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well i was tagged by my dear cousin at Don't Make Us Stop This Car! tagged me. this means i need to share 8 things about my family you don't know. so here goes nothing....

1. i have the same first and last name as my hubby's brother. we also held the same career for a short while.

2. mapboy is named after his great grandfather. i agreed to this only knowing that the family called him stinky pa. i must have really been in love with hubby to agree to that one!! mapboy is affectionately called stinkpot!

3. hubby and i dated for 6 weeks and were married in 5 months. i spent 3 of those months in europe. i think most people thought we were crazy!!

4. my family wanted to name me after my father's seed company - i'm thankful my mom is a wise woman!

5. hubby NEVER disobeyed his parents. his mom confirmed this when i called doubting my husbands bragging. i wonder why our kids didn't inherit that trait?

6. my closest friends are all people i at one time found the most frustrating or annoying people on earth!! funny eh?!?! we all laugh about it now!

7. i dream of one day living in slovakia or romania.

8. we are plagued with plumbing problems....i'll do a whole post on that b/c it is a great story!!!

hopefully you have all enjoyed getting to know us a little bit better...there are some fun stories wrapped up in these 8 facts.

i now tag one of those dear friends that i found really annoying at one time - when i lived with her as a freshman in college. thankfully, God allowed us to become great friends once we stopped living together!!!! your it, dear friend at Mauch Meanderings

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Kori said…
You Stinker! I will have to think about this one!! But I will get it done!
July 16, 2007 at 12:57 PM
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