The rules:
1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

[1] I have never successfully sledded down a hill without saying some frightening remark aloud. One notable instance happened a number of years back when I was going down this very steep hill in a circular sled; halfway down the hill I screamed, "Dad! HELP!" The whole family thought it was hysterical. I made it to the bottom safely....without help.

[2] My great-grandmother used to have this perpetual "casserole" that she made; every night she would add something to the previous night's leftovers. It became a little bit like a sourdough starter; you knew that some part of that casserole had probably been around when your grandfather was a little boy.

[3] My mom and I used to negotiate with eachother over who would make the family phone calls. (Neither of us like getting stuck on the phone and most of our calls were obligatory at that point in our lives.) We had some serious bribery going there for awhile. ;-)

[4] We performed with my grandpa at a talent show / charity auction where one inebriated fellow kept bidding against himself to get a picture that my grandma had drawn while we sang. The whole process went unchecked because the auctioneer wasn't exactly very sober, either.

[5] I absolutely detest licorice.

[6] I've wanted to get contact lenses but I am absolutely terrified  of touching my eye. There is no known or explainable reason for this phenomenon. So, to date, I still wear glasses. Maybe someday.....

[7] When I was a little girl, I always wanted to be very short.

And, lastly,

[8] I'M GOING TO MAINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, that is my fairly-large announcement. I'm leaving the day after Thanksgiving (the 23rd) and won't be returning until Dec. 1 at the earliest, possibly as late as Dec. 8.  I'm going with the Dennisons (Dan and Adrienne) and we'll be attending a Bible Translation conference there.

More details soon. :-D

I tag, Elizabeth McCauley, Sara Henreckson, Carol Hearn (my mom; she can post on my account), Elisa Corduan, Nathan LeMaster, Joy Minchin, Christy Wishart, and Lisa Franzen.

Thanks, Sarah Kathryn!