Along time ago when I first started at Bravejournal it was popular to have 100 facts about yourself. I had always wanted to do mine but never got around to it until now so here goes.....
- I have lived in Missouri my whole life long
- I LOVE being a mother
- I weighed 5lbs at birth
- I got saved when I was 18 years old
- I am 4’ 11” tall…my hubby is 6’ 1”!!!!
- I love anything that sparkles
- I failed the written and drivers test each once before passing in order to get my driver’s license…..YIKES!
- I have only had 1 speeding ticket in my life time. I did get pulled over once for running a red light but cried my way out of that one.
- I have had two surgeries…..appendectomy and cesarean
- I LOVE cake icing
- I read every night before going to bed
- I love Boxers (dogs)
- I have broke both of my arms and one ankle (can we say…clumsy?)
- My hubby and I went to the same high school; however, we never met each other until we were in our 30’s.
- I love to clean
- My favorite female actress is Reece Witherspoon
- I have one younger sister
- The only person I have rode on a motorcycle with is my dad
- My favorite candle smell is pumpkin spice
- I have no credit card debt and haven’t for 10+ years….YEAH!
- I typically have my nails polished in red
- I brush my teeth three times a day
- States I have traveled to are: Kansas, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Nebraska, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Colorado.
- I have never tried any drugs and NEVER will.
- I love to take pictures
- I sleep with socks on….even in the summer time….my tootsies get cold!!
- I have one tattoo of a daisy on my ankle
- I can say the alphabet in French
- I do not eat mushrooms
- I have done the rip cord
- I can’t water ski
- As a child/teen I took tap, jazz, and ballet
- I used to play the clarinet
- I have never been on TV
- But I have been on the radio as lucky caller number 14
- One of my favorite household items is my label maker
- I LOVE to organize (hence my label maker)
- I do not like to shop in crowds as I have no patience…so I will shop at the gas station instead to avoid lines and family reunions on the vegetable aisle.
- My dream car is a 68 Camaro
- I like to stay up really late at night
- I don’t do mornings well at all
- I never leave the house without at least putting mascara on
- I get all my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving (refer to #37)
- I put notes in my husband and daughters’ lunch boxes whenever they take a lunch from home
- When driving I do not like making left turns …. I will take the long way around in order to avoid them…….once again it is that patience thing…I don’t like to wait for the traffic to clear.
- I like the warm weather of summer but prefer the beauty of fall and winter (snow)
- I have been involved with PTA for so long I can plan a Halloween or Christmas party in my sleep
- I have 34+ nicknames for my daughter
- I rarely go barefooted….I usually wear socks and shoes until I go to bed….and then I still have the socks on (see #25)
- My favorite color is pink
- I terribly miss my granny who passed away when I was 6 years old
- I am a sucker for costume diamond jewelry
- I am a huge celebrity gossip follower
- If I had a choice I would pick a farm house with lots of farm animals over a huge mansion with a pool in the back yard.
- I regret that I did not enlist in the Army when I was younger
- When my daughter was a baby I took a roll of film a week of her
- So now I scrapbook and love it!
- I make dolls using the “reborn” technique in which they look like real babies when completed
- I can beat anyone at the card game “Rummy”
- I do not cuss
- I love to sing although I sing off key
- I still talk to my very first friend that I met when I was 3 years old
- I lived on a long cul de sac growing up and on that street were 60 children. It was never hard to find a playmate.
- I tan very easily
- I have been up in the St. Louis Arch
- I have toured Graceland (Elvis Presley’s house)
- I once saw Ray Ramono’s stand up comedy act. Sat in the front row and was given his bottle of water as a souvenir. I still have it to this day.
- I have been to Loretta Lynn’s ranch in Kentucky and have an autograph from her.
- I have had Vertigo before…..I thought I was going to die!
- Concerts I have been to…(most will make you laugh) Rick Springfield, The Jackson 5, Corey Hart, Cyndi Lauper (love her!), Cher, Dixie Chicks (not sure why??), Wynona Judd, Sawyer Brown, John Mellencamp (several times….he is my fav), Alanis Morrisette, Styx (too many times to count), REO (once again too many times to count), Jessica Simpson (once again, why?….they were free VIP tickets), High School Musical (with Hyllie Bean), what were those boys called…uuumm..oh yeah, New Kids on the Block…(a big why?), a few others but I can’t remember what their names are.
- I have never had the chicken pox
- I have lived in 4 different houses in my lifetime and they have all been on a cul de sac street
- I am a diabetic (however, I control it with medication, diet and exercise….my doctor is always so proud of me and how well my blood sugar levels are
- I get compliments on how pretty my handwriting is
- If I ever won the lottery I would have some cosmetic surgery done
- I love make-up
- I can’t do hair worth a hoot. Mine always looks like crud.
- I do a cartwheel once a year just to prove I can still do one
- I make the best white gravy in the world….it is yummy!
- I can wear a size 4.5 in little girls shoes….I have little feet
- I never get up the first time when the alarm goes off
- I have donated over a gallon of blood
- My blood type is 0+
- I can type around 75 words per minute
- I always vote
- I can’t drive a stick shift
- I would rather be a housewife and clean toilets, dust, and make dinner than have a career
- I visit tmz.com frequently everyday
- I used to sell Mary Kay cosmetics
- I love the smell of coffee but do not like the taste of it
- I love babies
- I require about an hour of alone time everyday so that I can gather my thoughts
- I don’t trust many people’s driving so I usually offer to drive where ever we go. This includes my husband….I do 99% of the driving when we go somewhere.
- I always wear my seatbelt and make sure all of my passengers do the same
- I use two pillows when I sleep
- I know all the words to songs from the first High School Musical thanks to my daughter playing it over and over and over and over
- I am technically challenged when it comes to anything electronic
- I hope to someday have 2 Babydoll Southdown lambs….one white and one brown
- I have to have a fan on all year long while I sleep
100. Someday I hope to have a home organization business where I teach small seminars at mom’s groups at churches and/or night adult education classes.