1. When I was in 5th grade I adopted a fire hydrant. I know what you're thinking: What?!! The fire department teamed up with the Girl Scouts at our town fair and convinced my childhood best friend and me that it would be really cool to do this. In exchange for a button reading "I adopted a fire hydrant" and an adoption certificate, I had to make sure that my fire hydrant was free of debris. Not too bad, except that I would go for long periods of time forgetting to check on my dear little one and then freak out that a fireman might trip over a stick that wasn't supposed to be there. I always use this little fact when I play "Two Truths and a Lie" at bridal showers so I guess it was worth it.
2. I'm from Wilmette, Il home of North America's Baha' Hai Temple. My fire hydrant resides in the same town, although not in the temple.
3. I was a competitive athlete in both high school and college. While my love is swimming, I also was on the synchronized swim team in high school. That's not too surprising. How about this one though: I also was on the fencing team in high school.
4. I went a women's college. That's right, Wellesley College is my alma mater.
5. I have a hard time in large groups. I was a shy kid, and it's no surprise that my older son appears to be taking after me. I do best in groups that have between 2-4 people. Since most of the time I do have to participate in large groups (Music Together, swim lessons, playgroups), I do the obvious thing: I pretend I'm an outgoing character in a book/movie/TV show. For the really hard challenging environment, I pretend to be Tyne Daley from Judging Amy although on a bad day my character may be Elizabeth Wakefield from Sweet Valley High.
6. I recently walked out on a board meeting for my mom's group. Even Tyne Daley couldn't save me.

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