the a-z of me and max

i spied this questionnaire over at liz's blog yesterday and thought max and i would play along! such a fun idea...a chance to get to know us a little bit better. (plus max's answers are hilarious in a way that only a 7 year old boy answering odd questions from his mom can pull off)

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A. Age: 28 and 7, respectively
B. Bed size: (mama) full...i dream of days of a californa king with matt's elbow not in my face. (max) 5 inches?
C. Chore that you hate: (mama) cleaning out the car. mine is an embarrassment of clutter and sticky (max) cleaning my room because it's boring
D. Dogs: (mama) i spent the better part of my morning today looking at google images of mr. winkle. (max) i think that my dog is so adorable...it's name is mimi.
E. Essential start to your day: (mama) space...i like to have a little time to myself to sort things out. (max) get dressed, brush my teeth so i can get ready for school.
F. Favorite color: (mama) pantone color deck. don't make me choose. (max) that's easy. black.
G. Gold or Silver: (mama) ghetto gold. it's my weakness. (max) silver. wait, what color is silver?
H. Height: (mama) 5'3" hmph! short. (max) 5 feet? maybe 6.
I. Instruments you play: (mama) i used to play piano and the flute when i was little...now i can play a mean panpipe. (max) drums, guitars, piano, trumpet, air saxophone (mama makes me play air sax in the car)
J. Job title: (mama) freelance artist (max) dancer
K. Kids: (mama) my clock is ticking (max) i don't want kids
L. Live: (mama) ohio (max) dayton, ohio
M. Mother’s name: (mama) sue (max) katie
N. Nicknames: (mama) everyone in my family calls me t. my nephew austin started calling me "ma'tee" when he was a baby. it stuck and even though he can clearly say katie now at age 12...he still isn't allowed to. (max) maddox b, bubb, maxy, maxino, and momoxo? and uuuuh, mamax!
O. Overnight hospital stays: (mama) when i had max. i had to have a c-section but left early. i couldn't bear another breakfast of mylanta. (max) N.O
P. Pet peeves: (mama) awkward phone silence. and unnecessary abbreviations (max) old ladies that are smaller than cars and you can't resist their smallness.
Q. Quote from a movie: (mama) it's a wonderful life: "what do you want? you want the moon? just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary". (max) "harry potter...you are crazy" (?)
R. Right or left handed: (mama) right! (max) right...leeff...right. and my left.
S. Siblings: (mama) i have 3 older sisters (max) noooo. i think that my brother, if i had a brother and a sister, they are crazy.
U. Underwear: (mama) the worst. i'm not too girly about such things. i think i still wear a bra from high school too. ack! (max) (looking down pants at underwear)....grey, blue, white!
V. Vegetable you hate: (mama) cooked carrots are on the top of my mortal enemy list. (max) carrots. vegetables. i hate everything in the world. (<----brooding teenager already)
W. What makes you run late: (mama) come hell or high water...i pride myself on being on time! until max and matt came along...(max) just keep staying in bed and my mom keeps waking me up and my mom is crazy and sings good morning songs to wake me up.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: (mama) i had scoliosis when i was 12. they had to take spine x-rays. and to this day i still have one leg a tad bit longer than the other. (max) x-ray vision
Y. Yummy food that you make: (mama) i serve up a mean taco night. (max) peanut butter and jelly
Z. Zoo animal: (mama) puffins. and jellyfish. but really just puffins. (max) giraffe, zebra, elephant, tiger, wolf, werewolf, giants, giant panda.

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p.s. max does not play the trumpet. but he most definitely is a dancer! link up in the comments if you want to try your own a-z! and thanks so much to liz for the inspiration!