10)  I COULDN’T TALK UNTIL I WAS THREE…Really hard to believe isn’t it?  My family used to tell me that I couldn’t talk until I was three and then they could never shut me up.

9)  I HAVE A SCAR ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD…Really, I do and it’s quite large. I have my oldest brother to thank for that one, after all HE was the one who suggested that it would be fun.  Come on, I was three BUT he was six so, is it all making sense now?

8)  i ONCE ATE ABOUT TWO POUNDS OF RAISINS…Again, I have to blame my brother.  It was his idea after all.  I believe he told me he would eat the bag of chocolate chips if I ate the raisins.  I am pretty sure our toilet got the best workout of it\s life that day

7)  I LOVE BEEF LIVER…i really, really do.  I don’t cook it at home very often but if it’s on the menu when we go out, that’s my GO TO meal.

6)  I ONCE FELL INTO A BARREL OF MIRACLE WHIP…It’s hard to explain on here but if you can imagine a barrel of miracle whip, a scoop, and KFC I am sure you can figure it out.

5)  I ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN IN SOMEONE’S BASEMENT…In Saskatchewan Kindergarten was mandatory but it wasn’t taught in schools.  So teachers would usually have their basements turned into classrooms and teach from there.  Looking back on it that might seem kind of creepy to some people.

4)  I ONCE THREW A STEAK KNIFE AT MY BROTHER…Hey, he deserved it.  Mom and dad weren’t home.  I was washing dishes and he didn’t listen when I told him to stop whipping me with the tea towel.  So I threw the knife and it missed him by just an inch or so and stuck in the wall.   He stopped bugging me at that point and we never, ever mentioned anything to mom and dad.until much later.

3)  I SURVIVED AN APARTMENT FIRE WHEN I WAS YOUNG…We lived in a four-plex when I was little and a fire started in a storage room upstairs (I think it was from someone’s cigarette).  We lived in the basement and had it not been for my quick thinking parents and especially my dad we and most of the other tenants may not have made it out.  I was three.  I don’t remember much.  All I remember is lots of smoke, going to a neighbour’s house that night and then thinking it was fun to live in a hotel for a few weeks while they repaired the damages.

2)  I DREAM IN COLOUR…Not only do I dream in colour but I can actually, in my sleep, change the direction my dream is taking if it’s turning into a nightmare.  It is actually kind of weird.  I can also remember all my dreams.  I have been told that it is a sign of great intelligence or a sign of a very creative mind.  But I have also been told that it’s  a sign of insanity, so I will let you decide.

1)  I USED TO BE VERY GOOD AT BELCHING…Not only could I belch the alphabet, but I could say “Ernie & Bert”, people’s names, and even count to 10 in one long belch. i was quite proud of that talent.   In fact, I was so good and so loud I once got my brother-in-law kicked out of his apartment during a party.  At least that’s what my in-laws will tell you.  I think it was everyone chanting “TANYA, TANYA, TANYA.  ERNIE, ERNIE, ERNIE” and the fact that they were chanting so loud that we couldn’t hear the police knock on the door.

So now you know a little more.  And Tanya is out of here.