I have been tagged to write down 7 interesting things about myself, I started by asking my children......

1. "you do art"quoted by Dagan... I was a fine art major in my life before motherhood and all that, it does actually seem like a lifetime ago. I have found through the years that I really love interior design, which I would have never guessed back that lifetime ago. I have actually helped about 5 people do either rooms or whole houses, two of which were actually paying clients. And after about 20 years I actually did an acrylic painting of my children for a relief society function.

2."everything", more specific " your beautiful" quoted by Dylan. I dont even have anything to say about this other than God love the little children.

3. "you're a good worker" quoted by Morgan. I actually loved this one, I actually do pride myself in being a hard worker, in being someone regardless of how crappy the job is, am willing to jump in and do the job anyway. Growing up my Dads philosophy was if he was working so were the rest of us, and that really taught me to dig in and get the job done.

4. Mackenzie doesn't think there is anything interesting about me......I tend to agree some days, but aren't teenagers great? We'll see what my answer is the next time she needs a ride somewhere......

5. I don't cry very often, it takes alot to get me to cry. I have had a few times in my life when because of my life cicumstances I have cried at alot of things, but these times have been few and far between. I think I view crying as weakness, not in others but in myself. My dad was sort of a "man up" kind of dad and so I "man up."

6. I like to be a friend to people. I love that I have friends from years ago that we both still stay in touch. I think I choose wisely when it comes to friends and sometimes take a long time in doing so, I didn't actually make my two best friends here in cincinnati until this last year. But I fiercely love the ones that I have.

7. I love being American. This is one of the few things that can actually get me to tear up. If I read stories of heroes or listen to songs, the Fourth of July all that makes my eyes water. I am sooooo lucky to have been born here with all the freedom we possess and choices and the restored gospel ......I just haven't decided if my spirit was strong and so I got to come here ,or if it was really weak and I needed to have all the help I could get......this of course is rhetorical......