25 things about me...

I checked out my friend Jessica's blog today and she had posted 25 things about herself, she was following suit of 2 other friends who blog about their children with the diagnosis of RTS. Meeting the needs of their affected children takes up most of their days and nights, so I am sure it is a good exercise to remember or remind yourself about some things about YOU! Well, my kids are grown, and I am not all consumed with their needs, but I decided to see if I could come up with 25 things, I am challenging all you other bloggers out there to try it!!

1. I am Italian, my mother was a first generation American, both of her parents came through Ellis Island from Sciliy as teenagers.
2. My geneaology has been traced back on my fathers side to a distant relative that was an Earl in England, and another distant relative that was on the Mayflower!
3. I love sweets, particularly chocolate, but I am not to picky any sweet will do most of the time.
4. Ok - this is harder than I thought... I graduated from Marquette Sr High School in Marquette Michigan in 1972, moved to Illinois in 1974 and have been here ever since.
5. I do not like my profile and told Wendell when I die I would like him to have them turn my head slightly to the right so it will not be toooo bad.
6. I like the color of my skin, I tan easily.
7. I love being a mom, it was my goal in life.
8. My favorite subject in school was math - although I have to say I don't remember much about it now.
9. I think I am smart, when I applied for my current job, my boss asked me why she should hire me and I told her I was smart and could quickly learn anything I needed to do. I got the job.
10. I have a bad habit of skimming whatever I am reading and just getting the gist of it and not all the nuances.
11. I am getting into this now! I love to quilt, but hate repeating the same thing over and over, so I will do different parts when I get tired of one thing, maybe not in the order I am supposed to.
12. I work best under pressure, if I have alot of time on my hands I cannot decide what to do, but if I only have a small amount of time I can quickly decide what I want to squeeze into it!
13. I love to spend time in nature and if there is one thing I would like to learn to do well and spend time doing, it would be kayaking in the U.P. I have done a little, but would love to really get into it.
14. One of my major frustrations is watching people screw up their kids, most parents have no idea the effect their behavior has on their children. What is amazing is to watch the same children overcome that and become successful adults!
15. Ok, one more frustration and then I will get off the negative ... why do people think anyone should live up to their expectations, why can't we just accept the fact that we are all different, we all have weaknesses and strengths, we all succeed and fail, mostly we are trying to get through this thing called life, ...so lets just accept each other in the place that we and they are in and help each other along... what a nice thought!
16. I am surprised when people like me.
17. Most people think I am strong, but I am not.. however, I belong to the One who is and my goal is to allow Him to be strong in me.
18. One of my most favorite recent days was spending time laying on a blanket with my 22 mo old twin grandsons, watching the clouds and birds and an occasional airplane. spending time with them is a real lesson in "passing time", not spending time, or wasting time, but just enjoying the moment, playing in the sprinkler, having a picnic in the shade of a tree, or watching the clouds..... passing time.
19. I love to cook, on occasion I will fix a real gourmet dinner for Wendell, 6 courses, complete with the sorbet in between the courses .. sometimes we even dress up as if we are going out to a fancy place.
20. I have always thought of myself as adventurous, maybe I am not as much so as I get older, DID I JUST SAY THAT!!!! I must be losing it, I am not old, maybe it is true I am aging, but certainly not old!!
21. My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by my family, (husband, children, grandchildren, siblings) no matter what we are doing.
22. I love lobster, I would love to go to Maine and eat if fresh!
23. I wish I would have gone to college. I moved out when I was a senior in high school and it really was not an option to me at the time, of course I could have done it later, ... but I didn't.
24. One of the rules I try to live by in life is to make choices I will be happy I made. I don't want to look back at my life with a bunch of "I wish I would haves..." I think alot of us would do better if we stopped and thought about the long term affects of a decision before we decide what to do. It is quite easy to "react", however it usually is not the wisest decision. I want to look back at the difficult times and say "I am glad I....", whatever it was. Ok I am getting philisophical here (and I know I spelled that wrong!) so it is good the next is the last one.
25. OK , so what is the last thing.... I don't mind being alone, but I am afraid of the dark.

So there it is.. 25 things about me.