I was tagged this time by Christlike, and was asked to list eight random things about myself. Oh well...I'll try.

1.  I'm not overly adventurous, but I love spontanaity. I once planned a getaway weekend for my husband, well...the plan was we would just take off and let the weekend plan itself. I loved it, he hated it...He likes to have everything planned out to the letter, whereas I like to take life as it comes, it's more exciting that way.

2.  I really don't like pets. I enjoy animals at farms, in the wild, at the zoo and at other people's houses, but I don't like having to take care of them, clean up after them, etc. We do however have a dog, a cat, and two rabbits. We've also had chickens, pheasants, guinea pigs, ducks, and parakeets in the past.

3.  I've always wanted to learn Spanish and Sign Language. When I was in highschool, I tried for several years to get the administration to introduce Spanish as a foreign language course. They finally did, the last half of my senior year when it was too late to start it as a highschool course. However, now that my husband and two oldest sons have been to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip, I have new motivation for all of us to learn Spanish, as it is a possibility that they, and I even I may return there for another mission trip.

4.  As a teen I had a crush on the driver of a UPS truck that frequented our neighborhood. I used to order things from catalogs and choose UPS shipping just so he would deliver it to our house.

5.  I have second generation dreams. After I graduated from highschool I used to have dreams that I wasn't going to be able to graduate because I hadn't completed my courses. When my first son graduated homeschool, I began having dreams that he wasn't going to be able to graduate because I hadn't gotten all of his portfolio work turned in.

6.  I love the water. As a kid I used to take every opportunity to explore or just sit by the brook that ran nearby my home. Now, I still love to sit by the water, whether it be ocean, lake or stream they all provide me with  a sense of peace and tranquility.

7.  I'm afraid of thunder, even more than the lightening. There's just something about the loud crashing of the thunder that sends me undercover everytime. Last year we went camping, and a thunderstorm struck in the evening. I felt perfectly safe in our flimsy little tent, but it was at that time that my daughter decided she needed to use the outhouse. "You want me to walk you to the outhouse in this storm, no way!" I finally relented and we ran to and from the outhouse as quickly as possible.

8.  My greatest desire, is to simplify our lives, get rid of most of our possessions, pay off all of our debt and be free to serve God without the pull of materialism.

 

Thanks for your comment :o) I didn't think my eight things were very interesting, but I can sure identify with some of yours! I don't like animals in my house, either, and like you, I love the water, any kind of water! But I am not afraid of thunder. I LOVE a good thunderstorm!! The bigger the better!
Sally