"countdown to meme"

I liked Kim’s idea of doing a "Countdown to Meme". I think I will try that now. So let’s see…I will be right back (I need to be reminded of the questions she asked herself).

10 Things you may or may not know about me:

I have my motorcycle license
I love to read
I love to quilt
I rescued 2 baby kitties from PCC pet adoption program. I was only supposed to take one, but I begged Rod for Nakita kitty. If you have one kitty, what’s one more? Their names are Uma and Nakita.
I’m addicted to French fries and sometimes I even hit the 24 hour Burger King in Beaverton to get myself some!
I went back to school to earn my Bachelor’s Degree in English
I love hangin with my best friend KD
I love to travel and am quite adventurous
I love my family, my immediate and extended one

9 Places I have visited:

Tuscon, Arizona
Honolulu, Hawaii
Washington, D.C.
Harrisburg, Virginia
Almaty, Kazakstan
Minot, North Dakota
London, England
Chicago, Illinois
San Antonio, Texas

8 Ways to win my heart:

Take me out to dinner
Buy me a special necklace…or any jewelry whatsoever, or flowers…”just because”
Dedicate a song to me
Take me to the beach for the weekend!
Clean my house
Give me a big hug and squeeze
Tell me you love me
Make me something…anything!

7 Things I want to do before I die:

See my children get married and have grandchildren
Graduate from college
Visit Israel
Visit our exchange student, Tiffany in Taiwan
Make a quilt for my dad and mom
Buy a vacation home at the beach…any beach, anywhere!
Visit Osmar (my Compassion child in Bolivia, S. America) and Khalhiso, (my World Vision child in Lesotho, Africa)

6 Things I’m afraid of:

Drowning
My children dieing before me
Dieing young
Losing my mind
Spiders
Snakes

5 Things I don’t like:

Not being believed
Gossip
Mean people
Beets
Fighting

4 Ways to turn me off:

Racist remarks, Ignorance
Belching or farting without saying, “Excuse me”
Being impolite
Complain

3 Things I do every day:

Pray for my family
Thank God for my family & friends
Journal

2 Things that make me happy:

My family
Going back to school

1 Thing on my mind right now:

Surprising my son, Patrick, (while he’s at Grandma and Grandpa’s) by cleaning his room and decorating it with the “science” stuff he wants!