Shannon Yee

Appetizer

Name a color you find soothing. Lavendar (and it smells nice too!)

Soup

Using 20 or less words, describe your first driving experience. When I first drove a manual, I sat through three green lights trying to turn left with a patient Dad.

Salad

What material is your favorite item of clothing made out of? 100% cotton (but the close second is made of silk)

Main Course

Who is a great singer or musician who, if they were to come to your town for a concert, you would spend the night outside waiting for tickets to see? I cannot imagine ever waiting outside overnight when I could be sleeping in my own bed to hear some musician in concert, especially if I can get a much better studio recording of said singer to listen to in my bed! I am far to lazy and comfortable for that type of sacrifice.

Dessert

What is the most frequent letter of the alphabet in your whole name (first, middle, maiden, last, etc.)? E (with 5 occurrences)

Since the chef is taking the week off, I’m listing instead 5 actions that I like to do… Enjoy!
1. Talking with my husband!
2. Dancing.
3. Reading.
4. Running outside.
5. Giving advice, but without being responsible for what happens if it’s followed! 😉

Appetizer
Invent a new flower; give it a name and describe it.
A sparkling, wispy sort of purple petal with lots of petals making up the flower on top of a thin stem – inspired by Eila and therefore that would be this flower’s name.

Soup
Name someone whom you think has a wonderful voice.
Brian, my husband. He could be on the radio as a speaker, as our high school US History teacher once told him. And, I love to listen to him sing. I love to see other people’s reactions when they first hear him sing. I feel sort of proud, as if I had anything to do with it – Ha!

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how clean do you keep your car?
2. I cannot remember the last time my car was washed; I have two young kids who eat snacks, play, read books, etc. in the backseat and when we get home we are often so eager to just get inside that I don’t go back and clean up so it piles up very quickly.

Main Course
How do you feel about poetry?
It’s nice.

Dessert
What was the last person/place/thing you took a picture of?
Josiah climbing in his crib…

Appetizer

What does the color dark green make you think of?
Christmas. More accurately, it makes me think of evergreen trees. Smells, being a strong memory trigger, bring the joys and fun of many Christmas celebrations around an evergreen tree.

Soup

How many cousins do you have?
Two related by blood (& that I know or have even met). Their names are 7 and 10^12 (Trillion, for those of you not great with large numbers.)

Salad

On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how honest are you?
5. Any other answer just wouldn’t be honest! That’s not to say that I lie half the time – I suppose I just don’t say everything that I think – fortunately for those listening…

Main Course

Name something that is truly free.
My first thought was salvation – Jesus paid the cost, so it’s free to those who believe, but some would say that if someone paid the cost than it’s not truly free and I’d have to agree. So, my next thought was breastfeeding. And, monetarily it is truly free, but often there are sacrifices involved for moms (with great reward as well) especially when there are problems, which are fairly common. So, my final thought is the beauty in nature/creation. When I see the stars on a clear night in the middle of nowhere, there is no cost at all and I gain perspective as well as appreciation for this life that I live.

Dessert

Using the letters in the word SPRING, write a sentence.
Several pretentious redheads invent nothing genuine.

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Given the choice, would you prefer to live in the country or in the city?
For living, I’d like to be in the city. It’s so convenient to be able to walk to the store or dinner and parks are close by. But, I love to visit the country.

Soup

Who is the cutest kid you know?
Currently, Josiah is the cutest – with his scraped nose, chipped tooth and crazy red hair running around in Daddy’s shoes and cracking himself up ! But, Eila is a close second in my book…

Salad

Fill in the blank: I couldn’t believe it when I heard ___________.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard my friend, Kristen, was pregnant again.

Main Course

If you could star in a commercial for one of your favorite products, which one would you want to advertise?
I’ve always wanted to be in a Pantene commercial. Those girls have such beautiful, thick, long hair and I’ve imagined that would be the award for best hair. But, I don’t use Pantene, so I probably won’t get hair like that with cheap imitations.

Dessert

What type(s) of vitamins and/or supplements do you take on a regular basis?
My doctor recommends that I take a calcium supplement and a multivitamin, but I don’t take anything.

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If you could be any current celebrity for one whole week, who would you want to be?
I would want to be Condoleezza Rice because I am curious what she actually does and would love to have all that power!

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you enjoy talking on the phone?
3. I really don’t like talking on the phone, but I do it because I love the people I talk to.

Salad

Name a charitable organization to which you have donated (or would like to).
Samaritan’s Purse, and I just got a nice magazine with heart-felt stories about how so many kids were helped by my donation (and many, many others).

Main Course

What is a food you like so much you could eat it every single day for a month?
Cookies or cereal.

Dessert

Have you or anyone in your family had the flu this year?
We all had the stomach flu twice. Josiah had pneumonia while Eila had a fever and aches with no cough, which to me is the flu virus.

Appetizer
Have you ever played a practical joke on anyone? If so, what did you do and who was your victim?
In my youth I did several practical jokes (none of which I remember and always because of peer pressure!), but I’m so sensitive and hate being the butt of jokes, so I tend not to want to do them to others either.

Soup
What do your salt and pepper shakers look like?
Salt is in a clear glass shaker with a cobalt blue top and bottom. The pepper is conveniently in the container in which I purchased it…

Salad
Where is the next place you plan to visit (on vacation or business)?
I am very excited to visit the Walls to see my new nephew, niece and sisters (and maybe my brother-in-law too).

Main Course
What kind of lotion or cream do you use to keep your hands from getting too dry?
I used to use Lubriderm, but have recently switched to Eucerin.

Dessert
Make up a dessert, tell us its ingredients, and give it a name.
This is my favorite late night snack: Club crackers slathered in peanut butter dipped in a
steaming mug of hot chocolate. I call it Cookie Substitute.

Appetizer

Name one thing that is unique about you.

This is surprisingly hard to specify. I know that I am definitely not like anyone else, but it isn’t just one thing that makes it so, but the combination of all the various parts and traits that make me me. To identify one thing, I can only think of the relationships that I have, namely I’m Brian’s wife and Eila and Josiah’s mom.

Soup

Fill in the blank: My favorite _________ is __________ but I like _________ too.

My favorite cookie is chocolate & peanut butter chip but I like oatmeal cookies too.

Salad

What type of wood do you have for your home’s furnishings?

All different, but our bedroom is cherry wood.

Main Course

Who do you talk to most often on the phone?

Probably my husband.

Dessert

What level of responsibility do you have in your job?

I can’t get any more responsibility in being a mother or wife or daughter or friend.

Enjoy the meal; join in here.

Appetizer
How many times per day do you usually laugh?
at least 5, but probably more – those kids of mine are pretty funny!

Soup
What do your sunglasses look like?
If I could find them, it would be a lot easier to know.

Salad
You win a free trip to anywhere on your continent, but you have to travel by train. Where do you go?
Somewhere in the Northwest U.S. or Canada, with numerous stops along the way

Main Course
Name one thing you consider a great quality about living in your town/city.
It’s close to my parents and in-laws.

Dessert
If the sky could be another color, what color do you think would look best?
I like it when it’s a purple and orange and pink combo thing, with a beautiful sunset, so maybe I’d like that all the time.

Appetizer
What is your favorite beverage?
Water

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Name 3 things that are on your computer desk at home or work.
A large box of papers, picture of Josiah, several kid’s books

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how honest do you think you are?
7

Main Course
If you could change the name of one city in the world, what would you rename it and why?
I’d change Phoenix to Fenix for ease of spelling.

Dessert
What stresses you out? What calms you down?
Whining stresses me. Talking (with God, friends, husband, anyone who listens) calms me.