25 Random Things about Me
by
Dr. Roland E. Cornett, DMin.
1. There are 18 years between my second and third children
2. I lost my passport in Europe and an entire choir tour had to be re-routed because of me.
3. Unlike Aimee Powers who reads 45 books per year, I just purchase 45 books per year.
4. I have never broken a bone
5. I have been to 8 countries and saw another from about 20 feet away. They wouldn’t let me in.
6. I totaled a station wagon that belonged to Cumberland College.
7. I chose to read, from cover to cover, a 426 pg. book called How to Read A Book. I am not making this up.
8. I wanted to be an opera singer and an NBA basketball player, but not in that order.
9. I have never been to New York City. (He has been to NYC since this list was made.)
10. I spent 9 days in London, England by myself.
11. I have an amazing wife that I love very much.
12. I am very proud of my three(!) amazing and hysterical kids
13. I miss snow.
14. I worked for an electrical and plumbing supply store, but know nothing about either.
15. I worked for my grandmother’s farm & garden store, but don’t know how to farm or garden.
16. I have acted in the role of Lancelot, Peter, Jesus, Mordecai and a number of other random characters.
17. I always sang terribly in vocal competitions in college and only made it past the first round one time.
18. I turned in a term paper on time management exactly one month late.
19. I almost drowned at R.A. camp
20. I sat in the back seat to chaperone my sister Lara’s first date.
21. I played Santa Claus when I was skinny and had brown hair.
22. I have never been hunting
23. I love to snow ski, but cannot figure out water skiing.
24. I once retrieved a book that I had dropped into a port a potty, but then Kat made me throw it away.
25. I have ridden a mechanical bull, and the bull was at a roller skating rink.
2. I lost my passport in Europe and an entire choir tour had to be re-routed because of me.
3. Unlike Aimee Powers who reads 45 books per year, I just purchase 45 books per year.
4. I have never broken a bone
5. I have been to 8 countries and saw another from about 20 feet away. They wouldn’t let me in.
6. I totaled a station wagon that belonged to Cumberland College.
7. I chose to read, from cover to cover, a 426 pg. book called How to Read A Book. I am not making this up.
8. I wanted to be an opera singer and an NBA basketball player, but not in that order.
9. I have never been to New York City. (He has been to NYC since this list was made.)
10. I spent 9 days in London, England by myself.
11. I have an amazing wife that I love very much.
12. I am very proud of my three(!) amazing and hysterical kids
13. I miss snow.
14. I worked for an electrical and plumbing supply store, but know nothing about either.
15. I worked for my grandmother’s farm & garden store, but don’t know how to farm or garden.
16. I have acted in the role of Lancelot, Peter, Jesus, Mordecai and a number of other random characters.
17. I always sang terribly in vocal competitions in college and only made it past the first round one time.
18. I turned in a term paper on time management exactly one month late.
19. I almost drowned at R.A. camp
20. I sat in the back seat to chaperone my sister Lara’s first date.
21. I played Santa Claus when I was skinny and had brown hair.
22. I have never been hunting
23. I love to snow ski, but cannot figure out water skiing.
24. I once retrieved a book that I had dropped into a port a potty, but then Kat made me throw it away.
25. I have ridden a mechanical bull, and the bull was at a roller skating rink.
"It's Late and I Can't Sleep...So"
My Corresponding List
by
Kat Cornett, addwifeandmom
1.
There are 18 years between my 2nd and 3rd children, too!
2. When Gene lost his passport on the choir trip in
Europe, Not only did I surrender one of my pictures of him for a new passport, I also paid for the
new passport.
3. I read literally hundreds of books each year, most of
the books have titles such as; “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “If You Give a
Moose a Muffin,” "A Very Veggie Christmas.”
4. I have had two broken bones. Hannah broke my arm when
she was six. Gene fractured my ankle while we were playing softball.
5. I have visited 5 countries and lived in Texas for 4
years.
6. I have never wrecked or even driven a car that belonged
to Cumberland College.
7. Even if I had Cliff Notes on “How to Read a Book” I
would not read it.
8. I wanted to be an airplane pilot when I was growing
up. Now I am the proud pilot of a minivan.
9. I have never been to Chunky, Mississippi. I have been
to Hell For Certain, Kentucky.
10. I have never spent 9 days by myself. I consider it a
privilege to go to the bathroom by myself without the door being banged by
either a child or the dog,
11. I have the BEST husband! I married way over my head.
12. I am so proud of my 4 children. They really are
hysterical.
13. I miss fussing at Will for eating all the saltine
crackers.
14. I worked for McDonalds while in College. I don’t
know what the French fries are made from, but I have my suspicions.
15. I have never worked for a farm or garden store, but
I know how to farm and garden.
16. I have acted in the role of Randy Vaught’s wife, and
a number of minor roles.
17. I won the Miss Bullitt County Pageant after showing
up for the first practice sweaty and dirty from a softball game. How was I to
know that I was supposed to be “dressed up?”
18. I was so naïve in college, I didn’t realize that you
could turn papers in late.
19. I almost
drowned in the creek when I was little. I have so many siblings it took my
parents a couple of head counts to realize one head was missing.
20. I’ve got nothing on this one!
21. I once played Randy Vaught’s wife.
22. I have been hunting, for both real and imagined
critters. Snipes, anyone?
23. I will neither water ski nor snow ski. Being
appropriately named I do not put myself in a position to fall.
24. I once forbade Gene to bring home a book that he
dropped in a port-a-potty. I have no regrets about this decision.
25. Gene held my hand for the first time at a Roller
Skating Rink. I have never been in the same room or the same county with a
mechanical bull.
