Yay! I am so stoked for this!
If you had a million dollars what would you do with it?
I would pay off the student loans and mortgage (the only debt we have left) first and give most of the rest of it away. We really don't need much money for day to day expenses if I didn't have debt payments to cover and there are plenty of people that need more than I do. I'd much rather hand it over to others than keep it myself.
How many different towns/states have you lived in?
I was born in Michigan, in a town called
Muskegon. It's gorgeous. If you click the link they'll show you pretty pictures of the lake and sunsets and light houses and the like. I've also lived in Memphis, TN (
while my brother was in treatment at St. Jude's), 3 other towns in Western Michigan (
including the one we live in now), Ann Arbor, MI (
when I attended The University of MI ... GO BLUE!), and Grenoble, France. That's 7 total, I think.
What is your favorite meal?
Mashed potatoes topped with scalloped or creamed corn. It's soooooo comfort-y and such a carbfest. Mmmmm.
What's your favorite hobby?
Uh, work? Ha. No, really. I love my job. The hours suck and the kids drive me wacky on a pretty regular basis, but the research and writing parts are what I adore. If I can spend an afternoon at my computer with my feet up researching arguments and writing files for future competitions, I am in heaven. It's soooooo nerdy.
What kind of movies do you like?
Documentaries, mostly. I kind of hate action films and don't need to see more blood/guts/gore from horror. The plot lines in romances and regular dramas are all highly predictable. I'd rather learn something than just sit there being mind numbed.
Do you like to cook or bake? If so what are a couple of your favorite recipes?
I don't mind cooking, but I hate the obligatory part where you have to do it everyday. I only really like to bake from about November to Christmas. After that I'm kind of over it. I'm also not a huge recipe follower. My applesauce recipe, for example (
which I'm going to make tomorrow or Thursday ... mmm, fresh apples) literally goes something like ...
Get bunch of apples. Core. Cut.
Heat until soft. Toss in some brown sugar (
maybe), salt, and cinnamon.
Cook until it looks right.
Haha. That's how most of my cooking goes. I know that's not oh so helpful.
Do you have any pets? Do you plan on getting any(more) in the future?
We have 2 dogs and a cat. Only the cat is personally mine. She's 10 years old and hates basically everyone but me. This makes me like her more. I really don't want anymore than we have. If I'm being honest, I didn't want to get the second dog. He's alright, I suppose, but I thought one was plenty. I was outvoted, unfortunately.
What is your favorite perfume?
I don't wear perfume. Chemical fragrances give me migraines.
What is your favorite season?
Fall! Hands down. I love crisp cool weather, sweaters, harvest season, not feeling like I'm melting from the heat or the threat of snow, crunchy leaves ... the whole shebang. It was 64 degrees here today, which is about 15 degrees warmer than it should be halfway through October and I feel like I'm getting cheated out of my favorite season. It's going to snow sooner than I'd like, of course. Boooo.
Do you like sports? If so, what is your favorite team(s)?
I follow Big Ten college football and professional hockey. We root for The University of Michigan Wolverines (
you can't go there and NOT root for them for life, defending them above all others ... it's like brainwashing) and the Detroit Red Wings (
I feel like being a Wings fan is a MI State Law or something). I don't give a crap about the rest.
Ok, lovelies, who's next? I'm basically an open book. Want to know about my wacky shenanigans or some other crazy thing I've said, ask away! 
Mandi, you are one of our MOTW's this week! 
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