August 22, 2006 @ 2:02 pm | Filed under: Uncategorized

Okay, I was tagged to do this and right up front I’m tagging Rochelle, Dawn, Tsiona, and Denise. So start thinking, ladies!

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Accent:  I couldn’t deny this one if I tried, could I? So…a great, big, honkin’ Texas accent!

Bible book I love:  Psalm. I love all the psalms. In just a few words they bring such comfort.

Chore I don’t care for: Wow…I have to pick just one? Okay…I don’t like to iron. Fortunately, we send Mike’s shirts out to be laundered, starched, and ironed now so that really cuts down on the amount I have to do.

Dog or cat: Neither, thank you very much. I’m just so not a pet person. (I know, some of you think that’s criminal of me! What can I say? I had a traumatic episode as a child – it scarred me for life!)

Essential electronics: My cell phone and my computer, hands down. Gotta have ‘em.

Favorite movie: When Harry Met Sally. I watch it every. single. New. Years. Day. For real.

Gold or silver: Totally depends on the piece. I’m not a jewelry-type gal.

Handbag I carry most: A great big bag that my friend, Rochelle, insists could be classified as carry-on luggage.

Insomnia: When I have a lot weighing heavily on my mind. But I try to remedy that by drinking Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea. It works wonders on me.

Job Title: Novelist and freelance writer. Wow. That makes what I do every day seem real!

Kids: one 18 year-old college freshman, one 17 year-old high school senior, and a grown step-daughter.

Living arrangements: 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house that is now up for sale, if anyone’s interested!

Most memorable moment: It’s a tie between marrying Mike and the days my kids were born.

Naughtiest childhood behavior: I slapped my brother Kevin when we were kids and were alone at the breakfast table and then made him promise not to tell on me. Bad, bad sister…

Phobias: 1. Basically anything that moves and breathes and is not human. I prefer all other creatures to be behind a fence or on a leash, please. 2. Public speaking. Some tell me that I’ll have to do more of this if I want my writing career to be really successful, but it absolutely terrifies me.

Religion: Christian all the way.

Siblings: A younger brother, Kevin.

Time I wake up: Really close to 6 a.m. during the school year and more seven-ish during the summer months.

Unusual talent: I do really bad foreign accents. Mike and the boys beg me NOT to do them because they are so bad, but they laugh! So I keep on doing them!

Vegetable I refuse to eat: I think I like all veggies.

Worst habit: I worry too much.

X-rays: A few. Mainly X-rays of my mouth for dental purposes and cool pictures of my colon. Aren’t you glad you asked?

Yummy stuff I cook: Oh, this is so not my question. Let me think…I make really great brownies, I’ve gotten fairly good with tilapia over the summer, and I make a great Hershey bar chocolate cake.

Zoo animal I like the most: Monkeys! I think they really are what we’d appear like to each other if we weren’t so worried about what other people around us were thinking. I mean, really, how many times have you wanted to scratch yourself but was afraid you’d come off as uncool or unladylike? I’m just sayin’…