Missy's Moments

My first job was at Burger King. When I was 15 I decided it was time to get out and get a job. Now as I think back I'm having conflicting thoughts about if Burger King was really my first job. I also worked at Perkins when I was 15 and I'm pretty sure it was after my Burger King experience. Is that a sign of age when it's hard to place events in order? My Mom had a friend who's son managed the local Burger King. Actually it was one of I think 5 at the time. They didn't make it too easy on me. I filled out an application and had to interview with another manager that worked there. I guess to be fair. I think back and wonder what in the world do they ask you at a interview for a fast food restaurant? Even more thought provoking is what in the world does a 15 girl answer? I know my 15 year old refused to apply anywhere that has a potential for producing more zits on her already puberty stricken skin. Is that what I was thinking? Yes sir I'd love to work here bu...

8. I can't spell and would be helpless without spell check. No explanation needed- just keep reading you will see it. 9. My kids make fun of the fact I can't spell. You know my 101 list is really quite boring at times! Eight and nine are not exciting. They are however very true. So true in fact that there are times when I'm so off on the spelling of a particular word that even spell check can't figure out what the heck I'm trying to spell!! I have owned the Random House Basic Speller for as long as I can remember. I don't know why I have this trait. It may be connected to my lack of hearing tones and notes. Can I blame that?? Who cares really I can't spell and I must have spell check and that's all there is to it! Ok I ran my spell check, any guesses at the two words it had to correct?

5. I was born in Rochester, MN at St. Mary's Hospital Feb 1st, 1972 at 11:55pm . Not much to say about that. It is rare with how mobile we are in today's day and age to still live in the same place you were born. One other important fact about my birthday is that I always hated having a winter birthday. I just wanted to have a outside swim/park party but somehow a few feet of snow always managed to get in the way! 6. I moved 19 times before my 18th birthday. With the exception of two, of those moves they were all within Rochester city limits. One move outside Rochester was in 2nd grade, my mom accepted a job in the Minneapolis area and we lived there for 9 months. My mom being directionally challenged never did find her way around, hated it and we moved back. 7. My family was   is.... well shall we say..... dysfunctional .  I decided to include this in this post because I really could go on and on about #7, no need I'll make this short. I've already touched on t...

I Lived In San Jose, CA As mentioned in Day 1, things were really different in my life in my later teen years. At 16 I no longer lived with my mom and was living with my Aunt. In 1989 she moved to California. She was a nurse and nurses were in high demand there. After she left I shared an apartment with a roommate. We both worked to support ourselves and got by. I thought leaving Minnesota and giving myself a fresh start would be the best thing to do. It was one of those situations where I forgot that if I left somewhere I'd take myself with. There is much to the story getting out to California but I think I didn't put it in my list so I don't think I'll put it on here as I've learned that some things are just better left unsaid. So I arrived in California in July of 1990. My Aunt's daughter Kelly was 3 months old and her son Alex was 3 years old. I became a nanny for her and lived with her and took care of the kids and the house. It worked out well for both o...

We Have One Dog That Would Have to Leave if She Became High Maintenance or Annoying! Poor Macy! It's such a conditional love and she really has the bad end of it! When Rick and I first met he had a dog and I had two cats. One of my cats became ill and we put him down, the other was a Persian and was her care was very high maintenance. It just became clear (or maybe I finally got honest with myself) that neither of us liked cats and the dog was getting to the end of her journey. So in 2002 we became petless. The cat went to live with a neighbor and the dog passed away. It was a wonderful few years of nothing furry walking around our home. Jordan attempted a hermit crab and Kayla has had a beta fish for quite awhile but other than that I've been firm and mean and said NO NO NO to other pets. Believe me if Kayla and Jordan had their way we'd have a zoo here. I know because I used to be the same way. I've had guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, birds (big and small), dogs...

My children. Wow I never would have guessed growing up that I'd have four children. I always knew I wanted a child. That was as far as that thought ever went. I was never one that daydreamed about having a large family or being a stay at home mom. I grew up with my mom and was the only child in our home for a little over 9 years. I guess it never occurred to me that other families had brothers and sisters and moms and dads that were around. When I finally did have a brother in our house I liked him for about 3 days and then realized that I made a huge mistake wanting a sibling because He was requiring way more attention and worse yet He was getting  it! I became pregnant with Kayla when I was 18. I was single and young yet so excited. My mom had me young and so many others in my family started parenting at a young age so I really wasn't too scared. I look back and think if I knew then what I know now ..... well I would have been scared to death. Kayla is now 3 years...

1. My husband will hate this list. I said this when I started my 101 list for one simple reason. I thought for sure Rick would roll his eyes at my list. Turns out I think he had as much fun reading it as I had writing it. In fact I think in the original post he even found some time to make some comments to tease me. I know that's his endearing way of letting me know how much he loves me! So it turned out that he didn't hate this list and I really should think up something new for #1. My friend Jana started this 101 list back last spring. along with some other friends we had a great time making the lists and had some good laughs with one another. Jana my dear once again got me interested in going a little further with this. Taking each number I will write a longer explanation about everything I wrote. Hope you have fun reading and getting to know me a little better. Original list HERE . 

Some friends of mine have a list of 101 random things so to go with the flow I've been convinced to post one for me. So here's mine. Lets see if I can come up this on my own or if I have to enlist help from my kiddos. It may be fun to hear their thoughts....then again maybe not! LOL 1. My husband will hate this list! 2. I have 4 children- Kayla, Jordan , Eric and Sam 3. We have one dog that would have to leave if she became high maintenance or annoying! 4. I lived in San Jose, Ca from July 1990 until Dec. 1992 5. I was born in Rochester, MN at St. Mary's Hospital Feb 1st, 1972 at 11:55pm. 6. I moved 19 times before my 18th birthday. 7. My family was.... well shall we say..... dysfunctional. 8. I can't spell and would be helpless without spell check. 9. My kids make fun of the fact I can't spell. 10. My first job was at Burger King. 11. I have always wanted to be a nurse. 12. I have wanted to be a peds or NICU nurse for about 3 years now. 13. I am not a nurse. 14....