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Six Random Facts about me:

1. I straighten picture frames habitually. I also straighten area rugs, furniture, papers, pencils, etc.

2. When I’m thinking about something, I play with my earrings by pushing the earring back in and out over and over. Sometimes I end up losing an earring because of this habit.

3. I find stargazing to be comforting and haunting at the same time. It is comforting to me because when I look at the stars, I know God exists and I know that He loves me (might sound hokey to you, but there it is), and it’s haunting because I feel so small and vulnerable in this giant universe.

4. If I could be anything other than a stay-at-home mother (which I love), and if I had the talent, I’d be a performing musician.

5. I have had recurring dreams about church buildings for several years. When I was much younger, I would always be in a large sanctuary with tall stained-glass windows. The more recent dreams have taken me to staircases leading nowhere (or sometimes leading to areas where illegal or suspicious operations were going on) within a giant cathedral.

6. I always have a hard time coming up with a sixth fact on things like this.

I’m breaking the rules and not tagging anyone because I can’t think of six people and if I can’t tag six I might as well not tag anyone.

“HOW WELL CAN YOU…?”

1. COOK: I can put together a decent meal.

2. SEW: Depends on what I’m sewing. When it comes to most things, sub-par.

3. CLEAN: I’m the best that I know.

4. SING: I can carry a tune, and my tone isn’t unpleasant, so I’d say fairly well.

5. PLAY AN INSTRUMENT: I play the violin well, but I’m not amazing.

6. WRITE: I’m a pretty good writer, but quite rusty at it.

7. READ: Very unfaithful, but good when I’ve found something that captures my interest.

8. PAINT/DRAW: Oh my goodness. I have absolutely no talent in this area whatsoever. Kyrie will be surpassing my skill level soon.

9. TELL STORIES: I’m pretty good at it — don’t do it often, though.

10. PERSUADE: That all depends on who I’m trying to persuade.

11. RESIST THOSE WHO WOULD PERSUADE YOU: It’s my speciality.

12. FLIRT: I used to be pretty good. I’m horrible at it now. I don’t flirt with anyone besides my husband, but when I try to flirt with him, I just come off as retarded.

13. SEDUCE: Haha. That’s easy (again, just talking about my husband). And might I add that this is a really inappropriate question.

14. DRESS: I think I can put a nice outfit together.

15. DECORATE A ROOM: Oh, I’m good.

16. DECORATE A CAKE: Average. My skills have impressed some.

17. PARALLEL PARK: I haven’t done that since driver’s ed.

18. REGULAR PARK: Pretty good, but I look for the spaces with lots of room on both sides.

19. CONTROL YOURSELF AROUND FOOD: I’ve never thought about controlling myself around food….?

20. CONTROL YOUR STRONGEST EMOTIONS: It’s a work in progress.

21. TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN: I do a good job, most of the time.

22. MAKE A CUP OF COFFEE: Don’t make it. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t do a good job.

23. MOTIVATE YOURSELF: I’m pretty good at this unless I’m terribly depressed.

24. ORGANIZE: I hate organizing. I try to just make sure things don’t get disorganized in the first place. But of course that’s unrealistic, and I do a decent job when the job needs to be done.

25. MAKE A DEADLINE: I don’t really do deadlines.

26. MAKE OTHERS FEEL COMFORTABLE: Hopefully I’m good at this. I know a bunch of people who are way worse, so of course that makes me feel better.

27. WRAP A GIFT: Eh, I’m okay.

28. DANCE: The Rachel Dance became famous for a reason. So, yeah, to answer the question…not great.

29. SWIM: I can swim competently for short distances.

30. DEBATE: I’m a very good debater. But I hate that other people are sensitive, so I don’t debate often.

31. DEFEND YOURSELF PHYSICALLY: I dunno, I’ve never had to. I have a feeling I would fail.

I always score ENFP, but I’m not usually so E on these things. I’m usually barely E.

My Personality

A very very happy birthday to my Grandma, who is doing much better and is still with us, thanks be to God.

And a very merry unbirthday to ME! Please take my quiz.

Create your own Friend Test here

Rachael C. asked me these questions.

1. Can you sing? If so, what kind of voice do you have (e.g., soprano) and have you ever performed before an audience, either in a group or solo? I can carry a tune, but I don’t consider myself a great singer by any means. I’m a mezzo-soprano. I can sing most alto parts and most soprano parts pretty well. I’ve sung in choirs and once sang a duet with Rick at church. That’s all that I can remember doing.

2. If you were given a magic wand that could cause you to have twins instead of a single baby for your next pregnancy, would you use it? I don’t think so. As much as I love the idea of having twins, there’s another side of me that freaks out at the idea of all that work, not to mention the labor & delivery. Of course, I’d completely welcome twins if that was God’s will, but I don’t think I’d choose twins if the decision was mine to make.

3. If you were to have twins someday, would you want their names to be totally different from each other or would you prefer to choose names that sound alike, have complementary meanings, or otherwise match in some way? I’d like them to have uniquely different names from each other, I think. I wouldn’t want to be all matchy-matchy with them, except when it came to clothing, and even then, I’d try not to put them in matching outfits ALL the time.

4. Have you had many good friends in your life, or are they more rare for you? Do you often feel a lack in this area in one way or another? I have had only a few close friends in my lifetime. I have a difficult time being close to someone, not because I’m guarded or anything, but probably because I’m somewhat shy and don’t want to push a friendship on someone else. I always feel like I’m being invasive if I pursue a friendship. I guess that comes from my own insecurities about what people think of me. If I know for certain that someone really wants to be my friend, I’ll open up quite easily to them. I’m not sure how satisfactorily I answered that question…I could go on and on on that subject!

5. If you could be a prolific author, would you want to be best known for novels or for non-fiction and why? That’s a tough question. I’m not sure which I’d rather be known for. Novels, I guess. I’d like to entertain readers with a good story.

If you want me to ask you five questions, comment below.

What happens when you cross Americans with Australians who like to make fun of Americans?

Greek philosophers and German philosophers in a soccer match.