ABC's of ME, cuz it's not always about Sue...

My dear friend Sue snagged this from Veronica's blog, so thanks to the two of yoose for giving me a blog topic for today!

A is for age: 44 last b-day, but I think I'm in my early 30's - keep me away from a mirror
B is for booze of choice: Fat Tire beer and cosmo's, though I really don't drink often
C is for career: I'd say my career was banking operations, but I left that 14 years ago, and my 'job' for the past 10 years has been "mom".
D is for your dad's name: James, but you can call him 'Jim'
E is for essential items to bring to a party: if it's here, just bring yourself unless it's 'pot-luck' and if we go some place, we'll usually take a bottle of wine
F is for favorite song at the moment: Can't think of one, but I'm digging a radio station that plays a wide variety of music, and not always that 'one best song' from an album
G is for favorite game: Scrabble, board and on the computer (when the site works!)
H is for hometown: It's not where I was born, but I call the greater Sacramento area "home"
I is for instruments you play: does banging a pen on the desk count? No? Don't play an instrument then
J is for jam or jelly you like: Homemade jam, any flavor, really. Not wild about store-bought, but would pick strawberry or raspberry if I had to buy something.
K is for kids: 1 that I birthed, and a step-son
L is for living arrangements: typical single-story production home in CA with a husband, child, dog, cat, fish, and tomorrow a new kitten!
M is for mum's name: Isabel
N is for name of your crush: I think I had a crush when I was 14 - his name was Denny, then next was when I was 17 and his name was Scott. Love dh, but can't say I had a "crush" on him, probably because there were several relationships before him, and I was mid-20's when we met - sorta past the "crush" stage that one would associate with jr. high/high school. That, or I'm just a cold-hearted bitch.
O is for overnight hospital stays: 1 when my son was born, and I think 1 when I was a little girl and had the mumps or measles - can't remember!
P is for phobias: being in a closed in space. Can't scuba dive because of the tanks and being underwater; don't like my eyes covered, nor my hands cuffed (but THAT is another topic all together!)
R is for relationship that last lasted the longest: currently in it...we're coming up on 20 years since we started dating, and have been married for 17 of those years. Gawldang...thats a long time!
S is for sexual preference: men...but when I want it
T is for time you wake up: 6am on school days, and 6:30-6:45 on the weekends and holidays
U is for underwear: G.I.A.N.T. underpants, everyday, in white or beige - just like grandma wore...I know 'cuz we went to the outlet mall one day and both bought the same underwear
V is for vegetable you love: zucchini squash - anything someone else makes
W is for weekend plans: this weekend, nothing posted, but I'm plugging away at sorting and organizing crap
X is for x-rays you've had: dental on a regular basis, don't think there have been others
Y is for yummy food you make: chicken, broccoli, rice casserole - good comfort food!
Z is for zodiac sign: Libra