Here goes...
1.I think Burley's hair looks the best in a mohawk.
2.I taught Burley 4 new words today. (he's a genius)
3.I only have 24 teeth when most people have 32. I have a teensy weensy mouth that couldn't hold that many teeth.
4.I have a receding gum line and one day all of my teeth will fall out.
5.I've had oral surgery where they sliced the roof of my mouth off & I was conscious the whole time.
6.I've never had just one best friend. I need at least 3 or 4.
7.The one sibling out of 7 that I never got along with is now my best friend.
8.I've only ever had 2 boyfriends.
9.I married one of them.
10.Then I divorced him.
11.Most of the time I enjoy being a single mom, but sometimes I need a break.
12.I've only been to a beach 3 times.
13.I was 10 years old the first time I stayed in a hotel.
14.My very first memory was Opryland when I was two years old.
15.I can remember things easily & master new skills quickly, but if I don't use it, I lose it.
16.I learned how to play piano as a child. Then I forgot most of it.
17.I learned how to play guitar in high school. Then I forgot it.
18.I'm the only one of my sisters that has a soprano voice.
I9.I'm the only one of my sisters who doesn't sing in public.
20.I have a phobia of public speaking.
21.I've dropped speech class 3 times before even giving a speech.
22.I don't give talks, say prayers, read a passage in relief society, answer questions at school, etc....
23.Despite all of this, I am getting my teaching degree.
24.I am extremely claustrophobic. I wasn't good at hide and seek.
25.I am afraid of bridges. I always drive in the middle.
26.I was a tomboy as a child. I hated all things pink.
27.I grew out of that around puberty.
28.My favorite colors are hot pink & orange.
29.I think that out of all of my bros & sis, I look the most like Aaron. We're both mom look-a-likes.
30.Everyone else in the world thinks I look "JUST LIKE BETSY!!!" Betsy looks just like dad.
31.I was a seriously clingy child. I was attached to my mother at all times, even as a teen.
32.Burley has inherited this trait.
33.I am extremely jealous that my brothers and sisters got to have my mom longer than I did.
34.I dream random things about my mom every night. We're shopping, cooking, talking, watching a movie. It's kinda strange, but I enjoy it.
35.I've had dreams that came true.
36.I love to exercise, but never get to.
37.I wish I lived closer to Brandie because she would run with me.
38.I am brutally honest with my friends.
39.Sometimes this can be a bad thing, most of time they look forward to it.
40.I have a hard time letting go of grudges.
41.I can go months, even years without talking to someone I'm mad at.
42.I wish I never had to talk to my ex again, but unfortunately we have a child that he sometimes wants to see.
43.I wish I had not gotten pregnant while married to my ex.
44.My non-member friends don't understand this logic, but I try to explain to them that Burley is mine regardless & I would've had him later on when things were right.
45.I have no doubt that I'll get remarried eventually.
46.I don't think I need to worry about that right now, everyone else thinks that I do.
47.I am absolutely sick of people thinking that they need to find me someone.
48.I enjoy being single & focusing on Burley & school.
49.I am extremely possessive over Burley. He is mine.mine.mine!
50.He has never stayed with anyone but Betsy. Even then, he's usually asleep.
51.I have a schedule for Burley that we rarely stray from.
52.I get teased about this often.
53.I think that because everything in his life was turned upside down, he needs stability somewhere.
54.I have a sickly little baby.
55.He's been in and out of the dr. office since he was born.
56.He got this from me.
57.I think Burley looks like me, except for his coloring. He has my round face, chubby cheeks, dimples, big teeth, tiny mouth, lil' nose, curly hair, lil' stature.
58.Everyone else in the world thinks he looks just like his father.
59.Everyone else in the world is crazy & can kiss my butt.
60.I think I have a great butt. A lil' bubble butt.
61.I used to have good hair, good skin, a hot body.
62.Then I had a baby. Enough said.
63.I hated being pregnant. It wasn't a magical experience for me. It was a swollen, high blood pressure, non-stop throwing up all day every day for 39 weeks experience.
64.I hated giving birth, that wasn't magical either.
65.I caught a virus at the hospital while in labor. Then I got ring worm from the shower.
66.My back is still messed up from labor.
67.It will take a miracle to make me go through #61-66 again.
68.I think my sisters and I are extremely maternal. Not just for our children, but for everyone else in the whole entire world. We love to take care of people.
69.I think I give pretty good advice.
70.Everyone asks for my advice, but rarely follows through with it. They lack backbone. =)
71.I think I have too much backbone.
72.I stand up for myself and never back down.
73.I found out my husband was cheating on me & had my entire house emptied out within hours. I took 5 minutes to leave him and that was because I had to pack a diaper bag.
74.I strongly agree with "once a cheater, always a cheater".
75.I never looked back, never regretted my decision, never contemplated staying or forgiving.
76.For some reason, people were surprised by this.
77.I never went through the post-divorce wild phase that everyone said I would.
78.I have a baby people, come on!
79.I am devoted to my baby. I've managed to stay at home with him since he was born.
80.I may be the only stay at home mom that doesn't have a husband! =)
81.I go out with my friends after Burley goes to bed at 7pm. We watch tv or go to eat. Nothing big, but it gives me a lil' free time.
82.I am an extremely optimistic person! I don't know how my optimism has survived, but it's alive and well.
83.I plan on finishing school in 18 months.
84.I want to use my student loans to pay for plastic surgery. =)
85.I want to be a kindergarten or 1st grade teacher. Nix that. I AM GOING TO BE a kindergarten or 1st grade teacher. =) There's no room for doubt!
86.I am a substitute teacher. I've only done it once so far, but it was fun.
87.I am absolutely dreading putting Burley in preschool this year. I'm always afraid they're not going to be able to handle him & he's gonna be on the news as the lil' shaken baby.
88.I have a weekly "date" with my friend Meghan to watch Biggest Loser. Unlike Brandie who exercises while watching, we are usually eating Cap'n D's. =)
89.I am addicted to bread!!! All carbs really. Potatoes, pasta, bread!bread!bread!
90.#89 made me want crazy bread from Lil' Caesar's, but we don't have one. =(
91.I cannot handle it when people smack in between words.
92.I HATE the sound of slobber. I usually don't listen to the radio b/c the announcers slush the slobber around in their mouths so much! GROSS!
93.I don't like watching people who talk with their eyes closed. Your thoughts aren't written on your eyelids people!!!
94.I maintain constant eye contact while talking to someone. I like to see if people shy away from it.
95.I have a quick temper when it comes to strangers & their rude behavior!
96.I don't hesitate to say aloud how I feel about the way they're acting.
97.I sniff my nose every few seconds. I have allergies & always have that "runny feeling" even if there's nothing there. Other people notice. I've gotten used to it.
98.I love my Burley Boo. Have I said that already? =)
99.I have a wild and crazy baby who will not let me stay on the computer for too long without running up & turning it off.
100.Because of #99 it took me 2 weeks to do this crazy thing!
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