Findings

I’ve been tagged by A Wrung Sponge to do the Five Things meme. Here’s how it goes:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

What were you doing five years ago?

1. I was a stay-at-home mom to a 2-year-old,
2. a committed public-schooler,
3. a committed over-exerciser,
4. just barely pregnant with my second child, and
5. completely unaware of blogging!

What are five things on your to-do list for today (not in any particular order)?

This is so great! I almost never have a list, but today I made one and get to boast about it! It includes mundane activities like:

1. Water the newly-planted veggie garden;
2. Ride shotgun over my daughters as they clean under their beds;
3. Finish reading two books to my older daughter;
4. Vacuum;
5. Finish a book I’m reading about doubt, God in the Dark.

What are five snacks you enjoy?

1. Chocolate chip cookies
2. Barbecue potato chips
3. Mixed nuts
4. All-bran multigrain crackers (honest!)
5. More chocolate chip cookies

What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?

Can I ask my husband? He’s the boomer, I’m the nester. Hmm…

1. Create an education/scholarship fund for homeschoolers
2. Buy some property in the country to keep horses, and a big rototiller for a big garden
3. Invest/save a chunk to live off and to educate/provide for my kids
4. Find a family in need and invest in them
5. Use the extra time to volunteer overseas as a family

What are five of your bad habits?

1. Spending too much time online
2. Baking too much
3. Weighing the options till the moment of choice has closed up shop and gone home
4. Speak first, think later
5. Still being in my jammies when Sesame Street comes on at 10:00

What are five places where you have lived?

1. Endicott, NY
2. Wilmore, KY
3. Lexington, KY
4. Oneonta, NY
5. Can’t wait to see!

What are five jobs you’ve had?

1. Pumpkin picker/cider presser
2. Grocery store cashier
3. Transcript secretary
4. Graduate editorial assistant and teacher
5. Professor of English

What five people do you want to tag?

1. There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
2. Stray Thoughts
3. Dog Ear Diary
4. Deb on the Run
5. Barchester at Penthorpe