100 things about me

In true blog tradition, the 100 things about me post!

• I was born in 1966
• My father died in 1978
• He died three days after my birthday
• I have never gotten over his death
• I probably never will
• I have been best friends with the same person since 1972
• We once went almost 8 years without talking
• We immediately picked up where we left off after the drought
• I was born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida
• My father owned a sailboat named the Questover
• My mother gave the boat to my uncle when my dad died
• My uncle sailed that boat on the Gulf of Mexico
• My grandmother died when I was 19 - on her birthday
• My grandfather died when I was 22
• Both of my grandparents died in conjunction with the birth of one of my children
• My cousin had a baby one week to the hour after I did
• My youngest daughter got married at the same age I did the first time
• I have been married three times
• I have been divorced three times
• I do not know if I will every marry again
• If I do marry it will be to the man I now live with
• Four of my children are not "my" children, but his
• We are currently surviving on unemployment
• One of my children is severely emotionally disabled and is currently in the hospital
• I do not feel guilty about admitting him to the hospital - he needed the help
• It is not easy to deal with children with and SED
• Most parents have not clue how to handle emotional problems in their children and this bothers me
• I always wanted to "make a difference" in peoples lives
• I had children - that makes a difference
• My grandson is easily my favorite thing in the world
• I appreciate my daughter's in-laws more than words can express
• My 16 year old stepdaughter is making my hair turn gray
• My 15 year old stepson is making my face wrinkle
• My 22 year old son is making my ulcer bleed
• I want my mommy
• I have not seen my mother in over a year
• I don't call my mother enough
• I have not seen my grandmother (my dad's mom) in 22 years
• I don't know if I will before she dies
• I have not seen my elderly aunt in five years, although I speak with her regularly
• I do not talk to my aunt as often now that ER is no longer on the air
• I have five dogs
• I have three cats
• I don't need any more animals, or children
• I could no more part with one of my pets, than I could one of my children
• I design and create custom jewelery in my "spare" time
• I have nothing but spare time
• I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in February of 2008
• I was fired from my job in June of 2009 - related directly to my attendance because of my illness
• I love to write
• I want to write a book one day - but I don't know what to write about
• My daughter tells me I should write a book about talking to teenage girls
• Apparently my daughter thinks I do this well 
• I am scared of losing everything in the economic crisis
• I may or may not support healthcare reform
• I support the reform of programs for Children's Mental Health
• I was one half of an exceptionally abusive relationship for 9 years
• I am a recovering addict (10 years clean)!
• I do not discuss my addiction with anyone
• I have demons under my bed, and skeletons in my closet
• My third husband was an alcoholic and a meth addict
• I didn't know these things until after I married him
• We did not live together before marriage...
• I am a Christian
• I do not go to church often enough
• Occasionally my language is more colorful than it should be
• I procrastinate
• I want to move back to Florida, and cannot convince anyone in my family to go with me
• I do not want to leave my family to go "home"
• I would settle for moving to North Carolina to be close to my mother
• I have trigger finger tendinitis in my left hand making it impossible for me to flip anyone off with that hand
• I like flipping people off - this couples with #66 above
• I was raised in church
• I was a teenage mother
• My oldest daughter was born two short weeks before I turned 18
• I married the first idiot that asked me
• My first husband was a drug addict
• We were married only six months
• I almost died of double pneumonia
• I married my son's father in 1987
• We were married for six years
• My youngest daughters father died when she was nine
• He took her from me and hid when she was seven
• I did not see or speak to my daughter for 11 years
• She found me when she was 18
• I have never been happier at an event in my life
• I miss my kids who live far away
• My daughters live in Florida - which is an even better reason for me to return there
• I want to be close to my grandson
• My son is getting ready to FINALLY go to college - at 22
• My oldest daughter has been with the same boy since her sophomore year in high school
• They are not married - and have no children
• I have a mean streak a mile wide
• I have a quick temper - and a very short fuse
• I get over it quickly
• I yell... a LOT
• I don't cry often - but when I do... its a gully washer
• I want my children to have an easier life than I did
• I don't know that my youngest daughter will ever have that - and it makes me sad
• My family is my life - and I love them dearly