Tag! I'm It!

Marcia Mickelson tagged me, so here's my contribution.

If I tagged you, remove the blog from the top, move all the blogs up one, and add yourself to the bottom. You have to copy and paste the whole thing into a Word document (or whatever) and use it as a template for your own version.

The Lyon's Tale
Sundial in the Shade
Not Entirely British
Marcia Mickelson
Writer in the Pines

Here are my responses.

What were you doing ten years ago?
We were preparing to attend a mega family reunion. Four of the siblings would caravan from the west to Missouri. There we took in the LDS sites, then met other members of my family in Ohio. In Greater Cleveland, over 100 cousins descending from a common ancestor couple saw sites with paternal side family history significance. Then we all went to western New York State to commemorate the maternal side of the couple. After attending the Hill Cumorah Pageant, we split up to go home. Our own family went to Pittsburgh to visit my husband’s side of the family. We swung down through Washington DC, then visited my sons’ mission fields on the way home. A couple of months after we got home, my husband was diagnosed with an aggressive terminal cancer. I was glad we had made the trip.

What were you doing one year ago?
I was recuperating from weeks of rehearsals for and four performances of the melodrama put on by my church. I played the ingénue, that is, the young female lead, at the age of sixty, complete with a hoop skirt and a bow in my blonde wig. What fun I had!

Five snacks you enjoy:
1. Tropical fruit mix straight from the can
2. “Cowboy cookies” from a local grocery store
3. Mr. Goodbar candy bars
4. Fresh strawberries
5. Tortilla chips and salsa

Five songs you know all the lyrics to:
1. I Am a Child of God
2. Army of Helaman
3. I Stand All Amazed
4. Deep Water
5. Sweet Caroline

Things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house on my own land
2. Hire a personal trainer
3. Get liposuction, then skin reduction surgery(ies)
4. Travel, particularly to England
5. Establish trust funds for my grandkids

Five bad habits:
1. Eating after 8 p.m.
2. Staying up late
3. Not exercising
4. Reading blogs instead of writing
5. Spritzing whipped cream into my mouth right from the can

Five things you like to do:
1. Read
2. Write
3. Blog
4. Watch movies
5. Watch TV

Things you will never wear again:
1. Maternity dresses
2. Stiletto heels
3. Capri pants
4. Shorts
5. Too-tight earrings

Five favorite toys:
1. Computer
2. Microwave
3. Digital camera
4. Cool software
5. DVD player

Where will I be in ten years?
I hope I’m still living in my community, able to drive myself everywhere I want to go, able to write novels and blog. Maybe in that house on my own land?

People to tag:
Faith St. Clair
Loralee Evans
Liz Adair