- Yes, this is the only picture I have of me
Are you ready for this? Let’s get started…shall we?
1. I was born March 4th, 1974 in San Antonio Texas (GO SPURS, GO!!!)
2. I was born with bilateral cleft lip and I have endured 23 surgeries to date.
3. I had a hard time excelling in school due to the ongoing surgeries all year round.
4. I was hit by a truck while walking to school one morning when I was 7
5. I grew up in an unstable home
6. My father was an alcoholic
7. My mother was seldom home
8. My grandmother took care of my sisters and I
9. I am a “middle” child
10. I constantly saw guns pointed at my mother, sisters and I
11. The police were always called to our house for screaming and fighting between my parents
12. My parents divorced when I was 13
13. My father moved a few blocks over and actually became civil with my mother.
14. I got married at 16 and moved away from home (no, not due to getting pregnant)
15. I moved away to Germany with my then husband
16. Came back to the states shortly after that to bury my father
17. Returned to Germany and lived alone since my ex-husband was always away at training with the Army.
18. I got pregnant at 19
19. Had my first son on May 24th, 1993 and named him CJ (an amazing 45 minute/no drugs labor)
20. Lived in Germany for another 10 months before being station in Fort Bliss (El Paso TX)
21. Divorced my first husband shortly after our return to the states (a very hard relationship to endure)
22. Moved back home to Kingsville and commuted back and forth to work in Corpus Christi
23. Met my second and last husband while working in Corpus
24. We dated and lived together for five years
25. The three of us packed up and moved to San Antonio Texas
26. Continued to watch my son grow and decided he needed siblings
27. Married my husband On December 9th, 2000
28. Got pregnant with our first baby girl
29. I was blissfully happy during my entire pregnancy and gained about too, too many pounds (a whopping 210 pounds on day of delivery from an initial 138 pound start…yes I was finally happy to be me)
30. Delivered my first daughter Patience on September 30th, 2001 in 21 minutes/again, no drugs.
31. Moved to Brady Texas shortly after Patience’s birth
32. Lost all my “baby” weight in a few months (I was looking good if you ask me)
33. Apparently too good…found out I was pregnant yet again a few months before my daughters first birthday
34. Almost lost the pregnancy at four months
35. Had a few complications with the pregnancy
36. Was put on bed rest for almost the whole pregnancy
37. I was dilated to 4 centimeters at 5 months into the pregnancy
38. Six weeks shy of the due date my water broke
39. Rushed to the hospital and delivered our baby girl (Piper) on April 18,2003 (good Friday) Just four days after my husband’s birthday
40. Weighing in at 5 lbs. 0 oz. she stayed in the hospital’s NICU for a little over 2 weeks
41. Brought her home at 5 lbs. (she lost some initial weight in the hospital (dropped down to 4 lbs 7 oz)).
42. Was advised to cut cords because of my pregnancy with Piper
43. Ha-ha…after all the surgeries I have been through not including the three children I gave birth to…I don’t think so, we took my husband to the doctor for this one
44. Fixed my husband J
45. Moved back to Corpus Christi so that my husband could start his own business
46. Opened the doors to his studio (Safari Taxidermy) in June of 2003
47. Went back to school and earned my GED (I was so proud, I cried for days; going through my childhood was very rough and to accomplish something like this motivated me to do more)
48. Started at our local community college
49. Had yet another setback; my daughter was abused in a day care on the second day of ever being in a daycare facility (cannot and will not disclose name, sorry)
50. Because of this, I was forced (myself) to drop on campus classes and began online schooling
OKAY…WE’RE HALF WAY THERE. Do you need a break? Are you finding me to be the least bit interesting yet? Hang in there, I’m almost done…I promise.
51. I am currently at 53 credit hours with a GPA of 3.533 (yes, the numbers behind the decimal do count at my age…LOL)
52. Piper sees a physiatrist every two to three weeks and is really breaking out of her shell
53. Patience is my middle beauty queen that will reach great distances in her life
54. Piper is an amazing child with a huge heart for her mommy (I’ m so lucky)
55. CJ is the most spectacular son a mother could ever have
56. CJ’s got a huge heart, an addicting personality and an amazing smile.
57. My husband supports my every whim and is the light of my life
58. I continue to take classes
59. I love to crochet and have made many, many afghans for everyone and for any occasion possible
60. I recently started blogging and have had so much fun doing it
61. I enter giveaways to help cut costs on what we want and need in order to help my husband, since he’s the only one working (gotta stay home with my kids)
62. I appreciate life
63. I love my family
64. I’m a great friend
65. I’d give the shirt off my back if I think it would help someone in need
66. I love puppies
67. I love reading to my girls nightly
68. I love staring at my kids when they don’t know I’m watching (it’s amazing what they mimic during play)
69. My husband and I have an awesome relationship
70. My son isn’t afraid to talk to us about anything (that is amazing in my book…he’s now 15 and this doesn’t happen often from what I hear)
71. We love watching movies
72. I love kisses and hugs from my kids
73. I strive to make people happy
74. I try to work out as much as I can
75. I’m currently at 142 lbs at 5 ft 7 in
76. My current goal is to reach 135lbs
77. During the school year I walk a minimum of 3 miles a day
78. During the summer I may walk two (sad, so sad)
79. I love music
80. My favorite artist in country music is Gorge Jones
81. My favorite song (the song that most reminds me of my father) is “He stopped loving her today”
82. My favorite reggae song is “three little birds” by Bob Marley
83. My favorite rock song is “Zzyzx road” by Stone Sour
84. I love holidays
85. I love when the weather is above 90 degrees outside
86. I love the water
87. I seldom say “I hate” anything
88. I love the occasional margarita
89. I gotta have my morning coffee
90. Reading a great book before bed makes me happy
91. Indulging in a candy bar every (long) once in a while is a big treat
92. I take prenatal vitamins and I’m not even pregnant…they are really great for your hair and nails
93. I love taking pictures
94. I am not photogenic
95. I love iced tea without sugar
96. Some say that I’m an over achiever with very little patience (this can have an ill effect sometimes)
97. I’ve been told I’m crazy fun
98. I’m filled with random thoughts and will often blurt them out at the most un-expectant moments
99. Fridays have always been my favorite day of the week
I hope most of you are still here…the final “thing” about me is
100. You can always count on me to stop what I’m doing and listen to what you have to say because I’m a great listener and because I want to be there for everyone…
Well, that’s it; those are 100 things about me.
I got this idea from one of the blogs I love to visit; Metropolitan Mama (thanks Stephanie). I think Stephanie has great things to write about and I get inspired by what she has to say. She’s always got something fun to read and many great prizes to giveaway (I’d love to do this too, very soon).
Now for the fun part, it’s your turn (that’s if you’re up for the challenge)!!! The list doesn’t have to be perfect, but have fun with it. It’s always entertaining to read about other people and how they are. Their likes and dislikes, their personalities and the details we all love to hear. I didn’t have a perfect childhood and was a little scared about writing this post. I wanted it to be personal but very truthful too…I decided to go for it, and this is the end result. It’s not a glamorous life, but it is and has been my life and I do appreciate that you took the time to read it. Thanks for that.
barb
It has been one month today since the start of Bananas and Berries. And In honor of this, I would love to celebrate!!!
