Sunday, December 11, 2011

Top 100+ things you may not know about me…but now do!

1.   Love to laugh
2.   Hate to cry…unless it’s tears from laughing then its great!
3.     Love my Husband more everyday…
4.     I have 3 boys Trent 18, Kevin 17 and Darrin 14
5.     I have 2 step-daughters Kendra 19 & Jenny won’t tell J
6.     I have 2 step grandchildren Dylan and Addy
7.     I have never seen the ocean… but hope to someday!
8.     Turning 40 in 2012… and happy to do so!!
9.     Grew up in De Kalb…Moved to Central Wisconsin for 13 years & returned home.
10.  Love owning our shop”The Primitive Chick” with my husband!!
11.  Cherish my friendships deeply!!!
12.  Hate when people have road rage… it’s so unnecessary!!!
13.  Only have vision in one eye…happened 2 years ago this month and it doesn’t really bother me… It’s my daily reminder to be thankful of everything!
14.  I have a puppy named Wilson… and I loves him so
15.  I hate being “The Boss” but can do it GOOD!
16.  Have had 5 surgeries and hope to NEVER have anymore…THEY SUCK!
17.  My husband is 15 years older than me … and I don’t care
18.  I love to bake and cook anything
19.  I hate being SHORT!!!
20.  I have not been in a mall in YEARS… I don’t like them!
21.  I hope to someday live back out in the country… that’s where my heart is.
22.  I am always early to appointments… being late to anything just is rude.
23.  I don’t like being wrong… and my husband will agree!
24.  I am a perfectionist at everything and so darn proud of it!
25.  Love sheets hung on the line to dry!
26.  Love a long hot bath!!! And miss them dearly…
27.  My oldest son has Aspergers Syndrome which is a form of autism but you might not know it if you where to meet him… he’s just a bit quirky J
28.  My youngest son is Type 1 diabetic (insulin dependent) since he was 7 years old
29.  My middle son is a young reflection of me…but with a lot more attitude!
30.  Kendra makes life seem so easy… and I miss her so much!
31.  I have 8 tattoos and love them all but one is a cover-up from a long time ago…
32.  The 8th tattoo I got when my oldest son turned 18…we went together to get the autism awareness signs with our own twists. Mine is on the top of my foot & it hurt!
33.  I love primitives of any kind…always have and always will!
34.  I have been self employed for 16 years and love it!
35.  I love a clean house!
36.  I love to plant flowers in the spring…
37.  I am deathly afraid of bees which leads back to one of my tattoos. It is the queen bee on my calf… she says bee “STRONG
38.  I went thru a divorce a few years back but am now remarried to the man of my dreams!
39.  I believe fairy tales do come true!
40.  I don’t sleep without taking a sleeping aid…My mind just doesn’t stop J
41.  HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE YELL!!!
42.  I must drink coffee in the morning… to stop the sleeping aide
43.  I enjoy doing good deeds of any kind…they make my heart happy!
44.  Rick holds the key to my heart…literally and if you know us you understand this!
45.  I don’t go thru a day without CHOCOLATE… It’s good for me ha-ha
46.  Love a nice ride on my husbands Harley… going nowhere fast!
47.  I am a hands-on kind of girl… I know how to use power tools well!
48.  Good Mexican food is the BEST!
49.  Best time of the day is when the sun is down and the stars shine bright for me to see and enjoy!
50.  11708 are my favorite numbers!
51.  I hate when others are sad… so I do whatever I can to cheer them up because I know how sad…sad can be!
52.  can’t read a tape measure…I count the lines J
53.  I am not a girly girl at all… I don’t do the “hair and nails” thing.
54.  I always go over my cell minutes… because I have lots to say!
55.  Ricks got my back… literally!!!
56.  Fall is my favorite time of year!
57.  I don’t worry about money… Rick does!
58.  LOVES A HAPPY ENDING in ANYTHING!
59.  I love taking a risk!
60.  Don’t ask me if you don’t want the truth!
61.  I try to do the best at whatever I do…even if I don’t like it!
62.  I tend to be pulled in lots of different directions…all the time
63.  I love my ALONE time!!!
64.  I am cold all the time…even when it’s HOT outside!
65.  I suck at spelling…but great at numbers
66.  I dream of the home addition my husband talks about… it would grant me the warm bath I miss…
67.  I believe the meaning of Christmas has been lost!
68.  I love ALL music and sing loud when I am alone…
69.  I sing BAD!
70.  I enjoy sending Kendra “care packages” to Arizona!
71.  Did I mention that I miss Kendra
72.  My youngest son lives in Wisconsin with his dad… and I miss him dearly
73.  I love to give a hug!
74.  I find pain and suffering in movies disturbing!!
75.  People show too much skin and leave way less for the imagination!
76.  I am…kind of SHY!
77.  I don’t like or better yet I HATE crowds!
78.  I stop to let people cross the road…and don’t really care if others honk at me!
79.  My Wilson that I loves…goes to daycare
80.  My kids never went to daycare ha-ha
81.  I am a self taught computer person and suck at it!
82.  I love sweatshirts… and workout pants
83.  I get skin cancer spots removed almost yearly!
84.  I love to refinish or paint old furniture…
85.  The only jewelry I wear is the things Rick has bought me
86.  I am NOT patient…AT ALL
87.  Ignorance… annoys me!
88.  I hate to mow the lawn
89.  I don’t speed… it’s not worth the ticket!
90.  I wear my seatbelt when I drive but not when Rick drives…does this mean I don’t trust my own driving???
91.  I love to go for a walk but don’t seem to have the time anymore…
92.  Going to make more time for ME in the future
93.  Negative people … need to be more positive!
94.  I chuckle every night when Rick asks me if he locked his truck… even if I say “YES” he will check anyways…
95.  I love wildlife…especially the “deers” as I call them
96.  I think people should use the bathroom fan at appropriate times…RICK! It really isn’t funny to watch me walk into the bathroom after your done!
97.  I loved my school year memories…We where so bad but we had so much FUN!
98.  I don’t understand why fuel is so expensive…please explain to me why!!
99.  I love BIG trucks… which might be why I love my husbands so much
100.         Funny people are AWESOME!
101.         I went 10 years without a drivers license…and it wasn’t my fault but I did drive EVERYDAY anyways and found that it was cheaper... didn’t have to buy a sticker each year, car insurance, renew my license… ha-ha
102. Joshua Ray Woolbright is the best nephew in the world...He is in the Army & he makes me SO proud each and everyday... Be safe and Know I love you!
103.    I have so much more to say…but have to go to work now!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Our latest road trip....TOGETHER!



I must write about our latest adventure in picking inventory for the shop…I am excited not only to go & get stuff but also I am gifted with the presents of my husband who hasn’t been able to join my with the shop stuff much lately. For reasons I don't understand he quite working for the shop and all us “CHICKS” a few months ago & went back to work for Caterpillar...This adventure was yesterday 12-6-11 & we are on the road by 8:00am heading south first to the Peoria area…Wanted to arrive by 10:30 because we have a big day planned and many miles to cover! I get the direction and to my surprise we find this place without any problem! Have to admit me and direction are like water and oil…It just doesn’t work well together but we go on every adventure knowing that there will probably be a moment that I won’t know where I am at. Yesterday wasn't like that! We pull into B & D’s driveway and I am SUPER excited to see all the stuff they have for me ... like a little excited kid on there birthday I swing open the truck door & go to jump out and run to there front door…but it DIDN’T work this way…Really it went like this … I swung the door open went to jump into the sprinting run to get a total surprise … the driveway was icy and extremely slippery…so you know what happened next right …. I landed on my …..BUTT!!!! & HARD J… I did jump up and still sprint inside not caring too much at that moment if I was hurt or not just wanted to see all my new treasures that are waiting for me… The pieces are BETTER than I even thought so now I am trying so hard to control my excitement but like you all know if you know me this is a very hard thing for me to do. I look at Rick and he has the look of “holy crap she’s going to buy it all and how am I going to get it all in my truck” but like always he does! Now if any of you knows my husband he is … shall we say rather picky about his truck and I well am not as picky...  He cringes when I throw old “crappy” stuff as he calls it on his leather seats and I look at it as you buy a truck to USE IT! But this is beside the point or maybe another whole blog upon itself. So back to my trip…I end up buying and whole truck load of the old pine furniture! We even filled the inside of the truck and Wilson had to ride home inside of a bench but I have to say he didn’t seem to mind much!


We are now on the road and the reality of my fall start to hit me as I am getting uncomfortable in my seat… My arm is starting to sting so I pull up my sleeve to see scraps up my arm and some slight bruising starting and the palm of my hand has a cut but I have to say my back and BUTT are really starting to hurt! I turn on the heated seat and take some Tylenol and try to forget it as I am still so excited about the wonderful items they got for me! We head straight for the shop to unload and get back on the road. We arrive at the shop and I get out and suddenly realize the pain in my back side is really BAD! I hobble along helping my husband unload fast to get going again. We are on the road to Wisconsin now and it’s about 2:30pm. He must know I am really hurting because I am rambling about anything & everything not that this is a clue because I do this all the time but he does ask me how I am feeling and I do admit that I hurt but that I am fine to continue north. We arrive in Wisconsin

Even I have to admit that sometimes it's overwhelming but I wouldn't have it any other way. I will say that I have the best job I could ever wish for and in all reality it isn’t a “JOB” to go & play all the time finding things that you know will make your friends and customers happy! It’s not a “job” when I have the best husband in the world that helps me anytime he can! What it really is … is a true blessing to be able to have the life I have with the perfect husband, greatest friends inside the shop and the best customers anyone could be blessed with! With all this said…I must take some more Tylenol and hobble to the garage to scrub the heck out of the cupboard so that when Rick gets home he will help me load it up and take it into the shop...But first I must say a huge THANKS to my husband who is my best friend for helping me, putting up with me and supporting me in anyway you can...Your the best husband anyone could wish for and I have!!!