...with a husband and 5 sons, I am truly outnumbered....stories and thoughts on life from a mom in a houseful of little men!

Friday, April 03, 2009

Tagged--"Five Things"

5 Things I was Doing 5 Years Ago:

1. Just recently began attending WBC
2. Mother of a 3 1/2-year-old, and a 1 1/2-year-old
3. Still learning the ropes of mothering a food-allergic child
4. Just became pregnant with #3!
5. Volunteering in-office at HeartReach Pregnancy Center

5 Things on My To-Do List Today:

It is almost 11:30 p.m. Let's talk about tomorrow!
1. Sleep in as late as possible
2. Plant spring Tulip bulbs on south side--I can see dirt--yeah!
3. Bake chocolate chip cookie bars with boys
4. Go to the eye doctor
5. Do school lesson plans for next week

5 Things I Would Do With a Million Dollars:

Wow--where to begin?
1. Give to HeartReach Pregnancy Center
2. Give to Blood:Water Mission
3. Building expansion for NCM college in Rwanda
4. Family travel to Hawaii, Washington D.C., and Europe...for starters
5. Build my guys a garage with workout space, wood-working space, car-tinkering space, and space to play hoops

5 Places I Have Lived:

1. Chetek, Wisconsin
2. Minneapolis, Minnesota
3. Richfield, Minnesota
4. Almena, Wisconsin
5. Wasilla, Alaska

5 Jobs I Have Held:
1. carhop waitress at a drive-in restaurant (no roller skates, but I did have the coin changer!)
2. Waitress at a ritzy restaurant on an island (had to boat in to work!)
3. Salesperson at Gussini Shoes in downtown Minneapolis
4. Dorm food service at U of M
5. C.V.T. at various veterinary practices in three states

5 Things I Want to Be Doing in 5 Years:

1. Be a better wife
2. Be a better mom
3. Know God more intimately
4. Homeschool my 14 year-old, 12 year-old, 10 year-old, and 5 year-old sons
5. Live in another state? Who knows.

5 People I Tag:

1. Shannon
2. Sandie
3. Annie
4. Marti
5. Pam

6 comments:

sacra vim said...

Whoa, you are fast! I just read this on Amanda's blog and you already did it!

And, um...I'm still stunned that in five years we'll have teenagers. (shaking head and blinking vigorously...)

Anonymous said...

coin changer and bunny ears!

Anonymous said...

OK that was only once and I believe it was an Easter basket not a coin changer that day.

JJ said...

HAAAAAA! You got me, "Anonymous"! I had totally forgotten (or perhaps blocked out?) that bunny rabbit ordeal! I ought to find a picture of that. Now that would be a good post...

Anonymous said...

Tagged Again!!! Well, I'll try. . . takes me quite a while to get anything done these days. :)

Marti said...

I just assumed I was the Marti you were talking about. :) Done! Thanks for giving me something easy to post!