And Another Meme

Sapientiae Amator tagged me also, so here goes:

Seven things to do before I die:
Have some of my art work show up in a ridiculously priced galary.
Write an icon that could be used in my Church.
Have at least one more baby.
Lose the accumulated baby weight by being vibrantly alive.
Cook for the sheer joy of it.
Take unplanned road trips with my husband.
Make daily prayer a normal part of my life, like breathing.

Seven things I cannot do:
Run
Write neatly
Keep a white shirt white
Catch up on my laundry
Finish something I began without getting sidetracked at least once
Play the piano well
Understand Spalding's the Reading Road to Writing

Seven things that attract me to my other half:
His sense of humor
His sincere desire to be a Godly man
His awesome hands
His ability to converse long into the night
His generosity
His desire to do great things for God
His desire for and acceptance of all our children, born, and yet to come.


Seven things I say:
There you go
Where's my _____?
Hurry up, we're going to be late!
It's possible, pig, it's conceivable you miserable, vomitous mass.
If I have to say it again, you are not going to be happy!
Am I the only one who ever picks anything up around here?
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, (except for all the other sunshines that live here).


Seven books I love:
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orsca
The Stand (the original version, not the unedited version) - Stephen King
Active Birth - Janet Balaskas
Gift from the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Seven movies I love:
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Princess Bride
The Fellowship of the Ring
A Man for All Seasons
Quiz Show
The Velveteen Rabbit (Meryl Streep and George Winston)
Babette's Feast


Seven people to meme:
Oh, heavens, seven? How about 3, I'll say Ayekah, Hector, and Elena.