On account of my 100th Post, let me show and tell a few things about myself....

1) I collect perfume. I started when I was a teenager and the mall gave out more than just scented wipes for samples. I use to have more, but I parted with them. The three on top of the decorative box are over or about 15 yrs. old! I do use them just not that much. That's Giorgio in the middle and Liz Clairborne on the right. The one with the greenish bottle -cap top in the front left is the real Samsara oil straight from Egypt!

2) I also like music boxes. The one with the little mice see-sawing on a spatula plays Whistle While you Work. The Precious Moments one says "Friends Never Drift Apart" and it plays That's What Friends are For.

3) I use to stick my head between the two front seats of my grandfather's car and sing. The seats were close enough to each other that it just covered my ears enough to cause the microphone affect. I use to sing real loud in the shower and rather high because it drove my mom crazy. So now you know that I like to sing.

4) I was part of an egg fight at school/out of school in a suppose to be a surprise, "It's your Birthday Bash" at the age of 7. The funny thing is that my mom knew something was up, because I very casually asked her if getting egged hurt.

5) I dissected a human course over a 3 day period at a Medical School with an Anatomy class in some kind of Summer Camp between my Freshman and Sophomore yrs. in High School. I had already decided that I wasn't going to pursue the medical field, so I thought I'd try this out.

6) I also collect scarves that I rarely use now. I just haven't been able to part with them. Because of this, I was able to demonstrate to the 1st and 2nd graders in our co-op what real silk feels like by passing some of these beauties around.

7) I use to trade sandwiches at school because I didn't like ham and peanut butter. Apparently, whoever it was I was swapping with, didn't mind. This happened in South America, Colombia by the way, and peanut butter was not really used much, if ever. My grandmother must have given my mom some she brought home from her trips to the USA and so mom was trying to use it up.

8) I've seen the Redwoods in California, the White House in Washington, D.C., had my honeymoon in Seattle, Washington, visited the squares in Savannah, Georgia and actually lived in one of those big colonial homes on Victory Drive., rode the elevators to the top of the Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, and seen many other states in between. I can say that I'm happily settled where I live.

9) My first real job was as a receptionist for the rectory of the Catholic school parish I attended as a child. By the way, I am not a Catholic now. I was born into the Catholic faith though and remained so till about 14 yrs. of age. I am now what you would call a - Non-Denominational- Born Again -Full Gospel- Fundamental- (of Holiness Doctrines) Christian. Whew! There's a lot to that. To put it simply, I just believe the Bible, nothing but the Bible. I want to follow Jesus so please help me God. (There's a hint of humor in that.)

10) Here's a picture of my family and I. We took this picture in summer 2008.

So there you have it. 100 Posts and now you know me better. Let me know if you do something like this, and I'll come by and read about you.

Yours Truly,