Tagged

I got tagged by Teri and I think you have to just list 6 things about yourself so here we go.

1. I am obsessed with cleaning...my house always seems dirty so this might sound contradicting to those of you who frequent my home...but seriously my heart starts racing and I can feel myself going crazy when things are not where they belong. Each week, normally on Thursday I clean the whole house. I dust the pictures and every bookshelf. I will move everything and make a big mess to clean up the smallest thing but it feels amazing to have your house clean for a few minutes until the kids drag all their toys out again. I constantly see dirt and dust and my carpet is so gross so....maybe I obsess but I am not the greatest cleaner but I like to believe it is my apartment being old and also having kids and the inability to ever get EVERYTHING like it should be. Enough about cleaning.

2. I am a list person. I make lists about everything...I will put things on the list that I have done just so I can start off with some things on the list being marked off...it gives me a sense of organization. Each weekend I make a list of things we need to get done and I will tell Brad how stressed I am about everything we need to get done and of course we normally get it all done but I still get stressed. So you can imagine when we have a get together or I am snack mom at preschool I stress for a good 2 weeks until it gets there.

3. I love teaching! Ever since I was in school even elementary I loved to be the boss. When I was in 1st grade I got an 'U' for unsatisfactory in conduct because the teacher couldn't control me. I would get up and go around the classroom telling all the other children things like, 'no you need to color in the lines' and 'its simple 2+2 is 4'! Teaching has been so much fun for me because I love how students learn in different ways and some of my favorite moments in the classroom are when I know everyone is getting it because they have this look like the light is breaking! Of course I warn they have to study but teaching is so rewarding!!!!

4. I journal everything. I have a fear of forgetting and I obviously should because there are things I can't remember from when Brad was a baby so it is a good thing that I wrote it down. When Brad and I got engaged I journaled our engagement, planning the wedding, and what it felt like the day we got married. Periodically and especially on our anniversary I make sure to update our wedding book. It is also helpful when I am mad at Brad to go back and read it because then I can sort of remember how I felt when we were dating/married/w/out kids! With my kids from the day I found out I was pregnant to telling our family and every doctor visit I went on I journaled what it was like! Then once my kids were born I would update every month in their journal what they were doing and what they were like! I think Brad's book is 60 pages typed and Gabi is up to 40 pages. I don't know if my kids will enjoy it as much as hopefully their kids will. We have some pretty funny stories in Brad's book!

5. I love to eat sweets...I love to make cookies, save part of the dough and eat it later and bake the rest. I can't wait till Gabi gets older...I envision us laughing in the kitchen baking and bonding in one of those hallmark memory type moments. Brad likes to help me but I think that will change. I love to eat...although unless you have an eating disorder you seldom hear people say they hate to eat...so I guess that is pretty normal. My weaknesses are ranch dressing and italian food, and sweets! I am destined to weigh 300lbs some day and since everything I eat goes to my face and my butt...I am going to be one ugly fat person! :-)

6. I love being a mom. I kind of thought my life would be a little different that it is. When I was in school I was focused on school and my future. It was when my nephew was born that I first thought I wanted to have kids but I pushed the thought out of my mind and focused on school. Then in grad school I met Brad and fell in LOVE! mushy mushy! I was working a ton when we got married and so was he...we were both definitly pretty career oriented. Little Brad was a surprise and I believe he came at the perfect time because I was getting wrapped up in work and being successful there so when Brad came along things changed. All the sudden all I wanted to do was be home with him...and be his mom. My kids have been LIFE changing for me. They drive me crazy...literally! But they have been the biggest blessing in my life...they are such a source of laughter and joy and really put things in perspective for me in terms of how important God and family are!

So wow...I typed alot...I am going to tag the first 6 people who read this...so let your conscious be your guide in actually doing it!