Tagged ...

Tagged by Helen ...  to do ten things about myself that y'all may or may not know about me and then I am supposed to tag five more people. Since Helen already tagged some of the folks I would have tagged I'm asking for volunteers instead! LOL ...

1) I hate heat! I'm not looking forward to summer just for this reason. If it could stay about 60 degrees year round I'd be happy. Oh, and I'm cheap so I refuse to run the a/c in the car or house.

2) I was born in Detroit. We moved to Oakland County when I was two. I've lived in this county since then - forty six years and counting.

3) Bubba (ex #2) won a trip to the Bahamas in a radio call-in contest. Five days all expenses paid, except food, lol. I would have preferred to have gone with someone who would have appreciated the local culture. All he wanted to do was eat at McDonald's and S'barro!! Jerk had (has) no class!!

4) After my last divorce in 2002 I went through a series of dating disasters. And I do mean disasters!! From the *Unibrow* who ordered two dishes off the appetizer list because he had a buy one get one free coupon (that was our entire meal) ... to the rich guy who stuck me with the bill from an expensive restaurant ... to the guy that I just dumped because he wants a mother (for himself and to bear his children) - and more!! All of them bachelors. In fact, I've never dated a divorcee. Go figure! Women that complain there's no bachelors out there are wrong. That's all I attract for some odd reason!

5) I was painfully shy as a child. I'm far from it now.

6) I am not afraid of creepy crawly things. I refuse to kill them. If there's a spider roaming, or a bee buzzing in the house I will relocate it back to the outside. Even though I'm allergic to bees, I won't harm one. Bees usually only sting when they feel threatened - since I don't show fear they leave me alone. One exception to that rule are earwigs. Those damned things I'll squish in a heartbeat!

7) While I'm not big on video games or roll playing games, I do like to solve puzzles or play miniature golf on the computer.

8) I took five and a half years of French way back in junior high and high school. About all I remember is how to ask if I can go to my locker - or the bathroom.

9) My brothers played hockey when we were kids. Being the rink rat that I was, I pretty much grew up in hockey arenas - going to every game and most of the practices their teams had. I was a Detroit Red Wings fan before it was cool.

10) The most unique car I ever owned was a 1963 Plymouth Valiant. It had a push button transmission. It was a great little car. My most favorite car was my 1978 Pontiac Trans Am. I wouldn't mind owning either one of them again but my next car will be something practical that gets good gas mileage. Possibly a hybrid. 

A Voluntary Tag ...

10 RANDOM THOUGHTS....TAGGED BY Casssie ....actually I volunteered to do this, LOL ...

1. List 10 random things or habits on your page.
2.Tagged bloggers need to post 10 things and post these rules.
3. Choose 5 people and list their names.
4.Leave a comment on their page telling them they were tagged and to read your blog.....

10 Random Things About Me:

1. My folks are still married, 51 years and going strong.

2. When I was growing up I wanted to be either an architect or a gypsy. I even designed my own gypsy caravan once.

3. I was 19 when I got married and when my first child was born. Young, very young.

4. I collect anything related to lighthouses - figures, books, pictures, you name it. I'd love to live in a lighthouse!

5. I HATE scary movies. The exception would be "B" horror movies, those old time cheesey horror films, mostly in black and white.

6. I didn't get my license until I was 17. I was just too scared to drive. Now all I want to do is get behind the wheel and drive. Go figure.

7. I'd love to move somewhere warm. Looks like I'm going to be in Michigan a lot longer than I'd planned on though.

8. Underneath my sloppy *exterior* is an organized person just dying to come out.

9. I hate the idea of working for someone else. I want to be self employed. My own boss, my own hours.

10. I love Multiply. All of my friends are here!

I am supposed to tag people but do it if you want to. 

Tagged ...

I've volunteered to be tagged!  I was tagged by Helen. Now I have to tell 7 weird things or facts about myself and tag seven more people....

Right the weird or unknown facts:

1. I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue. 
2. I have a huge teddy bear I sleep with (three feet tall). If "he" isn't in bed with me, I can't fall asleep.
   
3. My kids call me Frankenbelly because I've had so many surgeries on my belly.
4. Ever since I was a little kid I dreamed of living the life of a gypsy - traveling from place to place, living out of a caravan style camper, not calling one place home for any length of time.
   
5. I'm a "Titaniac", a lover of all things Titanic. I was long before Jack and Rose set foot on the Titanic.
6. I loved hockey and the Detroit Red Wings long before it was cool to be a hockey fan. I grew up in hockey arenas, being the biggest fans of both of my hockey playing brothers.
   
7. I'm a very emotional person. I can (and often do) cry at the drop of a hat.
   

   
Okay now my tags of other bloggers... my general rule is to ask for volunteers for tags, not *draft* anyone into doing it!

If anyone wants to do this please do and add a link! 
Here are the rules - feel free to ignore them!

THE RULES:

1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person that tagged you.
2. Post THE RULES on your blog.
3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.