Jodi Ray

From November 2009

1. Device I would never give up ... my Blackberry- just got it and love it!
2. Three things I can't live without ... God, my 2 daughters, family & friends.
3. My first real job was ... a bank teller after school and weekends for Junior and Senior years in high school. (although my FIRST JOB was as a golf ball “picker-upper” at a driving range across the street when I was 10 for a penny a ball and I checked coats as a kid at my dad’s restaurant.)
4. I love watching ... my daughters smile.
5. I wish I had more ... desire to exercise. Walking my dog is as far as I get.
6. When I get home, I like to wear ... a flannel shirt, jeans and cozy socks (fall & winter); tank, shorts & bare feet in summer.
7. The best thing about being the only  parent in the house is ... it’s up to me.
8. The worst thing about being the only  parent in the house is ... it’s up to me.
9. TWO important things I learned from my mother was ... importance of education and to dress nicely.
10. TWO important things I learned from my father was ... don’t nibble a chip or cracker - eat the whole thing; don’t let my teeth touch the fork when taking a bite of food. Also, mind my own business (okay, that's three).
11. When I have an extra hour at home, I like to … Clean/organize my house. My home is a refuge for me. I like my girls to be comfortable and proud of it and want to have friends over often. I like to host impromptu and planned gatherings as well!
12. The location where I do my best thinking is … at church.
13. In the mornings … my daughters wake ME up!
14. I love to take vacations … to the ocean or to the mountains.
15. Something that really annoys me … negative attitudes and swearing.
16. I make the best … Chicken and dumplings; taught to me by my Grandma.