25 Random Things

I wrote this list for Crackbook.

1. I'm left-handed
2. I told my dog I was pregnant before I told anyone else (in 2006)
3. I bruise easily (both physically and emotionally)
4. I wish I lived close to a coffee shop that's open during the evenings
5. I miss some people I used to be close to
6. I love tater-tot hotdish and sushi, but not at the same time
7. I don't trust any doctor who says "It won't happen again" just after saying "I don't know why it happened"
8. I got my tattoo with one of my Facebook friends
9. I've owned a white Ford Tempo, black Chevy pickup, a red Chevy convertible, blue Kia, and green Blazer
10. I was a thumbsucker and carried a blankie, just like my daughter does now. It makes me so happy.
11. I think storms are awesome, love weather!!
12. I blog
13. I love road trips with my husband
14. I ride a hot pink and black cruiser during the summer
15. I pretended to speak in tongues as a child...so I would fit in
16. I once put a handful of sunflower seeds in my mouth, then quickly realized they were covered in tiny ants!!
17. I hate TV stations that play the commercials twice as loud as the show I'm watching
18. I walked in my sleep & had night-terrors
19. I'm a morning person
20. I shop MN real estate on a regular basis
21. I pray a lot, but very rarely go to church
22. I'd love more house guests
23. I'd love a vacation with my husband
24. I love my crock pot
25. I'm having trouble finding friends willing to jump on my "Let's move to Minnesota" bandwagon

There it is.
It's the latest thing to do to waste more time.

What would make you want to?

I was standing there,

watching them.

Thinking...

These people

have a lot of passion.

And they're completely

INSANE.

It makes for great entertainment.

I've been a slacker. Sorry.

Bug is getting smarter every day.

She is learning shapes, which is

stunning to me.

She's trying to count to twenty.

And the singing...between her own

rendition of the ABC's song and a

post Christmas call-out to Santa

with "Jingle Bells" a few times

each day, it's the

voice of an angel in my ears.

She sleeps easily and peacefully.

She eats stubbornly and sparingly.

She laughs frequently, loves openly.

The other thoughts in my head,

I don't key them in.

The thoughts are mostly questions.

The thoughts are my biggest fears.

The thoughts make me so uneasy.

I'm not writing them here.

Maybe someday.

Sea Turtle

Hi Bug, I wanted to tell you this before it has a chance to become one of those memories that we have trouble remembering as the years pass by.

The photo above shows you holding up a Christmas ornament, a "santa sea turtle". This ornament that you're holding is one that we purchased on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

You were in my belly.

I sat on the beach watching the ocean, feeling so lucky to be in such a beautiful place. It was Thanksgiving, 2007. I had so much to be thankful for. I didn't know anything about you yet, only that you would be loved and that we were very blessed. I sat on the chair with my feet digging into the sand, feeling so calm, so peaceful, listening to the waves and the laughter in the distance. And then,

Butterflies.

You moved in my belly.

It felt just like butterflies were fluttering their wings, again and again.

You picked the perfect time and perfect place.

I thought I had felt you move once before, but this time you made sure I knew it was you.

Now, in December of 2008 you present us with the sea turtle for our tree and you present me with a memory of you, before I knew you. Thank you Bug. I love you.