I was tagged a little while back for 7 (more) random things about me. This time Veronica was the one spreading the meme love. While I really should be doing things that would in some way contribute to us leaving early in the morning, this seems like more fun. So here goes:

1. I don't remember the name of Alexis' Cabbage Patch doll, but mine were named Karla Robyn and Anson Nolan. Karla had light brown curly yarn hair and green eyes and Anson was a bald little preemie with blue eyes. Isn't it great that I can remember those completely useless tidbits, but can't remember if I have already washed my hair after just two minutes in the shower?

2. You can drop me in any major city in the United States and I will find a Target store. I realized that I had this skill back when I travelled a lot for work. I needed to pick up candy for my training classes since it tends to get ruined when shipped. I never once failed to provide the chocolate love.

3. Alexis is already working on acquiring her own Target location system. She's not looking for candy, however. She wants her popcorn. She starts chanting "popcorn" the second she sees the red stripe on the side of the building. The bulls eye sends her completely over the edge. I accept full responsibility for creating that monster. A bag of popcorn is all it takes for me to get to shop in peace for at least 20 minutes. That's totally worth the $1.07 if you ask me.

4. I was a foreign exchange student in Spain during high school. While I was there, I completely blew off classes. Who wouldn't while living less than a mile from the Mediterranean? The one and only class I did really well in was Math. Apparently Calculus is the International language. English is not. I got the equivalent of a B because the instructor and I evidently don't speak the same version of English. Anytime I answered a question differently than he would, he said I was incorrect. He was completely unwilling to entertain the thought that perhaps I spoke American English while he was speaking British English and that neither one of us was wrong.

5. I long ago began referring to Alexis as Michigan J. Frog because of the fact that she will stop whatever she's doing if she realizes she has an audience. It turns out that is a more than accurate moniker for her. The girl LOVES to sing, especially in the car. But if anyone so much as glances her way, she stops. It's making it very difficult to capture her singing on video. But I will because you have never seen anything as cute as a one-year old singing.

6. Meg (the Bulldog), Jasmine (the Lhasa Apso), and Powder (the white cat) are all named for Disney characters. Ten points goes to the first person that can name all three of the movies referenced.

7. I was a professional musician in high school. Seriously. I was paid $70 per show to perform in the pit orchestra at the summer theatre in Minot, North Dakota. I played clarinet, oboe, and saxophone. My favorite show was Guys and Dolls, mostly because I got to play my Soprano clarinet. Said Soprano clarinet is in our basement and I can still play it, but I doubt anyone would pay to hear me these days.

I would tag seven people to do this next, but I can't think of that many people that haven't done it lately. So I'll just tag Jayna at My Longest Year and Kidzmama at Not a Spare Minute.