100 random things about me!
- I’ve been to Japan twice
- I’m terrified of bees
- I like zz-top
- I play flute (haha)
- I wanted to play trombone but the teacher said my arms were too short.
- I always wanted to have 4boys
- God gave us 3boys and 1 girl
- My little girls real name is Davie. Matt and I picked her name while we were dating NOT after our 3 boys. She has the same initials as my best friend and mom which is a promise I made to my best friend in the 6th grade.
- I love antiques
- I used to say I would live CA over my dead body
- Thankfully I’m alive after living in CA 4yrs
- I learned to drive a horse and buggy in Chino CA
- I designed and hand drew (not computer drafted) the plans to the house we now live in. 6 re-draws! Very time consuming!
- I like sunflowers and stinky daisies (weeds really)
- My husband and I met when I was on vacation- we lived 1700 mi apart.
- My husband and I courted online (yikes!)
- My first car was a “horse”- my grandpa’s Ford Pinto
- My third car was also a “horse” a Ford Mustang (I still have it). My favorite birthday present ever was when my hubby bought me an original gas cap for my Mustang.
- On that subject my Mustang “introduced” my husband and I. More on that later.
- I have lived in Alberta Canada
- I like to collect rocks (not tumbled, buy at a sovenier shop. BIG outdoory rocks)
- I speak some Japanese
- I understand some Spanish (my husband speaks Spanish)
- I’m most happy when I’m busy
- My love language is quality time
- I am terrible at bowling
- I hate pink
- In highschool my nickname was “Nick” (don’t ask)
- In highschool I played basketball (pretty funny for being only 4’11” I was starting point guard)
- I can play about 10 chords on the guitar (slowly)!
- I play a little piano
- I like to write songs on occasion
- I was an assistant band director for 1yr
- I can’t play violin
- I taught violin class
- I’ve never been a bridesmaid only a “matron”
- I was in a wedding in Tokyo Japan
- We fit all our possessions and two vehicles in the moving semi when we left CA
- My sis lived with us when she was 16, I only had one child of my own then.
- I did Pampered Chef before going gluten free
- My favorite item of clothing is jeans
- I have had 4 home businesses since I’ve been married and made about $4! Hehe
- I had my first son in a hospital, assisted
- I had my middle two sons in birthing centers with midwives, unassisted
- I had my daughter at home
- I was homeschooled when I was a kid
- I attended public school when I was a kid
- I attended private school when I was a kid
- I only moved once as a kid (you do the math, haha)
- I went to school to be a teacher
- I went to school for music
- I homeschool my kids AND…
- My kids are in public school (ask me if you care)
- My husband teaches public school
- As a kid I couldn’t wait to move away from “small town America”
- As a grown kid I couldn’t wait to get back to “small town America”
- I like trucks
- I think buying a dog is dumb BUT…
- I have a purebred illegitimate Coonhound
- I’ve had pet rats- two “boys” we were told -they had babies!
- I’ve had guinea pigs
- I’ve had pet snakes
- I’ve had a pet parakeet
- I’ve had a pet tarantula (really my brothers) he escaped into the wall of our house, my dad had to remove the trim and wait for him to come out.
- I’ve had a pet hedgehog (really my sisters)
- Right now I have 18 pets
- I sponsor a child in Guatemala
- I worked at McDonald’s (4 different stores)
- I like to run
- I hate to ride bikes (my boys love it!)
- I like motorcycles
- I am the only one in my family with a motorcycle endorsement.
- I am the only one in my family NOT to own a motorcycle of my own.
- My favorite school subject is English
- My least fav subject was History (my Hubby’s fav- History)
- If I hate a food it is probably the texture
- I can’t help but touch different fabrics and textures when I’m shopping.
- I don’t really like to shop much
- I love yard saleing
- I was going to be a vet when I grew up
- I don’t consider myself grown up- I’m 31
- My favorite color is green
- My real name is Jessie – not Jessica
- I’m named after Jessie Colter– though my dad recently discovered that her name appears to be spelled Jessi
- I’ve been a lifeguard
- I love backpacking/ camping in the boon-docks!
- I lived 11mo in a camping trailer with two/three kids. IOW, I was pregnant during that time and finished the year with an infant.
- I lived one winter with no running water that includes NO working potty, pregnant!
- I burned my eyelashes off because of a pregnancy craving.
- My favorite time of the year is Autumn
- I tried learning how to shoe my own horses (I can only do it when the ground is soft otherwise the hooves are too tough!)
- I have had stitches in my head
- I could get lost in a ROUND room
- I love to ride in the mountains alone – yeah that’s smart eh since I have no sense of direction?
- I used to compete and jump horses
- I grew up in the city (Coeur d’ Alene- small city)
- I don’t have any carpet in my house
- My favorite wedding gift (besides my wonderful husband) was Fiestaware- thanks Grandma
- I don’t jump on bandwagons- that’s why I “don’t blog”
- Most importantly I am saved by grace through faith!