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♥Charlean♥

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About Me

Okay, so here goes... I am a mother of three, and VERY happily married for the second time to the man I didn't think existed. My first marriage didn't turn out so well (for reasons I won't go into here), but Jason has exceeded ALL expectations for a husband and stepfather. We have a happy and healthy (thank God) household, and the only thing that would make our lives any easier would be to win the lottery. (Of course you have to play!) He has a very steady job in law enforcement, and never misses a day, ever. He is the most stable person I have ever met and I am so glad that I married him. He is a wonderful father to the kids, respectful and kind; helping them to grow up to be good, reponsible, law-abiding citizens. You can't ask for a better example than that. (Much better than the biological.)
Our daughter Kaitlin, a junior, is a dancer; she dances at a local dance studio a couple nights a week and also teaches there. She is on our high school dance team, too! She is beautiful and extremely talented. She can sing, too. I am trying to get her in front of a microphone more often, we'll see how that goes. She is 16 and can date. Yikes! We are already prepping for turning away the boys at the door; Jason is working on his uniform; shining his badge and cleaning his gun!
Our oldest son Trey, is on our high school track team and runs several events. He has very long legs, and has hit the six foot mark already at 15! This is just his freshman year, I can't imagine what senior year will bring. He also plays the guitar. He had two years' of private lessons, but now is taking classical guitar in school. Very cool. We are beginning to get the onslaught of girls' phone calls, and I'm sure it will only get worse, (or in his eyes better) from here on out!
Our littlest guy Clayton, has proven to be quite a challenge! Not only is he extremely cute and knows it, but he is also ADHD. Sometimes that can make things a tad interesting around here! He is spoiled rotten, and has been since day one. Everyone who meets him, loves him; he is terribly charismatic and draws everyone in with his adorable smile! We just can't help but love him. He has SOOOOOOOOOOO much energy, though. If we could harness it, we could power our entire city! And he is a uber-genius, which makes it difficult to argue with him, sometime he can come up with a pretty convincing arguement, especially for a 4 year-old! If you ever get bored, we rent him out for parties!!!
Some stuff you knew and some you didn't...
As for me, I am 5'4", 115# (at last count), and I have blonde hair and blue eyes. I am 37 years old, but not in really bad shape for all the years, I suppose. (I DO have three kids!) I am a church secretary by day, and rule my house like a queen by night. I am emotional and I even cry at Hallmark commercials. I love shoes, and own way too many of them. I drive a mini van, which my husband says I am too sexy for. (God, I LOVE that man!) I love Lindt chocolate. I still attend all of my kid's functions; whether it embarasses them or not, though secretly I know it doesn't. I have a series of five butterflies tattoed down my ribcage in honor of my grndmother. (Yes it hurt, but I am sure dying of cancer was not pain-free.) I have an addiction to coffee-- except hazelnut. I think that I am overweight, no matter what the scale says. I have to sleep with two pillows! If you are my friend, you are my friend forever. (Unless you stab me in the back!) I am slightly obsessive-compulsive. (Don't tell, it can be our secret.) I love my family with all of my heart and soul, the best days are the days with them all around me, even when we are doing nothing. (Because, as we all know, the best things in life are free!)
The End.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Charlean Danell.
Birthday: September 3, 1969.
Birthplace: Washington, Missouri.
Current Location: Sitting in front of a computer monitor,...did you need to ask?
Eye Color: Pale blueish-green.
Hair Color: Blonde.
Height: 5'4"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right.
Your Heritage: French, Irish, German, and Blackfoot Indian.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Brown leather Flip-flops.
Your Weakness: Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Your Fears: Not getting anymore doughnuts.
Your Perfect Pizza: Buffalo chicken from Pizza Hut.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Get in better physical shape.(I really hate sit-ups!)
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Schwank.
Thoughts First Waking Up: Oh crap, where's Clayton?
Your Best Physical Feature: Eyes, maybe?
Your Bedtime: When I can get everyone else in bed. I'm a big girl, I really don't have a set bed time.
Your Most Cherished Memory: Those with my grandmother.
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi.
McDonalds or Burger King: Wendy's, I LOVE their fries.
Single or Group Dates: Who gets to go out on dates?
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Luzianne.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Yes, please!
Do you Smoke: No.
Do you Swear: Do I have to?
Do you Sing: Depends on who you ask, I suppose.
Do you Shower Daily: More than once most days. (Can you say OCD?)
Have you Been in Love: Still am.
Do you want to go to College: Been there.
Do you want to get Married: Still am, happily.
Do you belive in yourself: A bunch.
Number of Piercings: My ears twice.
Number of Tattoos: One, on my ribcage.
Number of things in my Past I Regret: One or two.
Best Clothing Style: Who needs clothes? Ummm, Levis and a t-shirt are fine.
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My Interests

My handsome, wonderful husband Jason and my three gorgeous, talented kids: Kaitlin, Trey and Clayton. (Not bad, eh? I like it.)
Cooking, Politics & Gardening. (Yeah, right! Have you seen our yard?)

I'd like to meet:

Barrack Obama, Bette Midler (Shut up, I would!), Rachael Ray, Maya Angelou, Emeril Lagasse & Johnny Depp (And who wouldn't)
You Are An ESFP
The Performer
You are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others. A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic. You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally. You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic. You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor. What's Your Personality Type?

Music:

A little bit of everything from Classical to New Age, Country to Rap, Alternative to Rock. ABSOLUTELY NO POLKA! Some of my personal faves: Sarah McLachlan, John Mayer, Green Day, Norah Jones, Weezer, Michael Buble, PCD, Dixie Chicks, Blue October, Mozart, Seal, Panic! at the Disco, Jason Mraz, Fall Out Boy, Matchbox Twenty, Styx, James Blunt, U2, Josh Turner, Evanescence, Hoobastank, Edwin McCain, Pearl Jam, Bette Midler, Oasis, and the Black-Eyed Peas. (I know, kind of eclectic.) There are tons more, but you don't want to be here all day!

Movies:

My favorites off the top would have to be: Drop Dead Fred (Don't ask!), Willow, Lone Star State of Mind (I'm sorry.), Moulin Rouge and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Again, no comments!) and almost anything Disney, of course. I really like thrillers and GENUINELY scary movies (Not "B" movies!), action movies are okay and an occasional tear-jerker is fine if I'm in the mood. (My sister-in-law Jenise says Shaun of the Dead is GREAT!!! It was pretty funny in a weird, sort-of "B-MOVIE" way! Love you Jenise!) I do like politically-motivated movies, but I won't list them here, 'cause the list is long! I don't care for "war" movies, not a fan of old cowboy and WW movies. (Sorry, John Wayne.) I would prefer if the movie actually HAVE a story line, I realize that is a lot to ask these days. I have seen few great movies lately, have you?

Television:

Is anyone watching any of the newer shows??? Some of them are pretty good! My favorites are: How I Met Your Mother, plus all of the CSI and Law and Order series, (This list was longer, but they were all cancelled, jerks!)Supernatural, and Scrubs. (I also liked a lot of the other cop/lawyer-type shows, most of which have been taken off the air!) I also enjoy a good cooking show if I get a chance. And I still enjoy Friends- even in syndication!

Books:

Anything by Robin Cook, Dean Koontz, or John Saul. (Stephen King is okay in a pinch.) Cookbooks, cookbooks, and more cookbooks! That is, IF I have time to read, which is practically never!

Heroes:

My grandmother. Sadly, she passed away February 2006, but she will continue to always be my hero.
Also, my husband Jason, because he has raised our oldest kids Kaitlin and Trey as his own after we were married, when their own father didn't care to BE a father. We also added another little guy named Clayton who is four now, and Jason continues to be fantastic! It doesn't get any better than that! We are truly blessed. (I know, I know, get out the tissues.) CHECK OUT MY OTHER HEROES RIGHT HERE! Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Blog

Longing for Summer...........

     Okay, I am so tired of all this cold freaking weather!!!!      There is no place to go to get warm, and only so many times a day I can shower or bathe! My...
Posted by ♥CHARLEAN♥ on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:56:00 PST

Fa la la la la, la la la la... Five days until Christmas!

     Okay, for all of you who were worried about my holiday spirit, I still haven't found ALL of it, but my tree is up. It also looks like Christmas threw up in my living...
Posted by ♥CHARLEAN♥ on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:21:00 PST

The Grinch who stole Christmas...

     Okay, so I am having a really hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. I haven't put up the tree, I haven't made any cookies, and the only shopping I have done h...
Posted by ♥CHARLEAN♥ on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:30:00 PST

Megan

 Okay... so for those of you who don't know her, my friend Megan is a little insane. Not the wrap her up in an "I-love-me-jacket" and put her in a padded room kind of insane, just your garde...
Posted by ♥CHARLEAN♥ on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:34:00 PST

Blog number one...boy this thing is picky!

     Okay, so first off, the fonts suck! I would really like more than four choices. Thanks a bunch! I guess that is for us OCD folks, so we don't spend the whole night overthinkin...
Posted by ♥CHARLEAN♥ on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:48:00 PST