40 things you probably didn’t want to know about me

So, you want to know more about me, huh? Well, here you go! And even if you didn’t ask, you still get too. Lucky you!!

1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? 4 bedroom, 2 bath house with husband, 5 children and no pets ( I have 5 children and no yard after all)

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? the Bible
3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? a solid blue one that says “Office Max” on it
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Monopoly and Phase 10 (which is not a board game, but is my favorite game to play)
5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Keepers At Home (which is a quarterly, Mennonite/Amish publication)
6. FAVORITE SMELLS? fresh cut grass; a freshly bathed baby; vanilla; the sweet smell after a Spring rain
7. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? fake cinnamon; stinky diapers; trash that has been sitting out in the hot sun
8. FAVORITE SOUNDS? the wind chimes on my porch; my children encouraging one another: silence at night when all are sleeping
9. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? when I have messed up once again and I see the same behavior in my children
10. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Is it morning already?
11. FAVORITE COLOR? 1st:green; 2nd:yellow; 3rd:blue
12. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? at least two (but usually more because I have to run to get it or find it!)
13. FUTURE Child’s NAME? Keziah Abigail or a boy’s name we have yet to think about (we have tried to use Keziah for the last 3 pregnancies, but God had other plans. Adam thinks we should think of another name because maybe God doesn’t like that name!)
14. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Christ
15. FAVORITE FOODS? chile renos (Adams’ way)
16. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? yes!
17. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? yes, but I don’t because of Titus 3:1
18. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? no, I have a husband
19. STORMS – COOL OR SCARY? cool
20. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1980’s something Dodge mini van (and this was in 2000)
21. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE? Eve and ask her “Why!!!??
22. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? I don’t drink alcohol
23. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? I don’t do this either
24. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? if they are cooked, yeah
25. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? I can honestly say I have the job that I want. But if God had had other plans for me (as in not being a wife and mother) I would want to be a midwife.
26. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? been there. done that. not going back.
27. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? yes – still am
28. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? half full
29. FAVORITE MOVIES? Sound of Music; 7 Brides for 7 Brothers; The African Queen (with Humphrey Bogart and Catherine Whats-her-name)
30. TYPE WITH FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yes
31. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? dust bunnies & suitcases & probably a few stray toys, hair things, socks …..
32. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? I don’t have one
33. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? would “Iron Chef” be considered a sport?
34. AS A CHILD – FAVORITE TV PROGRAMS? “Little House on the Prairie” (still is); The Cosby Show: M*A*S*H
35. WHEN & WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C. November 28, 1979
36. NAMES & AGES OF SIBLINGS: Christina 30, Amy Catherine 19 and Nathaniel 15 (step-brothers are Greg and Steve (both 40-something) )
37. ARE YOU A NEAT FREAK OR A PACK RAT? I wouldn’t call myself a neat freak, but I’m certainly NOT a pack rat and I hate clutter and things on the floor and things not put away …hmm, I suppose I am a bit of a neat freak.
38. DO YOU HAVE SHORT, MEDIUM OR LONG HAIR? long hair. I haven’t had a hair cut in 7 years (I don’t count trimming my hair as cutting it)
39. WHAT COLOR HAIR DO YOU HAVE NATURALLY? brown w/red highlights
40. WHAT COLOR EYES DO YOU HAVE? blue/green (just like my mother, the older I get the greener my eyes become)

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