100 Things About Me

1. I married the man of my dreams when I was 18 years old
2. I love the rain
   
3. Especially thunderstorms
4. I've broken my arm 3 times (18mths old- I fell off a kitchen chair, 6yrs old- I fell off the monkeybars & 11 yrs old- tobogganing accident)
   
5. I have a huge fear of tobogganing
6. My favorite ice-cream is mint chocolate chip
7. I am a (slowly recovering) people-pleaser
8. I lost my mom to cancer when I was 10 yrs old
9. I miss her terribly
10. When I was 15 years old I shaved my head to raise money for cancer
11. I've been to Disneyland twice and Disneyworld once. I can't wait to take our kids there!
12. I went to a french immersion school and graduated with both a french and english diploma
13. I've lost a lot of my french, but can still understand it and somewhat carry on a conversation
14. My favorite season is Fall
15. One of my favorite memories of my mom is her letting my sister and I play with her hair. We would spend the whole night putting in every single one of our barrettes and hair elastics into her hair. At the end she would look in the mirror and praise us for making her look so beautiful :)....... I can't wait to do the same thing with my daughters
    
16. I love to bake
    
17. I am learning to love to cook
18. I know all the words to the movie "Adventures in Babysitting"
19. I'm EXTREMELY ticklish! Seriously, everywhere...
20. I hate being tickled!
21. Chris and I got engaged only 3 1/2 months after our first date
22. We were married 4 1/2 months later
    
23. I love peanut butter and banana sandwiches
24. I never needed glasses until I was pregnant with our son
25. I never liked gravy until I was pregnant with our daughter
26. Now I wear glasses and love, love, LOVE gravy on everything!
    
27. When I was little I wanted to be a teacher or an author that illustrated her own books (stop laughing Tam!)
28. I love camping
    
29. I can't wait until we can afford to buy our own trailer!
30. I hate it when people are mad at me.
    
31. I need to fix it right away!
32. I love watching the food network.
    
33. Especially 'The Food Network Challenge!"
34. I secretly would love to open a cake making business
    
35. I am terrified of public speaking
    
36. I love to read
    
37. Growing up my favorite book was 'Bridge to Terabithia'
38. Now it's 'The Mark of the Lion' series by Francine Rivers
39. I always put smarties in my popcorn- yum!
40. Clutter drives me crazy
41. My middle name is Dawn
42. I have 2 brothers (1 older, 1 younger) & a younger sister
    
43. When I was little I wanted 6 kids
44. We have 3
    
45. I want one more....shhh don't tell Chris :)
46. All three of our kids were born 3 weeks early
47. We live just a few blocks from both my Dad and Chris' parents- I LOVE it!
48. I really want to learn to crochet, knit and quilt
49. I love the 'Wii Fit'
50. I played Ringette in Jr. High and High School
51. My favorite TV show is '24'
52. My In-Laws are seriously the most amazing people on the face of this earth!
    
53. I love them to pieces!
    
54. I love a good cup of tea
55. I'm a teerible, uh I mean- terrible speller
    
56. My favorite flowers are daisies
57. I enjoy watching home flipping shows
58. I'm pretty sure if Chris and I tried to do a flip we'd end up killing each other
59. My favorite color is green
60. I love photography and want to learn to take better pictures
61. I don't like cleaning
62. If I had to pick a favorite household chore it would be doing the laundry
63. Folding clothes actually relaxes me
64. I know I'm weird
65. I'm a T.V star.....when I was little, my brother and I were on KidStreet
66. I'm really shy when I meet new people
67. I became a Christian the summer before Grade 12 through a youth outreach program called Street Invaders
    
68. I still attend the same church
69. I now run the children's program at my church
    
70. I want to visit New York
71. While in New York I'd love to see a Broadway play
72. I love the theater- especially musicals
73. I'm a perfectionist, sometimes it's a strength & sometimes it's a weakness
    
74. My love language is Words of Affirmation
75. Right now I'm wearing flannel pajamas
76. I am a dawdler...I like to take my time :)
    
77. I love staring up at the stars and wondering who else is doing the very same thing at the very same time
78. I love ice cream sandwiches
79. When I'm upset I like to get somewhere by myself and talk (out loud) about what I'm feeling to God
80. I don't hold grudges
81. Some of my favorite memories as a child are running through the huge sprinklers the city would put on in the green belt behind our house. We'd hear them turn on and drop whatever we were doing, run to get our bathing suits on and play outside for hours :)
82. My favorite day of the week is Sunday
83. I really would love to travel....Africa, Europe, Japan, Australia- anywhere and everywhere
84. I'm learning to play guitar
85. I hate wearing dresses
86. I love everything about newborn babies. Their smell. Their feel. Their sound.
    
87. I drive a mini-van and I love it
88. I never in a million years thought I'd actually enjoy driving a mini-van
89. I hate the taste of coffee, even with the flavored creamers
90. I love the smell though!
91. It really bugs me when someone sees a movie before me and wants to tell me all about it- I hate knowing what's going to happen before getting a chance to see it, what's the point in watching it after that??
92. I love to sing, but I'm totally tone deaf :)
93. I think afternoon naps are heavenly
94. Only problem is if I have one, I can't get to sleep at night!
    
95. I don't really enjoy sitting out in the sun....I burn too easily and get bad headaches
    
96. Seriously if I'm out for even 5mins without sunscreen I'm burnt to a crisp!
    
97. I love making up imaginary stories at bedtime with our kids. My dad use to do that for us when we were little- he's the best story-teller EVER!!
    
98. I enjoy making lists- for everything
    
99. I love spending time with my family, even if it's being lazy hanging around the house, I just love being around them :)
    
100. I truly love being a mom and staying home with our kids!

The End!