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I have been tagged again for the 7 Random Things Meme by Forgetfulone and also by Mary @ Happenings Today - thanks ladies for thinking of me.

So, I am going to list 14 things and here it goes:

1. I am a lot funnier in my head - than I am in real life. I can be funny - when I am around the right people (like a few of my closest friends and my family), but I am not one of those people that humor comes to quickly or easily - except inside my head. In my head ... I am HYSTERICAL! This is also true about how I perceive myself - I am way better looking in my head - than I am in real life! Also ... a lot smaller.

2. We have a ghost in our house. Our house is about 40 years old and the ghost lives in the hallway that leads to our bedrooms. When I (and my mother) have seen this ghost, he is always crossing the hallway (from my twins' bedroom) and goes into the bathroom. He wears a black trench-like coat, black boots and black hat (like in cowboy movies). The neighborhood we live in is well known for a particular Indian Tribe living here. I believe this ghost is from that time. My mother and I are the only ones to have ever seen him, but I have seen him at least 25 times over the past 13 years. It has been a while since I have seen him and I have recently began to believe that he has moved from the hallway to my bedroom and sits at the foot of my bed (as I feel the bed move, like someone is sitting - jump up even to see who is there - like one of my kids or a cat - and there is never anyone there. I usually have to then, pull the covers over my head so the ghost won't come near me). I've never been afraid of this ghost - and I am not one to really believe in this sort of thing - but he does live in my house.

3. On a scale of 1 - 10, if you were to ask me how happy I am in my life ... I'd have to say that I am at a 10. And, this is not something that I have just suddenly come to realize - I think I have been at a 10 for a lot of my life. I seldom feel as though my life could be any better. I don't believe that is true of very many people and I feel fortunate to be able to say that. I thank God often for blessing me and for giving me my wonderful life.

4. I totally believe in God. I believe he is standing next to me and guiding me - all the time. I truly believe he is completely aware of how much I love him.

5. Something I hate ... let me list something I hate. I hate "high-maintenance" friends. I want my friends to be simple. I want to be able to call you and say, "What are you doing?" and I want you to tell me, "I'm mopping the kitchen floor." I want you to know that I care about that - I want you to know that you can tell me that, even though it may seem insignificant - I want for that to be how simple our relationship is - that we talk about stupid crap and can turn that stupid crap into an hour long, ridiculously funny, memorable conversation. I want my friends to be completely and emotionally capable of dealing with me and me with them - on the simplest and purest level - no pretenses. I am too old and too tired to have to figure you out - I don't have the patience for that anymore.

6. I do not like spaghetti, pancakes, watermelon, sloppy Joe's, peanuts, cinnamon rolls or pretzels. I can eat all these things, but I don't like them.

7. I am nocturnal. I've always been a night-owl and love the night. I also love a dark room and seldom turn on many lights in the room I am in. I also turn off lights in every room that I think is too bright. My family is just the opposite and are always turning on every light in the room and I go behind them and turn most of them off. My mother complains constantly that I should open the blinds or turn on a light. I like the way a dark room, a cloudy day or the night makes me feel - cozy and closed in. I do, however, also ... worship the sun and love summer and stay outdoors a lot when it is hot.

8. I'd rather give a gift, than receive a gift. I love buying gifts and am always looking for a reason or occasion to do so. I think I drive my friends crazy because I buy gifts often for, what seems like, crazy reasons. I love buying gifts.

9. I keep a lot of lists. I am a list maker. I get this from my Dad - he was and is a list maker. I have lists to keep up with my lists.

10. I am drawn to clocks. I am also drawn to lamps, vacuum cleaners, socks, rugs and throw pillows. I have to talk myself out of buying these items every time I go into any store.

11. I often look at my husband and think, "He is so handsome - how did I get such a handsome man?"

12. We have 9 TVs in our house and one in my van. There is always a TV on, somewhere in our house - sometimes many are on. I keep a TV on at all times when I am home alone - for the noise. I turn the TV on as soon as I wake up. I don't watch TV, hardly ever, during the day ... but it is always on. It is on right now in my bedroom and I have no idea what channel it is on or what show is on.

13. If I had to admit to one regret I have in my life, it would be that I did not do more with my life. While I am completely content and happy with how my life has turned out and totally happy with everything that it is ... I believe that I honestly have not reached or lived up to my true potential. I wish I had had more drive, direction, ambition and detailed goals, when I was younger that might have led me to pursue a path of something that I loved (like animals or art or writing).

14. I do not like to walk or run - anywhere. I don't know why ... but I don't want to do either. I don't have any desire to hike or enter marathons or walk from the farthest parking spot in any lot. I am not a lazy person and I don't think there is anyone in my life that would say that I am - but I don't want to walk or run - ANYWHERE!

Thanks again to Forgetfulone and Mary @ Happenings Today for tagging me for this meme. I know I am supposed to tag seven more people, but I am going to leave this tag open and if you'd like to take it and do it - consider yourself tagged.

I have been tagged by Dawn @ Renaissance Mama for the 5 Things You Love Tag. So here it goes:

1.) I love the memories I have of my grandmother when she was alive and living up on Herman Street in West Virginia. I would go there in the summers with my family and there would always be uncles and aunts and lots of cousins. The house was tall and white with many large windows and porches and a basement with secret rooms. There were apple trees. There was always laughter. It was a joyous time.

2.) I love the memories I have of my grandfather. Spending time in the summers at the farm, roaming the hills, picking black berries, chasing cows and kittens and ponies. Climbing the ladder in the barn into the hay loft. Sitting on the swing on the front porch of the old farm house. Singing and running and playing ... and sleeping out under the canopy of the black walnut trees up on the hill. I can still hear the sound of his voice calling us kids ... down to the grain shed or from inside the barn. He always wanted us near. He loved having us around. It was a magical place. Those were wonderous times. I think of him often.

3.) I love the memories I have of each of my children's births. My first born, my twins - complete joy and pride! My second born, my son - elation! My last child - an awaking, complete and simple love. All a blessing - their births - their lives.

4.) I love the memories I have of my wedding day. How I can see clearly ... every minute of that day, from the second I woke up until the moment I went to bed. How I can hear the music and see all the loving faces. How I can recall my excitement and happiness and love. How I felt the very moment I became a wife and looked into my soul-mate's eyes ... and he became my husband.

5.) I love when someone makes me laugh so hard that my cheeks begin to hurt, tears roll down my cheeks and I can hardly catch my breath. I love a person that can bring me to feel this level of joy ... of happiness. I am fortunate to have many such people in my life.

Thank you Dawn for considering me for this special meme. I am not going to tag anyone in particular for this 5 Things Meme right now, but if you would like to do it, feel free to take it - it is fun.

Unique Things About Ordinary Me

I was tagged to do "7 Unique Things About Me" meme by Nikki @ My Boys and Me.

Then I was tagged by Holly @ Two Kids & Tired for similar meme (Six Things You Don't Know About Me).

And then, I was tagged by Viking Conquest for the 7 Unique Things meme again.

And then I was tagged by Karen @ The Rocking Pony for 7 Unique Things.

And then I was tagged by Darla @ Tortoise In The Fast Lane for 7 Unique Things.

And lastly I was tagged by Vasquez3, yet again.

Can you believe I was tagged that many times this last week - jiminey! I don't have enough interesting things to fill that many memes. I'm going to come up with as many as I can - a little more than 7 - just so I feel like I have fulfilled my duty.

Here it goes:

1. My family says I am a bit obsessive. I don't like anything out of place. My brother purposely comes to my house and randomly moves objects just to see how long it takes me to notice they are moved ... and then move them back. Then my family laughs at me.

2. I'm a lint picker-upper. I see lint on the ground, bend down, pinch it, pick it up and throw it away. I do it all day long - everywhere - in my house, in my car, on the couches ... everywhere. I don't care about anyone elses lint in their house and cars - just my own.

3. I never wanted kids (really) up until I was 29 years old and then I did. Now I have four.

4. I think I'm a good friend. I pursue a person I want to be friends with until they decide to like me and if they do ... I want them as my friend forever! I say, "I fall in love with my friends."

5. I could eat some sort of potatoes every single day of my life. In a previous life I must have lived in Idaho.

6. I went through a phase a couple of years ago, where I made furniture (a lot). I designed it, built it, painted it (it was all painted furniture) and sold it. I started this "hobby" because I made a lot of pieces for my own home. I don't do it much anymore, but I still have some of it in my house.

7. I was born in West Virginia (the most beautiful place on earth) in a little town not far from Alderson - the town where Martha Stewart went to prison.

8. My father was a Veternarian and I always wanted be one as well. I never did that.

9. I can't spell worth a crap.

10. My favorite actor is Kevin Bacon!!

11. I watch soap operas (All My Children, Days of Our Lives, One Life To Live and General Hospital) and have since I was 14 or 15 years old.

12. I have lots of jewelry and shoes.

13. My favorite phrase to use on my kids is "Welcome to my world."

Okay - there are 14 things! I could probably come up with 49, in order to fill all the tags, but I'm not going to. That's all there is to tell for now - NO MORE TAGS. And I am going to leave these tags open for anyone that would like to play along (I know I'm supposed to tag 7 people, but I JUST CAN'T ). So ... if you want this tag - run with it! Thank you to all those that tagged me.

7 Unique Things Meme. Rules: Link to your tagger and post rules. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself, some random and some weird. 3. Tag 7 people at the end of post and list their names. 4. Let them know they were tagged by a comment on their blog.