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
