SIX QUIRKS

I was tagged by MY California friend Sandi, I'm supposed to post 6 quirks about myself then tag six people to do the same. Here goes:

1. SMELLS!!! I think I have a very over sensitive nose! I HATE STINKY SMELLS! I hate dog shit worse than anything! Then comes farting, breath, puke, stinky diapers and stinky feet. A long time ago Sandi said she doesn't know how I'm a mom because we all know along with being a mom you get dirty diapers, breath, puke, the occasional diarrhea and someone always steps in dog shit! It's a good thing I've got Derek! I could list all six about smells but I wrapped into just things that stink! My kids (and husband) are NOT ALLOWED to fart around me, I think it is disgusting, rude and I hate it! What makes anyone think someone else enjoys the smell of their shit?! I hate being in a store and you get the mother with a kid wearing a shitty diaper and everyone in the general vicinity gets to enjoy it!!! Get a clue, no one wants to smell that, change the butt!! I've seriously considered packing diapers and wipes in my purse to hand out to these people!!! The worst is waiting in long lines at disneyland and having to endure when people let one loose, there is nowhere to go!!!!! It seriously makes me dry heave!! If I do catch a whiff of any of these things and don't cover my face and hold my breath or run away I will throw up! We won't even start with what I go through when it comes to HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. MATCHING. I am obsessed with "matching". Everything has to match, especially my kids clothes! None of them get dressed without getting the ok from me. They wait for me to pick them something to wear or beg me to set out their clothes the night before. If they don't match I make them change.......from socks to jewelry (or hats for the boys) it all must "go together"! I still try to coordinate the twins but they don't dress the same. They are too old for that now. I loved having them match when they were babies. I still love them in matching jammies though! I always buy clothes for both of them at the same time, same store, same brand. If they don't have it in both sizes then I don't buy either one because god forbid one of them not have an outfit to match the other one. If I buy an outfit for Grace that has a matching vest or jacket then I have to find something similar for Bo, vest and all. Thank God for Gymboree....it all MATCHES! I do buy them matching shoes like nikes. I have gotten better with shoes though because Grace has lots of cute ones that go with the outfit that Bo just doesn't need. The problem is sometimes Grace's tenni-shoes just aren't as cute with the outfit.......it drives me nuts all day! My poor kids! See Hunny, it's not just you :)

3. CLUTTER. Clutter makes me crazy!!! People think my house is always clean. It is picked up. That is not the same as clean. Picking up, putting away and organizing is what I do all day long pretty much every day. OCD??? I do not know, but perhaps a little. I know where everything is and I don't lose things hardly ever because it's usually put away where it goes. People ask if my kids rooms always look the way they do and the answer is yes, they keep them tidy, make beds etc. before school everyday because I freak out if they don't or I clean them myself and then a lot of their stuff disappears. I have a cleaning lady come because when I used to clean I was always mad at the kids anytime they made a mess because then I had to start over. Now I just know it's clean and she'll be back soon. I thank Derek for letting me have her. I used to do the yard instead beause he just doesn't have time. That lasted til I saw a snake in the back yard! He hired a guy to come do the yard last summer.

4. BEING LATE! All my clocks and watches are set 20 minutes fast. I hate to be late! I don't know why it works because I know they are fast but for the most part it does. I would rather be an hour early than five minutes late. The way things are going lately I may have to up it to a full 30 minutes!

5. COOKING. I do not like to cook. I'm not good at it. The whole thing from deciding what to cook, going to the store, all the decisions I have to make at the store trying to find the best bargain, putting it away, and then cooking, having everyone complain (perhaps because I'm not good at it), cleaning it up........I really don't like it. My mom is such a good cook and I just hate it. I've joked about the fact that my next husband will be a gourmet chef.

6. GOING TO BED. I have to be the last one to bed no matter where we are or what we are doing. I can't fall asleep unless I know everything is tucked in, locked up, shut down.....I wish I wasn't this way. This really makes Derek mad but I can't help it. Even if I'm away from my kids I am always the last one to bed. If I try to go to bed early I get woke up by someone everytime. I have a hard time falling to sleep so this really irritates me....like if the faucet drips or the water softener kicks on, anything even if it's not real loud it keeps me awake and I have to go fix it. If one of the kids left a bathroom fan on in the basement I hear it and have to go shut it off. I'm also a light sleeper and if a dog barks or the stupid birds chirp, it's over! I don't sleep well unless I take something to knock me out.

7. I'm sorry but I have to throw in an extra because after I was done I realized I forgot my biggest "QUIRK" of all......I HATE BEING HOT!!!! My thermostat is set at 68 degrees in the summer and 70 in the winter. My Dad always lectured me on how that is very hard on my central air unit because it can't go below 72 degrees but everytime I'd freeze it up or break it he would just shake his head while he was fixing it. I also have the ceiling fan on full blast 24/7 in my bedroom. Derek tells people we could hang meat in our house.

So now I tag six people. They are Shannon, Dan and Holly. I only have three because these are the only other people I know with a blog that Sandi didn't tag already. So enjoy, it's kind of fun!