In honor of my 100th post (okay, I have more than that, but I saw this on another blog and enjoyed it…), I compiled a list of 100 things about me.  If you’re that bored and actually going to read this, well, good luck, and I’m sorry. 

1. I have four children
2. I want twice that many
3. I used to repossess homes for a living
4. I was attacked by a German Shepherd when I was a child – up until about 5 years ago they scared me to death
5. I have four cats and two dogs, and had two birds until they became a buffet for one of my cats
6. I married my boss (I also divorced him)
7. I am a Conservative Republican
8. I am Christian, but dislike organized religion so I never go to church
9. I type almost 100 words per minute
10. I have a handicap and get to park in the front row
11. I am a natural redhead and have never changed the color of my hair (I have hilighted it, however)
12. My favorite job was the Secretary to the President of a large company – I enjoyed getting his wife gifts and scheduling his veterinary appointments!
13. I flipped burgers in a fast food restaurant – for only eight hours… because it was a horrid job
14. I consider my husband my best friend
15. I am a photographer
16. I’ve lost a baby at 13 weeks
17. I had my jaws wired shut when I was 19, due to severe TMJ
18. I am a reality TV addict
19. I had a brief marriage when I was 20 that lasted 6 months – I don’t “count” it and never talk about it
20. I love football
21. I broke up with someone in high school because he had a brain “bubble” – if it dislodged he would die and it freaked me out
22. I have a banjo and want to learn to play it before I die
23. I was in choir in high school
24. My nickname was “Red” in school – from middle school on up
25. I hate Ohio drivers – well, I really hate pretty much every driver
26. I only have one pair of shoes
27. I have seen “An Affair to Remember” over 200 times
28. I hate shopping
29. I have been stalked
30. I lost my virginity at 17
31. I’m still being stalked
32. I still remember my high school boyfriend’s phone number – from 25 years ago
33. I’m utterly surprised that I’ve thought of 32 things so far, will be shocked if I make it to 100
34. I have a coffee stain birthmark barely visable on my calf
35. Speaking of coffee, I am a coffee addict – I drink several pots a day, from morning to bedtime
36. My favorite food is from the Japanese Steak House
37. My favorite snack is powdered donuts
38. I am an arachnaphobic – a SEVERE one
39. I love being pregnant
40. I played with a Ouija board once and it scared me to death – and I still have memories of it
41. I love love love horror movies
42. I’ve been robbed
43. My favorite actor is Cary Grant
44. I dated a 35 year old when I was 17
45. My favorite book is Momfidence, by Paula Spencer
46. I still want to hug my husband hard enough that I end up behind him
47. Some of my best friends live very far away and I’ve never met them in person
48. I love the family bed and wish everyone could experience how wonderful it is
49. I can’t eat scrambled or fried eggs without mustard
50. I am immune to poison ivy
51. I suffer from insomnia
52. I have never completed a home improvement project – something is always left undone, whether you can tell or not
53. I have been a victim of domestic violence
54. I have never skinny dipped
55. I didn’t experience pain in my drug-free childbirths
56. I support the death penalty whole-heartedly for any murderers (except self-defense)
57. My favorite subject in high school was English
58. I love doing laundry, but hate putting it away
59. I love playing euchre
60. I am the youngest of four siblings
61. I am hated on Internet chat rooms because of my laid-back, non-by-the-book parenting style that I freely brag about, and I love it
62. I’ve lived in three states – Ohio, Alaska, and Texas
63. I never went to a prom in school
64. I’ve been married three times
65. My first car was a 1969 Plymouth Valiant – and if I hadn’t wrecked it, I’d still be driving it – it was a great car
66. I can wiggle just one side of my nose
67. I’ve never been able to do a cartwheel
68. I used to be a bill collector
69. My best friend growing up was Cinda, and I miss her a lot
70. My sister and I are polar opposites and think we come from two different dads (LOL)
71. I’ve never met anyone famous face-to-face
72. I love to cook and would do it professionally if it didn’t require evening hours
73. I am addicted to The Food Network and it’s on most of the day
74. My ideal Friday night is being snuggled on the couch drinking hot coffee and eating popcorn, watching a thriller movie in the dark
75. I am even more stunned that I’ve thought of 74 things about myself than I was at 32 (cheating, I know)
76. I used to model when I was a teenager
77. I actually miss padded shoulders and wish they would come back in style
78. I was a “hood” in high school - because I smoked and wore leather jackets and concert t-shirts
79. My mom and I used to go out together to the bars to try to pick up dudes… we had a blast
80. I still remember the phone number of my childhood home
81. I once got so drunk I was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning
82. My first concert was the Scorpions
83. I sent wedding invitations to over 200 celebrities, and received about 30 autographed responses back (no one came… lol)
84. I have never questioned any of my parenting choices
85. My earliest childhood memory is of a “huge” gorilla in the basement that my brother teased me with
86. If I hit the lottery, the first thing I’d spend it on is electrolysis for my legs!
87. My favorite holiday is Halloween
88. I can’t sleep at anyone else’s home – even my parents; it’s either my house or a hotel
89. I could live in flannel pj’s if given the choice – I’ll even go grocery shopping in them… and have
90. I’ve never had a one-night-stand
91. I can’t stand female stand up comedians, except Paula Poundstone
92. Magic tricks piss me off
93. My dream vacation would be a trip to Venice
94. I suffer vertigo
95. I really want to be in the audience at the Ellen Degeneres show one day
96. I have been ”arrested” only once in my life – for a curfew violation when I was 17
97. I skipped school a lot – but still had a high GPA
98. I have never fought with my husband, in over 10 years together
99. I have to sleep with my right foot hanging off the side or foot of the bed to be comfortable
100. I have the best friends in the whole wide world