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25 Random Things about Me

I was tagged on Facebook to do this and thought I would carry it over to here - If you would like to join the fun, consider yourself tagged! I found it interesting, and also hard to think of 25 things!


1. My first name is Mary but I have always gone by my middle name, Michele
2. Cooking is my therapy
3. I was sick and spent 90% of my time in bed for about 5 years
4. I was also suicidal during that time - suicidal everyday, the only thing that kept me from killing myself was the thought of the trauma it would bring my kids.
5. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Grey's Anatomy
6. I was a dental hygienist for 10 yrs
7. My mom is my neighbor, right next door, she brought me potato soup for lunch today - I love my mom!
8. I enjoy blogging very much
9. I got married two months after graduating high school, and we are still married
10. I was raised southern baptist and am now Episcopalian
11. I love to watch snow falling
12. I work from home very part time and make a good income.
13. I can rarely see the top of my desk
14. My drink of choice is always a margarita
15. I am really enjoying getting to know people again on FB
16. I check my email about 20 times a day - really, it is an addiction with me!
17. I have wanted a chihuahua all my life, well as long as I can remember, and have had Chica for 3 yrs now
18. I sleep with a CPAP machine for Sleep Apnea
19. I get the giggles at funerals sometimes - I think it must be nervousness - it is AWFUL to start laughing with bad timing
20. I do not like coffee
21. I have not had a coke in about 8 years - or any other soda
22. I love my sister very much but we fight often
23. Pajamas are my favorite thing to wear
24. I have 4 cats - but no mice
25. I cherish my family and friends very much and consider you one of the greatest treasures in my life!

Some reasons I love Montana

Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Autumn

Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Winter

Bighorn Sheep

Baby Foxes

The Bridger Mountains

The Bridgers at sunset

Near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Nat Park

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Mama Elk and her fawn

The Power of One

We watched this tonight. I would highly recommend it. It is from the early 90's, but it has a great story to it. If you enjoy movies about overcoming, standing up for what is right and watching people come together in spite of great obstacles, then you just might like it as well. Be prepared, it is sad in many ways. Partly sad because even though it is just a movie - it shows the struggles of many people through out the world due to discrimination. Perfect timing in light of Obama's Election! If you do see it, or if you already have, I would love to know what you thought of it.

C is for the Children's Museum

Our Children's Museum in Bozeman is pretty small compared to others I have seen - but it is the only one Lizzie has ever been in and she thinks it is super!

Lizzie and her dear friend Caitlynn (also a C!) rowing down river - I think they are Lewis and Clark!

Lizzie does not dress up at home - in fact, she runs around in her undies 90% of the time! But here, she loves to dress up!!

The camera is actually aimed straight up, see the ceiling light? This is a contraption that blows out a pretty strong force of air. They have different balls to place in the air flow and be sustained, but Lizzie just loves to stick her face in it!!

Mr Darcy

Here is Chica defending her territory - our bed. What is she defending it from you might ask? Well, it is a whom actually and several of them. She feels that NO cat should come near her night time domain. I wish I had a picture of the toothy snarl she gives the cats if they come within a foot of the bed. Of course when she actually goes to sleep she crawls down under the covers and pays no attention. Sometimes we wake up with two or three cats on the bed - and her oblivious down there by my feet! Nothing disturbs her beauty sleep! Look at those buggy little chihuahua eyes - she needs all the beauty rest she can get!! :)

Since you met Squeak the other day, it is only fair to introduce you to Mr Darcy. Squeak belongs to Jake, and Mr Darcy belongs to Reagan, and yes, he is named after Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Now, Milo is Elizabeth's cat and he looks exactly like Mr Darcy, only a slightly darker orange. They are brothers and sometimes if the room is not well lit, I have trouble telling which one is which. Not the kids though, they always know - and do NOT let me hear the end of it when I confuse the two. "Oh my gosh! Can't you tell Milo is darker?!" Well, honestly, I can't at times!

Squeak

I would like to introduce you to Squeak. See that scowl on his face? That is not a moment of grumpiness, he looks like that all the time. He is a precious kitty and we love him, but he looks grumpy all the time. He is not grumpy though and his grumpy little face is very enduring.

So is this odd way he likes to lay around on the furniture all spread eagle. We love our little Squeak!