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i was tagged by vintage mommy to answer 7 random or weird things about myself.
so here goes-
#1. when i was 8, there was a show & tell day in my class. i chose 3 things to share- my roller skates, purple ziggy bag, and a rock that i got in Columbia State Park. i roller skated to school, carrying my (very large) rock in my ziggy bag.
i still have the rock. oh, and i got roller skates for my birthday last year :-).
#2. at age 10 i dressed in my mom's waitress uniform, walked 10 blocks to the restaurant where she worked, and asked the owner for a job. he told me to come back when i was 16.
i didn't, and have never waitressed.
#3. in 4th & 5th grade i would sing "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, and "Harden my Heart" by Quarterflash (wow, am i aging myself), at the bus stop, and at recess. i even had back up singers!
#4. as a 7th grader i was invited to an 8th grader's slumber party. the 8th graders all spoke giberish, and kept talking about "de thg n thg ise." ME, aahhh! i learned how to speak giberish the next week!
#5. in jr. high i carried a red brush with me at all times so that i could make sure my feathered hair lay perfect. this was before i discovered aqua net!
#6. i went through an Elvis Presley phase in high school. my room was decorated with elvis pix, i sang an elvis medley in Oakdale's Jr. Miss, and did a Cheap Trick lip sink of "Don't Be Cruel" for a school rally. WHY, WHY!!!!
#7. my first car was a 65 ford falcon (which might explain the elvis phase). i use to honk the horn a lot! until it was dismantled by a classmate. 
oh how i miss this car (gulp)! it was so FUN, and so me (maybe if i painted my mini-van red with a white stripe it would fit me??). the previous owner even had a banner made for the back window that read "NEICIE."
and here it is, my senior photo! i sit here thinking- i spent a lot of time, mousse, and hair spray to get my hair to look like that, just so i could make fun of it now!
i'd love to hear wacky things you did during your childhood, see pix of your first cars, and see your embarrassing hair dos (and you should know this isn't my worst. the hair styles got much worse before it got better).
i'm here today with homeschooling tips to say "goodbye to the mundane!"
i enjoy looking at your blogs and seeing the creative touches many of you add to your homes.
i imagine us having great conversation over a cup of tea while sitting at your witty kitchen counter, or cozy-ing up on your back porch.
if you came to my home you would soon discover that i am a mary engelbreit collector.
our yard would welcome you with some "mary" touches. 
our kitchen, laundry room, and girl's room also reflect my love for all things M.E.
however, my favorite M.E. items are the ones my mother-in-law, cindy, has made for me. cindy found this chair in the trash, repaired it, painted it, and surprised me with it one christmas.
this was a plain table we had, till cindy took it and painted it. we have had many tea parties, and have shared many delicious (plastic) meals at this table.
this was a house warming gift, painted by cindy! i just can't bring myself to put it outside, it's too cute!
do you have a collection?
did your mother, grandmother, or other family member have a collection that you have fond memories of?
Last weekend we said goodbye to summer and enjoyed the fall weather with a hike up Fresno Dome.
michael and i also celebrated a dozen years of marriage!
we are VERY blessed!
oh how i miss this car (gulp)! it was so FUN, and so me (maybe if i painted my mini-van red with a white stripe it would fit me??). the previous owner even had a banner made for the back window that read "NEICIE." 
Aunt Violet, is that you!
" Uh Mom, nice hair do!"
our kitchen, laundry room, and girl's room also reflect my love for all things M.E.
this was a plain table we had, till cindy took it and painted it. we have had many tea parties, and have shared many delicious (plastic) meals at this table.
