92 THINGS ABOUT MAMA THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW...

1. I was born and raised in Vermont.
2. I am 5'8" tall.
3. My two brothers and I all have naturally blonde hair like our father.
4. My mother is a redhead and so are her 9 brothers and sisters
5. I am the youngest of us three, and the only girl.
6. I was the only girl grandchild on my father's side of the family.
7. My brother married my husband's sister.
8. I guess #7 makes my brother my own brother-in-law....(heehee)
9. This list is a lot harder to make than I thought....
10. I was married in the same place that I met my husband, in my mom's living room.
11. I never wanted children.
12. I love being a mom.
13. I paint (very well thank you).
14. I love going barefoot.
15. Peanut butter is the perfect food, I developed an allergy to peanuts and it sucks.
16. I am a really good cook..
17. My husband is a good cook too and we sometimes can't decide who's cooking so we eat out.
18. I like cleaning when no one is home.
19. I actually like doing laundry but hate ironing.
20. I wear jeans to work almost every day and I work in an upscale law firm. I dared my boss to fire me over it.
21. I've worked for the same place for almost 5 years.
22. I had my license as a Cosmetologist and did that for years before I got married. Then decided it wasn't fun anymore.
23. I never went to college.
24. I wish I had done #23.
25. I am friends with my high school sweetheart.
26. I am still friends with my best friend from childhood (who happens to live here in this town).
27. My best friend is the most self centered person I know and I understand her and love her anyway.
28. I have lived in Canada, Montreal to be exact.
29. I have lived in Italy,Maniago to be exact.
30. I been to Panama more times than I can count (because the hubby is from there).
31. I have lived in Texas, Killeen (birthplace of both my kids).
32. I have lived in Virginia.
33. I have lived in Georgia (still do).
34. I have only been as far west as Las Vegas (Hey Scott). But only for less than 24 hours.
35. I have never been to the west coast.
36. I dated and traveled a lot before I got married.
37. Sometimes I miss #36.
38. I don't carry a purse but I envy women who do.
39. I have been mistaken for a man before (twice). I had short hair and was very thin with broad shoulders, I couldn't help it.
40. I laugh every time I think of #39. Maybe I should carry a purse...
41. My kids think (and say) that I'm a cool mom.
42. I think I'm a nosey mom.
43. I enjoy playing the Sims2.
44. I am a cat person.
45. I do like little dogs though (sometimes).
46. My son and I have burp contests when no one is around *I am so juvenile sometimes*
47. I am not tolerant when it comes to closed minded ignorant people.
48. I believe with my whole heart that hate is a wasted emotion.
49. I have green eyes.
50. I am always cold.
51. I like beer, Michelob Ultra is my beer of choice.
52. I observe way more than I let on just because I can't be bothered (especially at work).
53. I love stoner movies.
54. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest is my all time favorite book, I hated the movie with a passion.
55. I wish I could read books and write short stories for a living.
56. I have always wanted to be and architect.
57. I am really bad at math.
58. I got my job as a paralegal and I can't type very well.
59. My boss doesn't ever give me dictation (which is fine with me).
60. The woman that I replace killed herself 6 months after I took her job (I still feel a little guilty about it).
61. I don't like the Sci-Fi or horror television stations.
62. I don't like mysteries or suspense.
63. I love comedy and/or romance.
64. I want to be a stand-up someday. Of course I would bomb because I am not smart enough to be a stand-up. What? I know my limitations...
65. I really really really don't like drama, conflict or tension for any reason.
66. Oh and as an addition to #65 ESPECIALLY if it involves me.
67. I bruise easily.
68. I have fallen asleep while floating on my back in the swimming pool (without floaties)...
69. <---- is my very favorite....ummm... number.
70. No actually 5 is my favorite number.
71. Orange is my favorite color.
72. I have O+ for a blood type. My hubby's blood is AB- and my first kid is A+ and My second kid is B+. I think that's kinda cool.
73. My middle name is Elliott.
74. I have never been arrested.
75. I got a speeding ticket on the airbase in Italy when we were stationed there.
76. I used to own a Datsun 280ZX. It was all black.
77. I also used to own a 1968 Firebird. I sold it to my cousin who still has it.
78. I love car shows.
79. I am not religious, but I am spiritual.
80. I love a good open ended story, I guess that explains why I love biographies of people who are still alive.....
81. My father is 30 years older than me and his mother was 30 years older than him.
82. #81 would mean that my grandmother would have turned 100 14 days after I turn 40.
83. No I didn't have a child when I turned 30, that's crazy!
84. I am really having a hard time coming up with anything interesting for this list...
85. <----that is the year I graduated High School.
86. Seeing #85 makes me feel really old!
87. I am never afraid of people not liking me.
88. I have a very dry sense of humor and it gets lost on some...
89. I have never used EBay.
90. One of my oldest and dearest friends has Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
91. I would rather have salty snacks than sweets any day of the week.
92. I must be rather boring because I can think of nothing else for this list.

Well, I guess that goes to prove it, I have such a vanilla life that I can't even fill out the whole 100 things about Big Mama, the Mama of all mamas. Can you believe that??? Probably more than you ever cared to know. All I have to say is, I may not be perfect, but I am always me.