Five Facts Friday- Vol. 1

I've decided to start a new weekly post. I am calling it "Five Facts Friday". My visiting teachers came on Wednesday and we were talking about journaling. I initially started our family blog to share with family members who we don't live close to a little more about what's going on. Now, I think most of those family members don't really even blog or read our blog anymore...but I've kept it going as a scrapbook/journal for our own use and history. My kids love to get on the computer to see if I've posted anything new. My VT's reminded me about the importance of keeping a good record. And I was thinking that I need to be better about recording things that I want my children and grandchildren to know about me and about our family. So-here is my first Five Facts Friday.

1- I love having kids. I love being pregnant, I love labor (sounds crazy-but I also love epidurals) and i love, adore, can't get enough of, babies. I always knew that I wanted a large family, but until you have one child, you don't know what it's going to be like. I was very relieved when Scott said that he also wanted a big family and then we still agreed after our first one, two three...you get the picture. I can honestly say that I probably would have ten kids if I could. I can't-due to age restrictions and finances. But I would be thrilled to add at least one more little one to our ever growing brood. Not now, mind you. But when the time is right. And here's my favorite little baby, Miss Piper. Now who wouldn't love a smile like this??

2- I hate snow. Everything about it makes me crazy. The slick roads, the cold, the ice, the slush...everything about it. I do enjoy a white Christmas-but once the New Year rolls around, I would be quite content with it all melting and starting a lovely spring in, oh say February? Too much for this Idaho girl to ask for?
3- I am addicted to buying childrens books. I have a huge library of books from when I taught school. Every year I add to that library and it just keeps on growing and growing. The upside is that all of my kids love books and love to read. I guess it just saves me trips to the public library!
4- I have a weakness for competition reality t.v. shows. It all started with Survivor. And then I've slowly added in The Biggest Loser, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and one I've retired... America's Next Top Model. The fun part is that most of them are pretty family friendly so we can all watch together and cheer for our favorites.
5- I am a procrastinator. But-I can also say that I work best under pressure. If I know I have a deadline, I almost always wait until the last minute to get it done. I think it drives Scott crazy. I've always been that way-kind of a "fly by the seat of my pants" type gal. It's part of why I think I'm a good teacher. I can improvise and change my course easily. That's a good thing.

So there it is- 5FF Vol.1
My question...Is anyone out there still reading other than my kids and Scott? Let me know!