My Quirks

This is for Chrystal and only because you shared yours.

First of all I'd like to state that I'm perfectly normal, so technically these aren't quirks!

1. I will not allow my children to wear clothes that are stained. I will wash, re-wash and then wash some more until those stains are out of their clothes (which is time consuming with 4 kids!!) If I can't get the stain out of the clothes I usually toss them. I don't allow them to wear torn clothing either. I do have a few times I make the exception, such as if they are going to be playing outside or eating messy food (although if they are having spaghetti I have them strip down...I need to invest in some red shirts they're getting a little old for the stripping thing.)
Oh, and I HATE it when Stuart does laundry!!!!!!!!

2. I am obssessed with garage sales and the ARC thrift store! I am incredibly frugal and I very rarely buy anything brand new (and when I do it is most likely on sale!!). I make a list at the beginning of the summer of the things I want and I usually come away at the end of the summer with everything on my list (I also set a budget of how much I'm willing to spend and I usually have money left over). I always have a year supply of clothes for my kids from garage sales or ARC. I buy the size they are going to be growing into soon and then the next size up.

3. I want my house to be P E R F E C T. I like my house to be "show house" quality...Stuart doesn't, he likes the "lived in" look. Stuart teases me because he says if one shoe is turned over I think the house is a "total disaster". It's true though. I have to work very hard to not freak out when the house isn't perfect.

4. I am a little (okay a lot) obsessive over my monthly menu and my shopping list. I keep a spreadsheet of all the meals that we like to eat and then I compile a menu for the month. Then I work on my shopping list which consists of all of the Walmart aisles listed out (yes, I have gone through each Walmart we shop at and made a list of what is in each aisle). Then when we get home from shopping each item has to be dated and put in the correct spot in our pantry area. Even the freezer is organized by date.

5. If I start reading a book and I like it I won't stop reading until it's finished. Yes, you read that right...I will stay up until 5 in the morning reading. It drives Stuart crazy! Logically I know that the book will still be there in the morning and I'm working on putting it down (I did succeed right after Maija was born while reading the twilight series but that was just because Stuart wasn't there and I had to be awake for the kids). I also read the first couple chapters of a book and then read the very last chapter (or some pages toward the end and then the very end). I will not finish the book if I don't like how it ends. Yes, that ruins the story but I'm weird like that.

6. My bed HAS to be made. Even when I'm not home I ask Stuart if he has made the bed. I never allow anyone that isn't a member of my family into my bedroom, but that bed has to be made. I also have the kids make their beds every morning. During the summer they can't eat breakfast until their beds are made. I LOVE getting into a bed that is made and I very much dislike having to search for sheets and blankets. And when I'm sick I LOVE having fresh sheets on the bed. My mom used to change our sheets or make the bed when we weren't feeling well. Ahh, the creature comforts I enjoy!

Now I'm going to tag some of my blogging friends (family). Make a post about your quirkiness!
Aimee
Rachel
Hannah
Kylie