Seven Signs I am Insane (that is illiteration)

Ok, my crazy (but extremely cute) sister-in-law challenged me to do 7 lists of 7 things. I am duplicating her categories except the last one. I am not sure what I will list there yet but she tagged 7 people to do this and I do not have the heart to make 7 people curse me under their breath. hahaha Remember when you read this that I am in a weird place right now so do not be alarmed.

Here we go:
7 Things To Do: (it is supposed to be "before I die" but that was too much for me)

1. Actually finish the cleaning - a start it but never seem to finish
2. Scrapbook for the kids - I haven't done a home craft in 2 years
3. Lose weight - I know I need to but it depresses me cause the minimum number is so high
4. Spend time with the kids doing normal stuff, riding bikes, reading books, doing kids crafts
5. Geneology - I need more people to blame my weirdness on
6. Sleep - when I sleep now I never seem to be able to rest, kids wake me or I toss and turn
and worry. I wake up as tired as when I went to sleep
7. Go a whole day feeling like I was a good mom and didn't screw up

7 Things I can't Do :

1. Sing - I have nodules on my vocal chords and can't sing a note (Thank Heavenly Father)
2. Sleep - see #6 above
3. Travel - Josh can't right now, we can't leave the hospital area
4. Have more children - Gordon says no and I know we have to get more stable but my heart
says we are not done and I long for my babies (yes 2)
5. Live with my budget - Gordon is patient and always gives me more if I am close
6. Work - I used to contribute to our income with a home business but I just seem to be
spread to thin now
7. Lose weigh - refer to #3 above

7 Things that Attracted me to Gordon :

1. His height (ok, Aubry is right those Jones boys are fabulous!)
2. He made me laugh
3. He was soo smart
4. His politics - really, we complete each other and don't cancel out each others votes
5. His testimony and the way he honors his Priesthood (that should be #1 and really is)
6. His goals - family is top of the list
7. Ok this one didn't attract me but ensured we would always be together
When our little girl, Micah, was stillborn I cried and asked what she would have looked like (our son looks like dad) without a seconds hesitation he looked at me and said "just like you of course"
Ok, that was the easiest list of them all and I could have written so much more!

7 Things I say Every Day :

1. Weasle - This is a nickname that I call all my kids
2. Stop That
3. Please let Josh Live
4. I love you - hopefully to each of my children and husband
5. Sweet Boy - what I call Josh when he is feeling bad
6. Gordon stop teaching them that! - this is self explanitory
7. Move over - there is a lot of traffic here in Houston and I am on the road alot and people do
not know how to drive.

7 Books I Love :

1. The scriptures - I thought about cheating and listing the Book of Mormon and bible separate
2. Anything by Mary Higgins Clark - she is a great mystery writer
3. Anything my kids love
4. Robin Cook - Medical thrillers
5. Harry Potter - I admitt it, I loved this series
6. The Comics - ok this doesn't count but I read them everyday and I did list the scriptures
as one so I get a freebee
7. Click Clack Moo - Cows That Type - truly one of the greats
ok that list desinigrated but it was fun

7 Movies I Love :

1. Star Wars - my boys are totally into it right now (I am old enough to have seen it in theaters)
2. Harry Potter - see #5 above
3. Steel Magnolias - most of my life philosiphy is based on it
4. Indiana Jones - I love a guy in a hat I am trying to get Gordon to buy a cowboy hat now
5. Fried Green Tomatoes - I wish I was Iggy Threadgood
6. Hildogo - I loved those horses
7. Lord Of the Rings - there is so much in that if you watch it enough (yes I know it is fantasy
look past it to the medaphors and such)
Ok, it took alot of guts to list that last one, I am sure there are some wrinkled noses. I guess the stuggle for good and evil and surviving against all odds against a foe so big no one can win is too close to my real life right now.

Here it comes, the 7th list

7 Things I Wish :

1. I wish no child ever suffered from cancer again!
2. I wish I was not so tired and had the energy to be a better mom
3. I wish my sisters were happy - to many of them are not
4. I wish my mom lived closer to me (Gordon's mom too)
5. I wish we had enough land to have 10 beagles - I would love my dogs to be more of a business
6. I wish for more patience
7. I wish I understood why things have to be this way on the earth

I almost wished for hope but that wasn't right. I have eternal hope but I see my family slipping away on the earth and it scares me so much. Josh is sick, Ted is at risk, I worry the girls are not getting a good model from me. I feel like a stretchy frog. I am trying to hold onto it all but not sure if I can. If I let go the rest will fly away.

Believe it or not, I loved writing this list of 7s. I think it gave me perspective and some things were fun. It was probably more information than you needed but what the heck! Maybe you should write your own lists. The kids are out in the yard and the dogs are having a blast so I had better go get in the shower while I can. Yes today is a good day.