In True Blogger Fashion

It is customary... or so I have read, that when you post your 100th blog entry you do the following... So here it goes.





100 things you probably didn't know about me

1. My favorite item of clothing is pajamas
   
   
2. I am still a little bit afraid of the dark



3. I wanted to be a singer when I was little - didn't matter that I can't sing



4. I have a dog named "Fleabit" that I won when I was 2 - it was a dance contest



5. I have been married for 11 1/2 years



6. and I fell down 3 times on my wedding day
7. I also jumped up in the air when pastor pronounced us husband and wife
8. I love Jesus
9. I am not very good at reading my Bible
10. I really want to go on Missions trip someday
    
11. I am addicted to reading adoption blogs



12. and spend way too much time doing it



13. I have ALWAYS said that i wanted to have 6 kids - but NEVER thought it would really happen



14. I have always wanted to adopt



15. Many people tell me that they knew I would "do something like this" (adopt) someday...



16. I have 2 dogs and 1 cat



17. I love Hannah Montanna - but mostly before she got so popular



18. I can't tell you a single Top 40 hit



19. The last 3 movies I have seen were kids movies



20. I was on bed rest for a combined total of 14 months with all 3 pregnancies



21. 100 things is going to be tricky



22. My step-mom and I have the same birthday



23. I have a my-space account to keep in touch with my high school friends



24. I did not graduate from High School, I got my GED instead



25. I have lived in at least 20 different houses or apartments (not counting college)



26. I have a Master's Degree in Administration



27. But I don't really want to be a Principal



28. Because I HATE it when people are upset with me



29. My husband and I met in a bar on St. Patrick's Day



30. We always celebrate St. Patty's day and it is my favorite "romantic holiday"



31. I am a Math Teacher



32. But I had to take Algebra twice in high school because I was so bad at it



33. I was bad at math as a kid too, it used to make my dad mad :)



34. I love teaching math because I always tell the kids that I KNOW how it feels to NOT GET IT!!!



35. When I was in 5th Grade I wanted to change my name to Theresa



36. I used to be a cook at a Christian Summer Camp (Mt. Gilead)



37. where I cooked more than 500 cookies in a single day



38. I became a Christian at that camp - and still love Jesus today



39. I like to play Webkinz games and earn my kids Webkinz Money



40. I also like bejewled and Diner Dash



41. I was a real waitress through college - the cooks were VERY mean to us



42. I loved waitressing, at least in my memories, I did...



43. I often forget how old I am - really



44. I love to drive fast - just not in a minivan



45. Someday I would love to own a convertible



46. I think Ben is the funniest person I know



47. I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers



48. My older sister is one of my best friends, even though we are VERY DIFFERENT



49. She is the 2nd funniest person I know - actually she is tied with my brother Luke



50. I HATE brussle sprouts and lima beans



51. I wanted to open an orphanage when I was little



52. I get VERY nervous when I leave my kids with other people (even their grandparents)



53. I can't wait to take my kids to Mt. Rushmore



54. I ran for ASB secretary when I was in 8th grade - I won, even though I spelled Secretary wrong on my campaign posters



55. My favorite flowers are daisies but I really like almost all flowers


56. Except green or blue carnations - I really don't like those


57. I cannot wait to finish my National Boards (but you probably already knew that)


58. I hate cleaning the house


59. But I love gardening


60. I was a Resident Assistant (RA) in college


61. When I moved to Eastern Washington I thought it would be pretty like Seattle, with lots of trees


62. I was wrong - but now I love it here


63. One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday morning is to take the dogs and kids to the river to play and throw rocks


64. I don't love windy days, but I like watching the kids play when it is windy


65. I LOVE watching Danny play baseball


66. and watching Lilly play soccer - she is DETERMINED


67. People say that I LOVE too many things


68. I like to camp - but it is not nearly as relaxing as it used to be


69. Friends are really important to me and I try to make time to talk to them as much as possible


70. Lately, I have had VERY LITTLE time for friends


71. I am nervous about meeting our kids for the first time


72. and staying in a hotel room with them scares me too - what if they think we are weirdos?


73. I used to take ice skating lessons
74. I would not pull the wings off of a butterfly for $5000
75. Ben says I'm crazy
76. I was a vegetarian until I got pregnant with Danny
77. But I still HATE touching raw meat
    
78. I like to color pictures with the kids


79. My favorite thing about having kids is the jokes and laughter


80. and the cuddles and the kisses
81. and the dinner time conversation
82. When we were on our honeymoon, I tried to get Ben to buy us "matcher sweatshirts"
83. He didn't, but he did buy one for me that I still love
84. I love stupid movies like Dumb and Dumber
85. I still love Shirley Temple movies
86. I decorate my house for every season - even 4th of July
87. When I am mad or frustrated, I bounce my legs up and down
88. I have always wished that I had better handwriting
89. When my sister and I were little my dad would sing and play his guitar for us before we went to bed
90. sometimes he would sing "Good Night Ladies"
91. I still hate that song
92. Going to Ethiopia will be the biggest adventure of my life
93. My favorte vacation was a 5 day rafting trip on the Salmon River
94. It was freezing cold the entire time - but we loved it
95. I love it when Ben sings Garth Brooks songs
96. I think I am REALLY FUNNY when I get tired
97. and I laugh at all my own jokes
98. I pick up worms that are on the sidewalk and throw them back in the grass so they don't die
99. I delete 1/2 of what I write on my blog - sometimes it is too much information
100. I absolutely LOVE my life - I am SO VERY THANKFUL for all of it!