Adrienne's Corner

A whole bunch of wonderful peeps gave me this award.

Allow me to mention each one and tell you a bit about them (from my perspective)

I'll start with Lola over at What Lola Wants and Some Unsolicited Advice, 'cause she's a girl and that seems like the right thing to do. Lola runs a first class blog with an even mix of spiritual and secular. This lady is a one first rate classy dame and I always look forward to visiting her.

Joe over at Verbum Veritatis, who is considering the priesthood, has been a favorite of mine ever since I found him. I love his sense of outrage and wish more young people possessed the kind of zeal and passion Joe has. He's heading to Billings, MT (within striking distance of moi), for a retreat and look-see at their seminary. Hey, maybe Mark in Spokane and I can talk him into returning to CA by way of Post Falls and Spokane. That would be soooooooo cool!

Now Subvet over at Blowing San#1, is in a class by himself. Married to the wonderful Mighty Mom, Sub is not one to mince words. Thank God for people like him!

The BlogProf is last but never, ever least. This guy manages to take care of his professor duties, his family, body build, and still manages to post about a gazillion times per day. Every time I have my Google reader down to something manageable, he throws up a whole bunch of posts. I am convinced he never, ever sleeps. Never! And to top it off, I was going to give him this award and he gave it to me first. Arrrrrgh!

One person I can't thank here would be LarryD over at Acts of Apostasy. You see - he DIDN'T GIVE ME THE AWARD!! No siree - he gave it to bunches of other people but not to ME. And really, it's ok that he stiffed me on an award. It's ok that I spent an entire evening in the corner whimpering, sucking my thumb, and twirling my hair. Really! It's just fine. It's a good thing that Larry is one of the funniest people in the whole world other wise I'd be pissed, doncha know. But I'm not. Really!! Honest! I'm a bigger person than that. I don't hold grudges. Forgive (but never, ever forget), is my motto. Forgiveness is key to being a good Catholic. So I'm really, really ok with this. Really!

Here's the deal. I have to thank the peeps who sent it my way. Done!

Then I have to list a bunch of really honest things about myself - 10 to be exact. I'm not sure I can come up with 10 things people don't already know but here goes.

1. I hate cold water. I'm the one that takes 15 minutes to get in the lake unless someone picks me up and throws me in which happened lots when I was a kid. The idea of a cold shower makes me quake. Ugh!
2. I don't know how to clean fish. When I was little my Dad was going to show me how to clean fish. My Mom pulled me aside and informed me I did not want to learn how to clean fish. When I asked her why she said, "Because if you learn to clean fish then you'll have to do it." Wise woman!
3. I love coffee and drink waaaaay too much. Although now they say it can prevent and even maybe reverse Alzheimer's. Hmmmmmm...
4. I'm ADD and wouldn't have it any other way. I have many strategies to keep me somewhat on track, but some days the squirrel has gone nuts in my head and I become paralyzed into inactivity. I have to tell myself to just get up and do one tiny little thing and sometimes I'll actually write that one tiny little thing down on a tiny piece of paper and carry it around until the task is completed.
   
5. I love to read and plow my way through about 5 or more books per week. My idea of a good time is a trip to the library. When I come home I pile all the books up around me on the dining room table like a fortress, pour a cup of coffee, and peruse my new conquests. Fun!
6. I don't have any children and don't particularly like young kids. I do however like teenagers and they like me back. Scary!!
7. When I was very little I had a graveyard for every little bird or mouse that expired within reach of my little hands. It ran along the sidewalk next to the garage and was completely landscaped in miniature. Tiny little trees and bushes, walkways, ponds, and lots of crosses. My Mom always said when she took out the garbage she didn't know whether to cross herself or genuflect.
   
8. My first car was a 1956 Thunderbird (and no - I didn't buy it new!!!) I paid $1000.00 bucks for it and still have the little cardboard paybook from the bank. My payments were about $74.00 per month for a year. I drove that car for 10 years (it was HOT!), sold it for $12,000.00 and used the proceeds as a downpayment on my first house in Sedona, AZ.
9. I love anything with carbs and salt.
10. And..............my name is Adrienne and I'm an alcoholic. This month I will celebrate 19 years of sobriety.

Now I have to pass this award on:

1. Mark in Spokane gets one
   
2. Adoro is next
3. Cathy of Alex (my bacon buddy)
4. Father GJ at Voice of the Vicar - a brand spanking new blogger.
   
5. Father Anthony Ho
6. Karen at Gem of the Ocean
7. RightKlik