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Amy over at Where Rubber Meets Road tagged me for a meme.

The rules are:

1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog
3) Write 15 random things about yourself (see below).
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave
a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry has been posted.

In the spirit of rebelliousness, I am NOT going to tag people at the end of my post, but I'll be glad to entertain you with 15 more random things about me.

1. I get these little shivers every now and then that make my body shake for about a second. Its really funny and catches people off guard when it happens. And I don't need to be cold for them to come.

2. I am very stubborn when it comes to taking medication or treating illnesses and just about have to be on my deathbed before I will take something.

3. I do not enjoy cleaning my house, but if I start to clean, something happens to me and I want to continue. I guess I like the feeling of clean.

4. I will make a to-do list just so I can cross things off. I love crossing things off.

5. I once forgot the entire verse to a song I was singing at church. Oops. If you must know it was Twila Paris' "The Warrior Is a Child".

6. I have never tried pickles and ice cream and have never known anyone else who has either.

7. I have been hit by a softball twice, by the same batter each time, during one game of softball. I should not have been pitching.

8. My first kiss was at 18 years old.

9. The second guy I kissed was Mr. Baseball. We're still kissing to this day.

10. I would rather be cold than hot and sweaty.

11. My mom made me start wearing a bra when I was in the 5th grade. On the FIRST day of school a guy made fun of me because of it and so for the next few weeks (during the Aug/Sept heat) I would wear a sweatshirt over my shirt. On the sweatshirt was written..."I don't want to grow up".

Cruel irony.

12. Every winter since I have been married, I have gotten a little rash under my wedding rings. I think it comes from washing my hands so often and not getting my fingers completely dry before putting my rings back on.

13. I am currently re-reading Twilight to erase the terrible memories (except for Rob Pattinson) I have of watching it in the theatre.

14. My favorite restaurant as a child was McDonald's (whose isn't), and every time we would travel to my grandparent's house, I would always "be hungry" on the way there just so I could get a cheeseburger from the coveted golden arches.

15. I wore braces twice and had major jaw surgery when I was 17.

(cue Looney Tunes music) Aah-bee-dee, aah-bee-dee...That's All Folks!

6 new crazy things about me

Queen Shiner over at Shiner's House O' Fun tagged me for another meme. I did a similar one a while back (click here to see it), but thought I'd be a good sport and play again because there are just so many crazy things about the life that is mine.

1. I am a very messy cook, even though I try my darndest to be clean. I just don't know how they make it look so easy on the Food Network. Oh wait, yes I do, its called YEARS of experience...and good editing. I love you Ina Garten.

2. If I am the passenger in the front seat of your car for any road trip over an hour, I will fall asleep. Its just something about the smooth quiet ride that knocks me out. Mr. Baseball hates it. Every time we would take a roadtrip (pre-redhead), he would get so mad when I would doze. Then I would get mad at him for getting mad at me. We would go round and round in circles over him being mad about me sleeping. He just felt like it wasn't fair for me to sleep and him to drive. I would say, "Fine then, let me drive and I won't sleep". Would he ever let me drive? Not really. And there you have it. The only way around being able to sleep during road trips? Pregnancy.

3. I know just about every word to Les Miserables. My dream when I was a senior in high school was to go to Broadway. I know...original isn't it? I wanted to be Eponine and I would totally still do it if I was ever given the opportunity. What is the most amazing part about Les Mis is that every line in the play is sung instead of spoken. Just thinking about composing a 3 hour musical is mind-boggling. Never mind the fact that the score is absolutely beautiful and it has a good storyline too. That's just off the chain people. Unfortunately it is no longer on Broadway and isn't touring to my knowledge. What is the world coming to?

4. I am very good at remembering to take pictures - the only problem is that they never actually make it beyond the computer to actual print form.

5. Due to the problem listed above, I have yet to start anything slightly resembling a scrapbook chronicling the redhead's life. And he just turned 2. I've got a lot of work to do. In fact, while I'm laying it all out on the table, I'll just go ahead and tell you that I haven't scrapbooked one picture of our wedding either - and that was, um (cough) 4 1/2 years ago.

6. **Feminine Issues/TMI Spoiler - if you're the one guy(Hey Steve!) that reads my blog, you might want to skip this one** I, for some reason, only have a period, on average, every 55 days. Yes, you read that correctly. I have gone as long as 2 1/2 months without one. No clue as to why, it just happens like this. Its kind of nice though because I only spend half of what the rest of you do on personal hygiene products.

If that last one was a bit much for some of you I apologize. I was grasping at straws as to what I could list as my 6th amazing quirk.

At least the picture is funny.

answering the "what if's"

I have to say that I am mildly disappointed at the lack of response to my questions. However, out of love and respect to those of you who actually asked something, here are my attempts to answer...

Swirl Girl asked:

Why did the Howells bring all their money and jewels with them on a 3 hour cruise while Maryanne only got to bring that little red checkered belly shirt and her Daisy Dukes?

Well, my friend, as I see it, Maryanne didn't have any money left to bring after she got lipo, a breast lift, and a tummy tuck, therefore she had to bring what little clothes she had to show off her goodies. And the Howells, well, they still have their money...and their wrinkles.


Hot Tub Lizzy asked:

If your husband got a job as a New Kid, would you move to another city where it would be easier for the redhead to be pottytrained, or would you have another child who chewed gum forever?

You win HTL! This question has me completely stumped.


Dear, sweet Lula asked:

If Jason Statham showed up on your front porch, would you give him directions to my house?

Yes, but only after I'd made out with him...and smoked with him on my front porch where all my neighbors could see.

If I sent The Redhead protective headgear, would you let him wear it? Every day? Especially when you're talking to me?

Everyday. ESPECIALLY when we're talking (cause that's when he usually gets hurt).

If I found a good karaoke joint between me and you, would we meet up there and sing Pat Benatar?

Bring it.


Blogstalker got all deep with the question:

What if You had to choose between seeing or hearing....what would you choose? (losing your sight or hearing)

I still don't feel totally set with an answer, but I think I would rather lose my hearing and I'll tell you why. As sweet and special as words are to hear, I have always loved sign language and would love to be able to communicate through sign language. And I think I would rather see my kids and grandkids than be able to hear them speak (because we could do that through signing). Also, I love nature and to not be able to see things like blue sky, the mountains, waterfalls, etc. would just be so devastating. There would be difficulties either way, but I think I would choose to see first.


John Deere Mom asked some thought provoking questions:

What if you could only read one blog forever..what would it be?

Are you kidding me? What if I can't answer this question? Okay, it would probably be this one because its got a little bit of everything.

What if you knew you were going to have triplets next...would you still get pregnant?

Yes, and then I would go visit the Howells on Gilligan's Island and ask them for the money to get my lipo, breast lift, and tummy tuck...and to get Mr. Baseball's "bags unpacked" so there wouldn't be another "3 hour tour".

If you had to choose...would you lose your sight, hearing, or ability ot talk?

See my answer to Blogstalker's question above.


Tracy P. riddled me this:

What if you had to move to a new state in another region of the country? How would you feel about the new challenge, and where would you like to go?

I have told Mr. Baseball that I would go wherever he goes, no matter what. Of course that's hard for me because I tend to shy away from change, but I think the new challenge could be good for us because it would cause us to lean more heavily on the Lord and each other. As far as where I would like to go...Virginia, the Pacific Northwest, New England. It would be hard to move away because ALL of our family lives in NC, but again, wherever my man goes, there I am with him.

And with a clean slate and no expectations from your new neighbors and friends, having not yet accepted any responsibilities, is there anything in your life you would want to do in a new way? Things you would want to quit doing? New things you would like to try?

I would like to quit obsessing about my weight and constantly thinking about food and being afraid of failing at new things I try. And speaking of new things I would like to try...I would like take a cake decorating class and a photography class.

Sorry. My answers to that last question are a little weird. I had to read it several times to understand what exactly you meant Tracy P. Thanks for helping stimulate my brain for the first time today and fend off Alzheimer's for just a few more years.


And now, if I don't stop staring at this computer screen, I'm going to look like this...

and we don't need that.

if you ask it, i will answer

I wonder "what if..." quite often. For example:

* What if my husband had a different job?
* What if we were to move to another city, where would we go?
* What if my next child is not as well behaved as the redhead?
* What if the redhead never gets pottytrained?

Things like that. But I also wonder crazy things like:

* If one the New Kids had shown up on my doorstep when I was in 7th grade. Would I have gone with them, or would I have been too shy?
* If one of the New Kids showed up on my doorstep today, what would I do? I do happen to have the answer to this one. I'd show them this letter, give them their little "present" and send them on their way.
* If I could chew only one kind of gum for the rest of my life, what would it be?

Sooooooo...

Now its your turn to ask me some of your zaniest "If" questions. I promise I will answer them, no matter how crazy they might be.

Now get to askin'!