In which our blogger plays 20 questions with herself on the Web site of 20 questions, http://20Q.net:

Animal, vegetable, mineral, otherwise?  Right from the start I’m confused. I suppose biologically it is considered an animal, but most days it feels like wilted spinach which would classify it as a vegetable.  Being a mineral would be AWESOME but otherwise makes it sound like E.T. I’m going with animal.

Can you find it in a house? Yes, when it is not in a car, in a PTA meeting, in black and whites serving raspberry sorbet with chocolate sauce to disgruntled customers or in the grocery store frantically trying to match coupons, sale prices and valued customer card deals.

Is it outside? Sometimes, but it does like its home.  It finds comfort in its nest and it prefers warm weather to cold, so it is spending a lot of time indoors these days.

Is it colorful? What a wonderful question. Yes, a virtual kaleidoscope if I do say so myself.

Is it black and white? No, only on certain issue like dark chocolate vs. white chocolate.

Can you pet it? Hmmm, depends on the day, the hour, the cycle of PMS.

Is it very large?  Larger then life.  No really, it’s been shopping in the pre-teen section its entire life.  Sure, it looks like a worn-out, tired, harassed 12 year old, but it’s really cool that it can sometimes wear the same shirt as its friend’s 3-year-old daughter.

Does it perform? To its husband’s dismay, quite often - YES.  Throw a couple of Heinekens in it and let the show begin.

Can it be used to talk to others? That’s almost a joke it hits so close to home.

Is it Native to South America? What?  More like Philly people – go Sixers.

Does it live in the jungle? No, unless you are referring to the concrete jungle or perhaps the famed 80s Guns and Roses jungle.  However, with three boys ranging in age from 5 to 36, it feels like a jungle sometimes.  Yes, I did just refer to its husband as one of the boys. I tell you, when they are all lounging around with their various piles of dirty laundry at their respective dirty feet, cracking their respective jokes about their respective bodily functions, it FEELS like three boys and a jungle to boot.

Does it make a good pet? I would have to say no, it does not.  It is pretty high maintenance, neurotic, bristly at times and controlling. Imagine all those characteristics in a drooling bounding fur wrapped puppy - not pet-owner bliss.

Is there a hole in it? It’s down about seven ear piercings and a nose piercing in the last few years, but besides that pretty much average on the hole totals.

Is it something you bring along?  This is a question that I am sure has plagued many a boyfriend and future husband in its past.  Do we bring IT home to meet mom?  I say yes, take it on a day trip!

Does it like to run? No, but it does it sometimes anyway.  It runs circles around the truth when asked by its 15 year old if it will EVER quit smoking.  It runs in the occasional 10k thinking every time that it’s coming in first place, even though it forgot to practice. And it runs chasing its 5 year old on a big wheel down city sidewalks.

Is it small? Been there done that people- if it’s not small it’s large. Not large, small.

Is it a small mammal? A small mama?  Yes, wait, no that said small mammal.

Can it carry people? Are you kidding me?  It’s carrying an entire household and the future of the Suder name right now.  It carries worries, fears, hopes, dreams for it and three other people.  Have you seen its to-do list lately - heavy, dude, heavy.

Is it bigger then a breadbox? Where this one comes from I have no idea.  I’m not even sure what a breadbox is.

“OK,” the Web site says – let me guess. “Is it a superhero?”

No, you blessed computer. It’s not a superhero - it’s a mom. 

No special powers and no cool outfit (unless you count yoga pants and running shoes). But in the eyes of a child (and this computer), someone pretty special.  So take heart moms of the world, 20Q is down with you.