100 Things

Wow, 100 posts… I am utterly amazed that I’ve found enough crap and fodder to warrant 100 posts! Sticking with the 100 theme… here are 100 random tidbits about me and my life thus far.

100. My name, Melissa, has Greek origins and means “honeybee” … awww how sweet.

99. I was named after Melissa Gilbert, the little girl who played Laura Ingalls on the tv version of The Little House on the Prairie. Not to be confused with Melissa Sue Anderson, who played Mary Ingalls.

98. I was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma… and everytime someone finds that out they bust out in song.

97. I lived in Oklahoma until I was nine, spent a year in Iowa and moved to Colorado when I was 10. 4 elementary schools in 3 years. Yay.

96. I’ve never actually shoplifted, but I did steal a pair of earrings from a “store” we had in our gifted and talented program in OK. I wanted to give them to my mom for mother’s day, but a girl saw me and turned me in and I had detention for like a month.

95. We adopted my baby brother when he was 10 days old and I was 9 years old. It was one of the happiest days of my life.

94. He was very sick, but we didn’t know it at the time. He spent over 6 months in and out of hospitals having every test known to man run on him and a zillion different diagnoses before they finally figured it out.

93. He has a rare adrenal disorder which, at the time of diagnosis, he was one of 30 reported cases. Now, after further tests, his “version” of it has never been documented before; he’s the one and only!

92. He is just fine now, he grew out of the most severe symptoms and, at this time, doesn’t even have to take meds.

91. My dad married my mom (technically stepmom but I hate that term) when I was almost 4 years old.

90. I was the flower girl, and damn cute if you ask me.

89. After the wedding, at the reception, the ring bearer (Jon) came up to me and said: “Missy, when we get big, if you marry me I will buy you a Mercedes”. I agreed and then ran to my dad to ask what a Mercedes was.

88. I went to his wedding a few years ago and told his new bride that I was signing the IOU for my Mercedes over to her. He, of course, thanked me for putting that idea into her head. I don’t think he’s given her one yet, I should remind her!

87. I wish I had a Mercedes. It’s so much cooler than the little momcar/grocerygetter I have now.

86. We live in the house the hubby’s parents purchased in the late 80’s.

85. Every time we do a home project I curse his parents.

84. They often (ok, every time) took the easy way out instead of doing it right and proper.

83. I am becoming a bit OCD and anal in my old age.

82. I am still messy and prone to clutter and moments of packrat-ness.

81. I am one of those people who cares very much how the toilet paper roll is placed on the holder. Over the top, thank you very much!

80. I love pickles but hate them on anything or in anything… esp when they get all hot on a hamburger… *gag*

79. I am a very freckle-y person… I even have freckles where the sun NEVER shines. In fact, I just found 2 the other day and was amazed. I have favorite freckles. There is one on my left earlobe, my left pinkie toe and one on my right arm that is a match to one CD has. Proof that he is mine!

78. Speaking of CD, he has molluscum warts and they are driving me insane. It’s only been 4 months… I can’t imagine this lasting for 18-24 months.

77. Oh, and he’s the loudest human being on this planet. He does nothing quietly, not even sleep. Even his whispers are deafening. UGH.

76. I should be cleaning the house and doing laundry but I really just don’t want to.

75. I have my very own Chincoteague pony. Her name is Lil’ Miss Starlight of Chincoteague.

74. My uncle bought her for me when I was 14. I will have to write a post explaining that whole thing.

73. I used to ride horses competitively. I rode English and was pretty good.

72. Then I decided I wanted to have a social life because I was a freshman.

71. On Thanksgiving day of my freshman year the man I rode for had a heart attack and died.

70. I never rode competitively again.

69. I don’t really like 69, so let’s skip it.

68. I am blind as a bat and must have contacts in or glasses on at all times or everything around me is just a blob.

67. My father is a funeral director (aka mortician). And no, my childhood was nothing like the movie “My Girl”.

66. He’s had me help him on funeral services and I absolutely hate it.

65. Did you know that if someone is crying I will cry, even if I don’t know why they are crying?

64. Or who they are crying for… it seriously doesn’t matter.

63. He recently asked me to help him on one for a 7 month old little boy who drowned in a bathtub. I outright refused.

62. Fidgety people drive me insane.

61. My husband eating popcorn makes my skin crawl. He shoves handfuls in and half ends up on the floor.

60. Sunflower seeds are so much worse. He gets rhythmic with them: “crack, crack, spit. crack, crack, spit.” OMFG.

59. People who pick at their skin/nails/hair/fabric make me want to grab their hands and sit on them.

58. Yet, I sit and pick at my nails and cuticles constantly. I am sure it irritates everyone else.

57. I love my label maker. I even labeled the hamster.

56. Speaking of the hamster, I should have named him Houdini. The little shit has gotten out at least 10 times now. (RIP Rhino, buddy)

55. One serving of Oreo Double Stufs is two cookies. 140 cal and 7g of fat later I still want to eat half the bag.

54. I am all about instant gratification… the moment I decide I want something I need to have it.

53. My current fixation? This.

52. Ooooh and I need one of these too.

51. Ok, I don’t NEEEEED either of these, but I really, really want one.

50. I’ve become a pretty damn good cook, all thanks to PW!

49. I am obsessively searching for the perfect dog to get CD once my Boston passes on.

48. I change breeds every week. This week it’s a Boxer.

47. I also check the local shelters daily to see what pups they have for adoption. I have to hide my own keys sometimes to keep myself from running down and adopting 8 of them.

46. Hmmm… let’s see… oh it drives me nuts when you can see a bra or pants through a person’s shirt. I have been known to wear up to 2 undershirts just to avoid this from ever happening.

45. AND when chunky people wear shorts that get stuck between their thighs and ride up on the inside. It’s why I don’t wear shorts.

44. OR when a girl with a big ole booty (like me) wears a skirt that ends up being shorter in back than in the front. ACK.

43. Skinny jeans should not be sold in a size higher than a 5/6. Someone (like me) who is a 10/12 has no effing business wearing skinny jeans.

42. Tapered leg pants and jeans should be outlawed.

41. As should denim shirts and old school tank tops with huge arm holes.

40. Kid’s cartoon characters should only be worn on clothing by children. Old school Mickey Mouse and other classics are the only exception to this.

39. The networks need to bring back the Smurfs, Fraggle Rock and Thundercats to Saturday morning cartoons. NOW.

38. My mother would never buy me a crimping iron, even when it was all the rage. Instead she would braid my wet hair before bed to achieve the same effect. It never looked right, though.

37. I have stick-straight hair. STICK. STRAIGHT. My mom tried to have it permed a couple of times when I was about 8, but all it did was frizz out immediately.

36. I’ve loved rhubarb since I was 9. When we lived in Iowa we had a plant in our backyard and my Nans made strawberry-rhubarb pie.

35. My husband and kiddo HATE rhubarb. With a passion.

34. Hanny loves rhubarb too.

33. Every year I go to a local rhubarb festival where they have a pancake breakfast and this amazing rhubarb compote in place of syrup. OMG I love it.

32. There’s a guy who slings all kinds of jelly, and my favorite is the pepper jelly. Put that on a wheat-thin or a triscuit with a slice of cheese and I am in heaven!

31. I just discovered that my 7-year wedding anniversary falls on the same day as Father’s Day this year… I am not happy about that.

30. I really want to throw a 7-year-itch anniversary party for myself, but the title kind of suggests a throwback to the “key parties” of the 70’s. NOT the kind of party I was thinking of!

29. We usually go to Breckenridge for the weekend of our anniversary… but can’t afford it this year.

28. Maybe we can just go up for the day, I love the Peak8 summer attractions.

27. Coming up with 100 things much more difficult than I’d imagined. I’ve been working on this for a week now!

26. My kitchen is an absolute disaster right now. I made a strawberry-rhubarb coffee cake and then started on dinner, PW’s Chicken Spaghetti.

25. Would one of you PLEASE come clean it up for me? Thanks.

24. I am in love with Lavender Vanilla Tide. OMG the awesomeness of this smell. I wash our sheets, towels and whites in it.

23. If there is a heaven I want it to smell like Lavender Vanilla Tide, mkay?

22. Oh, and it needs to have an unending supply of Dove Dark and Dove Milk chocolate promises, mkay?

21. I’ve had my current office chair for 11 years now. It was $20 at Target and is a wobbly thing, but I love it. It has my butt groove in deep!

20. I still haven’t finished priming the basement bedroom, much less started to actually paint it.

19. I really need to get on it, though, it looks horrid right now!

18. The DVR/Tivo/whatever is the best invention evah. I never watch shows live anymore.

17. I also love Netflix… it keeps me from buying movies before I know if they are sucktacular or not.

16. “Rachel Getting Married” was sucktacular. As was “StepBrothers”.

15. However, we did LOVE “What Happens in Vegas” and agree we need to own our own copy.

14. My kid is addicted to McDonald’s and Burger King … but he is in it solely for the toys.

13. When I don’t let him get a “kid’s meal” he doesn’t really want to go there.

12. I love that he is young enough to still fall for reverse psychology.

11. He is getting really good at Mario Kart for the wii. He took first place in all 4 races yesterday… usually he takes last!

10. I often cannot find my DS and it can be located in his room, under his comforter.

9. He wants his own DS but I think 5 is a little too young for one, right?

8. I have a slight (ok, not so slight) fear of taking pills. I use a full cup of water for every pill. When I was pregnant the pre-natal vitamins were the hardest part!

7. Just kidding, the hardest part was recovering from labor.

6. 99% of the time I am so glad I never have to go through that again.

5. The other 1% just wants a little girl that I can dress up and play with her hair.

4. These are not good enough reasons for me to change my mind about having more children.

3. I witnessed my first ever cattle branding this weekend. I am scarred for life. Contemplating vegetarianism. Ok, not really. I like beef way too much to ever go there.

2. I am getting my first tattoo tomorrow as my Mother’s Day gift! Yay!!

1. Well, none of you guys have shown up to clean the kitchen so I guess I’d better go get on it. I’ll remember this, internet, I have the memory of an elephant.