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I found this on a friend of a friend's blog. Here goes me.


i am: thrilled about the end of the school year and the chance to start being Leah and Mommy again instead of Mrs. Stevenson.

i think: my kids are not going to do very well on the AP Lang test because of my maternity absence last semester.

i know: a little about a lot.

i want: to play tennis.

i have: a house full of things (and people) I "always wanted" waiting for me at home.

i wish: that I was less self-involved.

i hate: being left out.

i miss: being a size 8.

i fear: only for my child(ren)'s safety, success and happiness - but I am always able to turn that fear into hope.

i feel: weightless from the amount of responsibility I'm shirking by writing this blog instead of grading research papers.

i hear: calm music, a locker slamming at the other end of the hall, the classroom next door watching a movie.

i smell: very little because I have a cold.

i crave: Christmas: the music, the lights, the chill, the merriment.

i search: for the balance of healthy, frugal and easy meals for my family.

i wonder: how other people really live in the privacy of their own homes.

i regret: my own insecurity.

i love: laughing with my husband.

i ache: to be a better, more well-rounded woman.

i care: about my students on a personal level.

i always: check my spelling.

i am not: consistent.

i believe: that prayers are answered.

i dance: in my car when I'm alone.

i sing: loudly in church, but rarely elsewhere.

i cry: at "maternal" moments in movies and tv shows now - even when I tell stories.

i don’t always: brush my teeth before bed.

i fight: with my husband about his video game addictions (which are currently better).

i write: story and craft ideas, drawings and grocery lists in a little purple notebook I got for Christmas from Claire.

i win: Scrabulous like mad.

i lose: everything: clothes, jewelry, books, credit cards.

i never: get there on time.

i confuse: who I am with what I've done.

i listen: proudly to pop music, boy bands and Broadway.

i can usually be found: voraciously reading something, even the cereal box.

i am scared: that my husband and I will perish and someone else will raise my child.

i need: affirmation.

i am happy about: the way these 7 1/2 years of marriage have turned out.

-lks