I just got my daughter’s costume. She’s going to be a flower this year. Yes, I waited to the last minute to buy her costume. And yes, the lesson was learned- if you wait until the last minute you’ll get a poor selection of costumes, but you’ll get them at a great price.

What would your MC dress up as for Halloween? What is your MC’s favorite Halloween candy?

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Sewing is a contact sport. You get hurt (uh…needle through the finger anyone?), you sweat up a storm (those tiny light bulbs are about 1,000 watts), and you end up wanting to break something (usually the bobbin). Oh…and men tend to cringe at the very thought of it.

Yes, sewing is not for wimps. And I am most definitely a wimp. 

But I’ve found myself sewing for hours during the past two weeks, making a  Quiet Book for my daughter. The balloons look deflated and the ladybug looks squashed and I am quite proud of it. I thought I’d donate my body to research before I ever said that last part. 

What has your character created that they are proud of?

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Do your characters brush their teeth before or after they shower? Is it shampoo first, then soap and condition or do they use the same soap for everything?  

Tell me your character’s personal hygiene regimen.

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If your characters could do anything they wanted for one day, what would it be? (Keep it PG, people!)

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My daughter had her doctor appointment today. The doctor poked and prodded and then poked some more. She did really well with not crying as he listened to what looked like every organ in her body. She had that look of “I’m too scared to cry” and I’m sure the fake cheerfulness on my face scared her every bit as much as the stethoscope in the doctor’s hand. But it was the feeling of the teeth that finally put her over the edge into all-out wailing. She cried more from that than from the shots – of course, who doesn’t cry when there are needles around….err, yeah, me neither.

What puts your characters “over the edge” of anger, fear, or tears?

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I just completed the semi-annual clean-out of the fridge (can you tell it’s on of my least favorite things to do?). I discovered some Tupperware that I’d forgotten I owned jammed at the back of the fridge behind the parmesan cheese and bacon bits. I also swiped off the caramel from the bottom shelf that by some scientific marvel was solid and gooey at the same time.

I could not quite force myself to rummage through the piles of condiments that have multiply faster than an alien force taking over the world. So we still have teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, sweet and sour sauce, A-1, Worcestershire, Dijon mustard, spicy brown mustard, yellow French’s mustard, ketchup, mayo, and green hot sauce jumbled together.

What’s in your character’s refrigerator?

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