100+ Things About Me That I Can Think Of At This Time In No Special Order

1. I am married
2. I have four children
3. I have two cats
4. All four of my children are very good looking... no kidding
5. I am the youngest of two girls
6. I live in Florida
7. I was born in Newark, New Jersey
8. Of my 4 grandparents, only one was born in the United States... 1 grandmother was British, the other grandmother was Danish, and one of my grandfathers was French (actually French Canadian)
9. I collect mice
10. I have a bell collection... most of my bells were given to me by my oldest daughter
11. My favorite cuisine is French
12. My second favorite cuisine is Japanese... especially Sushi
13. I work at a church
14. I love my church
15. I am a creative person, but I don't get much of a chance to be creative with my job
16. I am currently Catholic, but also have been Episcopalian, and Unitarian in the past
17. I used to work in a funeral home
18. I used to work in an assisted living facility
19. I hate coconut
20. I love pottery and used to throw on a wheel... I intend to get back to it when I retire
21. I used to do basket weaving... I probably won't get back to it when I retire bacause of the arthritis in my hands
22. I Like to sing in the shower, but never when I can be heard
23. I don't like to do house work, but I do like a clean house
24. I love wildflowers
25. I am a birdwatcher
26. I don't play golf, but I am married to a family of golf-nuts (my husband's grandfather was a golf pro)
27. I have never gone on a cruise but will correct that this June
28. L is the shortest of my children and she is taller than I am. My other daughter is 6 foot and my boys are 6' 5" and 6' 8". L is about 5' 8"
29. I am 5' 6', my mother is 5' 9" and her mother was 5' 10"...what is happening? I though we were supposed to be taller than the previous generations!
30. I have an adopted family, so I actually have another daughter and two grandchildren... I'll do a post about them sometime
    
31. I can be very stubborn
32. I don't like sarcasm as a way of insulting someone "under the table" but I tend to like sarcastic humor
33. The funniest person I know is L
34. I still have some remaining traits from being a flower child
35. I don't like judgemental people
36. When I dated before I was married, personlity was more important to me than looks.
37. I married a very handsome man
38. I am more of a couch potato than I should be
39. My favorite cut of steak is Porterhouse...and I can eat a lot of it...yummy!
40. My favorite holiday is Christmas
41. I have traveled outside of the US to the following countries: Canada and the former Yugoslavia
42. Places I want to visit outside of the United States include: Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Mexico, Kenya
43. Places in the US I still want to see: Grand Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, Maine, Idaho, Hawaii, Alaska
44. My favorite vacation place is Minnesota
45. My favorite touristy place to visit is Gatlinburg, Tennessee and the Smokey Mountains National Park
46. I don't like to fly anymore
47. I would like to take a cruise in the summer along the Alaskan Inner Passage
48. I want my next car to be an SUV... after that I hope the hydrogen cell technology is ready for me
49. I love to go to the movies, but rarely get to go
50. I have no problem laughing at myself
51. I tend to be a quiet person
52. Sorry to all of you who hate it, but I love Christmas music
53. My favorite color is pink
54. My favorite color has always been pink
55. My girls both hate pink
56. None of my children are married
57. I am actually okay with the fact that none of my children are married...yet
58. I used to love to cook, but I don't anymore (love it, that is)
59. Blogging is currently my favorite pasttime
60. My favorite time at the beach is at night
61. I love the rain
62. I prefer cold weather to hot
63. Clear starry nights in the country take my breath away
64. When I was little I wanted to grow up to be Peter Pan so that I could fly, if I couldn't be Peter Pan I wanted to be a Veterinarian
65. I cannot tolerate liars
66. I don't like to be alone very much
67. I rarely read the newpaper because I find it too inaccurate
68. I am a TV news junky
69. My two favorite games are Scrabble and Spades
70. When it comes to games I can be very competetive
71. I really want to redecorate my house, but can't afford it
72. One of the things that I miss about not having my children at home is their music... I love that they try to keep me up to date
73. I get a kick out of the fact that my kids listen to some of the music from "back in the day"
74. I can still remember the lyrics to many of the songs from when I was in 8th grade
75. I still love folk music
76. I prefer hot tea to coffee
77. I refuse to watch Jerry Springer on TV...can't even stand the commercials
78. My least favorite responsibility at work is filing
79. If I were to win one million dollars I would give 25% to charity, save 25%, and spend 50% (including on my kids)...after taxes of course
80. I prefer hugs to kisses... most of the time, but not always
81. I think that I am still too naive
82. I think that my children think I am too naive
83. If I could do anything over it would be to learn to love myself much earlier in my life
84. I like to gamble...but not too much...I don't like to lose very much
85. I tend to be a people pleaser
86. I am trying to learn to be less of a people pleaser
87. I was always closer to my father than my mother
88. I need to lose weight...a lot of weight!
89. I like to go shopping...even window shopping... I get a lot of ideas that way
90. My favorite dinner to fix for company is still beef fondue...I am very glad that it's popularity is returning
91. My best physical features are my eyes
92. I have no hair on my legs and almost no hair on my arms
93. I have had braces on my teeth three times in my life
94. I don't like gossip, but I have to work at not participating in it myself
95. I wish that I didn't have to work... I have almost always worked and would like to experience staying at home and being a homemaker for a little while....maybe some partime work? Either that or have much more vacation than I do now!
96. Too many people confide in me and tell me not to repeat what they have told me... the only problem is sometimes I forget that they told me to keep it confidential... sometimes I even forget who has told me what... too many secrets and too many people telling them to me... UGH
97. Central Florida is known as the lightening capitol of the world and we have spectacular thunderstorms... I love them!
98. I have few close friends, but they are treasures
99. I can't imagine what my life would be or would have been like without my four children
100. I spend a lot of time planning on getting organized but somehow never seem to get there
101. I like to make up limericks about anything that pops into my head
102. I like to fish, but it is hard to get me to go fishing. I have a great time once I get there!
103. Because I had the bad experience of being thrown by a horse when I was 9, I am still a little afraid of horses
104. I would probably answer any question my children would ask me about myself... they already know I am not perfect... just as flawed as everyone else in the world.
105. I really don't like tatoos
106. I think money is the root of all evil, but I don't think I would do well without it
107. I am a weather nut... one of my favorite events to attend is the Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference
108. I love antique furniture
109. My favorite art forms are water colors and photography
110. My favorite birthday activities are playing darts and pool with my kids
111. When I was little, I didn't believe in the boogie man or monsters under the bed. I did believe there were snakes under my bed at night so I would not put my feet over the edge of my bed or get out of bed until morning light
112. Annette was not my favorite Mouseketeer
113. In addition to bells, I collect teapots
114. I used to play the clarinet and the piano... neither very well... didn't like to practice
115. I knew the man who originated the idea of Tupperware parties...he's dead now
116. I am addicted to Coca Cola... but am in a 12 step program to cure myself
117. When given the choice of paper or platic at the grocery store, I always choose plastic
118. Ok I think that's enough for now