Weird?
Well, I (Sarah) have received a challenge from our oldest offspring. On her own blog, Joanna has challenged six family members and friends to each tell six weird things about themselves.
So, while I'm technically "at home" for this post (not "abroad"), this format is my chosen spot to talk about ourselves.
Weird? Maybe.
I prefer "different than the norm."
Now, the "norm" in our society is definitely not something with which I want to associate. So I have plenty of "weird" things about me, not counting the things that even I think are strange!
1. I like my feet.
I know they are "wide," and I have trouble finding shoes that are really comfortable (think.... NO HIGH HEELS!). But I was really puzzled when I first started hearing girls and women talk about how they hated their feet... that their feet were ugly. I thought feet were feet, and if they worked like they were supposed to, and they didn't have any ugly sores on them, then.... they're likeable! Silly me..... I don't know enough about fashion to know what feet are considered fashionably pretty!
Thank you, God, for my feet. And, I'm also really grateful that my feet are not fat like the rest of me!
2. My favorite radio program is "Adventures in Odyssey," a children's radio drama! We started listening to this when it first came on in the mid-1980's. I still tune in at 4 p.m. weekdays if I'm in the car or in the kitchen. I'll sometimes even plan a task in order to listen! I'm a sucker for a story, and these tend to be well-written, well-delivered half-hour dramas.
Thank you, God, for the life lessons I've learned through "Adventures in Odyssey."
3. I nod.
Everyone "nods off" to sleep. Sometimes I jerk awake during the sermon on Sunday mornings after I have "nodded off." After all, those are the first moments I haven't been up and active and "doing" since 6:30 that morning. A little nap around 11 a.m. is sometimes just the ticket.
But I nod other times, too: I nod when I count to myself. I nod when I'm thinking about something, as if agreeing with myself. And I usually don't know I'm nodding!
Now.... how would I know I do all this nodding? Because my oldest child tells me that I do it!
Thank you, God, that I can laugh about my nodding!
4. I save almost everything, recycling things like wrapping paper, plastic bags (especially ziplocs), jars, plastic containers from the deli, etc. But I've stopped saving and re-using plastic wrap. I used to rinse off non-greasy Saran wrap and stick it to the refrigerator to dry off. Then I could use it again. I stopped doing that when I noticed mold growing on the wrap and the refrigerator!
I come by this tendency honestly, though. My maternal grandmother was born of native German parents. While cleaning out the house after my grandmother died, my mom found a ball of string in a kitchen drawer labeled "too small to save." So, all the short pieces of string had been collected into a ball!
Thank you, God, that we have enough string and enough money to buy new plastic wrap!
5.I'm a perfectionist with a messy house.
I guess it happens.... if I can't do it perfectly, I tend not to "do it." When I clean, I want to clean thoroughly. But dealing with "stuff" is hard, and so the piles continue to grow. I admit that I need big time help in this area.
Thank you, God, that I have a house, and that there is still enough room for guests!
6. I'm kinda short, so my feet often do not reach the floor when I sit on regular chairs. You'll remember that I don't wear high heels. So, if I'm sitting in a group with no table to lean on, I tend to swing my feet like a little girl. . I guess I look pretty funny sometimes!
Thank you, Lord, that I have legs that work that have feet on them that also work!
7. (One extra in honor of Berck and brother Dave!)
I like sauerkraut with my turkey. My father learned this delicacy in Baltimore in the 1940's. When I was a child, I was required to eat a salad at every dinnertime. On holidays with turkey, however, my mom would make a congealed cranberry salad. I didn't like Jello and the cranberries were tart. So I was allowed to eat sauerkraut as my salad! I really, really like sauerkraut with turkey (and I also now like cranberries in any size, shape, or form).
Thank you, God, for food!
So, while I'm technically "at home" for this post (not "abroad"), this format is my chosen spot to talk about ourselves.
Weird? Maybe.
I prefer "different than the norm."
Now, the "norm" in our society is definitely not something with which I want to associate. So I have plenty of "weird" things about me, not counting the things that even I think are strange!
1. I like my feet.
I know they are "wide," and I have trouble finding shoes that are really comfortable (think.... NO HIGH HEELS!). But I was really puzzled when I first started hearing girls and women talk about how they hated their feet... that their feet were ugly. I thought feet were feet, and if they worked like they were supposed to, and they didn't have any ugly sores on them, then.... they're likeable! Silly me..... I don't know enough about fashion to know what feet are considered fashionably pretty!
Thank you, God, for my feet. And, I'm also really grateful that my feet are not fat like the rest of me!
2. My favorite radio program is "Adventures in Odyssey," a children's radio drama! We started listening to this when it first came on in the mid-1980's. I still tune in at 4 p.m. weekdays if I'm in the car or in the kitchen. I'll sometimes even plan a task in order to listen! I'm a sucker for a story, and these tend to be well-written, well-delivered half-hour dramas.
Thank you, God, for the life lessons I've learned through "Adventures in Odyssey."
3. I nod.
Everyone "nods off" to sleep. Sometimes I jerk awake during the sermon on Sunday mornings after I have "nodded off." After all, those are the first moments I haven't been up and active and "doing" since 6:30 that morning. A little nap around 11 a.m. is sometimes just the ticket.
But I nod other times, too: I nod when I count to myself. I nod when I'm thinking about something, as if agreeing with myself. And I usually don't know I'm nodding!
Now.... how would I know I do all this nodding? Because my oldest child tells me that I do it!
Thank you, God, that I can laugh about my nodding!
4. I save almost everything, recycling things like wrapping paper, plastic bags (especially ziplocs), jars, plastic containers from the deli, etc. But I've stopped saving and re-using plastic wrap. I used to rinse off non-greasy Saran wrap and stick it to the refrigerator to dry off. Then I could use it again. I stopped doing that when I noticed mold growing on the wrap and the refrigerator!
I come by this tendency honestly, though. My maternal grandmother was born of native German parents. While cleaning out the house after my grandmother died, my mom found a ball of string in a kitchen drawer labeled "too small to save." So, all the short pieces of string had been collected into a ball!
Thank you, God, that we have enough string and enough money to buy new plastic wrap!
5.I'm a perfectionist with a messy house.
I guess it happens.... if I can't do it perfectly, I tend not to "do it." When I clean, I want to clean thoroughly. But dealing with "stuff" is hard, and so the piles continue to grow. I admit that I need big time help in this area.
Thank you, God, that I have a house, and that there is still enough room for guests!
6. I'm kinda short, so my feet often do not reach the floor when I sit on regular chairs. You'll remember that I don't wear high heels. So, if I'm sitting in a group with no table to lean on, I tend to swing my feet like a little girl. . I guess I look pretty funny sometimes!
Thank you, Lord, that I have legs that work that have feet on them that also work!
7. (One extra in honor of Berck and brother Dave!)
I like sauerkraut with my turkey. My father learned this delicacy in Baltimore in the 1940's. When I was a child, I was required to eat a salad at every dinnertime. On holidays with turkey, however, my mom would make a congealed cranberry salad. I didn't like Jello and the cranberries were tart. So I was allowed to eat sauerkraut as my salad! I really, really like sauerkraut with turkey (and I also now like cranberries in any size, shape, or form).
Thank you, God, for food!
posted by Sarah/Robert at 12:19 PM
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Are we happy and excited?
Angela Gan from the office made the banner; Sarah sneaked out of the apartment late in the afternoon to blow up balloons
The children helped Robert blow out the candles which would barely light because of the humidity; the whipped cream lasted only about ten minutes on the cake. But it was all wonderful!
Here are most of the folks still there right before the ice
