Suzy Q Homemaker

It’s been a while since I’ve participated in Small Talk Six, and since I’m obviously in need of a bloggy pick-me-up, maybe this will help.

Today’s topic is “6 things on your wishlist this year.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . .

My list is going to consist of things on my wishlist that I’m absolutely certain I won’t be getting, but they’re on my list anyway.

1. A Pentax DSLR–my K1000 is sitting sullenly in my living room shelf because I use it maybe twice a year.  I live 30 miles from a Wolf Camera, so getting film developed requires a lot of planning and dollars.  While I love photography and wish I had the time and equipment to develop my own photographs, a DSLR is the more practical alternative until my children grow up and move out.
2. xBox 360–only to play the new Halo game.  Pathetic, I know.  But I’m a Halo junkie.  It is true.
3. Hardwood floors–I’m so sick of carpet.  C’mon, orange cat plus blue carpet = GROSS.
4. For Verizon to just get the iPhone already–’nuff said.
5. Maid service for a year.
6. The house next door–it once belonged to Jamie’s great grandfather, so we’d love to get it back in the family.

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Today’s topic is “6 things you’ll miss (or won’t miss) about summer.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . .

It’s been a long, hard summer and I wish that I had enjoyed it more than I did.  With a new baby in the house, schedules were very erratic and it was difficult to find peaceful moments.  Here are the things I’m going to miss:

1. Swimming — We didn’t get to do a whole lot of it this summer because one of us had to stay inside with Timothy while the other swam with the older boys.  It was nice, though, being able to enjoy the sunshine and the cannonballs.
2. Bullfrogs — You read that right.  The sounds of summer include all of the frogs that mate in our pond.  You should hear the deafening chorus around here!  The bullfrogs are the best, though.  They always make me remember that for about two years, I had convinced a friend of mine that the bullfrog calls were really cows doing it in the pastures across the road.  That’s how loud they are.
3. Strawberries — Oh, how I’m going to miss having strawberries in season.
4. Peaches — See above.
5. Timothy’s newborn days — Not that they are going to come back again next year, but still, Timothy’s going to be mobile soon and will no longer be a snuggly little newborn.  I’m going to miss it.  A lot.
6. Sprinklers and Slip ‘n Slides — One of Aiden’s birthday presents this year was a slip ‘n slide that the boys just went nuts over.  There’s nothing like watching your children bust their booties on the ground, getting covered in mud and grass.

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Today’s topic is “6 things you do, used to do, or would like to do to relax.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .

Relax?  In a house full of boys?  AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Ok, whew.  That’s hilarious.

I’m going to make this a “would like to do” list because there is no way in hell I can do any of these things right now.

1. Yoga retreat!  Maybe one day when I’m not nursing a child and I have a couple grand to drop, I’ll go on a fancy yoga retreat somewhere tropical.  I could spend the day sitting in mud baths and mineral springs, doing yoga, and eating delicious organic foods.  Oh my word.

2. Get a massage.  It’s indulgent, expensive, and only makes you feel good while you are lying there on the table.  But that time is well worth it.

3.  Sleep in.  Every day.

4. I’d also like to not hear a screaming child all day.  Just one day?  Please?

5. I would like to sing Renaissance music with a small chamber choir three times a week.  You have no idea how relaxing that is for me.

6. Finally, I would like to reiterate number four because my three-year-old is currently throwing a tantrum on the couch next to me.  He is majorly upset because he does not have any more clean BLUE PANTS.  Good Lord.

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Today’s topic is “6 things people do that you think are beyond lazy.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .

I thought long and hard about laziness and decided that I wanted to show you some dumb inventions that lazy people would truly appreciate.

1.  For when you don’t feel like picking over the kernels in your popcorn.

2. Or using your arm muscles.

3. Or holding your portable fan.

4. Or throwing your own water balloons.

5. Don’t feel like reaching “down there?”

6. Or boiling an egg…you know. On the stove?

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Today’s topic is “6 flavors or types of ice cream that you love or hate” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .

Yep.  This is the easiest Small Talk Six ever.  I’ll try to rank my favorites in order from least to most.  Here we go!

1. Strawberry
2. Mint Chocolate Chip
3. Vanilla Bean with Hershey’s Syrup
4. French Silk
5. Cookie Dough
6. Oreo Ice Cream of any brand.  I’m talking store-bought, Dairy Queen blizzard, whatever. Just throw some Oreos in there and I’m going to gobble it up.