I was really surprised when I recieved the message that I had been tagged for another Meme, by Midori Miller in her blog 8 Random Things About Me...I Have Been Meme'd Outside of Activerain......

This is my second time "up to bat" so if you haven't had a chance to read my first Meme, here it is: I've been Double Meme'd!! Tag Meme'd! Meme'd....

Now to find four or five more things about me that you could find remotely interesting...

1. One of my favorite TV shows growing up, would have to be The Bionic Woman, with Lindsay Wagner.  I absolutely LOVED that show, and I wanted to BE Jaime Sommers. I would run around my yard, jumping off of things, and making that sound that meant that the "Bionics" were kicking into gear. Remember that sound? Mememememememememe! Mememememememememe! All day long I would make that sound, as  I jumped down from higher and higher obstacles (lucky I didn't break anything).  I never did get the supersonic hearing sound right, though. I am cracking up as I write this, folks in my neighborhood must have thought I was one CRAZY kid!

2. I am an absolute Disco and 80's fanatic! Tell me the name of your favorite song from that era, and I can probably sing the lyrics to you, word for word.  Some of my favorite bands from these two era's - Abba (YES, ABBA!), Duran Duran, The Police. If you were to ride with me in my car, you would quickly notice that in addition to my christian radio and CD's I have a collection of 70's and 80's compilation CD's. My absolute guilty pleasure!

3. While in college, I had the priviledge of singing with a group of jazz musicians who moonlighted as college professors. (HA). Because of their connections with the University, we were to selected to open for the Concert under the Stars at UC Irvine for Tony Bennett! It was a magical experience for me, and one I will never forget. I remember when I stepped out on the stage, that there were so many people that they looked like a blanket of humanity stretched out as far as the eye could see. I was so nervous that my knees literally knocked together during the first song. But after the first song ended, the audience actually applauded! It was a thunderous sound, and it was literally intoxicating. After that, I got through the set with such ease and I had a blast. I even got a "great job, kid" from Mr. Bennett as he entered his limousine after the concert. Priceless!

4. For an extended period of time during my early twenties, I was actually convinced that I was going to marry Prince! Looking back on it, at the time I just thought I was one of his BIGGEST fans. In this day and age, they have a new name for it. STALKER.

5. When I was born, I had a hearing loss so profound that the doctors advised my parents that I would need to learn sign language, and be able to lip read. They also felt that I would have a very pronounced speech impediment, and that I would have to have these skills in order for people to understand me, and have the ability to communicate. I didn't speak a word for the first three years of my life. One day, as my mother was cleaning the house, she heard a child singing the Sesame Street song, and thought that she had left the television on. When she walked into the room and glanced at the TV, the screen was blank. Puzzled, she looked at me, and to her complete astonishment, the child singing was me. 

Today, I wear hearing aids, but doctors are completely baffled, because I do not have a speech impediment, and I have PERFECT PITCH. If you play a note on a piano, I can tell you what note it is. If you want to know the particular key of any piece of music, I can tell you that key.  I can't count the number of doctors and medical specialists who look at the results of the hearing tests, and then shake their heads as they listen to me speak.  I have no idea why this is, I just know that I am blessed, and very grateful for the ability to hear music. Music is my PASSION.

Well, there are five additional things about me, that you probably wouldn't have known otherwise. I now tag:

Michelle Maddox - Fayetteville Real Estate Agent and Donna Paul

**To all who commented, please accept my apologies for taking so long to get back to you. I have changed brokerages, and will share on my next blog. For now, thanks so much for your awesome comments, and for your prayers and support. God Bless You!