ABC

Lately, Isabel and I have been trying to get Gabe to learn his ABC's.

Our latest strategy involves playing "school" in Isabel's room and buying a new scrapbook with an ABC scrappin' kit for Gabe to make.

Needless to say, I have ABC's on the brain.

So when I saw Betty's fun post using the alphabet, I really wanted to play along. Here's my version:

A-Age: 35

B-Bed size: Queen

C-Chore you hate: Laundry, especially putting it away.

D-Dogs or cats: Both...Ellie our toy fox terrier, Sugar our all-white cat, and Autumn the cat who insists on peeing on my countertops (which is why she is now an outside kitty).

E-Essential start your day item: Um, no-brainer there...coffee and my bloglist.

F-Favorite color(s): Green and brown.

G-Gold or silver: Silver (unless we're talking gold nuggets here!)

H-Height: 5'7"

I-Instruments you played: Flute.

J-Job title: Nursing Supervisor/Mom/Wife.

K-Kids: Three. Elijah (11), Isabel (9), and Gabe (4).

L-Loud or quiet: Depends on how much I've had to drink :)

M-Mom's name: Carolyn

N-Nicknames: Heather Feather knows the Weather was my nickname in grade school; my dad called me "Tiger" after my favorite Tony the Tiger cereal, Frosted Flakes; don't really have one now.

O-Overnight hospital stay: Three childbirths and one bout of pneumonia.

P-Pet peeve: Possessive/jealous people.

Q-Quote from a movie: "I'm your huckleberry." Val Kilmer in Tombstone.

R-Right or left-handed: Right.

S-Siblings: Three sisters. All older than me. Michelle, Kim and Rhonda.

T-Time you wake up: Um, this is assuming that I got to go sleep that night...Usually by 8am, or 2pm if I worked the night shift.

U-Underwear: Bikini or thong, if I don't want to have a pantyline.

V-Vegetable you dislike: Raw celery...yuck!

W-Ways you run late: When Gabe can't find his shoes, again!

X-Xrays you've had: Head (after a bike wreck) and mouth (for the dentist); no broken bones here.

Y-Yummy food you make: Chicken potpie, white chicken chili, chicken rice soup (notice how much I like chicken?)

Z-Zoo favorite: Feeding the giraffes at eye-level. So much fun!

Wow, that only took fifteen minutes! If only it were that easy to teach Gabe his ABC's...