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My first choice would definitely be pasta. Pasta is versatile; you can make so many wonderful and tasy dishes using pasta. My second choice would have to be fish. Fish of any kind! I love seafood and like pasta it is a versatile ingredient. It can be eaten every day and yet still not feel like you are eating the same thing over and over again. My third and final choice would have to be chocolate. Chocolate in any form! I am pretty sure I NEED chocolate. Either that or I have an addiction to it. I love every kind of chocolate, but then again, who doesn’t.

The most beautiful sounds I have ever heard were the cries of my newborn babies. Those cries created an instant and eternal love bond between me and my children. I will never forget the feelings those cries created in me. It was as if my soul was complete. The fact that both of my kids were born with minor health issues, probably exasperated the feelings those cries gave me. Those cries mean even more to me today because I suffer from severe hearing loss. I may never fully hear any future grandbabies new cries, so my newborns first cries are so very special to me.

If I won the lottery, the very first thing I would do would be to pay off my mortgage. The peace of mind that comes with knowing you have a permanent forever roof over your head would be indescribable. I would then take care of my family, setting up trust funds for my children, providing for my parents and siblings and making sure no one ever had to worry about money again. After that, charities would be on the agenda, it is a great feeling to be able to give back to the world. Finally, a trip to anywhere exotic, that would be my only “me” splurge. After all those good deeds, I would deserve a little fun.

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One of my favourite things to do as a child was to bake treats at Christmas time with my Mom and sisters. Every year we would gather the recipe books and scour them for new ideas. Inevitably, we always returned to old favorites. Shortbread, sugar cookies, gingerbread men and patchwork cookies (a secret family recipe) We would share in the mixing and rolling and decorating duties. I do the same thing with my children. I love feeling that connection during the holidays. Even though my kids are getting older, they still look forward to “helping” Mom bake the Christmas treats every year.

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My husband and I went to Niagara Fall for our honeymoon. We were young and lacked the funds to fly off to some exotic beachy island. Ironically, both of our parents had also chosen Niagara Falls for their honeymoon. It was close enough for us to drive to and they had some really great deals on some really seedy motels. The entertainment (the falls) was free. There was some very inexpensive places to eat, and really, we didn’t care where we were, as long as we were together. If we had the opportunity to do it again we choose the same destination.

I think my greatest achievement in life was learning to overcome my sudden hearing loss. I suffer from ototoxic hearing loss. It is unimaginable to most people that it is possible to wake up one day and have lost the majority of your hearing. I suffered a great deal in the beginning. I became depressed, despondent, sad, angry and bitter. I couldn’t hear my children or husband say I love you anymore. That was the worst part of losing my hearing. Through faith and the love and support of my family I overcame all of those things. It is my greatest achievement because I really didn’t think I would get over the loss of my hearing.

If I had to live underwater for two years I would choose to be a shark. A shark doesn’t really have many predators to worry about. Sharks have been around for millions of years, so I am pretty sure I could survive for two years. Sharks are feared. I would much rather be feared than to be thought of as a weak. As a shark I don’t think I would have to worry too much about finding food, everything under water is food for sharks. The main reason I would want to be a shark is that they are natural hunters. They are born with that skill and die with it.

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My idea of heaven is a place where all the hurt goes away. I believe no one ever suffers in heaven. I believe in heaven we are reunited with lost loved ones. I also believe that in heaven everyone is equal. I don’t feel that you need to perfect to get to heaven. We can, and will, make mistakes and still go to heaven. I believe these things because I have faith and I trust in God. I also feel this way because my heart tells me we don’t really just die; we truly go home when we pass on.

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Growing up I had a few “best” friends but later on in life I’ve determined that most of us only have a handful of close friends and it’s difficult to say who I like best. So if I have to have one, I’d have to say it would be my wife. And if I could change anything about her, it would probably make life boring since I would want her to be more like me and to think more like me and to expect things of others more like me. How boring never having any challenges in your life together. But seriously, I really wish she’d do more house work, she seems a bit too lazy. I hope she doesn’t read this, she’d probably be mad at me!

I don’t ever remember caving in to peer pressure in my lifetime but I can imagine a lot of people may have. I can imagine how uncomfortable they had to have felt, in front of others, maybe someone special or someone they may have been trying to impress and maybe even crying afterwards. And then comes later on in life with the consequences, when that person realizes that they shouldn’t have just done it because others wanted them to or because they felt like they had to, how embarrassing! What a subject to write about, bringing up unwanted memories. If it ever happened to me, I’m glad I don’t remember it!