Quirks

The Rules:
Link the person who tagged you.
Mention rules on your blog.
Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
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1. I always have to have the toilet paper coming out from UNDER the roll. I have even changed the toilet paper in the bathrooms in other people’s houses!

2. I keep my rolling pin in my underwear drawer. This started when my kids were at home. I have a heavy, marble rolling pin and I think I worried that if I left it in the kitchen – easily accessible – my children would have used it as a weapon against each other. (Yes! My kids used to fight!)

3. I always put “chap stick” on before I go to bed. The only kind I like is Natural Ice (esp.Cherry).

4. I have an aversion to throwing out good food. We eat a lot of leftovers, but I put a lot of food in the fridge and leave it there until it rots - then I toss it.

5. I am a mother hen. I like to have my family around me. My brother Alan told me once that it seemed I wanted to nail one of each of my children’s feet to the state of Utah. With Danny living away from home, I like to hear from him often – otherwise I feel a sense of detachment.

6. I spend WAY too much time putting together a family newsletter each month and it amazes me that some people don’t take time to read it through when it comes out. I am constantly telling my family, “It was in the newsletter!” They said they are going to include that phrase in my epitaph.

I am tagging April, Jill, Shauna, Becky, Netell and Julie.

Sunday Night

When the family came over tonight, Rachel was smiling a lot! Of course, I had to grab the camera! What a little sweetheart!

Mike and Amy's dog Penny made a find tonight. Amy saw her chewing on something and discovered half a decorated cookie from last December's Gingerbread Party! I have no idea where Penny found that!

Going, going gone!

We pulled out all the overgrown bushes in our front yard a couple of weeks ago. We plan to move the roses over to line the driveway and then lay sod in front of the porch. Look way in the background of this picture and you can see our 30-year-old peach tree - on its last leg! 3/4 of the tree had already died. We had hoped to get one more small crop of peaches off it this year, but I don't think that's going to happen now!
Our old peach tree - after the wind of August 31st! Kind of sad looking!