Thursday, August 7, 2008

Up for the challenge....

Some of my favorite bloggers have conquered this, so I'm gonna try...
Here are my top 100
1. My middle name is Deanne
2. I was born as Lori Deanne
3. Adopted as Lori Deanne Ray
4. Married as Lori Deanne
5. I have been married for 11 years
6. I love my husband more than anything
7. We grew up 15 miles apart and didn't meet until we were in our 20's
8. His parents and my grandparents were friends, they partied together
9. My mom and his brother went to high school together
10. I knew his nieces before I knew him
11. Our son is Maddox David
12. His was almost named Aidan, because I love the character on S&TC
13. David is after Kris' dad
14. David is also my biological father's name, but Maddox is not named after him
15. We saw the name Maddox in a people magazine 2 weeks before he was born and decided to use it
16. Didn't really realize it was Angelina Jolie's son's name...
17. Our daughter is Karli Ryanne (pronounced Ryan)
18. I wanted to name her Ryan
19. I didn't want her name to be an issue, so we changed our minds
20. Karli with a 'K', like daddy, Kris with a 'K'
21. the 'anne' part is kind of a family thing...see #1
22. My mom's middle name is Anne
23. My sister's middle name is Leanne
24. I grew up in a tiny town in the Texas panhandle called Kelton
25. I played basketball
26. and volleyball
27. and I was a cheerleader (I know, right???)
28. There were 9 people in my graduating class
29. I was salutatorian, but not in the top 10% of my graduating class
30. I went to college at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas
31. It was called West Texas State when I started, so I don't consider myself an Aggie
32. Growing up, I thought I would go to Texas Tech
33. Changed my mind when I visited...waaaaaay to big for a small town girl
34. I graduated college in four years
35. One of my favorite jobs was working as a camp counselor at Camp Champions in Marble Falls
36. I wish I had kept in touch with some of those people
37. When I was little my great-grandparents lived in Marble Falls
38. When I retire, I'd like to live in Horseshoe Bay
39. This is getting hard........
40. My first teaching job was 5th grade in Plainview, Texas
41. I taught there for 3 years
42. I lived in Nebraska for 2 years
43. I have been to more football games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska than anywhere else
44. While in Nebraska, I taught 7th grade reading....YIKES
45. We lived in Amarillo for 5 years after living in Nebraska
46. I taught computer there
47. and 4th grade
48. It was great (most of the time) to be so close to family and friends
49. Comfortable would probably be the right word
50. I cried for days when we decided to move
51. We moved to Kansas City (Overland Park)
52. My marriage probably wouldn't have survived if I hadn't moved
53. It actually almost didn't survive
54. I taught 3rd grade in KC
55. We moved to McKinney in July of 2006
56. We moved into an apartment (never again!)
57. I don't think we'll move again anytime soon!
58. I have taught 5th grade for the past 2 years
59. This year I will teach 3rd grade
60. There will be 8 sections of 3rd grade at my school this year
61. All of the 3rd grade teachers will be in the portables....yeah!
62. They are taking their time setting up the portables
63. We MIGHT have electricity next week
64. This makes me want to hyper-ventilate
65. I am not quite sure when I am supposed to get my room ready
66. Thank God, my team leader is awesome and not afraid to ask for things for us
67. Everyone is in bed, but me and it's only 7:52
68. I wish I was in better shape
69. I hate to go to the gym
70. I feel guilty for working and not being able to stay home with our kids
71. I love teaching
72. Guilt sucks
73. Margaritas are my favorite
74. I have never used any type of drug
75. I feel high when I drink tequila (like I would really know!)
76. I miss my sister terribly!
77. I love to shop for my kids
78. I am not very happy with my current hair cut
79. Pedicures are my guilty pleasure
80. I am going to see Maroon 5 next month with friends
81. Wish I could see Coldplay too...
82. I WILL see Nickelback next time they are close
83. My favorite movie is 'Juno'
84. I watch way too much tv
85. I love 'The Hills'
86. I love 'Nip/Tuck', I liked it better when they were in Florida
87. I only watch the auditions on 'American Idol'
88. Could really care less who wins...
89. Although, I think Daughtry shoulda won that year...
90. I have someone clean my house every other week
91. I despise cleaning
92. And laundry
93. I am guilty of blog-stalking
94. I wish I knew what to tell my son when he asks about my father
95. My children are my life
96. I like my dog, but I make her stay outside probably way too much
97. The cat is my favorite
98. I wish I had been able to paint upstairs this summer
99. I am sad that summer is almost over
100. I wish that I could take my kids to Disney world

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