Trip Results and Quirks

First things first ...

As y'all know, I headed out to Indiana this weekend to see my favorite pain in the ass buddy Tali. Well, there was a bit of a situation that occurred yesterday afternoon that involved her 10-year old son Matthew, his bike and a jumping ramp. Matthew is still in the hospital, under observation. He took a handlebar to his mid section and they are keeping an eye on him to insure he doesn't have a perforated bowel. I am currently babysitting Cam and Tali's three boys (2-year old Ciaran, 8-year old Sean and 30-something year old Andy). I figure it's the least I can do. If any of you are so inclined, I'm sure thoughts and prayers for Matthew (and for me) would be appreciated!

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Now, I understand that Cathy (Practical Pisces) is a new blogger, and clearly she hasn't yet learned that I don't play well with others don't do memes, so this one time I'll make an exception.

You've probably seen this more times than you'd like a few times in other blogs - the six quirky habits meme. Of course there are rules, but you know me - rules, schmules ... but just in case you decide to do this (you know I don't tag) and you have a need to follow rules, here they are:

~ Link the person(s) who tagged you
~ Mention the rules on your blog
~ Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours…
~ Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them…
~ Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.

Now, let's get down to business! This was too simple nearly impossible for me to do because I am such a quirk-free kind of gal *gigglesnort*

6. When I do laundry, all items that are put on hangers must face the same direction and be on the proper colored hangers; white for me, blue for husband, black for Cam.

5. I always do my dark loads of laundry first and end with the whites so that I can run hot water and bleach through the washer in my last load.

4. So as not to get stuck in the laundry mode, when I eat M & M's I first separate them into colors, and then eat them based on which color I have the most of - and always in twos. If I have an odd number of any one color, I give it to Cam to eat (or throw it away if he isn't around).

3. Staying with quirky food issues, I don't like my foods to touch on my plate and I always eat all of one thing (vegetables first, then meat, then starch) before moving on to the next food item, although I do my best to "hide" this quirk when eating out.

2. Although I write and eat only left handed, I paint with both hands and throw/bat right handed.

... and the number one quirky thing ...

When I go to the movie theater there are two things I must do:

(1) Buy Raisinettes and a small bag of popcorn and mix them together, and,
(2) Stay in the movie theater until all of the credits are finished ... and yes ... I read them.

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Road Trip - Short Version

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Cam and I are on our way out the door for our preparatory road trip for the summer - a short drive to South Bend Indiana. We'll be spending a long weekend with Talisman and her family. We try to make this trip at least once every two months or so and it's always a great time. The bonus this trip is that I get to spend my birthday weekend with someone who asked me what kind of cake I wanted AND, when I mentioned fish tacos, told me she'd make sure I got them before I left! It doesn't get much better than that!

Cam has been given temporary custody of his bike for this trip - a privilege surprisingly granted by husband. The details of the custody agreement include that he wear his helmet at ALL times or the bike will be confiscated for the summer.

I upgraded our hotel reservation from our standard economy hotel to one that is a bit nicer. It's my birthday weekend, I deserve it!

One more thing, thanks for all of the birthday wishes yesterday! My cyber birthday was the best birthday I think I've ever had! A special thanks to Matt-Man, Knight and Os (and anyone else I might have missed) who gave me a special shout out on their own blogs. Don't know why, but it still surprises me when I find a link to my silly little cyber world in the post of a fellow blogger. All y'all are the best!

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