Honest!

Nancy, at Be Not Afraid, has awarded me the Honest Scrap Award. I discovered Nancy in a roundabout way. She actually "followed" my daughter's blog and I started reading her blog and discovered a kindred spirit. We think so much alike sometimes that it is scary. I've been following her journey through serious illness, surgery and recovery. Thanks, Nancy!

To accept this award, I need to: 1) Say thanks and give a link to the presenter of the award. 2) Share "ten honest things" about myself. 3) Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me. 4) Tell those 7 people that they've been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving it :)


So here goes to the ten honest things! (gulp!)

1. I am afraid of heights. Not just heights, but staircases and rotundas nearly make me ill. No, not nearly, they DO make me ill. It's all I can do to maintain any sense of composure while climbing a staircase under a rotunda. State capitol buildings, our old county courthouse etc are just torture to me. I hug the walls and try not to cry. It's embarrassing. I'd crawl up the stairs on my hands and knees and feel a whole lot better if it were at all socially acceptable.

2. I don't like nuts. Especially black walnuts. I've learned to like almonds. I can handle cashews and pecans, but I detest walnuts.

3. I spend the summers craving ice cream and popsicles. I can go the rest of the year ignoring them, but HAVE to have them in the summer.

4. I don't handle heat well. I become very crabby.

5. I don't like the cold either. My comfort zone is about 2 degrees wide. One either side of that I either roast or freeze.

6. I love my parish. It's home.

7. I am afraid of public speaking. My voice quavers. Being president of Altar and Rosary for three years was . . . interesting. I did ok in meetings, but at events, I was horrible.

8. I enjoy spending time with my family. My kids are terrific and it is so much fun to see them as adults (at least 4/5 of them are adults). They are just good people.

9. I am hooked on Yankee Candles.

10. It may not look it, but I have a black thumb. I kill plants without even trying.

Bonus honest thing: I have cut waaaaaaaaay back on my blog reading. I *think* I still read 7 blogs . . . .
I would like to award the following bloggers:

Renee at S.A.G.A.

Julie at Joyful Days

Michelle at Dei Gratia

Ruth at This, That and The Other Thing

Janette at Ground Level in Kansas

Teresa at A Day in The Life

And just to be ornery, I'm gonna give it back to Nancy at Be Not Afraid (I'd like to see if what she will come up with for her next 10 honest things!)