1. I was born in Preston, Idaho
2. I am the second child in a family of nine children
3. I have 6 sisters
4. We had only one bathroom in our house growing up
5. The outhouse was still standing but we did not use it.
6. I went to grade school in Franklin, Idaho
7. It was the same school where my father went to high school
8. There were 8 grades there when I started, only six when I finished
9. I went to Jr. High School and High School at Preston. It was the same building for both
10. We milked cows when I was growing up
11. We also raised chicken, pigs, and turkeys
12. I went on an LDS mission to the Brazil South Central Mission
13. I learned to speak Portuguese
14. I still remember some phrases
15. I hauled hay for spending money when I was a kid
16. My first job other than that was at Cove Concerete
17. I was editor of the high school newspaper
18. I tried wrestling when I was in Jr. High
19. I was not a very good wrestler
20. I have a BS degree in Biology
21. I graduated from Utah State University
22. I worked for Del Monte in Franklin in the summers while I went to USU
23. I am married to Teri
24. Teri and I met at a Stake Gold and Green Ball
25. We both worked at Del Monte for a couple of summers together
26. We were kind of on again off again daters for a couple of years
27. She finally agreed to marry me after I graduated from USU
28. I have 5 children
29. I have 3 grandchildren
30. I now live in Washington State
31. I still work for Del Monte
32. That is me in the picture that accompanies this post in my Del Monte hard hat
33. I married Teri in the Ogden Temple
34. I have been to Canada
35. I have been to Hong Kong
36. I have been to all of the states west of Colorado except New Mexico
37. Back to Del Monte--I have worked there for 31 years
38. I have worked at four different plants
39. All of the plants I worked at are closed now except for Toppenish, WA
40. I am the warehouse manager
41. I have been Utility supervisor
42. I was schedule coordinator for a while
43. I went to Smithfield, Utah as a department supervisor (cookroom)
44. I was promoted to production supervisor there
45. I went to Burley as shift supervisor
46. I was Plant Production Superintendant when the plant closed in Burley
47. I was transferred to Washington as a general supervior for the plant
48. I was later moved to the warehouse where I work today
49. I was called as Elder's Quorum President right after we moved to Washington
50. Three years later I was called to serve as Bishop of the Zillah Ward
51. I am now on the stake high council
52. I applied to the Veterinary School at Washington State University twice
53. I did not get into Veterinary School
54. I like to read
55. I started wearing glasses when I was in my early 20's
56. I started wearing bifocals a few years ago
57. I have lived in 7 houses in my life time
58. I have owned 4 of those houses (well me, Teri, and the bank)
59. I lived in Burley, Idaho for 12 years
60. I have lived in Washinton State for 14 years
61. I never lived in Utah but I went to school there and I worked there
62. I don't like to swim because I don't like to put my face in the water
63. The first car that I owned by myself was a Mustang Cobra II
64. I bought a computer for the first time in 1990
65. The built in memory of my digital camera has almost as much memory as the hard drive of that first computer
66. I bought my first hunting rifle when I was 12
67. I hunted a lot until I was about 19 then I kind of lost interest
68. I used to own a snowmobile but I got to old for that (it is a young man's sport)
69. I had a Kawasaki motorcycle when I was in 20's (again a young man's sport)
70. I still have the yellow helmet that I wore when snowmobiling and motorcyling
71. The only musical intruments I play are CD players, MP3 players, etc.
72. I have purchased a lot of musical instruments for the kids but have never learned to play any.
73. The first time I tried to water ski I fell off the skis and forgot to let go of the tow rope. I nearly drowned. Maybe that is why I don't like to swim (see #62)
74. I have never owned a brand new car though the Cobra II had just 3000 miles on it
75. After we moved to Washington I got down to 140 pounds.
76. I weigh just a bit more than that now (I just won't say how much of a bit)
77. Ice cream is my favorite dessert
78. If I have my choice I would rather be home than anywhere
79. I have worked a lot of night shifts over the years but I never got used to them
80. The hottest place I have ever lived was Santos, Brazil
81. I have experienced at least 4 pretty good sized earthquakes in my life (3 were in Idaho, 1 in Washington)
82. I got a telescope for my service award for 30 years with the company
83. I could tell time by the age of 6
84. I asked a lot of questions when I was a kid
85. I graduated Cum Laude from USU
86. I was salutatorian of my high school class
87. I have a scar on my left thumb from hold on to barb wire while it was being stretched to erect a fence (I was just a kid then)
88. I wrecked the Ford tractor when I was six or seven years old
89. I spent one whole summer cutting hay when I was about 12 years old
90. I can "moo" like a calf enough to make cows take a second look
91. I learned to milk cows by hand when I was a kid
92. I rode the school bus to school from first grade through high school
93. I think a new notebook and pencil is the neatest thing
94. I would much rather read a book than read from the computer screen
95. I learned to square dance in the 3rd grade--I never got any better at it than I was then
96. When I was in grade school I would umpire the softball games because I was not a very good player and it saved the embarrasment of being chosen last
97. Speaking of school bus, the bus I was on tipped over in a snowstorm when I was in about 4th grade. No one was seriously hurt but we could have been if it had tipped over a short time sooner than it did. (Details upon request)
98. My Grandfather, Fred Porter, used to take me fishing when I was a wee lad
99. I got thrown off a horse a couple of days before I went on my mission.
100. I am now at the end of my list. I don't know if it will make any sense to any one but I do like a challenge
If anyone wants to take up the challenge of listing 100 things about themselves go for it.
4 comments:
There were probably 40 things I didn't know about you. I didn't know you could moo like a calf. You'll have to show off that trick next time we're home.
I actually found your list quite interesting. Thanks for posting it.
I didn't know what other animals you had growing up...or at least if you've told me I had forgotten.
This was very interesting. Thanks for posting! I learned a lot about you.
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