I Knew I Should Have Ran Faster!

Damn, Val tagged me in her post.  Then she posted on my blog about it. 
Hum, guess she doesn't know that I don't play these games very well. Heck, I've received blog awards in the past and I never accept them because I just don't do these rule thingies well.
Sigh, she's right though, I've been gone from the blog world for a couple of weeks. Though I have commented on several of my favorite blogs so that counts doesn't it?
Oh well I can't complain too much because it does give me something to blog about.
So, hum, guess I need to post the rules:
 Rules:
~Post these rules. 
~You must post 11 random things about yourself. 
~Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post. 
~Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer. 
~Go to their blog and tell them that you've tagged them. 
~No stuff in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you are reading this." Legitimately tag 11 people!! 

Val, I'm warning you know, I never play games by their rules. Some rules are meant to be broken.

OK I am suppose to tell 11 random things about myself.

Crap.

Random. 

Guess I can do this. My mind is totally random this time of night.

1) I can curl my tongue. I can also make  clicking sounds with it by bouncing the bottom of my tongue on the roof of my mouth. Comes in handy when I want to make cricket sounds.

2) I became a speech therapist by mistake. I was wanting to be an occupational therapist but thanks to a really bad high school guidance counselor I applied for the wrong thing. By the time I figured it out, I decided I liked it and gave it a try.

3) I hate Starbucks coffee. I love coffee but not theirs. It's too bitter for my taste.

4) If it lived in the water, I won't eat it. There is NO sea food that I like. None. I find it too gross.

5) I grew up in a family that believed that if you killed it, you eat it. I have eaten almost every creature there might be living in the woods including frog, turtle, squirrel, rabbit, deer, wild boar. Now as an adult, I can't.

6) Because of #5, I can skin small animals and tan their hides.

7) I have been to Paris. No, not Paris Kentucky, but Paris, France. Granted I was a poor college student and didn't speak a word of French and I spent the whole time drunk because wine was the cheapest thing to drink, but it was a wonderful trip and would do it again in a heartbeat. 

8) Speaking of travel, I have seen all of the USA east of the Mississippi River by it's waterways. My parents owned a HUGE boat and they would take us on trips viva the rivers, lakes and ocean. 

9) I've walked down Bourbon Street in New Orleans as a teenager and watched my younger brother get proposition by a 'professional lady'. My parents were too busy laughing about it to take offensive or do anything else about it. It's one of our favorite family stories!

10) I love to speed. Seriously, put me in the car and I have a hard time staying within the speed limit. I think that's why I love driving in Georgia and Alabama because you can do 80 and it's legal.

11)  I have grown my hair long enough to donate to Locks of Love three times. Each time I do it in memory of my mother who died of cancer.

Now for Val's questions:

1) What was the name of your favorite pet growing up? I don't remember their names but I had a pet squirrel and possum as a child. Those were great pets until the squirrel fell into a pan of bacon grease and while cleaning it we found out it had fleas. My mom then wouldn't let us keep ANY pets in the house.

2) Have you ever been arrested and why? Nope never been arrested. However I have been pulled over three times: once for expired plates, once for what the police officer called a 'cheesy stop' and once for speeding. I talked my way out of a ticket each time.

3) What was the name of your kindergarten teacher? I'm so old, they didn't have kindergarten when I went to school. However, I had NINE first grade teachers. The first one only lasted the first day of school. I remember her sitting at her desk with her head on it, crying.

4) If you only had an avocado, cream cheese and chocolate bar, what would you do with them? I would pretend that I was on the show 'Chopped' and make ONE dish out of the three.

5) How many cars have you owned in your lifetime? Too many to count! I'm famous for once I pay off a car, I buy a new one. I don't like driving a car that might break down mainly because that's what I drove for the first five years I could drive and vowed that if I had the money, it would never happen again. Nothing worse than being stranding on a highway with a broken down car....

6) Are you on a diet? Of course, isn't everyone?

7) Do you drink pop and if so, what kind is your favorite? I gave up pop (soda in some areas) several years ago. I rarely drink it now, too many empty calories, but if I do, I never drink the same thing.

8) What kind of cell phone do you own? if any? I own a pre-paid android. I love using the internet on it when I am in meetings!

9) What size shoe do you wear? Boat size, enough said.

10) Do you decorate for Valentine's Day? I decorate for EVERY holiday.

11) Do you have your summer vacation planned already? This summer is hubby's and mine thirtieth wedding anniversary. We are planning to take a big trip with the family to celebrate.


Now I am suppose to tag 11 people and ask them 11 questions. This is where I say I'm too tired of running and chasing Val to do this.
Told you I don't play by the rules........