TAGGED !!!

i have been tagged by the gorgeous michelle grant - thanks michelle
(i actually like doing these things but never seem to get tagged, so thanks for my chance to waffle on a bit)

here's my spin on things...

Never in my life: do i want to go through the trauma of losing a child or my darling man, mark - i have witnessed first hand the grief that goes with losing a child and it is a very dark place to be and i pray i never have to go there.

When I was Five: i celebrated the last christmas with my dad for over 36 years (dad and mum seperated not long afterwards)
this christmas my dad will be at my house.
how exciting !!!

High School is: where i met mark and, corny as it sounds, the minute i laid eyes on him i knew i would marry him one day.
it is where i also excelled at being "miss goody two shoes" after a few wild years.

I once met: john paul young at a truck stop. we were on our way back to lismore after 4 years in canberra and i was pregnant with jake and as sick as a dog. i smiled at him, told him i loved him when i was younger then promptly ran out of the shop and threw up in a garbage bin. i made mark go back and explain that i was pregnant and he gave me an autographed napkin and a wave through the window
probably wanted to keep his distance

When I turn my head left I see: our new internet phone (we use it with a program called "skype") and i hate it cause i can never get the blasted thing to work

When I turn my head right I see: the "ab swing" with cobwebs on it - says a lot for my exercise regieme hey...???

A better name for me would be: mrs brad pitt - those of you who know me well will know the story - no laughing please girls !!!

I have a hard time understanding: my mother-in-law's intense dislike of me which has filtered down to my children - awful nasty piece of work THAT woman.
i have been with mark for 25 1/2 yrs and i am STILL not good enough for him or the precious family.

You know I like you if: keep in contact with you.
i have been very deeply hurt by certain people of the past few years and i tend to withdraw from their company, very quietly and then POOF !!!! - i'm outta there !!!
never to be seen from or heard of again !!!

Take my advice: read the "Desiderata" every day and try and live by what it says.

If you spent the night at my home: you will be surrounded by mayhem with my family coming and going to soccer practice, band practice, soccer games, physie classes, getting homework done, going to business meetings, call outs for our business clients, etc. etc but you will always find someone to talk to, somewhere comfy to sit, a yummy home cooked meal (by me), a cold drink (or a cuppa if you would prefer), someone willing to give up their bed for you, a dog to sit on your lap and check you out.
when can we expect you...???

I always make a point to: tell the people i love and care about that i love and care about them.

Not a day goes by that: i don't tell mark and the kids i love them and give them a cuddle (although the boys tell me they aren't "cuddle material" anymore - yeah right guys !!!)

I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: spend any time with my in-laws.
we have to go there on boxing day and play happy families
someone pass me a cockroach would you...???

And by the way: not only am i having my dad and step-mum here for christmas but also my sister and her hubby and their baby.
YAY - we get to spend bianca's first christmas with her - how exciting is THAT ???

consider yourselves tagged - shari and ivy

thanks for the opportunity to spill my guts michelle.....LOL