Maria's Hot Latte Challenge

I have a new game for the family, involving the photos below, and having to do with my favorite drink -- a hot latte! As I was going thru the pictures, I associated some right away with members of our family. I decided to come up with one for each of us 12 "kids", like Mom did for us with the prayer windows, and that's when I got the idea to make it a game.

Since there are 14, I included Mom & Dad. I went back and forth with some of them, but now chose one for each. Anyone could play and some of the "symbols" could be associated with the spouses and families, but just guess Mom, Dad or one of us sibs, by matching up ea. name with a #.

The winner who gets the most matched up correctly will get a prize from me --- maybe coffee, or chai latte for Rick.

Love you a latte (hee hee),
Maria

Coffee Art:
There is a restaurant in Vancouver...actually three where they dress up the lattes. You get to watch them create the pictures. What can be done with coffee, cream, milk & imagination? For the coffee lovers and others just to enjoy the art.


Add the number after the name and email answers to Maria:

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Dad=
Ken=
Peggy=
Bonny=
Susy=
Sean=
Cefe=
Maria=
Josefa=
Kevin=
Peter=
Anita=
Rick=

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Questions re: 10 sibs, 10 days California Trip

These questions relate to my trip around California in which I visited many of my siblings in the first week of October. Please answer the questions by submitting an email in the following way: A, B, A, D, etc. Deadline is October 17, opening night of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. The winner receives 2 free tickets to selected shows (www.sfjazz.org). Tickets are transferrable, ie. if Josefa wins she can gift them to hear in-laws or Fr. Ron Shirley. I had much fun preparing these multiple choice questions while on the road. I hope you enjoy them, all in good fun, as much as I did.

1. Brian and Santa have recently remodeled their…

A. guest room

B. office

C. casita

D. all of the above

2. Name Bonny and John’s favorite Mexican restaurant?

A. Las Camanitas

B. La Camanita

C. La Camaria

D. La Bonita

3. Kenny had to wear an ankle bracelet for…

A. 6 weeks

B. 6 months

C. 2 ½ weeks

D. as long as Nicole Richie

4. Kevin’s car is a Honda…

A. Civic DX

B. Civic EX

C. Accord

D. Porsche 911

5. Who did I go to the gym with?

A. Altie

B. Steve

C. Anita

D. John

6. What school does Alana attend?

A. Escondido Grammar

B. Rincon Middle

C. North Broadway

D. Bien Venido Del Norte

7. Who got a new hand-me-down couch set recently?

A. David & Robin

B. Rick & Gia

C. Kevin & Sally

D. Kevin & Kelly Sonnikson

8. Which Horton is most likely to read a 3” book in a matter of days?

A. Samara

B. Anita

C. Nicky

D. Alana

9. Name Steve’s place of business?

A. Coastal Commission of San Diego

B. Coastal Research Center

C. UCSB Marine Science Institute

D. Linda Vista Closed Road Co.

10. What does Susy claim is her busiest work day?

A. Thursday

B. Monday

C. Tuesday

D. Everyday

11. Which is an accurate John quote?

A. “We’re on a diet, but not strict about it.”

B. “We’re not on a strict diet.”

C. “We’re on a strict diet.”

D. “How can I be on a diet with Bonny’s cooking.”

12. bought Alana a new outfit in what colors?

A. Pink and Blue

B. Red and Orange

C. Orange and Green

D. Red, White and Blue Stars

13. Carson’s soccer team is the…

A. Dragonflys

B. Dragonfire

C. Fireballs

D. Balls of Fire

14. Who is known as, “the heart of the Ghostbusters?”

A. Steve

B. Cefe

C. Peggy

D. Amari

15. Who has a lavender colored bathroom?

A. Anita

B. Sally

C. Maria

D. Brian

16. Who got a college degree in Theatre Arts?

A. Me

B. Peter

C. Susy

D. all of the above

17. What family members live the closest to each other?

A. Maria-Shahera

B. Peggy-Maria

C. Bonny-Brian

D. Sean-Me

18. While I was away Gia enjoyed…

A. dinner at A-16, a fancy Italian Restaurant

B. a massage at Nob Hill Spa

C. peace and quiet at home

D. all of the above

19. Dad, Josefa and I ate what type of lunch in San Juan Bautista?

A. Mexican

B. Hamburgers

C. German

D. Basque

20. Upon first meeting Elijah I gave him a…

A. “one love” jumper

B. big kiss

C. blessing

D. all of the above

21. Recently Josefa lost and Johan gained…

A. 13 lbs.

B. 14 lbs.

C. 8 lbs.

D. an understanding about BTU’s in Johan’s bedroom

22. On the trip I traveled about…

A. 800 miles

B. 1000 miles

C. 1300 miles

D. 545 miles

23. In 10 days I ate at In-N-Out Burger…

A. 5 times

B. 2 times

C. 0 times

D. 10 times

24. In reference to Dad’s wedding skits who did I call, “the Trenton of the outlaws?”

A. Geoff

B. Steve

C. Dave D.

D. Chuck Wear

25. Who worked at Pinnacles National Monument in their youth?

A. Josefa

B. Kevin

C. Me

D. Kenny

26. Who said to me, “I’m more addicted to reading your blog then I am my reality TV shows?”

A. Rivianna

B. Rayna

C. Cefe

D. Kevin

Thanks for playing!

36 Orderly Questions from Cefe

Know Your Family, Know Yourself

For this contest you are allowed to try and get answers from one or more people (except Cefe) to 3 of these questions; select carefully (we’ll be checking on you Anita). If using email be sure to keep it private.

Please email your answers to Rick AND Cefe. Deadline is Oct. 4th (John’s birthday). The winner will receive a special gift from the Golden One. Have fun!

1. What was Kenny's nickname at St. Mary's?

2. What festival did Peggy & David attend for several years in Ashland, Oregon?

3. What club did Bonny & Brian join a few years ago?

4. Where did Susy & Steve go on their first "unofficial" date?

5. What degree does Sean have his Masters in?

6. Besides California, name two other states that Cefe & Dave lived in.

7. What present did Dave give Maria on Mother's Day in honor of her friend Terry?

8. What is Joey’s favorite "animal”?

9. Who is Kevin's favorite Saint?

10. What much wanted gift did Peter get for his 10th birthday?

11. What famous person does Anita look & act like?

12. What is Ricky's confirmation name? If you put his first name in front of it what singer does he become?

13. What is Altie's middle name?

14. Name the small Hawaiin Island that Brian, Santa and Jade lived on.

15. What is Brendon's favorite sport to play?

16. As a toddler, what was Trenton's favorite Sesame Street character?

17. What is Shahera's main nickname?

18. What is Clint's current job?

19. Name at least one (guess up to four) of Rivi's all-time favorite Broadway musicals.

20. What sport did Quinlan play from age 5 to 12?

21. Geoff & Rayna's friends Jason & Karin recently had twin daughters. What are their names?

22. What city did Chelsea go to for sea camp this summer?

23. What did Rochelle recently become?

24. What musical play did Johan have the lead in?

25. What special event, in August, did David Horton celebrate?

26. Name 2 sports that Samara played in school last year.

27. What was the last play Nicky was in?

28. What is Alana's favorite book series?

29. What is Carson's favorite TV show?

30. What Disney character did Ariana dress up as, last Christmas, when she sang?

31. What is Amari's favorite Sesame Street character?

32. In what country was Claire born?

33. What word does Dave Damitz' first, middle & last name initials spell?

34. Name the company that Gia just started work at?

35. Name at least two vegetables that Sally is growing in her wonderful garden?

36. Who are the two newest babies in our family?

-The Golden One, Cefe

Warren Generation Quiz Answers

From Susy:
I have just tallied the scores and have the results of the Warren
Generation Quiz! Here are the answers and some comments:

1. Whatever happened to Gammy’s piano?
Hortons house, and Uncle Johnny tells them he is glad it ended up
where it will be well loved and often played by that musical family.

2. Which (gen. B) families have pianos in their home?
Hortons, Schroeters, and less known by many, Sniders. Did you know Doug plays beautifully? Some said Peter had a piano, but I asked and they said "No".

3. Name the members of the gen. B grandparents club.
Peg, Bon, Sue, Anita

4. Which of those grandparents has the most grandkids?
Accepting both Bonny or Peggy as correct.

5. Name all the kids in D generation.
Ariana and Leila; Bonny and John's grandkids (jake, Kirby, Riley, Brett) and Jade; Amari and Elijah Ford; Hayden and Collin

6. Who is the only gen. D baby with blue eyes?
Hayden

7. Name the 4 gen. C cousins all born in 1992.
Chelsea, Johan, Samara, and Rivianna (those cousins need a nickname, what should it be kids, the "ninety-twoers"?)

8. Name the 3 cousins all born in 1999. (Caution: one is actually gen. D and the other 2 are gen. C).
Ariana, Carson, Alana

9. Name each of the Warren "Mambo Kings" (from the past--gen. B).
This stumped many people. In fact only Ricky got it correct. It
refers to nicknames SEAN and KEVIN made up for themselves on a
camping trip.

10. Who in gen A takes a walk every night after dinner, and might visit a neighbor or two on the way, and take you along if you wish?
Wes, Dad, or Grandpa.

11. Name 2 Gen. C's that love to cook gourmet meals?
Brian, Shahera or Rayna. Some said Claire. Yes, she is a gourmet cook, but she is Gen. B, not Gen. C. Also Rivi, since both she and Shusti say so.

12. What was Ken's theme song from the P.O.F. movie?
Ken's theme song from P.O.F. plays while he rides a scooter. It is the theme from Rocky, "Eye of the Tiger", picked by David Horton. But I liked Joey's guess, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

13. Name at least three kinds of pies Gammy made every Thanksgiving.
People seem to have different memories of those Gammy pies. Originally I had pumpkin, pecan and rhubarb. I do not remember any
apple, but people remember it as well as mincemeat, so I gave everyone credit, even lemon meringue, which was Grandma Ramona's favorite.

14. Who took a call at work once from then Vice-President, Al Gore?
Peggy took a call from Al Gore when her boss, who was VP of Caltrans got a call from him. I was on the phone with her at the time. She said,"The Vice President is on the other line." "Of the United States?", I asked. "Yes". I let her go. (That is my favorite excuse I have ever received from someone trying to end our call!)

15. Who in Gen. B does the best Al Gore impression?
Peter. Someone said Rick and I gave them credit because perhaps they like his impression better.

16. Who in Gen. D loves turtles?
Jade loves turtles. Sea turtles are big in Hawaii, folks.

17. What nickname did Mom's best friend, Marty, call Mom?
Marty called Mom, "Bucharest". They were studying geography in school and somehow the names stuck. Cefe says Mom called Marty, "Romania"(same class).

18. What is Steve's middle name?
STEVE'S MIDDLE NAME! I had no idea this would be such a stumper! We have gotten the biggest laughs from the answers: Marvin (his
Dad's name), Robert (his brother's name), Walt (his Uncle's name),
Scott (his cousin's name) and Allen (as in Steve Allen?). A few
ingenious people tried to google Steve to discover he only uses his
middle initial, C. so we got quite a few "Charles" as guesses but the
biggest laugh came via email to Steve from a desperate contestant. It said simply, "Cheat time. What's your middle name? Help a Sistah out!" To be fair this sistah had already sent in her answers so it was all in fun, and we got a big kick out of it. Only one person got this answer correct: the only child of STEPHEN CRAIG SCHROETER!!!

19. Name the Gen. B's who were named after a Saint because their birthday fell on that Saints feast-day (first or middle name counts)?
This was the other difficult one for many who got it partially but not fully correct. Hint: Check Catholic calendars with Gen. B family birthdates and you will find complete answers. Congratulations to Maria, who is the only one who got it completely correct, and included exact names and dates. The answers are: me (St. Vincent Ferrar 4/5); Maria de Lourdes (Our Lady of Lourdes 2/11); Josefa (St. Joseph 3/19); Kevin Joseph (St. Joseph the Worker 5/1); Peter James (St. James 7/25). Mom consulted the calendar to help her come up with names, because she had so many to name!

20. What neighbor of a Gen. A and B is currently building an authentic pizza oven in his backyard?
Neighbor building a pizza oven. I was hoping pizza would be the hint that he is Italian. Josefa and I were walking around the block
with Dad in July when Alessio invited us into his backyard and showed us the big outdoor oven being built. Most guessed correctly on this one.

21. Who in Gen. C just got caught up in the Harry Potter craze and is currently reading all the books, one after the other?
Finally, the Gen. C who JUST recently got caught up in the Harry Potter craze is Geoff. Little bit of a trick, as he is the spouse of
a Gen. C. I had to carry an extra suitcase to Missouri recently,
filled with the 5 previous hardbacks, and i think he is already on
book 6!

NOW TO THE WINNERS: I had to divide the score into # wrong and # partially wrong or incomplete. (If you had some saint names but not all, for example):

Winner: The GOLD goes to CEFE, with one wrong, and 4 incomplete answers.

Second: The SILVER goes to Josefa with 2 wrong and 2 incomplete answers.

Third: The BRONZE goes to Rivianna with 2 wrong and 3 incomplete.

Fourth: Tying HONORABLE MENTION are Rayna and Anita each with 3
wrong and 3 incomplete.

It would be impressive if I put this much time into my own work, but this is more fun. -Susy

Next up - The winner, Cefe, will present her own trivia as is becoming tradition.

Generational Quiz from Susy

Intro: The format is questions related to different generations. Dad's is generation A; the dozen and their spouses are generation B; the grandkids are gen C; and the great grandkids are gen D.

Prize for winner: Susy will make you a hand-painted gift for Christmas. In case you win, what hand-painted gift would you like?

Deadline is Sept. 13 (Rosh Hashanah). Please email your answers directly to Susy.

We would like at least one member from every family to participate this time. Come on boys and Generation C'ers, represent.

1. Whatever happened to Gammy’s piano?

2. Which (gen. B) families have pianos in their home?

3. Name the members of the gen. B grandparents club.

4. Which of those grandparents has the most grandkids?

5. Name all the kids in D generation.

6. Who is the only gen. D baby with blue eyes?

7. Name the 4 gen. C cousins all born in 1992.

8. Name the 3 cousins all born in 1999. (Caution: one is actually gen. D and the other 2 are gen. C)

9. Name each of the Warren "Mambo Kings" (from the past--gen. B)

10. Who in gen A takes a walk every night after dinner, and might visit a neighbor or two on the way, and take you along if you wish?

11. Name 2 Gen. C's that love to cook gourmet meals?

12. What was Ken's theme song from the P.O.F. movie?

13. Name at least three kinds of pies Gammy made every Thanksgiving.

14. Who took a call at work once from then Vice-President, Al Gore?

15. Who in Gen. B does the best Al Gore impression?

16. Who in Gen. D loves turtles?

17. What nickname did Mom's best friend, Marty, call Mom?

18. What is Steve's middle name?

19. Name the Gen. B's who were named after a Saint because their birthday fell on that Saints feast-day (first or middle name counts)?

20. What neighbor of a Gen. A and B is currently building an authentic pizza oven in his backyard?

21. Who in Gen. C just got caught up in the Harry Potter craze and is currently reading all the books, one after the other?

30 Questions about Dad

Below are questions for my family about Dad/Grandpa/Wes (heretofore referred to as Dad). Some are easy, some are harder, some have slightly varying answers. You are not allowed to ask Dad for the answers. You are welcome to revisit "The Power of Family" DVD where you will find several answers. Dad has approved these questions and has offered the winner $50. Please submit your answers directly to me by email. The deadline is August 30th, Kenny's Bday. You can cut and paste the questions into the email, if that's easier for you. Good Luck!

1. Dad was Co-President with Mom of what Catholic organization where they met?

2. Besides Sunday, which day of the week did Dad say he'd pray at church?

3. How many years were Dad and Mom married?

4. What's the name of the priest friend who married Dad and Mom?

5. What church in SF were they married in 1945?

6. How many years was Dad enlisted in the Navy during WWII?

7. What submarine ship was he on?

8. What county in Ireland did Dad's maternal (Gammy's) ancestors hail from?

9. What ship did Dad's paternal (Gampy's) ancestors come over on (hint: Richard Warren was the Captain)?

10. Finish this Wes quote: "There's nobody like mama for living and loving life and the ____."

11. Name of the big purity store Dad owned.

12. Name the famous fish market in Moss Landing where Dad gets crab and other fresh fish during the holidays.

13. Spell the Christmas-time dish Dad likes to make which starts with a C.

14. What's Dad known for making after midnight mass?

15. What, besides cream, does Dad like in his coffee?

16. Cefe says, "Dad's half inch or so of fresh squeezed orange juice was like _____."

17. Name Dad's favorite retreat center.

18. What month and year was it when "the store burned all-down-up?"

19. Name the song used in the 50th anniversary slide show/video and "The Power of Family" as background for Mom & Dad's wedding footage?

20. Which child hid in the back seat of the car when Dad took Kenny to the movies as kids?

21. Name the Catholic school Dad attended from 4th-12th grades?

22. What skill did Dad teach Bonny at the store that she used later in her work?

23. From what ranch does Dad get the dried apricots from nowadays?

24. What color and make of truck did Dad drive in the 50's?

25. What water company did Dad work for?

26. Like her Father, what day of the week did Cefe play hooky from school to be with Mom?

27. What was the special occasion when Claire first met her future in-laws over dinner?

28. Which grandchild has appeared in the most Wes skits?

29. What game did Dad pretend to announce before his speech at the 50th anniversary reception?

30. After hearing that the mailman, Bob Brookshire, won yet another car from his 2nd wife, as he did with his first wife what was Mom's response to Dad? (Hint: Similar but not the same as a Sonny & Cher song).

Know Your Family: Mix and Match Game

The object of the game is simple. Match the family member with their favorite singer or band.

ie. 1E, 2L, etc. Submit to me via email. Anyone who reads this is eligible. Deadline is August 15 (Feast of the Assumption/Sean's Bday). The winner will receive a CD of their choice.

P.S. Each artists name is linked to their official website.

1. Alana

2. Rochelle

3. Rivianna

4. Rayna

5. Shahera

6. Brian

7. Rick

8. Gia

9. Anita

10. Josefa

11. Maria

12. Dave D.

13. Peggy

A. Patti Lupone
B. Tony Bennett

C. Carlos Santana

D. Pink

E. Ray LaMontagne

F. Judy Collins

G. Led Zeppelin

H. Hanna Montana

I. Red Hot Chili Peppers

J. Jack Johnson

K. Carole King

L. John Legend

M. Tower of Power

Bonus question (in case of a tie): Who is Dad's favorite singer?