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[ohginnyfan]

Nicked from...bringandfly, mmmusings, aggiebell90 

Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone 
(2) a television in your bedroom
(3) an MP3 player (in my palm pilot)
(4) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line (I'm the one that pays the bill, does that count?)
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(5) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
(6) DVD player in bedroom (although it's not hooked up)
( ) at least a hundred DVDs 
(7) a childfree bathroom (define child-free.  We have a master bath that is supposedly ours, but that doesn't mean we don't get an occasional munchkin in there
(8) your own in-house office (aka the junk room)
(9) a pool (rinky-dink above ground one)
( ) a guest house
(10) a game room (I guess our play room would count for this - although a play room is for the kids...)
(11) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar (does wine in the fridge count? LOL!)
(12) a working dishwasher
(13) an icemaker
(14) a working washer and dryer (although they're getting pretty old, and will probably have to be replaced in a year or so)
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
(15) a multi-speed bike (but do I use it? Of course not)
( ) a gym membership 
(16) large exercise equipment at home (two tread mills - one manual, one electric
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table (I do not count the kids torn up game table as a pool table, although it has cue sticks and balls)
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (the lake we have "access" to is not something to write home to the wife and kids about - it's really a druggy hangout)
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area. 
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership 
(17) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin (we own a time share week.  I guess that counts)
( ) wealthy family members
(18) two or more family cars (The family mobile - aka minivan - a new Hyundai Elantra - '68 Ford Mustang)
( ) an expensive car, like a Ferrari or BMW
(19) a walk-in closet or pantry (We have a walk in utility closet and a pantry - the pantry's not walk in though)
(20) a yard (we have 1.3 acres, I'd say we have a yard. 
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(21) good credit 
(22) expensive jewelry (my wedding set)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
(23) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio (nope, but we have a really good 401K and some TSA)
(24) a passport (expired)
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance 
(25) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans (*laughs hysterically* No outstanding student loans...)

Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week (*joins Baffy and mmmusings in the laughter*)
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)(*still laughing*)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations (we used to before my dad got so sick - they'd keep the kids and the hubby and I would go somewhere at least twice a year) 
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
(26) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon (my hair is currently colored a lovely shade of red.  In order to keep that, I have to do the regular visits.)
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice (damn!  I wish!)
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals (damn! I wish!)
(27) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs (I'm a full time working mom with one not in school - what the hell else am I suppose to do with the young 'uns?)
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner ) (*snort*  Joking, right?)

Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way

Have you:
( ) been on a cruise 
(28) traveled out of the country (Canada and Mexico)
(29) met a celebrity (I knew Rich Mullins - a contemporary Christian singer from Cincinnati, OH.  I've "seen" Martin Sheen up close at a funeral, I've met Billy Sprague, another contemporary Christian singer - I'm certain there are a few others, that I'm not thinking of)
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
(30) been to Hawaii
(31) been to New York (I've been to NYC once - I had a friend dying of breast cancer in a pallative care hospital in the Bronx.  I flew in, went straight to the hospital, spent 2 days there, went straight back to the airport, and flew home.  No sight-seeing, no touring, no nothing.  I've also been to upstate New York visiting a bil and family that lived there).
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York (see my comment on NY)
(32) moved more than three times because you wanted to (yep...hopping apts when in college...)
( ) dined with local political figures
(33) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast (I'm on the Atlantic coast almost every summer.  I've been to the Pacific coast once - then to Hawaii twice)

Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
(34) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party (I am betting there's not many who don't hire a photographer) 
(35) take riding or swimming lessons as a child (It did no good - I still can't swim well)
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you

You know, I have to agree with the rest of you - I don't think some of these things mean I'm spoiled.  I mean swimming lessons?  Get real.

At least I didn't hit forty.  *High fives mmmusings for tying*

Comments

[mmmusings.livejournal.com]

*shakes rump* I do wish we had a larger yard... 1.3 acres sounds like a dream, Susie!

[ohginnyfan.livejournal.com]

It's a damn pain in the ass to maintain. But in a year or so, the boys will be able to help out more than they do now (can you say free slave labor?) *evil grin*

[mmmusings.livejournal.com]

The joy of having all those young men around -- to wield the mighty lawn mower! : )

Hell, the last time I used a power mower I destroyed the back yard (I was a teenager at the time) so the back yard (such as it is) is the hubby's baby.

[brother-art.livejournal.com]

[Hermione tone] Language, Susie! [end Hermione tone]

How old is your oldest? We have a push reel mower -- which is too small for a yard that size, but it is safe around kids. My oldest just turned nine, and he's been pushing it around (for fun!!) for the past two summers. No way you'll cut off a toe with a push reel.

But then, I grew up on an acre and we all sang praises when dad finally bought us a riding lawn mower. Then it was me and my walkman driving in circles for the next 5 years. Fall was nice, as I'd drive under an apple tree and pick one to munch on.

[wamfof.livejournal.com]

We have a push reel mower ... but it is safe around kids.

I have always been one to teach kids to use tools at an age that is probably younger than most. But I can only count to nine and a half on my fingers because of a push reel mower. I don't know how it happened but at about 18 months I lost my right index finger at the second nuckle in a push reel mower.

[brother-art.livejournal.com]

Errr, a manually-powered push reel did that? (ie: the ones that take power from the wheels) Wow. Mine gets stuck on a stick the size of a pencil. which is why I think toes are pretty safe.

But at 18 months? What were you doing with a mower at 18 months? I think my oldest was at least 6 before he had enough oomf to make the thing go.

[wamfof.livejournal.com]

Yes a manually-powered push reel did that. My twin brother and I were playing in the front yard while dad was mowing the lawn. (not much danger of getting hit by a flying object from a push reel) My brother went out in the street so dad went to get him. Somehow I might have fallen rotating the reel or something while I was checking out the mower. I don't think anyone really saw what happened. But an 18 month old finger through the nuckle brobably doesn't have the resistance of a stick the size of a pencil.

I remember using the push reel over at granpas house and I am almost certain I didn't have enough oomf to push it at 6. Of course it was probably a 1950's model that weighed 3 or 4 times as much as todays models.

[brother-art.livejournal.com]

We have a master bath that is supposedly ours
My beloved wants me to put a lock on our master bath to keep the munchkins out. I want to teach them to knock. It's also a sliding door, which is difficult to so equip.

68 Ford Mustang
Ummmm a 68 Ford Mustang!!! In one piece? Does it run? Photos?
I'm not even a gear head, but I can still appreciate a fine piece of history like that.

I knew Rich Mullins
I met Steve Taylor's drummer once when he came through Grand Rapids on tour. Then again in Detroit. Can't recall why I didn't get to shake Steve's hand. I worked a spotlight at a concert once. Can't remember the arist - some random mid 80's ccm duo. That was an experience.

My Father-in-law's claim to fame was that he once served a hamburger to Colonel Sanders. Yes, him.

oh well, ta
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[brother-art.livejournal.com]

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