Knights Becoming and a Lady in Waiting

100 Things About Me

This is all Di's fault. :)

1. I was born in Forrest City, Arkansas

2. I used to live in Wynne, Arkansas on a little farm

3. I still have family in Arkansas

4. Most of my family is in California

5. My husband was born in California

6. I met my husband online

7. I spend too much time online

8. I don't like to spend money

9. I am the oldest child

10. I am (mildly) bossy ;)

11. I have three sisters

12. They all have children older than I do

13.My oldest child is six

14. My oldest child is gifted

15. My oldest child is strong-willed

16. I was gifted and strong-willed

17. My mother's prayers when I was a child came true ;)

18. I believe in the power of prayer

19. My second child is gentle and sensitive

20. My second child is extremely athletic

21. I'm sure this is a contradiction, but it works for him

22. My second child likes to help with work

23. My third child is a clown

24. My third child is built like a linebacker

25. My third child can climb the side of a bookcase faster than I can stop him

26. My fourth child is my princess

27. My fourth child may be spoiled by her brothers

28. My fourth child may never have a date (if bros and mom get their way)

29. I had my first date at 17

30. My first date with my husband was to Magic Mountain

31. We had Magic Mountain season passes for a year

32. We had Disneyland passes for several years

33. We live in our second house

34. I would love to live in the country

35. My husband would love to live in the city

36. We are excellent at compromise; we live in suburbia

37. I wanted six children

38. He wanted two children

39. Compromise again; we are at four and submission says four it will be

40. Submission is a HUGE struggle for me

41. My husband is very easy-going

42. My husband has an amazing smile

43. I love my husband passionately, even when I haven't slept for six months ;)

44. Princess isn't sleeping through the night yet

45. Princess sleeps with me half the night and then we sleep fine

46. I believe in nursing on demand

47. I believe in bed-sharing to an extent

48. I believe in God

49. I come from a God-fearing family

50. My mother is my earthly hero

51. My parents homeschooled us, even though we went to public school

52. I learned to hate math and history in public school

53. Books have taught me to love history

54. Math may be a lost cause

55. My father is the strongest person I know

56. My father can speak half a dozen languages //well//

57. My father has Alzheimers

58. My mother is always patient with my father

59. My mother is my best friend

60. My sisters are my next-closest friends

61. My sisters live in California and Missouri

62. I do not miss California

63. I have lived in four states, nine citeies, and 13 houses

64. I have had 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rats, 11 mice, 3 hamsters, countless fish, and snails for pets

65. My mom salted my snails

66. I forgive her... but I never forget ;)

67. I believe God forgives me in the same way

68. I share my birthday with my oldest son

69. My youngest daughter's birthday is the day after ours

70. My husband's birthday is on my parents' anniversary

71. I want to travel with my children, not after my children

72. When I travel, I plan everything

73. We travel Route 66 (roughly) to California once a year, most years

74. We want to travel to all 50 states with our kids

75. We have traveled to about 1/5th of the states with two of the children

76. It's harder to travel with four kids than with two

77. We're running out of room in our mini-van when we travel

78. We should get a van conversion

79. I don't believe in buying new cars

80. My favorite car is a '65 Corvette Stingray

81. I don't drive fast

82. I walk very fast

83. I am a Type-A personality

84. I am running out of things to say about myself

85. I hate talking about myself

86. I am an introvert unless a computer is involved

87. I have a mild computer/ blog addiction

88. I have made many good friends through blogging

89. Blogging is my writing outlet

90. I used to journal a lot

91. I have journals from when I was seven years old

92. I can type while I nurse, but I can't always write

93. I have nursed for three and a half of the last six years

94. I have six things left to write

95. I can write with my left hand-- legibly

96. I do not have very nice handwriting

97. I want my children to have nice handwriting

98. I want my children to love God

99. I love God

100. I am so glad I am done ;)

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2:26 PM, Apr. 13, 2006 .. Posted by DiWilliams

Oh, it's all MY fault, is it? LOL
Blessings ~ Diane

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12:18 AM, Apr. 14, 2006 .. Posted by eyecorn

I wish we lived closer to each other....we are so much alike!! Oh, my..course that could be bad...I'm type A, feel the same way about my mother and dad. It's always fun reading these...thank you for taking the time to do this...it must've been some hard work!

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12:38 PM, Apr. 14, 2006 .. Posted by ChathamMommy

Correction.

It's MOSTLY Di's fault.

*laughter*