Most of you know me well, most of you will know most of these "interesting" things. Most of you know I am a talker....I could have went on and on.....
But just in case you wanted to know more about me...here we go....
1. I was born in 1980
2. I was born in Tennessee but now live in Wisconsin.
3. I still call Tennessee home
4. I love reality TV
5. I used to be a clogger, somewhat
6. I was very close to my cousins, on my moms side, growing up. We were together most summers and weekends. I miss them.
7. I bite my fingernails and have never been able to break that habit.
8. I love the smell of playdoh but hate the mess it makes.
9. I love driving but not in the rain.
10. So don’t even think to ask me to drive in the snow.
11. My goal for the last few years is to be more optimistic, it’s hard since I am such a realist.
12. I had an imaginary friend growing up named Rosemary…she was 70 years old. I think she was the grandma figure I never had.
13. My first “real” job was as a dishwasher at a little diner. I hated it.
14. I tried to become addicted to cigarettes when I was a teenage. All my friends smoked and I wanted to too…I could never “crave” them and would forget to want another one.
15. We not only toilet papered your house growing up, if we really didn’t like you we would spray paint your house as well.
16. I have scars on my hands from pick fighting in grade school. Most of you will not have a clue what that is.
17. I start projects and do not finish them.
18. My favorite color is yellow because it was my grandmas favorite and I never met her but that’s what I remember most about my Dad telling me about her.
19. My first cats name was Simp and I loved that cat.
20. I have got multiple speeding tickets, but not since my husband really complained the last time, almost 5 years ago now.
21. I like to believe I am an organized person but really I am not.
22. I’m the baby of my family.
23. The chore I hated most as a child was carrying in the firewood. I am so thankful for electric heat now.
24. I do not like olives.
25. I like to stamp and scrapbook.
26. I think chocolate should be its own food group.
27. I cry easily.
28. I hid in the barn from my mother once for 11 hours cause I thought she was going to kill me.
29. I don’t remember what I did though.
30. I can say my alphabet backwards.
31. I was supposed to be a boy, my dad was disappointed.
32. I cannot drive a straight shift car.
33. I punched a hole in the wall of my bedroom as a teenager, I covered it up with a poster and my parents never found out.
34. Although I believe I go to a better place when I die, I still fear death tremendously.
35. My best friend and I thought it would be funny to cut the strings to the freshly baled hay, our parents didn’t think it was so funny though.
36. I take lots of pictures.
37. I have very little decorating sense.
38. I love to hunt in other peoples treasures at garage sales, thift stores, etc.
39. I love kids, the more the merrier.
40. My boys are my life.
41. I have been so drunk I didn’t know where I was more than once in my life…all before the age of 18.
42. I don’t like riding with other people, I prefer to drive.
43. I grew up in the boondocks and some of you don’t have a clue what that means.
44. I used to have a fascination with writing pens, but I have kinda gotten over that.
45. I talk to my mom at least every other day.
46. I have gone to 5 different schools in my life.
47. I love to read and have a hard time putting down a good book.
48. I puke very easily and have had this problem all my life.
49. I go by two names, Mindy and Melinda…depending on who you are and when I met you, you would know me by one or the other.
50. My real name is Melinda.
51. My papaw (grandfather) was a preacher, he preached his own funeral on audio tape when he knew his time was near, I wasn’t able to attend the funeral and still have not been able to listen to the tape from beginning to end as it bothers me so bad.
52. I haven’t met an ice cream flavor that I hated.
53. I spent more nights away from home than at home during my junior and senior years of school.
54. I have tried all “31 flavors” at Baskin Robbins.
55. When I was little we went for lunch every Sunday after church. I looked forward to that more than going to church.
56. My dad drove the church bus picking up the kids. I always went with him and sat right next to him in the little window well. I loved that.
57. I don’t have the cleanest house, but I really try.
58. I worked at a local dirt track for 3 seasons back home, it was fun-easy money.
59. I grew up on a farm. I have been cow tipping.
60. A lot of the foods I hated growing up, I now love.
61. I was voted “biggest clown” in high school.
62. I really wanted the title of “most likely to succeed”
63. I sincerely believed those titles decided your fate.
64. I was once part of the “I hate Priscilla Hardee club”, Priscilla and I later became really good friends.
65. Growing up I thought my dad could do anything, I still think he can.
66. My husband is my best friend.
67. I am slightly claustrophobic.
68. I have 20/20 vision. Not sure how it happened as the rest of my family wears glasses.
69. I have a hard time resisting eating something if I want it, dieting is an incredible challenge.
70. I hate wearing winter coats.
71. I can be pretty gullible at times.
72. I know a few people who dislike me, I don’t understand them.
73. I have two sisters, both older.
74. I love nachos.
75. My favorite teacher of all time was my 5th grade teacher Mr. Cox.
76. I get very attached, very easily.
77. My favorite season is fall.
78. Spring is a close second.
79. I have read “Are you there God, its me Margaret?” multiple times.
80. Judy Blume was my favorite author at one time.
81. I now love Jodi Picoult.
82. There are rides at Disney that have scared the crap out of me.
83. I was always "the smart one" and it wasn't that hard.
84. I have read the Bible cover to cover, but it was way before I could understand most of what I was reading.
85. I wish I could play the piano.
86. I love taking hot baths.
87. My hair is straight and thin and I can’t do much with it.
88. I once climbed to the top of a Silo and was promptly spanked and sent inside for the remainder of the day.
89. For years I filled out my elderly neighbors Christmas card, cause he could not write. He would always try to pay me, but I didn’t take money cause I enjoyed doing it too much.
90. I had all the tapes of New Kids on the block.
91. I am trying hard to not be such a pack rat.
92. I cannot read maps very well.
93. I like tea and coffee but only if there is sugar in it.
94. My favorite way to “watch” the race on Sundays is while napping and listening.
95. I had a pet pig growing up named Wilbur…we ate him for breakfast.
96. No one told me till it was too late.
97. I was forced to watch too much science fiction growing up. I don’t like science fiction.
98. I know every word to the song “Baby got back” by Sir Mix a lot.
99. Fried Okra is the food I miss the most from back home.
100. Initially 100 was hard to come up with, now that I am here I could list on and on.
If you made it to the end, "Good for you"....hope you enjoyed and hope you know at least one thing about me that maybe you didn't!!
Getting all geared up to go outside.
Plowing off the driveway first....and let me tell you this is tough tough work!!!
Shoveling off the deck......they have to earn their keep somehow.
Kahne is confused, he thinks he needs to mow the grass.....seems we have another Kamden on the rise.
Okay now we can play.....lets all throw snowballs at mom.....and they wonder why I just stay inside.
Sledding down the hill with mom.
And now a turn for dad.
I remember when he hated snow....didn't want to touch it. He would stay out there all day and not complain a bit now....such a trooper!
Kahne going down the hill alone..
