Hi my name is Sheryl and I was born and raised in the wonderful state of New Mexico. When I was a little girl my brother and I found a candy house in the forest. It was the residence of a particularly nasty witch who abducted us and planned to eat us. Fortunately I was able to stuff her in the oven and incinerate her. Then my brother and I pigged out.
As I grew into a teenager I fell in love with a wonderful boy, but unfortunately our families didn’t get on very well, so we had to elope in secret. Then he tried to break up this fight, but when my cousin killed his best friend, he killed my cousin. Then my dad wanted me to marry someone else. Anyway, it was all a big mess and we ended up killing ourselves.
After I graduated from college with a degree in Elementary Education, I went on to be the captain of a whaling ship. There was this one whale I kept trying to harpoon. I mean I was absolutely obsessed with that sucker. Long story short, it rammed it’s head into my ship! Can you believe it? Then I got caught in a rope, dragged under and drowned. Stupid whale.
Now I’m a stay at home mother of three children: Emily ('98), Haley ('00) and Will ('02), and my husband Aaron ('64). CRAP! I just realized he’s going to be 40 in a month and I haven’t planned anything special for him. This year (2004) we moved to Ohio where they sell snowsuits at Target. I’ve never lived anywhere they sold snowsuits. Freaked me out. Really.
100 Things
1. I’m not above participating in memes as old as the hills.
2. I have brown wavy hair and green eyes.
3. I’m short…4’ 10”.
4. Therefore I cannot reach past the second shelf of my kitchen cabinets.
5. It’s a bummer.
6. But other than that I don’t mind being short.
7. Although if I were 6’ 1’ I’d be the perfect weight for my height.
8. I have a lot of weight I need to lose.
9. I love to read.
10. I hate scary movies, and I don’t understand why people
want to be scared
11. I like to rotate the content on my side bar, and my banner frequently.
12. I love to fiddle with Photoshop.
13. I am addicted to the computer. Curse you Bill Gates. And Al Gore.
14. I love Seinfeld, except for The Chinese Restaurant and The Parking Garage.
15. Those were just too tedious.
16. I’m afraid of driving in bad weather.
17. I’m a great cook, but I never taste when I’m cooking.
18. For some reason it gives me the willies.
19. I’m married with three children.
20. If you want to see me turn pasty white and collapse, ask me if I’m having a 4th.
21. I have one half-sister who is 8 years older than I am.
22. I used to teach before I had kids. I loved it, and may do it again someday.
23. Mr. Rogers is my hero.
24. No, I’m not kidding.
25. I’m a Christian.
26. But not the obnoxious know-it-all kind.
27. Humans are complicated; I don’t presume to judge.
28. I’ve been to Canada, Mexico and Europe.
29. According to
Rum and Monkey, that makes me the most interesting person in the world.
30. I think not.
31. Therefore I am not.
32. That’s a joke.
33. I like all foods except sushi, but I’m willing to try it again.
34. I did not drink until I was 21.
35. I was very dehydrated by then.
36. Another joke.
37. I got into 5 fender benders the first year I got my driver’s license.
38. Yet, my dad did not revoke my privileges. If I had been my dad I would have.
39. I’m a morning person.
40. I’m a sugar/starch/carb addict,
for real.
41. My favorites? Crème brulee, and vanilla bean cheesecake. See #8.
42. I met my husband on a blind date.
43. We went to see The Accused.
44. Not a good date movie.
45. When I first met him, I thought he was a dumb jock.
46. Then he won me over during a friendly debate after the movie.
47. We’ve been married since ‘91 and have had more problems than Pandora, after she said “Hey, what’s in here?”
48. There are a lot of divorced couples unclear on the concept of “for better or for worse.”
49. I liked the movie Ishtar.
50. I’m more of a problem solver than a goal setter.
51. I crave structure, and am happiest when I’m productive, but I’m often a sloth.
52. I’m trying to change that.
53. I am not competitive.
54. I can pack a suitcase like nobody’s business. To wit: I can fit a week’s worth of crap for three children and one adult into one suitcase.
55. I’ve done a lot of community theatre.
56. I love to act.
57. I have ridden in a hot air balloon.
58. It was fun, but very noisy.
59. Both my parents are recovering alcoholics who divorced, and then remarried each other 10 years later.
60. Girls in my college dorm looked at me a little weird when I exclaimed “Hey! My parents just got married!”
61. I rarely listen music.
62. But I love to sing, and I have a good voice
63. I would like to live in Ireland someday.
64. I’m a Taurus, for those of you who believe in astrology.
65. I think it’s a load of crap, myself, which people tell me is a Taurean thing to say.
66. I’ve moved to 4 different states in the last 9 years.
67. I think we’re putting down roots at last. At least for a few years.
68. I love to play any kind of computer, board, or card games.
69. My favorite thing to do is hang out with friends.
70. I do not like to shop.
71. I can make cool cakes and do calligraphy.
72. I once chased down a very large man who molested my mother and beat him with my purse.
73. My nick-name in college was Jr. Birdman.
74.
I have no pets, but I would love to have a dog or a cat or both. I got a sweet little dog.
75. I like to deal with facts, and logic.
76. I can argue the spots off a dog.
77. I don’t mind admitting that I’m wrong, but I rarely am.
78. When I’m talking with someone I want them to get to the point.
79. But I’m not bitchy, despite how numbers 75-78 read.
80. I don’t say things I don’t mean.
81. Even if I’m in a heated argument.
82. I rarely drink coffee, and never make it at home, but I like it.
83. I hate swallowing pills.
84. For about 10 years I have wanted to get a tattoo of a pig on my toe (you know, like “this little piggy”?).
85. I haven’t done it because I think, “When you’re 90, you’ll hate that thing.”
86. I get mildly car and air sick, but if we’re ever on a boat together, I’ll be the green one with my head over the side.
87. Thanks to the Dramamine patch, I like to travel by cruise ship; it doesn’t feel like I’m traveling, because suddenly, I’m just "there"!
88. I have never had a flying dream.
89. I love to have my feet massaged.
90. It’s late and I really need to go to bed, but I only have 5 left.
91. I’m not sentimental.
92. I’m not a pack rat. If I have no use for it, it’s outta here.
93. I love lots of ice in my drink.
94. I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat.
95. I love the sound water makes, including rain, ocean, rivers--okay, maybe not the tap.
100. I got some of these ideas by reading other people's 100 things list.
