My 7's*

SEVEN things to do before I die:
1. Have kids
2. Publish a book
3. Get my Masters
4. Visit Italy
5. Spoil my grandkids
6. Meet someone fantastically famous
7. Inspire a child

SEVEN things I can do:
1. Cook really well
2. Bake even better
3. Knit scarves
4. Teach
5. Find at least one good thing about any and every person/child
6. Tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue (might take me a while, but I'll get it eventually)
7. Throw a cast net

SEVEN things I can't do:
1. Drive a stick (though I want to learn very much)
2. Waterski
3. A back handspring
4. Control my mouth when I'm very, very angry
5. Tolerate disrespect from children toward their elders or toward each other
6. Stop procrastinating (hello...blogging...the procrastinator's nightmare--or best friend, depending on how you look at it)
7. NOT take care of my responsibilities

SEVEN things that attract me to a man:
1. Smile
2. Laugh
3. Sense of humor
4. Intelligence/wit
5. Eyes
6. Shoulders/chest/arms
7. When he has a lot in common with me

SEVEN things I say most:
1. That's a shame
2. Wow
3. I love you
4. You rock my face off
5. Okay, boys and girls...
6. Shhhhhhhh (or hush or be quiet)
7. Hello?

SEVEN things I hear the most:
1. "Miss McNeill, Miss McNeill!"
2. "I pledge allegiance to the flag..." (you know the rest)
3. I love you
4. Yes (or No), Ma'am
5. Good morning
6. the Westminister chimes (our grandfather clock and my really annoying alarm clock)
7. the clickety click of the keyboard and mouse

SEVEN things I would keep if everything else had to change:
1. My family
2. My faith
3. My smile
4. My name
5. My friends
6. My sense of humor
7. My eyes

*I so stole this idea from Nick