100 things about me!

100 Random things about me:

Dated 12/30/09

1. I am a mother.
2. I am a wife.
3. I am a homeschool teacher.
4. I am secretary to my hubby.
5. I have two daughters.
6. I live on a small farm.
7. I currently have 5 cows.
8. I have two dogs.
9. I am getting a cat for the barn but I don’t like cats.
10. I am youngest of 3.
11. I also have 3 half siblings.
12. My parents divorced when I was 2.
13. I was raised, mostly, by my dad.
14. I was raised, helpfully, by my aunt and uncle.
15. My husband will tell you my sister raised me and its all her fault!
16. My oldest daughter is 11.
17. My youngest is 9; almost 10.
18. I have 2 nieces and 1 nephew on my side. (not counting the half family)
19. I have 5 nephews and 4 nieces on my hubby’s side (not counting step family)
20. I attend House of Prayer Church.
21. I am the Upward Cheerleading Coordinator at the church.
22. I am the Volunteer Coordinator at our local homeschool co-op.
23. I have 3 sister-in-laws and 1 brother-in-law.
24. I grew up with at least 3 sets of grandparents at all times. (adpoted, married into, etc.)
25. My eyes get really big when I talk about something exciting.
26. I’m nervous about starting this blog, but feel God is going to do something with it.
27. My sister-in-law, Sharla Patrick, encouraged me to start this blog.
28. I love the name of this blog, mostly because I came up with it my self.
29. I can have great ideas, but they come in spurts.
30. I have amazing powers of deduction.
31. I was a cheerleader in 9th and 10th grade.
32. I attended two different highschools.
33. I have an accounting diploma.
34. I don’t like accounting.
35. I graduated college with honors.
36. I had my first child at 18.
37. I had my second at 19.
38. I was married at 17.
39. I am currently married 12 years.
40. My husband is more handsome than yours.
41. My husband is named after a king in the Bible.
42. I thought he was much older than he really was when we first met.
43. I attended my husband’s prom and graduation but didn’t meet him for nearly two years afterward.
44. I love milking a cow, but it can be time consuming.
45. Maisy is our milk cow.
46. My desk is always messy.
47. I don’t enjoy laundry!
48. My floors don’t get mopped often enough.
49. I don’t like cleaning bathrooms.
50. I am slightly addicted to Facebook!
51. I make my own butter.
52. I can make some soft cheeses.
53. I eat toast with butter most mornings for breakfast.
54. I gained 63 pounds during my first pregnancy.
55. This is the only time I have weighed more than my hubby.
56. My oldest daughter resembles me.
57. My youngest daughter resembles my hubby’s sister.
58. I sell farm fresh butter.
59. I’m not as in love with Chocolate as most women.
60. I perfer tangy to sweet.
61. I milk my cow twice a day.
62. I love to vacation in Mexico.
63. I have been to Mexico 6 times.
64. Once via a cruise.
65. 5 times at an all-inclusive resort.
66. I want to go back.
67. I drive a hybrid car.
68. I think trees are beautiful.
69. I’m NOT a tree hugger.
70. But I think I should try hugging a tree first.
71. I like to read.
72. I enjoy audio books also.
73. I just finished “Dear John” by Nicholas Sparks. It was on audio.
74. My family listens to audio books when we travel via car.
75. I like to sew.
76. I’m not good at it yet.
77. I would like to learn how to quilt one day.
78. My Christmas wreath has been up all year.
79. My house was built by my husband.
80. I enjoy hot baths.
81. I especially like baths when I don’t feel well.
82. I think sleep is one of the greatest gifts from God.
83. My mother-in-law teaches fiddle to my youngest child.
84. She teaches piano to the eldest child.
85. She is the 4th fiddle teacher we have had and the best by far!
86. I’ve had braces twice.
87. I worked in the banking business twice.
88. I worked for a lawyer once.
89. I worked at a day care once.
90. I met my husband when I worked at Ingles (during highschool).
91. My first car was a 1991 Ford Tempo GL.
92. It was baby blue.
93. I am currently living in the 5th house of my marriage.
94. My husband bought our first house for $25,000.
95. My husband calls me “Milk Maid”.
96. There was about 6 inches of snow on the ground the day I got married.
97. I survived the Blizzard of 1993.
98. I was bullied all during school.
99. This is the longest list I’ve ever made.
100. My motto is “To live a simple life, Yet feel abundantly blessed”.

I hope you learned lots about me.  I am always open to comments, suggestions and ideas, so feel free to comment on anything you see on my blog.

Thanks,

The Milk Maid