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Maryan wrote:
And Molly... I didn't know that you knew Monica or that your folks had Father for a pastor. But I knew the history of the house starting with Jenn's aunt!
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Monica is one of my favorite people in the world! I haven't seen her in years, but she always inspired me to try harder to become holier. And she is so much fun!
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Ok, my turn to join the fun:
I am Theresa and my 5 things are:
1. I have 5 kids and 2 grandkids, none of which are completely biologically related to each other. (I'll let you figure that one out, but it is a combination of his, hers, ours, and adopted.)BUT we absolutely do not make any distinctions. There are no "steps" or "halves" in our family.
2. I have been married for 15 years to the love of my life, a Cuban-American who is the first in his family born in the US.
3.As both an undergrad and a graduate student I switched majors and concentrations and research projects so many times that I think I have studied a little bit of everything--a great preparation for homeschooling!LOL!
4.Dh and I have been dreaming and scheming about moving to Alaska ever since 6 years ago when we first went there on a whim.
5.I used to be a public school teacher but quit because (among other things) due to NCLB I was going to have to go back to school and get my license and I couldn't bear the thought of having to take those mind-numbing education classes.
And I have actually met Maryan, only once, and found her to be utterly charming!
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teachingmyown wrote:
| Monica is one of my favorite people in the world! I haven't seen her in years, but she always inspired me to try harder to become holier. And she is so much fun! |
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Agreed!
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| And I have actually met Maryan, only once, and found her to be utterly charming! |
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 Aww...thank you! And I sat next to Theresa at Mass at the 4Real conference because 1) well, she's Theresa and I was so excited to meet her and 2) she kept one of my boys distracted from noticing that their dad was an the altar boy with Christian Foss. If he noticed, I would have had a little boy trying to run up to the altar to see his favorite parent.
And I wondered how you had so much background in so many different subjects!! I'm always amazed at your expertise in a VARIETY of subjects.
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Hmm, it just occurred to me that I could probably do six degrees of separation with Jenn (and other FUS people) since I know bunches of people who graduated there and used to go up there several times a year.
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I bet you will! My m-i-l got married at 19 like you and she's not 50 yet. Her youngest is not quite 3 yet. The insane thing is that she's had two miscarriages since the youngest so she COULD still have more  . How weird if I was ever pregnant with my m-i-l!!
Maria (msclavel), I'm glad you are shy too! Cuz I am too, WAY better than I used to be now, but my heart goes out to you in this and the other thread where you talk about high school and being "uncool" That is so me too!!! I want you to know I TOTALLY think you are cool and I always love to hear what you have to say! 
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St. Ann wrote:
2. I hitchhiked through Israel with a girlfriend when I was 20 years old. (when I think back to this I think I must have been mentally ill!)
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Now that is REALLY awesome! And mentally ill, , but awesome nonetheless!
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Oh, and Molly, how's Lost comin'?  I am SO hooked too!! My husband grumbled and griped about me wanting to watch it and guess what?? He likes it too!
And we can do 4 episodes/per night. How many can you do?
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Maryan wrote:
Oh Anne, you're so funny! And truly your dh was very good.... until he threw a stink bomb in the bathroom at the end of the year. And then I thought (at first) the smell was due to natural causes, then I thought the old building had a gas leak (and yes, the gas company was called)... and then my guardian angel figure out the source! Your dh. It's one of my favorite memories teaching. I never would have guessed it of him.
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So Jon just told me more about his exploits in your science class (I got that wrong earlier!)-- do you know how much of your frustration he was responsible for??
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1. My first two dc are the same age for 6 weeks every year, fun for her, terrible for him!
2. My dh is 2.5 years younger than I am! I often fudge his age, as it bugs me to say he's now 30 and I am 33!!!!!
3. I love to camp, we own a terrible old tent-trailer, it is so ugly it is almost laughable, but what fun we have.
4. I love having 8 children and being a SAHM, most days I am very tired by the end of the day, but I wouldn't trade it for all of the gold in Northern Ontario!
5. I come from a family of cops and nurses, but I married a tradesman, because I wanted to have him come home to me every evening, and have every Sunday off. And I would have the priviledge of kissing his dirty, hard working hands everyday. P.S. Most days I feel like a cop and a nurse!
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Maria, Marisa, msclavel
I have sort of the same problem with my nickname. I'm Kacky, but my real name is Kathryn. I never correct doctors or dentists or the like. So whenever I've given birth, the doctors and nurses all call me Kathryn...it kind of weirds me out (and my dh) because I really don't think of myself as a Kathryn.
Anyways...this thread is way too fun and a challenge to keep up with 
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Wendy wrote:
2. I inherited my mom's deep voice and have occasionally been called "sir" on the phone.  Dh likes it, though.
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This thread has been so much fun to read, that I hold it solely accountable for the 4 loads of unfolded laundry piled on my bed and the sinkful of dishes. Thanks a lot Maryan. Nothing like a good thread to wreck my housekeeping discipline for the day.
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I just emailed my sister, who is a member here, and told her that if she doesn't post 5 things about herself at this topic, I will do it for her . Am I a generous sister or what? She should be scared .
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Sarah M wrote:
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Oh wow! I have one of those too! And all b/c of this thread too (of course! who else is to blame?)
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Oh...I wish I hadn't put this off...I got nothin', but it's been so fun to read everyone's.
1. My dh and I were set up on a blind date for a function held at my church (since birth). He later proposed there, we were married there and all the kids have recieved their sacraments there.
2. I am the middle girl of three girls - and apparently have brough the middle-child syndrome with me into adulthood.
3. My first 2 dc are girls...we just added ds #4...I am still trying to figure little boys out...but LOVING it.
4. I could eat Tex-Mex every night.
5. I have recently broken an addiction to nightly root beer floats - must be made with A&W and Blue Bell's Dutch Chocolate. hmmm maybe I haven't quite broken the addiction.
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AngieMc wrote:
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And... I don't think I knew that you had a sister here!
And Uh-oh... AnneMcD... Do I want to know?
And Rebecca I love seeing you growing baby timeline!! Mom of 8 in 10!! 
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I do not know Maryan but after reading through this, I feel like I do.
1) Dh and I met on a blind date which was so blind that I didn't know it was a date. 
2) My vices - Guinness beer, click-a-linkitis (that's when you click links like this and this), Thursday night television (CSI, Without a Trace, Survivor and The Office), Christian rock and U2.
3)My joys - adoration, laughing, weekend getaways with my husband, laughing, read alouds with my girls, laughing, a cup of Earl Grey on a rainy November day, walks on the beach in the winter, laughing, reading Brit. lit., Jane Austen, genealogy and .
4) In my former life, I was a preschool teacher and asst. director of a preschool.
5) I'm a very quiet person who prefers to blend in the background in large settings.
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I'm loving all the posts! This is an awesome thread. Thanks for starting it, Maryan.
The closest I can get to Maryan is that we were once stationed at Quantico for a school and we lived in Northern Virginia for a year.
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Angie Mc wrote:
I just emailed my sister, who is a member here, and told her that if she doesn't post 5 things about herself at this topic, I will do it for her . Am I a generous sister or what? She should be scared .
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Angie.....I got paranoid and had to stop folding to quickly do this before you did!!!
Since you know I don't like talking about myself, here I go.
1. I was born and raised in West Scranton, PA and married my husband 10 years ago who is from South Scranton.....a big no, no. Think West Side Story. I'm Irish and he's Slovack.
2. I met my husband at a bar (It's a Chinese Resturaunt now). I gave him a really hard time, so I don't mind admitting it!
3. Way back I looked like a cheerleader, but refused to be one, then I married one.
4. I love fashion, but hate the industry.
5. I love my sister more than words can say!!!! But, you all knew that didn't you?
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1. Me too, but look out if you get me one-on-one.
2. I was an exchange student in Sweden when I was in high school. It was an eight week trip in the summer, and we spent most of the time on an island off the coast. I learned how to windsurf and had my first sauna there. I was told several times people thought I was Swedish until I opened my mouth and gave myself away.
3. I read Happy Are You Poor and decided I needed to stop spending a fortune having my hair wrapped in foil. My hair is now horizontally striped instead of vertically striped. My mother is appalled.
4. My husband and I attended one of the 2000 presidential inaugural balls. We rode around DC in a limo and flew in and out of town on a private yet for the festivities. I learned very quickly that a limo rider does not open her own door. The events would have been very exciting, but at the time I was six weeks pregnant with my daughter. All I wanted to do was take a nap or throw up.
5. I'm 5'8" tall. Maryan cannot be 5'8" tall because she is taller than I am. I stood next to her at the conference and it is so. One of us must be delusional. Psst. I don't think it's me.
Come on Paula you can do it!
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