WELCOME TO MY NEW BLOG!
Most of you who have followed me here probably have read this list on my old blog, but I thought it was a good way to start off the new blog for any new readers. So kick off your shoes, get something to drink and let me introduce myself. Thanks so much for coming!
100 Things About Kat
1. I was born in Virginia.
1. I was born in Virginia.
2. I was named Kathy Dianne. Not Katherine or Kathleen. My Daddy wanted it to just be Kathy. He was afraid someone would want to call me Kitty and he wanted to make sure that didn't happen. Not sure why. I like the name Kitty.
3. I personally like Kat or K.D.
4. I'm the oldest of three girls.
5. My parents divorced when I was thirteen.
6. My Mom remarried and I now have a step sister and a step brother, although I never say that usually. I consider them my sister and my brother. I like to say "we might not be related by blood, but we're related by heart". Enough said.
7. I married my first husband a few weeks after graduating from high school.
8. Our first son was stillborn in my seventh month of pregnancy. We named him Chad. He was buried while I was still in the hospital.
9. Our second son was three when we divorced after seven years. My first husband was and still is a good man. We're good friends even now and I teasingly call his second wife my "wife-in-law".
10. I married George the following year. He's my soulmate and my bestest friend.
11. We married on St. Patty's Day... 31 years ago.
12. George has two children from his first marriage. His son came to live with us two months after we got married, but his daughter stayed with her Mom.
13. We had our youngest daughter 3 years later and our family was complete.
14. Our three oldest children are married and I can truthfully say I love both of our daughter-in-loves and our son-in-law as if they were my own. I know this is rare, but it's true.
15. We have nine grandchildren so far...a tenth will be a little girl that one son is adopting from China. Our youngest daughter isn't married yet (but will be next May), so I'm sure we'll have even more one day.
16. I've always been afraid of heights, but the older I get, it seems to get easier.
17. I wear lipstick all day long. From the time I get dressed in the morning until I shower at night. I feel naked without it. Silly, I know.
18. I'm super sensitive to bug bites of all kinds.
19. I watch very little TV and when I do it's usually the news or a program like 60 Minutes, Dateline, etc.
20. I love to read and also listen to books on tape in the car. I usually have three books I'm enjoying at the same time. One hardcover for in the house, one paperback for the beach or the pool, and a book on tape in the car. It sounds nuts, but it's easy for me.
21. I'm pretty sure I had a paranormal experience when I was a little girl. I know…now I've scared you.
22. I wash my hands a gazillion times a day. I really should own shares in Bounty paper towels.
23. I love playing games...all kinds...computer and board games.
24. I don't like flower "arrangements"...just give me fresh cut flowers casually placed in a vase.
25. My favorite flower is the alstroemeria.
26. I play tennis at least twice a week, but I've been known to play as much as 5 out of 7 days.
27. I hate saying goodbye.
28. I love good hugs. I'm lucky that I have people in my life that give me good ones.
29. I'm not a good dancer.
30. Or a singer.
31. I'm a breast cancer survivor.
32. I'm still very in love with my husband. We celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary in March.
33. I love to go on trips, but I HATE to pack.
34. My husband l-o-v-e-s sports. I don't get it.
35. My last four cars have all been convertibles. Love 'em!
36. I have great friends. Some new and some old. Some are silver, some are gold.
37. I love my church
38. I'm a neat freak. My house is always in order. Just don't look in my closet. It's one area that I'm messy.
39. I don't like orange juice. I know, it's weird, but I don't. I'll take cranberry juice please.
40. I love, love, love chocolate.
41. I have a flip flop fettish. Love 'em. I wear them almost 9 months out of the year.
42. My favorite food right now is Thai.
43. I have very blue eyes and sometimes people ask if they're "real"...they are. My son's are even bluer.
44. We have a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier named Miss Daisy. She's a Daddy's girl.
45. I love popcorn.
46. My addictions: Chocolate, Diet Coke, Blogging. All are dangerous :-)
47. I make an effort to drink water every day, but I don't like it, so I don't drink much.
48. I love Mexican food...chicken fajitas, chips, salsa, guacamole and a frozen margarita!
49. I don't like roses... unless they're the knockout roses, still on the bush.
50. I wear untinted contact lens. (see #43)
51. I'm fanatic about laundry. I do it every day. Our underwear is still warm from wear when it's scooped up and tossed into the washer :-)
52. I love to take bubble baths while reading a good book and sipping on a glass of wine.
53. I could eat salads everyday, and usually do. My favorite is one made with mixed greens, mandrin oranges, craisins, sunflower seeds, carrots, feta cheese, Ken's Greek dressing. Yummy.
54. I love making a big deal out of other people's birthdays, but don't care about my own. Age is just a number.
55. I walk every day either outside or on my treadmill. If I'm on my treadmill, I'm usually in my gown, tennis shoes and socks. Not a pretty sight.
56. I'm right handed.
57. I'm a girly girl. I like makeup, perfume, and jewelry.
58. I hardly ever wear blue jeans and when I do, I don't feel good in them.
59. I'm a night owl. In a perfect world, I'd stay up until 2AM and sleep until 10AM. It's not gonna happen though since George and Miss Daisy get up by 7AM. Every day. I'm also a light sleeper. Ear plugs have helped though.
60. I love all nuts and have some every day.
61. I take my camera with me everywhere. I'm not kidding. It stays in my purse. I love pictures and I think life is one big Kodak moment. My family and friends used to hate this, but now when they see the camera they just pose and get it over with. Plus, I think they like getting photos and not having to worry about taking a camera.
62. My favorite movie of all time is The Goodbye Girl, starring Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss. I'm a sucker for romance.
63. I actually like to balance the checkbook. But...I'll spend hours if necessary until I balance it to the penny.
64. I love massages. I don't get the professional ones very often, but George gives really good ones too.
65. I hope one day to write a series of children's books. My children have asked me to write down stories I used to tell them at bedtime. Two of my children could do the illustrations.
66. I dream in color and I remember alot of what I dream. Dreams fascinate me.
67. I suffer from dry eyes, which isn't easy wearing contacts, but Restasis saves me. Thank you Lord.
68. I never had a broken bone until last year when I broke both bones in my lower right leg right above my ankle. Now, I have 7 screws on one side and 2 pins on the other. Hey, I can still play tennis and do my walking, so I'm not complaining.
69. I love food. There's not many things I won't eat, except caviar, rutabagas, beets, raw oysters and raw sushi. Also, my meat has to be well done.
70. I love wine. No beer for me...can't even stand the smell of it.
71. My favorite time of the day is around 8PM. I love to take a shower and get on my gown. No PJ's for me. I love a long, comfy gown.
72. I love riding bikes.
73. I make my bed as soon as my feet hit the floor.
74. I hope to go to the Greek Isles one day.
75. I have a goldfish named Nemo who lives in his bowl beside the master tub.
76. I'd love to learn to play the piano.
77. My favorite snack - M&Ms and a caffeine free diet coke.
78. My favorite healthy snack - celery and roasted red pepper hummus.
79. I've never smoked and never will and don't like being around someone who does when they're smoking.
80. I love my Mom and I know she loves me. She always makes me feel special and she always tells me she's proud of me.
81. I like guys with long hair...as long as it's clean and not in their face. I'm probably the only grandmother who has begged her teenage grandson to grow his hair long. He didn't...not even for me :-( until he started a band. Now his hair is A LOT longer than mine.
82. I rode on a motorcycle once and loved it, but I'll never do it again.
83. I hardly ever write checks anymore. My debit card is my friend.
84. I like to hang one foot out from under the covers at night.
85. Of all the places we've ever been, I'd go back to Italy in a heartbeat.
86. My favorite ice cream is chocolate mint.
87. I love to look out the window above our church altar. I feel I can almost see God and I KNOW he sees me.
88. In the mornings, give me a Starbucks sugar free vanilla, decaf, low fat, extra hot latte' and I'm a happy girl.
89. I live in Paradise and never take it for granted.
90. My Mom still cooks my favorite meal for my birthday - pork chops, rice with her tomato gravy, pear salad topped with mayo and cheese. My mouth waters just thinking about it.
91. My favorite cologne is Calyx by Prescriptives. Love it.
92. I want to learn how to play golf. I've had 5 lessons, but I need tons more.
93. I hate hurricanes.
94. I always start my prayers off the same way...and then I veer off depending on what's going on in my life.
95. I always have a stack of "stuff" on my desk that needs my attention, but I procrastinate so I can be on the computer. Doing important things...like making this list. :-)
96. Carbs are my weakness and my enemy.
97. I try my best to "do unto others as I would have them do unto me". It doesn't always work.
98. I actually enjoy ironing.
99. Just thinking about my grandchildren makes me happy, but seeing them is soooo much better.
100. Most importantly, I am a Christian. And proud and thankful to be able to say it out loud.
Kat
