Aimee's Challenge

Alright, here's the challenge presented to me: "write 8 interesting things about yourself"

This might be hard.....

1. My life is nothing like what I thought it would be when I was younger. I think this is interesting because I was really headstrong about what I wanted out of life. I was going to be a highpowered business woman - no kids, no husband. Those things just weren't important to me. It's funny how when you let go and let God do what He wants how much things can change and you find how happy you can truly be!!

2. I love deeply. Once you are my friend, you are usually there for life. I may not be the best at writing letters or calling, but I am a person who will be there if you need me. I generally don't say "I told you so" because I know situations that I have been in. I am one of those people who will put myself out for the sake of someone I love.

3. I am messy. That's not very interesting, but it's a pretty big part of who I am! I like to have things clean & organized, but it seldom happens. There are usually socks & undies everywhere in my house - wherever they happen to lay. I know that this is a fault & I'm sure it annoys my hubby, but usually things just lay around until all at once I've had enough & the whole house gets clean. I'm hoping that I will do better in the new house, but . . .

4. I don't like ice cream. I really don't. I'll eat it sometimes just to be able to eat a waffle cone (which I love) but I don't like ice cream.

5. I love to swim. Absolutely LOVE to swim! I do it for exercise and it seems like a trick - something that fun should be an indulgence, not good for you. I took swimming lessons at 2 1/2 when April took them because when we would go to the pool I would cry until mom let me go under the water. She figured it might be good to get me some lessons. Even now as an adult I can go to the pool and swim all day.

6. I don't consider myself an adult. I know that I'm almost 30, own a home, am married & pregnant, but I still don't feel grown up. I'm not into responsibility and having the "grown up" things. I am responsible, I pay my bills, go to work, etc., but I really don't consider myself an actual grown up. Going to work is just something I do during the day, but it's not anything about who I am.

7. I am very open. I think sometimes I tell people far more than they want to know. I just feel like things that I've done have given me experiences and wisdom for a reason - those things are to be able to help others. I don't really care who knows what mistakes I've made, they are done & over and if what I've done can help someone else NOT to make a mistake, then I don't care if they know that I'm flawed.

8. Every month I balance my checkbook with my statement. It's called "reconciling" and most people don't do this anymore. I love to. If my register is out of balance even by some change I search & search until I find it - erasing & refiguring until it's right! I know I'm a geek, but I really don't care!

Blah!

Today I'm feeling pretty crappy! I think that I didn't get enough rest last night. I had to stay up working at the new house until after 11:00. I didn't know that it was that late until we were leaving. But we had issues that HAD to be taken care of then. When mom ripped the linoleum out of the bathroom the plywood under it by the bathtub was completely rotten. Papaw had to come over & take off the toilet (only one in the house!) and rip up the plywood. The subfloor was wet, but not rotten so we had to let that dry overnight (Monday). So Papaw came back Tuesday morning & cut out the new plywood and fixed me a pattern so that mom & I could lay backerboard and then I needed to go ahead and tile where the toilet was going to be. That really had to be done & there was nothing I could do about it. So today I am tired and feel sick. I ate some lunch (thank God for Cooke's deli & thier veggies!) But Daniel said that I don't need to come out & work tonight that I can go home & just rest! So that's what I'll do - I just need to make it through the day here at work!

Newest News

Well, Daniel & I closed on our very first home on October 1, 2007! We are so excited to have a place that is our very own that we can do whatever we want to do to it. Of course with that is ALOT of work! Man, we have torn out just about everything ( I say "we" - but I've not been too much help!). Sunday Duane came over & helped put the cabinets in which made a HUGE difference - me & Faith took Lydia to see the Disney Princess Classics on Ice (see how much help I am!)

But I do have a good excuse for my slackerness - I'm PREGNANT!! We took a test on Tuesday Sept. 25 which was just a week before we closed!! I had my first doctor's appointment yesterday. It was supposed to be just lab work, but the doctor wanted to see me - which was really good because I have been really sick and she gave me some medicine that has really helped. So, I'm looking at a due date of May 28th (Aimee says May 26th!!) and that's good because I won't be miserable during the summer!