Tag!!

Okay...I was tagged by Mandi, my dad came through with a picture of me from 1968..probably taken on the front lawn of our Sterling Park, VA home.

JOYS
1. Faith in Christ. Without it I would be nothing.
2. My beautiful, big, loving, blessed family and my husband, whom God brought me to 14 years ago!
3. Life-there are too many joys in life to list! However....hope and anticipation are high up on the list...like I hope to retire within 10 years with Gary and anticipate that being somewhere on the south east coast!

FEARS
1. Loss of faith. It will not happen, but it's a huge fear I have. I believe faith in Christ is paramount to a full life.
2. Members of the arachnid family...you know, those 8 legged, 8 eyed scarey scarey things. it's the ONLY thing on this earth I will smash in a heartbeat. People who know me well will know that I will do anything to get away from a spider, to the point of jumping out of moving cars..(hey that spider was coming right at me, lurking on the steering wheel, the car was only going 5 mph!) I went to see Charlotte's Web (the newer movie) with a friend and her daughter. Thought it would be cute, and a good test to overcome my fear of spiders. I cannot tell you about most of the movie, as I watched it from behind my hand so as not to have to look at gentle Charlotte, big as an 8 legged freak on the movie screen. My friend and her daughter were laughing hard enough to shoot soda out their noses.
3. Throwing up. I hate to do it, hate to hear it being done. Can't even write about it. Ick.

Current Obsessions/Collections
1. Cooking books. My collections is becoming quite impressive. Instead of magnets, I bring home cook books from places we visit. It's a great way to get to know a place, and learn how to make new dishes, like hush puppies. Yum.
2. Crosswords. Years ago I visited family on the east coast, and my aunt did the crossword in the daily paper to help keep her mind sharp. I buy the easy books ; it's cheap and fast entertainment, and quiet. Each morning, armed with a cup of coffee and Pilot gel pen (yes PEN), my crossword book and I connect on the porch before my walking date...I race the clock to get one crossword done each morning!
3. Keeping fit. I walk every morning before work, for about 40 minutes. Situps, push ups, light weights...my arms were getting that fun wobbly wing thing going, and I will have none of that! At least for now!

Surprising Facts
1. My mom taught me to play piano back in the late 70's and gave me lessons until the end of my senior year. She told me I was one of her best students the last few years. I actually participated in many competitions, placed quite a few times (won a few, too). I loved being able to produce the sound of music from a book to the keyboard...could never compose, but playing was wonderful. I will always thank and love my mom for taking the time, patience and effort to give that to me.
2. I can ride a unicyle...yep, just like the circus clowns. It's actually quite fun and strenuous.
3. I WILL write a book someday. This is not a passing whim or something that I will grow out of. Ever since I can remember, writing has been a great joy and love of mine. As soon as I get my MacBook, the writing will proceed, and commence somewhere in my ideal living place. My book will also include a description of my ideal house, which I designed and drew up years ago. Blueprints will be available after I build mine, in my ideal living place.

I will email this to Minerva, Nona, Dolly, Gretchen, mom, Kristin and Karen..they don't have blogs!