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3 Joys
1. My kids; I love watching them do things. It's fun to see them grow and just be kids.
2. Learning; I really like to learn about lots of different things. I remember when I was in middle school saying that I'd like to take every class that a college offered and I still think that's a pretty good idea, excepting a few (like accounting; I've taken a few of those and that was enough--yuck).
3. Playing games with friends; I really like having people over. There's just something about a house full of people that I like.

3 Fears
1. "Bad guys" (murderers, robbers, etc) coming into my room at night. I've talked about this before, but for those of you who didn't read about it last time; I make Dale sleep on the side of the bed closest to the door and I have to be able to see the door to my room from where I sleep. (Not that either of those will actually make a difference if someone actually does come in to kill me, but oh well.)
2. Scary movies; I just can't handle them. I'm not scared of the dark or of being alone unless I've watched a scary movie recently. Then, I really freak myself out. I've grounded myself from them, so I haven't been scared for a long time.
3. Failing to teach my kids what they need to know to be successful. I really worry about that a lot and don't really know what to do about it, except the best I can and just keep going day after day.

3 Goals
1. Stop yelling at my kids. I want my house to be a yell-free zone; I think that even if you're mad at someone, you can talk to them in a rational way. (At least, I think that when I'm calm and rational; I seem to forget that when I get angry.) I'm getting better, but it seems like an impossible goal sometimes.
2. Get out of debt; we're still paying on school, plus we're still recovering from moving up here and not selling our house in Cedar for so long. Hopefully by January 2009 we'll be totally debt-free except our mortgage here in IF.
3. Clean my house little by little every day. That way I can keep it to a manageable mess.

3 Obsessions
1. British mystery TV shows; you name it, I've either seen it or will watch it. I've seen every season of Midsommer Murders, Prime Suspect, and Touching Evil. I'm working on Foyle's War, RoseMary and Thyme, and Campion. I've watched a ton of Poirot with David Suchet, Inspector Lynley, Miss Marple, Hetty Wainthrop, and Inspector Frost. I've seen a few Inspector Morse (boring), and Jeeves & Wooster. I've just about exhausted the library's collection, so when they're all gone, I don't know what I'll watch.
2. Collective Soul; as you all know, I think it's the most awsome band ever! Enough said.
3. I don't know....OH, buying things for a really good deal. I love thrift store shopping and yard saling because I can find good stuff for so cheap.

3 Random/Surprising Facts about myself
1. I hate loading the dishwasher; I think it's disgusting to touch dirty plates. I don't mind unloading, but luckily Dale usually does both of those jobs, so I don't have to worry about either.
2. I'm the only one in my family (the one I was born to, not the one I created) that hasn't been to all 50 states. I'm missing Alaska and Hawaii.
3. Once I start a book, I have to finish it and I usually read a book in two days or less. (I like to read British murder mysteries, too.)

I tag Ariane (you're the only one that ever does them!)