Carla Stewart tagged me with the instruction to post eight random things about myself. Hmmm. Random, huh? How fitting!
- Former Dallas Cowboys football coach Tom Landry’s dad used to do my mom’s car repair.
- My family celebrated the U.S. Bicentennial in St. Louis, MO, in my husband’s office overlooking the Gateway Arch.
- As a kid, my dream was to be the next Peggy Fleming. Unfortunately, there was no ice where I grew up, and my only skating venue was the garage.
- My first car was a forest-green VW bug with no A/C.
- As a high-school senior I qualified for State in the shorthand competition. Never in my entire life have I needed shorthand where I worked.
- My first computer was a Kaypro II, and for years I was a diehard WordStar user.
- My husband and I met after he saw me perform with a Christian folk-singing group and decided he wanted to join.
- I brought a footlong pink pet snake to show-and-tell in fifth grade. The teacher said it was a copperhead and sent some boys outside to kill it.
Random enough? I’m tagging Janet Dean, Missy Tippens, Camy Tang, Mary Connealy, and Patricia Woodside.
Oh, and watch for another “First Fridays with Margie” column tomorrow! Margie is sure to have some terrific advice for kick-starting your romance in 2008!
Hey, thanks for playing. I just posted mine over on ShoutLife. I can't believe the teacher had the boys KILL your snake. Was it really a copperhead?? The trauma has left you scarred for life no doubt. I can see you as Peggy Fleming, though :-))
Posted by: Carla | January 03, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Gee thanks, Myra! I've answered this a few times before and I'm sure I've run out of interesting things to share. LOL!
Give me a day or two.
Posted by: PatriciaW | January 03, 2008 at 02:49 PM
Oh, Myra, I'm so traumatized by hearing about your pet snake! How awful!! My husband is a snake lover and said that teacher should have been brought up for charges!
I'm working on my random 8 things now. :)
Posted by: Missy Tippens | January 03, 2008 at 09:35 PM