MEME Response

Being new - relatively speaking - to the blogging world, I've seen on various others blogs the MEME things and lo and behold, last nite, Barb - who has been reading and commenting in my blog, hit me with one of these things.

It took me a while to think of answers to these things but finally, I completed it - all except the tagging of another's blog. Although I guess I kind of lurk around in the blogosphere, reading other blogs randomly, I haven't really established that much in a line of communication as yet, other than with Barb and now, I see her husband Mike is reading and commenting too on my blog. Makes me feel good though to get comments on my thoughts, (good, bad or indifferent - just no spam junk on it, please!).

So, with all the above in mind, here's my responses to the MEME Barb tagged to me.

5 Thingamajigs I Like:
YARN – finding a great sale on the stuff is a double pleasure
My Grandchildren - Being able to be with Maya and Kurtis 24-7, Alex whenver it is possible.
Doing research via Ancestry.com’s historic newspapers about my local community.
Having my computer, my blog, e-mailing family and friends
Eating freshly baked Swedish Limpa Rye bread with lots of REAL butter on it

5 Thingamajigs I Hate:
Trying to get my stepgranddaughter to appreciate ANYTHING
Trying to get my stepgranddaughter to understand the importance of education
WAR
Many, many politicians – from the local legislator up to the top in Washington.
Prejudice.

5 Thingamajigs I Do Far Too Often:
Smoke
Bitch
Procrastinate
Forget important things
Play on the computer

5 Thingamajigs I Do Even Though I Shouldn't:
Smoke
Bitch
Procrastinate
Forget important things
Play on the computer

5 Thingamajigs I Would Never Do:
Touch snakes
Touch spiders, other than with my foot with a shoe on it to squash it. Yeah, Killer, I know!
Try to be church organist again.
Disown my kids or grandchildren
Forget about the importance of extended family as well as immediate members.

5 Thingamajigs I Regret Doing:
Waiting so long to go to college (graduated at age 50)
Being too judgmental at times
Not speaking up to a neighbor who said racist things to the “fresh air” child my ex and I had for two weeks one summer about 30 years ago.
Not joining Al-Anon before I did.

5 Thingamajigs I Would Do If I Won 100 Million Dollars:
Pay off all my bills and my kids debts.
Buy a Winnebago RV
Drive the Winnebago all over this country!
Take a trip to Sweden and Scotland – other countries too if possible – but my ancestry is Swedish and Scotch, therefore my interest in those two countries first.
Set up college funds for my grandchildren


5 Thingamajigs About Me That Are Peculiar But True:
I can’t think of any right now but I bet if you asked my kids, friends, other family members too, they could give an earful!

5 Thingama-Blogs I Tag:
Blogging is still very new to me, don’t really “know” another fellow bloggers well enough to hit them right now with one of these things.