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I was born 58 years ago at 7:25 am. The third girl, the 5th child of my parents. My mother was 32 - so was my dad.

25 random things about Lady Door

by Lady Door on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9:57pm 

1. I broke into a car and stole a CB radio when I was in high school. 
2. Received a brown belt in Judo when I was 16. 
3. I used to cry myself to sleep at night as a child because I wished I was a boy. 
4. I always believed that my Grandmother loved me the most of her 32 grandchildren. 
5. I have been sewing since I was 4 years old. That is when my mom got sick of sewing Eeyore's tail back on and taught me to do it myself. 
6. I believed in Santa Claus until I was in 7th grade. 
7. At summer camp, I told the other kids that I led a double life. I was actually Claudia Kidd, daughter of Billy Kidd - a world class alpine ski racer. The story went: my parents had to travel to Australia to train during the summer months, so they made me stay with the Lowe family. The Lowe family was nervous about my safety, so they called me Susan. Several kids believed me. I had my sister autograph pictures of Billy Kidd torn from magazines to send to them as proof. 
8. I studied different types of schizophrenia for several years during junior and senior high school. I slowly started mimicking the symptoms. I felt successful when I was finally diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic - then I dropped the act. 
9. I can whistle really great! I have perfect pitch. I unfortunately cannot sing because one of my vocal chords is paralyzed. 
10. I have two belly buttons! 
11. I feel grievous guilt over not being a better mother. I wish I would have been less self-absorbed while they were growing up. All of my children are wonderful adults in spite of my fumbling efforts.
12. I call anything that is cute a "kitten". 
13. My childhood nickname was Glunk. It was not meant to be an endearing name. I followed my sister around - so she called me "stick-to-it-glue" later she morphed it into Glunk. I grew to like the name. 
14. I am totally in love with my husband. I love him more ever day. He is my best friend. I find him exquisite and I adore him. 
15. I suffer from oppressive anxiety. I sometimes panic. I cry very easily and it doesn't embarrass me at all. 
16. I can fall asleep almost anywhere. I often sleep while in the dentist chair having my teeth worked on. 
17. If I could live anywhere, I would live in the middle of the woods. I would have lots of cats. 
18. I am afraid of the sun. I worked third shift for 3 years. I wish that school was third shift - I would be more awake - I bet my students would like it better too. Who in their right mind would want to be awake in the middle of the day? 
19. When my family dog died, my father was too old to dig her grave. He asked me to dig for him. He cut a rectangle of grass out in the back yard where to dig. He said to dig it straight down about 5 feet deep. I dug STRAIGHT down - the grave was almost perfectly squared and level - with sharp corners. When I was at the bottom, my dad came out and looked down at me. He was puzzled about why I had created such perfect edges. He didn't recognize my actions as an honor to him. I loved him so much. I really miss him. 
20. People sometimes think I am "brave" because I fought/survived cancer. That is nonsense. People deal with the cards they have been dealt. 
21. I have dermatographia. 
22. I am afraid of flying. I don't want to go to Europe because of the airplane ride to get there - besides - the people don't speak English - that would just make me feel anxious. The whole idea of flying and non-English makes me nervous just thinking about it. 
23.  hhmmm, damn 25 things is hard to think of. Oh - my hair! I don't care about hair at all. When my hair was really long the first time (before I met Tony) I only brushed it once every two weeks - whether it needed it or not. I have shaved my head more times that I can remember. When I lost my hair during my cancer treatments my mother kept encouraging me to wear a wig - ah - yah - right... Later after my hair had grow back to a chin length or so - she took me to get my hair cut at her hair cut place. The stylist made me look like just like her. After she dropped me off at home, I took a razor and shaved my head smooth - to the scalp. She wasn't very pleased the next time she saw me. 
24. I have a secret blog. 
25. I wrote secrets inside of my granddaughter's quilt. 

  Ant: OMG mom, you're awesome. In regards to; 

 #1 - I had no idea! #7 - Does that mean I'm related to an Olymic medal winner? sweet. 

#8 - You should have told me I was BPD way before you did :p 

#16 - You're hilarious! 

 Jam: MOM!!!! OMG!!! They're great! you're funny and quick witted and simply adorable! Don't be anxious this is the best list I've read thus far!!! 

 Jam: Can I add my favorite random fact about you??? Your immediate reaction to anything and everything is either intense dislike or disbelief.... the most memorable: "PROVE IT!!!!" and "No, Aja, you have blond hair!" 

 Lady Door: Ant - the secrets are inside the lining - if you ever re-back the quilt you will see. But I better have died first. O.o