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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Quirks?? Yep, I Got 'Em

I (Stephanie) have been tagged! Here are the rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you...Julie(my super-cute and very trendy aunt, whom I adore)
2. Post these rules.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours. (yikes!!)
4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them.

Alrighty, here goes nothun'...or everything in my case.
1. I love vacuum lines in the carpet. I know, I know, I'm a nut. It must have come from growing up in a house where we vacuumed sometimes twice a day. I haven't continued the twice a day vacuuming in my house, a bit of an overwhelming thought, but I still get all warm and fuzzy inside when I see them.

2. I need my children's hair done for my mental health. Okay, that might be an overstatement...but still nearly true. I feel like my life is in a bit more control when we all look presentable. I think they look better, too. I love their hair newly cut and done. Mmmm, makes me smile right now thinking about it.

3. I hate, hate, hate the feeling of wet cotton. Ewww, it makes me shudder. I also hate to wear nylons around the house. As long as I am wearing shoes, I'm okay, but when the shoes come off so do the nylons. I can't stand touching the ceiling of a car while I'm at it. Shudder, shudder.

4. I have a hard time finishing projects. I love starting them, but once I get going I loose intrest. The best project for me can be done in one day or...well, just ask my mother about a wooden scarecrow that has been sitting in her garage for the last two autumns.

5. I have to have the kids' and my bed made before I leave the house. Also, I need the dishes cleared into the sink (at least...into the dishwasher is best). The kitchen counters cleared or at least organized, the kitchen chair cushions put back onto the chairs (they are regularly pushed off), the living room floor picked up, the couch cushions fluffed (not have the sit-on look) and the t.v. armiore closed all before I leave. If I don't, then I hate coming home and facing it. If all of that is done I breathe a lot easier.

6. I have bad-day food. I am listing this not to make my mother feel bad ('cause I know she does about this) but because I think I'm wierd. I have this term "spaghetti in the green pot" and that means bad-day food. You know, when you make something when you don't want to cook, and the family is feeling a bit grumpy (or maybe it was just me and that was my take as a eight year old girl) and you just throw dinner together. That is my definition of "bad-day food". And so, there are just some foods that have that negative conotation. Such as, spaghetti and the sauce all mixed together (they have to be seperate for it to be "good-day" food), Sloppy Joes, and french-cut green beans (ewww). I do need to put a disclamer in here (I love you, Mom and thank you for making us dinner even when your stinky daughter groaned and complained and you probably wanted to do a million other things besides that).
Alright, well that about wraps it up. As I have thought about it, I have about a million others and I am glad that the tag only asked us to list six. If I had continued you may have wondered about my mental health. ;)

I tag: Holly, Melissa, Carrie, LeAnn, Brooke, and Melanie!

13 comments:

Alabama Apples said...

Ha! You are as weird as I am! Yeah!!! Your boys are so beautiful and ALWAYS look that way. You totally put me to shame! I forgot about your and Mack's aversions to touching certain things ...LOL! ISn't it funny how once you start blogging about this more just seem to pop into your mind and you start dwelling on how crazy you really are?! Maybe that was just me, but I couldn't tell if this was therapeutic, nor just making me neurotic!

Miriam said...

Hi Steph! Thanks so much for finding me! You look so great and what a beautiful family! Will be fun to be staying in touch!

Lively Luckinbills said...

Thanks for the tag and for being a reader. One regret when we lived in Stillwater(and even now) is that we never got together to have more fun. So I am especially grateful and excited that we can get to know each other better, even if it is over the computer. Cause you are totally awesome!!

Jules said...

Steph, you are funny! I have to agree with the vacuum marks for sure. They give you such a feeling of a job well done, huh? I will sometimes vacuum twice a day too, on our main floor. I always want it to look really good if someone comes over. As for they nylons, ick! I have to take mine right off the second I get home no matter what (if I wear them at all). Oh, and I never finish anything either. I have the attention span of a 5 year old. Glad to see I'm not then only one.

whitney said...

As I mentioned on Lib's blog...we must be sisters! I'm the same way about vacuum lines, although I rarely get around to vacuuming. I absolutely hate the feel of wet cotton (and car ceilings) and when the shoes come off, so must the nylons. Everything you listed, I totally understand, even if I'm not quite as neurotic about them as you. It's a good thing we have sisters who can understand, huh, b/c I doubt anyone else would :)

Jenny said...

You and your sisters sound more and more like your mom everyday! Oh, and could you give me some ideas for how to style Pearl's hair? I'm totally pathetic when it comes to this sort of thing.

The DeVito's said...

I'm totally laughing about the vacuum lines! You are SO your mom!!! I will do this one, but I can't think of any quirks right now.

Chambers Clan said...

You are funny! I love the quirks although it makes me feel way too laid back on the housework front! I'll have to think on my quirks for a minute, but sounds good!

Miriam said...

Can you tell me where you found your "I belong" link at the top of your page? I love it!

whit said...

that was a fun post! yup, you are normal!!! your fam is awesome!

we got a new blog... bradandwhitney.blogspot.com

Tiffany said...

I too love vacuum lines! Garrett was able to be transfered to Sangre. I only requested a transfer because I wanted to cover my bases if I got the job. So he is transfered, we will just have to wait for the job offer, if it somes.

Cynthia Mann said...

I love your blog, Stephanie! Your family looks so cute! I forgot you had another baby...what a cute little girl! I love her name, too. Good to hear from you! I hope everything is going great there in Stillwater.

Melissa said...

Cute post- I'll try to get around to it. I love doing tags. I love learning quirky things about people too. We all have them!