Actually, I've been tagged twice, in two different memes. Mrs. SP over at Such Simple Pleasures has asked me to tell you all 7 random things about myself, and Ingrid at Boricua in Texas has asked me to tell you 26 things about myself in alphabetical order. With apologies to Ingrid, I'm going to do the 7 things first. For one, Mrs. SP tagged me first, and for another, I'm still fighting a cold, and 7 is easier than 26!

1. I was once, long ago, in my early days of blogging, tagged in an 8 random things meme. But I consider this an entirely different meme, because it's about 7, not 8. They are two entirely different numbers. One is odd. One is even. One is lucky. One is infinity on its side. You get the picture.

2. I can't eat mushrooms. Feeling their texture on my teeth and in my mouth makes me vomit. However, I do like the flavor of mushrooms, so if they are made into a sauce (either ground fine or drained out, so that I don't have to chew them), I am fine. Hey, my son didn't get those sensory and food issues from nowhere!
3. Before I had a house or kids, I had an apartment where the only pets I could have were fish. My mom was so desperate for grandchildren, she called them her grandfish. She swears she never pressured me to have kids.
4. I've now lost over 35 pounds on the Shangri-La Diet just by drinking sugar water. I am finally back to a healthy weight for my height, thanks to Seth Roberts and my own vindictive nature. (Go back and read that 8 Things meme if you missed that story!)
5. I haven't made a new friend off-line in 15 years, yet I have made some of the best friends in my whole life in the last few years online. I met my friends Jay and Mama and the ever elusive Megan in a discussion group. And now I have met a whole lot more wonderful people in the blogging world. This weekend I am going on a trip to spend time with Jay and a few other of my dearest online-turned-real-life friends, some of whom I'll be meeting for the very first time! (I'm so excited!!)
6. My favorite movie ever in the history of the world is It's a Wonderful Life. It's so romantic and anti-capitalist and spiritual and full of friendship. I think it's as darn near perfect as anything gets in this world. I actually met Jimmy Stewart once when I was in college he was about a million years old, and I have his autograph on notebook paper, because that's what I had on me. I wanted to hug him and take him home with me, because there he was: a really old George Bailey, but I figured he must be tired of getting that kind of stuff all the time, so I just said, "Thank you, Mr. Stewart."
7. My daughter (the world's greatest 4-year-old therapist) convinced my son to put a new piece of fruit in his mouth yesterday! And for those of you following along with the taste testing miracles in our household, that makes two tiny tastes of new foods in one week for a child who has tried zero new foods in the past two years! Ok, that's not really about me, but I'm so thrilled, I had to throw it in there.

I'm too tired and worn down from this cold to tag anyone tonight. But if you want to tell me 7 things, consider yourself tagged, I'd love to hear them.