And I added some pix that I think are funny, cool or just plain interesting.
2. I wanted to be a teacher when I "grew up"
Obviously that didn't happen,..
3. I absolutely refuse to eat clams, oysters or mussels
Blech!
4. I was born in Medford, Oregon
and moved to Seattle,
(with my family of course), when I was 4
5. I was dangerously close to being named 'Charlotte'
Whew! That was a close one,...
6. My favorite flowers are lilacs
Love black-eyed susans, cosmos, poppies and hollyhocks too!
7. My favorite number is S-E-V-E-N
8. I had my first child at the age of 22 and my last at the age of 40 -
Both boys!
9. Summer is my least favorite season
10. I've met singer, Daughtry
Yes, he's cute!
11. I have GREEN eyes
12. My favorite fruit is apples!
Especially dipped in caramel!
13. I have three grandchildren
Trinity is 8, Skylar is 5 and Jakah is 4 months
14. I smoke cigarettes
Less than half a pack a day and am an outside smoker
15. I learned how to water ski when I was 6 years old
16. I am totally devoted to God and His Beloved Son, Jesus!
17. I hate mushrooms!
To me they taste like the dirt they grow in
18. My Father was a very talented and locally well known artist
and worked for Walt Disney for a short time after he graduated high school
19. Never once did I set foot in Seattle's infamous Kingdome Stadium
Which is now long gone,...they imploded it
20. I married my first husband at the age of 30 after only knowing him 6 weeks
Not the smartest move I've made in my life
The marriage only last 2 years
but felt more like 10 minutes ,...
21. I'm 5 ft and 7 inches tall
I used to be 5' 9,...
22. My car is a 2002 silver Mercury Sable wagon
that has a little over 53 thousand miles on it
LOVE my car!
23. My favorite season is Autumn
24. I'm adopted
A private adoption before I was born
25. I only wear sterling silver jewelry
26. Blue is my favorite color
27. I've almost drowned 3 times
28. I drink my coffee strong and black - no frills!
29. I had my first kiss when I was in the 8th grade
His name was Ron and it was at a football game
30. I have one brother
5 years older than me and we rarely communicate
31. My favorite movie of all time is the
'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy
32. I'm VERY dyslexic
33. My oldest daughter, Sarah,
was named after the Fleetwood Mac song, 'Sara'
34. I have 6 tattoos
More to come,....and soon I hope!
35. I never went to kindergarten
But I think I did okay without it,....
36. My favorite bird is the Seagull
37. I have a severe case of 'Lazy Eye'
My right eye,...
38. The first car I ever drove was my Mom's
1973 green Chevy Nova
39. I don't like the spice curry
40. I'm allergic to junk jewelry
41. My favorite rose is the Peace Rose
With the Tropicana Rose being a close second,..
42. I named my middle son, Lucas, after Lucas McCain
from the old TV show, 'The Rifleman', starring Chuck Connors
43. I worked the graveyard shift as a cashier
in an all-night gas station out in Cali near Yosemite
for almost 2 years
And I worked all those nights alone too,..
44. I detest Litterbugs!!!
:(
45. I rescued a man from out of a burning building
In 1984
46. I have a thing for pix with umbrellas in them
But refuse to use one when it rains
47. My favorite breed of dog is the German Shepard
Miss You Joe, Sadie, Sable and Kai!
48. I'm scared to death to drive on even the most
thin layer of ice
49. When I was seventeen I met the actor, Bob Crane
Dinner theater,..he died shortly that.
50. The year I turned 50, 2006,
was the most painful and tragic year of my life
51. I think tofu is disgusting!
52. I've had many pet parakeets over the years -
their names were Horatio,(green/yellow),
Ziggy,(green/yellow), Baby, (blue/white),
Lizzie,(blue/white), Pepper Anne, (turquoise/black spots)
and Mango,(green/yellow).
Pepper Anne was the meanest and Lizzie was the most friendly -
Pepper Anne was the meanest and Lizzie was the most friendly -
I hope to have more in the future.
Love Budgies!
53. Spent 4 weeks out of every summer with my parents up at fishing camp, (salmon), in Neah Bay, WA, (Snowcreek Camp to be exact)
54. My birthday is on Christmas Eve
And I LOVE that it is!
55. I'm 55 years old right now!
56. I rarely drink soda
Maybe a ginger ale or root beer float once in a blue moon
57. Have had my nose broken 4 times
58. My favorite high school teacher was Mr. Lehwalder
He taught Language Arts and encouraged me to never stop writing -
Bless him for that!!
59. I collect beach rocks and driftwood
60. My hair was pure white when I was a little girl
And natural curly too, and still is, (curly that is).
61. My favorite sea creature/animal is the whale
Love the dolphins and seals too!
62. I never go out in the sun
Call me a vampire if ya want
but I'm a vamp with very few wrinkles!
63. I put salt on my cantaloupe
Hey, it's good!
64. I've had to live in my car more than once
65. I spent the 4th of July of 1997 in Maui, Hawaii
8 days total and would love to go back someday,..
66. Red is my least favorite color
But everyone says I look good in it,..
67. I never went to a prom
68. Met my birth family in 1996 and was VERY disappointed.
It was NOT one of those warm, fuzzy reunions
like ya see on the TV talk shows!
69. My favorite funny films are 9 To 5, Overboard
and Planes,Trains And Automobiles.
70. In October of 2006 I flew from Kentucky to Cincinnati
to Kansas City to Denver and then home to Seattle.
LOVED IT!
71. My favorite jungle animal is the Tiger
72. I don't care much for diamonds
73. When I was in my 20's and 30's
people always told me I looked like Stevie Nicks,
now they tell me I look like Glenn Close
74. I caught a 50 pound Red Snapper when I was 14
That's a LOT of fish-n-chips!
75. Lost a hundred dollar bill once -
still haunts me!
76. My favorite place to be is the beach!
Especially at sunrise or sunset!
77. I can't watch animals on TV being killed or anything that comes close to them suffering or hurting.
But people I can watch being blown up, shot, stabbed and it doesn't bother me in the least, lol
78. My favorite country singer is Reba McEntire
Sure do miss her TV Show!
Dolly Parton is a close second!
79. My oldest son, Douglas, was born August 5th,1979
and passed away unexpectedly by way
of taking his own life at the age of 27
on November 10th, 2006.
80. My Mother, who was my best friend and treasured Angel On Earth died suddenly five months before my son passed.
Losing both of them so close together and without
any warning devastated me -
I'll never be the same person I was before they died.
They took a BIG piece of me with them,..
Losing both of them so close together and without
any warning devastated me -
I'll never be the same person I was before they died.
They took a BIG piece of me with them,..
81. I make really, REALLY good chocolate chip cookies!
Secret recipe,.....
82. My Father was a Master Sargent in the United States Army during WWII, stationed at Attu.
He was the most patriotic person I've ever known
83. I was teased a LOT as a kid for being so tall
and having my weirdo white natural curly hair.
The boys in the neighborhood would wait for me
after school and take turns beating me up which is why
I have never fought like a girl!
84. I REFUSE to wear high heels!
Love my Birks!
85. Toads freak me out!!
::: shiver :::
86. I only read non-fiction
87. I think Alan Rickman is the most dashing, handsome,
classy, ultr-talented and sexy man alive!
His voice makes me swoon,....
88. I'm half Irish
My birth-father came to America from Ireland as a kid -
I never met him though
89. Divorced from my second husband almost 6 years ago.
We were married 11 years, together 15.
I haven't had a date in over 5 years.
He, on the other hand, has remarried a woman
15 years younger than me.
And they're expecting a baby girl in June.
::: big sigh :::
90. I LOVE snow!
Especially the first snow of the season
and if it happens at Christmas time,
that's even more magical!
91. I really hate shopping at the mall
Every man's Dream Woman, eh?
92. My Mother looked a lot like Julie Andrews
93. I suffer from PTSD
I was stalked and severely assaulted/abused
from 1979 to 1989, having to move every 6 months for 10 long years.
94. I can sew pretty darn well!
Love to quilt too!
95. My favorite comedian is Bill Cosby
who I got to meet in person when my Mom took to me
to one of his concerts when I was 12 years old.
Very nice man!
96. I gave up getting drunk almost 20 years ago
and don't miss it one bit!
I'll have a cocktail on occasion but it's rare.
If I do, I like a good Pina Colada or Hot Buttered Rum
97. Two of my biggest pet peeves are people who tail-gate and folks yakking on their cell phones while they drive
98. I don't care for pasta much
I'm a rice kinda gal.
99. I've written one novel, it's fiction and very unpublished.
But it was a dream I had since I was little girl and I did it!
:)
100. I'm a chocoholic
Milk chocolate is my favorite!
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