i've been tagged!!!

miss cardee tagged me so i now have to spill all the blah! just try to stay awake!
1. Jesus is my all in all.

2. my family keeps me sane, yet drives me crazy

3. i love my virtual world- that's where all my friends live!

4. being a wife and mom is the most challenging job i have ever had or ever will have

5. fall is my most favorite time of year- it's time to pull out my cozy sweaters and uggs

6. i also love to wear my husbands clothes (which irritates him), esp. when he is away on business, wearing one of his shirts makes me miss him less.

7. i have CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome)- please call first!
you flyladies know EXACTLY what i'm talking about! plus, since i
homeschool, surprise visits really throw me off

8. i love digital scrapbooking (which, is why i have CHAOS)

9. my favorite icecream is the coffee lovers from coldstone, if i can't get that, then b&j's coffee heath bar crunch will do. if that's not available, then, cookies and cream icecream with a banana on the side!

10. the LORD is my strength. i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

11. i love a good laugh

12. i love photography. making photographs is a passion

13. i am shy

14. i do my best thinking in the shower...i could be in there for an hour or two!

15. i love it when my 2 year old fetches a book, climbs upon my lap and says "read".

16. i stay up way too late at night and get up way too early

17. i love girls night out- it's at least once a month, if not more, sometimes i have emergencies, where i just grab, or call the closest friend next to me and drag her out for coffee

18. still awake? i can see that this is going to take me a while to finish this

19. i love music. there is always a song in my head

20. i listen to all genres of music- from classical to country, but contemporary/rock/r&b/christian on a daily basis.

21. i met my husband in a mission control center

22. one thing i have always wanted was to own my own home. well, we do. we just don't live in it!

23. i can still recite the preamble to the constitution- gotta love schoolhouse rock!

24. i love playing board games

25. i am not a big chocolate eater

26. cooking is not one of my strong suits

27. i love the pottery barn

28. i love to shop

29. my favorite color is black

30. i am allergic to cats

31. i have never camped out

32. my favorite restaurant is jj brewsky's

33. i am a quiet person. i am very comfortable letting someone else dominate a conversation

34. i pray everyday, several times a day

35. i spend quite a bit of time at starbucks

36. i sometimes wish i had more to say

37. i hate my hair after 4-6 weeks after getting a relaxer

38. the last time i had a massage was 1993

39. i love pasta

40. my mom died when i was 16, i've never been close to my father, so i moved to california

41. i love to entertain in my home, let's have dinner sometime! jay will cook!

42. i love jay's kung pao chicken

43. i remember a time when i would spend $100 on a pair of jeans-now i cringe if i have to pay over $20

45. i can't stand being cold

46. i am not a big jewelry person. i wear my wedding ring, a silver chain bracelet that my kids got me, a ring that helen got me, and a watch. all the time. only the watch comes off when i shower.

47. i have always played an instrument of some sort. i played the viola in elementary school, the flute/piccalo in middle and high school and guitar i play the piano by ear. i am forcing my kids to take lessons!

48. i love to nap on a rainy day

49. i just weaned my last baby. it's so sad :(

50. i thank God everyday for my family

you're it helen!!!!