Can you believe it?? Thank Heather for the break in our programming, she’s the one who passed the award on to me. (Thank you, Heather!!)

7 things I did before
1. played the french horn
2. swam
3. watched TV
4. went to the ballet
5. listened to tapes
6. aspired to be a journalist
7. drank soda

7 things I do now
1. play the piano (though not as much as I want)
2. run (but mostly after my kids)
3. read
4. long to go out
5. listen to MP3s
6. aspire to get paid for writing reviews
7. drink water

7 things I want to do
1. get paid
2. travel overseas
3. lose 30 pounds
4. get rid of the debt
5. find an extra 5 hours in the day
6. decorate a wedding cake
7. learn French

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex
1. fine eyes
2. dark hair (an accent’s a bonus)
3. humor
4. patience
5. intelligence
6. empathy
7. gentleness

7 Favorite Foods
1. orange scones at Panera
2. hot chocolate
3. anything with chocolate, caramel and nuts
4. Spinach-Artichoke dip
5. homemade wheat bread fresh from the oven
6. chili
7. angel food cake with fresh strawberries and whip cream

7 Things I Say Most Often
1. Mmmm… Uh huh. What?
2. Do your chores, please!
3. K, did you do that?
4. I need you to… (multiple ways to finish that one)
5. How was your day?
6. Do you have any homework?
7. I love you, too.

7 More Kreativ Bloggers:
This is the hardest part for me… I hate picking and choosing among my list. I’ve been participating in Mother Reader’s comment challenge, and have discovered some (more) wonderful blogs. A sampling of my new additions:
1. Hip Writer Mama
2. Everead
3. Charlotte’s Library
4. Teacher Ninja
5. Confessions of a Bibliovore
6. Semicolon
7. Writing and Ruminating