I was tagged for this meme ages ago by my Very Good Friend Mother Hen at Ship Full O' Pirates. Now that the baby is over 3 weeks old, I think I've run out of excuses for procrastination, so here are my own answers.

Two names I go by:

1.  Mom.  Wait - that's too easy.  You already knew it.

2.  Kimmer, Kimmi, Skimp (a nickname from my sisters in my teen years, when I was forever skimping on the fats in recipes).

Two things I’m wearing right now:

1.  a receiving blanket tossed over my shoulder - to conceal the nursing baby

2.  a long skirt, because we all know what happens when I wear shorts.

Two of my favorite things today:

1.  My father-in-law, visiting from Nashville, is hanging drywall in our new linen closet.  I like his idea of vacationing.  I think he should take more time off.

2. chocolate.  It's one of my favorite things every day.

Two things I want at the moment:

1.  To bid the bug goodbye.  Three of my big helpers are down with a bug and I've had a headache for 2 days.

2.  To see my honey.  I always miss him most on Mondays after a long weekend.

Two favorite pets I have had:

1.  Barak, the family Rottweiler.  We got him when I was 13 and he lived until after I was gone and married.  I had him trained superbly and took great pleasure in showing him off.  If only our later dogs would obey so well.

2.  Sam, the enormous Great Dane/Doberman  that I grew up with.  He was my best friend for many long years, and was nearly taller than I was for much of the time.

Two people I hope will fill this out:

1.  I'm probably breaking an unspoken rule somewhere, but I want to tag my 4 oldest children.

2.  Did that count as one or four?  If I get another tag, I'll choose the Headmistress at The Common Room, whose fast and furious One Word Meme today reminded me to do this one.

Two things I did last night:

1. Collapsed gratefully into my own bed after yet another weekend away from home.

2. Took 2 ibuprofen.  Twice.  That's two twos.  But not at the same time.

Two things I ate last night:

1.  A plum.

2.  Another plum.  After a big fellowship meal at church, Sunday evening meals are not a big event in our house.

Two people I last talked to:

1.  Becca, who wants to play a music CD.  I vetoed her motion for Gross and Annoying Songs, on the grounds that it was gross and annoying.

2.  Deanna, who just got back from a trip to the store with Grandma.  I gave her $3 dollars and asked her to get 2 big bottles of Suave condtioner.  "Mom, I got a big bottle of Herbal Essence conditioner!  It was $5."  "$5 for one bottle?!  Did you use my money?  No?  Good.  Can I use your conditioner?"

Two things I will do tomorrow:

1. Eat, and

2.  sleep.  Don't we all?

Farthest trips I have taken in the last 5 years:

1.  Hawaii and

2.  La Jolla, a ritzy suburb of San Diego, California.  Both trips were once-in-a-lifetime events, entirely unexpected, and neither trip was on my own dime.

Two favorite holidays:

1.  I'm not a big holiday person, so this is a tough question for me.  I'd have to say Thanksgiving and

2.  Christmas - but in a low key way.  I like the friends, family and food.  Hate the commercialism and consumerism.

Two favorite beverages:

1.  My homemade cold coffee, just like the overpriced Starbuck's frappuccinos in a glass bottle but cheaper and better.

2.  Is ice cream a liquid?  What if I put it in a coffee mug and stir it up with a little milk to make a shake?

Related posts:

1. The Pet Meme
2. I got tagged
3. meme: 4’s
4. 6 Things meme
5. Meme for cooks

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