Gasp! I’ve been tagged!  With NaBloPoMo still chugging along (speaking of which, I’m doing rather well aren’t I?  Not too hard this year at all!), a lot of people are turning to that most dependable and often misunderstood of blogging tools: the meme.  And being that I could either choose to keep gushing over my new design (you like it!  you really, really like it!) or my last minute spazzy thoughts about tomorrow’s ultrasound, I think a meme is definitely in order.  After all, if I talk about the ultrasound today, what will I talk about tomorrow?  We must think about the blog posts!

The Rules 

1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog. (check)
   
2. Share 7 random or weird things about yourself.
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs. (uh oh, this could be a problem)
4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. (see #3)

I may be a bit of a rule-breaker here.  I tend to let memes die with me as tagging people is a lot like calling people on the phone in my book. I don’t like to do it.  I may just leave the tagging open ended to anyone who wants to participate  (or who desperately needs blog fodder!).

Seven random/weird things about me

1. I was a very picky eater growing up and would not even consider eating mushrooms, any nut besides peanuts, and I didn’t even like grilled cheese sandwiches!  I also didn’t like most meat other than chicken or hamburgers, and would only drink skim milk (to this day, I can tell if the milk on my cereal has even the slightest bit of fat in it).  Maybe strangest of all: I didn’t like syrup on my pancakes or waffles and still don’t. I didn’t like how sticky it was when it got on my hands.  Weirdo!
2. Growing up, I was responsible for a large portion of the house-cleaning and I think that’s why I am so resistant to cleaning now.  Every weekend I had to clean the house so I would work on the downstairs after school on Fridays and do the upstairs on Saturday mornings after I got up.  I always had my trusty walkman on (oh for an ipod back in those days!). I had to vacuum and dust downstairs and vacuum and dust the bedrooms and stairs and clean the bathroom upstairs.  I didn’t have to clean the kitchen or my parents room, but I did have to do the dishes every night after dinner and empty the dishwasher whenever it was full of clean dishes.   Bah, I say!  No more cleaning for me!  Of course, this isn’t a good plan either but I have to say, I feel a bit burnt out on cleaning.
3. My favorite Thanksgiving dish has to be my mom’s mashed potato casserole.  Kile is making it for us this year and he does a darn good job of it.  It involves potatoes (duh), milk, cream cheese, and green onions.  All mixed up and baked together.  YUUUUUM.  Of course, I also am really looking forward to some turkey, cranberry sauce, pie and sparkling cider too.  Dang, I can’t believe I still have to wait two days for this bounty. What’s YOUR favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal (if you celebrate, of course)?
4. I’m really not looking forward to Christmas shopping this year.  It gets worse every year.  I think we have some solutions in place for all our nieces and nephews.  We have exchanged names on my side of the family but not on Kile’s (yet at least).  Then there’s the presents I have to get for both of our parents.  Let’s not forget friends too!  After all that, I’m going to have a heck of a time shopping for my own family.  I’m thinking Kile and I may put off giving presents to each other until after the holiday. I’m just not sure our budget can take it this year. I’d like to agree to put a halt to some of the gift giving this year but I don’t want to be the one to suggest it, lest I look like a monstrous grinch.  But it is truly getting silly and presents are not what this is all about.  In fact, if it weren’t for the presents, I’d probably enjoy Christmas a lot more.  (I won’t even talk about shipping presents which I HATE doing.)
5. My husband’s “obsessive wife” post has been making me think.  I used to always have something that I was obsessing over.  Whether it was “Days” or “Star Wars” or something else, I have always had something to fixate on and drive people crazy with.  I haven’t had anything like that in a long, long time.  I guess you can say my kids have become my obsession.  Getting pregnant/staying pregnant, etc and so forth.  I hope I haven’t lost that part of myself.  My fluctuating Thyroid has me tending towards a depressing sort of state of mind and I can’t help but think that this loss in interests is a direct result.  God, how I would love to get excited about something again.
6. I’d like to have an advent calendar for my family to enjoy each year.  I had one growing up and it was always a highlight of the holiday season.  I haven’t been able to find one I quite like at the stores though.  I saw this on Melissa’s Buzz Off post this morning and think it’s adorable.  I just don’t know if I have the patience or talent to actually make it. I wish I could find one of these pre-made though, I’d be all over it.  What a cute idea!
7. I’m completely and utterly amazed that I am already 20 weeks pregnant.  How did all that time fly by so quickly?  This makes me realize that I’ll be done with this pregnancy before I know it.  This being my last pregnancy ever (most likely), I’d like to try to enjoy it and make it last as long as I can (I can hear your incredulous shouts from here!)  but it’s coming to an end so quickly!  Not sure if I’m ready for that quite yet!  Ask me after the ultrasound tomorrow. 

So, here’s the part where I’m supposed to tag a bunch of people.  Only… I can’t.   I have a mental block on tagging.  So I’m going to go against the rules and hope the blog police don’t come get me and throw me in jail.  If you’d like to do the meme, by all means, DO IT.  And leave me a link in the comments below so I can go see your answers.  But if you have plenty of stuff to talk about and don’t need anything new to talk about, just go on about your business.  Sound good?