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Costume Chick got me!
I have had this blog for a year and this is the first time that I have been tagged for a meme. I have been flying under the wire. I don't know whether I should feel thrilled that I am now 'part of the club' or "Yuck, who wants to know about me!"

Well, I am supposed to tell you 7 little known facts about me and tag 7 others.

1. I am a rather boring and serious person.
This character flaw makes this meme rather difficult since I am sure you don't want to be bored and I am not sure how creative I can be!! My family always teases me since it sometimes justs goes right over my head.

2.I have a Ph.D. and a rather professional, high stress job. Very few people outside my professional life know about the advanced degree. I have always felt that if I need the title to gain respect, it was a waste of money. Instead, I appreciate seeing the effect of the degree in my pay check!! The degree just evolved out of my curiosity and wanting to know more and also because I couldn't decide what I want to be when I grow up. I have worked in a school district for 30 years but have played many roles. Every time I changed jobs, I had to go back to college.

3. I must knit daily or I go into withdrawals and pout! I must have this time to myself. It is my Yoga, my 'therapy'. I used to quilt and have won several ribbons. As my children aged and became involved in sports, it became more difficult to quilt.

I began knitting socks so that I could have a small project to carry with me.

I would love to learn to spin. I live in the Coastal Region of SC and have not found any spinning resources in this area. I am not planning on giving up - it is something I will do.

4. My 17 yo daughter teases me that I am addicted to reading blogs. Now why would she find it funny when she has a My Space account. I guess Mom's are supposed to be old fashioned and uninformed.

5. My family does not know about the blog. DD may have guessed but we have never discussed it. This is my private space. With 2 teenagers, it is sometimes difficult to have any private time or thoughts. It seems we have the most important discussions when I am in the shower. Why is that????

6. We seem to take in 2-legged and 4-legged strays!
DS brings home boys that have problems at home and need a haven. We had an extra 'son' during his senior year. There are 2 at the house this month. Both husband and I have worked as counselors in a former life. DS seems to have 'caught' it from us.

DD brings home the 4-legged kind. We have 4 dogs, 1 cat and 3 horses. This is a challenge since we live in a golf course community. When we reached 13 cats, I told her she would have to shut down the rescue mission if she had any plans to go to college, I just could not afford both!

7. The common joke among the folks I work with is that when we retire, we want to be the greeter at WalMart. I think this is becoming a rather popular goal. Well, instead of WalMart, I joke that I am going to be the posture child for Melanoma when I retire. I have had one spot removed from my leg and have a scar in the shape of an x about 2.5 inches square. It was just on the surface of the skin but they still took all the tissue down to the muscle and I will have a very close relationship with my dermatologist for the rest of my life. He is rather cautious and biopsies often. We joke about connecting the dots!!

Well, that is me. Scars and secrets and all.