10 Random Things

Following the lead of Mary (Hurricane Riley & his Big Brother Rex) in her 10th of 31 post for 21 today, I'm going to give you something completely random in the land of random writings with a list of 10 random things about me. Go ahead, hop on board and post your own 10 for 10.

1. I will willingly and happily re-read books again and again. I have probably read The Lovely Bones, Summer Sisters, and A Thin Dark Line more than a dozen times a piece. 
2. There are two words I have to say to my husband before he goes to work. 
3. And there are three words my volleyball girls are forbidden from ever saying. 
4. I would not have claimed to be a superstitious person, but the two previous statements clearly speak otherwise.
5. I cannot fathom not having a family who is your everything. Given that today is also my mom's birthday, I'll take this opportunity to give her a shameless plug. My 'original' family is not large - nor do my parents come from large families. We were the original five and both my parents - but especially my mom made every effort to ensure that our family of five became an unbreakable unit. She is unshakable in a crisis. 
6. Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too by Shel Silverstein is one of my absolute favorite pieces of written work. I LOVE to read it out loud. It's silly, it's fast, it's insanely fun. 
7. I still remember the day my husband became someone not who I couldn't live without, but the person whom I didn't want to live without. 
8. I am oddly addicted to Hannah Montana. This is a big one that I'm sharing and if I could whisper in writing, I so totally would.
9. I genuinely fear sending Abby off to school. I don't want to be apart from her everyday for all that time (I know, "Cut the cord mom!"). I'm terrified I won't arm her with the tools that will enable to stand strong against poor choices and people with vastly different values. I know how mean kids can be - I know important lessons have to be learned, but...
10. I love that my nieces and nephews envelope Abby into their lives as if she's one of their own siblings, since she's always going to be an only...Unless God and I stop being on the same page in this matter.

There you go, 10 things about me. Now hurry, there's not a lot of time left in 10/10/10. Eh, you won't hurt my feelings if you do it tomorrow. Leave us a comment with your link if you do!