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For this week’s Secret Life of Bees series, the secrets I’m telling aren’t anything new to someone who knows me in real life, but I thought they might be interesting little tidbits of information I could share with the hive. Here goes.1. I missed my calling as a clown.

In the last few years, I’ve acquired quite the skill for making balloon animals. I can make puppies, butterflies, rabbits and even hearts and swords with a few strategic twists of a balloon. Here are some examples of my work:

Fishy.

Giraffe.

Flower. (Modeled by Trevor, my nephew and our ring bearer.)

I only know how to make about 10 or 12 things, so I’m content with just volunteering my services at this time. I also have some pretty mad juggling skills. Give me 3 tennis balls, scarves, rings or basketballs and I’ll juggle them. I could so be a clown. I’m goofy enough, too, evident by my second “secret.”

2. Maybe you could guess what it is from the clue I gave you in the title of this post. Need another hint? I was on stage with one of America’s most vocal supporters of getting your pets spayed and neutered.

Surely you’ve guessed by now. Ding! Ding! Ding! I was a contestant on The Price is Right!

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For spring break 2003, two of my college friends and I boarded a plane and flew to Beverly. Hills, that is. Swimming pools, movie stars. And we hit up the CBS Studios in LA.

Our main goal for the trip was to get on The Price is Right. We went to the show on Monday morning, had our turn with the producers, enjoyed the craziness that is waiting in line for TPIR and were disappointed that none of us were selected. On Tuesday, we did the same thing and the day ended in the same result. By Wednesday, the early rising to get in line was wearing on us, so we decided to sleep in and catch a taping of Star Search instead. Thursday rolled around and it was all or nothing for our Plinko dreams, so we took our places in line. After our 15 seconds with the producers, we were ushered inside to our seat.

I guess my goofy self made an impression on those producers because Miss Deviled Egg was the second name called to “Come on Down!” Cue my looks of disbelief and lots of jumping up and down.

I didn’t get out of contestant’s row until the 4th item up for bid, which were two banjos. Yes, I was on TPIR and I won banjos.

The game I played was called Step Up. I didn’t win everything, but I didn’t really lose either. This lucky Egg took home a miter saw, 2 rocking chairs, a desk and $1,500. You can read a little recap on my episode here. Scroll down to April 10, 2003.

I over spun when it was my turn at the wheel, thus ending my Price is Right journey. Darn that 55 cent section!

I don’t have any pictures of me on stage (no cameras allowed in the studio) and I only have a VHS copy of the show.  The best I can share with you right now is a shot of me working that miter saw.

So, there you have it. Two goofy secrets from one goofy Deviled Egg.