10 Things

 1.

I have never seen any of The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit movies

I started with the very first one, but fell asleep, many many years ago

I never fall asleep during movies (except kid movies)

My kids and husband love these.

They talk about the characters and I have no idea what they are talking about.

I do know that "The ring must go to Froto"

Because many  many years ago, we got a McDonald's toy 

that kept saying that.

 I am not the only one who thinks the guy in The Lord of the Rings is 

Spiderman!!

2.

I am 44 years old and have never had a cavity

My dentist thinks it's pretty cool too.

I only like and chew sugar free mint gum

(it must be mint)

 3.

I don't have many pictures from my childhood

My mom says dad was too cheap to let her have a camera.

Here's my brother and I

I think I was 3 and he was 2 here, and we are stylin'!

I remember the lady wanted him to put his arm on my leg and I did NOT want him to.

He was digging his elbow in my leg, can you see his little smile and me gritting my teeth?

 4.

My family moved from Minnesota to California 5 times growing up

I loved and hated it.

This was 5th grade in Santa Rosa, CA

I walked to school every day, a few blocks

My teacher was Mrs McEnroe,

 she was John McEnroe's great aunt or something like that.

Can you guess which one is me?

I am on the top, right side.

This was the year I became a diabetic

 Same year, tan tan tan.

I roller skated all over the place.

(nice shoes Jamie)

That is my baby sister, isn't she a dolly?

 5.

Back to Minnesota, pastey white.

I think this is me around 13 maybe

I was in Competitive Speech in school, this is around that time

(again no pics)

I loved speech, they put me in Serious Poetry

and I cannot for the life of me remember any of the poems I recited.

Not even one.

And I ribboned every time.

Walt Whitman sounds familiar....

(I loved giving speeches and talking in front of people)

6.

Back to California

Here's me my 11th grade year.

My first "date" 

Steve was his name

I couldn't date til I was 16 and we had just moved so I didn't know anyone anyway.

I met him at Burger King where I worked, he was 2 years older.

He drove me home and walked me to the door,

where he grabbed my hand and licked his lips (yep)

and kissed me.

I did NOT kiss back.

So he tried again. 

OH, my gosh, I pictured myself pounding on the door, 

"Let me in, let me in!!"

I hated my first kiss.

 7.

When I was a senior, we moved to southern California

and I got to see a couple tapings of  "Charles in Charge"

Anyone remember that show?

It was really fun.

 He's aged well, hasn't he?

Willie Aames...look at those beautiful curls!

8.

I fart a lot.

I do.

I eat healthy foods and they make me fart.

(and keep me regular)

I ALWAYS claim my farts though.

(you gotta claim a good one!)

So you'll know if it's me or not, you won't have to trace any.

Except if we are in a store.

9.

In 8th grade, my bestest friend at the time

(that's what we called each other)

and I bought clothes together and called each other every night 

and tried to dress alike.

We also loved rainbows and drew them all the time.
We used to sign in class and no one knew what we were saying.

We are still friends, she lives in Colorado.
Love you Karla!

10.

I know sign language.

(I'm not good at it, ask my sister, she's deaf)

I don't like to exploit her in that way, but 

I couldn't think of 10 interesting things about me...

This is my sister Brenna, the baby in the upper picture #4

We had teachers that came into our home and taught our family.

Gosh, that was hard.

I don't like talking about myself.

Is that an oxy-moron?  Having a blog and all?

I'd rather talk about my kids or thankful things.

Sorry to bore you

I got this award from 

Annabelle

and 

Meredith

and 

Christine
and
Kari

Thank you ladies, I am so humbled

that you'd think of me 

especially since you are all so cool.

I do not like to follow the rules all the time.

so I am going to nominate all of you!

Yes.

YOU

You brighten my day!

if you are reading, leave me a comment and consider yourself 

awarded The Sunshine Award!

(because you give sunshine to others)