100 things about me.....

As tradition in bloggerville goes, when you reach your 100 post (time sure flies, doesn't it) to write a post of 100 things about yourself.....so here they are....some common...others oddball, but that's me!!!

1. I'm a wife, mother and grandmother.
2. This is my second marriage. 1st time - 6 years...this time 31 years and counting.
3. I have one sister and one brother, each 5 years apart.
4. I have 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl...each 5 years apart !
5. When I was born, I was named Judy.
6.  Two days later, my Dad renamed me Suzy.
7. I skipped school in the first grade and got caught. (more on this in an upcoming post!
8. I've never had a cup of coffee...love to smell it, no desire to drink it..yuk.
9. I accepted Christ at age 7.
10. I can whistle like a guy.
11. I've always loved thunder storms, the louder the better.
12. I like all kinds of music.
13. I hate cold weather....brrrr
14. My favorite color is blue.
15. I never liked board games of any kind....boringgg
16. I have a cowlick!...but don't know any cows personally.
17. I don't like to go barefoot.
18. I'm very sentimental.
19. I cry very easily, especially at Hallmark commercials.
20. I enjoy bubble baths.
21. My middle name is Faye, after my mother.
22. I worry too much.
23. I never had a dog or cat.
24. But I do have 2 talking cockatiels, Cookie and Muffin, age 15 and 16.
25. I love flowers, especially perennials.
26. I'm a so-so gardener....
27. But I'm excellent at growing weeds.
28. Mosquitoes really, really like me.
29. I like things organized.
30. I'm fair-skinned and sunburn easily.
31. I had three really bad burns when I was younger.
32. I've never played an Instrument.
33. I fell and broke my nose at age 50.
34. I love chocolate, especially dark.
35. I've never gotten a traffic ticket.
36. Hubby and I met on a blind date....
37. after 6 months he ask me to marry him.
38. I did, 2 years later... best choice I ever made!
39. Because of Hubby's job, we moved 9 times in 11 years.
40. I can wrap, pack and tape moving boxes like a professional.
41. Our first house was over 100 years old.
42. I've researched my family tree back to 1870.
43. I'm afraid of big dogs.
44. I don't believe in luck.
45. I collect teapots, teacups and plates.
46. I'm glad I'm short.
47. I'm an evangelical.
48. I graduated from high school 40 years ago...wow, has it been that long?
49. My grade school friend, Diann and I have kept in contact for over 50 years.
50. We both became grandmothers on the same day !
51. I pierced my own ears when I was 15.
52. I believe everything happens for a reason.
53. I love to sew.
54. I love the quaint villages of upstate New York.
55. I enjoy having time to myself.
56. I drive with two feet...weird, I know.
57. I collect cookbooks...
58. I'm just a so-so cook.
59. I can't stand to waste anything.
60. I've been a Sunday School Teacher.
61. I'm addicted to carbs.
62. I don't like to talk on the phone.
63. I really miss the sunshine in the winter.
64. I detest bigotry.
65. Did I tell you I have a wonderful mother?
66. I also have a great mother - in - law!
67. I volunteered at a homeless shelter for several years.
68. I've also worked at the local food bank.
69. I wear glasses to drive.
70. I don't like beets, eggnog or lima beans...or coffee.
71. A massage at a spa was one of the best Christmas gifts I ever got.
72. I can talk like" the chipmunks".
73. My Grandson Alex can too! (I guess he got the gene from me...
74. I was quite a dancer in my younger days.
75. I'd love to improve my photography skills.
76. I won't leave home without make-up.
77. I'm definitely not a liberal.
78. I have no interest in sports.
79. I've always been artistic....
80. I would love to be a tattoo artist.
81. I once owned a resale shop.
82. I went to cosmetology after high school.
83. I've had every color of hair there is !
84. I've never had surgery.
85. I'm left -handed and write with the paper up-side down..weird again.
86. Hence, I can also read up-side down...
87. I enjoy doing floral design.
88. I've been to the Grand Canyon.
89. I spend way too much time on the computer.
90. I was on the gymnastic team in high school.
91. When I was a girl, I wanted to be a missionary.
92. I have to make my bed immediately after waking up.
93. I have all my wisdom teeth.
94. I should be a lot smarter, huh?
95. I won a synonym contest in the 4th grade.
96. I have a sweet tooth...ok, maybe several.
97. I've been to Hawaii 3 times...2 of those trips we won and were all expenses paid!!
98. I've never had a bicycle.
99. I'm not afraid of dying.

100. I love Jesus more than life itself.

And that's how the cookie crumbles....
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