101 Things About Me

Since I started blogging three months ago today, I figured it was time to tell you about me. So, I humbly submit my version of “101 Things About Lil’ Old Me”

1. I arrived in this world April 1963
2. I was born in Austin, Texas
3. My family are long-time Texans; Dad’s family arrived in 1840, Mother’s in 1665
4. My older brother & I are the first generation to be raised outside of Texas
5. My parents divorced when I was a year old
6. Yes, it did effect my relationships with men
7. Mother & I moved to California in 1965
8. Dad & my brother moved to New Mexico
9. I would like to visit Austin, since I have no memory of it
10. The name I answer to is not meg
11. meg is an acronym of my legal name
12. I like my natural name- I just like the anonymity better
13. I have 3 brothers & 2 sisters
14. I’m the second oldest
15. But everyone treats me like the oldest
16. I was always a serious child
17. My dad said I was born an old lady
18. I’ve gotten younger as the years go by
19. I have Chris to thank for that
20. I’m really a shy person
21. People laugh at me when I say that
22. I’ve been known to talk the hind leg off a donkey
23. But only around people I know
24. I have a dry sense of humor
25. I can also be very sarcastic
26. I don’t think this is always a good thing
27. But it is how I’m wired
28. I grew up in Berkeley, with my mom, step-dad & 3 younger siblings
29. No, we were not hippies
30. I do remember the student riots & smell of tear gas
31. We were rather well-to-do
32. We children weren’t aware of this
33. I was the only one of my siblings to go to public school
34. My step-dad & I didn’t get along when I was growing up
35. When I was 16, I moved to Kansas to live with my Dad & brother
36. It was a good thing- I didn’t know my Dad very well
37. I met my first husband 3 months after I moved to Kansas
38. Yes- I’ve been married twice
39. I met both my husbands in the same year- Chris in Feb & the other in Dec
40. I got married when I was 19
41. It wasn’t a bad marriage, just not a good one
42. We had 2 children- Robb & Jessica
43. My first husband is a nice man, but not the right one for me
44. I was divorced a week before I turned 25
45. I married Chris 4 months & 10 days later
46. It was the biggest risk I’ve ever taken
47. It was the best decision I ever made
48. We lived with my mother-in-law for the first 18 months of our marriage
49. Fortunately, I love my mother-in-law
50. I raised my daughter & my ex-husband raised Robb
51. It was the most difficult choice I ever made
52. I still second guess myself about that decision
53. Ultimately, I think it was the right one- Robb is a terrific man
54. It took me 2 years to get pregnant with Sam
55. I had a lot of problems during that pregnancy
56. I gave birth- naturally- to a 10lb 1oz, 23 inch long baby
57. We wanted another child, but the doctor didn’t think it would be a good idea
58. I didn’t think it was such a good idea either
59. I love my children, but sometimes I think I should have stuck to cats
60. I have naturally curly hair
61. It’s short, dark brown & liberally sprinkled w/white
62. I made peace with my hair a long time ago
63. I’m the shortest one in my family
64. I’m the only fat one in my family
65. I’m also the only one in my family without high cholesterol
66. I love to dance
67. I’m a pretty good dancer
68. I love to sing
69. I’m pretty good at that, too
70. I studied French in grade school
71. I studied Spanish in high school & college
72. While I can understand a little French & Spanish, I speak only English
73. This is one of my biggest regrets
74. I have a math brain- I think in numbers & patterns
75. My husband & daughter don’t understand this- they think I’m weird
76. My sons do understand this- they think I’m cool
77. I am intelligent & educated, but I don’t consider myself an intellectual
78. I graduated with a 3.89 GPA
79. I got A’s & B’s without too much effort
80. I have a photographic memory
81. But the lens is getting cloudy
82. I enjoy learning
83. I would like to finish a Bachelor’s degree, but I can wait
84. I’ve always had an active imagination
85. I entertain myself while walking with daydreams, mostly about winning the Lotto
86. Since I rarely remember to play, I can only daydream
87. My favorite color is green, but I rarely wear it
88. My style is rather static- skirts, slacks, loose tops & flats
89. My daughter thinks I look frumpy
90. She’s probably right, but I like being comfortable
91. I need to lose weight
92. My ankles pop & crack every time I walk
93. I have osteoarthritis
94. I mostly ignore it, but it’s getting harder
95. I really want to travel
96. I am a born-again Christian
97. I have been since I was 21
98. I was raised in a family of atheists/agnostics
99. My grandmother taught me about God

100. I’m the black sheep of the family

101. That’s okay with me