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Eight Things About Me

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AKB over at the new life I lead tagged me to reveal 8 things about myself. I talk so much about our finances, that I thought I would reveal other tidbits.

1.) I have had an iguana as a pet. We were his third owner. The first owner neglected/abused him, the second owner treated him well. When we got him he was still fairly wild. While I was pregnant we decided to give him away to someone else because I was afraid to have him around my son because he could whip around his tail and really hurt you.

2.) I have had rats as pets. It started off with two boys (according to the pet store). Actually, they were boy and girl and two rats turned into 16. We were able to find homes for 6 so we had 10 rats for quite some time. Believe it or not, they are great pets.

3.) My favorite pet was a guinea pig that was named Kitty. She was a doll and I loved the way she squeaked when the lettuce bag rustled. Unfortunately, I started having severe allergic reactions to something and upon testing I found it I was highly allergic to guinea pigs. I had to give her (and another one I had) away.

4.) If I had the money to buy any toy that I wanted, I would want to buy one of those radio controlled helicopters. There’s a cheaper one at Walmart that is 6 directional and the last time I went there was only one left. I always think of hiding it on the shelves so maybe someday I can buy it.

5.) If you’ve ever watched Big Top Pee-Wee, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say I want one of those harness things in my backyard (that circus performers use to practice on). It looks like so much fun!

6.) I am afraid of heights but I like airplane rides. It has to be small planes though, not larger planes. I’ve only been on a plane twice in my life.

7.) When I’m older and well-off financially, I’d love to get an ultralight. I saw one once at our mall on display and I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. One of these days…

8.) I love to drive hilly roads where you can drive just fast enough (but not speed) to get that weightlessness feeling in your tummy. I have a road by me that is perfect for that and I have been known to go over a certain section, turn around, and go back and do it again.

Next up, I get to tag someone, and I am going to tag Basil and Bianca. Those two debt-fighters crack me up so their answers should be interesting.

I Won With Blingo!

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As I always do when I need to search for something on the internet, I open up Blingo.com and do my search (if you are interested in learning more about Blingo, I have it listed as one of the best free things on the net).

I was trying to figure out a problem that I have been having with my blog and searched “feed not displaying date” and to my surprise, after I hit search I saw this (click on the picture for a larger view):

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I won a $5.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com! I still have a $50 gift certificate that I haven’t used (which I won through Networth IQ when they had a tips contest). Now I need to figure out what to buy with $55. Too bad I can’t cash them out and put the money towards our debt.

Today turned out to be my lucky day, and it’s not even 07-07-07 yet 🙂