Countdown

12 MOVIES:

The Princess Bride, The Three Amigos, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Top Gun, Steel Magnolias, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Good Will Hunting

11 FOODS:

Ghirardelli brownies, chips and queso, loaded baked potatoes, falafel, chicken salad on 7-grain with fresh fruit and a side of poppy seed dressing from The Lunch Box, Mike's Pastry cannoli, Chili's Grilled Caribbean Salad, stuffed (with crab) shrimp, shrimp brochette, sweet potato souffle, my own lasagna

10 THINGS ABOUT ME:

I paid my own way in college, but had to quit when I got pregnant and married. I still want to go back and get my degree in English. I speak just enough French to make French people laugh at me when I try to communicate with them. I'm scared of water that I can't see into, but I'm not afraid of water, no matter how deep, as long as it's clear. I wish I could sing, I mean REALLY sing. I'm an emotional eater. I go to sleep at night thinking about my way-in-the-future kitchen remodel. I sing John Denver songs in the shower. Every morning, as soon as wake up, I sit on the toilet, open the shutters, and look out the window into the backyard. I hate to go to bed. It takes me a couple of hours to really wake up in the mornings.

9 FRIENDS WHO KNOW ME BEST:

Sherilyn, Kristi, Cara, Melissa, Elaine, Nancy, Sue, Gayla, Denise

8 THINGS I HATE:

Being fat. The fear that people will assume I'm lazy and undisciplined when they first meet me. Cooking, unless it's for a dinner party. Other people's kids, unless it's people I love. Those big nasty "Water Bug" roaches. Bird poop on my car. Liars. Taking medicine.

7 THINGS I DO DAILY:

Take my medicine. Check my email. Make strawberry chocolate milk for the boys. Love on Ashlie kitty. Pick up Dani from school. Snuggle with Darren. Brush my teeth.

6 MORE FOODS:

Mom's Gumbo, Taco Soup, Darren's grilled cheese sandwiches, McDonald's fries, sweet strawberries, Clementines.

5 BOOKS I'D READ AGAIN:
The Ragamuffin Gospel, For Whom The Bell Tolls, the book of Romans, The Life of Pi, Bird by Bird

4 FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING:
My melon colored t-shirt, new fat jeans, black cami, Merrell sport sandals

3 THINGS I WANT:
Canon Digital Rebel, anything but my dilapidated old van to drive (but not another van), a kitchen remodel

2 THINGS I'M BAD AT:
Math. Arguing effectively.

1 WORD:
Laugh.