The rules are:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share seven facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3.  Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as a link to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here it goes.  7 things bout me:

1.  I have a children’s size 2.5 shoe.  And no, I don’t save money on shoes.
2. I have 2 gorgeous, sweet kids and we are probably not done.
3. I love being pregnant.  I don’t get sick and my labor is usually easy considering I am pushing out a 7 lb bowling ball.
4. I can’t do the splits.  Never have, never will.
5. Just the smell of bananas makes me nauseous.  Don’t test me on this.  I have been known to throw up in the most inappropriate places.
6. I have moved over 20 times in my life and I don’t have a military family.
7. I hate to cook simply because I hate to clean up afterwards.

The people I am tagging:

1. Brianne at Taylor-Made baby
2. Dawn over at Frugal for life
3. Sara at Conservative Chit Chat
4. Julie at Declutter it
5. Felicity at SVM
6. Robyn at Sleepy Blogger
7. Kerri at Marriage Actually

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I did feel sorry for the owner of the manufacturing plant that made all the toys that were recalled.   Just owning up to a mistake would have made me happy.  The owner decided he felt so bad that he killed himself.  As a parent, I understand the frustration of not knowing what is safe to let my kids play with.  I have Dora plates that my Turkey Butt loves to eat from and am wondering whether to let her continue using but it isn’t worth killing yourself over.  I feel sorry that he didn’t have enough faith in himself to pick up the pieces.

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Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write their own blog with their 7 things as well as these rules. You need to tag 7 others and list their names on your blog. Remember to leave a comment for them letting them know they have been tagged and to read your blog.

1.  I was raised in a Christian home and have always strived to follow the Lord.

2.  I was born and raised in a military town, yet my dad is not in the service.  Weird, I know.  Many people say they cannot tell I’m from the south.  They say I have no accent.  I don’t know if what they say is true, but I contribute this to growing up in a melting pot.

3.  I married at the very young age of 19.  I wouldn’t advise anyone else to do that, but I finished college and we’re still married.

4.  I have 2 children.  Alligator will be 4 soon and Cuddlebug will be 2 soon.

5.  I began taking piano lessons while I was in elementary school.  I even played the piano at my own high school graduation.  That was pretty cool.  Over the years I haven’t practiced as much as I should, so I know I can’t play as well as I used to.  Currently, I am playing the piano and singing at church.

6.  I graduated with a BA in Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude. 

7.  I don’t know what I’m going to do.  I went to school to be an elementary teacher.  I’ve taught for many years.  These past few years, I’ve taught part-time at preschools because I have little children and want to be there for them.  I think I’m going back to full-time teaching in the next few years, but I’m undecided.  Blogging has opened many doors for me.  I’ve met many people and found that I’m good at other things.

I’m tagging Kelly, Judy, Stephanie, Revka, Char, Tanyetta, and Darlene.

P.S.  I have no clue what to write about for Frugal Friday.  Any ideas?

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This meme comes with the following requirements:

Give the meaning of your kids’ names, and write about what or how or why you gave the name to your kids. Tag five people to play along and leave a comment at their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

I’m not actually going to give you my kid’s names, but I’ll tell you some things about their names. First off, I’ll tell you that I’ve been a teacher for nearly 10 years. I’ve heard all sorts of names and unfortunately, some names are associated with certain children I’ve taught. Need I say more?  lol When naming my children I wanted something different.  I didn’t want a name from the top 50 most popular names.  When I was pregnant, my husband and I were having a hard time agreeing on names, so we decided that I would read the baby name book, make a list of names that I liked, and then he’d look through the names and circle the ones he liked. 

Alligator – This is my firstborn’s nickname. My dad gave her the nickname. He is the Crocodile.  Alligator’s real name was one of my favorites from the list of unusual names I had picked out.  It was also one of my mom’s favorites.  As a bonus, her name is a combination of my MIL’s first and middle name.  Her first name means “oath of God”.  Her middle name is also my middle name and it means “born again”.   I’ve received lots of compliments on her name.

Cuddlebug – When he was a baby, we would call him Tigger because he would sit in his exersaucer and Johnny Jumper and he would bounce up and down repeatedly.  He was so loud while jumping in the exersaucer.  lol  Well, since he doesn’t seem to do much jumping anymore, I’ve started calling him Cuddlebug because he has always been a very affectionate child.  He loves to cuddle.  His real name was chosen by my husband.  He is named after a friend that we met at summer youth camp.  Our friend was the worship leader at camp for several years.  Now he has his own band and record label.  Cuddlebug’s first name means “hunter” or “pursuer of truth”.  His middle name is my deceased grandpa’s first name and also a form of my mom’s first name.  His middle name means “small” or “humble”.   I’ll also let you know that we didn’t know what his name was going to be until right before we left the hospital. They were actually waiting on us so that they could fill out of the papers.  I wanted to name him Micah, but Micah didn’t sound all that great with our last name.  To make a decision, we started asking people their opinion on the two names.  The women picked Micah and the men picked the name we gave him.  I decided since he was a guy, we’d go with the name the men picked.  And that’s the long story of his name. 

I have to tag 5 people, so I tag Kelly, Robyn, Judy, Char, and Julie. 

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