7 things

Peggy tagged me in a post on her blog. You tell 7 things about yourself. I tried to think of things that weren't obvious or well known. Then, you pick other people to do the same on their blog. Some have already done this - so if you haven't - consider yourself officially TAGGED! I'm anxious to read yours!

Here goes...

#1 I love the smell of dirt. Especially just turned dirt. I love the feel of mud.

#2 My sister Peggy chooses my books for casual reading. When I want to read a book for fun and relaxation - I go to Peggy. She's never let me down. She's earned this position. I didn't read much growing up. It was encouraged by my parents, but reading was boring. Or so I thought. Turns out I just didn't know how to pick good ones. My love of Mistborn came from her. I recently read Peggy's latest book and loved it. She knows how to write to my interest too!

#3 I don't have a favorite color - anymore. Don't tell the 9 year old me that. She'd be freaked out. I remember when I was little thinking my mom was crazy for her favorite colors being yellow and orange. At the time I thought, "WHAT?! Those aren't colors you should be able to pick as favorites!" Mine was Blue at that time. Then it became Red for a long time. Now, I just love them all. Certain ones are higher than others. Orange is near the top. Black is near the bottom.

#4 My first car was a Nova. I rebuilt my second car (a Cavalier) with my dad and brothers. Yes, that's really me. And, yes, I really did a lot of the work. More than I ever want to do again. I learned to weld. I learned to wire a dash from the engine. I learned my way around a junk yard looking for parts. I learned that it's not easy to switch from one year to another in cars.

#5 Few things really get me emotional. I never cry during a movie. Besides family related things, soldiers coming home gets me every time. I'm so grateful for the things they do for our freedom, and I feel so much for them having to leave family for large chunks of time. I've only cried once in a book - Book 7 of Harry Potter. Anyone who's actually read it likely understands.

#6 I stand on things. Sometimes I find myself standing on a chair. Maybe I was reaching something, and I stayed there. I usually realize it mid conversation when I notice Aria copying me and standing on one too. I'm not short... so I don't know why I like this. Drew says it's because I'm weird. Nah, I don't think that's it.

#7 I like shiny and sparkly things. I am very easily distracted. One time, there was this... OH! WHAT'S THAT?!

What was I saying? Hmm.. guess I'll go do laundry. Wait... I was doing a blog post... shoot...