3 for me

I was tagged by my friend Emily, who I knew when I was in Grad school (who writes a very delightfully amusing blog) and will forever live in the smart mama hall of fame for carving hot dogs into hearts and sculpted the phrase I love you in hot dog for her boyfriend (now husband) after I taught a class on 101 ways to say I love you! in our BYU ward. So here it goes...

3 Joys:

Creating things- you know I always have my fingers in something around here. Nothing would probably send me into depression more than not being able to create. Here is my latest collage pieces.
People- My family, my friends, nothing makes me happier than being around people I love.

Teaching/Helping- I love helping people learn new things, solve problems, come up with ideas. You know my ultimate job is to be a professional brainstormer.

3 Fears:

The ice cream truck/man- Odd I know but true, I find the music disturbing and it evokes images of the bad child catcher in chitty chitty bang bang.

Snakes-- Unfortunately my 7 yo does not share my fear and frequently catches them and shows them to me. This is why i no longer trust him when he says close your eyes and hold out your hands.

Really tight spaces- The other day I was thinking about going through Hezekiah's tunnel while in Jerusalem-- though a long tiny windy underground tunnel - chest deep in water? What was I thinking?

3 Obsessions/Collections:

Children's books- I keep them stashed in almost every room in the house- hundreds and hundreds of them-I am afraid to to count for fear I'll tip into the thousands range

Sprinkles- I have quite a collection of sprinkles- at any given time I probably have about 30 kinds of sprinkles in my house at any given time.

Great toys- I love great toys, I am a sucker for great toys. good open ended toys and things like playmobils, legos, games, blocks don't get me started!

3 Random/Surprising Facts:

I like to be prepared- I like to be prepared for everything. I always like options- this is why my basement food storage my neighbors call the graff and shop, this is why I can redecorate a room simply from fabrics in my basement or throw a party without having to go the store for a single item, this is why my suitcases alwasy weigh the full 50 allotted pounds. I do not do well with scarcity.

I have recurring dreams almost once a week in fact that I am in school, college usually, and its the first day of class and i don't have my schedule and i am running around trying to find out my schedule so I know where to go. So "freud that" and get back to me w/ an explanation if you will.

I use 4 pillows when I sleep, crazy yes but i like to be perfectly sublimely comfortable (maybe this is why sleeping in amtrak doesn't jive with me?)

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