This post is being dripped in, since today I am celebrating my 40th birthday on a camping trip with my church family. I’m excited, but a little bit nervous of what they might have planned for me.

To take a page from my friend, and former blogger, Nancy’s brain, here are 40 things you didn’t know about me before. At least I think you didn’t know them.

I was born six months after my parents got married. I was a healthy “preemie” at 7 lbs.

I was named after my great-grandmother, Florence Kelly, who was adopted.

I am the oldest child, and the only girl.

I am a natural blonde, although my hair has darkened over the years.

I look like a female version of my dad.

My favorite color is pink.

In January 1976, we moved about two miles from our old home and I lived in that home until I moved out on my own.

I was never popular in school.

I attended elementary school at the Catholic school right next to our church.

When I was in elementary school I wanted to become a nun.

When I was 15, I had surgery on my shoulder after dislocating it four times.

When I was 16, I had a snowmobile accident that I never told my parents about, but has left a deep scar on my neck.

My first job was working at my grandfather’s printing company in the factory.

In my Junior year in high school, I was on the Pom Pom squad. (No giggling people.)

Other groups I participated in were Forensics (placed third in state completion), Future Business Leaders of America, Pep Club and the school newspaper.

When I graduated high school, there were eighty-six people in my graduating class.

In college I was a Journalism major.

I was engaged for the first time when I was 19. Yes, I did say the first time.

I dropped out of college after I became engaged. I regret it to this day.

To be continued........


Photo Credit - My dad - I would have been around 4 or 5 at the time