I have been tagged by Joh at johblogs. I’ve never been tagged before, but figure I’ll give it a go.

Here’s how it works:

Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.Let each person know that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here we go – 7 random and/or weird facts about me:

1. I am the youngest of six children (five girls and one boy) and have six children myself (five boys and one girl).

2. I am NOT a good cook, though my bickies and cakes are okay. My significant other is much better at meals than me.

3. I didn’t leave Western Australia until I was 26, and then did so with a bang, spending a year in Papua New Guinea, where I taught in a National High School. I have since travelled to most states of Australia, with the exception of the Northern Territory.

4. When I was ten my home was blown up by a bomb. Well, not completely blown up, but badly damaged. My parents owned a country hotel in Collie, and a man who mistakenly thought publicans were rich tried to hold all the local hoteliers to ransom. He was eventually caught and jailed, but not until after he’d successfully planted a bomb in our hotel.

5. I have always wanted to run a marathon but have never done anything about this ambition. I’ve also long intended to compete in a triathlon, but am nowhere near fit enough and am scared of riding a bike.

6. I am claustrophobic but managed to do a cave tour in Dunsborough last year without freaking out in front of my kids. It was a near thing, however.

7. I am naturally a messy and disagorganised person, but am constantly trying to do better.

I want to know about the weirdnesses/random facts of the following bloggers*:

Bren MacDibble’s Beast of Moogill
Robyn Opie’s Writing Children’s Books
Pemberthy Bear’s Pemberthy’s Ponderings
Claire Saxby’s Let’s Have Words
Tina Marie Clark’s What is Happening in my Office?
Sally Odgers’ Spinning Pearls
Elizabeth Bezant’s Writing to inspire

* I won’t be offended if you pass.