Leap Year

Seeing as this is an extra day of a year of my life, I'm not doing much to make it different. I think the weather has something to do with that. It's chilly, raining hard and just oo-gie to go outside but I had to do something to mark this bonus day. I think I'll surprise the kids and we'll get milkshakes or slushies this afternoon. I know...it's crazy!

Saw this on Musings of a Housewife and I'm playing along:

• My childhood nickname was … Well, technically my birth certificate says Jennifer but I've never been called Jennifer unless I was in trouble. So I was Jenny growing up got shorted to Jen in college. My college friends called me "Otis" at some point and then they made fun of me and G b/c we called each other "buddy" all the time during our dating phase. 
• If you want to spoil me rotten, buy me diamonds. Have to agree with Jo Lynne on this. But am also a fan of new electronic gadgets especially of the apple kind. 
• The television character I most identify with is Claire (Modern Family). I think I may be as OCD as her and while her character takes it to the extreme, I find myself nodding along with her quirks. And she has a funny husband as is G but have to say G is way cuter than Phil. 
• If I had a whole day to go shopping and money to spend, I would go to the mall...the one close to the city. The one that houses Apple, Nordstrom, American Girl, Sephora, Gap, Banana, Loft etc. All my favorite stores under one roof. 
• The most wild and crazy thing I have ever done (that I can admit to publicly) is probably from my college days. I climbed a really tall tree on a dare (this was *the* tree the town used to decorate for Christmas - it was on the main street for all to see). I rode in a car trunk to get home from a bar. Hello? If my child did that, I'd have his/her head. 
• The one thing on my bucket list that I am most eager to do is visit Australia. I would love to spend a month there. 
• My family will always be loyal to each other (I hope). Family is family. 
• If I could spend a day with a celebrity I would choose Ellen. I think I would be rolling with laughter and my stomach muscles would get quite a workout from all the laughing. She seems down to earth, loves to dance and have fun. My kind of person. 
• In my opinion, the best invention in the history of the world is the ipad or smart phone. Steve Jobs = genius. 
• When life hands me lemons, I make lemonade. I am a glass half-full kind of person. 

PS: Look at my kiddo. He played his heart out at his basketball game last night. The entire team did. It was a very close game but they lost in the last 40 seconds. Disappointing and sad. They were good sports and I can't say that about the other team's parents. The way they carried on during the last period was embarrassing...you can cheer for your own team and also be a good sport about it. 

So proud of his team. They can hold their heads high and be proud of their conduct on/off the court.