Random Facts 2

I'm back, because only I would put my favorite flannel sheets in the washer at 9:30 and expect them to be ready to go on the bed tonight...so I'm waiting for the dryer to finish. I've got other sheets, but I really want my good ones...

16. I use dandruff shampoo every night because one time someone told me that the medication in it deters head lice, and well...I work at a public school.

17. I have a horrible gag reflex. I rarely take tylenol and when I do I have to swallow them one at a time. I take Flinstone chewable vitamins because I can't swallow grown up ones.

18. I rely on my parents like I never thought I would 10 years ago. I'm always calling mom to see what she thinks about this or that, and I probably wear my dad out wanting advice on cars and household needs. Sometimes, even when Mike's pretty firm on thinking he knows something I secretly call my dad just to double check (sorry Mike). I can't imagine ever making a mechanical decision without 'checking' with my dad first.

19. I am not a healthy person. My sisters must have gotten the immune-o genes in our family because if it's out there I'm going to catch it. Every sickly gene that runs through both sides of my family seems to have entered my body. I've had laproscopic surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, mono, CMV, a heart fluttering issue, low blood sugar. I'm constantly telling myself that I'm just a dramatist or a hypochondriac, which sometimes simply results in me letting things go too long (perhaps if I woulda told someone I hadn't been feeling well we could have avoided the ambulance ride when I had mono). In all seriousness, my sickliness does make me feel apprehensive for my future and my children. Mike and I try harder each day to make wiser food choices and health decisions that will positively impact our kids.

20. Both of my sisters are upwards of 6 feet tall with size 11 feet. I'm 5'7" and wear a 9 1/2 or 10. I must have come from a different cabbage patch.

21. Speaking off...I still have my cabbage patch. Her name is Virginia and I loved her as a child. She is sitting on the quilt rack in Natalee's room with Mike's cabbage patch.

22. I'm sentimental. I keep everything. I can't imagine ever wanting to get rid of any of Natalee's clothes or toys (I know, that'll catch up with me) and am already sad at the outfits she's outgrown. I'll never sell the coral/peach outfit my mom got her and just the other day did I finally give it up and put away her furry Christmas dress with the striped tights. I didn't want to put it away so I left it hanging on the door to her closet for a month after Christmas.

23. I'm fashion illiterate and fear the same for my daughter. I'm grateful to my sisters and their fashion sense and know that at least she has them & Emma to get her through.

24. I'm a very nervous mother. I didn't think I would be. I second guess every decision I make. I working on this with The Power of a Praying Parent.

25. I often wish life were simpler. Not so busy, not so chaotic. I fight to remember to stop and smell the roses. When I'm too busy and go too much, I'm a crank. I like to enjoy each day and make memories as often as I can.