seven sevens

Okay, while I was in the midst of trying to finish a book, I got tagged for the latest meme making the rounds. Not by one but by two folks! Since I am thoroughly and completely brain dead after a rather intense rush to the finish, answering a meme seems like a pretty good way to fill my next blog post. Angie and BJ, here you go.

Seven Things to Do Before I Die:

1) Travel to the countries of my maternal and paternal great-grandparents: England, Ireland, and Sweden
2) Lower my cholesterol
3) Be consistent in my exercising
4) Learn a foreign language
5) Learn to play the piano again (I took lessons as a child)
6) Declutter my house so my children and/or grandchildren don't have to do it after I die
7) Move to a smaller home without lots of yard work

Seven Things I Cannot Do:

1) Plot a novel scene-by-scene in advance
2) Prepare a gourmet meal
3) Wear high heels
4) Run (it's pathetic!)
5) Watch sports on TV (except for figure skating and the Olympics)
6) Be around cigarette smoke
7) Understand calculus

Seven Things that Attract Me to My Best Friends (in no particular order):

1) Their love of God
2) Their devotion to husbands and children
3) The way they mentor other women
4) Their love of music, especially their voices raised in songs of praise to the Lord
5) The way we laugh together
6) The way we cry together
7) That they are prayer warriors and stand in the gap for others

Seven Things I Say Most Often:

1) Really?
2) Duh!
3) You know...
4) No, Poppet, no!
5) Awesome!
6) Major!
7) You think?

Seven Books (or series) I Love:

1) The Bible
2) Come Thirsty by Max Lucado
3) The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
4) Heaven by Randy Alcorn
5) Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
6) The Word on the Street by Rob Lacey
7) So many novels I could not begin to remember and list them all

Seven Movies I Would [and do] Watch Over and Over Again:

1) Sense and Sensibilities
2) Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth version)
3) About a Boy
4) Finding Neverland
5) Mansfield Park
6) An Ideal Husband
7) Return to Me
8) The Wizard of Oz
9) Dave
10) and many others in my considerable DVD collection

The last thing I'm supposed to do is list 7 people I would like to see answer this same meme. But since it appears everyone in the blogosphere has already been tagged by someone else, I think I will just skip that step. But if you want to play, join in and then let me know.

-rlh-

Comments

[hcatty]

Hello Ms. Robin. I've been reading you for a while now, but I never comment or saying anything. Just wanted to let you know I nicked your sevens quizzie. And that you're a blessing!