Friday, April 13, 2007

100 Things About Me


When I read Annie's post yesterday I saw that she had reached 100 entries on her blog and had posted her "100 Things About Me" list. I then went to my blog and checked and I was at 99! I get to post my "100 Things About Me" list tonight! I was so excited to do mine because I had so much fun reading Annie's!

1. This is my 100th post
2. I am 49 years old
3. I have been married for 18 years
4. My wedding anniversary is on February 14
5. I have four children – three daughters and one son
6. I have two biological children – one daughter, one son
7. I had my first child, Elizabeth at age 23
8. I had my second child, Chance at age 32
9. I have two step-daughters that I love as if they are my very own
10. I have three sons-in-law
11. I have four grandchildren – three boys and one girl
12. I was present in the delivery room at the births of three of my grandchildren
13. I love spending time with my family
14. I am one of six children
15. I have two sisters
16. I have three brothers
17. I have lost both of my parents – my Dad 12 years ago and my Mom in February 2, 2007
18. I am left-handed
19. My birthday is in November
20. My Zodiac sign is Saggitarius
21. My birthstone is topaz
22. I love to work in my flower bed
23. I am a Christian
24. I have paper-thin fingernails
25. I have extremely thick hair
26. I have hazel eyes leaning toward green
27. I was born in Purcell, OK
28. The hospital where I was born is now a museum
29. I can’t swim very well
30. I can float really well
31. I have no tattoos
32. I have two piercings in each ear
33. I love anything from “I Love Lucy”
34. I collect “Lucy” dolls
35. I was a member of the Oklahoma Air National Guard
36. I completed six weeks of Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio TX
37. I completed Phase I Technical School for Radiological Technician at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX
38. I took X-rays, as an X-ray tech at the Air National Guard Unit in Oklahoma City
39. I hate my son’s pet skunk!!!!!
40. I have a black Chinese Pug
41. I begin my new job as a Medical Credentialist next week
42. I like to wear Flip-Flops
43. I don’t like to go barefoot – even at home
44. I don’t wear much jewelry – ever
45. I always wear my wedding ring whenever I leave my house
46. I never wear my wedding ring at home because I’m afraid I might damage it while cleaning
47. I wear a size 7 ring
48. I wear a size 8 ½ shoe
49. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse
50. I have Asthma
51. I love roses
52. I love Lilacs
53. I love to type
54. I type over 80 words per minutes
55. I took two years of Shorthand in high school
56. I can’t remember any of the Shorthand I learned in high school
57. I took two years of Latin in High School
58. I can’t remember any of the Latin I learned in High School
59. I don’t eat sugar – not in the last four years
60. I love diet Dr Pepper
61. I love Sonic Ice
62. When I buy ice for the house, I buy a bag of Sonic Ice
63. I never had a broken bone until I broke my ankle at the age of 42
64. I want to take an Alaskan cruise
65. I graduated in a class of 22 students
66. I had very blonde hair as a child
67. I have dark brown hair naturally, as an adult
68. I received a Citizenship award, when I was a senior in High School, awarded by the merchants of the town where I lived
69. I wore glasses from the age of seven
70. I wore contacts from the age of 16
71. I had laser vision correction surgery at the age of 41
72. I love my coffee first thing in the morning
73. I would love to drink coffee all day, but don’t need the caffeine
74. I use Splenda sweetener
75. I taught Sunday School classes when I was younger
76. I love babies
77. I have never eaten lobster
78. I have tried escargot
79. I didn’t like escargot
80. I am a very unorganized person
81. I am not a good planner
82. I desire to be a better planner and to be better organized
83. I have never had a speeding ticket
84. I suffer from insomnia
85. I enjoy mowing the yard
86. I hate jumbo bumble bees
87. I was stung by a jumbo bumble bee while mowing the yard
88. I have never mowed the yard again
89. I wear ear plugs to help me sleep at night because my husband snores loudly
90. I have been to the Daytona 500
91. I used to love riding roller coasters
92. I don’t like to drive on the highway
93. I would drive 20 miles out of my way to avoid the highway
94. I have had 15 major surgeries
95. I have no disposable organs left unless you count my spleen
96. I have lived in the same location for 20 years
97. I don’t like crowds
98. I don’t like noise
99. I love to nap in the sun
100. I can’t believe I finished this list

3 comments:

  1. Great list.thanks for letting us get to know you a little bit more. YOu are ony my blogroll and I love to stop by and see whats going on

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  2. Great list Ann, I even learned some new things about you!
    I'm very impressed with #83!

    Annie

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  3. On another note, over at Amy's random thoughts we are staring a blogging scavenger hunt on May 1st. Prizes to be announced later this week!

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