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!!
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