Paula 101

1. My full name is Paula Ann Ausmus Moore.

2. My grandma wanted me to be named Polly Anna.

3. I was born in Anaheim, California.

4. I am a December baby.

5. I grew up in Arkansas and Texas.

6. I am the first of three children born to my parents.

7. I have one sister and one brother.

8. I am a Mormon.

9. I am an Independent.

10. I am pro-choice.

11. I am very much into tracing my family history.

12. I love to digi-scrap.

13. I am a mom to three great kids.

14. I love the colors blue and purple.

15. I am addicted to the TV show “Ace of Cakes.”

16. I love classical music, especially Beethoven.

17. I play piano and french horn.

18. I can speak Spanish and German.

19. I love shrimp prepared any way.

20. I love to cook and bake.

21. I can’t watch horror movies because I’ll have terrible nightmares.

22. I love romantic comedies.

23. Gerard Butler is my all time favorite actor.

24. I love going to the beach.

25. I am a very proud aunt to four nieces and four nephews.

26. I’ve lived in seven states: California, Arkansas, Texas, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada.

27. I love to swim.

28. I have two dogs and two cats.

29. I love candles.

30. I hate wearing shoes.

31. I am very hot natured - I wear shorts in the winter.

32. I am addicted to the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

33. I’m also a BIG Harry Potter fan.

34. I am a Mac user.

35. I am the proud owner of a Nikon d60.

36. My favorite flowers are bluebonnets and tulips.

37. My dream is to visit Scotland one day.

38. I LOVE my iPod.

39. I graduated from BYU-Idaho before it was BYU-Idaho.

40. My major in college was Special Education.

41. My favorite website is The Lily Pad.

42. I absolutely LOVE my dymo label maker and label everything in my house! LOL

43. I have not drank any caffeinated drinks since January 2005.

44. I am a clutterbug!

45. I joined Flylady because of #44.

46. I hate to drive.

47. My first job was taking photographs at Sears Portrait Studio.

48. I hated that job.

49. My favorite job was teaching in middle school special education.

50. I adore my special needs friends and family.

51. I am very active in my church.

52. I love being the neighborhood mom.

53. I love to crochet.

54. I am terrified of heights.

55. I have an abnormal fear of the dentist.

56. I collect Jim Shore figurines.

57. I love reading Creating Keepsakes magazine.

58. I absolutely LOVE John Bytheway.

59. I read my scriptures every morning.

60. I also write in my journal every morning.

61. I live in a cottage style house.

62. I love my house!

63. I drive a Pontiac Grand Am.

64. I am addicted to the online game RuneScape.

65. I also love to play Farkle.

66. I take several supplements a day.

67. I have severe sleep apnea.

68. As a result of #68, I wear a CPAP machine when I sleep.

69. I collect baskets.

70. The only thing I hate about my house is that it was only one bathroom.

71. I have three teenagers, one bathroom just doesn’t cut it!

72. I get up every morning at 6 am.

73. I am usually in bed by 10 pm.

74. I faithfully watch the show “A Haunting” because I love ghost stories.

75. Even though I do #74, I don’t believe in demonic possession or ghosts.

76. I LOVE the TV show Monk!

77. I enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles.

78. I am a daddy’s girl.

79. I married my college sweetie 21 years ago.

80. I am a procrastinator.

81. I am para-menopausal with anemic tendencies.

82. I am a faithful calendar updater.

83. I am old school when it comes to organizing - I have to have an inventory list and everything in paper.

84. I love the sound of crickets chirping.

85. Fall is my favorite season of the year.

86. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and no, it isn’t because of the food.

87. I wear bi-focals.

88. My home office is my favorite room in my house.

89. I love my calling in my church.

90. Being around teenagers makes me feel young.

91. I named all my children after family members.

92. My mom and I look and sound alike - we could be sisters.

93. My sister is my best friend.

94. I adore my baby brother.

95. My parents are the best people I know.

96. I hate shopping - yes I am weird like that.

97. I love to travel.

98. I talk to my pets as if they were my children.

99. I do not have a green thumb. My plants are all plastic.

100. I love chocolate.

101. I can’t believe I finished this! LOL