Countdown

Since Aunt Purl tagged everyone on the planet, I decided to play along.

TEN random things you might not know about me
1: I need reading glasses and have several pairs throughout house.
2: I hate to vacuum and don't do it as often as I should.
3: I am a Capricorn, and therefore stubborn.
4: I save pretty rocks, seashells, and beach glass.
5: I wish I had a great singing voice.
6: I miss the excitement and wonder of seeing things through the eyes of a child.
7: I enjoy really long (over 12 hours) audiobooks.
8: I have to wear a night guard because I grind my teeth when I sleep.
9: I would like to play the acoustic guitar, but don't think I'm coordinated enough to do it.
10: I have only shot a gun a few times but am a much better shot than my husband, who has been hunting since he was a teenager.

NINE places I've visited
1: Anegada
2: Martha's Vineyard
3: The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
4: Boothbay Harbor, Maine
5: The Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas
6: La Jolla, California
7: Montego Bay, Jamaica
8: The Worlds Largest Cherry Pie, Charlevoix, Michigan :-)
9: Tombstone, Arizona

EIGHT ways to win my heart
1: Treat my children with great respect
2: Be honest
3: Be on time
4: Show affection to my pets
5: Recycle
6: Chat with me about an addiction we share - LOST, Survivor, audiobooks, knitting, etc.
7: Make something for me
8. Conspire with me on how vegetarian women can take over the world

SEVEN things I want to do before I die
1: Learn to SCUBA dive
2: Visit Belize & Tahiti
3: Sail a massive yacht
4: Spend a few months living in a small house on the beach in the Caribbean
5: Travel to Australia
6: Plan Nelson's wedding (when he's over 30 and finds a woman who meets my high standards)
7: Take my (future) grandchildren to the zoo

SIX things I'm afraid of
1: Illness
2: Death of a loved one
3: ?
4: ?
5: ?
6: ?

FIVE things I don't like
1: Cat poop
2: Dirty laundry (of either kind)
3: Bitchy and/or whiny people who won't shut up
4: Plastic surgery
5: Dead animal heads hanging on the wall

FOUR ways to turn me off
1: Be mean to animals
2: Act obnoxious and rude
3: Come up behind me and start massaging my shoulders
4: Try to convince me that your way of doing something is the ONLY way

THREE Things I do everyday
1: Drink tea
2: Talk to my cats
3: Hug my son, whether he likes it or not

TWO things that make me happy
1: An unexpected package in the mail
2: Big hugs

ONE thing on my mind right now
1: Will the cats be ok in the kennel while I'm on vacation?