…in no particular order…
- My sense of humor — it is quirky and sometimes dark.
- I can still see the world through a child’s eyes and can be childlike (more often than adultlike, I fear)
- My cooking. I really like the food I make, at least most of the time
- My writing. While not as good as some, I feel that I write well and it is something I love to do.
- I like how I set out to ensure my kids became readers and they did. I have no doubt it had a lot to do with seeing me read, having me read to them and talking about books with them from a young age.
- The Illinois-shaped birthmark on my inner right calf.
- I treasure my values and the fact that I continue to strive to be a better person, morally and ethically, all the time.
- I like that I have an open mind about many things, except maybe certain foods — like I don’t want to ever (knowingly) eat a bug.
- I like that I can identify more birds than the average human.
- I like that I raised (okay, helped raise) two outstanding humans. When I dismiss it as genetics, they both assure me that it was much more than that.
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Wow–your grown children tell you you’re a good mother! That deserves to be #11. (Or if necessary it could conceivably replace #6.) 🙂 I think my kids belong to the “it goes without saying” school of familial praise.
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They do, Susan. All the time. I guess I am lucky that way.
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Great list, Dona! The Illinois-shaped birthmark made me smile.
#1 and #7 also made me smile. Well, they all did!
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Yes, the birthmark made me smile too (and I’m going to look up Illinois after this, as I have no idea what shape it is–I would ask you to post a picture of the birthmark, but that might come across as creepy).
I like this list very much.
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Yes, the birthmark made me go out and look again on Google to make sure that I knew what the state was shaped like! And then it made me think that I would instinctively like a person who looked at their birthmark and said “Illinois”. Your list is endearing, and I’m a 100% with you on 7, 8 and 10.
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Well, having grown up in the state made it easier to identify what shape the birthmark resembled.
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This is a great list. I love that your children think you’re a good mom and don’t let you shrug it off.
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Finally getting here. This is wonderful! I love that you are a birder!
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