THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

7 THINGS ABOUT ME THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW:


I was "tagged" by my friend Stacy to include this in my blog, so here goes (you can view her list I have a link on the left of my blog The Martens Family):

1. SURVIVOR: I hate to admit it, but I am a Survivor junkie. No joke. I make little time for TV, but I never miss Survivor. It is a guilty pleasure & I like it!!



2. VOLUNTEER-O-HOLIC: I have a problem, I can't say no to people who need a volunteer for something. Hence the reason I am in a pickle come this Fall. My inability to say no has me co-chairing the Hansen Carnival, co-chairing the Sartori Festival of Trees Teddy Bear Tea and serving as the Cub Scout popcorn co-chair. These events all take place during about a 4 week period & all involve a lot of time. This doesn't include the Cub Scout & Daisy Scout meetings that I lead or the Book Fair that I will volunteer for. This doesn't include the PTA meetings that I am the secretary for or the time that I will be in my kids' classrooms helping their teachers. If I fall off the face of the Earth from late September through Christmas...I'm sorry!



3. TEXTURE ISSUES: I have issues with certain textures. I don't like things that are really dry feeling. For example, I can't walk on my deck without shoes on. The dry wood feeling makes me cringe. Another example is my sister's silverware which isn't shiny...it feels dry to me & I don't like to touch it. I can't touch the dry metal counters at Old Navy...UGH!! I could go on & on. Also, I am constantly applying lotion to my hands to stop the dry feeling & Carmex is a good friend of mine. I can't wait to get my moisturizer on in the morning. I know it is odd, but I can't help it.



4. PIGTAILS: No one over the age of 2 should be be allowed to wear pigtails. I don't like them...no idea why...I just don't!



5. 4TH OF JULY: I LOVE the 4th of July...it ranks right after Christmas & someday may replace my love of Christmas. I love the fireworks. I love parades. I love cookouts. I love the red, white and blue clothes. I love the crowds in Grand Mound & watching the town grow as people arrive for the night's festivities. I love watching my kids participating in the big waterfight. I love the 4th.
   


6. INTERNET JUNKIE: My sister says that I am a junkie. Yes, I look up anything & everything on the internet. I blog. I read other people's blog (even strangers). I play Webkinz (the kids don't mind). I browse ebay for bargains (I rarely buy). I go to photo websites & create things. I could kill days just surfing for nothing. You can take away my TV, but leave my computer.
7. PERSONAL SPACE: stay out of mine. I need space between me & the people I'm with. I don't like close talkers or touchy people. I don't like hugs from very many people. My kids, Scott, my relatives & a few close friends are fine...anyone else please don't. It is nothing personal, I just don't like it. I also don't like massages or pedicures. Those require strangers to be in my space. I am not a fan of "the sign of peace" at church either...again it requires someone to invade my space. So, please don't be offended if I opt NOT to hug you when I see you...I just need my space.

So to sum it up, I have a lot of issues....but that is what makes me different (or many others words I am sure you can insert in there).