Todd's 100

1 I wish I was a renowned expert in something
2 I think space travel is a waste of money
3 But I do think life exists on other planets
4 I wonder what it's like to be Wrigley
5 Paying bills wears me out
6 I love spreadsheets
7 I hate when things don't work right
8 I feel bad for panhandlers, yet refuse to give them money
9 Political affiliation is the downfall of government
10 I get annoyed with people who write checks in stores
11 I love Maddie's chuckles
12 I love reading newspapers
13 I greatly dislike gum and the irresponsibility of those who chew it
14 Mowing the lawn satisfies me greatly
15 Working with rich people can often skew my sense of reality
16 Nothing quenches my thirst quite like gatorade
17 I'm an avid people watcher
18 I like that people like to make me laugh
19 The east side scares me
20 Watching TV relaxes me
21 I love Survivor
22 Annually, I work at controlling my emotions while watching Notre Dame football
23 I love the challenges my job presents on a daily basis
24 I don't like doing things I'm not good at
25 My behavior is greatly affected by the weather
26 I cannot tolerate whiners
27 I enjoy people who take initiative
28 It's funny how much my wife has changed me…..for the better
29 I am a channel surfer, always watching more than 1 thing at a time
30 I believe strongly in capitalism
31 I wish every child could have loving parents
32 I don't understand how colleges can get away with raising tuition 8-10% annually
33 I enjoy making fun of people in order to make Gretch laugh
34 I'm unfairly labeled as too practical
35 Short-sidedness bothers me
36 I love when people say, "Wanna hear something funny?"
37 I can't seem to eat breakfast regularly
38 Football = happiness
39 I enjoy responsibility
40 Pennies bother me
41 Not real fond of having my picture taken
42 I'm constantly amazed at how Maddie is a mini version of Gretch
43 I am afraid China will take over the world
44 I am a realist
45 I wish I was more spontaneous
46 Smokers baffle me
47 I don't particularly like giving or receiving expected presents
48 My favorite food is fruit
49 My glass is at least half full
50 I was nearly killed by a tractor when I was 2
51 The fact that Maddie will some day be a teenager worries me
52 I would rather eat Gretchen's cooking than go out
53 One of my daily challenges is being satisfied with what I have
54 I don't believe the world will end in my lifetime
55 People should like at their actual gasoline consumed rather than their mpg
56 I like trying to teach people about investing, especially those that claim to know nothing
57 Lawyers make our lives way more expensive than they should be
58 I'm intrigued by UFO sightings, JFK and the Mafia
59 I can never remember my dreams after I wake up
60 I think ethanol causes more problems than solutions
61 Strangers are nicer to me when I am wearing a suit & tie
62 We should all take karma more seriously
63 I love random acts of kindness
64 Car wash establishments make me nervous
65 Tolerated elementary school, hated junior high, loved high school, loved college
66 I think people who live in New Orleans are crazy, it will happen again
67 I feel safe living in Indiana
68 Can't believe people still try to sell stuff door to door
69 I like to egg on know-it-alls
71 I'm not sure the Grand Canyon is really all that grand
72 Don't complain to me unless you have an alternative
73 Too many Americans just don't care
74 I don't like war, but love war monuments
75 It's still hard for me to comprehend religion causing violence
76 I wish I could go back in time and experience the Great Depression (mainly for perspective)
77 Kids today are soft (spoiled)
78 I blame the And 1 Tour for the decline of American basketball
79 I think my stubbornness serves me well
80 I'd someday like to own a patent on something
81 Entrepreneurs impress me
82 Cocky people are hiding something
83 I don't like it when Gretchen and I go to bed at different times
84 Having a child is be far my greatest challenge to date……
85 And most rewarding
86 I get easily irritated with followers
87 I'm proud of the fact that I have a friend named Gus - not everyone can say that
88 I'd like to have the perfect lawn, but I'm not sure it's that important in the scheme of things
89 I simply cannot handle TJMaxx or the likes
90 The time I most frequently see on clocks in 9:29
91 Someday I'd like to pass a cop at a high rate of speed
92 along the way, I've had friends charged with murder and statutory rape
93 Despite the cool technology, I still prefer PC to Mac
94 I'm Pro-choice (read Freconomics)
95 I seem to hope for the best, and get pissed when that doesn't happen
96 I don't understand poetry, or why anyone would read it
97 Convincing me of something is a difficult job
98 Properly timed movie quotes, make for hilarious conversational banter
99 Europeans need to get over themselves
100 I can't believe I actually did this list!

100 things about me

Hello all. My friends and I each made a list of 100 things about us. It was quite interesting to read and not as hard as you'd think to come up with. So here is mine and I hope you all post a list as well.

1.I think random acts of kindness is a crock- and people who truly believe it makes a difference are self indulgent
2. Music is my favorite
3. My farts are always unusually loud but rarely smell bad
4. soggy bread is disgusting
5. I truly believe the world will end in 2012
6. I love to take road trips by myself
7. I'm uncomfortable in large groups
8. I am slightly obsessed with danica Patrick
9. My greatest accomplishment to date, is getting maddie to sleep through the night
10. I worry a lot
11. When I’m alone, I’m actually a very emotional person.
12. i hate my face
13. I love pudding cups
14. I can’t handle clutter.
15. I love to clean.
16. I enjoy having fresh flowers in the house.
17. I’ll take rain over sun any day
18. I love burning candles
19. I’m not baptized
20. i find llamas halarious
21. I’ve seen juno 5 times.
22. Coffee is my favorite beverage
23. I like to try to make Todd laugh
24. I’m a slow typer
25. I don’t really mind failure
26. I have common sense
27. Things that smell good make me happy
28. I’m amazing at catching things one handed
29. Becoming a parent has made me less fun to be around
30. i hate it when the sun is in my eyes
31. I went to a therapist for a couple of months at the beginning of the year. His name was Garth.
32. the older maddie gets, the more I love to be with her.
33. I’m sort of judgmental
34. I like things done my way- especially in the kitchen
35. I enjoy cooking and baking.
36. I like to eat hot wings
37. I like to watch football
38. Fall is my favorite season
39. I am good at making fun of people and I wish I didn’t have the desire to do so.
40. I love fashion
41. I love to wear dangly earrings
42. occasionly I get really bored with my life
43. I should write more
44. I’m afraid of people thinking that I think I’m something I’m not
45. I’m easily annoyed
46. I love staying in hotels
47. I don’t like whiners
48. Stating the obvious is often the funniest thing someone can say
49. I’m embarrassed to say that I watch days of our lives enough to know the story line
50. I like foods that most people don’t: olives, sauerkraut, summer sausage, capers, black licorice, v8 juice, whole milk…actually there’s nothing I wouldn’t eat.
51. Sometimes I pick out maddie’s outfits for the whole week
52. I’m ashamed of what I spend my time doing.
53. I love to peel away that mossy stuff that grows in between bricks
54. I enjoy shrinky dinks
55. I still have a Christmas wreath on our front door
56. I hate running
57. I’d like an iphone
58. I’d also like a Polaroid camera
59. I hate small talk
60. There is nothing more adorable then maddie in a swimsuit
61. I hate Regis and Kelly
62. I love breaking news
63. I hate working out but love how I feel afterwards
64. I love thunderstorms
65. In grocery stores, I hate when people aren't spacially courteous. and then when you say "excuse me" they act all annoyed that they have to move their carts.
66. If I could be any other ethnicity I would choose Asian
67. meghan byler is one of the funniest people i know
68. I prefer crushed ice
69. I would love to be a professional boxer
70. I’m an aggressive driver
71. I don’t like to drink out of straws
72. wrigley is the best dog ever
73. I am freakishly strong
74. My motto is expect the worst but hope for the best.
75. I could never be a teacher
76. this list is an effort to revive the Gusler family blog...but i fear it a lost cause
77. Harrisonburg is one of my favorite places
78. i get the scoots when i'm nervous
79. I can’t wear eye makeup without it smearing all over my face
80. My indie bike t-shirt is my favorite
82. I'm not overly ambitious
83. I love my family
84. I hate it when I wearing socks and step in water
85. If I could do it over again, I would rap eminem’s song “loose yourself” at kick off
86. Nothing makes me more mad then bumping my head
87. I find it invigorating to pee outside
88. Animal cruelty makes me sick to my stomach
89. I think stereotypes are often more true than people want to admit
90. My favorite candy is York peppermint patties
91. I can do a blind taste test and accurately name every artificial sweetener. That is how much I hate them
92. I like my martinis dirty
93. I like to build fires
94. I feel guilty driving the discovery
95. I have a passion for anything aesthetically interesting
96. I enjoy photography
97. If I could have any job, it would be in advertising
98. The first movie I ever cried in was “fivel goes west”
99. I see the time 11:11 at least twice everyday-sometimes more
100. My dreams are so graphic and disturbing that they usually affect me the following day.

maddie and mama

hello

heather, Love your hair! You look so chic!

just got back from a motorcycle trip with Lee along the Blue Ridge parkway. Saw chad & cyndi & kids very briefly. my butt is still sore from all those miles.

Springtime Fun

Hey, what's the deal?  Where is everyone?  Does anyone even look at this thing anymore?  Anyways, here are some more recent pics.  There are a few pics of Emma with her cousins at the Agricultural Festival in Salem (taken in April) and more recently, pics from a little 2 mile dayhike we took with our friends, Eberly's and Kauffman Smith's.  It was a beautiful day and the girls had a great time.  Would love to hear back from you all.

I need my coffee

Here's my little barista early one morning waiting to do her thing.  Little does she know that she's getting a coffee maker for her birthday (a toy one of course) so she can practice and be a pro like her Aunt Gretchen.  The girls have been into dressing up in "balleg" clothes (as Sophie refers to it) and dancing to Beethoven.  After some dancing they decided to rest those little toes by having some tea.  Wow, dancing and tea parties can wear a little one out.  I love my little girls! 

Where's Everyone?

People must be busy.  Here are a few photos of the girls. The photo of Emma is up at the cabin.  She built a fairy house in the snow.   Isn't it nice?  Can you guess which picture Emma took?

Heather