Linda at 2nd cup of coffee created and hosts the Random Dozen meme every Wednesday. You can answer the questions on your blog and link up to Linda’s plus find more participants there.
1. How old is the oldest pair of shoes in your closet?
One pair of tennis shoes is at least 12 years old because I had them when we moved here, and I had them a long while before that. They may be even 20 or more years old. I don’t wear them often.
2. Did you buy Girl Scout cookies this year? If so, what variety?
Yes! I forget their names, but the ones with peanut butter inside and chocolate outside, the peanut butter ones, and the thin mints (I’m not a mint fan, but others in the family like them.)
3. Do you know how to ballroom dance? If not, would you like to?
No. I like to watch the flowy, elegant ballroom variety (waltz, foxtrot), but I am beyond learning it. I have balance problems, and I would only want to dance with my husband, so I don’t know if we could be taught without dancing with other people. 🙂
4. Were you a responsible child/teenager?
Yes. As the oldest of six and designated baby-sitter, I kind of had to be.
5. How many of this year’s Oscar-nominated movies did you see?
I have no idea beyond a couple which ones were nominated, and I have not seen those.
6. If you’re going to have a medical procedure done, such as having blood drawn, is it easier for you to watch someone else having the procedure done or have it done yourself?
I don’t think I could watch medical procedures being done on anyone. I can’t watch blood being drawn on myself, either, but it doesn’t bother me if I don’t look at it.
7. What is your favorite day of the week and why?
Oh, I don’t know. I like them all. Maybe Saturday because I don’t usually have to set the alarm clock then.
8. Do you miss anyone right now?
My mom.
9. Do hospitals make you queasy?
I don’t know if queasy is the right word. Nervous, unsettled, uncomfortable…all of those.
10. At which store would you like to max-out your credit card. Not that you ever would, you responsible person, you.
A hard choice! Probably first choice would be a furniture store if I could find living room furniture I liked, but if not that then Hobby Lobby.
11. Are you true to the brand names of products/items?
For some items, yes, for others it doesn’t matter. I did a whole post on this topic once.
12. Which is more difficult: looking into someone’s eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someone’s eyes when he/she is telling you how he/she feels?
Probably the former. Actually, it’s usually hard for me to tell someone how I feel in person even without looking in their eyes. With my dad it usually wasn’t accepted or understood and usually made things worse, so I rarely did…and old habits die hard, I guess. But a lot depends on what exactly the situation and feelings are.
Stray Thoughts 
I LOVE waltzing with Jonathan. We learned though when we were together but single. And after we got married I had zip desire to dance with anyone else (I barely had any desire to rotate partners in the first place and after marriage I thought I had every right to say I wouldn’t dance with anyone else!). It’s VERY fun – the flowy sort. ;D
Thin mints. Yummy! =D
Hobby Lobby! Oh! I don’t have one here but that was one of my favorite places to shop when I did live near one. And I’m not even crafty…!
My oldest shoes are high heels – and they are there just because I’ve never thrown them out! I NEVER wear them anymore… My feet wouldn’t know what to DO in them! 🙂
I could max a credit card on furniture too… I actually have PLANS to do that one day! A long way away yet… but one day!
Like you, Barbara, I would not want to watch any medical procedure, especially those involving needles.
I so love the peanut butter cookies. They are the best. I love your number 8 🙂 Have a great Wednesday 🙂
Your answers are much like mine! Except my balance is good so I have no good reason for not ballroom dancing.
I’m with ya on the alarm not going off being the favorite day! That’s one reason why I pick Saturday too.
I am with you on maxing the card out at Hobby Lobby. Love that store. Luckily for my credit card the closetest one is a hour away.
Blessings
diane
Any day with no set alarm clock is a good day!
I forgot about not setting the alarm clock! Yes! Any day that I don’t have to do that is wonderful!!! 🙂
Ed likes the peanut butter-chocolate GS cookies, too! Me? Not so much but, then, I don’t need them! 🙂
I always love reading your answers, Barbara!
Always enjoy your answers!
My little one is a Brownie. This is her first year and she did the GS cookie sales. Needless to say, I wasn’t into it too much for several reasons. I’m not into the competition “I sold more cookies than you” stuff. It’s hard to promote them when I am trying to get myself and my family to eat better. (And, yes, I did succomb! Darn Tag-Alongs anyhow!) And last, those puppies are way overpriced! Hard for me to fork over $3.25 per box, being the thrifty person that I am. BUT…I did. And to support my daughter I bought 6 boxes.
Ok, off my soapbox!
And I’m with ya on Hobby Lobby! Love that store.
Enjoyed your answers. Finally someone who is not a fan of thin mints. I am just not into chocolate and mint. And Hobby Lobby could I have fun there! Thanks for sharing.
until next time… nel
Any day that I don’t have to set the alarm is a good day.
Saturday is my favorite day because it’s a day I get to relax and do the things I want to do. 🙂