Message Board Celebrity Of The Day (Part II) - Shameless — Page 109

Miss Penny, I'm reading every word and cheering for you. You are, as you've already made me aware from our "conversations", a warm, loving, compassionate and generous person who brings grace to this board, as she does to everywhere she goes. I haven't heard a boring word yet!
May I say that your daughter is beautiful and that you are truly blessed? There are challenges to being a parent, friend, sibling or caregiver of a person with a disability, but there are deep rewards, too. Your heart is open enough to accept all of it.

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Miss Pennywise - Hope you have had a great day as MBcofD. Have loved reading all of your answers. By the way Urinetown is one of my all time favorite Broadway shows. Now for the question:
Having had my own handicapped child and having worked in Special Education for 17 years, what would you like the "normal population" to know about raising a child with special needs.

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wexy, so you and your sister are what my kids are going to grow up and be like, huh? I better find out more about the two of you so I will have a glimpse into the future.

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Where are the three most beautiful places on Earth you've seen so far?

The Shameless Questions

1. If we asked an important person in your life to describe you, what would he or she say? How accurate would it be?

Here is what my husband said when I asked him (I know this is cheating, but it's way easier than figuring it out myself.)--

vivacious
"youthfully mature"
energetic
life of the party
beautiful
witty
razor-keen intellect

He also says I have that "cool, clear eye of a seeker of wisdom and truth." (He loves Broadway, too.)

How accurate? Geez. I don't think I'm any of those things.

2. What’s something that you’ve never done, but have always wanted to try?

I have always wanted to fly. I don't mean in an airplane or helicopter or hot air balloon. I mean, I want to be suspended by cable and fly around like those acrobats in Cirque du Soleil or the monkeys in Wicked or the people in the Olympic Game opening or Mary Martin in Peter Pan! DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN GET TO DO THIS????

3. What’s the last "great" gift that you gave someone? That you were given?
I don't know if this was the "last" great gift because--not to brag--but I am known as a really good gift giver. I try to be creative and very focused on the person receiving the gift. But I know something someone really liked so much that he's constantly thanking me for it...even a year later.

I made a donation to FoodChange and "bought" my husband a part as an extra in the movie version of The Producers. The funny part is that in the final cut, he's seen way more often than poor Brad Oscar who got a measly little cameo that was hardly noticable. Anyway, my husband had such a great time doing it.

A gift I got? Well, for Christmas, my daughter gave me a necklace that says "Mom rocks." (I wore it to my friends' house for dinner and they thought it said, "Mom sucks." Ha!)

4. Tell us something that you think we’d be surprised to know about you?
I played an integral role in exposing and bringing down a corrupt state government administration.

5. What has given you the most pleasure in the last year?
My children, my husband, my sister and my friends. (They have also made me the most NUTS in the last year!)

6. If you could be anyone you wanted to be today, who would you be, and what would you do?
Why would anyone who is chosen BWW Message Board Celebrity of the Day want to be anyone else today?

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Justy, thanks so much for the star. I love it. Gemma is so perfect. I like how hse changes colors. My eyes do that.

I will never forget this and I'm going to print out the picture, too.

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I don’t want to make the other Celebrities feel bad, but those are some of the best answers those questions have received.

Oh, and it’s not quite Cirque, but there are flying trapeze classes. I did a story about one in Boca a couple years ago.

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Penny - I absolutely agree - and that's why I ran screaming from DC. I just couldn't take the atmosphere.

The ONLY one I've ever TOTALLY respected was Barbara Jordan - and she finally said the hell with it and went to academia!

Jane - TULIPS!!!

Back to you, Penny . . .

Alright, Miss P, I gotta go to bed. It's not you, it's me. I swear!

If I don't get some sleep I'll be useless tomorrow. I'll catch up with ya in the morning.

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Good night, Shamey, and thanks for the kind words about my answers.

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Based upon my ever-expanding waisteline - Can I now be Miss PoundFoolish?

did the Pennywise ever answer my question concerning "The Women?"

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