Here’s a list of 25 things that you don’t know about me:

1. The name Malaki scares me.
2. My favorite number is 7.
3. I’ve only potty-trained 1 of our 7 children. My husband has potty-trained the rest.
4. I’m obsessed with all things Halle Berry and Kelly Ripa
5. I have a fear of computer germs.
6. I will never lend you my laptop…not even for a second. Sorry. Blame my fear of computer germs.
7. I have a tattoo of a rose on my left ankle.
8. I You Tube a clip of the movie Jumpin’ Jack Flash everyday.
9. If I see spilled milk on a table, counter, or wherever, I get queasy.
10. I want Annie Duke to teach me how to play Poker for fun.
11. I drive like an old lady.
12. My dream car is a Volkswagen Beetle.
13. I once watched a movie 6 times in a row, because I was too lazy to put another dvd in.
14. I just recently learned (about 3-4 years ago) that the hospital clerk typed an extra letter in my name, and my mom never noticed.
15. I’ve been spelling my name wrong for 20 plus years.
16. I was once so tired that I fell out of my bed while sleeping.
17. I was too tired to get up, so I slept on the floor beside my bed.
18. I asked my husband for a pillow, and he gave it to me instead of helping me up. (He vehemently denied this incident ever occurred.)
19. If I could be anything in the world, I would be a superhero.
20. I would rather eat a cupcake, than eat a piece of cake. Go figure.
21. I track Santa Claus on his route each and every year.
22. I think there should be an entire day devoted to sleep.
23. I hate crowds.
24. I prefer boxers over briefs
25. When I was little I wanted to be a Smurf.
    

Hi there internet! It’s us…Eden and Elijah! This weekend we had our 1st birthday party…two weeks AFTER our birthday. It was a blast! Wish you could have been there. But since your weren’t, here’s some grainy iPhone photos for you to enjoy. Somebody should really talk to our mom about buying a new camera.

Happy Birthday to us!

So, Mardi Gras is officially over, and I’m just posting this picture. I had no choice. BLAME THE BITE LIST. It won’t allow me to blog. It’s jealous, I tell ya.

Okay, I need some help. Do y’all remember my Bite List? Of course my dear readers remember my Bite List.  THIS BLOG HAS BEEN CONSUMED BY MY BITE LIST! (I know y’all see the poll in the sidebar. GO VOTE FOR MY FIRST TASK!) I’m 90% sure that my Bite List gave me Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. (It was a long list, y’all.) The other 10% I blame on Words With Friends. (If you wish to challenge me to a game, my user name is SteshaSimsSays.) Anyway, back to Bite List Business.

I don’t know what y’all will select for me to do first, but I’ve already selected my second task. #75 please come forth! See! I’m a PREPARER. I prepare things. Moving right along. Here’s where your expert opinion is needed. (I can only repay you with my kind words or a virtual hug. The choice is yours.) I have two pieces of neglected furniture that I rescued from a local flea market, but only ONE can win the Purple Mocha Makeover Lottery!

Which one needs my Purple Mocha Lovin’ the most?

Item #1:

or

Item #2:

WHICH ONE? I’m sitting here twiddling my thumbs in anticipation. OH, WHAT WILL MY DEAR READERS SAY? Somebody close my eyes. I can’t look!

p.s. Item #1 also has two chairs. Oh, alright here is the photo:

I’m about to Karate Chop this blog, if I can’t find a theme that makes me swoon…or pee my pants with joy, like this video might or might not have done:

Kyndle: I’ve decided to change my name.

Me: Oh, really? What’s your new name?

Kyndle: Kyndle.

Me: Um…isn’t that your old name?

Kyndle: No. My old name was Kyndle Alexis. I’m not Kyndle Alexis anymore. I’m just Kyndle.

Me: Actually, the only time we call you Kyndle Alexis is when you misbehave.

Kyndle: I know! That Kyndle Alexis is something.

Here are some unedited iPhone photos, of the the reactions I got from the twins, when I told them it was their birthday. Said reactions could have also been induced by a dancing mother. But we will never know, will we?

Eden:

I just don’t believe you.

Let me think about this for a moment.

Elijah:

I’m not falling for that.

I’m no longer listening to you.

78 is a very odd number for a list, but as the old saying goes…it’s my list and I’ll number it how I want to.

1. Learn sign language.
2. After I do #1 teach my family sign language.
3. Finish college. I only have 3 semesters left.
4. Learn to finger paint.
5. Sleep in a tent inside our house.
6. Have a sleepover with my friends.
7. Toss a penny in a fountain and make a wish.
8. Donate $25, 000 to Charity: Water.
9. Host a tea party.
10. Master the art of photography.
11. Attend Carnival in Brazil.
12. Adapt a more green lifestyle.
13. Learn ballet…you’re never too old, right?
14. Learn to swim.
15. Take a vacation by myself.
16. Buy my grandmother a headstone for her grave.
17. Capture a photo of my children flying kites.
18. Build a sand castle.
19. Hula hoop in the rain with my daughters.
20. Eat sushi.
21. Learn to drive a standard.
22. Create a line of eco-friendly greeting cards.
23. Plant a rose garden.
24. Plant a vegetable garden.
25. Remake Pretty Woman with me being the replacement for Julia Roberts.
26. Throw my husband a spectacular birthday party.
27. Have a real wedding ceremony.
28. Publish a book of photographs.
29. Go fishing with my family.
30. Teach my children to appreciate words and the power they have.
31. Meet Oprah and have her bask in the glory of me.
32. Give a homeless person money and not wonder what they do with it.
33. Visit Paris and have a cup of coffee at Cafe Les Deux Magots.
34. Ice skate in Central Park.
35. Have my entire family volunteer in a homeless shelter.
36. Have my own iPhone application. If Kim Kardashian can have one…why can’t I?
37. Save $1,000 in spare change just for the fun of it.
38. Wear a tutu.
39. Set-up a summer lemonade stand with my children and give the money to a needy family.
40. Complete my home design projects.
41. Touch Donald Trump’s hair.
42. Build recycling containers for my home.
43. Send flowers to my husband.
44. Watch the movies Beaches and A Christmas Story for 24 hours straight.
45. Write a petition in support of a great cause.
    
46. Launch my new website/social networking site. (I’m almost there.)
47. Have a real life conversation with a stranger without thinking paranoid thoughts.
48. Buy my very 1st Digital SLR camera.
49. Surprise my husband with a trip to Atlantis for the honeymoon we never had.
50. Design a line of ec0-friendly tees.
51. Play hopscotch again.
52. Build a treehouse for my children
53. Learn Japanese.
54. Learn French.
55. Learn Spanish.
56. Learn Latin.
57. Smile more.
58. Eat hummus.
59. Roast marshmallows.
60. Write a comedy screenplay.
61. Enter to be a contestant on The Amazing Race.
62. Paint my fingernails and toenails any shade of blue.
63. Focus on my health and not my weight.
64. Drink more water.
65. Run a marathon.
66. Bake a cake from scratch.
67. Enjoy all the good things in life that happen to my family and I to the fullest.
68. Go on a summer road trip with my family.
69. Catch fresh lobster and cook it.
70. Collect seashells.
71. Design a candy buffet for my children just for the fun of it.
72. Drive in silence.
73. Own a Volkswagon Beetle.
74. Take a photo of lemons.
75. Paint a piece of furniture purple.
76. Attend a NBA game.
77. Attend a NFL game.
78. Sing out loud.
79. Photograph 50 beach.
80. Photograph 100 smiling babies.
81. Project Me. (Take a daily photo of myself for an entire year.)

*update* There’s just so much to see, learn, do, and capture. Why limit myself and my list? I can’t. So maybe I’ll be forever adding.

I (my blog) was once featured in Good Housekeeping. OKAY! I wouldn’t exactly say featured, because that implies the entire story was about me. (or does it?) I should say featured with…or maybe alongside. And it wasn’t the magazine.  It was the website….fifteen minutes is fifteen minutes, people!

…get back back back on.

Blame Maria. She introduced me to Old Spice.