Better late than never...

OK...several days ago now, my daughter graciously passed along a "meme" to me (I'm not really sure what this means; I just do what I'm told). Anyway, my assignment (should I choose to accept it) is to respond to the following:

5 things in my bag:

1. My wallet...duh...

2. My Bi-Mart card (don't leave home without it)

3. Numerous (seriously...numerous) tubes of lipstick. I am fortunately (or unfortunately) a sales representative for a well-known beauty product company. Not too far into my career I made the realization that I have a weakness for lip enhancement products. You just can't have too many, y'know?

4. A list of products that qualify to be purchased with my HSA (Health Savings Account) card. When you're my age you have to know these things.

5. A tape measure. Don't worry...we're not talking about a 6,000-foot huge Stanley...just a nice little oh-so-feminine size that fits nicely in the pocket of my purse. Now there's something that comes in handy from time to time.

5 things in my bedroom:

1. My bed...again, duh...

2. A bit of an obstacle course. I drive my hubby crazy...I admit that I have the weakness of leaving my shoes pretty much wherever I happen to take them off. This becomes quite treacherous when attempting to walk quietly through the bedroom in the dark. 'Nuff said...

3. A collage of our wedding pictures. We're coming up on our big #4 anniversary!

4. The closet, which contains 4 racks for clothes. Three of them contain my clothes. Poor Eric.

5. The June "birthday angel" that belonged to my momma. She's been gone almost 20 years now, but I treasure the memories. Love you, Mom...

5 things I have always wanted to do:

1. Be a hospital/police/fire chaplain. For many years I have been drawn to trauma intervention types of services. Unfortunately, my college degree in music education doesn't give me the qualifications I would need to be hired for any of these positions. Sigh...

2. Work at the zoo, caring for animals. Yep...up close and personal...the closer the better. You know how some hospitals utilize volunteers to come in and rock babies in the nursery? Well, translate that to the animal world and I'm SO there...

3. Hmmm...actually, I guess I've always wanted to be one of those hospital baby-rockers too...

4. I've always wanted to have some sort of a small camping trailer; something that would allow us to pick up and go at a moment's notice. I love camping...but much prefer the comfort of the camper bed. Go ahead, call me a sissy...

5. I've always wanted to be thin...well, at least thinner...I've gone back and forth a bit through the years...that's a tough one.

5 things I am currently into:

1. Facebook. Ok...now, I realize this can be a bit addictive, especially for people like me who have that type of personality. But - the Facebook experience is awesome. Seriously. It is such an amazing way to keep in touch with people in your life...even people you had lost touch with over the years. I've been having fun catching up with people...and even playing games with people who are far away from me in miles. For me, this has been Christian "community" at its finest.

2. Goodwill shopping (and thrift shops in general). Oh man...I can spend hours...

3. My grandchildren. I have 3, with one more on the way. The oldest graduates from kindergarten next week, and the youngest will make her appearance in September. There just isn't anything that compares with this "Nana" love that comes spilling out of me. I should also mention here my adorable little Sarah, my sponsor child from Uganda. She brings me so much joy with her sweet pictures and letters (she calls me "grandmother," which makes me melt every time).

4. Mission Impossible. No...not the movies we have seen of late. I'm talking about the REAL Mission Impossible...the old one...the TV series. Recently, hubby changed our TV service, which gave us a new variety of channels to choose from. I came upon a channel that features re-runs of this long-loved show of mine. Seriously, the plots are simply amazing. I have been watching...often. Willie and Barney...swoon. The theme song to this series is now the ring tone on my cell...it makes people think I'm getting a really important phone call.

5. I'm always into the experience of my journey with God...

5 people who need to do this:

1. Michelle...love you!

2. Kelsey...it will be fun to see what your responses are like now that you're back in the U.S. of A.

3. AJ...you need something "light" to blog about...:)

4. Melissa...you're too far away (sniff)

5. Kathy...you're my hero!

OK Abs...I did it...whew...maybe this will get me inspired to get back into this fun they call "blogging." Hmmm...