about 16 years old and absolutely perfect!)

Okay.....5 funky thoughts - just for you! I, of course, love you two, too!

Top 10 Tuesday

This may actually be the first time that I do one of these on the day that I'm supposed to do them.....I'm such a rebel!!!! Can you tell it's summer? Even though my contract says I'm done at graduation (May 14th), I've been working like a vulture at a feeding frenzy in an attempt to get much of my "must do list" accomplished before Rae gets out of school tomorrow. Much has been done.....including my 3rd article that is going out for possible publication TODAY! Yee-haw!!! Here is my list.....

TOP TEN THINGS I AM GOING TO DO THIS SUMMER...

10. Watch lots of movies with the Netflix that I gave Reu for Christmas - and maybe it won't take us 2 weeks to watch 1 film!!!

9. Read a few books - 2 of which are ethnographies + some book previewing for my classes next year.

8.Catch up with friends (yes, that includes BLOGGING!)

7. Learn to bake bread and teach Rae how to cook

6. Travel to NY City

5. Two words for Lo: "Road Trip".....and enjoy it with Bina, too???

4. Swim and take long walks

3. Not freak out every time the phone rings, not keep a suitcase packed all summer.....not make too many emergency trips to NC

2. Play in the pit for Camelot in August

1. Spend some glorious time with my hubby and my kiddo!!!

Philosophical Tag.....for Lo

I'm too tired for Things I Love Thursday...So here's a Thursday Tag instead! :)

I AM: a wife, a mom, "the music teacher lady," a friend, a sister, a daughter, an advocate, a coffee addict, a reader, a problem-solver, a Jack Russell lover, a cupcake queen, a therapist to college kids, and much, much more

I WANT: time to do everything I need to do and still have some time and energy left for those things I want to do. (I second that, Lo!)

I WISH: All my friends lived closer to me!!! (I second that, one, too.....there are many homes near us for sale - hint, hint!)

I HATE: stupidity, dishonesty, selfishness, and general "uncoolness"

I MISS: my dad. On a lighter note, I miss being able to eat whatever I want - and not regretting it at 2 in the morning!

I HEAR: my daughter singing and my hubby saying "I love you." What lovelier music can exist?

I WONDER: why I herited so much gray hair???

I REGRET: Very little. Even the things that would make most people say, "I wish I could do that again - differently" I don't think I would. Without those mistakes I wouldn't have learned what I now know and I would be a very different person. And I'm not sure that's a good thing.
(I second that - and I think it's a very good thing. Seize the moment!).

I AM NOT: good at giving up control OR patient.

I DANCE: with my daughter....and every now and then, with my husband (But only in the living room!).

I SING: LOUDLY in the car or just hanging around the house - ALWAYS with Ella and anything musical theater!

I CRY: when I am sad, angry, too happy, hurt, at Latter Day Saints and Hallmark commercials....weddings, graduations......basically, all the time!

I AM NOT ALWAYS: right, patient, as understanding as I should be....... (don't show this to Reuben!)

I MAKE WITH MY HANDS: GREAT muffins and breads, weird artwork for my daughter (I stink at art!), music, boo-boos go away.

I WRITE: anything I want to remember - if I don't write it down, it doesn't exist! Research papers, articles, love notes in my daughters lunch box, love notes in my husband's email, way too many lists......

I CONFUSE: myself often!!!!

I NEED: a nap!!!! (Coffee would be good, too!)

I SHOULD: take some time for me every now and then.....

I START: lots of projects...at the same time (Second that one, too!)

I FINISH: almost everything I start - I don't like to quit.

I'M GLAD: that I've been blessed with wonderful people in my life......and that I'm not allergic to chocolate!

I LIVE: like there's no tomorrow......gotta get it all in today!

I PRAY: for Rae every night when I kiss her one more time before going to bed myself and every day when I drop her off at school. For Reu, every time he travels..... For my many other loved ones, all throughout the day - whenever you pop in my head or I see something that reminds me of you. I prayed a lot last summer......for all sorts of odd things......I pray that at some point last summer will make sense.....

I SEEK: peace. a great latte, and 8 full hours of sleep a night!

I WOULD RATHER: work with children than adults. (AMEN!)

I PREFER: to spend my life in barefeet, sweats, and a baggy old sweat shirt. I prefer to never fix my hair, never wear make-up, and GO BRALESS!!!

I KNOW: how to make people laugh - usually. (I second that!)

I MUST HAVE: coffee, chocolate, books, time with Reu, time with Rae, music, friends, and spaghetti quite frequently (this order depends on the day!!!)

I HOPE: to find joy in every single day of my life - and have no regrets when I'm old!

OK, Bina....your turn!

Tag for Bina

Wacky Wednesday Tag Okay ..... I'm off on this one, but, heck, I'm just off! Sorry that it's taken me forever, Bina - I'll try to do better! Lo...where are you??? 1. YOUR FULL NAME: Kimberly Ruth Hight Councill (Councill for 11 years today!) 2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Navy blue 3. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? a red grape 4. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My sister-in-law, Lisa 5. THE WORST ADVICE YOU EVER GOT: "I am not sure I have ever been given any "bad" advice. I always try to take any advice and do the best I can with it. Make the best of it all." (I second Bina's quote!) 6. ONE THING YOU SWORE YOU WOULD NEVER DO: Spandex 7. NAME SOMETHING YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: hands, humor, gentleness, intelligence 8. SOMETHING YOU ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT YOU CAN DO: Blow really big bubbles! 9. SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT SO PROUD THAT YOU CAN DO: Lose my patience! 10. SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU COULD DO: Pottery - I'd really love to do that! 11. SOMETHING YOU SAY TOO OFTEN: "damn it" 12. SOMETHING YOUR CHILDREN WILL LOVE YOU FOR WHEN THEY ARE GROWN: I really try to accept her for who she is.....and I love her so much - no matter what! 13. YOUR BIRTHDAY: December 24, 1972 14. YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE: Bachelor in Music Education, Master in Music Education, Ph.D. in Music Education with a minor in research methodology 15. BEST REASON FOR DOING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE: 'Cause Bina said so! Okay Lo...I tag you....

Wacky Wed. tag on Saturday - Oops!

Wacky Wednesday Tag
Okay ..... I'm off on this one, but, heck, I'm just off! Sorry that it's taken me forever, Bina - I'll try to do better! Lo...where are you???
1. YOUR FULL NAME: Kimberly Ruth Hight Councill (Councill for 11 years tomorrow!)
2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Navy blue
3. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? a red grape
4. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My sister-in-law, Lisa
5. THE WORST ADVICE YOU EVER GOT: "I am not sure I have ever been given any "bad" advice. I always try to take any advice and do the best I can with it. Make the best of it all." (I second Bina's quote!)
6. ONE THING YOU SWORE YOU WOULD NEVER DO: Spandex
7. NAME SOMETHING YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: hands, humor, gentleness, intelligence
8. SOMETHING YOU ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT YOU CAN DO: Blow really big bubbles!
9. SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT SO PROUD THAT YOU CAN DO: Lose my patience!
10. SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU COULD DO: Pottery - I'd really love to do that!
11. SOMETHING YOU SAY TOO OFTEN: "damn it"
12. SOMETHING YOUR CHILDREN WILL LOVE YOU FOR WHEN THEY ARE GROWN: I really try to accept her for who she is.....and I love her so much - no matter what!
13. YOUR BIRTHDAY: December 24, 1972
14. YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE: Bachelor in Music Education, Master in Music Education, Ph.D. in Music Education with a minor in research methodology
15. BEST REASON FOR DOING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE: 'Cause Bina said so! Okay Lo...I tag you....