100 Things

I love the idea of an 100 Things About Me List, so here is mine.

1. I’m still scared of monsters under the bed and can not have any part of me hanging over the bed or my toes not covered up when I go to sleep.
2. I backpacked through Europe for a month when I turned 18.
3. I’ve always wanted to kill an elk to make my father proud of me.
4. I love playing games and am really competitive.
5. I used to be an artist, but have let it fade over the years.
6. I always wanted to have five children.
7. I never went on a date in high school.
8. My husband was my first kiss.
9. I fell in love with Tom because I thought it was really cool that he ran a mile in four minutes and twenty-four seconds.
10. I’ve always admired a man’s legs if he has shapely calves.
11. I used to despise my sister-in-law Regina because she has had three children in the past five years and is a size 2 with a completely flat stomach! I’m over it now.
12. I’ll never have a completely flat stomach.
13. I enjoy working out.
14. I like to sleep, and I believe that naps are heavenly.
15. I have thyroid disease.
16. I hate thyroid disease.
17. I want to be a better, more spiritual person.
18. I want my children to remember me as being a fun and happy mom.
19. I believe I married the kindest man in the world.
20. I can be very stubborn, intense and angry.
21. I started biting my nails when I was eight, and still have not stopped.
22. I’m trying to be nicer, more understanding, and more forgiving.
23. I wish my dad wanted to be a part of my life and know my babies.
24. When I was born they thought I was retarded.
25. When I was a toddler they used to throw ice on me to calm my raging fits.
26. I love to go camping.
27. I’ve always been naturally strong, or just really determined.
28. I’ve always hated school.
29. I used to ditch school on a regular basis. My parents either didn’t know, or didn’t care.
30. I’ve been told several times that I’m a free spirit. My mother has told me that it’s a blessing I wasn’t raised in the 60’s.
31. I don’t like people to tell me I can’t do something.
32. I’m a hard worker, and I enjoy outdoor work.
33. People usually think I’m a snob when they first meet me, but I’m actually really shy around strangers.
34. I’ve always enjoyed a new hair cut or a new hair color, I love makeovers.
35. I don’t like to wear make-up everyday. My mother would be upset if she saw how often I don’t wear it.
36. I’ve always wanted to be a vet.
37. I love animals. My father and I used to plan on having a farm with every animal you could imagine living on it.
38. I’ve always had a poodle in my life (except for recently), and he’s always been a pure-bred silver poodle.
39. I’m a really good shot with a gun, high-powered or just a 22.
40. I’ve always liked to show off if there’s something I can do better than a boy. I've always felt a need to prove myself.
41. I love horseback riding.
42. I spent 10 days in Chile six and a half years ago, but don’t remember a thing because I was too busy staring at Tom’s picture in the back of a van.
43. The only time I’ve ever been popular has been in kindergarten, the kids used to take turns sitting by me for lunch.
44. I was really mean when I was younger and used to beat up on several different boys.
45. I once tied the neighbor boy up and shaved his legs.
46. That same year I shot out several windows in a house my father was building with a BB gun.
47. I worked construction for a summer when I was 12 to pay for the windows I broke.
48. I love to read books.
49. My biggest weakness is chocolate.
50. I’ve always preferred to eat sweets over real food.
51. I enjoy cooking and trying out new recipes.
52. I ran a 10K in 2005 and am really proud of that.
53. I like to lift weights.
54. I love being in the forest and seeing elk.
55. I really like karaoke.
56. I’ve always wanted to live on a ranch in Montana.
57. I’ve always felt like I was treated more like a boy than a girl growing up. My chores always consisted of things such as mowing the lawn, picking up dog crap, taking out trash…all the boy jobs.
58. I’ve never been allowed to be in the same room as Amy when she’s having an asthma attack. All she has to do is look at me to become absolutely hysterical with giggles.
59. I have a lot of irrational fears in my life.
60. I love being together with family and hanging out.
61. I was once almost arrested for shooting a water gun into a 4th of July parade.
62. I’ve always wanted to serve a mission.
63. I like to buy presents for other people.
64. I’ve always wanted to be able to sing and dance.
65. I have a huge desire to someday be on stage.
66. I enjoy being the center of attention only if it’s on my terms.
67. I want to have a cabin in the forest one day.
68. I have an embarrassing laugh that goes off like a bomb when something really funny catches me off guard.
69. I like to tease.
70. I don’t like it when people don’t get along.
71. When Collin was first born they took him down to the special care nursery and there was a really scary moment when I thought he had died. I’ll never forget that feeling.
72. I enjoy going through labor.
73. I wish I could rid the world of injustice at times.
74. I’m super defensive of my children and have often been called a mother tigress.
75. I have a really soft heart that I try to cover with toughness.
76. One of my favorite movies is Homeward Bound and I’m usually sobbing by the end.
77. People that don’t know me very well are surprised when they discover my super hyper silly side.
78. I want to travel to Africa someday and see the Serengeti.
79. I think it’s beyond crazy that my husband’s parents have lived in the same house their entire marriage.
80. I get bored easily and am always ready to switch things up.
81. The night before I delivered Talin I stayed up and rearranged all the furniture in the house while Tom yelled at me and tried his best to keep up.
82. I believe strongly in trusting your gut instinct.
83. I have a hard time trusting people.
84. I’ve never lived in a house since I’ve been married.
85. I enjoy folding laundry.
86. I fantasize often about having a home and a yard.
87. I try my hardest to be a grateful person and not complain.
88. I like to make people happy and often do that at the cost of keeping my true feelings hidden.
89. As a child I endured the horrors of being given a swirly. I’m over it now and won’t mention the culprit’s names.
90. I’ve always wanted to get into photography, and love pictures.
91. I hate pictures of myself and am often horrified at how unphotogenic I am.
92. I don’t like to change dirty diapers and if Tom is around we always play rock, paper, scissors to decide who will change it.
93. I get frustrated easily and am often impatient; I’m trying to do better with that.
94. I hate feeling weak or a loss of control.
95. I love to reminisce and talk about the old days.
96. I miss being a child and being innocent of the world.
97. I’ve always been someone to hand a few dollars to a man on the corner of the street with a sign.
98. I’ve always loved my family fiercely.
99. I treasure a memory of Tyler and I tracking a herd of elk in the forest and being able to get very close and observe a fight between two bulls.
100. I’m deathly afraid of heights.