Tagged

So after giving Lisa a hard time about not tagging me, I guess I better get on the ball and respond to her tag. I've been trying all weekend to think of eight quirky things and can only think of one. Not because I don't have a million, but because apparently it's true what they say that you think you are normal and everyone else is quirky. But I bet as I start to write the ideas will probably overwhelm me and I'll have to choose 8 from the 482 that come to mind...

1. I do weird math. This is the one I've been thinking of and let me explain. When I'm driving somewhere that is farther than say, to Wal-Mart, I calculate just how long it will take me. For example, if I am going to Hurricane, I know that the Hurricane exit is Exit 27. If I am at mile marker 57 and I am driving 80 mph and it is 7:32 p.m., I figure it will be 7:54 p.m. when I get off the Hurricane exit. Somehow in my head I do the math and figure it will take me 22 minutes to go the 30 miles. Unfortunately I'm usually too busy exiting the freeway to look to see if I am right. I'm doubftul I ever am though - math was never my strong point.

2. I never fill my car up. This one is for Dave. He got irritated with me again on Sunday. I knew we were going to Hurricane for Sunday dinner, yet when we get in the car, it is down below a quarter of a tank. He said, You should have known. I said I did know, and tried a few lame excuses before finally saying, "This is a quirky thing of mine you're going to have to deal with, I'm sorry." So there. #2 wasn't so hard, let's see about #3.

3. I over-research EVERYTHING and usually end up doing something spontaneous anyway. I used to have TONS of free time at work and I would spend hours researching everything from car seats to different types of epidurals to most recently baby walkers. I do this in order to make the most informed decision possible. Then I got the car seat that was the cutest. As for the epidural? I would have taken a club over the head - I didn't care as long as I didn't feel anymore. The baby walker? Bought the first one I saw in Wal-Mart. I still research everything, but don't have as much time to do it, which is good because it appears to be a waste of time anyway.

4. I HATE rubberbands with a passion.

5. My morning routine is incredibly repetitive. I literally do the exact same thing every single day in the exact same order, from the way I wash my hair to which eye I put eyeshadow on first. It's freaky really.

6. I'm scared of prairie dogs. We live in the land of the prairie dogs here in Cedar and to be honest, as cute as they are, they terrify me. It started when I was working for the Forest Service and we drove our truck on a road that was literally lined with hundreds of these animals and they all stood near their holes and stared at us as we drove by. Someone mentioned that they carry the plague. I have been convinced ever since that they are super-intelligent and had our truck broken down, they would have dragged us all into their holes to never be heard from again. Wow. This list is making me sound like a real psycho!

7. I love to watch Food Network. There that should make me look a little more normal...

8. I decided last night that my greatest accomplishment every day is making Logan laugh. No matter how many reports I type, how good my dinner might turn out, or how clean my house is, having that kid laugh at me is the most satisfying feeling I've ever had.