Saturday, May 31, 2014

Saturday Spotlight


    1.      What is your name?  
Darlene Marie Horton  My maiden name is Booth - many jokes about John Wilkes Booth being in my family but I have not come across that yet.
 
    2.      Do you prefer a nick name? 
No  My husband calls me Sunflower, some call me Dar but I don't really like that and I used to be called Smiley when I was young because I didn't smile much.
 
    3.      What is your favorite color to wear?
 Green and Purple (but not at the same time)
 
     4.      What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? 
Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey
 
     5.      What time do you normally get up?
 5:30 am
 
    6.      What is one thing you would like to learn/accomplish someday?
 Organizing my Genealogy in a way that my family would be able to understand and I could pass it down. I would love to make a children's book telling our genealogy for my great nieces/nephews and especially my grandsons before they grow up.
 
    7.      How many siblings do you have?
 10 of which 7 are alive
 
     8.      What season do you like the best?
 Fall
 
     9.      What is your favorite TV show, book or movie? 
7th Heaven, The Voice, American Idol, Resurrection and Believe at this time.  I like chick flicks and one of my favorite books is a child's book "I will love you forever"
 
     10.  What do you like to have for breakfast? 
Oatmeal, Plain Greek Yogurt with fresh fruit and sometimes a hard boiled egg.
 
      11.  How long have you lived in our ward?
 Since it was built - and I was a member of the first ward when it was in Highland Park - I was baptized there in 1978 until we moved to Irondequoit in 1984 when we were transferred to the 2nd ward but then the 1st Ward was built right in our neighborhood.  I love the first ward, it is the best!

      12 .  What's your favorite snack?
 Apple with Peanut Butter when I am good and ice cream when I am not
 
      13. Do you prefer the beach, the city or the country?
 The country though I have never lived in the country.  I lived in the city in Detroit until I was 12 and then moved to the city in Rochester until 1983 when we moved to Irondequoit and have been here every since.
 
      14.  Are you allergic to anything?
 No
 
     15. What pets do you have, if any?
 None but we have had them all when the boys were little.  Dogs, cats, rabbit, bird, chameleon, hamster.
 
     16. What is your favorite color? 
Green and Purple
 
     17. What is your favorite sandwich?
 Toasted Tomato Sandwich with tomatoes from the garden and toasted Cheese sandwich with tomato.
 
    18. What do you think is your very best feature or characteristic?
  I am non-judgmental, honest, trustworthy, friendly, loving and forgiving.
 
     19.  Favorite flower?
 Sunflower
 
     20. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? 
England where my son served his mission and Alaska.
 
     21. What are your Hobbies?
 Painting on wood, sewing, crochet and genealogy.
 
    22. What's one of your pet peeves?
 Not squeezing the toothpaste tube right and putting empty food containers away.
 
    23. Where were you born?
 Dearborn, Michigan - I lived there until I was 12 years old when I moved to Rochester.
 
    24. How many times have you moved?
 At least a dozen times.

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