<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301662062662261850</id><updated>2012-02-16T12:12:56.553-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Cereal Bowl</title><subtitle type='html'>Raisin Bran, Mini Wheats, Chex, and Cheerios.  This is my life, and this is my shopping list.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chex-n-cheerios.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1301662062662261850/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chex-n-cheerios.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>LaughterThoughts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08279225521337129832</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MPcqCmdsc2Q/TESYgIP3gKI/AAAAAAAABS0/HTsH-mXzEZQ/S220/z%267sepia.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301662062662261850.post-2009482020174281363</id><published>2007-03-30T15:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-09T22:30:08.376-07:00</updated><title type='text'>100 Things about Me</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I'm &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://laughterthoughts.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;LaughterThoughts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;If you knew what I was thinking, you'd probably be laughing, too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I &lt;del&gt;just turned&lt;/del&gt; &lt;del&gt;am&lt;/del&gt; just turned &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://laughterthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/02/birthday-cake-baklava.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;del&gt;30&lt;/del&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt; 31.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I've been married &lt;del&gt;nearly eight&lt;/del&gt; almost nine years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I had a simple wedding in the mountains.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I wore white daisies in my hair.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And had a white-daisy bouquet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;(I like daisies.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;(I'm not a big fan of roses, though.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I did not have a maid-of-honor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I did not have any bridesmaids.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;There was no best man.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And no groomsmen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;But my niece was the flower girl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;She wore a crown of white daisies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And carried a basket of daisies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;My nephew was the ring bearer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I got pregnant on the honeymoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Now I have five (almost six!) kids.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Three girls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And two boys.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And I'm ready for more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I have a dog.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;del&gt;Two&lt;/del&gt; Three cats.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And one a kitty from a litter of kittens &lt;del&gt;due any day&lt;/del&gt; born in April.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I drive a Suburban.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;It holds 2 carseats and 3 boosters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;There's really no leftover room in it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Someday I will drive a 15-passenger van.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And (hopefully) it will &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be a white Ford.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Not that there's anything wrong with white Fords...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;But I like color.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And my husband likes Chevys.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Not that I know the difference.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I like steamed spinach.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And fried okra.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Hershey's chocolate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I do not like raw onions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Or, rather, my tummy doesn't.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I play the piano.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And the cello.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;In high school, I tried playing the bassoon, but I didn't ever get that whole reed thing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I wish I could whistle better than I can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I wish I could sing better than I can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I love opals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Playing Monopoly makes me grumpy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I like Scrabble.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Yahtzee.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Apples to Apples.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I like to play Bunco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;But even more, I like to giggle and gab.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I'm a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor14/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Survivor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt; junkie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Lostie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I like watching Disney movies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Multiple Times.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Like Beauty and the Beast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And The Little Mermaid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And High School Musical.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I love The Sound of Music.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I make a mean Chicken Noodle Soup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And an even meaner Olive Garden &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://laughterthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/09/my-friday-5.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Zuppa Tuscano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I'm frugal and thrifty.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Maybe overly so.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;But I'm not a coupon-cutter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I shop at Costco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I buy Raisin Bran in bulk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Mini Wheats.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Chex.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And Cheerios.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And ketchup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And peanut butter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And toilet paper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;It's normal for me to leave there with four gallons of milk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And common for me to leave with six.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;My favorite color is &lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;orange&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And I like &lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;pink&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And small polkadots.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I didn't like pink or polkadots when I was younger.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I've always loved paisley.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And sometimes argyle, too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I dig the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;colors of the '60s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;The&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;avocado&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;harvest gold&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;antique red&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I decorate my house in those colors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I love the rain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;But don't get to see it nearly enough.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I went to &lt;a href="http://www.ttu.edu/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Texas Tech&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;It's really windy there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And with the wind came the smell of money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;(Otherwise known as the cattle feedlots.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;When it rained in Lubbock, it rained mud.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Because it was almost always windy, and the dirt was always blowing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I love thunderstorms.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;But I've rarely gotten to see or hear one &lt;em&gt;since&lt;/em&gt; moving two years ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I love thick fog.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;And didn't get to really experience that &lt;em&gt;until&lt;/em&gt; moving two years ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I'm pretty relaxed...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;...I'm a blue jeans and barefoot kind of moma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1301662062662261850-2009482020174281363?l=chex-n-cheerios.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chex-n-cheerios.blogspot.com/feeds/2009482020174281363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1301662062662261850&amp;postID=2009482020174281363&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1301662062662261850/posts/default/2009482020174281363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1301662062662261850/posts/default/2009482020174281363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chex-n-cheerios.blogspot.com/2007/03/100-things-about-me.html' title='100 Things about Me'/><author><name>LaughterThoughts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08279225521337129832</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MPcqCmdsc2Q/TESYgIP3gKI/AAAAAAAABS0/HTsH-mXzEZQ/S220/z%267sepia.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
