Emily’s interview

Following up on yesterday’s post, today I’m going to answer some questions posed to me by Jenny. Again, if you want us to interview you, leave a comment and let us know!

1) I dished some dirt on you, now it’s your turn! What’s some dirt you have on me that I won’t throttle you for sharing?
Let’s see… Ok, well, when we were young, Jenny was a really sore loser… we’re talking crying and gnashing of teeth. Fortunately, she grew out of it (although you might want to verify this last part with her husband and/or her brothers). She’s also pretty picky about how she takes her pizza. No thin crust (“I don’t like eating my pizza on a cracker!”) and no Pizza Hut (“I don’t like their pepperoni”). Personally, I’ve never met a pizza I didn’t like.

2) You are currently pregnant. Are you going to find out the gender of your child? Why or why not? MUCH to Jenny’s dismay, we are not going to find out. I will spare you my speech on ascribed gender roles, but basically my theory is that babies need the same stuff (car seat, diapers, a source of nutrition) regardless of their sex. And besides that, just imagine what fun it’s going to be for Jenny to make the big announcement on Mommin’ It Up once the baby’s born!

3) You are a full-time working mom. What do you do for a living? I am the Associate Director of Annual Giving at my alma mater. Basically, I write letters asking for support of the university… you know, just like the ones you throw away all the time.

4) If you were independently wealthy and a woman of leisure, what charitable cause would you take up and why? I would probably start with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as my husband has Type 1 diabetes and it would really be sweet for it to be cured.

5) You live in the same small town you grew up in. What’s your favorite thing about living there? Hmm… that is a tough one. I really love living there. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a high school reunion every day. But I digress. I guess what I like most about living there is the community. It’s great to know most of the people who live there. For example, when I found a sitter for Kate during the day, I didn’t have to call the FBI to get a background check on the person, because I already knew her and her husband and basically all of their relatives. I also have a habit of leaving the front and/or garage door open whether we’re home or not, and it’s nice to not have to worry that we’re going to get robbed when I do that.