I’ve been tagged. By a bunch of crazy vampires in an undead band, no less. Do you know this game? It’s really kinda fun, but I gotta tell you, I had one heck of a time coming up with eight random facts about myself.
Anyway, here’s how it works…
Players offer eight random habits/facts about themselves. If you’re tagged, you need to write your own blog about your eight things and post the rules. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose eight people to tag — and list their names. If you participate, don’t forget to leave your people a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
So, here are eight random facts you might or might not know:
1. Whenever I visit California, I ship food home. No, not prepared foods, like my favorite deli sandwich from Togos or an In-n-Out double burger with grilled onions and fries, but the stuff you’d pick up at the grocery store. Stuff I can’t get here in the east. Like Mother’s Brand cookies, the Taffy ones especially. OMG! They are sheer heaven and a sugar hangover waiting to happen, but I just can’t NOT buy them whenever I’m in Cali. And this special chili sauce that I never knew the name of but recognize the jar the instant I see it. Oh, and Las Palmas enchilada sauce. It’s the best if you’re into making menudo. At least that’s what my mother-in-law used to tell me and she’s right! The other brands just don’t have that same flavor. Can’t forget the chorizo, either. Yum! I can get that here in the east but it’s not the same as the kind you get in Cali. Not even close to the flavor and way more expensive, too.
2. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a grandmother, but did you know that I now have eight grandchildren? Yup, eight. The two newest additions have just joined our clan, too, another girl in July and another boy just this past Monday, so at least the count is even with four and four. Trust me on this, I’m a very young grandmother.
3. I was a mere fifteen years old when I met my DH, married him at 16 and we celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary this past summer. It’s how I got to be a very young grandmother.
4. I can watch my favorite movies over and over again, but the only time I’ve ever re-read a book was by accident because it was given a new cover and I didn’t realize it was a reprint. This was before I was a writer and didn’t know about things like reprints.
5. I have a fear of bugs. It doesn’t matter what kind of bug, I freak. Bats don’t bother me, which is a good thing because the DH squeals like a girl whenever a bat sneaks into the house.
6. When I was ten years old my best friend and I ran away from home. We “borrowed” our neighbor’s horses and spent the night in the woods. Longest night of my freaking life!
7. I love taking really long drives by myself. I can stop whenever I want to, I can have as many Starbucks Frappucinos as I want (which makes extra stops a necessity). And best of all, I can turn the music up really, really loud and sing along without offending anyone.
8. I love to cook. There’s not much I can’t make from scratch. And I really love to bake but I truly suck big time at making my own pie crusts. The only way I can make a decent pie is by using those handy-dandy pre-made crusts, but I can do my own filling. Ummm…If anyone has any tips on how to stop meringe from sweating on me, I’ll be forever in your debt.
I’m tagging:
Patricia Sergeant
Kay Stockham
Carrie Alexander
Candy Halliday
Holly Jacobs
Cindi Myers
Delores Fossen
Natale Stenzel
What about y’all? You don’t have to share eight random facts, but at least two. And….I’ll draw two random winners from all the posts to win an autographed copy of my upcoming Brava romantic suspense, Remain Silent!
UPDATE: And the winners are….Jennifer Y and Liana Gentry Skye! Congratulations!! Drop me an email at jamie@jamiedenton.net with your mailing address so I can send your prize.
