March 17, 2003
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OK….I did it….I thought it was hard to do. I don’t have 100 interesting things about me!!!
1. I was born in South Dakota. I lived in South Dakota until I was 18 years old.
2. I moved to Minnesota with my one-year-old son.
3. I love living in the Twin Cities, if I didn’t have children and was married I would love to live downtown in a high-rise apartment. The true city life!
4. I am able to draw fairly well.
5. My mom taught me to sew and cook.
6. I am obsessed with being organized at times.
7. I had trouble with anorexia when I was a teen.
8. I married my boss from when I worked as a check out at the grocery store. (1st marriage)
9. I married my best friend in 2000 and couldn’t ask for anything nicer. (2nd marriage)
10. I suffered from infertility for 8 years.
11. Tommy is a product of clomid, infertility treatment. Thank you for answered prayers.
12. I had two eggs, but only Tommy actually was fertilized.
13. We joke that Tommy ate his other sibling.
14. I had gestational diabetes with Tommy.
15. Tommy was my worse pregnancy. I was very sick through out.
16. I probably will not have more children due to how sick I was with Tommy.
17. I secretly would love to have one more baby, a daughter.
18. My hubby doesn’t want to have any more children. Three is enough he says.
19. My hubby went to every single Dr appointment with me while I was pregnant with Tommy. I had 5 appointments a week towards the end.
20. Erik is my stepson from my hubby’s first marriage.
21. I have asthma and. I am diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis, which is under good control.
22. I am VERY SCARED of BATS!! They freak me out! I can’t even watch them on TV without getting goose bumps.
23. I love Diet Mountain Dew!, even though I am not suppose to due to my bladder problems.
24. I rarely drink alcohol, but my favorite drink is tequila.
25. I sometimes sleep with my eyes open and even drool occasionally.
26. I talk in my sleep.
27. I like to cross-stitch
28. I teach my baby sign language.
29. I love to read. The library is one of my favorite places in the world. I will read books about anything that interests me at the moment. But always have a good fiction book going as well. Cookbooks are a lot of fun too!
30. I love to cook
31. I have three magazine subscriptions: Quick Cooking, Taste of Home and Parenting.
32. I was taught to drive by my brother at the age of 14.
33. I have three older brothers.
34. I have one older sister.
35. My next oldest sibling is 9 years older than me.
36. My family isn’t very close for the most part.
37. My childhood wasn’t perfect.
38. My nephew has autism.
39. I have an aunt diagnosed with Schizophrenia.
40. I often fall asleep with a book in bed with me. My hubby tries to put it away and I say “I’m reading that!”
41. I sing a lullaby and dance with my baby every night before putting him to bed.
42. I rarely watch TV. The only shows I watch are: Friends, Judging Amy, Law and Order and ER. I don’t even watch all those each week.
43. I met my hubby online on a local computer bulletin board system. My handle was jasmine and his stickman.
44. Nervous habit: Chew my fingers until then bleed.
45. I worry a lot.
46. I took Spanish in high school and college.
47. I attended two years of graduate school.
48. I am a licensed social worker.
49. I work with children with developmental disabilities, but prefer to work with kids with autism.
50. I am currently developing 2 SLS’s (supervised living situations) for children on my case load.
51. I don’t’ have time for people that won’t pull their weight.
52. I don’t care to associate with people who are always negative or play the victim.
53. I maintain three calendars: one at work, one at home and my planner.
54. I handle all the finances in our home.
55. I love to go to garage sales.
56. I love to be cheap!
57. My hubby is not as thrifty as me!
58. I am a flybaby. Flylady makes sense to me!
59. I love to makes lists!! And I actually do my lists!
60. I love my job and most of my co-workers!
61. I have more hobbies and interests than I do time! Gardening, reading, sewing, cooking, home repair and decorating.
62. I like pampered Chef products.
63. I sell and buy things on E-bay.
64. I was raised Lutheran and still worship as a Lutheran.
65. I believe in raising my children within the church.
66. I am active in my church. I try at attend church twice a week.
67. I have a temper.
68. I have thrown a lamp when angry before.
69. I rarely get angry anymore. I have not thrown anything in the last 4 years.
70. I belong to three book groups: Bookmoms, Bookies and A book group at my work.
71. I like to avocados. Tommy loves them!
72. My favorite snack are Doritos, with a Diet Mt Dew of course!
73. I broke my collarbone when I was a child on my bike.
74. I had stitches on my face from a bike accident with my brother, Monte.
75. I procrastinate!
76. I have not ordered all the pictures from my wedding two years ago, yet.
77. I wish I could be a Stay at home mother.
78. I would like to work part-time.
79. If I don’t write a list I forget everything. I am easily side-tracked!
80. I like to have parties and friends over to play board games.
81. My favorite board games are Cranium and Clue.
82. I don’t like video games, but can beat my son on pac man.
83. I collect decorative signs for my entryway. My sister just gave me a new one for spring.
84. I like to frequently send greeting cards and thank you notes so people know I am thinking of them.
85. I love to eat Quesadillas.
86. I make really good Egg Rolls.
87. I am a democrat.
88. I hubby’s family are republicans.
89. I vote every election.
90. I voted for Jesse Ventura. (Hangs head in shame, hubby persuaded me)
91. Sometimes I wish I would have become a teacher. I never knew how much I enjoy teaching until I had my children.
92. We home school our children over the summer to maintain their skills.
93. I get stuck on brands, like only hanes underwear, only Lee Casual dress pants for work. I have a hard time finding a new kind I like once the stop making or selling what I like.
94. I hate to SHOP for clothes!!!!!
95. I only use Nexxus Shampoo and Conditioner.
96. I love listening to Books on tape while I drive in my car.
97. I love alternative Rock music, I think you would call it. Such as Sarah Mclachlan, Train, Natalie Merchant, Goo Goo Dolls, etc.
98. I like to listen to classical music when I read.
99. I read books while I take a bath and I have never dropped on in the water yet.
100. I once got intoxicated in St. Cloud at the Hilton hotel. A friend and myself rode in the elevator and put furniture in the elevator. We had a chair each to sit on, a trashcan, etc. So we sat in the chairs and rode the elevator.
Way more than you wanted to know!!!!!!!! Congrats if you actually made it to the end of this!!
Comments (9)
That was very interesting. I would never had thought of you as someone who procrastinates since you are so organized.
I think you’d make an excellant stay at home mom. I actually keep forgetting that you don’t stay home.
WTG on completeling the list! LOL It was nice to read more about you!
LOL about #100!!
Hi Girl!!! You did do it!!! WTG!!!
31) I love Quick Cooking. I have got to send in my payment so that I can continue to receive it. Another favorite of mine that I bet you would like is Family Fun.
42) I enjoy Judging Amy too and LOVE ER! I just started watching it this season though. I try to catch old episodes during the weekdays. I can’t think of the station, but it airs two episodes back to back Monday through Friday.
59) You know we have this one in common.
I gotta get back to posting my agendas here at Xanga.
86) Yum!! I bet they are good!
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100) Totally cracked me up!!
Hope you had as much fun as I did!
Hugs,
Chelle
Interesting stuff, wasn’t expecting that last one
thanks for sharing!
I’m also from Minnesota.
I’ll have to try #100
Thanks for the idea!!
Great list! I loved getting to know more about you.
I love quesadillas too!! Can’t believe I forgot them in my 100 things.
You are an inspiration to me with your many lists. I love seeing all of your “to-do’s” crossed out. How do you cross items out here? I can’t figure that one out.
You sound like a really fun mom. I too keep forgetting you aren’t a SAHM. Your kids are blessed
I love entryway signs too! Just one of those things not everyone is into
Cranium looks like fun, sounds like my kind of game
Books books books! I want to join a book club. What is the online book club you are in, if you don’t mind sharing? I’d love to find a good one…
I’m a procrastinator too. Am working on it
84 fits me too. Reminds me, I need to send a note to my MIL since she lifted my spirits on the phone yesterday
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed your list.
I talk in my sleep too! I also would have voted for jesse if I had lived there lol
Cool list