Monday, August 11, 2008

Useless facts about me

  • I have no full siblings
  • I am the oldest of 38 grandchildren
  • I have been with my husband since I was 17
  • I can tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue (endlessly fascinating at a bar)
  • I breast fed BOTH of my boys- my youngest till he was 2.5
  • I am not really a Dr but I play on on TV (AKA I know alot of medical shit..lol)
  • I have been online since 99
  • my parents were only married for 2 years
  • my eldest boy was a surprise- I was in the middle of planning my wedding when I found out I was pregnant
  • my best friend has been my friend since we were in grade school
  • I moved out a month after I graduated from high school- I moved to Utah :)
  • I LOVE to garden
  • I smoke
  • I JUST got a tattoo
  • I learned to drive- when I was 22
  • My mom, my dad and my gramma have the same phone number as when I was a kid
  • I despise cleaning- but I like the results
  • I have been a licensed hair stylist since 95
  • My birthday is December 19
  • I go to therapy once a week
  • I have colored my hair since I was 13
  • My family is littered w/ alcoholism yet I am not an alcoholic
  • I was DX'd with major Depression
  • I am medicated for afore mentioned depression
  • My moms dad was schizophrenic
  • I broke my ankle and have a plate and screws in my ankle
  • My grandmother is married to my father in law (yet my husband and I have been together longer)
  • my sister and I have the same cousin, but we are related on different side of her family
  • I do not remember my parents ever living together
  • I am a slight internet addict
  • I just lost 25 lbs in 18 months
  • I have almost at much gray hair as my mom (I am about 30% she is 45%)
  • I procrastinate ALOT
  • I have ADD
  • Sarcasm is a parenting skill as far as I am concerned
  • I LOVE to paint (walls, not pictures)
  • I am a thrift store JUNKIE
  • I can read a book in one day
  • My favorite book is The Stand by Stephen King
  • I heart CHEESE, any cheese... *drool*
  • I gave birth both times with NO medication
  • If I had one more, I would have a homebirth
  • Both of my boys had the cord wrapped around them in one way or another at their birth
  • One of my fondest wishes is to become a Doula