TMI friday

it's friday. time for the Too much Information about my upbringing Meme!
True statements are in bold. pass it along, should you see fit to share. :)


1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers. ( this must be a british thing?)
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent (and grandma and grandpa, too!)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 (music, driving track/field: discus)
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp (Church of the Bretheren, Eldora, Iowa.)
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18 (during the ADD/ritalin phase. i really pissed him off, i think. poor guy.)
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels (nope. stayed with friends and family!)
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them (a 1962 Ford Galaxie coupe! Wow! simply an amazing car. loved it.)
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child (Like Crazy, I was an only child until i was ...7?)
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course ??
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school (preferred the stereo-swiped the folks speakers)
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family (but i knew how much work went into keeping us warm in the midwest wintertime! corncobs, oak, ash, pine)

Bonus Round:
35. Your parents showed affection to one another
36. Your parents showed evidence of a sexual relationship (they're human! good for them, i say.)
37. You were conscious of your parents having money problems
38. Your parents fought in front of you and/or your siblings
39. Your parents confided in you about their marital problems
40. You were concerned at any time before you were 18 your parents might get divorced


unrelated, but interesting and fun!

Today is the feast day of Saint Dwynwen, patron saint of Welsh lovers. Princess Dwynwen was the most beautiful of Brychan Brycheiniog’s twenty-four daughters. She was deeply in love with Maelon Dafodrill, but her father had promised her to another prince.

In his frustration, Maelon raped her and ran away to escape her father’s wrath. Grief-stricken, Dwynwen retreated to a lonely wood and prayed that she might be relieved of her love for Maelon. In her dream, an angel gave her a sweet drink which cured her; but she saw Maelon turn into a block of ice when he drank from the same cup.

The angel then granted Dwynwen three wishes. She wished first that Maelon be restored; second, that she herself would never marry; third, that all requests made to her by true lovers be granted. So make a wish today. You don’t have to be Welsh, but it helps.