Quirks That Lurk...

First of all... I had to share our little project... our eensy weensy, er, BIG spidey. We did a smaller version of him several years ago for Chris and Katy's elementary school pumpkin decorating contest... and they won. We decided we wanted to do it again this year, and so Mike being the go-to guy... I called him and said 'think about how you want to do the legs, because I want to get him done tonight.' By the time I got home, he'd already bought the steel and started welding... what a handy man he is to have around! The body and head are real pumpkins, painted black. He turned out cute, eh? I also added a pic of our front porch, just cause I love walking up to it this season!

Okay, for the tag... I've gotten tagged with this one twice now (apparantly people know that I'm quirky)! Thanks go to my friends - Trixy and Andrea!

Some of my quirks:

1. Probably my biggest quirk is my hair twirling. I take a strand of my hair and twirl it around my finger, weave it through all of my fingers, and sometimes tie it in a knot and work the knot out. I've done it forever... I can't remember NOT doing it. I do it when I'm relaxed... I do it when I'm thinking... I do it when I'm bored. When I had my hair cut short like this, I took some of my tiny inch-long hair and flipped it around my finger... blip, blip, blip... short hair didn't stop me. I've had really long conversations with people where they haven't made eye contact with me because they're mesmerized by my twirling and can't take their eyes off it. No, I don't suck my thumb while I twirl my hair... uhm-mm...but I know someone my age who does both. (wink to you-know-who-you-are)

2. I am a tuner outer (yes, that's the technical term). If I'm concentrating on something really hard, or reading, and I hate to admit it, but sometimes even if I'm watching t.v. depending on the show...... you could be sitting right next to me, talking in my ear... and I won't hear a word. I just had to apologize to a co-worker yesterday because she was asking me about something while I was in deep concentration. My poor kids... and Mike... it drives him crazy. Luckily for me, he's learned that if my face is in a book, don't bother.

3. I tend to get obsessed about things. If there's a project I want to do... it's hard to stop me, and once I start it, I want to finish it... I know myself well enough to know that I HATE going back and finishing half-done projects, so I'm obsessive about finishing what I've started. I also get obsessed about things I love, such as... um, blogging? Yeah, I'm a little obsessed. And the Twilight series... just last night Katy and I went and bought each of us one of these for when we go see the movie... yeah, obsessive. And what am I teaching my daughter?

Okay... for a quirky girl, you only got three... but be assured, there are more! I'm going to just pass this tag on to anyone who wants to join the fun. I look forward to sharing in your quirkiness!