Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Eight Random Facts

As Daryl said, my sister tagged me. So, here you go - Eight Random Facts about me:

1) I was born in Zimbabwe. The 4th and last child of my parents. Could it be that after me there was no energy for more? From the stories I've heard, and I do wonder if they are all true, I may have been as active as twins would have been.

2) When I read Daryl’s # 2 it made me think about passports. I haven’t applied for a passport yet. I have the ONLY copy of my birth certificate and am very reluctant to give it up to anyone. I really do need to find out how to get more copies for the future, but I keep putting off getting a passport because I don’t want to deal with the hassle. I think with border regulations tightening, I will have to deal with it sooner rather than later.

3) I love animals – just about any animal. I should have grown up on a farm for that very reason. If Gail would have let me, I would have had a whole menagerie of animals. But, sadly that was not to be. I have to settle for my two dogs. I mean, Leah’s dog and my dog.

4) I am a rules follower, especially when traveling. Some people bend rules – not me. If there is a road sign that says no left turn and there is no traffic coming, I still will not turn left. I will turn right and go out of my way and find a way to go back the way the left turn would have taken me. I basically follow speed limits – that is why I don’t get to drive on road trips.

5) I do not like to fly. I used to love to fly when I was younger, but now I would rather do anything else but fly. However, I will if necessary.

6) I am very ornery by nature. I’ve tried, several times in my adult years, to not be quite so ornery. But, it usually doesn’t last. Leah is scared she will have a child just like me. I think that would be a great thing.

7) I love to read and spend more time than I should between the pages of a book. I like mystery novels, some biographies – depending on who, and some romance stories, if they are not too sappy.

8) For the most part, I do not like being alone. I enjoy being around people and find that I am energized by social activities. However, I am learning the value of spending time with me and realizing that I can be good company too.

So, there you go. Not a whole lot of exotic facts, but facts none-the-less.
This was fun, Donna. Thanks for the push in being tagged.