Fellow Rainer, Chrissy Harrison "memed" me nearly a week and a half ago and I only just got the opportunity to respond...my apologies for the delay, Chrissy, but here goes.
There are lots of things you wouldn't know about me from my profile, but I'll narrow it down to just 5. Let's start with...
1) I'm the biggest nerd you'd ever want to meet.
My husband calls me a nerd often, and remarks that it's a 
shame I'm raising my girls to be nerds. Says he would never have dated me in High School since he hated nerds back then. (I went to an all-girls High School anyway, so I wouldn't have dated him in High School either, for real...)
Speaking of nerds...
2) I love SCRABBLE
and I am all that and a bag of BBQ chips when I play. My claim to fame is winning a game I played with my uncle a few years back. Talk about nerds -- he's a very intelligent educator, my father's twin, college-professor, over-achiever, yada, yada, yada. Anyways, he put up a good fight but in the end I beat him like he stole something. I'm teaching my 8 yr old to play and have allowed her to beat me a few times just to get her confidence up. I can't wait for her teen years when she'll think she's the SCRABBLE QUEEN and I burst her little teen bubble, ha ha...I kick my Mom's butt on a regular basis eventhough she's the one that taught me the game when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. Actually, I was never knee-high to a grass hopper --
which leads me to another tidbit...
3) I'm 5'11"
and the mother of two amazing Amazon girls, Sydney, who's 8 (and as tall as your average 12 yr. old) and Courtney who's 4 (and is often mistaken for 6). 
She's always being asked why she isn't in school on those days we're out together and it's not a PRE-school day. Since my husband is 6'2", these girls never had a chance in HELL of being petite 'lil girlie girls. Actually, they are girlie enough, though -- just not petite! All legs and arms already.
4) I love a bargain!
Do not confuse this with being a shop-a-holic. I used to be a shop-a-holic in my 20's but now I really don't like shopping all that much. It's frustrating when I know exactly what I want yet can't find it to buy it when I want it! How ridiculous is that -- to have money in hand yet not be able to spend it because I refuse to settle for less than what I set out for? My Mom's pet name for me is Mrs. Luskin. All you Baltimore people know who Mr. Luskin was. Back when I was growing up, he was a household name in the area and was always on TV doing his crazy 'have I got a deal for you!' commercials advertising his local electronics stores. His tag line was, "The Cheapest Guy in Town". I love to research before I purchase most things and I'm a fierce negotiator. I'll negotiate (and/or barter) anything. I am not kidding.
And lastly,
5) I'm fiercely allergic to cats.
This is the weirdest one of all since I love 'em, too. I grew up with cats -- there was Miss Kitty (original, huh?), and Miss Frankie just to name a few. These were cherished pets that I loved and cared for and were not allergic to some (ahem!) years ago, but now all of a sudden after the miracle of child-birth my body has changed and I'm allergic to cats and lots of other stuff. Hmmm....
So there you have it - 5 things you now know that you didn't know before. Thanks for reading...
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Lanette you have a lovely family. I also share your passion for scrabble; and I have a hard time with all types of allergies. Thanks for sharing.