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This may not be a personal blog, but I’m not immune to the charms of the blog meme.  Recently, Victoria from About San Diego tagged me to do a “7 Things” style meme and far be it from me to resist.   I’ll see if I can tie it back around to my topic, but don’t count on it.

Seven Unusual Facts About Me:

1. I went to an all-girls Catholic high school and get this: I actually liked it.  It was a very laid back atmosphere but still expected academic excellence and good behavior and that just really jived with my personality.  Plus, I made some really good friends while I was there.
2. I am the last of five children.  Not just last, but way last.  I’m 8 years behind my older sister and 14 years behind my oldest sister.  I think it’s easy to say that I wasn’t exactly planned by my parents.  I’m sure they’re glad they had me now though.  I hope.
3. For the longest time I was a die-hard cat person.  I loved having cats as pets and barely could tolerate dogs.  That is, until we got our rat terrier “Beetoe”.  She decided I was her person and glommed right on to me.  Then we had some cats that were nothing but a pain in the arse.  Now?  I find I’ve flip-flopped.  I prefer dogs to cats.  Of course, we have to be talking about well-behaved dogs.  Still, I do appreciate a good, sweet cat from time to time.
4. When I was growing up I used to love reading these young adult romances from a series called “Sunfire”.  They each featured a different teenaged girl at some tumultuous time in history.  The titles of the books were the girl’s name such as “Amanda” or “Jessica” or “Merrie”.  I loved those books and devoured them from the library.  I wish I had purchased more of them because they aren’t around any more but I still have a few tucked into my bookshelf.
5. All through high school and through most of college I always insisted that I didn’t want to have children when I was older and married.  I never enjoyed babysitting and didn’t feel I would enjoy having my own kids.  I changed my mind when, get this, I watched the film “Nine Months” while I was in college.  Seriously.  The scene where Hugh Grant had missed his girlfriend’s ultrasound and she left him and he was sitting there watching the videotape of the ultrasound is what did it.  Where he saw the heart beating and started to tear up?  Yeah.  I was totally suckered in.  I’m still “baby hungry”.
6. I’m terribly shy and have a very difficult time approaching people.  I’m better than I was when I was younger, however, I still cannot call people on the telephone.  I have no problem (well, maybe I should say less of a problem) if they call me but will do whatever I can to get out of having to call anyone.  That goes for family other than my parents as well.  Email, I can handle.  Txt messages?  Fine.  Phone calls?  FORGET IT.
7. I subscribe to this rather silly law of averages.  For instance: If there are three women other than myself who are pregnant and they all find out before I do that they’re having girls, I believe I will have a boy.  OR if two find out they’re having girls and one finds out she’s having a boy, I’m still having a boy.  So far, that has proven itself to be true.  I believe that if I were to get pregnant again, I might very well have a girl because some close friends of mine have had many boys and only one girl so maybe the next baby born among the three of us will be a girl.  Time will tell, right?

Okay, that’s all I’ve got for you all today.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll be back some actual, bonafide news!