Tag, I’m It

By Lee Ann Setzer

Seven things about me:

I’m an LDS speech-language pathologist fiction writer married to a lawyer--just like Janet Kay Jensen!

We are a family of “Lord of the Rings” geeks. This weekend, we’re going to a Renaissance/fantasy fair dressed as “the Family of Ithilien”—Faramir and Eowyn in their later years, with their three kids.

I have a railroad in my back yard. It needs weeding.

I invented the banana-lettuce-and-cheese sandwich.

I grew up in the Mojave Desert. I once saw the Space Shuttle get towed down the main street in my town.

There's a lighthouse under my bed.

My personal writing motto comes from a hot-dog stand in Provo:

“Famous by noon tomorrow.”

Tagged, Dazed & Confused

by Terri Ferran

I was tagged a few days ago. I was dazed and confused a few days ago and that condition has not abated! I've just become a granny for the second time on Monday (Tayvree Lynn 9 lb 1 oz, 21 in) and have been taking care of little Alivia Belle who is 2 1/2 (aka Hurricane Alivia).

I've put off responding to the tag because I couldn't follow the rules--meaning I don't know who to tag! So you get the facts and I guess I'm breaking the chain (gasp!)

1. My name is Terri. My siblings are Gary, Sherry, Carrie, Barry, & Jerry. My mom's name was Mary and Sherry married Harry!
2. I hate pickles and all things vinegar; love diet Coke and all things chocolate.
3. I grew up in a town called Dinosaur.
4. I am a licensed CPA without a degree.
5. I was 45 when my first novel was published.
6. I've been poked in the eye with a sharp stick.
7. I am a convert to the Church.

I had an awesome writing week last week, cranking out 10,000 words. I've just been cranky this week. The fount of inspiration has dried up! But I have Tayvree and Alivia (and can send them home when I'm done with them)! Hurray for granny-hood!

I Got Tagged Too

By Tracy Winegar

I got tagged. Let’s see, so many strange and bizarre facts it’s hard to choose from them all, but I’ll at least attempt to.
1. I had plastic surgery. At the tender age of nine I had my ears pinned back. Fortunately for me they had such a surgery because I was sick of answering to Dumbo.
2. I played Coco in the play FAME, changing my physical appearance from strawberry blond to black hair and pale white skin to bronze. No one recognized me.
3. I can touch my nose with my tongue. I can also roll it, fold it, and flip it.
4. I wear socks ALL the time, even to bed. (Only exception being the shower) If I don’t have a clean pair I panic.
5. After taking the sixth grade class to a Shakespeare play which ran over, a parent called the police on me for being late. The first and hopefully last time I had a run in with the law.
6. I have a wretched singing voice. I’ll sing in my kitchen but not anywhere public.
7. I have always wanted to garden but unfortunately I have a black thumb. I kill everything.

I tag:
Marcia Mickelson http://marciamickelson.com/
Kimberly Jenson atonofauthorsandawannabe.blogspot.com
Suzie Roberts atonofauthorsandawannabe.blogspot.com

Carlene got tagged!

Carlene Duda

I got tagged by Doug. I am suppose to give 7 facts about myself.
1. I have a twin sister. A good thing about being a twin is you always have a best friend. Bad thing about being a twin is being accused of being seen with another man at the fair. (It was my brother-in-law and we were holding the coats while my husband, twin sister and our 9 kids were on the rides). Thou shalt not judge!
2. I am a certified scuba diver. I love the water.
3. I am a member of a performing clogging group. My kids say it's embarrassing. Yet I can hear them yell from the audience, "go mom go".
4. I don't like cheesecake.
5. Met my husband at home after four years at Ricks and BYU. I should get my money back.
6. I have listened to over 262 books on tape since I started counting.
7. I have been to BYU Women's Conference 14 times. I live in Washington.

I tag
JoAnn Arnold
David Stitt
Vickie Hacking

I got tagged!

By Kammi Rencher

Janet Jensen tagged me, which means that you all have to read seven random and perhaps wacky things about me. (Or you can all skip this post--problem solved!) :)

1. I’ve been married for 3 ½ years. Both my husband and I are from southern Utah. We don’t have any children (yet) but we do have an extremely smart, gorgeous, vain cat.

2. I’ve hiked Angels Landing in Zion National Park four times, without touching the chains. (Don’t know what Angels Landing is? Go here: http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-angels-landing-trail.htm) (Warning: do not try this hike if you are afraid of heights!)

3. I play 4 instruments and was the band president in both high school and college. I was in the marching band at BYU. (Yes, I was a band nerd.) Any guesses as to what I played?

4. None of the men in my family like to go fishing with me, because I always catch the most fish and the biggest fish. It really irritates them when people start coming over to ask my advice on fishing. (The truth is I don’t know what I’m doing right. I figure as long as I don’t become too knowledgeable about fishing, I’ll have permanent beginner’s luck.)

5. I won a gold medal in a national Judo tournament.

6. I almost got eaten by a shark in Hawaii (well, a big fish anyway…well, a fish…it wasn’t REALLY a shark…but some fish look a lot bigger and scarier than they really are if you come nose-to-nose with them while snorkeling for the first time).

7. When I was young, instead of being a normal kid and wanting to be a ballerina or a firefighter or a rock star, I wanted to be an accountant. (Ridiculous idea! Can you imagine spending all day doing math? What was I thinking?)

Now I’m tagging:
Elodia Strain: www.elodiastrain.com
Shirley Bahlmann: www.shirleybahlmann.com
Randal Chase: atonofauthorsandawannabe.blogspot.com
Lisa McKendrick: atonofauthorsandawannabe.blogspot.com
Christine Thackeray: christinethackeray.com
Rebecca Talley: www.rebeccatalley.com
Tamra Norton: www.tamranorton.com

And here's what they're supposed to do:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I Got Tagged!

Doug Johnston

Alison Palmer and Janet Jensen both tagged me and then someone had to tell me what that meant. I'm supposed to reveal seven facts about myself. So here are seven facts about me:
1. I have 5 children, one married (Two Days Ago) . I have 2 step-daughters and 4 step grandchildren.
2. I lived in Spain for four years, and Mississippi for two. I loved both of them. I would love to go back to both places sometime with my wife.
3. I have bowled 15 strikes in a row and didn’t get a 300. I had five strikes in game 2, followed by 10 strikes in game 3. That game ended with a 288. I worked at a three different bowling centers when I was younger also.
4. I coached high school soccer for two seasons.
5. I carried the Olympic torch.
6. I have eaten dinner with 3 Utah Governors, met personally with four U.S. congressmen, and two U.S. senators. (It helped that I ran a newspaper)
7. I played baseball for 15 years and only hit one home run. I was called out when I did so. I was 12. I lived in Spain and Mr. McGinnis was the umpire. He said I stepped out of the batters box when I hit the home run. I knew him well, and told him after the game, I would never forgive him. I HAVEN”T! I know, I should forgive everyone.

And now I am tagging:

Abel Keogh http://abelkeogh.com/
Terri Ferran http://terriferran.googlepages.com/
Tracy Winegar http://www.tracywinegar.com/
Lee Ann Setzer http://www.leeannsetzer.com/
Carlene Duda http://sneakpeakofcompletelybreakfast.blogspot.com/
Camille Funk http://www.camillefunk.com/
Sidne O'Reilly http://atonofauthorsandawannabe.blogspot.com/

And here's what they're supposed to do:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.