Dedicated to Kristen : I WANT.....

This post is dedicated to my former Cali Board member who now calls Missouri her home. Please cut and paste into a new post! Everyone is welcome to join in!! Best wishes, Robyn -------------------------------------------- I WANT: I HAVE: I WISH: I HATE: I MISS: I FEAR: I HEAR: I WONDER: I REGRET: I LOVE: I ACHE: I ALWAYS: I AM NOT: I DANCE: I SING: I CRY: I WRITE: I WIN: I LOSE: I CONFUSE: I NEED: I SHOULD: [YES OR NO] You keep a diary: You have a secret journal: You set your watch a few minutes ahead: You bite your fingernails: You believe in love: [DO YOU] Want to get married: Have any tattoos/where?: Piercings/where?: Get motion sickness: Think you're a health freak: Get along with your parents: [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? BOUGHT SOMETHING? GOTTEN SICK? GONE TO THE MOVIES? GONE OUT FOR DINNER? SAID "I LOVE YOU"? WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? TALKED TO AN EX? WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? MISSED SOMEONE? HUGGED SOMEONE? FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND?

I WANT: To get this surgery over with I HAVE: A wonderful family I WISH: life was more fair I HATE: being alone I MISS: the 80s I FEAR: not being here for my family I HEAR: laughter in my sons voices I WONDER: what kind of men my sons will be I REGRET: very little I LOVE: my God I ACHE: in places you shouldent be allowed to ache in I ALWAYS: forget things I AM NOT: a good singer I DANCE: like a dork I SING: like a frog I CRY: when I think about my family I WRITE: poems I WIN: a lot I LOSE: a lot I CONFUSE: myself I NEED: to lose weight I SHOULD: not sing or dance [YES OR NO] You keep a diary: no You have a secret journal: no You set your watch a few minutes ahead: yes You bite your fingernails: yes You believe in love: yes [DO YOU] Want to get married: already am Have any tattoos/where?: no Piercings/where?: yes ear Get motion sickness: no Think you're a health freak: no Get along with your parents:yes [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? yes BOUGHT SOMETHING? yes GOTTEN SICK? no GONE TO THE MOVIES? no GONE OUT FOR DINNER? yes SAID "I LOVE YOU"? yes WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? yes TALKED TO AN EX? no WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? no TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? no MISSED SOMEONE? yes HUGGED SOMEONE? yes FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? no FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? no Wayne

I WANT: TO have my knee replaced so I can become even more active I HAVE: A wonderful family I WISH: My parents and my brother were alive I HATE: Not being able to do more for my family. I MISS: My parents I FEAR: Dying early like my mother and not being their for my kids I HEAR: Voices (no no not really...but wasn't that one of the ?'s on the psych. eval??? I WONDER: How our kids will turn out. What type of adults will they be? I REGRET: Not being able to see my brother before he passed. I LOVE: God & my family I ACHE: My left knee.. BIGTIME :o( I ALWAYS: Try to be a good friend. I AM NOT: Hateful I DANCE: Everyday... ( I love music) I SING: Along with the radio/cd/etc etc etc. I CRY: When really really stressed out to the max. I WRITE: Down things to remind myself. I WIN: Sometimes I LOSE: Depends on how much I play... I CONFUSE: Friends and family (gotta keep them guessing you know?) I NEED: To lose that last darn 26lbs. and to continue to be a better person. I SHOULD: Tell my family I love them even more than I already do [YES OR NO] You keep a diary: NO You have a secret journal: NO You set your watch a few minutes ahead: YES You bite your fingernails: NO You believe in love: YES [DO YOU] Want to get married: ALREADY AM MARRIED Have any tattoos/where?: NO Piercings/where?: YES BOTH EARS DOUBLE Get motion sickness: YES Think you're a health freak: YES Get along with your parents: I did, when they were still here. [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? YES BOUGHT SOMETHING? YES GOTTEN SICK? NO GONE TO THE MOVIES? NO GONE OUT FOR DINNER? NO SAID "I LOVE YOU"? YES WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? NO TALKED TO AN EX? NO WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? NO TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? YES my babydoll... I might be married but he is STILL my boyfriend as well.... MISSED SOMEONE? YES HUGGED SOMEONE? YES FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? NO FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? NO

I WANT: to do this now, I love these things, but I have to go to Springfield for a job interview....oooh! Wish me luck. And by the way, THANK YOU SO MUCH for coming over and saying hello!! ~Kristen

I WANT: to live to grow old with my husband and see my daughter grow up I HAVE:a wonderful and supporting family I WISH:life had no sadness I HATE:I don't hate anything I MISS:my dad and my mom (they both passed away) I FEAR: not living to see my daughter grow up I HEAR: laughter when my daughter speaks I WONDER: what I will look like at 70 I REGRET: not having wls sooner I LOVE:my GOD, my family, my church and my job I ACHE: for my mother's hug I ALWAYS: wish I would have went to college I AM NOT: Alone I DANCE: not well at all I SING: at church I CRY: at the drop of a hat I WRITE:notes on everything I WIN:sodas all the time I LOSE: weight each month I CONFUSE:my husband I NEED:more time in the day I SHOULD:go shopping [YES OR NO] You keep a diary:no You have a secret journal:yes You set your watch a few minutes ahead:yes You bite your fingernails:yes You believe in love:yes [DO YOU] Want to get married:already am Have any tattoos/where?:no Piercings/where?:yes, ears Get motion sickness:yes, in the car Think you're a health freak: no Get along with your parents: [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? yes BOUGHT SOMETHING? yes GOTTEN SICK? yes GONE TO THE MOVIES? no GONE OUT FOR DINNER? yes SAID "I LOVE YOU"? yes WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? no TALKED TO AN EX? no WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? no TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? no MISSED SOMEONE? yes HUGGED SOMEONE? yes FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? no

Wow, this looks like fun!! Welcome to the Ozarks Kristen. I WANT: To travel more! I HAVE: A wonderful/healthy family. I WISH: I didn't have to work. I HATE: Lazy people. I MISS: My Dad I FEAR: Snakes I HEAR: 2 different styles of music blaring out of my teenagers rooms. LOL I WONDER: Why they have to have things soooo LOUD! I REGRET: Not spending more time with my Father before he passed. I LOVE: Time to myself! I ACHE: In my shoulders..wanna give me a massage? I ALWAYS: Try to be on time. I AM NOT: The crafty Martha Stewart type. I DANCE: Huh? I SING: In the car, in the shower....I love to sing!! I CRY: When I don't feel good, and/or when watching a sad movie. I WRITE: Email to family and friends about every day. I WIN: Every now and then...love Texas Hold Em' I LOSE: Sometimes. I CONFUSE: Very often or so my husband and kids say. I NEED: A good long massage! I SHOULD: Take a shower and curl up with a good book! [YES OR NO] You keep a diary: No, but I used to...found one the other day and had to laugh as I read it! You have a secret journal: Nope, but I wish I did. You set your watch a few minutes ahead: Yeah, I'm afraid of being late. You bite your fingernails: Nope You believe in love: Sure [DO YOU] Want to get married: Already married Have any tattoos/where?: Nope Piercings/where?: Both ears. Get motion sickness: Sometimes. Think you're a health freak: No, I try to ignore some things. Get along with your parents: Yeah, I love my Mother [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? Nope BOUGHT SOMETHING? Nope GOTTEN SICK? Yes, just got out of the hospital. GONE TO THE MOVIES? Nope GONE OUT FOR DINNER? Nope, I wish. SAID "I LOVE YOU"? Yes WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? Nope TALKED TO AN EX? Nope WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? Nope TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? Hmm no. MISSED SOMEONE? Yeah, I was missing my kids today...and was glad to come home to see them. HUGGED SOMEONE? Yes! FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? Nope FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? Nope

I WANT: to have a baby or six--by natural birth, adoption, whatever!! I HAVE: a great husband, time, money, home, LOTSA LOVE for a baby or six I WISH: that some of the paint in bathroom didn't peel off when I removd the tape. Bummer. Oh well, me and a tiny paint brush will be doing touch ups today. I HATE: my saggy belly skin, but I LOVE it a LOT more than my 300lb belly, so nevermind, I'll shut up now! I MISS: I used to miss being able to eat ALL I WANTED at a buffet, but I'm over that. I guess I miss a friend I had for lots of years. We grew apart. I FEAR: not finding any great girlfriends out here like I had back home. The ones I would go out to dinner with as a huge group once a month for Girls Night Out. and Someone to go out for drinks once in a great while! Or just one who will sit on my deck and drink wine or cranberry vodka..whatever's on hand... with me and smoke a cigarette.....or sixteen while we confide all our crap to eachother! (Kerri!!! I miss ya!) I HEAR:the washer and dryer and nothing else. That is what I love about my neighborhood and my neighbors!! I WONDER: if I will get anything done today??? I should make a list! yeah! I REGRET: eating so much halloween candy this week!!! I LOVE: where I live, my husband, my dog, my family and friends I ACHE: in my nose, because Max, my dog has gas and he is determined to sleep right next to me instead of his warm cozy bed! UGH! I ALWAYS: try to learn new things I AM NOT: happy when any solicitor comes to my door. Especially when I'm working nights....NOTE TO SELF...make a sign! I DANCE:when I'm reeeeeally drunk I SING:in the car I CRY: haven't cried lately, oh wait, I cried like a baby last week when we were going home from Ca. Not because I was sad to leave Ca, but because I left my meds in Mo and hadn't taken them for a week, and I think the effects were starting to kick in! I WRITE: long answers to these things!! I WIN: at Scattergories. I LOSE:at tic tac toe with John I CONFUSE: people with my long stories. I'm one of those people who gets excited and goes off on tangents into other stories, then back to the original story, if I can remember what that was!! I NEED: to go potty, brb! I SHOULD:exercise, not count walking the aisles of wal mart as exercise!!! [YES OR NO] You keep a diary:no You have a secret journal:I did, and it needs to go in the burn barrel! It's from my sad days in nursing school when I had a boyfriend and we broke up after a year and I was so devastated. It's pretty embarrassing to read now, but I totally hurt then! You set your watch a few minutes ahead:sure You bite your fingernails:yes You believe in love:yes, and he's out helping his sister move stuff outta storage right now! he's a great guy! [DO YOU] Want to get married: not anymore, I am happily married to John. Have any tattoos/where?: ugh! One on my inner right arm (antecubital area for the helathcare pros out there) of flowers. It was a boys name but Ihad it covered up with Morning glories. And maybe another tiny one on me...somehwere....I wish I'd never even started!! ICKY! Piercings/where?:ears Get motion sickness:I do now. Think you're a health freak:HA! No. But I do go on healthy eating kicks, followed by devouring halloween candy at a rate just slow enough as not to upset my pouch! GRRR!!! This must stop!! Get along with your parents: I try. [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? I always try to be helpful, but I think the last 24 hours all I've done is hold the door for old people at Olive Garden. That door is a monster, you can barely open it, then it comes back on you slamming super fast and it's heavy! I might need to give them a call about that. I did get smacked by it yesterday. It's an easy fix. BOUGHT SOMETHING? I don't think I've gone 24 hours in the past 2 months without buying something! New house...moved from Ca, got rid of everything that would cost more to haul than to buy new...also doing lots of home repair, decorating, etc...so Wal Mart, Lowes, Hobby Lobby are my pals! Also in love with thrift stores!! I buy sweaters and cut them into squares to make "Swuilts" sweater quilts! Fun stuff. GOTTEN SICK? not lately. Unless you count the numerous upset tummys I've had from eating too much candy....like two halloween kit kats within 30 seconds, yeah that made me feel icky. GONE TO THE MOVIES? not in the past 24 hours, but in the past week...Saw 'Waiting' in Torrance Ca last week. It was dorky, funny, crude, and makes you never wanna complain about your meal! Oh and treat your server/waiter/waitress with the utmost respect!! GONE OUT FOR DINNER? yesterday, olive garden We eat out a LOT! SAID "I LOVE YOU"? all the time to Johnny boy! Yesterday to my Gramma on the phone. WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? I write a lot of stuff inside cards...does that count? TALKED TO AN EX? No, but I would if I could. I wouldn't act on it, but I would like to catch up with an old friend. WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? sure TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? He's my husband and we talk all the time! MISSED SOMEONE? sure, I missed my gramma when I first moved here! HUGGED SOMEONE? John, lots. FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? didn't we already have these questions? Of course I fought with my parents. I ran away, I did everything to make their life hell. I am so scared of what my kids will do to me!! But I have also pinpointed things I will do different as a parent, I just hope I can stick with it! FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? not lately, but I did get into a freindly (HA HA) argument with my step monster in law about catching a cold. She swears my nephew (age 16) got sick because his winter coat is too thin. I told her that being COLD CANNOT make you sick! She was trying to belittle my sister in law about her parenting skills and not having a big enough coat on. It was the perfect time for me to jump in and tell her YOU ARE WRONG! You cannot get sick from being cold. YOu can get uncomfortable, you can get frostbite, but you cannot catch a cold. Colds are from GERMS. TO prevent a cold, WASH YOUR HANDS. That's your best bet. She is just about to counter with an argument and I already know what it is.....I say "The reason everyone gets sick in the winter when it's cold is because all the kids are in school, they are all huddled up together in an airtight classroom with a heater going. No one is washing their hands at the elementary school unless forced! LOL! Then they bring it home to mom and dad, who take it to work, who take it to Grandma in the nursing home..who gives it to the nurse, who calls in sick..... Anyway, I have an answer for eveything!! Grr! I won this round, She was wrong and I was right and deep down she knows it! HA! Ta ta everybody! gonna go make more protein coffee!! ~~Kristen

Robyn, did we miss your answers to these questions? I WANT: to lose 90 more lbs. I HAVE: lost 140 lbs. I WISH: I had already lost 230 lbs! I HATE: Waiting for the rest of the weight to come off I MISS: my daddy I FEAR: not knowing my grandchildren I HEAR: God's voice in the strangest places and at the strangest times. I WONDER: what heaven will be like I REGRET: Not having this surgery lots of years ago I LOVE: my husband and kids I ACHE: to be able to sit down and talk with my dad, mom and grandparents just one more time. I ALWAYS: go to church on Sundays I AM NOT: afraid of being too thin. I DANCE: in my dreams I SING: in the car and at church I CRY:at sad movies I WRITE: constantly I WIN: at scrabble I LOSE: in Sorry I CONFUSE: myself I NEED: a hug I SHOULD: stop doing this and go to bed [YES OR NO] You keep a diary: yes You have a secret journal: yes You set your watch a few minutes ahead:yes You bite your fingernails:no You believe in love:yes [DO YOU] Want to get married: already did that and highly recommend it Have any tattoos/where?: no Piercings/where?: no Get motion sickness: no Think you're a health freak: no Get along with your parents: unfortunately, they are both deceased and I got along great with them and which they were alive today [IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU] HELPED SOMEONE? yes BOUGHT SOMETHING? yes GOTTEN SICK? no GONE TO THE MOVIES? no GONE OUT FOR DINNER? yes SAID "I LOVE YOU"? yes WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? no TALKED TO AN EX? don't have one WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? yes TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? MISSED SOMEONE? yes HUGGED SOMEONE? yes FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? no