25 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME...

1. Since being married in 2003 we have been through 3 irons.. the first decided to go out at 10:30 at night when I was going to iron Justin's clothes for work the next morning... and he had to leave the house at 3am..we lived in McKenzie..that meant driving to Huntingdon to get an iron... the next iron went out because a curious 2 year old decided his chewed up sweetarts would look quite nice in the water compartment...which made the iron stink like burnt sugar for a week until it puttered out...and you guessed it.. at 10:30 at night when I was ironing. Thank goodness we lived at our current address, 3 minutes away fromWally World. The current iron had the same problem...mysteriously, little nerd candies got stuck in the water department.. how ironic.. (notice iron and ironic are almost the same word).. it finally works nicely now that I had to flush black burnt sugar from the pores of the iron.. wow..that was a long number one.

2. I broke my toe 3 days before getting married and had to walk down the isle in high heels.

3. I had a pet bird as a child and stepped on him accidentally and killed him.

4. During a quail hunt with my dad around 3rd grade I noticed someone shot a quail and it was only shot in the wing.. I could not let it suffer so I asked my wonderful dad if we could take it back home and nurse it to health.. her name was Mary and she happily flew away about 3 weeks later.

5. The only day of my life that I had a lump in my throat that wouldn't go away was the day Madelyn was put to rest. She made such an impact on my life. Seeing her that day hurt me so bad but I am a better person now than ever.

6. I became an aunt at 5 years old and now have 12 nieces and nephews.

7. I love music... I am always listening to music...

8. A part of my heart is in Germany...

9. I had rather pull teeth than file bills, etc. I get so ill when the time comes to file! LOL

10. I ABSOLUTELY hate ground beef!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11. I had rather go fishing and camping than anything in the world!

12. Facing the giants is a great movie... , the notebook, planes, trains and automobiles, Christmas vacation, pearl harbor, just like heaven, and the bucket list are my favorote movies. Flywheel was also a favorite!

13. My favorote food is fried green tomatoes... if I always had fried green tomatoes on hand I would weigh a good 700 lbs and it would be worth every ounce.

14. I keep up with about 9 kids that are currently at St. Jude ...just cannot quit reading about their progress. I pray for them everyday and their families...

15. My favorite teacher was Ms. Seltzer and Ms. Gena Maddox.

16. I once rubbed poison ivy allllllll over my arms and legs to prove I wasn't allergic. I thought I was going to die that next day. I scratched more that week than a dog with fleas.

17. I wanted to be a professional gymnast when I grew up. Dominique Moceanu was my hero.

18. I just finished reading "Multiple Blessings" by Jon and Kate Gosselin and it was awesome. They are such great Christian people.

19. I have a new love........... Lifeway Christian Book Store. Amazing store..I could spend a million dollars in there!

20. I have searched for a rainbow for a year to show my chidren. I taught Anna the story of Noah and about once a month she will say "mama, we STILL haven't seen a rainbow...are they REAL?" Its funny how when you look for something you can never find it.

21. I used to say I could do anything medical except deal with a needle.. (I passed out during my tb skin test! lol) In high school I entered a program at the technical school where you learn for a semester about the medical field and then volunteer a semester in a department in the hospital... I wanted x ray and..... you guessed it...got stuck in lab. They pulled out the needle and I had to sit down... one day at the end of the semester they asked me to try it... I stuck my co worker (what a woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and I hit the vein! My boss gave me a job offer where I worked on weekends while I went to Jackson state. Then, when Justin and I married I continued to work in a lab in McKenzie... I loved it!

22. I am a night owl AND early to rise..a DEADLY combination.

23. I wish I could take ONE nap where no one touched me or woke me up until I was ready.

24. An hour after my kids go to sleep I miss them and want to wake them and play with them.

25. I have had 2 natural births and 1 c-section.