My 100 things you don't know about me!
I have enjoyed reading other people's so thought I would try it!
1. Born, raised and have lived in Indiana all my life.
2. I have only lived in 4 houses in my 48 years of life.
3. I only have 1 sister
4. I live in the country
5. 35 miles east of Indianapolis
6 When I was a kid we had a trailer fire and lost everything we owned except the clothes on our backs
7. My neighbors had 3 sons that were like brothers to me
8. One of those boys is still like a best friend
9. We have been friends for 40 years!
10. My Dad lives in the same house I grew up in after our fire
11. Dad still owns the 3 acres
12. On the 3 acres Dad used to plant about an acre and a half in garden
13. I hated a garden (all of the work) and did not have one of my own until about 4 years ago
14. I so wish I was physically able to have one now
15. I absolutely adore tomatoes and corn on the cob
16. I know how to can and freeze almost anything
17. I have canned potatoes and even tomato juice
18. When I was a kid we planted almost everything including pumpkins and popcorn
19. Down the road from our house was a "creek" the neighbor boys, my sister and I swam in it every chance we got
20. I graduated from a hick country high school with 105 other students (small school)
21. I still keep in touch with about 5 girl friends from high school
22. This year marks my 30th high school reunion
23. My daughters go to the same school I went to
24. The same school still has a drive your tractor to school day lol
25. I immediately went to work right after high school
26. I stayed with Target for 20 years
27. I worked in clerical
28. I still have a few friends from my work years there
29. I started going to church when I was a baby
30. I turned my life over to God when I was 19
31. I drive almost 45 minutes one way to church almost every Sunday
32. I have been a member of this church for 29 years
33. I am a member of a United Baptist Church
34. My church paid all of my bills for a couple months while I was in the hospital
35. The 1st Christmas after my stroke one person was an organizer
36 Other members bought gifts for my daughters
37. They even wrapped them
38. My kids got 15 gifts a piece
39. Best Christmas they ever had
40. I love my Church
41. I met my husband when I was 24
42. We dated 2 1/2 years
43. I married him when I was 27
44. We have been married for 21 years
45. Marriage is very difficult!
46. I have had 3 miscarriages
47. I have one daughter who will be 17 in August
48. Her name is Trinity
49. I have one daughter who will be 13 in October
50. Her name is Victoria
51. My daughters are the reason I live
52. My sister had an aneurysm when she was 19
53. I had a ischemic stroke when I was 46
54. I lost my left side
55. Spent 6 weeks in an acute rehab
56. I had 3 months of in home therapy
57. I had 6 months of out patient therapy
58. I never lost speech, I talked all the way to the hospital in the ambulance
59. I never lost memory
60. I never lost any thing cognitive
61. I can only walk with an AFO
62. I use a quad cane
63. I can only walk for about 5 minutes
64. I am mobile for a little while
65. But I have to spend a lot of time in my wheel chair
66. I have movement in my left arm
67. It is not functional
68. I do not have sensation on my left side
69. I hate stroke
70 My Mom had a TIA
71. My Dad has had 2 TIA's
72. Everyone in my immediate family has had some form of stroke
73. My Mom died 9 months ago
74. One of the hardest things I have ever dealt with
75. Had to put my dog down 4 months ago at the age of 9 years
76. She had a mass on her bladder
77. I loved that dog
78. Had her cremated, I still talk to her ashes quite a bit lol
79. My Mom was born an raised in IN
80. My Dad was born and lived in TN until he moved to IN at 18
81. I love Facebook
82. I like to play euchre on FB and in real life
83. I love to eat out
84. I could eat pizza or tacos 2 or 3 times a week
85. I used to love to cook
86. Now not so much since I am 1 handed
87. I like to eat popcorn with mints
88. Got that off of my Mom
89. I sold on eBay for 10 years
90. Had an eBay store called FishandButterfly Treasures
91. I like thrift stores, garage sales, etc...
92. I was OCD about my house before my stroke
93. Now life is about simplicity
94. My stroke started in my garage while I was getting out my riding mower
95. I had my dog with me and talked to her the whole time.
96. I love the internet
97. It keeps me company a lot of days
98. I love strokenet.
99. On Facebook I am Tina Cornett (Trew)
100. Send me a friend request, my life is like an open diary on FB
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