10 Things - April 30

1. Our vacation plans:
2. PE's Sister's Family
3. Pacific Coast Highway
4. Redwood Forest
5. Lighthouses
6. Whale Watching
7. Sea Lion Caves
8. Oregon Coast Aquarium
9. Crescent Lake
10. Cascades Raptor Center

10 Things - April 16

1. I am making a bedspread.
2. A week ago it was we are making bedspreads.
3. Jabba finished her bedspread yesterday.
4. We used this tutorial.
5. And this tutorial.
6. I have cut all the squares.
7. I have stitched knots into 20 squares.
8. That is only 36 more to go.
9. Did I mention……..
10. Jabba is finished.

10 Things - April 2

1. We are going on a family vacation later this month.
2. We have not been on vacation since I was pregnant with Bob.
3. Just in case you need reminding. . . he is 6.
4. We are going to a cabin in Oregon.
5. We are getting there by way of California.
6. One of PE's sisters lives there.
7. We are excited to see her and her family in their element.
8. We will then drive up the Pacific Coast Highway.
9. We will go to the beach.
10. According to Bob that is what you do on vacation.

10 Things - March 19

1. Moo is an amazing daughter.
2. She is smart.
3. She is a beautiful young woman.
4. She is a great help around the house.
5. She has a great sense of humor.
6. She has to living in our house.
7. She just finished driver’s education.
8. She now has her learner’s permit.
9. She probably doesn’t know how amazing I think she is.
10. That is all my fault.

10 Things - March 5

1. I am a HORRIBLE friend to all of my friends from where I use to live (45 minutes away).
2. One of my friends had an adorable baby boy in May.
3. I still haven't seen him. . . or even talked to her.
4. HORRIBLE!
5. Another of my friends moved closer to where I live and purchased a house last year.
6. I haven’t been over to see it yet.
7. HORRIBLE!!
8. To top it off, PE’s sister lives there and we had her name for Christmas last year.
9. The gift is still sitting in my closet.
10. HORRIBLE again!!!

10 Things - February 19

1. One - husband
2. Two - biological children
3. Three - children total
4. Four - nieces/nephews
5. Five - ish years of KLB
6. Six - domestic animals
7. Seven - brother/sisters-in-law
8. Eight - ish years of PE
9. Nine - fingernails
10. Ten - fingers (so you don’t think I only have nine to match the fingernails)

10 Things - February 5

1. I love my sister.
2. She is my only sibling.
3. She is six years older than I.
4. She is a wonderful sister.
5. My kids couldn’t ask for a better aunt.
6. I wish I was more like her.
7. Her husband is pretty damn lucky.
8. Her kids are super lucky too.
9. She makes me laugh.
10. She does it all.

10 Things - January 22

1. I love my mom.
2. She is pretty awesome.
3. I appreciate everything she does for me and my family.
4. I admire the strength she has demonstrated since my dad passed away.
5. I think of her way more often than she knows about.
6. I should call her more often.
7. I should see her more often.
8. We can go weeks without contact.
9. We live five blocks away from one another.
10. Did I mention. . . I LOVE my mom.

10 Things - January 8

1. I have a pierced tongue.
2. I have had it for more than 10 years.
3. I dislike Jell-O.
4. I wonder if I would like Jell-O shots.
5. I have a tattoo.
6. I got it with my friend for her 30th birthday--just so we’re clear, she got one too.
7. I am afraid of heights.
8. I don’t think it affects my life too much.
9. I do not have a fingernail on my left index finger.
10. I did have a fingernail prior to pointing to a metal grinder when I was two.

10 Things - December 4

1. I miss my dad.
2. He has been gone for over three years.
3. I still get teary eyed thinking about him.
4. Or when someone else talks about him.
5. Or when I talk about him.
6. I really wish that would go away.
7. I really dislike crying.
8. But I really loved my dad.
9. And I really miss him.
10. So for him. . .I will live with the stupid crying.

10 Things - November 20

1. PE bics his head.
2. I love it.
3. I wish PE wore cologne more often.
4. I am okay with smelling his deoderant while we lay in bed in place of that.
5. I appreciate that he doesn't like to stink any more than I like to smell his stink.
6. I think PE looks "cute" in his camo hunting gear.
7. He hates that I say he looks "cute".
8. That is why I say it.
9. I hate when PE says, "Yes, dear."
10. That is why he says it.

10 Things - November 6

1. I earned by Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems two years ago.
2. It took me nine years and one associates degree to earn it.
3. While I use the knowledge gained during the classes, the degree is not necessary for my current job position.
4. That bothers me sometimes.
5. I don't know if I will ever attain a position where my degree is fully utilized.
6. That bothers me sometimes too.
7. I enjoy my current job position.
8. It allows me the freedom to carpool with PE, spend Friday afternoons with Bob, and adjust my schedule to suit my family.
9. That doesn't bother me at all.
10. That makes the other things that bother me not matter so much.

10 Things - October 23

1. I dislike holidays.
2. We are not religious so that makes us a little removed from the "true meanings" of Christmas and Easter. So if you don't have the religious ties or the tie to holidays in general. . .what's the point? Candy? Cadbury Mini Eggs at Easter, Cadbury Balls for Christmas, Brach's Candy Corn for Halloween and Thanksgiving. . . While all are delicious, I don't think they are a reason to celebrate holidays.
3. Although I (really it is PE and I) dislike holidays we do have some traditions. I don't mind the traditions especially if they are family traditions.
4. We have a non-traditional Halloween acknowledgement (not sure it can really be called a celebration).
5. I am okay with Thanksgiving so long as we can have some time at home and it isn't spent rushing around everywhere. Last year we even had a mini Thanksgiving the first part of December and I enjoyed prepping for that especially since it was only PE, the kids, me, and Nana. This post explains why that is best.
6. Christmas . . . uggg. . . I think it is great to give gifts and not expect anything in return and I adore our family tradition of Christmas Eve pajamas and Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments.
7. Holiday decorating is for the birds but I participate in some of it because the kids like it. I might be more inclined to seasonal decorating partly because I am lazy--four seasons = four changes in decor.
8. Antisocial and holiday (Halloween, Christmas, Fourth of July, etc.) parties don't mix. PE and I are both antisocial and it seems to be getting worse.
9. I could possibly get more excited about National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day or National Bundt Cake Day than I do about the more traditional holidays.
10. You can read more about my holiday issues in this post from last year.

New Feature -- 10 Things - October 9

This new feature will be bi-weekly on Saturdays. The 10 Things will more often than not have a theme and will give you glimpses into my world/crazy mind. (You really don't want any more than a glimpse at a time I promise.)

1. Thanks to our respective coworkers PE and I were set up on a blind date.
2. They tried to get us together six months earlier.
3. I was told he was my "knight in shining armor."
4. Cooking W. was ready to welcome him into the family after my retelling of the first date.
5. I broke up with PE once.
6. It lasted about a week.
7. He got drunk and grabbed a girl's butt during that time.
8. We both had no intention of getting married when it all began.
9. That lasted less than six months.
10. My dad told us he would kick both out asses if it didn't work out.