100 Things About Me - A Work in Progress

1. I am the youngest of 5 children.
2. My sister and I are 6 years and 7 months apart. She is the oldest.
3. I was born in Mesa AZ.
4. I have lived in AZ, WA, ID and UT.
5. UT was my favorite place to live.
6. I really don't like living in AZ. It is too hot, but Big Daddy has a really good job here.
7. I haven't had a job in over 9 years.
8. I feel blessed to be able to stay home with my kids.
9. We would be much more stable financially if I worked outside the home.
10. I was a corporate travel agent in my past life.
11. I really liked my job.
12. I like being a stay-at-home mom A LOT more.
13. I have 5 kids.
14. I love my kids so much that sometimes it actually hurts.
15. I had one miscarriage. I still mourn that baby.
16. I had my first baby when I was 30.
17. I had my fifth baby when I was 38.
18. I got married when I was 28. Big Daddy was 22.
19. I am 6 years older than Big Daddy.
20. We have been married 12 years.
21. I didn't have any idea how hard marriage would be. I knew it would be hard. I didn't know it would be this hard.
22. I don't think I am an easy person to live with.
23. I like to get my way.
24. I think usually my way is right.
25. I am learning to say I am wrong - the few times it has happened.
26. I try to use humor to diffuse stressful times.
27. I like to laugh.
28. I have a really strange sense of humor.
29. Sometimes I laugh at really inappropriate things. Not out of nervousness - I think they are funny.
30. I like funny movies.
31. I don't have a favorite movie. There are too many to choose from.
32. I don't like horror movies - at all.
33. As I get older I enjoy chick-flicks more.
34. I don't like watching movies in theaters.
35. I get nervous being in large crowds.
36. I would much rather read a book than watch a movie.
37. I stay up too late reading.
38. Once I start a book I have to finish it. Even if I don't like it.
39. I went a long time without ever reading a book for pleasure.
40. I thought I was too busy being a mom to read.
41. I want my kids to see reading as a fun thing to do.
42. I don't have a favorite book. There are too many to choose from.
43. I am a fairly fast reader.
44. I really like the library.
45. Because of the library I am more eclectic in my choices of books to read.
46. I don't like listening to books on tape.
47. I like to listen to music.
48. I LOVE my ipod.
49. I don't have a favorite song or type of music. There is too many to choose from.
50. I don't like country music.
51. I like to clean to hard rock music.
52. My house isn't a clean as I would like it to be.
53. I am not as thin as I would like to be.
54. I have a hard time setting goals and achieving them.