1. Do you have children in school?
Yes!  Sarah just started college, about an hour away and Emily is a sophomore.
2. Are YOU currently in school (any level)?
No, not at all, unless you consider inservices at work, to be “school!”
3. Did you (or your children) attend a public or private school?
DH and I went public, from kindergarten through college.  The kids have done the same!  In fact, Sarah is going to the same public college that DH went to!  (He is so proud!)
4. As far as formal education, what level have you completed?
I have a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).  DH has a bachelor of science in journalism (BSJ).  He also has an Associate’s degree in art, because he went to a 2-year college, before transfering to the 4-year college. When he graduated, he was voted the SDX most outstanding journalist of the year, in 1981.  To see some pics he took today, go here. His name is Gary.
5. Do you, or did you have loans out for your (or your children’s) education?
DH had no loans.  Parents and jobs, helped him pay for college.  I had about $3000 in loans,  when I was done, in 1983, but they are LONG paid for! I also worked and my parents helped a little bit.  We had enough to pay for Sarah’s first year in college, but might need loans in the future.  We will have one year with 2 in college!  Yikes!
6. What are your thoughts on the cost of tuition for colleges and universities?
I wish Sarah could pay the costs, that DH and I paid, in the late 70′s to early 80′s!  LOL!  Yeah, right.  Although, in 1980-ish, I did have to buy $300 worth of books, when I was admitted to the actual nursing program.  I was warned that it was that expensive and to bring a friend to help me carry it all!  (yes, it was that many books!)  My Luckman-Sorenson basic nursing text, was 4-inches thick and heavy.  The pediatric text was almost as big!  Those were just two.  I lost the L-S med-surg text to floodwaters in my basement, almost 10 years ago.      Although, I don’t think it had anything about AIDS or universal precautions, so even in 1998, it probably was a tad outdated.

1. Where you live, what kind of weather (or weather-related tragedy) do you fear the most?
Tornadoes, although I haven’t seen one, since I was 4 years old.  They always seem to happen other places, in WI.  (knock on wood)
2. What kind of weather do you MOST enjoy?
Sunny, in the 70′s, with a light breeze and low humidity.
3. What kind of weather do you LEAST like to drive in?
Rain at night, because it’s hard to see the lines on the road, in the headlights, when the road is wet.  Sleet/freezing rain, at any time.  It collects on the windshield and the windshield wipers can’t get it off.  I remember traveling once and I had to stop more than once, to scrape my windows.  Not to mention that the roads get slippery, too.  A light snow isn’t that bad to drive in, but a major storm would be hard.  I wouldn’t want to have to go too far.
4. What is the scariest weather-related experience you’ve had in your lifetime?
Probably the tornado that hit my town, when I was 4 years old.  Although, last year, I had to go to the other side of the state and drop my daughter off at horse camp.  On the way home the clouds looked really weird and my other daughter and I didn’t know if it was going to turn into a tornado or not.  We had the radio on, so we could get weather information.  It never did do anything bad, but we were nervous for a while.
5. Share a “weather picture” with us!
Here’s Jasmine cavorting on the beach, as the sun sets.

1. Do you do your own laundry or do you send it out?
Laundry is done by us.
2. Do you laundry at your home or a laundromat?
Fortunately, we own our house, so we can do laundry at home.
3. Are there certain articles of clothing that you need to have dry-cleaned on a regular basis?
I have one dress that needs to be dry-cleaned, and it’s expensive! Ugh.
4. How often do you do laundry? Is there a certain day of the week that you consider “laundry day?”
I do laundry whenever the mood hits me. I’ve never had a day set aside to do it!
5. Do you iron your clothes as you pull them out of the dryer or do you wait until just before you wear the clothing to iron?
I let my cotton uniform tops air dry, because it seems when I throw them into the dryer, the wrinkles get so set in, that they are hard to iron. Sometimes I iron right before I wear and sometimes I do a bunch, so I’m done.
6. Do you hang your clothes outside to dry or do you dry them in a dryer?
Both. I hung out clothes this past Saturday. I love when my sheets and jammies have been hung outside. They smell so nice.
7. Do you own things that need to be hand-washed or do you try to avoid buying things that you can’t wash in the washing machine?
I have some things that need to be hand-washed. I do have a gentle cycle on my washing machine and sometimes I use that. I think I try to avoid buying stuff that needs to be hand-washed.

1. Do you listen to the radio, or a CD, when you’re driving in your car/truck/SUV?
Sometimes we listen to the radio, sometimes we listen to cds, and sometimes we listen to the iPod!  I love having music playing, in my car.
2. Do you have one of those GPS systems in your vehicle?
No, don’t want to spend the money.
3. About how many miles do you put on your vehicle in a month?
Not very many, since DH does a lot of the driving.  We also have a diesel-powered VW Passat TDI and really try to drive that more, on the weekends, since it gets much better fuel economy, than my 1998 Ford Taurus.
4. Do you have your oil changed regularly?
Definitely.  DH keeps track of that.
5. Do you take your vehicle to a car wash or do you wash it at home?
We do both!  Sometimes go out and sometimes DH will wash it at home.  I like going to the place where they vacuum the inside and wash the windows!  LOL!  It’s expensive, though, so it doesn’t happen very often.  More times, we go to the quickie car wash, where you just drive through!
6. How often do you have the inside of your vehicle cleaned? Do you do it yourself or do you pay someone to do it?
Not as often as it probably should be, and since I let my dog come in the car so much, it’s a losing battle.  I would have to vacuum my car everyday, to get rid of all the dog fur and wash the windows everyday, to get rid of all the nose marks!
7. What is the color of your vehicle?
Dark blue (My favorite!)

1. Name one thing you received as a gift on your last birthday.
People don’t really get me presents much anymore.  I think Gary took me out to eat, on my last birthday, at my favorite local Italian restaurant.
2. What would be the “perfect” birthday gift?
Probably going out to eat, at that restaurant, or any other restaurant that this man owns.  (Yummy!)  For a tangible gift, maybe a cd of march music, or some classical piano music would be nice. Or how about my own iPod?  LOL!
3. Do you look forward to birthdays?
Sure.  It’s a way to celebrate another year of being alive!
4. On your birthday, do you treat yourself to something special each year?
Probably going out somewhere for a chai latte!
5. Do you bother keeping up with your horoscope on a regular basis?
Not particularly.
6. What zodiac sign are you, and do you think you fit the description for that sign?
I’m Pisces and I think it fits me!

In a nutshell:
Pisces is symbolized by the Fish. You’re empathetic, openhearted and intuitive. You rely on your instincts rather than facts or logic, experiencing things almost completely subjectively. Daydreamy and creative, you prefer to go with the flow rather than fight the current.

I’m definitely a go-with-the-flow person.  I don’t like to make waves!