Meme One and Meme Two

Did you catch that little nod to Dr. Suess? And The Cat in the Hat?

Aren't I clever?

And modest, too.

I was tagged for "meme one" an embarrassingly long time ago by His Girl. So, I'll tackle it first. It is 6 Random Things About Me. I've done 8 Random things before here and here, and wrote 100 random things here. I guess if you add those all together that is 122 random things altogether. Probably 122 more things than you want to know, huh? Oh well.

1) I am currently addicted to Scrabulous. It is one "itis" I don't have. Scrabulous is an online Scrabble game. You can play via Facebook or email. I'm currently playing with Janelle, Carissa, Dawn, and Sparky. Anyone want to be my next victim? (evil, maniacal laugh)

2) Even though I get notified of comments on my blog via email, I still MUST go to my blog to read them. I'm very OCD with this.

3) If I wake up in the morning and realize that I did not remember to bring my blankie to bed, I feel the loss immediately. Those are sad, sad mornings.

4) I am an aesthetic eater. I eat first the food that looks most appealing to me. The plumpest strawberry, the french fry with no brown on it, the cookie with the most appealing shape. I will usually eat the others eventually, just not first.

5) I eat hamburgers with pickle and ketchup. No mustard. I ask for them with only pickle because I don't like how sloppily they apply the ketchup. I then apply the ketchup myself. Can you tell I have some food issues? It doesn't stop with ice rinsing, you know.

6) While most people get grumpy if they don't get their cup of joe in the mornings, I get grumpy if I don't get an ice cold bottle of water. If there are no cold bottles of water in the refrigerator in the morning, it is a sad, sad day. Only slightly less sad than waking up without my blankie.

There you go, folks. A little peek into my freaky psyche. Hey, that rhymes.

Okay, now for "meme two". I was tagged for this meme by Bethanne. Being a reader, I thought this would be fun. Here are the rules...

1. Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the 5th sentence.
4. Post the next 3 sentences.

My book is...

Breathe: Creating Space for God in a Hectic Life by Keri Wyatt Kent

I HIGHLY recommend it.

"Perhaps you've become aware that you never really look your children in the eye and listen to what they are saying. Perhaps your next step is to begin to change that, to show your love for them by paying attention in a new way. To humbly let go of your agenda for even a few minutes, to focus on others, especially your kids."

Is that powerful or what?

Consider yourself tagged if you'd like to try "meme one" or "meme two".