25 Random Things About Me

This is from Facebook, but I thought it would be fun on a blog. Becky did this before me. So, enjoy the list, consider yourself tagged, and write your own list on your blog.

25 Random Things about me

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

1. I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the 2nd of 9 children, and lots of foster siblings. Lots.

2. I have dabbled fairly successfully in many artistic ventures, including, but not limited to: quilting, counted cross stitch, embroidery, sewing, knitting, crocheting, oil painting, quilling, papier machet, jewlery-making, scrapbooking, card-making, drawing, face painting, animal-balloon sculpting, etc.

3. I love ballroom dancing, and took 400-level dance classes at BYU.

4. I love animals and as a kid I wanted to be a veterinarian. A cat allergy, which I later outgrew, dampened this hope.

5. I am severely allergic to honeybee venom, as of 2007. I carry an epi pen, but have little or no fear of bees.

6. I love springtime and flowers.

7. I am a USU extension master gardener course graduate, and have done some advanced master gardener studies. My teacher was Larry Sagers. I set up the observation beehive at Thanksgiving Point's children's garden as an advanced master gardener project.

8. I learned to play flute in grade school and performed in the BYU Marching Band at the 1981 Holiday Bowl.

9. I am embarrassed about my teeth and wish I could have braces.

10. I am quite frugal and actually use my food storage, including the wheat--I'd be happy to take it off your hands if you don't want yours!

11. I love to make things. When my oldest was little, she thought I could make anything.

12. Beautiful things make me misty. This seems to be getting worse as I get older.

13. I love neatness and order but don't like housekeeping.

14. I hate planning meals and often get into cooking ruts. Most days I don't know what's for dinner until well into the afternoon.

15. I spent over 12 years either pregnant or breastfeeding.

16. When I would bring a new baby home from the hospital, I always had another child still in diapers waiting at home (except, of course, the first baby). I have seven children.

17. I was a beekeeper for several years with my husband, which I loved. This ended in 2007. See #5.

18. I love good smells. My favorites are cinnamon, baking bread, warm honey and vanilla.

19. I love chocolate and nuts together. Love them. Love them. Love them.

20. Ice cream is my weakness. Especially with chocolate and nuts (see #19).

21. I want to be an fiction author. I was an English major at BYU my first year there. Never should have changed my major....

22. In 2007 I sold a (true) story to the Friend Magazine. Still waiting to see it published.

23. I have worked as a secretary, seamstress (alterationist for a dry cleaners), MTC teacher, small business owner and burger flipper. Favorite job was MTC teacher.

24. I love to knit and have an online store where I sell knitted stuff.

25. I dislike being late, loud noises, bad smells, cooked green peppers, lemon merangue pie, getting up early and women being negative about men.