100th post

In Recognition of my 100th post.
100 things

1 - i am very passionate about life, about my husband, about my children, about my friends, the list could go on & on...
2 - i was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
3 - i have green eyes.
4 - i met my husband on my 1st day back at college after my freshman summer break, it was love at first sight.
5 - i love Doris Day.
6 - i have 4 brothers & 2 sisters. we were best friends growing up.
7 - i love peppermint icecream with chocolate milk.
8 - i love being pregnant. to me it is like Christmas Eve for 9 months.
9 - i went to Brigham Young University.
10 - i taught piano in high school.
11 - i have 5 children, 3 boys & 2 girls (16, 14, unscheduled 8 year hitaus... 6, 4, 2).
12 - i am frugal.
13 - i went to Fish Lake on my honeymoon.
14 - i play the flute.
15 - i was blonde until i had my 5th baby & then my hair turned dark.
16 - i was a tomboy as a child & loved to play sports.
17 - i used to wear lots of makeup, paint my nails everyday & rat my hair.
18 - i am a Laurels advisor for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. i work with 16 & 17 year old girls. i love everything about my calling. i love teaching. i love the ladies i serve with. i love the girls.
19 - i have driven to Utah alone with my children 7 times, and once to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
20 - i wish i was wonder woman.
21 - i am trying to learn how to be a better cook.
22 - i was a cheerleader in high school.
23 - i love all things retro/vintage... i think i was born in the wrong era.
24 - i love to talk.
25 - i had LASIK eye surgery one year ago.
26 - i am not 40 yet...
27 - i was an at-home medical transcriptionist when i first moved to AZ.
28 - i love roller coasters & have been on this one.
29 - i grew up in Midland, Michigan & my parents still live in the same house on Canterbury Drive. i love going home.
30 - i love Wheel of Fortune & Price is Right (although i miss Bob Barker).
31 - i love to organize, but i hate to clean.
32 - i love steak & baked potatoes.
33 - i have been on a cruise to the Western Carribean.
34 - i was a ballerina & taught ballet in high school.
35 - i make good cinnamon toast (just ask McKay).
36 - i have learned that plastic ketchup bottles can be explosive.
37 - i like who i am.
38 - i have pierced ears.
39 - i have no other piercings (in case you were wondering).
40 - i love award shows.
41 - i like my feet & love having painted toenails.
42 - my 5th child was a happy surprise.
43 - i love Diet Coke.
44 - i play Webkinz.
45 - i love to give my children over-the-top birthday parties & i love to make them cool cakes.
46 - i cannot sew, but wish i could.
47 - i could spend all day just playing with my kids...
48 - i was the Senior Rep on the homecoming court in high school.
49 - i enjoy doing yardwork. i want to have a garden.
50 - i told Mike we would NEVER get a dog.
51 - Mike & I have had 4 dogs during our 18 year marriage (Lucy, Libby, Jesse & Murphy).
52 - my children always get along really well on vacations... needless to say, i LOVE vacations.
53 - i need new shoes.
54 - i traveled to Chicago with my high school choir.
55 - i love camping.
56 - i always keep my nails very short (at least while i have young children).
57 - speaking of young children, i HATE bath days.
58 - i love the smell of fresh air.
59 - i look forward to growing old with Mike. i dream about getting a Motorhome & traveling around seeing the country & visiting our children & grandchildren.
60 - i am very sensitive (that's a bad thing & good thing).
61 - i love anything to do with chicks, although i think it looks better spelled "chic".
62 - i had a deliriously happy childhood.
63 - the post office & airport make me nervous.
64 - i made Mike his lunch (nearly) everyday while he worked at Parks Sportsmen.
65 - it doesn't take much to make me cry.
66 - my parents are amazing.
67 - i have had two c-sections.
68 - i enjoy having my kids friends come over to play or when the teenagers come over to "hang out".
69 - i have learned that being a perfectionist with 5 children is not easy... on that note, i am learning to "let things go".
70 - my husband is very funny.
71 - i wash my hands obsessively & apply lotion after each wash.
72 - i dislike washing dishes.
73 - i love the smell of citrus.
74 - i worked in the MTC cafeteria my freshman year at BYU.
75 - i am really good at selling things on eBay.
76 - i love, love, love to play games... any games, computer, board, Wii, Indian leg wrestling, card, dice.
77 - i had many crushes in high school.
78 - i worked at Dow Chemical as a co-op my Senior year in high school. my bosses names were Anne & Verle.
79 - i played church basketball as a teenager.
80 - i am very competitive.
81 - i took my baby brother Jon for show & tell in elementary school.
82 - i admire many people & try to be more like them.
83 - i want everyone to be happy.
84 - i love wearing pajamas & getting my children into their pajamas at night. sometimes i even walk Courtney to school in my pajamas.
85 - i love to read magazines. at this time in my life, i don't have much time for books.
86 - i am a snack-master, meaning i love treats & snacks of all kinds & could snack all day long. i also love making treats.
87 - i had crazy curly blonde hair as a child.
88 - i was more fearless before i had children.
89 - my parents always took us on fabulous vacations.
90 - i have low platelets.
91 - sometimes i share too much information.
92 - i love to watch people.
93 - i want approval & probably worry too much about getting it.
94 - i love blogging.
95 - i color-coordinate the hangers in all my closets.
96 - i love to sleep, but never get enough.
97 - i love to make lists.
98 - i wish i had 48 hours in each day to accomplish my long lists.
99 - i have a very happy family.
100 - 2009 is going to be my best year yet...