A has convinced me to start making lists on our blogs.
6 Things I Can't Do
1) I can't whistle. (Excuse: It's not for lack of trying...I've had so many whistling lessons that resulted in my poor exasperated instructors finally giving up, after I continuously blew gusts of silent wind into their faces for an hour.)
2) I can't twist my tongue into cool shapes. (Excuse: I think it's genetic.)
3) I can't sit still. (Excuse: I really have no excuse for this one...short attention span, I guess. There are just too many interesting things to look at to stay still!)
4) I can't watch "Dumbo" without crying. (Excuse: That part when Dumbo and his mom link trunks through the bars of his cage...it's just too sad. I cry every time, without fail.)
5) I can't tell directions; in other words, I'm a terrible driver. (Excuse: I always read in the car when my mom drove me places. I also have a hard time telling right from left...I have to make an L with my hands sometimes.)
6) I can't say good bye to people I love. (No excuse. I just have the hardest time doing it...it's my biggest weakness.)
6 Things I Can Do
1) I can roll my R's. (How: I don't think it's genetic...maybe my mom taught me when I was really little.)
2) I can say "I love you" in 10 different languages. (How: I learned from people.)
3) I can recite the 50 states alphabetically in one breath. (How: In Challenger elementary school, we sang the Fifty Nifty song every day, and I eventually memorized it and found out one day that I could sing it super fast in one breath. I thought everyone could do it, and I didn't realize this was a rare/special skill until I mentioned it on "From The Top," and they made me do it on national TV a million times.)
4) I can type 148 WPM. (How: I played Text Twist a lot.)
5) I can tell you what pitch almost any sound is; in other words, I have perfect pitch. (How: Learning music at a young age? I feel like perfect pitch is acquired, not inborn, even if it's acquired before you're old enough to realize it.)
6) I can make really nice homemade cards. (How: Well, anyone can do it...it just takes time. I don't think I've given someone a store-bought card in the last...5 or 6 years? Unless it's Christmas, and my mom is handing me a pile of Hallmark cards to address to 20 different relatives.)
