It's Time to Celebrate

It's my 164th post!!!!! I know people like to do things for 100 & 200 and such but would you REALLY expect me to follow the crowd like that? I think not.

Now... I won't be doing a giveaway for my special blog. I'm really bad at getting things in the mail.

So... I'm going to do "the list"... 164 things about... Moi. (Deep Breath)

1. My mom's due date was January 1, 1972.


2. My birthday is February 5, 1972.


3. I have no full siblings.


4. #1 & #2 may explain why.


5. In my baby book there is a card that came with flowers my dad bought my mom and I when I was born. It says "For my beautiful wife and baby Jane."


6. My name isn't Jane.


7. My mom wanted to name me Essie (no, not really Essie - but Essie's real name).


8. My dad wanted to name me Jane.


9. My name is Elizabeth.


10. I was 10 lbs, 5 oz and 23.5 inches long when I was born.


11. The town I was born in was the subject of the movie "The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid" Can you guess the name of the town where I was born?


12. The hospital I was born in has been torn down.


13. This is where I went to nursery school. It's at the local Methodist church.


14. I went there a few years ago for a wedding.


15. It smelled exactly the same.


16. When I was in Kindergarten my mom taught 1st grade.


17. When I was in 1st she taught 2nd.


18. When I was in 2nd she taught 3rd.


19. When I was in 3rd & 4th she taught 5th.


20. In 5th & 6th grade she was my Principal.


21. I was a ghost for Halloween when I was 3.


22. I always had my hair in pig-tails so my mom cut holes out of the sheet for my pig-tails. I think I might be able to find a picture of that.


23. I always wanted a Kooky Spooks costume. Anyone else remember those?


24. David Moen was my boyfriend in 2nd grade.


25. We played "the Dukes of Hazzard" on the playground


26. He kissed me in the lunch line.


27. That was the end of our relationship


28. I once disappeared from my daycare mom's house when I was about 2.


29. They found me in the garden eating tomatoes straight from the plant.


30. I spent my summers growing up on an island on Lake of the Woods.


31. The hospital, pizza hut, laundry mat & grocery stores in the closest town all had boat docks.


32. Whenever I smell brown paper bags, I'm immediately taken back to the nose cabin of my grandpa's boat. That's where all the groceries would be put when we would head back to the island and I liked to sit up there on the trips.


33. This guy is on the way from town to the island. When we went by him, we'd always stick out our tongues at him.


34. When we would go to town, Grandpa would go to the bank to do his business. (banking business, not other kind of business - get your minds out of the gutter)... my cousins and I would steal all the deposit slips and other pieces of paper and play bank when we got home.


35. Right past devils rock was a huge house that Ronald Reagan and John Wayne had vacationed at.


36. My grandpa bought a new boat when he found out I was on the way... he didn't want his grandchild to not be safe... awwww...


37. I went to summer camp at Trout Lake Camp in Pine River, MN.


38. In the old cabins we could write on the walls.


39. In 3rd grade one of the evening activities was to dress our counselor as a character from the Bible. Every else did Jesus & Mary & Noah. We took the green gingham curtains from our window and fashioned a bikini top and bottom with them, slapped some leaves on and made our counselor "Eve".... we won.


40. I talked to the devil once.


41. About every 3-4 nights or so I will have a dream that seems completely plausible, expect that there will be a giraffe somewhere in it.


42. I have been arrested.


43. I went through a unicorn phase in junior high.


44. My mom bought me a comforter for my bed in 1984.


45. That following fall Natalie on The Facts of Life had the SAME comforter.


46. The comforter currently resides on Essie's bed and it's in VERY good shape.


47. This book was written by the director of the nursery school I went to. It's a collection of funny things kids have said over the years.


48. I did not live in Minnesota when Jesse Ventura was elected governor.


49. Growing up I got to have 3 boxes of sugared cereal a year. That was because if you brought three box tops to Valley Fair a kid got in for free. My favorites were Lucky Charms, Apple Jacks & Boo-Berry Cereal.


50. My favorite dessert when I was little was "a hot fudge sundae with a cherry on the top"


51. As a kid I called ham "good meat."


52. I also said "I can't like that."


53. My favorite thing that Essie said wrong was "Cause-be" for because.


54. I was Mary Ingalls for Halloween one year.


55. Another year I was a gypsy


56. Another year a pickle


57. A witch


58. A rainbow


59. A cowgirl


60. My favorite number is 5


61. I took piano lessons for 9 years.


62. Tap lessons for 7


63. Jazz lessons for 5


64. French horn lessons for 9


65. Acting lessons for... a few weeks.


66. Tennis lessons... for a couple months?


67. Ice Skating lessons for... 2 weeks.


68. Gymnastics lessons for 3 years.


69. I had a huge Matchbox Car collection.


70. As well as a huge Barbie collection.


71. I loved the old school Fisher Price little people


72. This set was my favorite:It had real working sliding "glass" doors.


73. My best friend in preschool was Tonya.


74. I was the Donkey in the Sunday School Christmas program in 2nd grade. My part of the song was.... "I said the donkey, shaggy and brown, I carried His mother to Bethlehem town. I carried his mother uphill and down. I said the donkey, shaggy and brown."


75. I was the Christmas Kitten another year. I had a lot of lines.


76. I don't remember any.


77. I would guess one might have been "Meow"


78. I was an Angel one year... actually several.


79. Some people might snort when they read I was an angel.


80. If I had been a boy I would have been named Timothy.


81. If my sister had been a boy should would have been named Timothy.


82. Our brother's name is John.


83. My 2nd grade teacher's father started the Minnesota Timberwolves.


84. My kindergarten teacher hit me on the head.


85. I love my birthstone.


86. I've never been proposed to.


87. Every house I lived in my mom painted blue at some point.


88. My hair was curly when I was little and has turned curly again.


89. My 11-great grandmother & grandfather came over on the Mayflower.


90. My grandma's cousin found the planet (or then planet) Pluto.


91. FDR & the Bush family both descended from the same people on the Mayflower.


92. Cousin George has never invited me to come to the White House.


93. I used to save my allowance to buy my Barbie's blow up furniture.


94. I had a cat named Flower.


95. I had a dog named Sugar.


96. We had a dog named Juice Box.


97. We had a dog named Gracie. She was a schnoodle. I wanted to name her Schnitzle. Then when she did stupid things I could say "Get over here you little Schnit"


98. My mom's half brothers were both killed in WWII.


99. I have very inconsistent handwriting.


100. I watch the old 90210 every day.


101. I had a crush on Almanzo from Little House on the Prairie for years.


102. And Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables


103. And Jake from 16 Candles


104. And Mr. Darcey from Pride & Prejudice (the long A&E version)


105. Mr. B made me cry last night, but in a REALLY good way.


106. I love water slides


107. I miss watching The Price is Right with my Grandma.


108. My mom bought a car in 1983, I asked the guy to show us the California Emissions.


109. My best friend in elementary school was Kristen. Her parents had a microwave, computer, Atari & VCR before ANYONE else.


110. She killed her sisters hamster when she threw it against the wall.


111. In college I was punched by a guy in a Wendy's


112. I gave tours of the campus to prospective students. I loved doing that.


113. I buy razors on a very regular basis.


114. I use foundation, blush, 3 colors of eye shadow, eye liner, mascara and lip gloss.


115. A year ago I used nothing.


116. I have to wear socks to bed in the winter


117. My dad doesn't have a middle name.


118. I need to call my mom more often


119. I've had a "girls gone wild" moment.


120. It was not captured on film.


121. I won $100 on a scratch off lottery ticket once.


122. My hair is longer now that it has been in... ages.


123. Mr. B likes it this way


124. I always said I would never pick my hairstyle based on what a guy wanted.


125. Never say never.


126. Essie's middle name is a combination of both my Grandmother's names.


127. I can turn my tongue upside down.


128. I haven't read Twilight


129. I don't Twitter


130. I have read Wicked


131. I want to see the musical badly, because judging by the soundtrack it must be quite different from the book.


132. If I had spare $$ I would take The Ladies to musicals and plays and orchestra performances.


133. I prefer store brand toilet paper.


134. I have polar dipped.


135. I have seen a crowned aurora


136. I always sit on my leg.


137. I listen to the music in my car VERY LOUD when I'm alone.


138. I sing along.


139. Very loudly


140. I'm starting to cave about not meeting everyone on Saturday.


141. I LOVE napping on winter afternoons.


142. I used to play The Sims... I used it as therapy. People I didn't like I would create a person who looked like them in the game and then make their life hell. It was way cheaper than a therapist.


143. My Sims broke.


144. I have some pent up aggression now.


145. I need a new iron.


146. I love peanut butter & banana sandwiches


147. I'm glad Cloris went home.


148. I wish Vickie would... she's evil.


149. One Christmas eve I gave all my tips to a homeless guy with a sign asking for money.


150. I hate Calliou


151. The new Super Wal-M*rt opened by us yesterday. We drove by and stuck our tongues out at it.


152. I do a MEAN Jimmy Durante impersonation.


153. Usually it's better if I've had a little alcohol.


154. I lived 12 miles from the world largest ball of twine.


155. The town I went to high school in is where they put all the sticky on Scotch Tape.


156. My favorite drink is a Long Island Ice Tea.


157. I've blacked out two times in my life from drinking.


158. I have driven 5 hours for a milkshake.


159. I could probably eat pizza every night for supper... just because it's easy.


160. I have a birthmark on my calf


161. I want a tattoo


162. I REALLY have to go to the bathroom.


163. This list has taken me 4 hours to type.
164. If you read this whole thing then God bless you.