125 things you never wanted to know about me
1. I was born in Wareham, Mass
2. November of 1958
3. I was born a little early
4. Because I wanted a Thanksgiving meal. My favorite.
5. My sister adored me
6. I have a sister and had a brother who passed away from cancer.
7. My parents are still married
8. I lived on Cape Cod until I was 20
9. Then started a slow migration to New Hampshire
10. Finally arrived here in 1981
11. I married my first real boy friend
12. We had two children
13. Tragedy struck
14. The marriage ended
15. Spent a long time alone and went crazy
16. I worked in a grocery store.
17. I loved that because I met so many people
18. My current Hubby kept coming through my check out line
19. He made me laugh again
20. We decided to get married
21. My ex insisted on coming to the wedding
22. My daughter and my step daughter were my maids of honor
23. We sailed the Intracoastal Waterway from Miami to Maine and back
24. Got caught in a storm and thought I was going to die
25. Lost my love for sailing
26. Began traveling with hubby all over the world
27. Loved Germany from the moment I stepped foot off the plane
28. I met my first Rauhhaardackel, (wirehaired dachshund) during that trip)
29. I loved him with all my heart
30. I wanted to get one, but hubby was not so sure
31. Traveled some more
32. Fought for custody of my step daughter
33. It was a long tough process for everyone
34. We eventually won
35. But by then my step daughter was emotionally spent
36. Tried to be a good mother to both daughters
37. Think I probably did a bad job
38. Fought terrible depression
39. My mother in law was killed in a car accident
40. my father in law came to live with us too
41. Depression deepened
42. sold our house
43. moved to Florida
44. step daughter ran back to her mother's
45. depression got worse
46. father in law had a stroke shortly after our move
47. he went into assisted living
48. depression deepened
49. found a psychiatrist
50. went to church
51. joined the choir
52. met Candy
53. met Carol
54. depression not so bad
55. liked Florida, but had trouble with the heat
56. loved my house there
57. went to Germany to visit a sick friend
58. said I wanted a rauhhaardackel
59. found Shubi in Landshut, Germany
60. a sweeter girl has never been born!
61. brought her home to Florida
62. Our white shepherd, Max, loved her
63. Max was the best white shepherd
64. We got him when he was 8 weeks old in Tucson, AZ
65. I used to take Max and Shubi for long walks.
66. Shubi would get tired so I'd carry her in a backpack
67. Got very active at church
68. Got my Eucharistic Minister's License
69. I loved assisting in the services
70. Discovered the internet
71. Joined an Internet Dachshund Group
72. We've been together for 9 1/2 years
73. I've met almost everyone from the group
74. Continued my battle with depression
75. I was helped so much by Candy and Carol
76. Hubby retired
77. I got so homesick for New England
78. Sold our house and moved back to New Hampshire
79. built a house in the mountains
80. found a great doctor
81. helped me with my constant battle with depression
82. He is a great doctor
83. Started skiing again
84. ran into old friends skiing and started to ski with a group
85. skied a lot
86. kept working on the house
87. met Uschi online
88. It was like finding my sister
89. After a year she and her husband came to see us
90. spent 3 weeks in our camper traveling all over the US with them
91. Had a ball!
92. Went to Germany to see Uschi. Had a great time
93. started taking more trips in the camper
94. Had a detached retina
95. Have two wonderful grandnephews and one grandniece
96. Lost Max when he had a stroke
97. Found Fritz, another white shepherd puppy in Portland, OR
98. Shubi got very sick. They said she had GME and would die
99. she got chemotherapy. But we prepared for the worst
100.Went to Germany and got another Rauhhaardackel, Greta
101.Shubi started doing better
102.Take Fritz to obedience school
103.He does well, when he wants to
104.Shubi amazes everyone and is still with us and doing great!
105.love dogs, computers, and cooking. Go figure, as none are related
106.People think I am outgoing and confident
107.I am actually shy and worry a lot
108.I lost 45 pounds this year doing South Beach
109.I still see myself looking heavy
110.I like my smile
111.But sadly think my eyes are no longer my best feature since surgery
112.love where I live now
113.But miss my Florida friends
114.I am proud of my daughter
115.I think she is beautiful, talented and intelligent
116.My dachshunds are my delight in life
117.They are the best dogs!
118.Wish my step daughter lived closer
119.she lives in England
120.Like her hubby, her hair and her desire to keep going
121.wish I had close friends up her in the mountains
122.I know a lot of people, but just don't have any close friends
123.think this is because I really am afraid of people
124.Am happily married to Hubby #2
125.Have a small extended family, but a great one.