25 things list

I was tagged on FB to do a 25 things about me list.
I decided to post it here on the blog also for those who aren't FB addicts. (And it counts as a blog post as well...I've been so lazy about the blog for awhile now)
1. I want to go back to school sometime when the kids are all in school, I’d like to build off my associates degree and get that Bachelors….problem is I still don’t know what I want to be (that’s why I stopped in the first place)
2. I prefer sweet to salty.
3. For me, going to bed early is 11:30 p.m., late is 1:30 or 2:00 a.m.
4. Needless to say, I am not a morning person.
5. I love black and white, houndstooth, PINK and polka dots.
6. My husband is a better parent then I am.
7. One of my greatest talents and hobbies is bargain shopping. I have ALWAYS loved to shop. Fortunately for me, my husband also likes to shop, there are a few exceptions though, he’s likely to die in a fabric store.
8. I feel like I’m a genuine person, if you don’t think so, then I’d say you don’t know me very well.
9. I am not a teacher type person, speaking in front of people makes me physically ill, and I cannot even think straight and will sweat bullets if forced to do so. I literally have nightmares the entire night. I now say no and REFUSE to do it.
10. I am the youngest of 3 girls, by 9 ½ years. I will forever love being the baby of the family, I’m always so much younger than the others.
11. Having 5 boys overwhelms me constantly. I am not a structured organized person (didn’t come from an organized and structured home) and managing a family of 7 is quite difficult for me.
12. I finally conquered the purse of my dreams.
13. I love and have always loved crafts of all sorts. I love glue, glitter, rhinestones, ribbon and Mod Podge is my best friend. I love to make something beautiful from a bunch of products.
14. I always have gifts on hand so I can put together a little bag or basket at a moments notice.
15. I don’t sew much, but sometimes I feel like I NEED some sewing therapy. It doesn’t relax me however, I’m actually pretty tense while working on a project (I love to make rag quilts) but it’s the creating part that fills me. When I finish a blanket after painstakingly creating the colors and patterns, it is just so gratifying, it makes me HaPpY!!!!
16. I LOVE babies. I would have a hundred just for the first 6 weeks of life. (Then they grow up….soo…NO!) But I loved being pregnant and then the having the baby part was so surreal, I will say that those 5 moments when each baby was handed to me will go down as the Best 5 moments of my life.
17. I know I will ALWAYS be a little sad that I didn’t ever get a girl. I know that particular longing will always be there because I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wanted a girl.
18. My husband and I have never been away together…. ALONE!!! Sad I know!
19. I always do things in the 11th hour. It’s not that I’m a huge procrastinator, it’s just that there are so many other things going on that need to be done that once that particular project’s number comes up, it’s usually because it has to because it’s the night before it’s due. I keep very busy with volunteering at school (my 5 kids are at 4 different schools, preschool included) church calling projects that sometimes make me INSANE, home improvement projects (that NEVER quit) and then just LIFE that keeps happening (and that’s a full time job).
20. I’ve come to realize I’m a little of a control freak. People always tell me to let them help me with these projects but I can’t ever let it go. I’ve seen how crafty and creative and artistic other people aren’t and I can’t bear to let them ruin the project I’ve created. If it’s going to have my name on it, I have to have it how I wanted it. BAD I KNOW!!!
21. I know that I can do anything. If I see something I like, I take a picture or make a drawing and make it myself. I hate to pay for labor, I will try, learn or figure out how to do it myself….I mean how hard can it really be? I do my own nails, color my own hair…. And I’m not really afraid to tackle any project…tiling, painting, you name it, I’m game. I love power tools also, fun to use and can make so many things with them, I’d love to learn to make furniture (tables and stuff) Weird I know.
22. My hair always drives me crazy, I’m never happy with it. My husband puts his hands over his ears when I ask him “what should I do with my hair:” I guess it just proves I’m never happy with my looks.
23 I don’t really have TV shows I watch a lot regularly, but I am loving The Bachelor this season. I always get depressed when it’s over because it’s a whole week before it’s on again. I think it’s Melissa BTW. Love The Biggest Loser also. I do a lot of channel flipping in the late evening hours when the kids are in bed (hence #3 and the late bed time) I love pretty much anything on HGTV, Jon & Kate plus 8, and excited new episodes of the Kardashians are in March. Does anyone know what happened to Dr. 90210? I liked that too. Sorry, but I HATE the Office. I know, I know, I have Office lovers in this house too, but it’s dumb.
24 I love summer, sun, warmth, tans, flower gardens, green grass, flip flops, bare feet, pools, maui babe, lounge charis, BBQing, ice and diet coke….everything to do with SUMMER! Winter…..not my season.
25. I am the Mamma Bear, and I live in a cave. One day………..I WILL rise above that!