101 Things About Me

All right, there has been pressure from those not to be named (yes, there has been more than 1 person) asking for an entry already. As a first real post, I'm using an idea I've seen in several blogs as a "get to know you" dealie. Hopefully it will satiate all of you for now. ;) Tho I am playing the waiting for labour to start game, so I may find myself on here more in the coming days. THEN you'll be sorry you asked me to post to begin with.

1. I don’t think there are 101 things about me that are interesting enuf to note, but here goes…
   
2. I have a 19 month old son named Cael
   
3. I’m expecting Cael’s little brother Iain any day
   
4. I’m really not ready to be a mom of two
   
5. I’m going to try for a non-medicated birth this time
   
6. I just finished packing my hospital bag this morning
   
7. I turn 30 on Saturday
   
8. I hope Iain waits ‘til after that
   
9. What I’m most excited about with this baby is using my new sling. Sad…
   
10. I’m typing this in Word so it will capitalize “I” for me and double space between lines
    
11. I was born and raised in Nova Scotia
    
12. I went to Belgium on student exchange after high school
    
13. I actually flew out of Halifax on my 18th birthday
    
14. I spent most of my year abroad in cafes drinking yummy Belgian beers and smoking strong no-filter french cigarettes
    
15. I have no idea how to do accented french letters without the numberpad
    
16. I have a wart on my right middle finger that I’ve been dousing with tea tree oil
    
17. I think its finally working
    
18. I was adopted when I was 3
    
19. I have no clue who my biological parents are
    
20. As far as we know, my husband and I aren’t blood relatives
    
21. I have two cats
    
22. They’re both fat
    
23. Well, one is fat at something like 23 lbs…the other is a svelte 16
    
24. The fat one weighs about the same as my son
    
25. I started putting Rescue Remedy in their drinking water ‘cuz they’re both insane lately
    
26. I have red hair
    
27. I have to dye it soon ‘cuz my green highlights are starting to show. Long story…
    
28. I wear glasses
    
29. My right eye is a ridiculous –8.5 and my left a more normal –4.5
    
30. I have 25 pairs of shoes, half of them sandals
    
31. I have 25 first cousins on my dad's side alone, with another on the way any day!
    
32. I never broke 100 lbs for good until I was in my mid 20’s
    
33. I’ve only gained 15 lbs this pregnancy
    
34. I breastfed my son for 10 months
    
35. He pretty much self-weaned…I’d have kept going
    
36. I’ll be breastfeeding this baby
    
37. We use cloth diapers
    
38. No, we’re not crazy
    
39. I have 11 plants in this room alone
    
40. Oh crap…I really need to vaccuum
    
41. I’ve been married for almost 6 years
    
42. Huh…my anniversary is in less than 2 weeks
    
43. We got married in Nova Scotia
    
44. It was a stinking hot day
    
45. Jon (husband) dripped sweat on me from the tip of his nose during our first married kiss
    
46. The wedding venue was a hand-made log church with no electricity
    
47. The church is actually an historic site…a replica of the first church built by Scottish settlers in that area
    
48. I wore a traditional dress with a train
    
49. I never thot I’d wear a dress like that for my wedding, but there ya go…
    
50. Our wedding rings are engraved with Celtic hounds
    
51. I’m going for a swim after I finish this
    
52. I’m not a huge fan of chocloate
    
53. Except melt in your mouth good quality Belgian chocolate
    
54. Wow…I’m over halfway done
    
55. I can’t wait to have a rye and coke after this baby is born
    
56. I’m addicted to Canadian football
    
57. My team is Hamilton, tho they are winless so far this season
    
58. I only started driving in the city a few months ago
    
59. Now I’m a pro!
    
60. I am unfortunately an impatient, rather aggressive driver
    
61. I just ate 2 tomato sammiches and I swear almost a litre of milk
    
62. I’m having a decent contraction right now
    
63. I hate warm V8
    
64. I’m one of those suckers who owns a bullet blender
    
65. Yes, the BLENDER, not the sex toy
    
66. One of my best friends from high school is getting married next month in PEI
    
67. I won’t be able to go. :(
    
68. I have about a dozen candles that have drowned wicks
    
69. I keep meaning to get the supplies to re-melt them and make votives
    
70. I’ll probably never do it
    
71. My dad is an NDP MLA in Nova Scotia
    
72. That usually means lots of extra work for my mom
    
73. I need to re-paint my toenails
    
74. I rarely paint them normal colours like pink. I prefer blues, purples or greens. Sometimes burgundy or something.
    
75. Right now they are an orangey colour, but its been on for way too long
    
76. I have lots of freckles, mostly on my shoulders, arms and knees
    
77. I’ve never had a fake Christmas tree
    
78. I love bugs, including spiders
    
79. Except earwigs…they make my skin crawl
    
80. I have way too many photos of bugs I’ve found in my gardens
    
81. Cool…the craziest of the fat cats is drinking lots of water right now…hopefully the Rescue Remedy will calm her down…
    
82. I like politics
    
83. I blame my dad
    
84. I work for the government
    
85. When I go back to work after my mat leave, it won’t be to the same job
    
86. The job I went back to after my leave with my son was also different from the one I left. Gotta love re-orgs…
    
87. I’m having another contraction
    
88. The down arrow on my laptop is squeaky
    
89. The laptop is my birthday present
    
90. I own a jogging stroller and have been running with it twice
    
91. I don’t consider myself really adamantly for or against anything
    
92. Well, maybe for breastfeeding
    
93. Oh, and anti declawing
    
94. My second toe is slightly longer than my big toe
    
95. There is a copy of the Merck Index in our living room bookcase and we actually use it…huge geeks
    
96. My husband is a chemist…so I blame him
    
97. There is still a home-made mother’s day card being displayed on the shelf
    
98. We own a house. Well, the bank does…
    
99. I don’t know how to play chess
    
100. I love the rain
     
101. I also love snow

Well...I came up with 101! How do ya like them apples?

Now off for that swim I promised myself...