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This is a bit of a different week.

First-I have to mention some wonderful news! Bev Mahone-the wonderful author of "Whatever, A Baby Boomer's Guide into Middle Age" made me one of her inaugural Baby Boomer Divas! Yes I am AND I am in some pretty distinguished company. Besides Bev (check out her websites www.enjoyyourmenopause.com, www.boomerworld.blogspot.com and www.babyboomerdiva.com), Kathy Holmes-author of the new book "Real Women Wear Red", Natalie Cole, Vanessa Williams, Deidre Hall and now Diane Keaton are all part of this fun entourage. Check out the first mentioned site of Bev's to see all the Baby Boomer Divas-it even has our pictures available for viewing.

Next, I actually see that my recipe was published in Simple and Delicious! I say actually, because not always do you see what has been promised to be published make it to print. Okay, they renamed my salad, but they did print my little blurb and the recipe correctly (which is more than Family Circle did!), so I'm pretty proud of that.

and last, I have been "tagged" by fellow blogger Jadey, just after I posted last week's column. I promised her I would post the answers this week, so here they are:

. What is your middle name?= Inez
2. what color pants are you wearing=a short black sleeveless tee dress
3. What are you listening to now= nothing, it’s quiet
4. What was the last thing you had to drink= water
5. Do you wish on Stars= Without a doubt
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be?=Today I think red
7. How is the weather today?=Hot, hot and humid
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone?=one of the guys I work with at my day job
9. Do you like the person that sent this to you= yes
10. Favorite drink= coffee w/ sweet and low
11. Favorite sport=love to watch soccer.
12. Hair Color= medium brunette
13. Siblings?= one sister, 6 years younger
14. Favorite month=April, our anniversary
15. Favorite Food?=if it’s a veggie, I’m in
16. What was the last movie you saw in theaters?=God only knows
17. Favorite day of the year= whatever day I can spend w/ my hubby
18. what do you do to vent anger=get quiet and give the evil eye
19. What was your favorite toy as a child=my kewpie doll, still have her
20. Summer or Winter=Summer
21. Hugs or kisses=both I love to be cuddled and snuggled but I love a nice soft sensual turn passionate and heated kiss.
22. Car or motorcycle=Car
23. Chocolate or vanilla=Mocha
24. Do you want your friends to do this survey? would be nice but who knows!
25. Who is most likely to do this survey? =obviously me.
26. Who is least likely to respond= can never tell
27. When was the last time you cried=don’t know
28. What is under your bed?= dog and cat toys.
29. Who is the friend that you have had the longest?= still in touch w/ a friend from when I was barely 6. Also a college girlfriend, we met in 1976. Plus hubby, since 1980
30. What did you do last night? Had dinner w/ hubby and our son, had a quiet evening
31. What are you afraid of=not being able to do what I want physically
32. Plain, buttered, or salted popcorn=light spray of butter flavored pam w/garlic salt
33. Favorite car=my little PT Cruiser
34. Favorite Flower= roses, definitely
35. how many keys on your keyring= I don’t know, I have 3 different sets
36. How many years at your job=almost 2 years at the present day job
37. What did you do on your last birthday?=not much, my foot was broken and I wasn’t allowed to put any weight on it, I was pretty confined.
38. how many states have you lived in?= one
39. Did you have fun doing this?= Sure why not.
40. Who are you going to send this to? Hmmm, Kacey, Matty, Summer, Lisa and Yana

Next week-I"ll be back to my usual musings!