I've seen lots of people do this, so I thought I would post mine on here, just for old time's sake. I tag anyone else who wants to waste 20 minutes of their life.

1. I absolutely hate the sound of nail clippers being used. It grosses me out completely. However, I will clip my own nails and Caleb's too. But that's where I draw the line.

2. I have always napped Caleb in my bed. I don't know why. I just love the feeling knowing he's warm and cozy in my covers. I have also always laid down with him to get him to fall asleep. It's my absolute favorite part of the day. There's nothing like holding your sleeping child. I plan on doing this with Katelyn as well.

3. I have weird feet. I developed a problem last summer where chlorine makes my feet itch unbearably!! It's so bad that I now have to wear pool shoes in the water. If I get in trouble one day with a lifeguard, I'll just have to get a doctor's note. ha ha!

4. I take a sleep aid every night of my life. My body refuses to fall asleep without one.

5. We sponsor a little boy named Jillo on the other side of the world through World Vision. I keep in touch with him regularly.

6. If I didn't have facebook or a blogging community, I am sure my life as a stay at home mom would be a lot more difficult emotionally for me.

7. I am a trained classical pianist. I can site read pretty much anything (within reason) and have an excellent sense of rhythm. I love accompanying musicians and bands, especially for Worship.

8. I love to floss my teeth.

9. Since I have worked in customer service for a period of time, I am much more patient and sensitive to those that are in that line of work. I am also more understanding of private business owners since I have seen my parents do it for many years. As I get older, I am less demanding and more calm when working through business problems or issues I might have.

10. Before I was married I was terrible with money. I didn't care a lot about savings and I bought what I want when I wanted it. My mom definitely tried to work with me and help me, but I wouldn't listen. It ultimately took my husband to help me see that good money management is worth it and investment in the long run is the way to go. I have become an excellent money manager and oversee our family budget and bill paying on my own. We have zero debt (except the house) and I pay all of our bills on time. I owe a lot to my husband's patience and overall example.

11. I am a fast food junky. But I try to indulge only once a week. Okay twice. In my defense I also eat a LOT of really, really healthy whole foods.

12. I don't watch a whole lot of TV. I could care less to see the latest shows. They just don't interest me. I'd rather be sewing or reading.

13. I don't even remember the last movie I went and saw in the the theater. I think I may go once a year. Again, not a lot of interest.

14. I really love live theater. Especially musicals! The best date Jonathan and I ever went on was when he stole me away to New York City (his parents live 3 hours away) and we went to see Wicked on Broadway! What a great surprise!

15. Jonathan and I love to watch old black and white movies on AMC. We also enjoy movies that came out when we were kids. We're sentimental fools. Jonathan recently purchased the Benji movies on DVD. Caleb loves them!

16. I do not like cold lunches. I prepare myself a warm lunch everyday. Whether it is soup, spaghetti (like today!), or a burrito. I enjoy prepared warm things.

17. I make my husband's lunch every night before I go to bed. I use to get up with him in the morning. That's before I had children and was pregnant again. ha ha! I'm glad he's so understanding.

18. I prefer to drive to destinations rather than fly. I use to prefer flying. Again, that was before I had children. Now I consider the driving aspect part of the experience. We have a lot of fun together as a family!

19. I have a major fear of spiders and anything that crawls. I will not kill anything. I have gone across the street to get a neighbor to kill a spider before.

20. I really, really love chocolate. Good chocolate. Yes, I must have something chocolate every day of my life. Even hot chocolate will do.

21. I value my friendships highly. If you are a good friend then I have your back in pretty much anything. I don't know where I would be without certain key people in my life.

22. I love our new church. I feel a HUGE connection and look forward to Sundays with great anticipation. I love the nursery, the preaching, and the people there!! I have even recently been asked to be the church pianist. And given permission to decorate the church nursery!!

23. I have been to lots of countries. In this order...Grew up in Alaska (not really another country, but whatever...), Philippines, Jamaica, Canada, South Korea, Israel, and Hungary. I enjoyed all of my travels but really could care less if I ever leave the country again, unless it's on a missions trip with my family. That kind of travel is way down on my list of priorities.

24. I have a huge heart for homeschooling my children. I know anything can happen, but I trust God will lead Jonathan and I in the best path when the time comes for formal schooling.

25. I tore my ACL when I was 17 and had to have reconstructive surgery when I was 19. I now have two screws in my left leg.

A year in review...

Here's how it works: Go into your calendar for this year. Find the first entry for each month and copy the first sentence of each of those entries into this post. That's your year.

January: We had a c-r-a-z-y night I tell ya!

Feburary: Caleb woke me up crying at 5:30am this morning. I never got back to sleep. Oh well.

March: Cara and Savannah are our constant playmates. The Lord knew I needed Cara in my life.

April: I will admit that I often feel like a Mama Gorilla.

May: I always have lots of ideas for blogs throughout the day, but when it comes to actually sitting down and doing it they all fly out of my head or don't seem important anymore.

June: Now I know it's not technically "summer", but to this Alaskan born girl, when it's in the 90's, it's summer!!! This summer has been rockin' so far. One of the best summer's of my life.

July: Jon and I did something we haven't done in ages, we went and saw a late night movie.

August: Well, the Indy Fuges have taken HGTV's slogan and made it true this summer. We have "started at home".

September: It's been a long week full of pregnancy symptoms, and to top it off I woke up this morning with an insane head cold.

October: It's Thursday afternoon. I got back Monday night. This may sound strange but I finally have the time and energy to blog.

November: My Cowboy Cutie and Football Hubby! What a fun family night we had. It was just perfect in every way. You know, the kind of night that makes you feel all ooey gooey sweet inside.

December: We had a wonderful time in Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving. It's always nice to be with family that you don't see often!