A Few Things...

O.K. so here is a tiny bit more information about moi-just for the curious...

1)My grandmother had only sisters.
2)She had only daughters.
3)Out of seven of her grandchildren, all but one are girls.
4)That one is my brother.
5)He was born when I was 11.
6)I call him my true first-born.
7)I have only daughters.
8)That means that in four generations, only one male has been born.
9)pretty unusual.
10)My brother is going to marry a girl who has only sisters.
11)Out of four generations, only two of us have remained married to the same man for more than two years.
12)I come from a long line of rebellious, divorced women.
13)I aim to break that record.
14)I am an EXTP on the Meyers-Briggs Personality Test. X means that I score evenly on Sensing/Intuiting.
15)I like so many things, that I hate having to make a "favorite" list.
16)A few foods that I really enjoy though: Avocadoes, tomatoes, Romaine Lettuce, Guacamole, cold cucumbers, homemade croutons, any kind of bread, Whole Wheat Bagels crisply toasted spread thick with cream cheese, BBQ Ribs, anything BBQ, Prime Rib, Rib-Eye (all medium rare), Pork Loin, seafood (except squid-too squeaky), Thai, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Argentinian, Cajun, French, Black olives, Green marinated olives, artichokes, marinated artichoke hearts, green grapes, Pink Lady Apples, juicy Navel oranges, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, walnuts, pecans, and especially almonds, maraschino cherries, Milk Duds and Theater Popcorn and Junior Mints to cleanse the salty palate.
17)Drinks that quench my thirst: Water (I love water), Skim Milk, Starbuck's Breakfast Blend loaded with half-n-half, Iced-Tea grainy with sugar, orange juice, Draft Beer, Stephen's Hot Chocolate with Marshmallow cream on top (have to be in the mood for it though), hot tea, homemade lemonade, White Zin, Frozen Lime Margaritas, Coke & Diet Coke (Never Pepsi-ilk).
18)I love discussing and reading about politics, but hate writing about them.
19) I love cats, but only outside.
20)I will never own any other breed of dog than a Labrador Retriever.
21)I have a chocolate female now.
22)Her name is Tasha's Brown Sugar Cake, or Tasha for short.
23)I am a reformed Christian.
24)Definitely not a fundamentalist.
25)I enjoy all genres of music except country.
26)Well, the country of the last 20 years, that is.
27)I like Waylon Jennings, he is the only exception.
28)I was born in Oklahoma.
29)But moved to Missouri when I was 16.
30)I lived more years there than Oklahoma, so I consider it my home state.
31)Rae is my middle name.
32)To annoy my mother, I decided to go by it instead of my first name.
33)Which I shall not reveal.
34)I never met my real father, but have seen pictures.
35)I have his green eyes, broad shoulders, height, and feet.
36)I also have his introspective personality.
37)Everything else is just like my mother.
38)Which I used to loathe, but now accept, and rather like it.
39)I really enjoy foreign films.
40)but only with subtitles, never dubbed!
41)I hate living in Utah and will never look back once we leave.
42)I am trying to learn how to be positive about the whole experience.
43)But it is extremely challenging.
44)I met my beloved R on the first day of classes in the fall semester of 1988 at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
45)We didn't date for a few months, though, because I was a bit afraid of the chemistry that I felt between us.
46)He is the funniest man I have ever known. Really! Jim Carrey beat him to Hollywood.
47)With him, I laugh more than I breathe.
48)This has been instrumental in the healing of my soul from my horrific childhood.
49)I taught all of my children how to read.
50)They all read waaaaay above their grade level, and I am extremely proud that I have been instrumental in this.
51)I buy at least one new book a month.
52)I love children's literature.
53) The 500+ childrens books on our shelf attest to that.
54)I also like history, biography, philosphy, theology, and sometimes swerve into the dysfunctional fiction area, but only once in awhile.
55)I studied Literature, Photo Journalism, and Human Environmental Sciences in college.
56)I like Georgia O'Keefe (no, I don't see *that* in her pictures), and most of R.C. Gorman's work.
57) I have a huge print of his hanging over our bed, Laila with Child.
58)I loved nursing more than being pregnant.
59)Being pregnant wasn't so bad, just hard on me physically as I grew them big.
60)I always gained 50 pounds with each pregnancy.
61)But always lost it.
62)I spent 8 years in my twenties being pregnant or nursing.
63)I was once asked "Who did your b_ _bs?" in a Las Vegas Airport elevator.
64)"God," I replied.
65)"I am gonna pray harder," she said.
66)Gift giving and words of encouragement are my primary love languages.
67)I sometimes write poetry.
68)But never share it with anyone.
69)I love to sing, but not really in public.
70)I used to have a secret dream of becoming a singer/songwriter.
71)I love to make people laugh.
72)I only had braces for 9 months.
73)I really enjoy starting projects and coming up with ideas, but hate having to impliment them.
74)I am terrible with follow through.
75)But am improving.
76)I have never been terribly organized, but being the home educating mother of four has placed me in the position to at least try to be.
77)I love to cook and bake.
78)But also love to eat out.
79)My two closest girl-friends also have ambiguous names (Kris, Eddie).
80)I love flowers, all kinds.
81)When I read a word that I don't know the meaning of, I must look it up (thanks to R).
82)Thus, I have a well-worn dictionary next to my bed.
83)I always read while tubbing.
84)Simply by Clinque is my all-time favorite perfume.
85)I have a fantasy of living by the Pacific, on an island close to the mainland.
86)I love night.
87)I used to be a night owl, but rearing children has altered that.
88)I love sardonic humor.
89)I hate bad driving.
90)and rudeness.
91)My first car was a blue VW Dasher.
92)I received more tickets in my 20's (4) than in my 30's (0).
93)none of the tickets were deserved, of course.
94)I was only in one traffic accident, and I wasn't the one ticketed.
95)I always wear my seat belt.
96)I have ridden on a motorcycle once, and it was exhilarating.
97)My favorite seasons are Spring, Summer, and Fall.
98)I like winter only in theory.
99)My third toe on my left foot is longer than the other toes (except the big one, of course). You know, instead of the second one being the longest?
100)I once read that people who have this physical anomalie are creative and artistic.
101)R says someone with the third toe longer than the others said that.
102)I really do believe in Heaven; believe I am going there; and cannot wait to see my Savior face-to-face.