Twenty Random Things About Me - tagged by Chana

1. The first thing I did this morning was: Run for the bathroom.
   
2. My strength is: being a good listener.
   
3. My weakness is: believing just about everything I'm told.
   
4. I feel like a beautiful person (yes or no): I can't say that I feel beautiful but I don't feel like an ogre, either.
   
5. This weekend I'm going to: Cook, watch TV, watch a movie, watch the Oscars, read.
   
6. A TV character I'd most compare myself to is: Roseanne - when the series was new, more than one friend said, "Hey, you're on TV now!"
   
7. The most important quality in a potential mate is: a kind heart.
   
8. My first kiss was: Behind an old shed in an alley.  How romantic!
   
9. Someone who always makes me laugh is: My sister Nancy.
   
10. I'm annoyed by: Drivers texting.
    
11. The last books I read was: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
    
12. If there was a fountain of youth, I'd: Snorkel in it every day.
    
13. I cannot start my day without: My doggies greeting me.
    
14. My idol is: My Mom.  She was much stronger than me in every way.
    
15. If I was stuck on a deserted island, the one person I'd bring is: Van - no question about it.
    
16. I'd prefer to be (beautiful or book smart): Book smart.
    
17. Wish three wishes I'd ask for are: A cure for cancer, good health always for my children, that my husband and I go to heaven together.
    
18. One word to describe me is: Curious.
    
19. A surprising fact about me is:  I still feel 18 much of the time.
20. Where is number 20?  I don't know!

I tag everyone who wants to fill this out, especially Ina, Sue, Joy, CC, Grems, Roy H., Aniko, Grems, Mariana, Doyle, Roy C., darkfaery and Kris & John.