100 More Things About Me

1. I'm 31 years old.
2. I grew up with 2 sisters.
3. I have 0 brothers.
4. Except for my imaginary brother.
5. His name was Nathan and he was older than me.
6. My favorite kind of food is Italian.
7. I make a mean lasagna.
8. When I was younger my nickname was "burnt bread".
9. I occasionally caught bread on fire when I would cook it...and dish towels.
10. I played clarinet in junior high, high school, and college.
11. I was also forced to play the bass clarinet sometimes.
12. Bass clarinets are a billion times more heavier than clarinets.
13. I'm addicted to buying books.
14. There have been some interventions.
15. I cannot change my ways.
16. Amazon.com rules!
17. I don't have a lot of talents.
18. But there's a lot of stuff I'd like to learn.
19. Knitting, sewing, baking, crafting, Mandarin, Cherokee, Spanish, tribal drumming, guitar, piano, woodworking, macrame, calligraphy, painting, drawing, and pottery.
20. I was kidding about tribal drumming and macrame.
21. I already rock at those.
22. I have a love/hate relationship with Martha Stewart.
23. I love everything she does.
24. I hate that I can never replicate it.
25. I did pretend interview her once.
26. Impressive, I know.
27. I research my family history.
28. So far I've found a nice mix of educators, artists, explorers, ranchers, and lawless rabble.
29. It explains a lot.
30. My degree is in Secondary Education/English.
31. I've been married for 12 years.
32. To the most amazing guy on the planet.
33. He's also an amazing kisser.
34. Sorry if that is TMI, but it's true and it had to be said.
35. I'm a Southern Democrat.
36. Which is the most confusing thing to be.
37. I'm not even sure what it means.
38. But I always vote and I try to know what I'm voting for.
39. I was raised in a small town in Oklahoma.
40. Then I went to college in another small town in Oklahoma.
41. Then my husband dragged me to live in a city of half a million people.
42. Surrounded by cities with another 2 million people in them, collectively.
43. When I think about the number of people here, I get claustrophobic and have to lie down.
44. Also, I wasn't really forced to come here. I came willingly. Somewhat.
45. When I was 11 years old I went outside to hang clothes on the line and heard a chorus of trumpets and thought Jesus was returning. I was really disappointed when He didn't show up.
46. When my mom gave me my first training bra, she forgot to tell me that you could take it off when you sleep.
47. I didn't know until I was grown.
48. I think Raspberry Coconut Zingers are the best food in the world.
49. My first car was a light blue Chevy Cavalier.
50. The rear passenger door had been damaged and wouldn't open.
51. I loved that car.
52. It was totaled while my sister was driving shortly after she got her license.
53. I still love my sister.
54. My second car was a red Bronco II.
55. I loved that car.
56. My sister totaled it while I was away at college.
57. I still love my sister.
58. I'm very forgiving.
59. Unless you take my last Zinger.
60. I have five beautiful children.
61. Ages 11, 9, 7, 6, 2.
62. Soon to be 11, 9, 8, 7, 3.
63. Who act like they're 35, 22, 5, 2, 19.
64. They think I'm wonderful.
65. Except when I ground them from the Wii.
66. Then I'm mean, mean, mean.
67. I'm afraid of heights.
68. I get dizzy and can't breathe.
69. When I went to France in high school, my friends forced me into the elevator for the Eiffel Tower, and held me down until we got to the top.
70. The view was beautiful, but I thought I was going to die the whole time.
71. I survived.
72. But not without emotional trauma.
73. My Dad is my hero.
74. I love my Mommy, too.
75. My sisters are alright.
76. Just kidding.
77. They are infinitely more talented than me.
78. And younger.
79. We shared a room as kids.
80. Every night growing up I had to sing Silent Night and Bibbity Bobbity Boo to get them to go to sleep.
81. I would also try to play the quiet game with them and take an inordinately long time to pick someone, hoping they'd drop off to sleep.
82. It rarely worked.
83. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
84 Some people call me a Mormon. I've had other people call me crazy.
85. That's okay. I know who I am and what I believe.
86. And I know that Jesus Christ is our Redeemer and Savior.
87. I'm the Primary President in our ward at church.
88. That means I'm in charge of all the kids 18mos-11 yrs, their classes, teachers, and activities. I love every kid in the bunch and am grateful to serve them.
89. The current First Lady of Oklahoma was my AP History teacher when I was in high school. (Hi, Mrs. Henry!)
90. It's a small state.
91. I'd love to get my Master's degree in Library Science.
92. And be an archival librarian.
93. The kind that works with old records and has to wear white gloves.
94. Or, I'd like to open a bookstore.
95. The kind that Meg Ryan's character owns in You've Got Mail.
96. Did I mention I'm addicted to books?
97. Just thought you should know.
98. I'm fiercely loyal to those I love.
99. It's not hard to make me love you.
100. After reading all that blather about me, I love you already.

I realized that several of my 100 things were outdated. Mostly my age. And rather than go in and edit away all the things that have changed...I thought I'd write a new list to reflect my growing interests and experiences. You know, narcissism at its best.

----a big apology to my little sister who was indeed licensed ( but just barely) when a large red truck ran a red light and killed my car while she was driving. Luckily she was physically okay. I blame old age for not remembering the incident correctly.---

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