Meme Day

I've been tagged for two memes and since Caleb actually slept last night, I have a brain to think about them!

Heather tagged me for this weird meme. I have to list 5 weird things about myself. Shouldn't be too hard since I'm pretty weird (most people just don't know it, though. I keep it hidden!). Hubby will fully attest to this fact.

1. My favorite number is 5, so you can imagine my delight when my son was due on the 25th (5x5) of September, 2005. Oh, the joys! (He was born on the 19th, but at least the year is still a multiple of 5.) Hubby says I should have been a math major because I'm a little neurotic about numbers. Which leads me to...

2. My second favorite number is 2. When I was little, I would count telephone poles (and other things) in the car in multiples of 2. Or 5. Loads of fun. I got really upset when I ran out of telephone poles on a odd number. 5 is the only odd number I like.

3. I must have chapstick at all times. I put it on multiples times an hour. I cannot stand for my lips to be dry. If I can't find any, beware! I usually have them everywhere...the bathroom, my bedside table, in the car, in my purse, in the kitchen...you get the idea. My favorite kind is Burt's Bees, but if I'm desperate I will settle for other, lesser brands.

4. I cannot wear shoes in the house. It feels wrong. And weird.

5. I count by 2's, 3's, or 4's on my fingers all the time. I start with the thumb and go 1, 2 (thumb, forefinger)...1,2 (middle finger, 4th finger)...1,2 (pinky, thumb)...and so on until the pinky is the end of the 2, 3 or 4 set. Did you know that if you count (using one hand) by 2's, 3's, or 4's on your fingers until the pinky is the last in the set, you will have done 5 sets no matter how many you're counting at once (5 sets of 2, 3 or 4)? Weird, I know. I probably just lost some readers with that last one. I'm too weird! :-)

For more random/weird things about me, see this post.

Melissa also tagged me for the Pizza Box Meme. No idea why it's called that, but here goes:

What was your favorite thing about being a kid?
I would have to say living across the street from my grandparents. We lived out in the country (sort of) on 4 acres. Our house sat across the "street" from my grandparents. It was great growing up so close to them.

What was your favorite subject in school?
I'd have to go with English on this one. I was always pretty good at it in school, even though I really didn't put much effort into writing papers or reading the books we were assigned (but still managed to pull out an A). In college, my favorite class was US Government. It changed the course of my studies (mostly because the professor I had was an amazing teacher...hard to find in college professors sometimes). I changed my major to Political Science and got my teaching certificate in Government and English. I later taught high school English for 3 years (mostly because if you teach Government, they want you to teach Economics, also, and that would have been BAD for everyone involved!! I love numbers, but NOT statistics or graphs or anything of the sort.)

Who was your best friend when you were 10?
Janie Chapman. We were in the same class in 1st grade and 3rd grade. Our moms were really close, too, so we spent a lot of time together. Once we pretended to run away. We packed a bag and headed into her neighbor's backyard. No one missed us. We probably got hungry and decided to go home!

If you could be any animal, what would you be?
I really wouldn't like to be an animal at all, but I'll play along. I would probably say one of my dogs. They are spoiled rotten.

What would you change about your school, occupation, life right now?
I wouldn't change a thing. I have a great marriage, I am able to stay home with our son, and my husband works really hard for that to happen. Ok, I'd have hubby home more. That's it!

What is your favorite color?
Blue. Pretty much any shade of blue, but usually the darker ones. Navy. Royal. I heart blue.

What's your favorite type of crust and topping on a pizza?
Canadian bacon and pineapple on deep dish. So healthy, I know! But if we're ordering from Mr. Gatti's, then it's hamburger on hand tossed.

I'm tagging anyone who hasn't done these two memes and wants to. Don't let me be the only weird one out there!!