i found this great
post from katie of
katie's pencil box and i could not resist doing one of dom and i! some of the questions i had to explain to him in a slightly different manner, he answered all the questions except for "h" & "o"...
here it goes:
A. Age:
(mama) 34.
(dom) gives me four fingers, 4.
B. Bed size:
(mama) queen, wishing for a king when dom decides to join us in the middle of the night. btw, he loves to kick and twist.
(dom) a bunk bed.
C. Chore that you dislike:
(mama) cleaning after arts and crafting - i enjoy my organized mess!
(dom) i like cleaning my toys (LOL, totally opposite what i asked him).
D. Dogs:
(mama) still wishing for a chocolate brown dachshund named, "stretch".
(dom) i like a big dog, he's 20 lbs. (what he wants one day...)
E. Essential start to your day:
(mama) saying good morning to my smiling babies, this includes my hubby.
(dom) i play with my toys.
F. Favorite color:
(mama) turquoise, aqua, blue-green...
(dom) purple, red is not my favorite color anymore, just purple!
G. Gold or Silver:
(mama) silver.
(dom) i like purple, i like purple-silver!
H. Height:
(mama) 5'6" .
(dom) 3'7"
I. Instruments you play:
(mama) i dabbled with piano in grade 1, did the clarinet in grade 7, my voice / choir in high school.
(dom) drums (my parents bought him a set, that stays at their home - though it's been a while since he played with it).
J. Job title:
(mama) dental lab technician; arts and crafter.
(dom) hugging and caring for my baby.
K. Kids:
(mama) 2, dom and solana.
(dom) my baby (solana).
L. Live:
(mama) in beautiful british columbia, canada!
(dom) in my house.
M. Mother’s name:
(mama) agnes
(dom) mommy carla
N. Nicknames:
(mama) kaka (yes, like caca poo poo), cacatoo, ninang cahlah - by my god daughter asia), naning - by my nephews, isaiah and reece), carla la la la la - by anna v.
(dom) dom, domy, dom dom, d-man, dr. d, dominic poot poot, dom da bomb
O. Overnight hospital stays:
(mama) twice, both c-sections for dom and solana
(dom) when he was 2 mos old
P. Pet peeves:
(mama) homophobia, uppity people, unfriendliness...
(dom) bad boy kids!
Q. Quote from a movie:
(mama)"the greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return" - moulin rouge
(dom) "cheese and sprinkles!" - rio; "flint lockwood, i got my eye on you!" - cloudy with a chance of meatballs
R. Right or left handed:
(mama) left for highly detailed applications, right for less detailed applications and sports (volleyball, basketball)
(dom) raises the right hand.
S. Siblings:
(mama) i have 2 younger brothers whom i love unconditionally.
(dom) a younger sister, solana leighton!
U. Underwear:
(mama) i would like to say victoria's secret, but in reality the more comfy the better, no granny panties for me though - that's where i draw the line (TMI).
(dom) when i was little i wear baby underwear. now i wear big boy undies, i mean big, big, BIG boy undies!
V. Vegetable you hate:
(mama) raw celery, cooked carrots, okra (though i'm starting to like them a little).
(dom) carrots, i still like brocolli.
W. What makes you run late:
(mama) my need to sleep in, diaper accidents, forgetting things...
(dom) when it's dark and i get scared.
X. X-Rays you’ve had:
(mama) at the dentist.
(dom) yaaa-no!
Y. Yummy food that you make:
(mama) i get compliments on my thai chicken curry, rack of lamb, and lemon grass chicken.
(dom) marshmallow cookies (he means smores).
Z. Zoo animal:
(mama) giraffes, jelly fish, elephants, pandas.
(max) alligators, fishies, turtles, sharks, yup, that's all!
i hope you enjoyed getting to know us a little bit more. it was a fun (ny) interview! i might consider doing something similar to this every year with both kids, well, as soon as solana starts to talk.
have a great week!
xo, carla (and dom)
