1. I was born on June 23rd, sometime in the sixties.
2. Twenty minutes after my twin sister, Catherine.
3. We were born in Vancouver, BC Canada
4. We have been inseparable all of our lives.
5. We are not identical.
6. She is blonde and I am brunette.
7. But we do look alike on occasion.
8. Our personalities are fairly different.
9. But we both have a warped sense of humour.
10. We don't live in the same city right now and it is torture.
11. I couldn't imagine my life without her.
12. I have been married three times.
13. First when I was 20.
14. Second when I was 24.
15. Third when I was 36.
16. I am still with husband number three.
17. He is my longest relationship to date.
18. I hope he continues to the hold the record!
19. I have three children.
20. My first, Hannah Rae, is from the first marriage.
21. She was born in 1991.
22. Her name means graceful deer.
23. Her name is the Hebrew spelling of my middle name, Annette.
24. She has never known her real father because we separated while I was still pregnant.
25. He is a low-down, scum-sucking dog, by the way.
26. My second child is Kestrel Olivia, from the third marriage.
27. She was born in 2002.
28. A kestrel is a breed of falcon.
29. We call her Kes.
30. Yes, I got that name from Star Trek-Voyager.
31. My third child is Hayden Warren Heath, also from the third marriage.
32. He was born in 2005.
33. He is my favorite son and last (final) child.
34. I had no boys names picked out while pregnant with him because I thought I'd have another girl.
35. The girl name I had picked out was Amelie Piper Carolyn.
36. In answer to your question, he was not named for the actor Hayden Christianson.
37. I found his name by looking at the spines of books in Chapters.
38. One author was named Hayden something-or-other and I liked it.
39. I am currently living in the second house I have ever owned.
40. It was brand new when we bought it.
41. Montreal is the only other place in Canada I'd like to live, other than Vancouver.
42. My dream place to live is France.
43. No, anywhere in France, not just Paris.
44. I have been to France twice, so far.
45. The first time my husband took me and we visited only Paris.
46. The second time we took the two girls and also visited Provence.
47. We stayed in a tiny hamlet called La Colle.
48. The closest town is called Forcalquier.
49. It was everything I had hoped for and more.
50. I am a francophile - you might be able to tell.
51. I collect french things, particularly Eiffel Towers.
52. Alas, I am not fluent in French and wish I was.
53. I used to make baby blankets with fabric I imported from France, but the website stopped selling it.
54. I love to read, particularly books about France.
55. But I will read most anything, as long as I can learn something new.
56. I am a crafter.
57. I love to knit, sew, scrapbook, paper-craft and stamp.
58. I also like to cross-stitch, but I haven't done it awhile because it is hard on my eyes.
59. I also like to write.
60. I had a couple of things "published" when I was in high school.
61. I have yet to finish something I've written to date.
62. I probably have around ten unfinished stories that I have started.
63. One day when my kids are older I may have more time to devote to my devices.
64. One of my favorite things to eat is sausages and sauerkraut.
65. I am a junk-food junkie.
66. I am especially fond of potato chips and Coca-Cola.
67. The only flavor of chips I dislike is Sour Cream and Onion.
68. My other favorite food is a medium-rare steak.
69. My favorite cosmetics are Bobbi Brown.
70. One of my favorite perfumes is Theorema by Fendi and another is Jean Paul Gaultier.
71. My current favourite is Betsy Johnson.
72. I'm not much for exercise, but I try.
73. I'm trying to lose around 40 pounds right now.
74. This weight was bestowed on me by pregnancy and contentment.
75. My husband makes me very happy.
76. But he drives me a little crazy too.
77. I want to go back to school some time.
78. But I can't decide what I'd take.
79. Some of my choices would be: chemistry, textiles, writing.
80. When I am not on maternity leave, I work in construction.
81. I am an administrative assistant.
82. I enjoy the construction industry.
83. I'd like to work for myself sometime though.
84. My favorite television shows are all ended.
85. They are Alias, Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
86. My favorite actress is Jennifer Garner.
87. My favorite actor is Keanu Reeves.
88. Not because he is talented, he just looks good.
89. I cry at sad movies.
90. Steel Magnolias makes me depressed for a week.
91. But I still watch it every chance I get.
92. I call myself a technohippy.
93. By this I mean I enjoy technology, but am interested in things like natural healing.
94. I'd like to be vegetarian, but I like meat too much.
95. I make lists and rarely consult them.
96. I love shopping.
97. But for my children.
98. I hate shopping for myself.
99. I love all things miniature and have since I was a child.
100. I have an obsession with lip balm.
*I shall add more as it comes to me, but there you have the first One Hundred Things about me.
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