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100 Things About Me
- I am a born-again Christian, and I am in awe of Jesus.
- I think my husband is the most awesome man in the entire world. I am in awe of him too. He is totally brilliant.
- I am the mommy of an 8 year old TaeKwonDo black belt. So don’t try mugging me.
- We spend about 80% of our homeschool time reading. We have a Classical, literature based method.
- I met my bestest friends online.
- We have cah-razy squirrels in our backyard. They truly are the oddest creatures in the world. My son named them Jack and Tony.
- I never measure when I cook.
- I love am a total Trekkie. We have watched every single season of every single series and I have cried when each series ended. Pathetic, I know. But live long and prosper.
- I am horrible at returning phone calls, and I rarely answer my home phone.
- I often flip numbers upside down and read them. For example, on a digital clock, 11:38 would be BELL.
- When I was younger I wanted to be a detective.
- I came in second place in my fifth grade spelling bee because I spelled “nickel” n-i-c-k-l-e.
I played the violin in fifth and sixth grade. - I love Celtic music.
- In middle school my friend and I recorded ourselves singing and sent a tape to New Kids on the Block. How embarrassing!!
- My dad took me to see New Kids on the Block in 1989.
- I love food and I eat a lot. Well, I eat frequently, but in small portions. I swear I eat every 2 hours. Luckily, I’m blessed with a fast metabolism.
- I color coordinate our closet.
- I have to chew gum when I drive.
- I love to play Sudoku
- My step-dad helped me make a pair of shorts for my 9th grade home economics project and we got an F. I still have those shorts. I should take a picture.
- I was in the Little Miss Ohio pageant when I was in the third grade. I got the stomach flu the day before the pageant and was SO sick.
- I do not like ice in my drinks.
- I squirt my husband’s cologne on my pillows. Yes, I’m cheesy.
- My son and I play the game Trouble every day.
- The top 3 questions people ask me are: #1 Why are you homeschooling? (but they ask in a rude way.) #2 When are you going to have more kids? (and again, in a rude way.) #3 How do you manage to do everything you do?
- My middle name is really spelled Su, but I always write Sue.
- I am fascinated by ancient cultures.
- I am an appliance junkie. My husband had to build me special shelves in our kitchen to hold all my junk.
- I *love* Dr. Laura. I think she is brilliant.
- President Teddy Roosevelt and I are seventh cousins, 5 times removed.
- I was enrolled to start classes for my Masters degree, in Statistics, but I changed my mind when it suddenly hit me that I wanted to have a child.
- Statistics? Yes, that’s what I said. I am a nut, I love math and numbers.
- I have never cried over a movie more than when I watched “Cinderella Man.”
- Mosquitoes love me.
- I was a math tutor in college.
- I am a speed reader. I can read really fast. I only wish I could type fast.
- I take notes from every book I read. I guess I could read really really fast if I wasn’t stopping to write things down all the time.
- I love midnight snacks.
- I put potatoes in my chili, which everyone thinks is weird.
- I hate Krispy Kreme donuts.
- I put onions in almost everything.
- I wear goggles when I chop onions.
- I could watch the Food Network 24/7.
- I wish I could eat bacon every day.
- My husband is always amazed by my intuition and ability to figure out plots and who is really the bad guy in movies.
- I used to love to play cupid.
- I still would but I don’t know anyone who is single!
- My favorite superhero is Batman.
- I think that Christian Bale has been the best Batman.
- My favorite movie actresses are Ashley Judd, Drew Barrymore, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon.
- My favorite movie actors are Mark Wahlberg, Vin Diesel, Andy Garcia and The Rock.
- Once a year, in autumn, we have a Lord of the Rings weekend marathon.
- I am obsessive about having the house alarm on during the day.
- I am descendant from a Mayflower pilgrim.
- I have lots of royalty in my family, but I believe that if everyone searched hard enough, they’d find royalty.
- My 3rd great grandmother was a Native American, probably Cherokee, but it can’t be documented. It is one of my life’s missions to somehow find proof.
- The most recent immigrant ancestor I have was a third great grandmother who came from Ireland in the 1860’s.
- All of my other ancestors were in America before the mid 1700’s.
- Most of them were here in the 1600’s. Yep, old school.
- When I was a teenager, my Mom and I had ESP or something. We would both get up at the same time in the middle of the night for a snack.
- We would usually eat chips and chip dip and drink Cherry Coke.
- I love Rachael Ray.
- I also love Martha Stewart, which is odd because those two are so different from each other.
- I have a Bachelors degree in Business with a minor in computers.
- I hate when people tell me I am wasting my education by staying home with my son.
- I am an iced tea addict and I like it really sugary.
- Some of my friends think I put way too much sugar in my tea.
- If I could have a shopping spree it would be at a bookstore or Amazon.com.
- I can’t wait to decorate my house for Christmas.
- We don’t even take the lights off the tree, we just move it down to the basement.
- I have a scar on my forehead from running into the corner of the wall when I was 3.
- General Robert E. Lee and I are fourth cousins, 7 times removed.
- I get migraines.
- Caffeine does not keep me awake.
- I stupidly scratched my right eye 8 years ago and it STILL has not healed.
- I can’t wait to start making Christmas cookies .
- I always have to have socks on.
- I can sort of read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
- I think I could learn to read other languages very easily, but I couldn’t speak them to save my own life. Whenever we get library books that have foreign words in them, I leave those for daddy to read.
- When I was little my brother told me he saw a leprechaun in our house. I spent a month looking for it.
- Also, one Christmas when he was about 12 and I was 9, he asked me to walk around the block with him looking at Christmas lights. Stupid me, I went. Turns out he wanted to see if he could steal a bulb. He told me to wait on the sidewalk and he went up to a house and started unscrewing a bulb. Someone inside heard him and opened the door. He took off around the side of the house and I was left standing there like a dummy on the sidewalk. The guy asked me what I doing and I said, “looking for my cat.” He told me I had better go home because it was probably getting close to my bedtime.
- I love conspiracy theories. I have read almost every JFK assassination book out there.
- I can also tell you all about the history of the Mafia. Don’t ask.
- I have learned to make all my mother-in-law’s best Korean dishes. It’s a gift of love for my husband.
- We have 10 clear pop-top canisters in the kitchen, on 2 shelves. We store flour, sugar, noodles, pretzels, and cereal in them. I literally get a thrill out of refilling them. I think sometimes I buy different kinds of cereal just to see it in the canisters.
- I love memes and surveys.
- I can peel an apple in one long strip.
- I can thread a needle on the very first try, always.
- I do not watch the news, I know nothing about current events unless my husband tells me.
- I strive to have a servant heart. It’s part of the desire to be like Jesus.
- You would never know how truly smart I am, because I’m such an airhead sometimes.
- We have peregrin falcons who like to hang out on our deck sometimes.
- My husband has never heard me sing.
- One of the most exciting things I have done is to walk on the land of my ancestors.
- I am really good at Family Feud.
- And Scene-It.
- I hate doing laundry, but I love to iron.
- I scare very easily and am very jumpy.
- I take the crust off my bread.
- I failed my driver’s test twice. I still can’t parallel park very well.
I so loved getting to know you better… this was really really good…
we have some things in common…
I love sudoko..
I spray my honey’s cologne on my pillow
My middle name is Sue
I am definitey an appliance junkie… drives my honey crazy…
I love Dr. Laura
I take notes from the books I read
I love Rachel Ray (and Paula Deene)
I love Ice Tea.. with Equal
I get migranes — my triggers are rain and heat .. now hormones
my favorite number is 43.. long story but a “God thing”
I too love to fill my cannisters….with special goodies for my family
ok now… no ice in drinks?? no, can’t go there.. I love LOTS of ice
what exactly is 5 times removed, etc… never understood that…
and… let me say,, from a working professional all my life.. being a SAHM… it is truly a gift from God… so, if people say you are wasting your time… they are clueless… If I had my life to do over, I would have given up much.. to be able to do that.. my heart hurts that I couldn’t….
ok.. I have written a book…
thank you for sharing a piece of your life
Connie
Alright, who is your Mayflower ancestor? I’m a direct descendant of both Edward Fuller and Stephen Hopkins. I really enjoyed this list!
By the way I found you through the Bloggy giveaway.
Amy:
We are really alike and really different, too (or could you say that about anyone?):
I’ve seen 78 of those films.
I don’t like ice in my drinks (but I want them cold).
Girl, Krispy Kreme doughnuts are what makes life worth living!
My first word (so I’m told) was Batman. I’ve always loved him!
I love sweet tea, the sweeter the better!
I don’t always have to have on socks, but I always have to have on shoes or houseshoes (yet my business has “barefoot” in the title…?).
I never know anything about current events.
I love doing laundry.
I am also very jumpy and easily scared.
p.s. – I’d love to see a picture of those shorts.
I’m scared. I mean, can you say too much alike? Amy – check, 32 yrs old – check, only source of estrogen in the house – check! Not to mention these:
I am a born-again Christian, and I am in awe of Jesus. CHECK
I am horrible at returning phone calls, and I rarely answer my home phone. CHECK – I HATE to talk on the phone!
I often flip numbers upside down and read them. For example, on a digital clock, 11:38 would be BELL. You are weird girl! ;o)
I came in second place in my fifth grade spelling bee… ME TOO! I spelled “sententious” but the word was “sententia” I only recently got over it when I discovered that I had a hearing problem!! How did you get such an easy word anyway?
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I love food and I eat a lot. Well, I eat frequently, but in small portions… CHECK
I color coordinate our closet. (Does that scream dork??) SEE the WEIRD comment!
I am fascinated by ancient cultures. CHECK
I am an appliance junkie. The Administrator had to build me special shelves in our kitchen to hold all my crap. lol! CHECK
President Teddy Roosevelt and I are seventh cousins, 5 times removed… I am a direct descedant of Pierre LaFitte the infamous pirate.
Statistics? Yes, that’s what I said. I am a nut, I love math and numbers. OK so I hate number but love figuring stuff out. I have a degree in accounting with a minor in marketing
Mosquitoes love me. CHECK
I put potatoes in my chili, which everyone thinks is weird. – I eat potato chips with ketchup?!!
I wear goggles when I chop onions. Good IDEA!
The Administrator is always amazed by my intuition and ability to figure out plots and who is really the bad guy in movies. – I have this too… my husband swears it is some woman power!
My favorite movie actresses are .. I like Kate Winslet, Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie
My favorite movie actors are Mark Wahlberg, Sean Connery, Matt Damon and Will Smith
I am descendant from a Mayflower pilgrim. — alot of my people came from Canada
My 3rd great grandmother was a Native American, probably Cherokee, but it can’t be documented…. my 4th great grandfather was an indian chief who “took” a white woman (my 4th great grandmother). They eventually married. We believe he was Coushatta.
I love Rachael Ray – I like Giada DeLaurentis and Top Chef.
I hate when people tell me I am wasting my education by staying home with my son. CHECK
I am an iced tea addict and I like it really sugary. CHECK
If I could have a shopping spree it would be at a bookstore or Amazon.com. CHECK
General Robert E. Lee and I are fourth cousins, 7 times removed.- My family is made up of teachers, authors and librarians. Go figure!
I get migraines. – If you are anything like me then it is your jaw causing the problems.
The only trigger that I can pinpoint is rain. – do you clench your teeth or tense up when it rains?
I stupidly scratched my right eye 8 years ago and it STILL has not healed. – Brennan scratched my eye when he was 2 weeks old. Don’t you hate the “stuck together” feeling some mornings?
One of my favorite books is about the life and times of Jesus. It is really awesome to get a feel for what the world was like back then when Jesus was walking the earth. – Title please!
I am a speed reader. I can read really fast. I only wish I could type fast. — I can read and tupe fast.
When I was little my brother told me he saw a leprechaun in our house. I spent a month looking for it. — my dad told me he shot the elves at the mall and I cried for a week. Does that count?
I love conspiracy theories. I have read almost every JFK assassination book out there. – we have it all on dvd too. Everything is a conspiracy!
I can also tell you all about the history of the Mafia. Don’t ask. – me too. I live in the mafia capital of the US.
We have 10 clear pop-top canisters in the kitchen, on 2 shelves. We store flour, sugar, noodles, pretzels, and cereal in them. I literally get a thrill out of refilling them. I think sometimes I buy different kinds of cereal just to see it in the canisters. — OK now this is just wayyy too weird. I sooo do this too!
I can thread a needle on the very first try, always. – almost always.
I strive to have a servant heart. It’s part of the desire to be like Jesus. – I try too. You do well!
I hate doing laundry, but I love to iron. – I HATE laundry too! What’s an iron?
I scare very easily and am very jumpy. – OK, yes. I can scare myself and that is bad!
Well, that was fun. Now I should go to what I started out to do!
I find it amusing that I made a typo on the one about typing fast! Ha ha!
This is very neat, maybe I should do one too!
#7 me too!
#14.. NKOTB?!
#18.. chewing gum while driving is necessary. i don't know why.
#20 post a picture
#32 weird
#34 me too
#65 yes, i would hate that too, in fact, i am angry for you
#81 haha!!!
#99 weird
#100 2 times??? i can't park straight period so don't feel bad