6 Things About Me

“Tag, I’m it!”

Yes, a blogging buddy from Laughing Orca Ranch decided to tag me for the ‘6 Things About Me”. Without further ado, here are my six things…

1. I have a 3-year old granddaughter with Cerebral Palsy, and every year I make special calendars to sell. The profits help with her expenses for therapy and special equipment and stuff.

2. I grew up on a farm, during which time I declared I never wanted to be tied down like that when I grew up. Always worrying about taking care of the animals! Every summer spent in the hayfield and garden! But here I am, on the farm again, and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

3. I’ve always wanted a parrot. I mean, a bird that talks? How cool is that? A couple of years ago I got one as a rescue. The lady said the parrot was “molting”, but alas! When I saw it, I knew better. The pattern of bare neck and chest, plus no tail feathers, was indicative of plucking problems common with an African Grey. I paid the lady and took the parrot. She did allow her beautiful red tail feathers to grow back, but I don’t think she’ll ever get over the habit of plucking the feathers on her neck and upper chest.

4. I live with chronic pain, a thoracic neuralgia on the right side of my body, and fibromyalgia, and the accompanying fatigue, so sometimes… no, MOST times… I don’t accomplish near as much I want each day.

5. I’ve moved almost 30 times so far, and lived in 7 different states. And no, not because my spouse or I were in the military. I hope to stay right where I am now, figuring my next move will be 6 feet under and I won’t have to pack for that one, ha!

6. I’m an introvert that really likes people, but doesn’t do well out in crowds. Definitely not a party animal. Email and blogs and yes – gasp!  Snail mail! – work well for people contact in my case.

And there you have it, “6 Things About Me.”

No, I didn’t tag anyone else. For various reasons, such as a time crunch, and other people already doing this I might have tagged, I’m going to beg off this go round. But if you read this and haven’t been tagged and feel so inclined, go for it!

Rules:
~Link to the person who tagged you.
~Post the rules on your blog.
~Write six random things about yourself.
~Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
~Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
~Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

(Okay, so I’m not always so good with the rules…)