Tagged by Dorothy

Okay, I couldn't sleep, so I prayed for a few people that I could think of, then thought I heard a child cough, so got up to check, and decided to come and check e-mail and all the blog updates.

Then I discovered that I was "tagged" by my friend Dorothy, who is a Mom of 9 (waiting on number 10): 3 "homemade" as she loves to say, and 6 adopted. I think her "Top 5 Things You Wish People Knew About You" were probably more interesting and funny than any I can think of about me, but I've never done any of those and actually sent them back to anyone (sorry if you were waiting!), so I thought I'd try. Here you go, Dorothy!

1) Like my friend, Dorothy, I give my kids healthy snacks, and then hide with some M&Ms and read for a few minutes in the afternoon. (It's partly because I know I'm not going to bounce off the walls and cry for more when I'm done with my one handful!)

2) I'm a perfectionist. (Hard to believe, huh?) It's hard for me to accept help because I like things done certain ways... meaning in ways that work best (I KNOW it's pathetic! God is working on it!) Like: loading the dishwasher, and folding clothes. Okay, this is a very boring one. AND I'm not sure I really want everyone to know it... but maybe it will cause some to pray for me and my kids!

3) Even though I've been a Christian for a long time (since my teens), I still sometimes lay awake at night fearing death (picture the kid on "What About Bob," "It's GOING to happen; we're GOING to die." I question my salvation, because of how rotten my attitudes are, but I think it's good because it makes me realize how big Jesus' death really was.

4) I guess most people now know I was in the Army when I was young. But did you know my favorite part was my M-16? I loved carrying it and taking it apart and putting it together, but I REALLY loved to go to the target ranges. I got Expert, and even though I didn't do well on the interview for "Soldier of the Quarter" I still got promoted to E-2 at the end of basic training because of it. I got to qualify (got Expert again) with handguns when I was stationed at the Pentagon, and the officers (all 10 or so men that I was a secretary for) who encouraged me to go said, "I'm not messin' with Toney anymore!"

Well, so much for five things. I'll have to think about it as I hopefully drift off to sleep... it's 12:48am, and I pray I won't be a rotten Mom if Paul wakes up too early again tomorrow.

(The other day when he decided to wake up at 6:00 am, I let him cry and he slept for a while longer, then woke up crying again. I was so frustrated that he was awake, and when I opened his door I just glared down at him, and he looked up at me with his tear-stained face and said, "uh oh." It almost made me laugh... just what I needed!)