Fruitful Words

1. Nicknames? Susan, Susie, Sue (Don’t like that one), Sues, KC (Kinda Crazy), Auntie (love that one), Mom (love this one best)
2. Piercing’s? Ears – unfortunaltey allergic to most metals
3. Most recent movie you’ve seen in the theater? Narnia – by myself. I was taking the light rail home from work and fell asleep. When I woke up I was in Folsom so decided to watch a movie. I had to have my sister come get me because light rail stopped running at 7 p.m. and I was there at 7:10.
4. Eye color? Brown
5. Place of birth? Los Angeles in the City of Angels hospital
6. Favorite foods? Currently - Chocolate Waffles with strawberries (had that for lunch today), my mom’s chicken enchiladas, steak with garlic mashed potatoes
7. Ever been to Africa? No, but ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a missionary doctor there. During my senior year of high school, I let my counselor talk me out of (I was full of fear) applying to med school; after all being a doctor was not compatible with being a mom. This was in the mid-seventies in Canada. At times I have twinges of regret that I didn’t at least try, but I absolutely do NOT regret getting married and having children. If I could go back and do it again, I would choose my children.
8. Ever been toilet-papering? Oh yes!
9. Ever love someone so much it makes you cry? Double oh yes! I’ve cried from the pain of rejected love and from the beauty of love – like saying my wedding vows, seeing my newborns for the first time or watching them be baptized.
10. Been in a car accident? Yes, car was totaled when an 18 wheeler crashed into us. No-one was hurt. For decades, whenever I passed a truck a shiver of fear would journey up and down my spine.
11. Favorite day of the week? Sundays – it is energizing to see and hear God’s Word and how it is changing/healing/connecting lives and my Sunday afternoon nap.
12. Favorite restaurant? Right now – Applebee’s for their Chinese Chicken Salad
13. Favorite sport to watch? Anything my kids/nieces are in; enjoyed watching Avalanche games (in the stadium not on TV); would like to see a live pro football and pro baseball game
14. Favorite drink? Frapacchino on a hot day, hot cocoa on a cold day
15. Favorite dessert? Bread pudding, my sister’s chocolate chip cookies, Ruby’s lemon meringue pie, Breyer’s natural vanilla ice cream - I like desserts.
16. Favorite Fast Food? Does IHOP International Burrito count? If not, In-and-Out burger animal style
17. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? Passed it first try. When I went to school (in Texas) our school schedule included driver’s ed. The most fun part was all the time we got to spend driving via the simulator.
18. Which stores would you choose to max out your credit card? Barnes & Noble, amazon.com (for the books), any office supply store, Home Depot, and Capital Nursery.
19. Bedtime? Usually around midnight. However, I plan to change that this week. My goal is 10 p.m.
20. Favorite TV shows? Joan of Arcadia when it was on, House, and Grey’s Anatomy. I usually forget to watch them though.
21. Lake, Ocean or river? All are soothing and beautiful, but I’d prefer to walk along the ocean for an hour of solitude.
22. How many tattoos do you have? Zero, but I’ve always wanted one. Scandalous, no? My sister and I almost gone one when we went to HI with my mom; the shop was closed. I think my sista was relieved.
23. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Besides what I’m already doing? A mom of young ones, missionary doctor, lounge singer, UN interpreter
24. What job would you not like? Anything to do with sewage or working on a dairy farm. Lennie, I once worked as a night-time receptionist at a funeral home.
25. When you get to the Pearlie Gates, What do you want God to say to you? I like Lennie’s reply, “Welcome home, Beautiful.” My second choice would be, “Daughter, I am pleased with you. Good job.”

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