My good friend Da Goddess has challenged me to name 10 random things about myself, so here they are:
1. I met Da Goddess because of my dog’s gas. Thanks, Deb.
2. I love nuts but only if they are not inside of other food. If you put ‘em in brownies, not only will I shun the nuts, but I’ll also refuse the brownie (and I loves me some brownie). The same goes with ice cream, Jell-o, etc.
3. I am famous for my chocolate chip cookies. People always ask for the recipe, so here it is.
4. I go to church every Sunday (okay, almost every Sunday).
5. I’ve always considered myself the ugly sister.
6. My baby book is one of my most prized possessions. I keep it locked in the fire-proof safe. My mom did a great job making sure my baby book was just as full as my sister’s, who was born two years earlier.
7. I met my husband through a coworker but I truly believe he was sent to me because I asked for him. Several years before I met him, I made a list of the qualities I wanted in a man.
The list:
kindness
intelligence
caring
humor
athletic
cares about his appearance but isn’t obsessed with it
natural/earthy
hardworking
health-conscious but not obsessed
someone I can be myself with and who makes me a better person
My husband is all of those things, except maybe natural/earthy. He is a wonderful man–perfect for me, and a terrific father. I am blessed.
8. I love movies and now that I have a baby, I love Netflix. My taste in movies varies widely. Some of my favorites are:
Auntie Mame
Kill Bill I and II
Heathers
Indiana Jones (the first three, notsomuch the new one)
The First Wives Club
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Father Goose
Pillow Talk
Spaceballs
Top Secret
The Birdcage
An Affair to Remember
Sabrina (both the original and the remake)
Mannequin
Better Off Dead
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Dave
and pretty much anything by Kevin Smith
9. I used to kill spiders. I don’t anymore because of a particularly terrible incident this summer where I found a spider in my bathroom sink. I ran the water and washed it down the drain, but when I returned a few hours later, I found the spider, sans several legs, attempting to crawl its way up the side of the sink. It was the most pathetic thing I’d ever seen, and I felt horrible. Now when I see a spider, I leave it alone. Unless it’s in the shower while I’m naked. If that happens, all bets are off.
10. I’m turning into a blues fan because of a friend who loves the blues more than anyone I’ve ever met. Her passion for blues music is inspiring and infectious. Ask her, she’ll tell you.
Well, that’s it. It’s amazing how easy it was to find ten things about myself that were random. Now, for the tags. I pick Susan and Myra. Thanks for reading!
What an awesome list!
Yes, we did meet because you made me laugh with the Duncan letter. How do such sweet dogs create such vile smells? And boys of all types and ages. There must be something to that “men are such dogs” saying.
I gotta ask, nuts in jello? Okay, who the f(*@ does that? I have to know so I can go smack them upside the head. I, too, do not eat food with nuts. I like peanut butter, but only the smooth kind. I will eat sunflower seeds, which are kinda nutty, but not. I have eaten boiled peanuts, but will never eat them again since the only person who could get me to do so is no longer with us. Otherwise, I eschew the cashews, peanuts, macadamias, walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc. I do not like them, Sam I Am.
Love your cookie recipe! So much better than mine (the big glop of cookie dough in a container from Price Club…er…Costco).
Skipping along, I think we all consider ourselves the ugly sister. I know one thing’s for certain, I’m definitely the SHORT one.
And, I’ll be damned if our movie list doesn’t have a lot of overlapping! Especially Father Goose. It’s also one of Little Dude’s faves. Try, too, The Awful Truth — Cary Grant and Irene Dunn. Good stuff!
As for the blues, I didn’t mean to turn you into a blues hound, but if I have, I’m glad.
And I’ll send you more music.
P.S. I love the random photo of S sleeping in the pink “Daddy’s Little…” shirt with the guitar. Adorable!
The shirt actually says, “Daddy’s Little Rocker.” I love this photo. It’s my new desktop. I’ll send you the whole thing, because it’s even cuter when you can see her whole body.
Your list is great! I’m with you on the spider thing. It’s best to just let them be…
I am the ugly sister who happens to be short and a bit chunky:) At least you can just say “ugly”!! hahaha!
It’s okay, every family has to have one that’s the shortest, the ugliest, etc. In my family, though, I’m not the shortest anymore because I finally outgrew my mom (I’m 5′5 and she’s 5′4). We’re about the same weight, so I got out of that one, too.
I am so very flattered you picked me! I’ll be posting this week. Your list is such a great peek into your personality. I just love your husband list. That says a lot about you (and him).
Joanie, I’m looking forward to getting more great music from you!
Oh, and crunchy peanut butter is from hell.
Well, in addition to being the short one, I’m also the fat one. I take after my mom’s mother. Lucky me. Hopefully after the surgery I’ll be thinner and I know I’ll be more active. So maybe I can go back to being just the shortest.
Crunchy peanut butter IS from hell. I know because I saw the shipping label on the case at Price Club.
Speaking of spiders, I had the biggest, the ugliest spider in the shower today. I washed it down the drain. Yuck! No thanks. Were it a tarantula, I’d be all “hell, yeah!” But it wasn’t and it had to go away.