Once again, the Meme of eight

CamiKaos came home from vacation just to tag me with a meme. Well maybe not JUST for that. She missed her home and kitties and stuff. But still. Here I am. Tagged. Eight things about me you don't know.
I could just go find the link to the last one I did. But I won't. I'll attempt to think of eight more things about me that some people don't know. It helps that most of you have never met me. Here we go.
1. While I was in the Navy, the ship I was on for the last 2 years went out to the Persian Gulf. We went back and forth to Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Jebal Ali. (Think that's spelled right. Arabic was never my strong point.)
2. I had no intention whatsoever of being a nurse. One of my pet peeves growing up was the constant comparison to my sisters. Being the youngest of three girls, that happens. I was going to be a teacher. Until I realized that teachers cannot support themselves with the poor wages they make. Now, I love my job, and I am not sure I would have been so happy as a teacher.
3. I bought a new gas grill this weekend, and have spent every night outside BBQ'ing yummy things. Newman is going to get BBQ dinner this week when he comes.
4. I collect sheep. Not the live ones. I have some stuffed sheep, and a few ceramic sheep. I also have a few turtles.
5. I am going to Portland, Oregon at the end of the month to spend a few days with the Kaos family.
6. When I am writing, I love the smell of incense in the air. There is this great shop in town that sells some really nice "flavors" and I am one of their regular customers.
7.I will take a picture of just about anything, if it seems "artistic" to me. Even beer bottles in the snow.
8. I love the winter. I love it when it snows here, especially if I am not going anywhere. I will sit, and watch the snow fall, and be completely satisfied.

There. eight things. Now, I get to tag other people. This is where it gets interesting, because CK and I cyber-know most of the same people. An obvious choice is Celtic Rose. If she blogs again this month, maybe she'll tell us 8 things. Bubblewench can consider herself double tagged. (One in each ear?) And Mimi. I never tag her for anything. She may have done this before, as well, but I thought of another eight things, I bet she can, too.
Now for the interesting part. I hereby tag everyone lurking. You know who you are. If your reading this, and have never commented here before. Your it. And leave a comment so I know where to go look!
Anyone else who is reading this, and wants some blog fodder, go for it. Tell us 8 things about yourself, as well.