100 Things

Here are 100 things that you never needed to know about me, but I'm going to post them anyway!!

• I'm the only person in my whole family who does not have blue eyes.  (Mine are green)
• I haven't dyed my hair in over 6 years.  Yes, my hair is naturally that dark!
• I used to be a natural blonde.  Really!
• I used to collect teddy bears.
• I have no sense of humor.
• I adore Kettle chips and homemade sour cream ranch dip, with a Blue Sky Cola with crushed ice.
• I love sour things.  Almost nothing is too sour for me.
• I do not like game meats.
• I almost didn't graduate from high school due to missing half a credit.  Mom came to the school.  Credit was mysteriously found.
• I never aspired to marriage and babies.  Ever.  How wrong I was!
• I am a naturally tense person.  I catch myself clenching my hands and hunching my shoulders all the time.
• I've never had braces.
• I've had one cavity in my life.  In a baby tooth.  It was filled at the dentist.  Said tooth fell out not too long after that.
• I used to have a mortal fear of going to the dentist.
• I have had at least 4 of my babies with no meds at all.  But I like meds in childbirth!
• I used to wear bi-focals.
• I used to be anorexic.
• I have had food issues for quite some time.
• My favorite color was peach.  I used to be The Peach Girl.  The colors of my wedding were ivory, peach and emerald green.
• Labor and delivery terrify me.  Every time.
• I do not like parties.  Or crowds.
• I used to be anti-social.
• I hate board games.  And card games.
• I had never seen a Bible in my whole life till I was 13.
• Likewise for snow.
• I do not like pets.
• I do not like dogs.
• I struggle with insomnia.
• I take a lot of naturopathic meds.
• The only doctors I have are an OB and a perinatologist.
• I have seen a naturopathic doctor for over 12 years.  As has most of my family.
• I can't stand the sound of chewing.
• I am not a compulsive person.
• I am loyal.
• I am not a good communicator.
• I have been in choir, in some form or another, since I was 6 years old.
• I like to sing.
• I hate to sing.
• I am a serious morning person.
• I hate nights.  I guess you could say I'm afraid of the dark!
• I would love to have twins again.  Any time of the year!
• I read voraciously.
• I can read one book a day.
• I was addicted to the pain medication Darvocet.
• I eat gluten/wheat free, as well as mostly dairy free.
• I like my collar bones.
• My wedding ring is a size 4.
• I don't really like or need jewelry.
• I hate having my feet touched.
• I snore when I'm pregnant.
• I don't really know what my Love Language is.
• I like all kinds of music.
• I once kissed my newborn baby's buns.
• I don't think I'll ever dye my hair again.  My son thinks silver/gray hair is beautiful.
• I do not like alcoholic beverages.  I don't mind if others do.
• I would like to have more babies at home.
• I have dimples.
• I hemorrhage severely after birth.  Yay.
• I love road trips.
• I love to eat out.
• I hate milk.
• I've never made a snowman.
• I've never ice skated.
• I'm clumsy.
• I love warm brownies.  Namaste or Pamela's. Yum!
• I'm very suspicious.
• I'd like to be an author.
• I have a Bionic sense of smell.
• I have very refined taste buds.
• I could watch cooking shows all day.
• I really like my step-mother-in-law.
• I come from a broken home.
• It's always bothered me that my brother does not like me.
• I can be very morose and critical.  And negative.  
• I love bare trees in the winter.
• I love to cook and make up my own recipes.
• I'd like to record a CD with my husband.
• I've dislocated both of my knees, the left one, twice.
• I want to go to France someday.
• I have a deep desire to be fluent in French.
• I loved French class in high school.  I remember almost everything.
• My favorite singer is Celine Dion.  Her voice gives me chills.
• I secretly wish we were really having triplets.  Or that Olivia was really alive and the Dr made a mistake.
• After I have my babies, I usually stay in the hospital alone.  At least I have since Kellie was born in '03.
• We do not have cable television.
• I really would love to decorate my house beautifully.  Alas, I have no talent for it.
• I have never liked facial hair on men.  My husband is very clean shaven.
• I would like to go to Hawaii, with all my kids and husband.
• I love Van's waffles with gobs and gobs of butter and a touch of syrup.
• I grew up in Huntington Beach, CA.  I can still smell the Coppertone and feel the sand between my toes.
• I love hardwood floors.
• I've been flossing regularly.
• I have to have a notebook and pen with me at all times, in case thoughts come to me.
• I like to write poetry.  A lot.
• I hate showing my written material to anyone.
• I am a pretty private person.
• I love V-8 juice.
• I'm totally okay with having only one son.  And no, we aren't going to "try till we get another boy."
• And no, we don't NEED another boy.  At least, the Lord doesn't think we do, so far.
• I love cabbage in any form.  And sauerkraut.
• I do not like pork.
• I've been to Mexico on mission trips twice.
• I can't play any instruments.  I don't want to either.
• I like to make cards.
• I save my journals.
• I adore good pico de gallo and guacamole.  I eat them with a spoon!
• I have very dry skin.
• I eat 100% organic and natural.  I feel soooo much better because of this.
• My bath/body products are mostly organic and natural too.
• I have sensitive skin.
• I love Greek food.
• I only use Dixon Ticonderoga pencils.  Bought in bulk at Costco.
• We try not to buy things that are not made in the USA.
• I tend to have a bad temper.  Ugh.
• I love Risotto.
• Are you still there???