1. Choose the scenario which caused me to injure our minivan today:
a) I ran over our garbage can while backing out of our driveway
b) I scraped against a concrete post at the gas station
c) I backed into a parked car at Target

2. Which song from the Clear Channel Christmas repertoire gave me a lump in my throat while driving around today?
a) I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
b) Christmas Eve in Washington
c) Mary Did You Know?

3. Fill in the blank: I visited ____ stores to find a kit for a gingerbread house so C and I can decorate it during mother-daughter time tomorrow.

4. True or false: The woman who aggressively cut me off in mall traffic had a Jesus fish on her bumper.

5. True or false: I responded by wishing her a merry Christmas in a complete G-rated manner. Seeing as how I am a minister and all.


15 Responses to “my day: a quiz”  

  1. 1 cheesehead

    Um…C, C, Three, True, False.

    How’d I do?

  2. 2 Mindy

    I agree with cheese except I am thinking 6 stores.

    I have one that I bought on clearance LAST year. It is in great condition to decorate but we ain’t eating it!

  3. 3 reverendmother

    Pretty good—you’re both wrong on number 1, and about the number of stores… (aim lower! sweet baby james would never put up with that much running around, I’m afraid).

    And I am shocked, SHOCKED that you would think I am capable of salty language toward a sister in Christ! And at The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, no less!

    [Flouncing out]

  4. 4 spookyrach

    Ohhh geeze! What a day!

  5. 5 ppb

    I’m going B, B, 3, T, T (but just because I want to get on your good side.) I actually can’t picture you flipping off a sister in Christ with your child in tow, but I can imagine you doing the stone cold glare.

  6. 6 Cathy

    I am going with A, C 3, T, F.

    I don’t see you giving the middle finger, but you are still postpartum and all…. But there are other ways to respond in a PG or above fashion. Tell all….we want to live vicariously through your blog

  7. 7 Preacher Mom

    If #1 is b, then your in good company with me. I did that about a year ago. Talk about an expensive ‘little’ accident!

  8. 8 Sarah

    I didn’t read the others first - unsullied answers are a-c-4-t.

    and the harmonica wake up call. Yikes. Precious. Eventually.

    Advent blessings -
    Sarah

  9. 9 reverendmother

    Ok, I’m off to bed, so will provide answers:

    1. b (PreacherMom! My sister!)
    2. c (I haaaaaaate that Christmas Eve in Washington thing. Why do my brother and other musicians labor in obscurity while this dreck gets airplay?)
    3. 2. They were out at Trader Joe’s so I went to the most Republican Store on the PlanetMichael’s.
    4. True. You all knew it was true.
    5. False. I said a not-nice word and nobody heard me but SBJ, and he’s not telling.

  10. 10 Cathy

    ok, showing my ignorance - what is Republican about Michael’s? I haven’t been there in a while.

  11. 11 anne

    what a day!

    and i just bought 20 of michael’s “front porch calendars” for a buck each. now everyone who spends a night here (until all calendars are gone) will have their very own front porch calendar to take home. (our house has a great view from the front porch.)

    does that make me a republican? i think not.

  12. 12 More Cows Than People

    if it makes you feel better, i backed into, and took out the mennonite insurance company mailbox after only living in this small community a few months. smooth…

    and yes, i’m curious, i didn’t know that michael’s had such a reputation. please illumine.

  13. 13 Chaplainmom

    that’s ok about the car - I ended up going over a curb the other night and knocked off the plastic piece that is the “side bumper” on my Honda Odyssey and also did about $1,000 worth of damage W. thinks to the side of my car. and I’m not even postpartum! i just couldn’t see….

    and SBJ would never tell on mommy even if he could talk!

  14. 14 reverendmother

    You don’t have to be a Repub to shop there—it’s just an image I have of the place.

    Plus there is an overabundance of W. bumper stickers in the one I go to.

    Don’t read too much into the comment though!

  15. 15 Songbird

    I was going for b on the first one, because I’ve been in parking garages.

    And I’ve been to malls in your part of the world, and that makes me understand the last one!

    Peace on Earth. Mmm-hmmm.

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