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TOO MUCH INFORMATION, IF YOU ASK ME...and obviously you did...so here is more useless knowledge for you today!

1. I had 6 L’s in my first, middle and last name (maiden) and once won a contest for $100 for having an L in my name on the radio. (I was in college, and so needed money!)
2. I am the baby in my family (there’s just 2 of us!) I am a "Daddy's Girl".
3. I started college wanting to be a Pediatric Nurse- after I failed both math and chemistry first quarter; I decided that major might not suit me! I became a teacher instead! My degree is a B.S. in Human Ecology- Department of Family Relations and Human Development
4. I always wanted to be a teacher when I was little, and would spend all of my allowance at a teacher store, buying supplies, stickers, charts, awards, etc…and that is what my friends and I would play with.
5. I was the fastest runner on my tee-ball team and then the little league team for over 5 years.
6. I began cheering when I was 8 and cheered until I graduated High School- now I just love to watch-my body so can’t do that anymore!
7. I broke both my wrists twice each! (I would have to tape them to do flips in cheering).
8. I was the editor of my Senior Yearbook- it was really fun, and I put lots of pics of me and my circle of friends in it!
9. I initially wanted to go to Penn State, then Kent State during my rebellion year before I decided to go to Ohio State.- Truly my parents said they wouldn’t pay unless I went to OSU- so I lived in a dorm my Freshman Year. See #13 for reference.
10.I met my Best Friend at Orientation the summer before school, and we lived together for the next 3 years. (not part of #13!)
11. I lived in an apartment with a girl who had OCD with germs for nearly a year-she would wash everything in bleach and take showers with her shoes on- she drove us crazy! Oh, the stories I have from those days...She was a nice girl, but had sad problems- I hope she is better now!
12. I lived in an apartment with 5 other girls- my room faced the alley, where they burned our dumpster after an OSU loss.
13. I have lots of regrets.
14. I would love to be able to be an interior designer, though I really long to teach again.
15. I love teaching in Relief Society, though I never know what comments I may get, and I get more out of it than the women do, I am convinced.
16. I was a blonde for a while- scary! Dana loves my hair long, and loved the blonde- I hated both, so I win! I was blonde till I was 5, too. Oh, and I LOVE getting my hair cut!
17. I love to read books about relationships, and I love mysteries. I read from Oprah’s book club for a few years, some of those favorites are, Gap Creek, The Pilot’s Wife, now my reading pretty much stays around the Berenstein Bears, Dora and Diego.
18. I learned to run without getting shin splints. I now run a few times a week, though I don’t run far, and I don’t love it, it keeps me in shape…well, sort of…see the countdown on the far right…
19. I played Varsity Soccer for 2 years in High School- we had to have a girl on the team, so I got to play every game, though I wasn’t really that good! Our team was mediocre.
20. I lost a friendship over $12.
21. I was only 5’2 when I started High School, and finished being 5’7. I had a huge growth spurt between Freshman/Sophomore year- there is hope for my girls!
22. I love to bake- cookies are my favorite, and cakes, too, oh, and brownies, and peanut butter pie, and strawberry pie….oh, and I make a birthday cake everyear for my kid’s birthday- I have done a dinosaur, a King Kong on a building, a mermaid, a fish, a Rocky Balboa, and a few others, though I am an amateur by every sense of the word! Trust me- I have pictures. The treasure is that no matter how hideous it really is, my kids LOVE it!
23. I don’t dress up for Halloween. I love others that do, but I just like not dressing up- even as a kid, I didn’t love it. I love the candy, that’s for sure, and I love dressing up our kids!
24. I love hard and chewy candy better than chocolate candy bars- skittles, starburst, Swedish fish, dots, are a few of my favorites.
25. I have loved Reese’s Pieces since E.T., which was my favorite movie as a child.
26. I had 7 Cabbage Patch Dolls, and I can still name them: Lynette Audry was my first, and I got her for getting straight A’s on my report card! She now belongs to Leah, though I still love her!
27. I have been to Canada, Mexico, California and the East Coast States.
28. I paid to take a shower after 3 days in Mexico on Spring Break while in college- don’t ask questions, I hardly remember it all…long time ago…refer to #13 above.
29. I love to sing when I am driving! As long as no one is in the car with me, I will sing loud and proud! I always wonder what others think when they see this!
30. I once got 3 speeding tickets in 4 months! Two were legitimate, one I fought in court- and lost, but I told the judge that the police officer who ticketed me would have to one day answer for lying! They told me to hurry up and leave the courtroom- it is true, though.
31. I am a principle fighter.
32. I do not respect those who think they have power but don’t, and use it to make people miserable. I happen to know a few.
33. I love the color brown…but yesterday my favorite color was pink…the combo is great too…I am a color girl.
34. I love taking pictures, and wish I could be better, but can’t afford the investment in a new camera, so I just take lots and love them anyway.
35. I love to go on vacation- when I was a kid, we sometimes went on 3 a year- they nearly were always somewhere with a body of water- I love to swim, though I hate fish and hate not being able to see what is in the water with me- I tend to stay at the pool!
36. I love to fish- though not on a boat- on solid ground, casting into a pond.
37. I get motion-sickness all the time. I take medication when I travel or are in a car for any length of time.
38. I never dated a blonde haired guy until I met Dana.
39. I had a dream when I was younger that I died before I was 30- though that didn’t happen, I sadly think I won’t live into my older age…Dana hates that. I always tell him that if I die, he’d better remarry quickly because our kids need a mother, but deep down it breaks my heart to think of that happening. I love our family.
40. I am deeply grateful for understanding parents- they have sacrificed much for their “material girl” and they support me in anything and everything I do and have done.
41. I love picture frames- I have more than I can count, and more in boxes, since this house will not hold all of them on display.
42. I fell off a log into a creek in the 5th grade, couldn’t get up and had to call for help.
43. I used to love camping as a child, and now would pick nearly any other activity to do…maybe when our kids are older…nah, I doubt it!
44. I love to paint- re-decorate-faux paint, explore colors with paint (have you seen the blue in my kitchen?!) I won a painting contest at Lowe’s for the bathroom at our old house and 4th place for the faux painting in Alex’s room at our old house. I got $50 and some more paint- I never used it, and we then moved.
45. I want to live in Arizona someday. I love the climate and I want to see what life is like somewhere other than here.
46. I have a deep love for my Grandparents. I was affectionately called, “Kelly Girl” by my grandfather, who died in 2000- he was so loving and loved me immensely. I get my long fingers and height from my grandmother, who died in 2005- I wear her engagement ring on my right hand and think of her every time I see it. It never comes off. I love my mom’s parents more than I can say, and try to visit them several times a year- they are the most loving, and sweet people. I get my love of chattiness from my grandmother and she is wonderful!
47. I love family history, and recently started indexing and working on my own family tree.
48. I love to sleep in and be lazy in the mornings…sadly that hasn’t happened much since we had our son- nearly 8 years ago…but every once in a while, I get to enjoy the silence of the morning.
49. Spring is my favorite season. Clarification: late spring to early summer, truly.
50. I love this blog! I love the creative outlet it gives me and a break away to enjoy life and remember all the little things that we forget so easily.