100 Things about me
I guess it is time for me to give you my "100 things about me" list. However, I think I will only give 50 things because I can't think of 100!
1. I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
2. I collected stray dogs and cats as a child
3. I had a pet gold fish that I flushed down the toilet
4. My family was one of the first to have a TV in our area
5. I learned to sew on an old peddle singer sewing machine
6. I had a pet pig that I fed with a bottle
7. I refused to eat pork later that year because my dad butchered the pig for meat
8. Believe it or not, I am not a country girl
9. I love the hectic life of a large city
10.I went to the same elementary school as my father
11.Believe it or not, the name of the school was Alameda
12.I was a valley girl - my high school was located in the Rio Grande valley - hence, Valley High School
13.I have 2 sisters
14.They were adopted when I was 10 years old
15.I was excited about finally having, not 1 but 2 sisters
16 I had a pet cemetary behind our house where all the pets were buried
17.I attended OCC but did not graduate
18.I was a cheerleader at OCC my Sophomore year
19. I met Phil at the beginning of my Sophomore year
20.We were engaged by Christmas & married by June
21.Phil received his draft papers on our honeymoon
22.We were separated one month after we married
23.I lived in Biloxi, Mississippi for 6 months
24.I lived in England for 2 years
25.I have taken Karate lessons and competed a little
26.I got my BA in Business 8 days before I turned 50
24.There were only 4 teens at the church I grew up in
25.I did learn to snipe hunt with the "church kids"
26.I have had breakfast with Larry Gatlin
27.I love to go camping in the Rocky Mountains
28.I have had a motorcycle
29.I have been known to beat a "RAT" to death with a broom
30.It was a joke played on some of us gals on a camping weekend - we found out it was a nurf football!
31.I have ridden a hot air balloon
32.I was known for riding horses while having egg fights
33.I can shoot a gun fairly well - just ask Phil
34.I love to read all types of books
35.I usually have at least 3 books going at the same time
36.I enjoy sewing - quilting, cross stitch, knitting, making clothes for my grand kids, etc.
37.I love to cook.
38.I took 11 mid school girl scouts to California for 10 days.
39.While there we were in a small earthquake
40.I received by masters degree from Pepperdine in 2005
41.Phil & I lived in New Mexico for 35 years
42.I never wanted to have children - go figure
43.My grandchildren are the stars of my life - after Phil
44.I love to toboggan in the snow
45.I loved toilet papering friends houses
46.I once found a live cat fish in my kitchen sink - the teens did it to see my reaction
47.I love my job!
48.I enjoy painting - on a canvas
49.My girls and I love to go "power shopping"
50.And last but not least, I love being a part of my church family.
I don't usually day dream because, frankly I don't seem to ever have the time. However, I have recently spent a week on the Pepperdine campus and felt like I was day dreaming the entire time. The lectureships at Pepperdine are in May each year and I have been blessed by attending for the past 10-12 years. I never leave empty! I am spiritually filled from incredible classes and lectures and physically filled from the breath taking beauty of the campus. Am I trying to push the lectures? Just take a look at some of these photos and tell me what you think!
So, did I get you pumped up and ready to go? I hope so because we could have a great time and take in some of the greatest gifts God offers us. Mark your calendars for the first week in May, 2009.