50 Weird/Random things about me

So my friend did this on her blog and I thought it was fun...
Here are some random things that you may and may not have known about me.

1. I am the youngest of 8 kids
2. I was an aunt at the age of 7 and am closer in age to my niece than to my oldest sibling. Oddly enough my oldest sibling is one of my closest siblings.
3. I babysat a lot growing up and I always enjoyed babysitting the girls more than the boys...I like boys, it was just always nice to pull out my inner "little girl" and play dress up, barbies, dolls, and so much more.
4. I am very ticklish
5. I play ping-pong just about every night (sometimes not by choice)
6. I love to sew and make little stitcheries
7. I have to fold the laundry right when it comes out of the dryer or else it doesn't get done until all the clothes are dirty again.
8. I hate ironing -- I've been known to put the clothes back in the dryer and then fold them right when they get out to avoid ironing. I will iron things that only HAVE to be ironed.
9. I've been trying for over 2 years to have a baby -- please don't get offended if I get jealous if you have children.
10. I love the outdoors
11. I teach 4th grade and some days are better than most
12. I am amazingly patient -- maybe that's why I'm a teacher. Today I had a student who really struggled paying attention (maybe he/she didn't take their ADD medication). Believe me it was hard to be patient and yet I was! Go me!
13. My husband is hilarious -- he always makes me laugh
14. Sometimes I whine like a little kid
15. I cry REALLY easily and then get headaches after.
16. I got sick on the last night of girls camp every year I went. I think it's because of testimony meeting and me crying then I'd get sick and throw up.
17. I love going to girls camp
18. I live in my parents' basement
19. I attend the same ward I grew up in. This can get a little weird at times with people only remembering me from when I was little.
20. I'm not afraid of silence
21. I don't really like small talk -- some people may think me shy because of this.
22. My classroom has a camping/hiking/outdoors theme and I LOVE it
23. I have 4 nephews and 9 nieces with one on the way -- just on my side
24. I recently (Monday) became an aunt on Devin's side -- Troy Benjamin Allsop was born early!
25. I love reading children's books.
26. I'm currently reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse. It's about a 5-6 grade reading level, but I am totally engrossed in it.
27. I love when I do a read aloud to my class and when I stop they all shout "No!"
28. I have a continually growing library at my school thanks to scholastic -- Every month I get new books
29. I could spend endless amounts of money on books
30. I love to window shop -- I realize I don't have the money to buy things,but I can't help looking.
31. I love to go camping and hiking
32. I really like to ski and have never snowboarded.
33. I have my own pair of snowshoes and really want to get some for Devin
34. I love working out with the wii -- who knows whether it's actually a good work out or not, but it's definitely fun
35. I don't mind running on a treadmill
36. I always gain weight in the winter because I hate to run outside when it's cold
37. There are occasions when I don't breathe well if it's too cold
38. I was 3 months early -- weighing 4 lbs. 13 oz.
39. In elementary school pictures I was always on the back row for class pictures -- I don't think I've grown since 7th grade -- I'm 5'3"
40. I love to cook and bake
41. Tonight was the first night in weeks maybe months that I've made dinner -- I realize these past two might seem contradictory, but let me explain. Living with my parents we've got a system worked out. Devin and I do breakfast and lunch by ourselves and then my mom does dinner. Yes, I always help out, but rarely do I do all the work. At times it's nice, but sometimes I miss making dinner. There are times, like tonight, when I make dinner and I think I need to do it more often.
42. I beat Devin in Around the World tonight -- that's very rare so I have to brag about it.
43. I love the city I live in -- Alpine -- it's so beautiful!
44. I like chick flicks, but at the same time am often in the mood for action and adventure movies too.
45. I admit that I drive too fast and reckless sometimes
46. I was in band in junior high and high school. I was a marching band section leader -- I really wasn't that good and I rarely practiced.
47. I played the clarinet and was really good at pretending to be good
48. I was in Alpine Jr. Miss my senior year of high school. I didn't win, but it was a neat experience just the same.
49. I was married at age 20
50. I have almost been married 3 years to the love of my life. I am so lucky to have Devin as my husband. He is so wonderful to me and I am so happy in life!

There...now you have some interesting facts about me!

Randomness

It's official...

Parent-Teacher Conferences make me exhausted.

Oh wait, they haven't even started yet :(

So I have been totally stressed trying to get everything cleaned and graded and updated before tomorrow night. Now I'm almost done and I am completely tired. Who knew teaching was such an exhausting career? Even Devin, when he comes to my class is tired at the end of the day and he doesn't even teach.

I have never been very good at math (in fact my mother was afraid I would never learn my X's tables). It has indeed been an adventure for me to now be the teacher of math. Although I am better now there are still occasional struggles -- such as teaching 4th graders how to compare fractions without totally confusing them. During my lunch break I realized that I had totally said something wrong. So after lunch I tried to correct my mistake...it didn't really work; instead it just confused them more.

So since this has been a totally random post, here's another random thing -- we're still not pregnant :(

Hope your day is going better than mine and that you're not exhausted too.