Quirkiness Abounds
People out there must truly think me quirky since I’ve been tagged twice in the past few days for this outstanding meme about Quirkiness. Now that I peruse my posts, I do discuss quirkiness a lot, and even describe myself as quirky in my “About” page. So I was absolutely thrilled to be tagged by three great bloggy buddies, Bonnie Sayers from Autism Family and Elle and Stacy from Blue Monkey Butt.
I’ve written about quirks before so initially I feared I would have exhausted all possibilities. Alas, this is not the case. I have to stop at six quirks, and honestly I’ve found that a tad limiting.
Quirks from the Quirky:
1. None of my children embraced a pacifier. I did buy those pricey “so-much-like-the-breast” pacifiers for the nursing infant, and I tried the ones that smell like vanilla. By the time Sue, my third, came around, I felt excited buying pink pacifiers for the first time, but she simply spit those pink beauties across the room. She named them “buppy” when she turned one and liked to carry them around in tiny purses. Here’s the quirk. I still carry two buppies in my purse at all times. I have some odd sense of security in knowing that if I am faced with a wailing infant at any point in the day, I can adroitly whip one of these “pacis” out of my purse. Like I’m some Mary Poppins of pacifiers? Or maybe it’s part of my refusal to let go of my children’s babyhood and face the unlikelihood that, at 41, I will have another baby? I don’t know. But it does seem a little quirky.
OK, I mean I really would rinse it off before I gave it to the wailing infant.
2. One of my ears is approximately 1/4 inch lower than the other one. It’s not all that noticeable but H does mention it still when he is trying to be encouraging about my appearance.
3. I still style my hair with hot rollers and I have had the same hair style (with or without bangs) since 1985. Yes, I have tried a flat iron. I even received an incredibly nice flat iron for Mother’s Day. Occasionally, I have the time to use it. Yet after 23 years of whipping hot rollers in and out of my hair, I’ve perfected a winning technique. I can execute this style in about 45 seconds. I came into my marriage with the same set of hot rollers I “carried” to college. I used those same hot rollers up until four years ago when my oldest son (who was four at the time) suggested new hot rollers as a Mother’s Day gift. H was more than happy to accompany him to Target to procure a new set. I love them still!
4. I have had the same glasses since 1995. They are eerily similar to Hello Kittie Mama’s. (Not a knock on this fashion maven. The style was “in” during the mid 1990s and came back recently.) I like to embrace a style and just keep going with it as it meanders in and out of actual popularity.
5. Some of my fondest childhood memories involved spending Saturday nights with my grandmother, who lived in a small stone cottage she built with my grandfather. She could tell stories about each stone, where they found it, and why she chose it for the house. She died in 1994 of Alzheimer’s, but she left me many things that I cherish. One of these is a small, pressed glass juice glass. I can only drink orange juice out of this glass. When I do, I am instantly transported back to her tiny kitchen which smelled of oatmeal and sassafrass tea.
6. I become so engrossed when reading novels that I must eat the same foods the characters eat. If I am reading about Geisha, I am scrambling for bowls of jasmine rice and chopsticks. When involved in a novel about the old South, I yearn for country ham, biscuits, grits and beans. After 14 years of marriage, H has learned this about me. Lately I’ve been reading a book about pirates with the boys. And yes, I’m on the hunt for some hardtack and brine.
The rules for this Meme are:
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers letting them know they’ve been tagged.
Whom should I tag?
1. Andrea Cook at Crazy Jugs
2. Helene at Two Sets of Twins
3. Jamey at Walking by Faith
4. Tracey at Cheese and Whine
5. Molly at The Girl in the Middle
6. Carla at Somebody Needs a Nap
Have a quirky time!
. I still have a few pacis, although not in my purse, in a diaper bag in the closet. Not that anyone needs them now, I just keep them for sentimental value 
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