100th Post

Well, here it is. Trumpets, please. Da da dadaaaaa! My 100th post. And along with it, the blogdom tradition of 100 things about me. Is there actually 100 things about me? I'm a pretty simple gal. Oh, there's one I'll use. Will you actually sit thru a listing of 100 things? I'm starting to sweat already and I haven't even begun. But I'll grab this bull by the horns, or rather this post by keyboard?, and give it my best shot. I'm always up for a challenge! Gulp!

1. Things like this seem very hard for me!
2. I love the Lord my God
3. I have a wonderful hubby who, bless his heart, does not get this blogging thing I'm into.
4. I run to my email to check it constantly. He wonders why.
5. I love checking my mail.
6. I have 3 great kids.
7. I have started a new era in that I no longer have elementary aged children.
8. I usually don't have a hard time meeting people.
9. Although I can sometimes be shy. (Quit laughing Shalee!)
10. Like when playing charades.
11. Some types of people do intimidate me.
12. 'Cause I feel I don't measure up to them.
13. That's a problem I'm working on.
14. Jesus saved me out of a life of partying and drinking.
15. I am very thankful and grateful.
16. So I don't drink at all anymore.
17. But I love big get togethers.
18. I love contemporary worship songs.
19. But I also love hymns thrown in throughout those.
20. I love every instrument that can be used in worship.
21. I'm not big on listening to teaching tapes.
22. I like a hard copy, like a book, or workbook, in my hands.
23. That goes for pictures, too.
24. I'm trained to work with severly handicapped individuals.
25. Loved that job!
26. I quite so I could be home with my children.
27. That's how the dayhome started.
28. I've been taking care of children in my home for 16 years now.
29. I love the kids.
30. I sometimes find the administrative stuff hard.
31. I'm not great with confrontation.
32. I have to go over exactly what I'm gonna say and supposedly the person's response, over and over to myself, before I can confront.
33. I go over every scenario I can think of.
34. That's 'cause I usually think of what I could have said an hour after the conversation has passed.
35. I'm a usually forgiving type of person.
36. I might get offended quickly, but it's gone just as quickly.
37. I tend to get taken advantage of 'cause of this.
38. I absolutely hate and am scared of wasps.
39. The hair stands up on my arms if they won't leave me alone.
40. I've become a good pretender in front of the kids about staying calm.
41. I love to laugh.
42. I always cry when I laugh hard.
43. I can get quite silly when with the right people. (I'm not mentioning any names, Shalee)
44. I have to wear waterproof mascara.
45. I love watching sports.
46. Love, basketball and hockey, much to hubby's dismay. He hates hockey.
47. I love the mountains.
48. And lakes.
49. I've been to Hungary.
50. And Hawaii.
51. I've never been to the east coast or the west coast.
52. I love to swim.
53. And all things water.
54. I want to try water skiing.
55. I love to cook.
56. I love to eat, so the two work hand in hand.
57. I cook hearty and yummy, not with weird ingrediants.
58. I want to take different kinds of cooking classes.
59. I love to read.
60. I think books are like gold.
61. I love the smell of a new book and love to be the first to crack it open. It's a rush.
62. I can spend hours in a book store or library.
63. I have no problem with stopping the reading of the book if it's vulgar or smutty or play by play s*x.
64. I've walked out of movies for the same reason.
65. No book or show is worth pushing that into my mind and heart.
66. I think some people would label me a prude.
67. I like to think of it as protecting my mind and heart.
68. I love coffee. Almost any kind.
69. My favorite food is pizza.
70. I love the food channel.
71. Love walks in the rain. Sprinkle or drizzle, not downpour.
72. Love flowers.
73. I hate dusting.
74. Love vacuuming.
75. I'm sweating here... it's getting harder.
76. I'm a procrastinator. Big time.
77. I talk things out, out loud 'cause if I hear myself say it, I'll know if it sounds dumb or not right.
78. I can be faithful to a fault.
79. Love candles with a nice soft, subtle scent.
80. Favorite women's cologne is Coco Channel.
81. Favorite men's cologne is Stetson.
82. I love hot air balloons.
83. Will chase them around the city to watch them take off and land.
84. I cry when the national anthem is sung by a crowd.
85. I usually don't cry pretty
86. I've had short hair most of my life.
87. I'm a long hair wanna be.
88. Love dates with my hubby.
89. I'm pretty computer illiterate. Blogging has taught me lots.
90. I've made some pretty nice friends through this thing called blogging.
91. I have to flip my pillow as soon as I get in bed. Don't know why.
92. I'm stuck now so the next 8 is from my youngest daughter.
93. I'm a taxi driver (for my kids)
94. I cook and do laundry (for them)
95. I give the best hugs.
96. I love my kids.
97. I'm a homework helper.
98. I help my kids when they are hurt.
99. I let my daughter help me cook.
100. I'm awesome. (I think I'll take said daughter to DQ for a treat now!)

Well, if you hung in there and made it through all 100 you also deserve something, so here's a little bouquet you can take home.