And Wednesday cometh again! Yay, yay! Please play along by visiting Joyce’s blog and linking up!
1. What is something that bothers you if it’s not done perfectly?
Manicures. When my children were younger, I had acrylic nails. My biweekly nail appointment was a splurge, but it was so nice to be pampered. I loved getting French manicures. Sometimes I had fun designs put on my nails. BUT, the thing that really annoyed me was not having them done correctly. Yes, I am a perfectionist, but I just can’t help it. When I pay good money for a service, I expect it to be performed well.
2. What is one of your best childhood memories?
Probably one of my best childhood memories is that of laying halfway under the Christmas tree, admiring the lights, and trying to guess what my Christmas presents were. My sister and I spent hours upon hours doing this. I still smile when I recall those days.
3. Do you plan to watch the Royal Wedding, and when was the last time you wore a hat?
I am going to try to watch the wedding. I’ll have to get up at a wee hour to do so, but I’ll do my best. I’ll probably play it for my students as well. As far as wearing a hat…hmmm…what kind of hat are you talking about? Honestly, I’d like to say that I last wore a hat while having tea with the Queen herself, but I wouldn’t want to brag and make all of you feel bad. LOL
Seriously, I don’t own any fancy hats like they wear to weddings and such. The closest thing I have to a hat is a sun visor, which I probably wore last summer when I worked out in the yard…or maybe last Fall when I attended Chicky’s soccer games. I don’t recall the Queen being there, by the way.
4. Where do you fall in the birth order of your family? Do you think this has influenced your personality?
I am the oldest child of two, and yes, I do believe my personality was shaped, in part, by this fact. As the oldest child and the child of a single, working mother, I had a lot of responsibility placed upon my shoulders at an early age. I took care of my sister from the time she was a baby. I even taught her to drive! I was not allowed to bring home anything but A’s, and I began working at a real job when I was in my pre-teens.
Those of you who read my blog regularly probably see how I might have been influenced by the results of my birth order…only just a teensy bit. 😉
5. Where do you think you spend most of your money?
Most of my money is spent on bills, unfortunately…namely credit card bills, sad to say. We lived outside of our means for many years, and we’re now paying the price. However, lessons have been learned. I’m working very hard to pay things off, and I’m using principles (i.e. common sense) that I’ve heard are similar to Dave Ramsey’s. I will make my LAST car payment in a couple of weeks, and then I’ll start applying that money toward another bill until it gets paid off. And so it will go…on and on…until the bills are finally paid off.
6. When you need to confront someone, would you rather communicate in person, on the phone, by email, or by letter? Why?
I think that I express myself better when I write things down. I also think that my face gives away too much, so it’s better for me to do things from afar.
7. Dodge ball, freeze tag, or jump rope? You have to pick one.
Ok. I’m taking the lazy way out and saying freeze tag. See, I’m not quick on my feet, so I wouldn’t be quick enough to dodge a ball. Getting pegged is not my idea of fun. As far as jump rope…after you have kids, jumping is not always a good idea. The bladder just isn’t the same, if you know what I mean. With freeze tag, I can just give up quickly and watch everyone exert unnecessary effort.
8. My Random Thought
On Sunday after church, my family ran to the recycle place to get rid of newspapers I’d been collecting.
As we drove through the parking lot, we casually glanced to the right…beyond the chainlink fence that bordered the parking lot. There were some houses and, perhaps, a small pond.
We saw a horse laying in the grass, which was a little strange because we’re used to seeing horses standing up.
But then the most amazing thing happened.
The horse rolled onto its back.
Seriously.
Like one of my dogs.
And then it did something else.
It rolled completely over…from one side to the other.
It looked like a larger version of Pele.
We cracked up at the sight. It was the most bizarre thing we’ve ever seen (aside from the car full of rednecks we saw going into a local restaurant a couple of weeks ago…that’s a story for another time).
I found a video of a horse rolling over…in case you’ve never seen this for yourself…
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