25 Random Things About Me

I got tagged on facebook and had to write 25 random things about me. So, I thought I'd publish it here as well.

1. When I was two, I fell in the bathtub and bit through my tongue almost biting it off. I barely missed two major veins and had to have it stitched back up. My tongue was too big to fit in my mouth for quite a while.

2. I broke my arm in the sixth grade on April Fools Day. It was nerd day and I had worn one skate and one shoe. I stepped on the skate and fell.

3. I have titanium rods in my back and titanium screws in my jaw. My husband loves that I look like I have a zipper going down my back.

4. I had an awesome bike wreck going down Granada hill. I blacked out and woke up in Fitch's truck. I still have some good scars. I also blame my wreck for why I can't remember anything before about 10.

5. I've always been better friends with boys than with girls. Sometimes I think I have a male's sense of humor. And I don't like all the drama that comes from being around a group of girls. Surprising since I came from a family of six girls and one boy.

6. I had all of my children naturally because drugs sometimes react wierd in my body and I didn't want that to happen then and also, I wasn't sure I could have an epidural after my surgery and the only way to tell was to try it and find out the way was blocked. I didn't want to get to the point where I really needed one and then find out I couldn't do it, so I went into it with the attitude that I was having them naturally. Even though I was told by a doctor in my OB's office that I wouldn't be able to do it. Honestly, I don't know that I would have been able to if it hadn't been for my husband.

7. I have 27 chickens. They are just starting to lay brown and green eggs.

8. I bottle fed day old lambs this spring and had one die in my lap. But we ended up raising six to maturity and earned enough to buy a 100 year old piano.

9. We also raised two pigs this year. Our freezer is full of pork. YUM!

10. I LOVE living on my little pretend farm.

11. I've had my cosmetology license for16 years. In those years, I have turned a bald guy's head black, a different guy's hair blue, my own hair blue with fluorescent blue highlights, and cut LOTS of hair - especially on my mission. It all started with cutting my Barbie's hair. It doesn't look so cute short.

12. I have a ham radio license.

13. I went on a mission to the Arkansas Little Rock Mission.

14. I took apart a motorcycle and re-assembled it almost single handedly. (I did need help lifting the engine back into the frame.)

15. One of my favorite times of the week is when I watch a movie and eat popcorn, apples, and cheese with my family on Sunday night.

16. I like to mess around with recipes and make them my own, but I ALWAYS have to start with a recipe (much to the dismay of my food scientist hubby). Then I can change it up. This could come from necessity. The closest grocery store is 10 miles away, but most stores are 25 miles away.

17. I have had to have surgery after having my last two kids. Having babies can wreak havoc on a body!!

18. I used to have horrible panic attacks and once thought I was having a heart attack. THAT was an embarrassing trip to the ER!! I think it came from living in the city. Soon after we moved here, they stopped.

19. I love to joke around and tease and tickle. Luckily, my kids love it, too.

20. I learned to talk very young, but it didn't change for a LONG time. I finally learned to enunciate after having many retainers, braces, and headgear.

21. I "play" the cello and the piano.

22. I helped "the guys" plan our prom date in high school. I was sworn to secrecy and couldn't tell any of the other dates. They did still throw in a few surprises.

23. I love it when I feel smart. Especially when I can teach my very smart hubby things like squeezing orange peels into a candle and getting the heart out of lettuce by banging it on the edge of the sink.

24. I LOVE hearing little kids talk. I'm loving how my two year old talks right now. I love that forehead is "horefead" and everything is "la" instead of "the": "la door," "la orange," "la horefead." It's so cute!!

25. I am trying to draw up houseplans to put a salon in my basement, so I can stay at home with my kids and still do hair. We're planning on doing most of the work ourselves.