Ten Random Facts

Rebecca tagged me so will give it a whirl on the off chance noone has anything better to read about today.  ; )   

Ten Random Facts About Me:

1.  I am an only child. Yes, an only child who now has more children than the woman in the shoe by some people's accounts lol!

2. I can't swim. Not for lack of trying. I took lessons as a child - and flunked. My husband tried to teach me when we got married.  He swore by summer's end he would have me swimming.  At summer's end he said,"You're right.  You sink."

3. Though my children listen to classical, christian, and folk music I do know the words to about every pop song written before 1985. I am a closet Queen and Elton John fan. Shhhh!

4. I was a pom pom girl in high school.  I have the pictures to prove it. ; ) 

5. I was an exchange student to Holland the summer between my sophomore and junior years. Learned alot about life, Europe, atheism, loneliness, courage and self sufficiency that summer.

6. I showed horses growing up. Had a beautiful Half-Arab/Half Thoroughbred gelding whom I adored. Starting riding at 4. Stopped at 18 when I got married.  Didn't ride again until last year. It's not like riding a bike.

7. I am claustrophic to a fault. I avoid elevators like the plague. I have been known to walk up flights of stairs in labor so as not to have to take the elevator.

8. I have given birth to 8 babies with no drugs.

9. I love all things Irish. I am half Irish from both sides of my family. They may not have always been functional but hey - good genes <g>

10. I talk too much. Allen would add I interrupt way too often as well. Can I help it if people pause too long? Sends mixed messages doncha know?  Oh well, I've got a lotta words stuck inside.  That's why we blog right?

I am so way behind on mail I am not sure who has been tagged. Jen I am tagging you for sure! If any of you post your random facts please link up so I can read them!

Comments

[Alice Gunther]

Great facts list! We have a few things in common, but I will save that for a future post! : )

[Rebecca B.]

Now that I have learned that you were a pom pom girl, I am afraid we cannot remain friends, Kim. :)

[Rebecca B.]

It was fun to read all of these things about you. Thanks for posting them! Can you imagine if we got together in person someday? We would talk incessantly and interrupt each other all the while. :)

[Jenn Miller]

Love your list! I am a big folk, classical and big band fan, but I have some closet habits like yours, like Queen and SuperTramp. Get everyone out of the house and I'm cranking it! I do like Elton John's earlier works, too, but don't have the cds to play.