1. My hobbies: Bible study, computer stuff ( digital scrapbooking, "pixel painting", e-mail groups, graphic & IncrediMail creations, PSP8, updating my site, ebay....), fictional & knowledge reading, shopping, card making, stamping, tole painting, arts & crafts, sewing....
2. My most treasured possession is my Bible.
3. My favorite color is green.
4. My favorite food is chicken tacos!
5. My idea of a great night is curling up with my DH (dear hubbie), listening to music and talking together.
6. My pets make me laugh....they're pretty silly sometimes and really have unusual personalities.
7. I am offended when people stereotype others or make racially prejudice comments.
8. Because of my DH's schedule I am up often at weird hours and that's usually when I'm most creative and dig out my scrapbooking stuff or open up PSP8 to whip up a new creation.
9. I deal with stress by going to the gym.....this was a LEARNED habit, I was not born a Gym Rat! If the gym is unaccessible for some reason....bring on the dark chocolate!
10. I like to be well organized an on-time and I plan ahead for traffic, and other emergencies, like needing Starbucks. :)
11. I have a personal relationship with Christ....He is my Rock, my Refuge, and my Friend...click here to find out how He can change your life too.
12. 3 things that I am good at: teaching others, computer software, and taking care of details.
13. 3 things that I am bad at: avoiding chocolate, being a perfectionist, keeping up with laundry (<- Pre-flylady).
14. The person I respect the most is my DH. I appreciate all that he has taught me, shared with me, and created with me.
15. My closest (blood) family member lives in Las Vegas, NV.
16. I tend to avoid conflict unless it involves children or my beliefs .
17. My favorite TV shows are (in no particular order): The Amazing Race, CSI, & Law & Order.
18. The reality TV shows I watch are: The Amazing Race, Supper Nanny
19. I have 1 dog, a Golden Retriever named Granola.....she 3 yrs. old.
20. I have 1 cat, a cranky one named Cinder....I think she's 11 yrs. old or so.
21. I do not smoke.
22. I am right handed.
23. I love my PC, but I do use a MAC only when I work for the school district.
24. Things I'd like to buy someday: a Wacom Intuos2 tablet for my PC, my own digital camara so I don't have to share with my DH, new patio furniture, Kitchen Aid mixer......(I'm gonna have to keep thinking on this one and add to it).
25. Things that are on my desk besides the typical office supplies are: My PC monitor, printer, speakers, my computer glasses that I usually forget to put on but really should since I draw pixel-by-pixel on my 'puter, my PDA charger, a water bottle or glass of homemade raspberry iced tea, my Bible, candy jar (currently there are dark chocolate espresso beans in there), my purse. I also have shelves above my 'puter that store my books, candles and baskets that hide my files and misc. magazines/papers.
26. I love TiVo!!! I always tell people it changes your life, and it seems to shock them, but it's true! Before TiVo I only had a few shows that I'd watch on a regular basis because I didn't have the time to rearrange my life to see them. Then when I did actually have time to watch TV there would be nothing on that I liked.....but now TiVo records what I want (and what it thinks I want) and I can watch it at my leisure....and pause it to take a potty break, and rewind it to hear something I missed. Boy, I just can't say enough about it! Discovery Channel here I come!!
27. I have memberships at the following design sites: PC Hug Club, Adorable Adornments, Heartland Creek, Jane's PSP Country, Jane's Pixel Patch, Middle Childe Designs, Lemonade Dreamz, My Pretty Pixels, Ready Made Pixels.
28. I love to cook and bake.
29. Places I like to hang out are: My home; book, coffee, and art stores; church; and at the park with my dog.
30. Things that make me glad the internet exists: IncrediMail, Fly Lady, Mapquest, Google, Weather on my desktop, Yahoo Groups, ezboard, eDiets.
31. I have never taken a drawing class.
32. I share a birthday with Ringo Starr, Shelley Duvall, and Pierre Cardin.
33. I don't like birds at all!!! -Well, maybe I said that too strongly, I like them outside and up in a tree or flying around, just not in the same room as me.
34. When I was little my mouth was too small and had to be widened and then I eventually had braces....unfortunately when my wisdom teeth started coming in they messed up my bottom teeth and I need braces again. :(
35. I don't like rodeos or circus', the cruelty of it is too much for me.
36. I don't have any tattoos and only my ears are pierced.....I did entertain the thought of having my navel pierced when I was younger though!
37. I am registered to vote Republican.
38. I love mail, "consumer porn" (ie: catalogs and "junk" magazines), and e-mail.
39. I love to walk in the rain without an unbrella.
40. I don't mind friends & family dropping by my house unannounced.
41. I make my bed 1st thing in the morning, before I even use the restroom.
42. I believe God's most important purpose for my life is to be a wife and hopefully someday soon a mother, but I also feel called to help children.
43. My favorite candle scents are: Cinnamon Roll, Lemon Zest, Pumpkin Pie, and Sugar Cookie....all food scents, LOL.
44. I used to have low self-esteem but God is showing me His love and I am beginning to see myself in a new light.
45. I have been married since 2000....but I dated my husband for 7 years and we were friends for 3 years before that!
46. I still have my wisdom teeth in....much to my dentist's disapproval.
47. I wake up early by choice.
48. I am more of a city girl then a country girl, but I do like to escape from the city every now and again.
49. I do not like most country music songs.
50. I was in a commercial for a skating rink when I was a kid.
51. I have only one sibling, a younger brother.
52. I NEVER wear a watch, but do glance at my cell phone for the time.
53. I have never left North America, but have gone to Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.
54. God willing, I would love to adopt a child someday.
55. I prefer to buy books instead of check them out of the library....I then try to pass them on to someone else.
56. I always put things back with the label facing exactly forward.
57. I have forgotten how to read music.
58. My first car was a used, blue, '84 Toyota Corolla.
59. I have female friends, but my best friend is my DH.
60. I have Lupus.
61. My favorite flowers are tulips.
62. I prefer small handbags instead of large ones.
63. I am related to Abraham Lincoln.
64. I don't like other people to give me pedicures or touch my feet.
65. My favorite room is my kitchen.
66. I prefer Pepsi over Coke, but try to stay away from soda as much as possible.
67. I love to write in colored ink, although most of the everyday pens we own are black since that what my DH uses.
68. I dislike beets & lima beans.
69. I collect lambs.
70. In college I majored in Early Childhood Education.
71. I lost 30 pounds the summer of 2003 and need to lose about 5 10 more.
72. I cry at: Hallmark commercials, Anderson Window commercials, patriotic events, church, movies, and books.
73. My DH thinks I'm funny.
74. I love to buy shoes & handbags.
75. I love surveys, questionnaire, and self-quizzes.
76. I live with two men.
77. I usually order a grande, Non-fat, Vanilla Latte at Starbucks.
78. I have a green thumb.
79. I've never tried to Kareoke.
80. I love to take baths!!!! Oh, and let me read in a bath and I may never come out!
81. Magazines I subscribe to: Organic Style, Discipleship Journal, Digital Scrapbooking Mag., & Cooking Light.
82. I have a great memory.
83. I don't like scary roller coasters...I'll ride anything at Disneyland, but hardly anything at Magic Mountain.
84. I don't like complaining or being around people who constantly complain.
85. I love to go barefoot!
86. I wish I had a reason to wear fancier clothes.
87. I'm a pretty conservative driver, and only go 5-10 miles over the speed limit.
88. I've never gotten a speeding ticket. (Knocking on wood)
89. I have green eyes.
90. I am a "knife snob"...all our knives are expensive, and super sharp!
91. We were married in Hawaii.
92. I've recently decided I do like Jamba Juice....especially the Strawberry Nirvana with a protein boost.
93. I hated the color pink when I was little, but now I love it!
94. My favorite ice cream flavor is coffee with peanut butter & chocolate mixed in.
95. I don't mind listening to bag pipes being played.
96. I often need to write a word down or type it to see if I spelled it right. I love to read, so I think seeing the shape of the word is how I know I spelled it correctly.
97. I have nice handwriting...but then again teaching children how to read and write keeps me on my toes.
98. I love strong flavored foods....Indian and Mexican are two of my favorites.
99. I try to get people the "perfect gift."
100. I write stories in my head all the time and never get them put on paper/the computer.