You asked! - Part 1

Thank you so much everyone for your help in my questionathon. You asked so many great questions. I knew I was asking a lot for 100 questions, I am just happy that I got as many as I did! You are all great!

I thought I would break this up into a two part special because 63 questions is a lot of questions and I didn't want to bore you all too much.

(annie) 1.What advice would you give a new mom of twins? Great question. I would tell her to just take it minute by minute. It can be really difficult those first few days, weeks, and months. I remember feeling like a 24-hour cafe. All I did was feed babies and change poopy diapers and feed babies and change more poopy diapers, including Jordan's who wasn't potty trained yet. Don't expect too much from yourself, because it ain't gonna happen. I would also say that it does get easier. Don't be afraid to ask for and/or except help. We actually put Jordan in daycare for about a month after the twins were born. It worked out great because he was getting attention and his needs were being met, and I was able to focus more on the twins and adjusting to life with two babies. He loved it and thought it was like going to play at somebody's house everyday.

(NCS) 2. What is you favorite brand of hot sauce. Well, I am not a real fan of hot sauce. I usually don't use anything hotter than mild. I'm a wimp. My husband however loves hot sauce. His current favorite is this.

(NCS) 3. What is the bestest book you have ever read? It is hard to limit it to just one. The Book of Mormon has got to be at the top. Best fictional book is probably The Scarlet Pimpernel. My favorite spiritual/religious/uplifting book is The Peacegiver.

(PJ) 4. If you could walk out your front door and go anywhere that your heart desired...Where would you go? Oh, good question. It probably would be different every day depending upon the weather and my mood. Today it would be somewhere in the mountains where it is peaceful and quiet and gorgeous and cooler. Some days it would be some tropical paradise. Other days I might just like to open the door and already be in Utah so I don't have to drive 12 hours to see my family.

(Kimberly) 5. Do you recommend blogging to your friends/family? I got started blogging because of my brother, though he has been very busy with work, family and school and hasn't blogged any since December. At first I really tried to get my family into it, but they aren't as computer savvy as me. ;) I have also recommended it to friends, but it hasn't caught on with them either.

(Tori)6. What's your favorite song right at this moment? I can't say that I really have a favorite right now. I've been a country music listener for about 10 years now, but lately I've been listening to more of other stuff too. Some of my favorite country artists are Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley.

(Tori) 7. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you have to have- not including people? I can't choose people....I should be able to answer this after 3 years of watching Lost. Let's see, I would want a satellite phone so hopefully I could get rescued. A book, "How to survive on a Deserted Island for Dummies" and deodorant. Hey, I don't like to smell and being in a hot, sticky place has gotta make you stink.

(Wendy) 8. What is your middle name? Jane

(Wendy) 9. What are you growing in your garden? This year we are growing lots of tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini squash, lots of peppers, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, beans. I think that covers it.

(Wendy) 10. Any upside down tomatoes? Yes, we are trying upside down tomatoes again. Scott had so many tomato plants this year that we thought we would try it again. Two of the four plants are actually doing quite well. We've brought them in the garage a lot to protect them from the wind which was the major problem we had when we tried to grow them before. I'll keep you posted if we actually get any tomatoes from them. I just read the above link and realized that we are going at it all wrong. We'll see how our way works.

(Wendy) 11. Where would you live if you could move anywhere? This is a tricky question. It would be nice to say I would move to some tropical location, but really I would like to move closer to family. Since we have no family currently living in a tropical location that wouldn't make sense. Scott and I have talked a lot about the 'perfect' place to live. Somewhere in between where his folks live and where mine live would be nice. That would be in central to Southern Utah somewhere. I love the Manti, Utah area.

(Wendy) 12. What makes you crazy? Bad drivers and tattle telling.

(Wendy) 13. Do you every yell like a crazy woman at your kids? Define crazy woman. lol I have been known, on occasion, to lose it and yell like a crazy woman at my kids. But other than that I am a perfect mother. ;)

(Wendy) 14. Any speeding tickets? The last speeding ticket I got was last year around Christmas time. I'm still bitter about that one. Before that my last ticket was when I was 20.

(Wendy) 15. Do you miss me? Of course! I miss your fun personality and sense of humor and your cute family, not to mention your babysitting daughter. Luckily I still get to enjoy most of these things through your blog, except the babysitting daughter.

(Wendy) 16. What are your favorite shoes? Actually I don't really like shoes. At home I hardly wear shoes. My running shoes are probably my favorites though because they are so comfortable.

(Wendy) 17. What is your best tip for bathroom cleaning? This sounds silly, but I've learned that I can go longer between shower cleanings if I use my foot to sort of squeegee the water from the back of the tub into the drain after I shower. That way the water doesn't sit in the tub and leave it's mark in the little grooves. Using a towel to wipe the walls and the faucet keeps it cleaner longer too.

(scrapbook mom of 3)18. What is the coolest thing that you've ever received in the mail from GMG? Tough question. Any and all good mail is cool!! The coolest I would have to say is the chocolate I got from Suzanne.

(utmommy)19. What is your favorite ice cream? Rocky road! Yummm, I love the nuts and the marshmallows. I hardly ever get it though because Scott doesn't like chocolate ice cream and I can't eat it fast enough to keep it from getting freezer burned. We compromise and get Neapolitan because it is only 1/3 chocolate. lol

(utmommy) 20. If you had a million bucks, what would you do with it? First I would invest a large chunk of it so it would make us more money, then I would pay off all our debt and then do the same for my family members. Then I would probably buy a nice house for my mom and tell her to quit her job because all her needs would be met. I'd also build our dream house.

(amber)21. How old were you when you met your hubs? The first time I met him, though I don't remember, I was 22. I had a birthday shortly after that, so I was 23 when I actually remember meeting him.

(amber) 22. When did you know he was The One? We met as missionaries so our main focus at the time was serving the Lord and sharing the gospel. Though I do admit that I knew he was "the one" before I went home from my mission. I can't explain it, obviously we weren't dating or anything, I just knew he was the one.

(txmommy) 23. What is your favorite TV show? That is easy! Lost.

(txmommy) 24. Craziest fear? I fear social situations sometimes. I'm really quite shy. I fear saying or doing something that will make me look like an idiot.

(txmommy) 25. Best childhood memory? I have lots of great memories from my childhood. Some of my best memories come from the family vacations we would take. One summer we rented an RV and we traveled from our home in Vernal, Utah to New Mexico and Texas and everywhere in between. I loved that trip.

(Suzanne) 26. What qualities do you love most about Scott? That is tough, there are so many. I love that he is so patient and understanding with me. Sometimes I think he gets me better than I do. I love that he adores me and isn't afraid to tell me or show it, even in front of other people. I love that he treats me with respect and that he is such a great example to our children of how women should be treated. I could go on and on....

(Suzanne) 27. What are your best qualities that he gets to enjoy? This is hard so I asked him. He said that he thinks I am a great mom and wife. He also said that he is grateful that I don't nag him all the time or become a beast during that time of the month. Isn't he sweet. :D

(Suzanne) 28. What do you do with a free afternoon? I like to read, nap or blog.

(Suzanne) 29. What is your favorite breakfast cereal? I like granola cereals as long as there are no raisins.

(Suzanne) 30. What is your favorite movie? I don't really have an all time favorite movie. I like action and adventure movies. I also like suspenseful, but not scary movies. I also enjoy a good romantic comedy or chick flick movie.

(carrot)31. Are you granola? I found this that gave a definition of granola. Interesting. I don't believe I am this type of person.

Stay tuned later this week for the rest of the story, or at least the rest of the questionathon.