100 things (in random order)

Well thanks to Martha, I was thinking last night I should try to what she did, although it won't be as interesting. But it'll be in the bizarre random order of her silly-ness. So here goes....

100 things about me that pop into my head:
1) I was married at 29
2) I'm the youngest in a family of 3 kids
3) My brother was mean when I was younger, but I think he likes me now
4) I'm the loud one in our family. My sister was always quieter and smarter.
5) My mom and dad have always been awesome parents. I like to think I'm just like my mom, but really, I'm more boistrous like dad.
6) I was born in Miwaukee at the same hospital as my husband (weird, eh?)
7) We met in Utah on a whitewater rafting trip
8) He's 3 years younger than me (I didn't realize it when we met)
9) We lost his only sister in July of '06 to cancer. She is sorely missed.
10) I wash out ziploc bags too and people laugh at me.
11) I'm tight as a bed tick
12) I wrote in 2nd grade I wanted to be a 'farmer's wief' (sic) when I grew up
13) I went to England in college to sing with the choir
14) Besides England, I've been to Mexico (many times to visit my uncle), Veracruz, and China (to get Rayna!)
15) We adopted Rayna at 9 months of age
16) She's just like Martha
17) I'm getting very gray. I tell people it doesn't bother me... but it does a little.
18) I lost 20 lbs the past 5 years. It feels good. Just by walking and portion control. And walking every day...
19) That's why I want another dog. Walking is lonely without one.
20) My first job out of college was for Schwan's (think ice cream)
21) My next was for Target in Minneapolis at their HQ.
22) We've been in the same home for our entire married life. We talk of moving, but never do
23) I really don't have a 'best friend'. That used to bother me, but now it doesn't. I'm not a best friend kind of person I guess. Duane is the closest thing to it...
24) But I'm not short of friends. I'm blessed with many. And some are my 'best' ones for different reasons. I like that about life.
25) I love being a stay-at-home mom.
26) I bake bread about 3x/week. That and cinnamon rolls or other things. I love bread of any kind and so does my family.
27) I lived with lots of different roommates before marriage. Fun days!
28) We lost a baby in October of '96. Amara was born prematurely. We still miss who she might have been... even with the three miracles we do have.
29) Mira was born at full-term after losing Amara and 5 other pregnancies.
30) It was brutal. But I just LOVE our family now. God had a plan.
31) I'm really shy in large groups. But once I know them, I forget I ever was.
32) For 6 years, I would travel the country for Target as an auditor. I was gone 2 week or more each month! I don't and still do miss those days.
33) I always thought I'd marry a tall, blonde guy. My 5' 9" Italian husband isn't what I had planned. But it is the best. And I do mean that.
34) And we live in a city! No farming. But I live vicariously through my friend Brenda. She is a hoot.
35) I help in kindergarten every week. The kids pick their noses... a lot. I haven't caught Mira yet. But it is only because I'm in the room and she knows I'd be horrified.
36) I always wished I were smarter and not so silly. But that's me. My sister has the brains. Well maybe Keith does too.
37) My nieces/nephews have grown up to become friends. I love that.
38) I get a bit of SAD (seasonal affective disorder) each fall. I try to get sun as much as possible. I try to like winter, but it is hard. I should live in FL really...
39) My heels are always cracked. Also fingertips. Anyone have suggestions? They hurt!
40) I'm a clean freak really. I can't stand clutter.
41) China was a very neat country to be in. We hope to go back when the kids are a bit older.
42) I miss the prairie of SD. I didn't appreciate it growing up. Open spaces... ah. We have trees and hills here.
43) My favorite food I think is doughnuts. Isn't that weird? I'm not a huge sweets person.
44) But I LOVE Italian food. My mother-in-law is full-blooded Italian. Yum.
45) I'm not one of those kind that need to 'get away from it all' women. Maybe I should try it? But then I worry the family wouldn't manage without me. They probably wish I'd leave!
46) There is no difference in how your kids come. You love them the same. I'm glad we have one biological child that proves the point to me. I think that is why Mira came. That and the fact that she adds total humor to the house. She's really, really funny.
47) Trevor is nerdy-smart and an athlete. Weird combo, eh? He can outrun me now when we race around the house. I wonder what the neighbors think?
48) I miss my Gpas and Gmas. I was close to them.
49) I don't have any cousins! Only 2nd cousins. I didn't know people shared Gpa and Gma for a long time.
50) I dread the kids leaving home.
51) I had a crush on David Cassidy when I was about 6.
52) And speaking of dumb things, I had a poster of Michael Jackson in my dorm room closet door. That is really spooky! Moonwalking! Horrors.
53) I used to wish my name was Rebecca.
54) Not anymore. Linda is nice... but just sounds a bit old.
55) I'm a right-winger... but maybe not as far to the right as Duane.
56) I clean toilets at convention. And I love the job! I was thinking of making up a t-shirt to wear that says 'This job stinks!'. But I don't have the nerve.
57) Convention days are my favorite ones of the year. That and Door County camping with LOTS of the friends. That is awesome too.
58) Our neighbors always dog sit for us. Pretty neat, eh?
59) My favorite color is blue. But more of a periwinkle. I HATE peach anything except a fresh one to eat.
60) I got braces at 25. Had to pay for them myself (thanks mom and dad...!)
61) I really enjoy blog hopping. Makes my life seem dull though.
62) I hate high heels. I'm more of a Eddie Bauer comfort person.
63) And dressing up too really.
64) I wear Crocs all the time in the house.
65) With wool socks in the winter. I always have cold feet.
66) I do weigh myself almost every day. Is that bizarre? Keeps me in check!
67) I cried the first day of school for Rayna and Mira. The middle child always is under the radar somehow.
68) I hate divinity (a white, sugary candy). Funny story about my mom making it for me when I came home one time. She thought I was the one that loved it. Ick!
69) Her peach pie is the best. And her dinner rolls.
70) I wish we could have a cat. Rayna has allergies and Duane wouldn't want one anyway.
71) I have been in two accidents. Totaled our Camry in '97. And rammed a snowbank last year. Duane was patient both times.
72) I like country music... especially Alan Jackson. But I don't listen much anymore as the kids like to talk in the van. That's better.
73) I don't like conflict between people. I can't see why people don't get along better.
74) Life is too short to fight.
75) We got our van window blown out last summer. It was a random thing, but a pain to get it fixed.
76) My first job in high school was scooping up goo and feeding it to old people in a nursing home.
77) Babysat LOTS as a kid. I loved babies. I still like them, but not as much after we had ours! HA. Maybe baby overload. Three kids in two years was intense.
78) I went to college in Marshall, Minnesota. Nice friends there, but a dull town.
79) But I followed my afore-mentioned mean brother.
80) I called home and wanted to quit college in week #2. My parents wouldn't hear of it.
81) I'll always be grateful for them urging me to stick it out.
82) I'm clumsy. I can trip on my shadow.
83) I never was a good swimmer either. Our kids are, so that's comforting.
84) I cry a lot... not sad tears. Emotional ones. Happy stories. Good feelings. Especially if I'm talking about getting our kids.
85) I've sung at a lot of funerals. I don't get jittery. Maybe I should?
86) My favorite month is June. Or maybe July. Both are just awesome.
87) I don't know if my eyes are blue or green. So I just change it each time I renew my drivers license. I wonder if I'll confuse the authorities?
88) My nostrils are different sizes. My mom noticed it at birth. But I still breathe ok.
89) I had sleep problems last year, but not anymore. I just go to bed when I'm exhausted.
90) I'm almost to 100! I thought I'd only do 50.
91) See? I do talk too much.
92) There's hardly anything better than a funny person. I love good humor. Slapstick sillyness is the best.
93) I really don't feel my age. My Gma told me at 90 that she still felt young inside. That'll be me.
94) My great-grandparents on my mom's side were blind. We have great family stories about how they lived.
95) I love down pillows and comforters. That's the only way to sleep!
96) I cried lots and lots last week missing our dear dog. It was dreadful.
97) I always wished I were a social worker. But I'm too far into life to start over.
98) I need to remember to count my blessings as they are many.
99) The alarm clock is always under the bed. I don't like the light it emits.
100) Good night. I'm sure you all are sleeping by now...!