Me, Me, Me

Who doesn’t like talking about themselves? Nobody! That’s who! So when Suzy bestowed upon me the Tell Me about Yourself Award, I said “Yippeee!” though I said it nice and quiet so as not to draw too much attention to myself ‘cause that’s me, a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. No, wait. That was Russia. I’m just your everyday attention whore unassuming blogger who appreciates the chance to share. Yeah, that’s it.

Anyway, to accept this award, I must tell you 7 things about myself and then pass the award on to 15 bloggers. First, the me, me, me stuff:

1. When I was in high school, my nerdarific self was listed in a book that spotlighted the top 2% of all HS students in the country. Now, and for about the last three decades, when I say/do something that’s borderline idiotic, my husband raises one eyebrow, grins, and says, “Top two percent.”


2. While I would have been thrilled no matter the gender of our newest grandchild, I have to say that I am ridiculously delighted that she’s a she. Do you know how much more fun it is to buy clothes for a girl than for a boy?


3. I think it’s more fun to buy girls’ toys, too. When our kids were growing up and I’d shop for them, I’d go down the aisles of girls’ toys and have trouble deciding what to buy because the whole thing looked like a fest-o-rama of bliss and I had a limited number of dollars to spend. I’d round the corner into the aisles of stuff marketed for boys and have trouble deciding what to buy because it all looked pretty lame. I’m still that way.
   
   Seriously, how many pretend dump trucks and sports cars and fire trucks and helicopters and police cruisers and cement mixers does one kid need? If I were choosing by what looks like fun, I’d say zero.


4. I lost five pounds somewhere between the treadmill and the elliptical machine. Don’t worry, though. I’ll probably find them hiding in the Christmas cookies.


5. I didn't realize that I had somehow failed to write anything in this part until I previewed the post and it showed: 5. then nada. Oops. Okay, quickie random something about me. Um. I'm thinking of Christmas cookies now. I might want to get baking because while Oreos are fabdillyicious, I'm not sure pouring a package of them onto a platter would really delight my holiday guests.


6. I went into Walmart the other day. If you know me at all, you know how I feel about Walmart. One of my hubby’s coworkers told him how much he pays for blood sugar test strips at Walmart, though, and as much as I hate everything about the place, we parked the car down there rather than at the other end of the strip mall where the much more pleasant Target is and saved a bundle.


7. On the way through the store to the aisle with the test strips, I walked past a rack of bicycles and spotted one that really, really spoke to me. It’s a retro Schwinn cruiser and I can’t tell you how quickly I fell in love. Mad love.
   
   I jotted down the model name and Googled it when we got home because as much as I’d lovity-love-love to tool around on that puppy in the spring, I didn’t want to buy it from Walmart. Turns out that model is a Walmart exclusive.
   
   Dammit.
   
   I still want it, but I really hate the idea of giving my moolah (life-saving diagnostic cheapies aside) to that company. I’m half-hoping that one of the daycare parents gives me a Walmart gift card for Christmas so that I can get the bike and not feel dirty. Yes, I know, but please don’t judge.

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And now for my awardee picks. I’m choosing people who not only blog well, but who are uber-fascinating human beings, so their 7 facts might just be really juicy tidbits. Fingers crossed.

1. Jane
2. Frances
3. Kelly
4. Malcolm
5. Michael
6. Chelsea
7. Sylvie
8. Lee
9. Christina
10. Theresa
11. S. Stauss
12. The M Half
13. Angelia
14. Masked Mom
15. Julie

Shine on, you crazy bloggers.



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