125 things you never wanted to know about me
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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. |