So, without further ado, here I go:
- I was born in Cedar City, Utah
- My mom almost didn't make it to the hospital and I was almost born along the side of I-15.
- I am a little bit OCD, just ask my family.
- I got a tick in my ear when I was a baby.
- I also caused my mom to run into a tree, with her truck, when I was about 2 years old.
- I love reality TV and really wish I had the guts to go on Survivor.
- I enjoy a hot bath more than anything.
- I crochet to lose weight.
- I have an older brother who died of cancer this past January.
- I played the flute when I was in 7th grade.
- I am totally completely tone deaf.
- I used to catch Horny Toads when I was little and keep them as pets.
- I was a total tomboy when I was growing up and I think I still am.
- I love doing a job well.
- I really really would like some grand kids someday soon.
- I am addicted to working out.
- I tear up at almost any hint of sadness.
- My favorite subject in school was math. To bad I am not so good at it now.
- My least favorite subject in school was English. Can you tell? hahahaha
- I am the third child of 4.
- My nieces and nephews think I am the coolest Aunt.
- I have a really hard time with conflict.
- I hate for my children to be mad at me, or any body else for that matter.
- I love to give service but I hate coming up with a service to do. Tell what you need and I will do it with a smile.
- I love to go camping.
- I broke my right wrist doing a cartwheel when I was 12.
- I was a cheerleader for 1 year in high school.
- I grew up with the wrong last name in a small town, but I did marry the right last name.
- I was on my high school drill team for 1 year.
- I also played basketball and volleyball. Loved them both but hated the jammed fingers.
- I love to read.
- I am the worlds worst speller. Thank you for Spell Check, my life saver.
- I am the mother of 3 boys, 2 born completely natural, and one born with help from PIT, and I never did get an epidural.
- My last baby was born in 2 hours.
- With my second child, the one with PIT, I went home less than 12 hours after he was born.
- I love to work beside by husband, midMan.
- I have been eating chicken salad for lunch for the past 2 1/2 years. Am I bored with it yet? NOPE!!!
- Jesus is my Savior, and I thank God for His sacrifice each day.
- I am an animal lover.
- I am beyond proud of my boys.
- My mom and dad would not let me watch scary movies when I was little because I would have nightmares for months.
- Our childhood dog, Cindy, attached me when I was little and I had to have a bunch of stitches in my face. You can't tell now. Great Doc.
- My Little Grandma told me I would get sick if I kept biting my fingernails. I quit immediately.
- I love to go barefoot.
- I love my house to be cold and then I curl up in a blanket.
- I am tired of Panda Express.
- When I was 30 I broke my little toe twice in 2 weeks. I have since then broken it 4 more times.
- I love the smell of a warm puppy. Except for our dog Bella's breath, it will make your toes curl.
- I eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies.
- But I really crave anything baked.
- I can't seem to bake cakes lately. They all fall flat. I really know not why.
- Sometimes I get really tired of being the responsible one.
- My daughter-in-law has a 4.0 GPA in the Accounting Program at SUU.
- My 3 boys are all completely different. Dion likes computers, Dayton likes cars, and right now Dylan likes football.
- I really love my job.
- I do about 200,000 keystrokes a week on the 10 key on my computer at work.
- I have had four surgery's to fix my hands and shoulder in the past 4 years. One for a ganglion cyst, one to re-attach the ligament in my thumb, one for carpel tunnel, and I had a shoulder de-compression done.
- I am addicted to Blogging. I love it.
- I just got a really good camera and am currently learning how to be a better photographer. And I am so not a professional, just something I enjoy doing.
- I love to go hiking.
- I love to ride ATV's
- I really love to bake.
- My youngest son was hit by a truck when he was 6. He's OK now.
- My oldest was burned in a flash fire two weeks later. He's OK, no scars.
- My middle son got a ticket for riding an ATV one week later. He still likes to go fast.
- My middle son also decided to drive heavy road machinery when he was 7 years old.
- I used to go help my uncles milk cows.
- I really would like to learn how to jog. But I don't think my body wants to.
- I love YOGA, but my shoulder and neck do not. I really should go take a class I bet I am totally doing it wrong.
- My husband and I have been married 26 1/2 years. YEAH!!!!!
- I can drive a forklift.
- But I can't drive a motorcycle. They run away from me and leave me standing.
- I was engaged to be married when I was a junior in high school. Did not work out, he was going out with 2 other girls at the same time.
- I used to be a little bit on the wild side.
- I have a tattoo of a heart with bubbles on my right ankle.
- I love to go to football games.
- I love to work really hard beside my husband. We are a team.
- I love my life.
- Someday my husband and I will have a log cabin and live in it forever.
- One of the memories from my childhood that just sticks with me is when we came home from my Great Grandpa's funeral and my dad had bought a new lawn mower, he stayed home.
- I used to sleep walk, a lot, when I was a child. One time I ended up outside in my mom's car.
- I used to talk in my sleep, too. Guess what?!? I still do and so do my kids.
- My sister and I got into a fight, at my Grandma's house, and I ripped her shirt off of her. The fight went on for about an hour, our parents let us fight it out. I don't think either one of us won and I have no idea what it was about.
- I had the coolest bike when I was younger. It was blue and would go faster than a 10 speed.
- I really love flowers. Bet ya couldn't tell.
- I do not take compliments well. I just can't figure out what you are supposed to do when you get one, I am always embarrassed.
- I believe that 'Thank You' can go along way in making this world a little nicer.
- My dad used to call me 'PeeWee.'
- When I was little I thought I was adopted. I can remember crying over it, I was just broken up at the thought.
- I was deathly afraid of my mom's dad, Grandpa Garner. He just scared me!!!
- I loved to feed the calves, at my uncles farm, when I was a kid.
- My biggest accomplishments in life to date is that of being a wife and mother.
- I live to please everyone. I want to make the world happy. :)
- I worry entirely to much about what other people will think.
- I really do not care what kind of car I drive just as long as it is not a mom van.
- I once had a boyfriend with the nickname 'Pickels'.
- I love to laugh. I love to laugh with abandon.
- My younger brother, who is 42, is going to be a father for the first time. And I am so completely excited.
- I so love the rain. It is so soothing to the soul. And the world looks so clean afterwards.
- I love that my life is full and that I am content, most of the time, with who I am.
Hopefully this wasn't to painful to read. I really hope that someone enjoyed this little bit of Rae.
Love to All,
midRae
Wow. We have a lot in common. I won't name them all...but I laugh with abandon too. I got that from my mom. I drive a mom van. I dislike math in school, English was my thing. I used to not know what to do with compliments, but now I know you say "thank-you" with a smile added in for good measure.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I feel like I know you now! You are a laughing, loving life, super exerciser woman with the nickname PeeWee! :) hee hee
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to read about you. Thanks for letting me know you did this.