Truth

Ok...the truth....

1. I can't sew a button on.
2. I have never worn glasses.
3. I was a Sterling Scholar (it's a Utah thing for high school students)

I really can't sew a button on....and ironically, I was Sterling Scholar for Family and Consumer Sciences! My mom thinks that's just about the funniest thing. It was because I was really involved in the preschool we had at our high school. I've semi tried to learn to sew a button....but it's easier just to ask RJ to do it! ha!

I have worn glasses...and it was bad. In like maybe 4th or 5th grade, I had an awkward grandma-style haircut with navy blue rimmed glasses. They were always crooked, and huge. I was so awkward. Really, just ask my brother, he'll tell you!

1. I've never had a cavity.
2. I won a washer and dryer when I was 8 years old.
3. My family (growing up) has had these as pets: 4 dogs, many cats, many fish, frogs, turtles, hermit crabs, ducks, a snake, birds, flying squirrels, and a pig.

I had never had a cavity...until I was like 25. About 4 months ago, I made an appointment at the dentist after about 2 years. 6 CAVITIES. SIX! After not having ANY for years. No idea what changed...can we blame it on pregnancy? That's about the only thing that changed! Well, that and I started using a Sonicare toothbrush...maybe I take it for granted, or it's not as good as I thought! Ugh. Cavities are not a fun way to spend $.

I did win a washer and dryer when I was 8. My mom and I were at a furniture store, buying a new washer...hers had just gone out. I was bored and saw a poster for a contest. It was sponsored by a local radio station. The station was my mom's favorite, and we had been to a few live broadcasts, so I had seen all the DJs. The contest had handprints of the DJs, and the idea was to match the DJ names to the correct handprints. I filled out my paper, and I still totally remember looking up at the poster- a very vivid memory. I remember picturing the DJ and thinking of one that was really tall, and thinking he must have big hands. I tried to match them up the best I could. I walked over and put the contest paper in front of my mom to sign. She was busy talking to the salesman, so she just quickly signed. I turned it in and that was that. About a month or so later, my mom called from work after school one day and asked if I had entered a contest. I had almost every guess correct (or maybe even all? I can't remember...). Ironically, my mom's dryer had also just gone out. So she asked if she could have the dryer, then give me the prize amount for the washer to pick something out at the store. Of course, I wanted a tv in my room...but she gently talked me into getting "something nice, that would last". I ended up with a pretty cedar chest...that I still have, stuffed full of my beloved Cabbage Patch dolls!

The pets...oh, the pets! My family has indeed had all those pets...many at one time! My mom is the caring type that buys the feeder goldfish because she feels bad for them! The pig was a fun one...my brother found the ad in the paper and talked my mom into "just going to look"! They came home with Rosie, who was supposed to be a little pot bellied pig and get up to maybe 20 pounds. But...she just kept growing. When she died, she was about 300 pounds! Her poor belly dragged on the ground! She lived in the backyard, with a mud puddle in the summer and a heated shed in the winter. We painted her toenails hot pink on a regular basis. She was fun, and SO smart. The flying squirrels...they are quite the deal! They stink so badly! Not sure how my mom ended up with those...Flip, Flop, and Flap. Yep. They can't quite "fly"...it's more like falling gracefully. They kind of just glide. They are nocturnal, and make the funniest little noise at night. My mom has one still, and makes it gourmet meals...a full buffet with fruits, vegetables, meats, everything.

Well...there you have it! Truth.