I've been "tagged"

I was informed today that I've been "tagged". I guess it's a sorta chain letter-type thing where you are supposed to tell 6 things about yourself. 6 unremarkable things, that is. And then you're supposed to "tag" more bloggers who are supposed to tell 6 unremarkable things about themselves. Then I guess we find out..what...that we are unremarkable. Or maybe that we ARE remarkable. That the things that people consider unremarkable, especially about themselves, are really the things that not only make us unique but are the things that wouldn't normally come up in a conversation, but that are really cool and fun to know. So here are the rules: (just in case you end up getting tagged)


1. Post the name of the tagger (Sonya tagged me)
2. Tell 6 things about yourself
3. Tag 6 (or about) other bloggers
4. Leave a comment on their blog to let them know they've been tagged.

Ok for 6 things about me.

1. I was once a member of the National Council Against the Misuse of Pesticides (a very left/liberal organization) and the American Family Association (a very right/conservative organization) at the same time. That made for some very interesting junk mail! It's all about the yen and the yang, right! I am now not a member of either, though I am FAR from being a moderate in social or political issues.

2. I taught myself how to french braid hair one Friday after Thanksgiving ( I think I was in 8th grade) during the A&M vs. Univ. of Texas football game. Though this is the biggest day of the year in the life of Aggies, I still would choose to be shopping with my sister amid the mass of humanity than be watching the game. My sister and I go Christmas shopping together every year, either right after Thanksgiving if we're together, or I fly to her house sometime in Dec. to shop. It's one of MY favorite days of the year! 7-8 hours flys by in a moment!

3. I'm finding myself to be very competitive. This is something that I didn't know was a driver to me unti the last few years. I don't even have to be competing against someone, most times it's just myself. For example, I almost always set a timer to unload the dishwasher, clean the bathrooms, clean the kitchen, mop the floor, iron Michael's shirts, (insert tedious, mundane task) and try my best to "beat the clock". It really gets me moving.

4. I have 20/20 vision, thanks to LASIK. Until 10 years ago, next month, I'd worn glasses or contacts since I was in the 6th grade. One time I even lost a contact on the football field during band practice-and found it! That was a miracle. But now I LOVE being able to see in the shower, read the clock at night, be able to see without contacts at the swimming pool, at the beach, at night. My eyes don't get dry and painful because I fell asleep with my contacts in or anything like that. I've NEVER regretted having the surgery. It was awesome!

5. I enjoy game shows, especially the old ones- Supermarket Sweep (love it!!), Card Sharks, Tic Tac Dough, Password (those Game Show Network types of shows), but also Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune. On our honeymoon, Michael and I went to a taping of Let's Make a Deal at Universal Studios and were even picked to wear costumes (we were a doctor and a patient), but we didn't get picked to make a deal. My sister and I came very close to going out to California to be contestants on Supermarket Sweep. I KNOW we would have been picked, who could resist a beautiful set of twins as contestants! :-) But sanity prevailed and we stayed home.

6. I love the mountains. Summer, winter, spring, fall. I'd love to vacation in the mountains at any time. I'm not sure I'd want to live there year round, but my retreat of choice would always be to the mountains. I'm married to a seashore lover. His retreat would always be the ocean.

OK, now I tag
Cheryl
Diane
Jennifer

That's it. That's all the blogs that I read of people who know me.