100 Random Facts About Me

Thought I would do this, just to see if I could:

1. I am the oldest of 7 children.

2. My first career goal was to be a Solid Gold dancer.

3. I am getting braces (again) in about a month.

4. When I was little, we took in a stray mutt. After a trip to the groomer's, we discovered that we actually had a miniature poodle!

5. I once belly-danced solo for a crowd of 6000 people.

6. I hate the smell of crayons.

7. I love the smell of baby shampoo-not in the bottle, has to be on my freshly-bathed kids' heads.

8. I could eat homemade beef tamales for breakfast, lunch and dinner...for the rest of my life.

9. I believe that chocolate should be the 5th food group.

10. I collect flip-flops.

11. I taught 7th grade English for 2 years-then decided to stay home and do my best to make sure that my kids didn't end up like some of the ones I taught.

12. Because of #11, I have a favorite Backstreet Boy.

13. I attend television show tapings whenever I get the chance. I'm afraid that if I ever got tickets to Oprah, I would have to find another reason to live.

14. I have IBS.

15. I love to take bubble baths.

16. I never have time for bubble baths.

17. Until my MRI results last week, I thought that I had MS or a brain tumor. It turned out to be a weird infection in my sinuses.

18. I had a dream about my daughter in China when I was about 8 years old.

19. Because of #18, I believe that my daughter is/will be in an orphanage in a metal crib. Since not all orphanages have these types of cribs, I believe that I could narrow down her whereabouts with a little research. However, I choose not to do that. I want to be surprised-but I'll check it out after the referral comes and let you know!

20. I am really good at nagging my husband.

21. My husband is a patient man!

22. My husband and I have known each other since I was 12 and he was 13.

23. I eat scabs...just seeing if you're still with me ;o)

24. I hate to fold laundry.

25. I was married at 19.

26. I hate to sing. At church, I mouth the words Milli Vanilli style.

27. I have always wanted to be a news anchor-even used to practice my news-chick hairdo.

28. I spend way too much time on the computer.

29. All parts of my house are cleaned regularly-but never all clean at the same time.

30. I am addicted to shopping clearance racks.

31. I have a degree in Spanish but couldn't hold a conversation in Spanish to save my life.

32. I would like to live in Seattle one day.

33. My scrapbooks will never be caught up.

34. I am obsessed with oral hygiene-I love my tongue cleaner.

35. With a fresh pedicure, I am ready to conquer the world.

36. I rarely engage in any activity regularly without taking it over in some way.

37. I am doing home studies for other adoptive families.

38. I like even numbers. (Hmmm, Meili will be #5...we might have to do something about that.)

39. I once did a cooking segment on a local morning talk show. The kitchen set was beautiful but all I could think about during the show was the Rice Krispies that were in the sink left by the camera crew earlier that morning.

40. When it comes to home decorating, I can't seem to get away from reds and browns.

41. I was the most obsessed Michael Jackson fan on the planet in the 80's...and the 90's.

42. I still have a pair of Michael Jackson LA Gear shoes up in the closet that I can't seem to get rid of.

43. In the future, when nosy people ask me if my daughter is adopted, I plan to respond by asking them if they were born vaginally or by c-section.

44. In beauty school, I gave a perm to an Asian man.

45. In high school, I was on the drill team.

46. I have given birth to 4 children in about 12 hours-total. My brother, James, has made up a sound effect for my birthing process. It sounds like someone hocking a loogie.

47. I am always right-ask my husband; he'll tell you.

48. I had bone tumors removed from my right knee twice as a teenager.

49. I get really excited about "rabbit poop" ice. You know, not the cubes-the stuff that is easy to chew?

50. In high school, I would pass up dates to take babysitting jobs.

51. I love the beach.

52. I would like to visit all of the lighthouses in the country.

53. I am deathly afraid of snakes. I saw 18 of them around town (and 1 in our garage) last year.

54. I am allergic to Sulfa.

55. I like to eat much better than I like to cook.

56. While pregnant with my 4th child, I was victim to some obscenities from some students in a school bus on the freeway. To make a long story short...the story ends with me boarding the bus and demanding apologies from the offenders.

57. I am convinced that there is some sort of emergency alert system connected to my toilet seat. ..as soon as I sit down, there is a child at the door within 5 seconds!

58. I can't have any pets until all of my children are potty trained because it would adversely affect the anus-to-caregiver ratio in my home.

59. I like to organize closets.

60. I used to not be able to drink anything out of a plastic cup.

61. My right leg is 3/4 inch longer than my left.

62. My husband proposed to me in his mother's Hyundai Sonata in a movie theater parking lot.

63. I've been married for 12 1/2 years.

64. I'm 32.

65. Yesterday I put 80 miles on my car even though I was never more than 5 miles from home.

66. I talk a lot.

67. I shave my legs about twice a year. In between times, there are about 6 blond hairs on each leg.

68. I once went on a date with Jerry Supiran-he played Jaime on the 80's t.v. show, "Small Wonder." (Remember? Vicky the robot, red dress...he was the brother...)

69. I feel mildly ill after typing #68.

70. I used to be able to wrap both legs around my neck at the same time.

71. I think that the hormones associated with adoption are equal to if not worse than those associated with pregnancy.

72. The next time I hear "Looks like you've got your hands full!" at the grocery store with my kids- I.AM.GOING.TO.VOMIT.

73. I don't trust health care professionals.

74. I have a low tolerance for stupidity.

75. I never wanted to give birth to any children after 30. When I was young, I thought that it was because 30 was old. Now, I know that it was because then I would be eligible to adopt from China!!!

76. I can replace a garbage disposal by myself.

77. I won a spelling bee in the 6th grade.

78. I've never had a beer in my life. I think it smells like horse pee. In fact, I could say that I have never had alcohol if my grandma hadn't slipped me a daquiri. I didn't think that it had alcohol in it because a) I didn't think she drank and b) I didn't think that a drink with whipped cream on it would contain alcohol.

79. I sleep with my mouth open, waaaay open. Once on a road trip, I woke up with about 25 Tootsie Roll wrappers in my mouth thanks to my brother, James.

80. I had an 8:30 bedtime the night before I got married.

81. I predict that Chris will be the next American Idol.

82. I enjoy racing go-carts. I can beat my husband but he won't admit it.

83. I kill plants.

84. I plan to register at Target, not because I expect anyone to buy anything-I just want to play with the scanner.

85. I can't stand animated characters on children's clothing-especially if they are an iron-on! The fact that my children have a few is a testament to my love for them!

86. I don't take a sip of liquid until I am completely finished with a meal.

87. I've been to the MTV Music Awards.

88. I find President Bush moderately attractive.

89. I sometimes daydream about being an "empty-nester."

90. I love being a mom.

91. I wish that my husband was home more often.

92. I can't seem to keep myself out of Wal-Mart for more than 3 days at a time.

93. I love to see the view of city lights from an airplane.

94. I told my husband that I was going to marry him on our second date.

95. I miss my grandpa. If he were here, he'd call Meili "an oriental" but he would love her!

96. I will write a book one day-just don't know what it will be about yet.

97. It doesn't make sense to me that a person would have bad teeth, yet own a cell phone. Priorities people!

98. I am proud of my husband and children.

99. I can't believe that I am about to finish this list!

100. I am finding the anticipation of the 5th child just as exciting as the first!