We did it! Together we got to 100 things about me. Thank you to everyone who added a line or two…or six. I will be placing a link to this post on my sidebar shortly to preserve it for all eternity.
The first 15 and the last 12 are mine but the rest are all from you. Anything you see (in parentheses) are my witty comments.
2. I studied Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” as well as his “Uncle Vayna” while in acting school in New York City.
3. I moved to the Big Apple when I was 18 years old.
4. I eloped in Las Vegas when I was 21.
5. I have lived in 10 different homes since then.
6. Some of my family thinks I am in the witness protection program. I’m not. I’m just running from my past.
7. I love red wine - cabs are my favorite.
8. I like wearing blue nail polish. I guess that’s the rebel in me.
9. I went to a Catholic all-girls high school with sexy blue plaid uniforms. Lots of lesbians. (just kidding… I thought that would spice it up a bit)
10. I am addicted to blogging and jazzercise.
11. I used to be hooked on bingo. I gave it up for lent.
12. I’m hooked on Survivor too. Love it.
13. Not many men survive in my family. We are quite the matriarchal bunch. I’m rooting for my husband though.
14. I’m also rooting for the Washington Redskins. They are the only team in any sport I care about.
15. I love the Redskins because I was brainwashed. In my green plaid K-8 days, we were rewarded with no homework when the Redskins won. They won the Superbowl (’83) when I was in the 4th or 5th grade and we didn’t have homework for a week and were excused from school to go to the parade. See? Brainwashed.
16. I love California. Yes, I do. - MommyD
17. I can sing and enjoy going to karaoke with my great matriarchal family. - Raehan
(Oh, and I will never, ever banish Raehan from my sidebar)
18. I love fresh summer corn, tomatoes and crabs. Mmmmmmmmm…- Angie
19. Next summer I plan to visit Angie’s beautiful house, laze by the pool and do a low country boil and have corn and tomatoes and crabs!! And beer and margaritas!! and red wine!! (and a cab home…I can’t wait!)
20. I was once totally “in love” with Tom Cruise and actually wrote him a letter telling him how great he was. I was in his fan club. (Now I’m in the Free Katie Club) - Ann Marie
21. I played Maria in the “Sound of Music” and Dolly in “Hello Dolly”. - Ann Marie
22. My first job was at an ice cream shop in Annapolis, Maryland. - Ann Marie
23. In school, I played softball and soccer. I got my letter in soccer although I was never very good. - Ann Marie
24. I am always ready to listen and give sound advice. (at least my wonderful sister thinks so) - Ann Marie
25. I am terrified of bridges. - Ann Marie
26. I love wearing flip flops. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
27. I love taking pictures with my Nikon D70. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
28. I am in pursuit of learning web design. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
29. I love Hip/Hop-Dance music. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
30. Misty thinks I have a very sweet, friendly voice on the phone. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
31. I am a Virginian. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
32. I am a very devoted wife and mother. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
32. The Vegas wedding almost did not happen. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
33. I have long, curly, blonde hair. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
34. We have a plasma wall TV. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
35. I am very thoughtful. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
36. I have a gorgeous Great Dane named Lillian. - SoapboxSUPERSTAR
37. Someday I am going to take a trip to Oklahoma so I can visit Aka_Monty. Hopefully someday soon
- Aka_Monty
38. My husband has my name tattooed on his arm. - Crazy MomCat
39. I am currently trying to lose weight. - Twisted Cinderella
40. I keep many to-do lists. I would be lost without them. - Twisted Cinderella
41. Princess Diana was married on your birthday and died on your wedding anniversary. - Twisted Cinderella
42. I am a LEO. - Sherry
43. I LOVE to dance, sing and show off. ( in a safe environment) - Sherry
44. I love games….ALONG with people. - Sherry
45. I am kind, giving, & loving and a PEACEMAKER for the most part. - Sherry
46. I can be a Bitch if I don’t get my way. - Sherry
47. I never really had a father, yet I love men and grew up stable without him. - Sherry
48. I secretly want to be discovered and go to HOLLYWOOD someday. ( no secret) - Sherry
49. I recently quit smoking (again) and still want a cigarette. - Sherry
50. I like cabbage….but secretly dislike cabbage soup. - Sherry
51. More people love me then NOT. ( I hope) - Sherry
52. I live in the ding-dang woods. - Interstellarlass
53. I am petro-fied (he he, pun) of all the bugs that live in my ding-dang woods. - Interstellarlass
54. I brush my teeth at least twice a day and try to remember to floss. - Leanne
55. I wake up every morning. - Jean Luc
56. When I make someone a friend, I work very hard to keep her. - Old Horsetail Snake
57. I am in the grooming stage to be the next and greatest matriarch of our family. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
58. Even though I eloped in Las Vegas, I was married 8 times in Sound of Music in full wedding gear. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
59. I was so devoted to my grandfather that I planned on singing “Over the Rainbow” at his military funeral but couldn’t get past saying his name. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
60. I LOVE family traditions and the Christmas holidays are my favorite time of the year. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
61. My mother and I rarely missed seeing these TV shows together: “Sha Na Na” , Donnie and Marie, and “Little House on the Prairie”. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
62. I do not have a photographic memory but my mother keep telling people I do. I think it’s just because I remember everything she wishes I would forget ;-) - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
63. I have had my best friend since second grade. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
64. I used to be a creative scrapbooker. I have many wonderful scrapbooks completed for my oldest child and not a one for my youngest. - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
65. My mother thinks I give 110% to every task I undertake, from painting the house to nurturing a family, to forming new friendships. ( God bless her!) - Unga Chunga ( my mother)
66. I am very loyal and protective of my family. - DeeJay
67. I love spicy food. - FTS
68. I love Mexican food. - Marie
69. I am the mother of 10 & 6 year old girls and the stepmom to 16 & 13 year old boys. - BetterSafethanSorry
70. When I visited my cousin in middle school with my forever blond hair she says all the cool boys wanted to date me and that she wanted to be me. (We loved each other like crazy but were usually too busy fighting to notice.) - Meredith
71. And before that in elementary school I did my best to stomach a dinner that her mother made only to lose the peas and carrots in the laundry room. ( yep, the cat ate it) - Meredith
72. Speaking of vegetables, one of the most contented issues of our family is whether or not I am responsible for the green beans that got lodged in my little sister’s nostrils. I did not mean for her to stick them up her nose when she asked me what to do with them. (No one believes me.) - Meredith
73. My cousin thinks I am the first person to be thoughtful in any situation. Always, always first on the scene with the kindest of gestures. ( I am so lucky to have this cousin) - Meredith
74. I am one of the sweetest and caring people Kate has never met. - TwistofKate
75. I am a sweetie-pie. - Annie
76. I have two beautiful little girls who live in Petroville and I have stepsons who live outside of Petroville. - Angie
77. My husband is often away on business, even as far away as other countries. - Angie
78. My husband credits me with building our family’s life while he is earning our family’s living. - Angie
79. The hubby of Petroville is highly loved and respected above all others. - Angie
80. I see the wonderful blessing that my life is and I am very thankful for it. I do not take my marital/family happiness for granted. - Angie
81. My driveway is about an eighth of a mile long which makes getting the mail, the kids from the bus stop or taking out the trash very inconvenient. - Lucinda
82. I like being the center of attention. (sometimes I do, sometimes it makes me all sweaty) - Lucinda
83. I share a birthday with another blogger. (no wonder she’s so cool) - Diana
84. I used to live in Half Moon Bay, CA and loved it. - Jakapk
85. I have met a few blogfriends in real life and am now friends with them outside of blogging. - Jakapk
86. I had a dog named George W. and you had to give him away (to a good home) because he was a big pain the ass. - Jakapk
87. I can catch crabs, boil them and eat them as log as I have string, a net and a chicken neck or two. - CrazedMom
88. My mother was a nun and my father was in the seminary to become a priest. This is true. I told my entire 10th grade religion class that they met on a retreat and that I was the result of their stolen affair. This was not true.
89. Three of my family members have blogs.
90. I told Barry Switzer that “Dallas sucks”.
91. I jumped on stage with the band during my Junior Prom and sang “Twist & Shout”.
92. In the 9th grade, I smuggled my dissected frog home from school in my purse because its heart was still beating
93. I got in a wrestling match on the floor of the Trump Plaza Casino with my sister a year ago. We almost got kicked out.
94. I have lived in Maryland, New York, Las Vegas, Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia and California.
95. I have never missed voting in a presidential election and I believe that you should be ashamed of yourself if you have.
96. I love to have my toes done in a french pedicure.
97. My husband is a car nut. During the past 11 years, we have owned 13 different cars, 2 motorcycles and a go cart.
98. I cannot remember all of the concerts I have been to. Here are the ones I can recall: Kenny Rodgers & Crystal Gale, New Edition, Bobby Brown & Al B. Sure, David Lee Roth & Poison, Violent Femmes, The Cure, Hootie and the Blowfish, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks and Bad Company.
99. It is a running joke between myself and my husband to say “I love you more”. For our 10th wedding anniversary I bought him a new wedding band with those words inscribed around the inside. You see, I won.
100. I feel very lucky to have met so many wonderful people through blogging. I am thankful to know you all!
Perfect!
This was so much fun- for us and I’ll bet for you, too!
Dammit, 99 made me cry. Nice listy!!!
#93 - Have you told us this story? I must have been absent that day.
What a great list. How does it feel that so many people know you so well and have never met you in person?
Hey — we did most of the work for you! I bet you learned a lot about yourself. LOL :p
I love this list! I figured I’d do one for my 100th post. I hope I can come up with 100…
I think I missed the story about the Trump Plaza, too. What was that all about?!
I agree….it is PERFECT!!
You are just too cool, MommaK!!!
(Is that too many exclamation points?)
And you have just entered my honorary permanent blogroll list. I have retired your blogging uniform and it hangs above my imaginary blogging gymnasium.
What sport are we playing? Hmmmmm.
Hmmm… I dropped by for the first time on a good day! Got to find out a lot about you. I’ve seen you around on a lot of other blogs I read–thought I’d pay you a visit myself. Hi!
That is such a wonderful list and I am honored to be a part of it, I truly feel special!!! See, I told ya you were one of the sweetest and caring people!
wow, awesome list, looks like alot of hard work went into it!!!
Hey I’m number 66…I was born in 66. I’m such a Karma Chameleon.
Oh poo, I missed it. All that silly turkey. Great list though, I’m about half-way through!
I am so sorry I missed participating in this! But wow, I thought I knew ya pretty well, but I learned alot in your 100 things!
Man! I wish I hadn’t missed this! I would have said, “She always makes you feel as though your visit to Petroville was the one that she was waiting for. A more gracious hostess is seldom found on the internet.”
Sorry I missed adding to your list. I am sure I could have thought of some good ones. And, you weren’t that bad at soccer. That was me the stunk up the field.
This has got to be the best 100 things list I’ve seen
Great list-I’m glad you let us be part of it-leave it to u to be so creative-one of the 100 reason we love ya! You always make me laugh and smile
Here from Michele’s. I know it’s too late to play, but I have one more true thing about you, you have a cute bloggie!!
Great list MommaK! The frog thing is kind of creepy — how the heck? What’d you do with it when you got it home?
The wrestling match sounds interesting! Sisters…
I love your #99!
What a great 100 list! I relate to #13; my Dad’s male first cousin died young and lost his only son, his female first cousin lost her only son…so all the pressure is on for my brother ;-)
#18 was delicious!
This is most splendiferous! Two items:
1. No. 94: “I have lived in Maryland, New York, Las Vegas, Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia and California.” Las Vegas is not a state. But I guess you can live there, all right, as long as you don’t cross over into Nevada.
2. No. 74 “I am one of the sweetest and caring people Kate has never met.” I puddled up over this one because it’s so darn true. Really.
Very cool list! We have so much in common… stuff you’d never know on the surface without this list.
Woot!!!
Great list! So glad to be learning more and more about you! What ever happened to the frog you smuggled home from school?
Sorry I missed this when you were soliciting suggestions–I love reading these lists, and you (and your blogfriends) did a great job with yours!