1. I'm finally doing this list even though I have 1128 posts on my blog. I may have difficulty coming up with 100 things you don't already know.
2. I have silver hair and I love it...I told God I could do silver, but I couldn't do gray.
3. We have an empty nest but two crazy cats.
4. One of my favorite places to visit is the New York Botanical Gardens.
5. I'm not a grandma but go by "Diva"....a diva is a star performer and I want to be the twinkle factor in life of my grands."
6. We call our home "the Nest" and our newsletter is called "News from the Nest".
7. I started blogging because I needed a creative outlet.
8. When I don't blog on a daily basis, my kids call to see what's wrong.
9. When I was 4, I wanted to be "Dale Evans, Queen of the Cowgirls!"
10. I poked out the eyes of one of my Christmas dolls cause I wanted to see what made her eyes open and closed. My Dad named the doll "Winkie" afterwards.
11. My third grade teacher told my mom I would be a wonderful writer but would have to hire a secretary to spell for me. ( praise the Lord for spell check!)
12. I met my husband in March, we were engage in April and married in July of the same year.
13. I once dreamed that I had quintuples and my husband was giving them away like puppies. When I woke up, I was furious with him.
14. I'm very skittish. I jump and flinch during the movies at the scary parts.
15. I broke my left wrist three times in the first, second and third grade. ( I've never been very graceful or coordinated!)
16. I was a majorette in junior high school.
17. I played the tenor saxophone and was in the marching band as well as the orchestra.
18. I went to Europe on a travel/study tour the summer I graduated from high school.
19. I dated a guy named "Bobby McGee" the same summer Janice Joplin came out with the song "Me and Bobby McGee!"
20. I am horrible at giving directions because I don't know my left from my right much less where I am at any given time.
21. I'm not very adventurous on my own (see number 20).
22. I love to be around intelligent people.
23. I love pictures of my family.
24. I've always wanted to go to a Broadway Play....Boy Wonder promised to take me to see Mama Mia (poor boy grew up hearing Abba songs!)
25. I would love to tour Boston and Philadelphia . Suzy always knows the best places to go.
26. I go to Savannah every year (usually in the spring).
27. I was born in Pasadena Texas (right outside of Houston).
28. I loved to roller skate as a child. My best birthday was when my parents rented out the skating rink and let me invite my entire class, scout troop and Sunday School class to my party.
29. I love to go out to lunch with girl friends or with my daughters.
30. I miss my best friend Sue (she moved to Atlanta.)
31. Boy Wonder can always make me laugh, we call him Prince Charming.
32. Grand daughter Emma's smiles and giggles turns me into a big puddle of Goo!
33. I love soft vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles in a cone.
34. I love to go to Barnes and Noble except I always spend to much money.
35. I wish I had more technical skills....posting a picture is the extent of my knowledge.
36. I love meeting my "Blog Friends". I've never been disappointed by one yet.
37. I love hats and look really good in them.
38. I'm a hugger (it's my cross in life and because I'm from the South.)
39. I have a crazy sense of humor and love to laugh.
40. I am very enthusiastic and excitable.
41. I love my little country home.
42. Daisies are my favorite flower.
43. I rarely get angry.
44. I totally adore my family and miss them so much.
45. Fall is my favorite time of the year.
46. I don't like to drive especially in areas that I'm unfamiliar with (see #20).
47. I used to collect Cherish Teddies.
48. I'm a soft touch when in comes to my kids.
49. I've been married to Mr. Wonderful for almost 35 years now.
50. I love snow globes and kaleidoscopes.
51. I miss having a dog.
52. I love silver jewelry.
53. I'm a bed snob. I love 1000 count Egyptian Cotton sheets.
54. I love my hubby in jeans and a flannel shirt.
55. I love puzzles and mysteries.
56. I love to hear from friends and love to have company.
57. My pet peeve is having someone come in on the last 5 minutes of a program and want to know the entire plot.
58. My favorite room in my house is my office .
59. I love to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea on rainy days.
60. I wish my kids and grandkids lived closer.
61. I am crazy about things that are sweet and salty.
62. My favorite snack is Kettle Korn.
63. I rarely cook any more.
64. I love fountain pens.
65. My "love language" is TIME.
66. I enjoy planting flowers in the garden.
67. I love sappy movies that make me cry.
68. I have a Dyson Vacuum Cleaner....I have arrived!
69. I adore brownies, and ice cream.
70. I like to listen to books on tape while traveling.
71. I really hate to exercise. (Yes, I know it's good for you!)
72. I love my computer.
73. I rarely get to go shopping (except for groceries!)
74. I love scented candles and fireplaces.
75. I love snowmen and have a collection of them.
76. I enjoy watching the birds out of the window by my desk (so do the cats!).
77. I'd love to have a fire pit in the back yard.
78. I love collapsible fans and umbrella's.
79. I enjoy watching Project Runway and Top Chef.
80. I also like to watch the food network. ( Go Paula Deen!)
81. I would love to take a carriage ride through Central Park.
82. I enjoy Peach yogurt / also Strawberry and White Chocolate yogurt.
83. I love to go to the Green Valley Book Fair ( only in operation 5 times a year.)
84. I like to make "to do" lists, and cross off the items.
85. I enjoy magazines.
86. I love craft fairs.
87. I like to cross stitch (but I have to be in the cross stitch mood.)
88. I am a cookie monster.
89. My new favorite snack food is chocolate mint mini delights.
90. I have a "rooster room" decorated in country roosters.
91. I like to travel and plan to do more of it.
92. I love fresh vegetables from the garden.
93. We eat very little beef.
94. I love soup on cold days.
95. I need to organize my attic.
96. Biscuits are my weakness.
97. We eat pizza on Sunday night in honor of our son who declared it Pizza Night.
98. I wish we could see our Canadians more than twice a year.
99. I love to spend the holidays with my family.
100. I love bunny slippers.

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