Six Things I've Learned

I decided to tag myself on the meme I saw over at Pursing Titus 2. I'm supposed to list 6 things I've learned in the past month, and then tag 6 friends.

1) I've learned that are 7 levels of "gloss" when it comes to paint. We're currently painting the trim in our house and I told my husband to get high gloss paint, never imagining that high gloss was so, well, shiny! After the first coat we realized that we didn't need our trim to be quite so reflective, so we're going to switch to a lower number of glossiness.

2) I've learned that there's a great name for when I'm feeling depressed and overwhelmed. I'm not crazy and hormonal, I just have a case of the "emotional flu". Luckily, the emotional flu doesn't last too long.

3) I learned that Barack Obama got a D in 8th grade French and that John McCain has a stuffed dancing hamster on display in his Senate office.

4) I've learned that my Great Uncle Henry is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and that my grandmother taught school when she was 14

5) I've learned that some foods and vegetables have more pesticide levels than others, and now I shop with this knowledge in mind

6) I've learned that you really shouldn't substitute canned cranberry sauce for this cake. It doesn't turn out as good and the taste is a bit off. Use fresh cranberries.

I tag Holly, Kelli, and the "D.I.N.K."