Dazzling Dozen Game

1.Paula Deen and sons. 2.Fresh-baked Krispie Kreme. 3.I let someone out in traffic this morning and later held the elevator for someone just entering the building. 4.Bluebirds - their song is a little sweeter. 5.Nicholas Sparks. 6.The colors of the most rare gems, the clearest sky, and the purest gold. 7.Pollyana - it's what my grandmother played with me. 8.Poking at one place on my gums with a toothpick. 9.People have a favorite? I love the whole state! 10.I didn't press charges or file an insurance claim against a teen driver who rear-ended my car. 11.I asked a woman who'd just had a hysterectomy if she was going to have any more children. 12.When I received the call that there was a baby for us to adopt.

What famous person would you like to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for your family? Racheal Ray

2. What is your favorite doughnut? Krispy Creme regular glazed

3. What was your last random act of kindness? letting the folks go first in the rain

4. Do you prefer bluebirds or cardinals? Cardinals

5. What is your favorite North Carolina author? Me!

6. What is the color of Heaven? Gold

7. What is your favorite board game? Candy land

8. What is your strangest personal habit? I wet my Qtips before I use them in my ears.

9. What is your favorite NC vacation destination? Carolina Beach

10. What is the noblest thing you've ever done? Become a doctor

11. What is the dumbest thing you ever said? i don't know

12. What was the happiest moment of your life? when my former preemie son said Mama

1. An Indian family with roots back the original Thanksgiving feast. While our dishes today are tasty and grand- I'd love to experience the cultural difference of that day. 2. Dunkin Doughnuts- French Crueller, Krispy Kreme: cream filled chocolate covered doughnut. 3. I let a friend cry on my shoulder and tell me about all she was going through- even though I knew the story and didn't really agree with her. 4. Cardinals- so regal!! 5. Without a doubt: Nicholas Sparks. He is a true NC gem!!! 6. A shimmery glazed shade of Pearl 7. Life- all the twists and turns. 8. When I can't remember something I will rub my temples- like that is going to make the forgotten thought jump right out. Rarely works- but I do it every time. 9. Hatterus Island 10. Not bragging about the coolest things I have ever done- don't like to make people feel like they have missed out. 11. Sorry- I'm having a blonde moment... 12. The moment the minister declared us husband and wife.

1.Paula Deen 2. Krispy Kreme Glazed 3. Paying for the food of the person behind me in the drive thru. 4.Cardinals 5.Thomas Wolfe 6.The colors of the rainbow 7. Scrabble 8.Cutting the crusts of the bread before I eat it. 9.Boone 10.Adopting a "grandparent" at a local nursing home 11.Asking a woman who wasn't pregnant when the baby was due. 12.The birth of my daughter.

Number 11 is the easiest question in the group. My husband and I were in a rather posh restaurant bar waiting for the rest of our group. I noticed a gentleman at the bar, enjoying a quiet drink. My husband leaned over to me and whispered "Isn't that one of the Monkees at the bar?" I looked over, and there was Mickey Dolenze! As a teenager, I was a huge Monkees fan, so, without any plan of what I would say, I went over to the poor man, and said "I'm sorry to bother you but I know who you are," then proceeded to babble for probably 2 minutes before I returned to my husband who at that point was trying to ignore me. Ugh! Talk about a nerd!

1. I wish Justin Wilson was still alive, that would be a treat. 2. A fresh, hot, right out of the oven glazed donut from Annes Donuts in Rocky Mount. 3. Found a cell phone in a parking lot, called the first number on it, got the mans address and mailed the phone to him. 4. Cardinals, I see plenty of bluebirds but not many cardinals. 5. Allan Gurganus 6. A lot like The Emerald City in The Wizard of OZ. 7. I had a few coming up, but I really liked the game of LIFE. 8. Very seldom do I wear long pants, I wear shorts all year round. 9. The Outer Banks 10.I grow my hair long so it can be cut and donated to Locks Of Love. 11.I called a Captain a Sergeant when I was in the Army, that didn't go over too good. 12.I had a heart attack a few years ago, when the Doctor told me I was going to be ok, that made me very happy.

1. Al Roker 2. Krispy Kreme creme filled with chocolate icing 3. Raked the leaves for a friend 4. Cardinals 5. Carl Sandburg 6. If it is not Carolina Blue it is the pure white of snow 7. Scrabble 8. I won't take the trash out in the dark 9. Fleetwood Falls, NC 10. Married my husband 11. Couldn't remember the name of the guy I had a blind date with so I played "musical names". He wasn't too offended; he married me. 12. Getting married and having two children was special, but witmessing the birth of my granddaughter was overwhelming. It is a special happiness that I have been blessed with for over 11 years.

1. Giada De Laurentiis

2. Cream filled

3. Fell on my sword for a colleague who made a mistake instead of her getting in trouble.

4. Cardinals--the Ohio state bird!

5. Georgann Eubanks

6. Scarlet and grey

7. Trivial Pursuit

8. I break up words on signs into even numerical sets

9. The mountains!

10. I took an incredible amount of public heat rather than break confidentiality of someone who hated me.

11. Do you want spanked?

12. When she said "I do."

1. Emeril, Paula or Rachel, or heck, all three - wouldn't that be a hoot?? 2. Krispy Creme, original glazed 3. babsitting for my niece for 2 weeks 4. both 5. Charles Kuralt 6. pearly white 7. monopoly 8. twisitng my hair 9. Beech Mountain or anywhere in the high country of NC 11. Dumbest - too many to write but I have learned something - it is definitely better to THINK before you speak! :) 12. Happiest - my wedding day, the day I gave birth to our son, the day all of my children graduated from High School and College

1. What famous person would you like to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for your family? Probably Bill Murray…my whole family thinks he is hilarious! 2.What is your favorite doughnut? Sweet Sixteen Chocolate Covered! Mmm! 3. What was your last random act of kindness? I try and let 3 people out in front of me everyday on my way to work. 4. Do you prefer bluebirds or cardinals? Cardinals 5. What is your favorite North Carolina author? Nicholas Sparks 6. What is the color of Heaven? White, Gold, pearl, and lots of sparkles! 7. What is your favorite board game? Scattagories or Candyland 8. What is your strangest personal habit? Probably boofonting my hair or having OCD with lip gloss! 9. What is your favorite NC vacation destination? I went to college in the Mountains of NC (Cullowhee!) So Asheville or Avon, NC at the Outerbanks. There is nothing like a great day of surf fishing! 10. What is the noblest thing you've ever done? I found money on the ground and instead of keeping it I

1. Jimmy Carter 2. Krispy Kreme with maple icing 3. taking a very pitiful stray kitten that showed up at my door last week to the vet and getting very attached to it (though it died a few days later) 4. bluebirds (have several houses set up) 5. Jan Karon 6. green from all the forests 7. Scrabble 8. love the smell of Play-dough, and can't resist sniffing it when it's around! 9. moutains 10. not noble, but because I loved them, helped care for an aunt with Alzheimers for quite a while, and my mom through a long illness (Parkinsons) 11. Telling my advisor I wanted to change my major from chemical engineering to education (but I really love teaching--most days : ) 12. Blessed with too many to choose--but holding son and daughter for first time have to be near the top!

My Answers Contd...

10. What is the noblest thing you've ever done? I found money on the ground and instead of keeping it I brought it to the customer service/lost and found desk. 11. What is the dumbest thing you ever said? “Is that the empire state building?” (While driving through downtown Raleigh) 12. What was the happiest moment of your life? The happiest moment in my life would probably have to be when my step dad woke my brother and I up on Christmas Eve morning and asked us for permission to ask my mom to marry him. I was so happy for them and for my mom…they were high school sweet hearts and they were brought back into each others lives and I just felt a tremendous amount of happiness for both of them and that he was going to be a part of our family.

1. Sarah Palin & family. 2. Nutty Butter Roll made at Jubelts Bakery in Litchfield IL. 3. Letting a co-worker have something that was offered to me because I knew she really wanted to have it. 4. Cardinals, they remind me of my Mother who loved to see them. 5. Nicholas Sparks 6. I think Heaven is every color imaginable and then some. 7. Sorry! 8. Biting the inside of my cheeks when I get nervous. 9. Asheville-Mountains 10. Buying food & household supplies for friends when the husband had been laid off without them knowing who did it. 11. Asking my son if he remembered something that my twin brother and I had done when we were little. It was a very blonde moment! 12. I've had a lot of happy moments but when our fist grandchild was born has to be the happiest. It was the greatest moment in my life when we walked in and saw that precious new life. When I touched her hand and she wrapped her little fingers around mine, well it was just amazing!

1. What famous person would you like to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for your family? PAULA DEAN - no need for "light" recipes on Thanksgiving! 2. What is your favorite doughnut? HOT KRISPY KREME! 3. What was your last random act of kindness? REPLACING AN ELDERLY STRANGER'S MAILBOX POST THAT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OVER 4. Do you prefer bluebirds or cardinals? BLUEBIRDS! 5. What is your favorite North Carolina author? MARGARET MARON 6. What is the color of Heaven? SILVER 7. What is your favorite board game? SCRABBLE 8. What is your strangest personal habit? PRESSING THE "LOCK" BUTTON FOR MY CAR 3 TIMES 9. What is your favorite NC vacation destination? PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST - CAMPING 10. What is the noblest thing you've ever done? I AM NOT NOBLE 11. What is the dumbest thing you ever said? YES (TO VOLUNTEERING AGAIN!) 12. What was the happiest moment of your life? TAKING MY FAMILY ON VACATION

1. Martha Stewart--but she wouldn't be allowed to speak or participate in the meal--just serve it! 2. Krispy Kreme glazed! 3. Letting the tractor trailer ahead of me on I-40 this afternoon 4. Cardinals? 5. Jim Bahm--author of kid's book "Speed Slugs" and a hard working Athens Drive HS teacher 6. White and gold (no Carolina blue!) 7. Clue 8. I can't stand for my foods to mix on my dinner plate 9. Pisgah Inn--true relaxation! And what a view! 10. Giving credit to co-workers for projects that I did 11. I was ordering 3 year old cheddar cheese from a Mom and Pop in Wisconsin via phone. They said they were out but they had 2 year old cheddar. In a blonde moment, I asked when the 3 year old would be available, but retracted before they could answer when I realized the obvious answer. 12. When my preemie twins were born healthy and happy!

1. Jesus 2. Glazed 3. 4. Cardinals 5. Don't have a favorite 6. Carolina Blue of course!! 7. Scrabble 8. I bite my nails! 9. The Beach 10. I went to visit nursing home residents that attended our church. That was a blessing! 11.I asked someone if they were pregnant, and they won't!! 12. When my boys were born!

1-Paula Deen- mmm,mmm good! :) 2-creme filled white kind not barvarian -yuck! 3-Looking after my dying mother when I was 20 yrs old not out of duty but out of love for a woman who raised my brother and I after our Dad died 10 yrs before!Bought Christmas for a boy and his two sisters-was put in my heart and head to do and I HAD to! 4-BOTH!! 5-Nicholas Sparks - I'm #1 fan!! 6-sky blue,white,lavender,pink,gold,silver 7-Checkers!!! 8-Always put on right sock, left sock,right shoe,left shoe! 9-BEACH! Sunset Beach or really any of them! 10-Let someone else take the glory for something I thought of. 11-I do with my 1st hubby! LOL no not really - no regrets there - have 3 fine sons and now 5 grandbabies! 12-Birth of my sons, birth of my grandkids, taking my hubby to Key West last year for his 50th birthday!!!

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