1. Grab the book nearest to you,
Turn to page 18, and find line 4…

” Doni, the true believer, recoiled in horror at the prospect of” from Temperatment, by Stuart Isacoff

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?

Pure, clean air.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?

Nightline: Katie Couric interview of Gracia Burnham, missionary who was taken hostage.

4. Without looking, guess what time it is.

10:50 a.m.

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?

12:02 p.m.  Ha!

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

The oven elements heating up. Little noises that you can hear when no one else is home.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

About an hour ago – welcoming my husband and son home from an archery shoot. They’ve left again.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?

Amazon.com

9. What are you wearing?

Olive green shorts and a comfy blue top (sweatshirt material, but not a sweatshirt)

10. Did you dream last night?

No.

11. When did you last laugh?

With my husband a few minutes ago.  I said, “Share? You?”  He said: “Share? Me?” and then as I thought of the French  word cherie and he broke out in song, “Ma Cherie Amour”

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

Two beautiful wooden shelves.  Top shef has pitchers and teapots and a decorated pie pan.  Bottom shelf has cookbooks, small framed art and some family photos.

13. Seen anything weird lately?

The night sky last night had a wide swath of light in the middle.

14. What do you think of this quiz?

It’s another meme to prove I don’t make these things up. There all over blogdom.

15. What is the last film you saw?

The Count of Monte Cristo with Joseph Fiennes.  I liked it very much.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?

Trips, trips, trips.  I’d visit all my family multiple times, go to the British Museum, to Florence, to South Africa and Wales, and Ireland and Scotland. 

17. Tell me something about you that I don’t know.

I eat dry milk powder.  It drives my family crazy.  Only occasionally.  It’s a habit from my strange adolescence but that’s a complicated story.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

Every knee would willingly bow to our triune God.

19. Do you like to dance?

Oh, yes! the Postie’s Jig and the Virginia Reel are my favorites.

20. George Bush:

I really don’t think about him much.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

This question is tailor made for me, who has three boys.  Carmen Rebecca. My second girl would have been Caitlin Rachel. 

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?

No imagination required: Christopher Ryan.  I half wanted to call him Christopher Robin but my husband said no.

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?

Scotland, Scotland, Scotland!  Can you EVEN imagine hearing that brogue every day of your life?

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gate?

Come here and give me a hug, my dear one.

25. 3 people who must also do this quiz in THEIR journal:

If it speaks to you, talk!  I’ll listen!

I AM: a goofy person.

I SAID:  Tomorrow I WILL get up earlier.

I WANT:  to lose weight.

I WISH:  it were easy to do.

I HATE:  being lied to.

I MISS:  my mom.

I FEAR: my heart hardening to sin.

I HEAR: YoYo Ma playing the cello.

I WONDER: where the day went.

I REGRET: playing Spider Solitaire too much.

I DANCE: in the kitchen.

I SING: with a hairbrush in the bathroom.

I CRY: pretty easily – Hallmark commercials will do it.

I AM NOT ALWAYS: cheerful.

I MADE: a lot of mistakes homeschooling.

I WRITE: in my head, all the time.

I CONFUSE: affect and effect.

I NEED: lots of hugs.

I SHOULD: start making breakfast for the family again.

I START: with enthusiasm and buoyancy.

I FINISH: *when* I finish, I’m exhuberant.

I BELIEVE: God is faithful and true.

I KNOW:  I can trust Him.

I CAN: play the piano by ear.

I CAN’T: play Chopin very well.

I SEE: a floor that needs washing.

I BLOG: because it’s fun.

I READ: because I can’t not read.

I FIND: great quotes in books, magazines and other blogs.

I LIKE: finding and sharing quotes.

I LOVE: truth, beauty and goodness.

You are welcome to copy and paste this meme into your blog and put your own answers in.  Let me know in the comments if you do.

Sandy at Maple Grove has tagged me for this meme.  A first for me…goodness, how much fun can a body take?

2 names you go by:

1.  Babe.    2.  Mom

2 parts of your heritage:

1.  English   2.  Dutch

2 things that scare you:

1.  being a passenger in a car with the driver going too fast.  2. losing a child

2 of your everyday essentials:

1.  Splenda   2.  A book

2 things you are wearing right now:

1.  turtleneck   2.  fleece vest

2 favorite bands or musical artists:

1.  YoYo Ma   2.  James Galway

2 favorite songs:

1.  Into the West    2.  Great Is Thy Faithfulness

2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love):

1.  laughter   2.  comfort

2 truths:

1.  being faithful in the little things is very, very important.

2.   life is too short to be petty

2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex):

1.  eyes that are kind, alive, responsive

2.  gray hairs peeking through the natural color

2 of your favorite hobbies:

1.  reading      2. playing the piano

2 things you want really badly:

1.  lose weight    2.  win a writing contest I am entering

2 places you want to go on vacation:

1. Edinburgh    2.  Island of Skye

2 things you want to do before you die:

1.  Go to Scotland.   2.  Hear Yo-Yo Ma in person

2 ways that you are stereotypically a chick:

1.  I cry at Hallmark commercials.  2.  I adore Jane Austen.

2 things that you are thinking about now:

1. The Kite Runner (I’m on p. 171)    2.  Will I get up early tomorrow?

2 stores you shop at:

1.  WalMart      2.  Safeway

2 people you would like to complete this meme:

1.  Becky            3.  Joanne