1. I always bring popcorn and drinks when I take Robey and Cleo to the movies. I carry it in a large black tote bag. We've only been caught once, when an actual grownup was taking tickets. He made us leave our stash in the car.
2. I always remember the anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.
3. I always used to go shopping on Black Friday, back when I had time, energy and ambition but not much sense.
4. I always kiss my kids good night before I go to bed and tuck the blankets around them. It's the perfect time to steal kisses without being yelled at.
5. I always forget people's names. I wish everyone had a Times Square-style zipper running across their forehead that would spell out : "Here's who I am and here's how you know me..."
6. I always read the comics first.
7. I always stay up too late.
8. I always feel cold in the winter. Even pregnant, I was never hot. Funny story: I didn't go much of anywhere when I was pregnant on account of I felt like I was going to lose it approximately 14 hours of every day, which I usually did, so I stayed close to home. But in December of 2000, about a month before Cleo was born, I went out to a place that was nice enough to require that I wear real clothes that matched. I slipped on the dressy winter coat I hadn't worn all season and attempted to button it, but it wouldn't close. "%?&#@!" I thought, "the $#%& thing shrunk," before remembering that I was eight months pregnant.
True story.
9. I always construct a pillow fortress before going to sleep, with specific pillows propping up my neck, back and legs. It's a strenuous activity, which probably explains why I'm usually wide awake after getting in bed.
10. I always thought Mrs. Robinson was "sitting on a snowplow on a Sunday afternoon..." Really it was a sofa, but snowplow always seemed to fit, at least rhythmically.
11. I always clip articles that I think might interest my friends or family and pop them in the mail.
12. I always wait until I've finished eating to drink anything. The bill has been paid, everyone's putting on coats and picking up purses, and I'm slamming down a full glass of iced tea in one continuous gulp.
13. I always find the dumbest St. Patrick's Day card out there and send it to my sister.
Do you always? What do you always?
