100 Things About Me
1. I am a wife.2. I am a mother of three children.
3. I am the oldest of six children.
4. I spend about 30-40 hours per week doing something related to scrapbooking (creating layouts, writing articles, designing, etc.)
5. I homeschool our two oldest children.
6. I married my husband when I was 17 years old.
7. I battled infertility between baby #2 and baby #3.
8. I concieved baby #3 with the help of the fertility drug Clomid.
9. I love to go out for lunch and dinner.
10. I'm a cheese freak.
11. My best friend is my husband.
12. I love soda -- more specifically cherry flavored Pepsi or Coke.
13. I have only been to four US states: California, Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. (update! because of moving to TN, I have now been in the following states: California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina)
14. I love cold weather.
15. I'm overweight.
16. I used to be an early childhood teacher.
17. I practice attachment parenting.
18. The last fiction book I read was "Where The Heart Is"
19. I love magazines (especially scrapbooking ones).
20. I teach scrapbooking.
21. My dream car is a Cadillac Escalade.
22. I love anything that is red, white, and blue!
23. My home decor is Americana.
24. I love paper towels with cute prints on them.
25. I spend way too much time at Wal-mart.
26. I am blonde with blue eyes.
27. I love Mexican food.
28. Beside my husband and kids, my favorite person to spend time with is my sister, Danielle.
29. My favorite ice cream is Mint 'n' Chip, but the chips have to be "flakes" of chocolate, not actual chips...LOL.
30. I love movies, especially comedies and "feel good" flicks.
31. I graduated in 1991 from Victor Valley High School in Victorville, CA.
32. I was an exchange student in Hermosillo, Mexico when I was in 8th grade.
33. I was born in Santa Barbara, CA.
34. I am a leftie.
35. I have huge feet (size 12!).
36. I have (unfortunately) only given birth via c-section.
37. I often doubt my creative abilities.
38. I love to visit Las Vegas.
39. I like to make people laugh.
40. But sometimes people don't understand my humor.
41. My birthday is March 26.
42. I don't like bugs and am terrified of spiders.
43. I try to be very organized.
44. I don't watch a lot of TV, but I do have several favorite shows -- Sopranos is my favorite.
45. I believe stongly in mothers staying home with their children, but understand some situations where that is not possible.
46. I drive a big 15-passenger van. (update! 15 passenger van died in New Mexico on our way from CA to TN -- I now drive a much smaller mini van)
47. I drink alcohol *very* rarely.
48. I LOVE country music.
49. But I also love lots of other music.
50. My favorite rock band is Linkin Park.
51. My favorite country singer is Toby Keith.
52. My favorite snack is Chicken in a Bisket crackers with cream cheese.
53. I love coffee shops.
54. I am a night owl.
55. I have trouble following through on discipline with the kids.
56. My first music cassette was Madonna: Like a Virgin.
57. I say the word "basically" a lot.
58. Most things I learn because I teach myself.
59. I prefer silver over gold. White gold is fine though.
60. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.
61. I dream of being a famous scrapbook artist.
62. And to be famous for what I write in the scrapbook industry.
63. I do believe it will happen, although I get discouraged at times.
64. I don't have a relationship wtih my mother.
65. I have a wonderful relationship with my dad.
66. I like reality TV.
67. I have a hard time trusting people.
68. I have never been stung by a bee.
69. I have never broken a bone.
70. I have gallbladder surgery in 1993.
71. I am usually nervous & quiet around people I don't know.
72. But very talkative when I know you.
73. I tend to be a "know it all".
74. But I am working to change that.
75. I have can't stand fathers who leave behind their children.
76. I want to visit Washington D.C.
77. I believe that everything happens for a reason.
78. I cry often during movies.
79. I believe that children should always come first.
80. We co-sleep with our youngest.
81. I am a clean freak, although I hate to clean.
82. My favorite cookies is homemade chocolate chip.
83. I love to sleep.
84. In elementary school I learned to play the flute, the violin, and the cello.
85. In junior high and high school, I was on the drill team.
86. I am anemic.
87. I hate clutter and tend to constantly be "decluttering" my home.
88. I am very opinionated.
89. I don't smoke (never have), but I feel there are way too many anti-smoking laws.
90. Then again, I think there are too many laws.
91. I married David on August 5, 1990 in Las Vegas, NV at the Candlelight Wedding Chapel.
92. I like to listen to Dr. Laura, but don't agree with her on everything.
93. I have no tatoos, but have thought about getting a small one (I'm too worried about the pain though).
94. I don't think I will have any more children, mostly because hospitals are starting to terrify me.
95. I would love to give birth at home, though.
96. But my babies are always breech or transverse. Don't know if that is a good idea.
97. I love baked potatoes with everything on them.
98. My husband is *very* good to me. I'm a lucky gal.
99. I try hard to be just as good to him, but I worry that I'm not.
100. David and the kids are my world.
