TAGGED

Well, thank you Cassie for the Tag. So, first, the easy part...The rules are as follows:

1. link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2. share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
3. tag 7 people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4. let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Now, the hard part...

1. One thing some folks may not know is that I was a volunteer firefighter in our little town of Union. Although I resigned to be more available to my children through a difficult stretch in their life, I hope to return someday to follow further in my father's footsteps.

2. Most of you probably know this, but 6 years ago, I weighed exactly double my current weight. After gastric bypass surgery in Aug. 2002, I shed 175 pounds. I stand by my choice 100% and would make that decision again if life were to rewind and I found myself in the same situation.

3. Most of the jobs in my life have been non-traditional jobs for women where I was the only female on a crew. I drove semi, I worked in construction, I built trusses & doors at a lumber yard, I fueled planes at a small municipal airport and I milked cows on a dairy just to name a few. Guess that has something to do with my upbringing.

4. I love sunflowers!!! I would rather have a bouquet of wild sunflowers than a dozen roses ANY DAY!!! My husband says that works well for him! :-)

5. I have a sock "thing". My socks MUST be completely straight while on my feet, they cannot have thick seams over the toe, there can't be the least hint of a thin spot that may become a hole before the end of the day, they can't be too big and fit sloppy, yet I'm not a fan of barefoot! I've been known to tie my shoes, stand up and take 2 steps, return to my chair and start all over again, repeating this process multiple times until they are "just right".

6. I absolutely despise snakes. There is only one kind of good snake and that's a dead one. I don't care how small or harmless or "cute" people say they are, I'm out!

7. I absolutely love stream fishing for trout. I will dig my own worms, bait my own hook, take my own fish off the hook when I catch them, and clean not only any fish I catch but my children's if and when they catch them. However, I will not eat them. I don't like it, regardless of how you prepare it...baked, fried, smoked, or canned.

And now the hardest part....coming up with 7 people who I know that have blogs who haven't already been tagged this round.
Jessica, Jill, Davina, Suzanne, Amy, Shauna, and Robyn
As you can see, my life is certainly not all that "exciting" but sometimes random and ALWAYS WEIRD. So there you have it, can't wait to see your random weird thoughts.