Guess I'm "it"

Guess I got tagged, so here goes...

Five things in my freezer:

1. A jumbo box of generic eggos
2. Potato and cheese pierogies
3.Dino shaped chicken nuggets
4. A 10lb bag of store bought ice
5. Half a bag each of the following; baby lima beans, peas&carrots, and broccoli

Five things in my closet:
1. A set of plastic drawers containing playdough, clay and their related supplies
2. a pile of shoes I rarely wear
3. A small paperback copy of Catherine, Called Birdy that Scote hid from Dodo so she would "stop reading all the time" and play with him
4. A dusty packet on the top shelf containing ultra-scary pictures of me from USMC bootcamp ten years ago
5. Empty plastic hangers

Five things in my vehicle:
1. A huge, filthy bag of well-worn sand toys
2. Camping chairs for football practice/games
3. A mini bale of alfalfa hay for the bunnies I forgot to unload yestarday
4. An almost-finished audiobook of Alice in Wonderland
5. A reciept from Walmart a mile long

Five things in my purse:
1. A tumbleweed of old/useless reciepts
2. Movie stubs from Monster House
3. A scratched-up two month old pink motorola razor v3 (I ran it over in my van, and believe it or not the inside is pristine and it still works perfectly!)
4. Crayons
5. A pink blowpop



Five things in my wallet:
1. My library card
2. Dodo's library card
3. Scote's library card
4. Ugha's library card
5. A checkbook for "emergancies" (ie no debit/atm available)


If you read this, your are "IT"!

You might be a homeschooler if...

• You live in a one-house schoolroom.
  Your walls are covered with maps and timelines.
  You know what math manipulatives are.
  You have mold growing in your fridge…on purpose.
  Your preschooler can name all the planets, but doesn't know who the Rugrats are.
  You've mastered the fine art of vacuuming a floor without sucking up a Lego or K'nex piece.
  You're either an expert at doing the Lego dance - Oooch! Ouch! Yeow! - or else you've resorted to wearing shoes around the house.
  You know the recipes for homemade versions of Play-doh, finger paint, and paste.
  Your students have to clear the breakfast bowls off the table before sitting down to do their school work.
  Your house is messy, but your kids are happy.
  You know that reverse psychology really works.
  Your kids publish their own family newsletter.
  You shop for birthday presents at educational stores.
  All you want for Christmas is a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.
  You'd rather buy books than clothes.
  Your friends don't want to help you move because you have so many books.
  You turn a trip to the grocery store into a learning experience.
  You get nervous about what people will say when you take your kids to K-Mart in the middle of the day.
  You have a standard one-minute speech to give to store clerks, mother-in-laws, and school officials about why you homeschool.
  You are sick and tired of answering the question, "But what about socialization?"
  For your wedding anniversary, you decide to splurge and get a photocopier.
  Talking out loud to yourself is the same as having a parent/teacher conference.
  When you see a parking lot full of mini vans, you wonder if there's a homeschooling conference.
  You take your family vacation in September, when the beaches and theme parks are empty.
  You take a suitcase full of books along on your family vacation.
  You can never find your kitchen utensils because they're out in the sandbox.
  Your kitchen doubles as a science lab.
  You are on a first name basis with your local librarian and bookstore owner.
  The UPS driver delivers a box of Scholastic books to your doorstep once a month.
  You know the scientific names of dinosaurs from A to Z.
  You're willing to drop what you're doing at a moment's notice to go look something up in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
  You have ever vented for more than five minutes on the evils of standardized testing.
  You don't get fired for teaching your students about God.
  Some days you learn as much as your students.
  The more your kids learn, the less you seem to know.
  
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You Are 24% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul. You are at low risk for having a borderline personality. It is unlikely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at high risk for having a social phobia. It is very likely that you feel most comfortable in your basement. You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

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20 Totally Random Things About Me

1. I grew up outside of Philadephia, the land of grease-dripping cheesesteaks with 3 bars and 3 churches on every block. Oh, and really good chinese food. With duck sauce.

2. When I first moved to El Paso, I thought tumbleweeds were incredibly cool. After 3 years they no longer impress me, and I can't wait to get back to the world of GREEN plants.

3. If I drink more than 2 sodas a day I get ocular migraines. (I see strange flashing distortions in one eye.)

4. My house is well-organized, but always a mess and sometimes downright dirty.

5. I love to play Literati. I used to have an impressive rating until I lost over 20 games in a row.

6. I've written one and a half (probably) unpublishable novels and never tried to sell them.

7. My favorite book of all time is Tom Robbins' Jitterbug Perfume.

8. I am a former US Marine, but you would never, ever guess that from looking at me.

9. I have 2 tattoos, both from my Marine Corps days. Most of the time I am embarrassed of them.

10. I dress like a casual nerd.

11. At first glance I look at least 10 years younger than I really am.

12. My hair stops only 2 1/2 inches shy of my waist.

13. I have been described as "intimidating" even though I am only 5 foot 1.

14. My eyes are the exact color of the canals of Venice...on a really cloudy day.

15. When we lived in Germany my Dodo got so horribly carsick we never got to see this.

16. I almost always hide how smart I really am, and I never volunteer information about how smart my kids are in the real world since it sometimes makes people freak out. I never, ever mention the word "gifted".

17. Homeschooling was the best decision I ever made. We love it.

18. If I had a different husband I'd probably have lots more kids.

19. I'd secretly like to become Jewish.

20. I am a good cook, but a lousy baker. My cakes taste fine but they always come out slanted.