Fun Fact Friday
In this very special edition of FFF, our fearless author posts facts that are not about her at all!
*Gerald is a native Texan. So is Maddie. My yankee-ness is totally outnumbered.
*Gerald was a Navy/Marines medic assigned to a marine air wing. He’s got lots of medical knowledge. I’m always asking him, “Hey, what is this weird thing on my body?” His answer is invariably, “I dunno. Go to the doctor.”
*When he was 19, Gerald invented a drink he called “Dr Sparkles.” It consisted of Dr Pepper and Peppermint Schnapps.
*He used to be in a swing band and a jazz band in Washington state. (He plays the trombone.) His band even recorded an album that got air time.
*He was *this close* to being named “Wayne Dean.” I frequently call him that with a thick southern accent. Sounds like a serial killer name, doesn’t it?
*Maddie loves music and singing. She fusses if we’re in the car and the radio’s off.
*At the pedicatrician’s office yesterday, Maddie grabbed the doctor’s shirt and lifted it trying to see her bellybutton.
*She loves broccoli and vacuuming. I think there may be something wrong with her.
*Maddie’s a total clown. She loves to make people laugh. If she does something that makes someone laugh, she’ll do it 100 more times.
*She loves to be scared, which I don’t understand at all. She cracks up when she gets startled. Consequently, we’re always popping around doorways yelling “BOO!” She’s going to be a thrill seeker when she’s older. This does not bode well for us as parents.
Filed under: friday facts on May 16th, 2008
Dr Sparkles totally sounds like something created by a 19 year old.
As for the BOOer, you are so in trouble.
Dr. Sparkles sounds disgusting, and yet… if ever I happen to have both a Dr. Pepper and peppermint Schnapps available, I’m pretty certain I will try it.
My youngest also loves broccoli and the vacuuming.
One of my girlfriends would have been named Norbert if she had been a boy. We can’t stop calling her that. Worst. Name. Ever!
You ARE bold and fearless!
What I want to know is if the pediatrician let her see it.
A THRILL-SEEKER! Oh GOODY!
BR was a medic too and his answer to EVERYTHING is “go to the doctor”. Even if you say “there’s nothing wrong with me”. He will say, “THAT YOU KNOW OF. GO TO THE DOCTOR”.
Vacuuming? That is a little weird…but I’d volunteer to babysit her ANYTIME.
How lucky are you that your daughter loves vacuuming and broccoli?
Love to learn about others, and Gerald is a very interesting subject!
HUGS!
grace
Buddy - Ok, Norbert beats Wayne Dean hands-down.
Swistle - Yes, she did. Well, her back, actually. Maddie was standing behind her when she lifted her shirt.
Okay, the vacuuming thing; my little sister would freak out when my mom would vacuum when she was a little thing; kept running around saying something like, “the way, THE WAAYYYY!” and finally my mom figured out she was mimicking my mom saying “get out of the way” when she’s vacuum. Heh.
Oh and adorable on the belly button thing; ahahahaha!
I keep saying Wayne Dean in a thick southern accent over and over in my head. It’s totally cracking me up.
Maddie is hilarious. I think she and Zachariah would get along splendidly. He loves for us to “hide” and he finds us. He knows we’ll always pop out from behind a door or around a corner, but he loves being scared. It’s funny. And the doctor belly peeking, I could see my son doing that too. I bet that was priceless. You can embarass her telling that story some day.
So… Is his name Gerald Dean??
Just curious, ’cause, *snicker*
lol about the belly button!