Seven things I plan to do before I die: 1. Make a scrapbook for each of my five children as they each graduate from high school. (I don't scrapbook at all right now-- and feel very proud of myself for just putting all of my photos in sleeved photo albums, in chronological order. Almost there.) 2. Visit New England with my husband. Preferably in the fall. 3. Learn to sew (better). 4. Have healthy, happy, well-adjusted adult children. You know what I mean. 5. Help many, many young mothers adjust to motherhood, breastfeeding, homemaking, etc. I've already had the opportunity to do this SOME, but look forward to doing it a lot when I'm an empty-nester. 6. I have always said that I would absolutely LOVE to own a little gift/china shop with a bridal registry. 7. Can't think of anymore. Seven things I can do: 1. Bake killer rolls 2. Sing 3. Iron for 6 or 7 hours. Straight. 4. Raise my left eyebrow Seven things I can’t do: 1. Sew or knit 2. Think on my feet. I need time to digest information and then respond. This makes it very hard for me to win any arguments or debates. My friends know they just have to bear with me and I'll get back to them in a few days. 3. Back handspring 4. Play video games (I'm talking about the ones on PS2, XBOX, GAMECUBE or PC.). I ROCK at Galaga, though. 5. Teach my children (meaning homeschool)--it's way too overwhelming for me to think about that. 6. Paint 7. Sing Seven things that attract me to another person: (I'm going to interpret this as "What do I look for in other people of either sex", not "What am I attracted to in the opposite sex".) 1. The most important thing is a sense of humor. If you make me laugh, you're in. 2. Having an open mind even if your ideologies differ significantly from my own. As long as we can discuss intelligently and give and take, you're in. 3. An interesting personality. You can be surly like me, but if you're surly and QUIRKY you're most likely in. 4. Kindness 5. Generosity 6. And have I said humor? I don't care. It's paramount. 7. OK, OK, something that attracts me to the opposite sex is hands. Take Johnny Depp for example. Ahhhh. You just know those hands know the right thing to do. Seven things I say most often: 1. It's all good. 2. That's hilarious. 3. Hey! (as in, Hey! Stop that!, Hey! Cut it out!, Hey! Don't cut your sister's hair!) 4. I know. (Example: someone says to me, "Did you see that crazy guy?" I say, "I know! He was hilarious.") 5. Get out! (As in Get out of town! Are you serious?) 6. I love you. 7. Be good mom, not a perfect mom. I say this to myself all the time to remind me that I just need to do the best I can. And I know whether it's my best or not. It's a condensed version of a quote by Jill Churchill: The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.