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100 Things About me!

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  1. I was born in Illinois.
  2. I went to a Catholic School from preschool-8th grade.
  3. I was valedictorian of my 8th grade class. (Don’t ask me what happened after that year…)
  4. I have an absolute 100% fear of spiders!
  5. My birthday is January 10
  6. I love to read…
  7. I teach reading and English to kids with learning disabilities.
  8. I am a Capricorn.
  9. I abhor “fake” people.
  10. I love to blog.
  11. I love being a mommy!
  12. I find peace in everyday moments.
  13. I love watching the little things in nature.
  14. I am like my mother.
  15. My all-time favorite movies are: Pretty Woman, Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and Life is Beautiful.
  16. My favorite poet is Maya Angelou.
  17. I love colors!
  18. I have a wealth of knowledge about Theordor Giesel, aka Dr. Seuss.
  19. I am a Chicago Bears fan!
  20. I am a Chicago Cubs fan! (One of these years, ..”Next year…” will be THIS year!)
  21. I love baseball.
  22. I used to play volleyball.
  23. I am the oldest of 29 grandchildren.
  24. I have a tattoo.
  25. My husband makes me laugh.
  26. I love my family!
  27. I usually talk to my mom and my sister daily.
  28. I love my brother’s and dad’s sense of humor (even though they don’t like mine!)
  29. I am right-handed.
  30. I have a hard time knowing my left from right…
  31. My all time favorite comedians are Eddie Izzard and Steven Wright.
  32. I read really fast.
  33. I drive a Honda Odyssey aka “The Mom-mobile.”
  34. I absolutely love scrapbooking!
  35. I sell Creative Memories products and At Home America Products.
  36. I’ve been teaching for 11 years.
  37. I went to Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota.
  38. I graduated in 1996 —in 4 years with a double major and cum laude honors.
  39. I have a degree in Elementary Education and Special Education.
  40. I got my Masters from St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN in May 2002.
  41. I’m close to having my administrative licensure, but I am not sure I still want it.
  42. I love downtown Chicago.
  43. My favorite vacation spot is LaJolla, California.
  44. My mom is the oldest of ten children!
  45. I am the oldest of two oldests.
  46. I am German, Irish, Norwegian, and a speck of Polish.
  47. I am a night owl!
  48. I love to sleep-in in the mornings!
  49. I love coffee!
  50. I love Coca-Cola Classic.
  51. I have fibromyalgia.
  52. I like to keep in touch with people.
  53. I try not to send too many forwarded emails!
  54. I have a football signed by one of the 1985 Chicago Bears!
  55. We took our wedding guests to a St. Paul Saints/Joiliet Jackhammers baseball game where we threw out the first pitch on our wedding night!
  56. I love being married to my best friend.
  57. I love Harry Potter books.
  58. I am creative.
  59. I hate numbers.
  60. I attend a Methodist Church.
  61. My students think I’m goofy…but one of their favorites.
  62. I still keep in contact with many of my elementary and junior high teachers!
  63. In fact, many of them drove from IL to MN to be at my wedding!
  64. I am scared of losing my family members.
  65. Cancer scares me.
  66. I am deathly afraid of public speaking.
  67. I always have a life saver in my pocket (any flavor!).
  68. I love Methodä products.
  69. I wear perfume daily…my current favorite is “Touch” by Burberry.
  70. I love DARK chocolate!
  71. I have no self-control or willpower around homemade chocolate chip cookies.
  72. I love ice cream.
  73. I love the smell of lilacs in the spring.
  74. My favorite flowers are tulips, peonies, gerbera daisies and lilies of the valley.
  75. The smell of tearoses reminds me of being in my Grandma’s kitchen when I was a kid.
  76. One of my heros in life is my maternal grandfather.
  77. I respect my grandma’s wisdom on life.
  78. I prefer to print rather than use cursive.
  79. I suck at typing!
  80. I have 2 cats.
  81. Nala is my “special cat” who cracks me up!
  82. Charlie is my oldest cat who rules the roost.
  83. I love wine…especially Merlot!
  84. I love to play Solitaire.
  85. I love board games.
  86. I love to play BOGGLE.
  87. I love Suduko.
  88. I read almost every night before bed.
  89. I hate cooked spinach.
  90. I love Chicago-Style hot dogs!
  91. Superdawg is my favorite hot dog joint in Chocago.
  92. I sometimes talk in my sleep.
  93. I love to cuddle under the comforter, but I almost always end up with my feet sticking out from the bottom!
  94. My earring holes have closed up in the past year.
  95. I love getting manicures and pedicures!
  96. I love my husband’s popcorn!
  97. I love my husband’s homemade spaghetti sauce.
  98. I like to make cards.
  99. I love raw hamburger meat! (Even though I know it’s not good for me!)
  100. I love to lie out in the sun! (Even though I know it’s not good for me!)

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Hello,

I’m Melissa

Welcome to Schadventures. This is my little corner of the internet where I like to find my way through life. I am a Chicago-born, husband-loving, creativity using, grammar correcting, special education teaching, fun-loving, blogging, coffee drinking, word playing, church attending, avid reading, wine consuming, scrapbooking, mom now living in The Frozen Tundra.

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