Get to know eachother better... - lots of ?s

MyBabeMaddie wrote: Since I'm finally, after almost a year and a half of being on this board, finally putting screen names and first names to gether I have a battery of ?s for everyone...

Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Sarah and Madison (7-31-06)

How did you meet your SO?
- What SO? haha I don't have one

Where are you from?
- Pittsburgh, PA, unfortunately

What do you do?
- Full time mom to Maddie as well as full time nursing student.

What are your goals in life'?
- To raise Madison to be a strong woman, for her to be successful and happy... always..

More questions when I think of them...


(edited because I accidentally posted before I was done typing)

BabyOwen427 replied: This is a great post, I do a lot of just lurking. Although I feel like I know many of you I doubt many of you know me

I just copied and reanwsered your questions.

Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Beth mom to Owen 4-27-06

How did you meet your SO?
- Blind date. ya ya I know blind dates are bad, but i beg to differ

Where are you from?
- Guthrie, Oklahoma

What do you do?
- SAHM and new Pampered Chef consultant

What are your goals in life'?
- To be happy no matter where we live or how much $$ we have. All I need is my boys.

Danalana replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Dana--33 precious, isn't it?

How did you meet your SO?
- church. his brother is the youth minister. he and the pastor set us up.

Where are you from?
- Alabama

What do you do?
- I work at Wal-Mart Vision center

What are your goals in life'?
- I just want to do something great. I want to make a difference and, of course, be a mother.

MoonMama replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Ally, I'm 22 and Braedin 7 1/2 months (10-18-06)

How did you meet your SO?
He was/is my oldest brothers best friend since they were in grade school.

Where are you from?
Colorado Springs, CO

What do you do?
I'm a full time SAHM, wife, and household executive!

What are your goals in life'?
To raise a well brought up, sharing, giving, polite, considerate, respectful, and many other things that seems to be lacking in a lot of todays children, happy child. And start my own business.

luvmykids replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Monica (34), Kylie and Colt (5), and Macie (3)

How did you meet your SO?
- Needed a partner for a pool tournament, my friend asked him to be mine so I guess it was kind of a blind date LOL

Where are you from?
- Originally, El Paso, TX but lived in Albuquerque, NM most of my life

What do you do?
- SAHM and help DH run our construction company

What are your goals in life'?
- Raise great kids, finish school, find my passion

Calimama replied:
Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Denise (19), Miabella (Bella) Almost 10 months.

How did you meet your SO?
- Through a friend.

Where are you from?
Texas originally but now I live in Southern California.

What do you do?
SAHM, and full time college student.

What are your goals in life'?
To raise my child to the best of my abilities, live a life without regrets, not take what I have for granted.

Twelve Volt Man replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Jay.... son, Samuel is one month old

How did you meet your SO?
- At a "hall crawl" in my college dorm. She was to be set up with a loser, and I rescued her.

Where are you from?
- Born in Illinois, and lived there until I moved to North Carolina when I was 13. Been here ever since.

What do you do?
- Police officer. It is little known, but I also change clothes in a phone booth and become Superdad

What are your goals in life?
- To raise a responsible, decent young man. To enjoy time with my family. To retire early and enjoy life even more.

Cece00 replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Crystal

My kids are Ross (5), Evan (4), Natalie (20 months) and Jack (9 months)

How did you meet your SO?
-I moved from Nashville to LA when I was 10, and I was in school with my husband. We dated in 7th grade and then again in 10th grade (or was it 9th? I think 10th...) and have been really good friends since we were 10.

Where are you from?
-Louisiana

What do you do?
- Mostly I am a SAHM, but I also do PT work from home, and I go into the office one day a week...I work on mortgages, I help get people into their homes and I LOVE my job

What are your goals in life'?
- Well, I'd like to get my kids off to school, go to work full time, and as the kids get older, I'd like to spend more time on my hobbies, and more time traveling, both with the kids and DH, and sometimes just with DH. DH and I would like to be independently wealthy, too, and we'll see how that goes, we have a few ideas in mind. I'd like for my children to grow up happy, and healthy, and to go to college and become productive members of society, marry someone they will be happy with forever, and give me lots of grandbabies

kimberley replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Kimberley

Jacob (10), James (9), Jade (3), Kaleigh (18mos)

How did you meet your SO?
i was the bartender, he was the eye candy lol

Where are you from?
toronto

What do you do?
administrator for 2 land survey companies

What are your goals in life'?
have well rounded kids, strong faith and marriage and inner peace

boyohboyohboy replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
stacy (34) caleb (5) Jakob (1 1/2) (baby on the way in three months)



How did you meet your SO?
eharmony! just like the commercials!

Where are you from?
pa

What do you do?
I was a nurse for 12 yrs and now I am a sahm full time

What are your goals in life'?
I hope to be married many many years, raise well rounded kids, and find my "sweet spot" as lucado says before to much more time passes.

Jackie012007 replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Jackie (23) and Carly (5 months on Tuesday )

How did you meet your SO?
Through my first college roommate - she went to high school with him and had a crush on him so she invited him and some friends over... oops

Where are you from?
Utica, NY

What do you do?
I work at an in-home daycare M-F and bring Carly with me

What are your goals in life'?
to finish my degree, to open my own daycare, to be a good mom

HuskerMom replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Joni (25) Keith (almost 8 months)

How did you meet your SO?
We both worked at shopko, we were highschool sweethearts.

Where are you from?
Nebraska

What do you do?
SAHM

What are your goals in life'?
To raise Keith to be happy and healthy, hopefully have more kids, and live happily ever after.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Kelly (nearly 31, OMG did I just type that) and Logan (3 in September)

How did you meet your SO?
- We lived on the same floor of the dorm in college.

Where are you from?
- Born in Frankfurt, Germany. Raised in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Currently residing in southwest Idaho.

What do you do?
- Best of two worlds. For 7 days, I'm a Clinical Lab Scientist in the local medical center. For the opposite 7 days, I'm a SAHM.

What are your goals in life'?
- To raise an emotionally balanced man who does the dishes and helps cook dinner and doesn't think a woman's place is in the kitchen. Also, just to get through work some days. Honestly, I just want Logan to look back on his life someday and say, "I couldn't have had a better mom."

redplaydoh replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- DeAnn
Lucas 4
Bryan 3

How did you meet your SO?
- In a Yahoo chat room

Where are you from?
- Originally from Oklahoma, lived in Dallas for several years, then Connecticut and now in Switzerland

What do you do?
- SAHM

What are your goals in life'?
- To have both my boys grow up feeling loved and secure and have the confidence to succedd in life.

lovemykiddies replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- I'm Michelle, 22 years old

How did you meet your SO?
- I like my independence--I'm not dating anyone right now.

Where are you from?
- Tallahassee, Florida my whole life

What do you do?
- I am a senior in college and I take care of children

What are your goals in life'?
- Raise children, go to graduate school for child clinical psychology

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Aimee (30)
Scotty-DH (33)
Maddie (7) and Ethan (3)

How did you meet your SO?
We met at a car dealership where we were both working

Where are you from?
Texas born and raised

What do you do?
SAHM

What are your goals in life'?
Proverbs 31:10-31

flirtycuddle replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Lynn mom to Jacqueline (Jan 4, 2005) and William (July 12, 2006)

How did you meet your SO?
- don't have one

Where are you from?
- Las Vegas, NV

What do you do?
-ticket sales and go to school full time and rasie my kids

What are your goals in life'?
- to be a good mom to my kids, and show even women can be successful no matter what

Maddy'sMommy replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Melissa, mom to Madison age 2 (3/9/05)

How did you meet your SO?
- a mutal friend set us up and we have been together ever since.

Where are you from?
- Mount Dora, FL

What do you do?
- I just started working again I am working at Starbucks in Target and I am a full time student for elementary ed

What are your goals in life'?
- To be as good of a mom and wife as I can... and to finish school and be a great teacher

redchief replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Rick (22), John (20), Erin (17), Kaitlin (14)

How did you meet your SO?
- She threw cookie dough at me in high school

Where are you from?
- Avalon, NJ

What do you do?
- Plumber
- Firefighter
- EMT
- Fire Official (fire safety inspections)
- Fire service instructor
- Annoy my dear wife

What are your goals in life'?
- Hmmm... I've met most of them. Others I've let go as situationally unattainable. I'd still like to finish my fire science degree sometime, but I have to get my children through college first.

kit_kats_mom replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Cary (36), Katherine (4.75) and Lauren (2.5)

How did you meet your SO?
At a bar. We actually dated each others roomates first. It took us 2 years of being good friends before we decided to try dating.

Where are you from?
Florida

What do you do?
Stay at home mom and I WAH for a governmental consulting firm determining the percentage of Medicaid Eligible kids in MO, SC & FL schools. The figure I come up with, helps them get funding from the state to pay their special ed teachers and therapists.

What are your goals in life'? Raise my girls to be good adults with high self esteem. Continue to be able to be a SAHM until they leave for college. Retire and travel.

TANNER'S MOM replied:
Aimee, that is one of my favorite passages and it means alot to me. It is so true and how I feel and want my spouse and children to feel about me. Abbie and I discussed this the other day and even the proverb. It gives me goose bumps to think that someone, God recongized what a womans hard work for her family was worth, fair greater than the price of a rare ruby, such beauty!

TANNER'S MOM replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Mel
Brittany 16, almost 17
Tiffany 13
Justin 13
Tanner 9

How did you meet your SO?
- I dated his cousin and he introduced us.

Where are you from?
- Arkansas

What do you do?
- Well I don't know how to answer. I am currently unemployed but looking for employement. I have always worked in trucking, anything from dispatching to accounting.

What are your goals in life'?
- To be happy and married forever, and not just married but still in love. To raise my children to think for themselves, and teach them they can do anything even be superman or superwoman. I want my children to respect me and love me, and I want them to think of moments with me that will last them a lifetime, moments of tenderness and strength and just plain fun. I think I have accomplished the goal I had at making a difference in the world, when you are Mom, you already made a difference in someone's world

Miranda1127 replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Miranda/ Analiesia (2-14-02), Steven (7-31-06)

How did you meet your SO?
- H.S.

Where are you from?
-Philadelphia,PA

What do you do?
-SAHM, i am in school on and off (developmental psych)

What are your goals in life'?
- To be able to provide well for my dc's as well as help them become sucsessful/productive members of society

C&K*s Mommie replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Nicole (me)- childrens names are: Christian (4yo) and Kellie (3yo)

How did you meet your SO?
at my first day of working at a family style restaraunt

Where are you from?
Born in TN, but I have called Florida home since I was 8mos old

What do you do?
part time student- well for another 3wks anyhow (woohoooo!!)- mother and a wife

What are your goals in life?
To stay sane, on days when my sanity is long gone. To be a great wife, and mother for my well deserving family who deserves the best of me. And future goals are to become a registered nurse in obstetrics, who finds continuous joy in the newness of life, and to eventually become a homeowner.

PrairieMom replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Tara 30 , Benjamin 4 years, Alexis 1 year


How did you meet your SO?
In college. We were in the same dorm.

Where are you from?
Sioux Falls SD

What do you do?
Part time Respiratory Therapist, weekends, nights, Full time SAHM.

What are your goals in life'?
to be the best mother and wife I can, to have a happy and healthy family.

Mommy2Isabella replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Jessica-20, Isabella-almost 10 months


How did you meet your SO?
Car Accident ...

Where are you from?
Charleston, SC

What do you do?
SAHM to Isabella, Summer care provider to my Niece and Nephew

What are your goals in life'?
To raise polite, and happy children, be a great wife to my husband.

amymom replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Anne Marie mom to Billy (16 years old) and Mary Beth (10 years old)

How did you meet your SO?
We met at a seminar we were both attending in New York City

Where are you from?
I grew up in a small town about 20 miles north of New York City. Now I live in a very small town about 400 miles north of New York City.

What do you do?
I just this week became the secretary at our local elementary school. I will be the bookkeeper for the man who I worked for during the past year. And I will continue to be the Coordinator for Religious Education at my church. Plus I am a Mom, best job of all!

What are your goals in life'?
To raise my children into respectable adults. To continue to learn and help others to learn about God and life. To have some fun along the way.

StephanieM replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Stephanie (25), DH (28), Sierra and Cheyenne (9), Britney (7), Riannon (1)

How did you meet your SO?
In high school

Where are you from?
Southern Arizona....born and raised.

What do you do?
mom, wife, and student

What are your goals in life'?
Right now I'm just trying to get through school and make sure my children grow up to be productive adults. I'm more of a live for the day type of person.

lovemy2 replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Christine - Olivia (6/7/02) and Dylan (12/16/06)

How did you meet your SO?
- Bowling.....

Where are you from?
- Rochester New York

What do you do?
- Part Time Tax Accountant - Full Time MOM:)

What are your goals in life'?
- To raise happy, healthy, well adjusted kids who love life and to continue to further my career.....

Boo&BugsMom replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Tanner (5 in July) and Aiden (born in April)

How did you meet your SO?
- In college...we lived down the hall from each other in an overflow door at the Holiday Inn

Where are you from?
- Milwaukee Metro area, Wisconsin

What do you do?
- Home Daycare Owner...soon to be a SAHM during the day and work part time at night when I find a job in the fall

What are your goals in life'?
- To find a part time job in the evening to be a SAHM to my boys, raise my children successfully, be a great wife and mom, and do everything for God's purpose

MommytoTommy replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Mel (26), Tommy (husband)(26), and Tommy X (4/25/06)

How did you meet your SO?
Hes a DJ and was playing an event i was working. i had been talking to him online and told him that he was staying with me that night and weve been together ever since.

Where are you from?
Connecticut

What do you do?
I watch Tommy during the day and at night i waitress at a restaurant in a hotel downtown.

What are your goals in life'?
To get a normal 9-5 job so i can see my husband more often, to raise a wonderful young man and to hopefully have a little girl so he can be a big bro. i also want to get my own house. basically to get financially sound so my baby doesnt have to worry about money.

MyBabeMaddie replied:
AWW July 31, 2006 thats my Maddie's Birthday! Great day huh?

DillsMommy replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Amanda, but most people call me Mandy. Dylan will be 5 in 2 weeks and baby Peyton due Aug. 5th.

How did you meet your SO?
Sorta through a friend. DH is my best friends, husbands, best friend. ( i know....sounds confusing)

Where are you from?
Originally from Elyria, Oh but have been living in Kentucky since 1998.

What do you do?
I've been working part time at an assisted living home for almost 4 years. I'm also a mommy and wife.

What are your goals in life?
To raise happy, well-rounded, respectful children. To become a better wife and the best mom I can. Get organized!

Mommy2BAK replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Tamara (Tam-ra) /Blakely 2

How did you meet your SO?
myspace he pretty much stalked me, lol

Where are you from?
Arkansas

What do you do?
Soon to be stay at home mommy

What are your goals in life'?
To have a happy and healthy family

hoosier momma replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Brandy (30, still not accepting this), son John Robert (almost 17 months)

How did you meet your SO?
hooked up in a bar, but I had known him and his family for most of my life

Where are you from?
central Indiana

What do you do?
data entry full time and bartend part time on the weekends

What are your goals in life?
to have a long happy marriage and raise my son to be a great man

TheOaf66 replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Troy (32) Tanner (4) Aiden (0)

How did you meet your SO?
In a hot tub at the Holiday Inn

Where are you from?
Smalltown Wisconsin

What do you do?
Call Center Rep soon to be hopefully systems analyst

What are your goals in life?
to be a great husband, dad, and person...to support my family and to one day win the championship for the demo berby

Miranda1127 replied:
lol.. i think i said that to you before yes it certainly is a wonderful day

J-rod replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Jared 25. son is Kyan ( 8-15-06)


How did you meet your SO?-
by a friend while living at 408 Walnut.

Where are you from?-
Farmington WV (1.5 hrs south of pitt pa )

What do you do?
Surveying/autocad


What are your goals in life'?
to make a buttload of $ and have a nice house for my family. lol

grapfruit replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Casey (6/11/1984) No kids

How did you meet your SO?
- Well I was dating his best friend. (they're not best friends anymore BTW)

Where are you from?
- Born in Morristown, NJ, moved to Ohio when I was 2. Lived in Piqua Ohio most of my life and recently moved to Greenville, Ohio.

What do you do?
- I'm an insurance agent w/American Family.

What are your goals in life'?
- To eventually (hopefully sooner then later) get married, have kids and raise them well. Be successful and happy! I would also like to go back and get my bachlors...

MotherForever2043 replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Esther (14...will be 15 in July)Amber(9) Jordan on the way in 11 days!
How did you meet your SO?
Don't have one
Where are you from?
Waltham, Ma
What do you do?
RN
What are your goals in life'?
To make sure that my kids are happy and raise another baby

Crystalina replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Izabella 6 (April 12th) and Evan 3 (will be 4 on Aug. 25th)

How did you meet your SO?
- A blind date.

Where are you from?
- Well I live in Cambridge, Ohio but I'm from everywhere. We were a military family up until I was in Jr. High.

What do you do?
- Full time mommy and wife.

What are your goals in life'?
- As soon as Evan gets into Kindergarten I will go to school for medical transcriptionist. This is a maybe. I haven't fully made up my mind. If I cannot decide by the time he is in Kindergarten I will definately continue working with Alzheimers which is what I did before I had Izabella.

lisar replied:

Name and/or kids names and ages:
Lisa Mommy to Lexi age 6 and Raygen age 1

How did you meet your SO?
A friend set me up with him

Where are you from?
Jax, Fl.

What do you do?
Office Manager

What are your goals in life'?
To be happy and make sure my kids are happy and well taken care of

TrinityBelle replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- My name is Leslie and I am pregnant with Ryan. Ryan is due 10/12

How did you meet your SO?
- I met my husband at a friends house in the early morning.

Where are you from?
- I am from Southern CA, but live in SE Texas.

What do you do?
- I just graduated with my AA in Behavioral Sciences. I am a mom.

What are your goals in life'?
- My goals as a kid were to get married, have kids, graduate from college, and be happy. I am turning 35yo this year and my goals are met. My goal right now is to figure out what my new goals are. LOL

Leslie

tammyhopkins replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
Tammy 30, Joshua 3 we were both born on December 3

How did you meet your SO?
At the bar through a friend

Where are you from?
Minnedosa, Manitoba

What do you do?
Sales manager for an internet pharmacy

What are your goals in life'?
To go back to school to be a Social Worker and raise a happy little boy

ZandersMama replied: Name and/or kids names and ages:
- Lisa and my boys Zander (09/20/04) and Zavier (09/42/06)

How did you meet your SO?
- when I met my boys dad, I was in a bar and a scary guy was giving me a hard time so I told him I was with someone, and pointed to the biggest guy in the room. We were married a year later. (and seperated 3 years after that)

Where are you from?
- Cape Breton , NOva Scotia, Canada

What do you do?
- MOM, and work weekends in a convience store

What are your goals in life'?
- To be a good mom. I want the boys to be able to look back and remember only good times. ( I know its unrealistic but i can dream)