Jilleen tagged me and I guess I can play along, too. Sorry if my answers are too long for you all to read. I will list 3 of each - joys, fears, goals, obsessions / collections and surprising facts. Then, I will tag other people to post on their blogs.

Joys

1. My family. I am lucky to have so much of my family close and I love all of them. One of my most favorite things to do is spend time with my family.

2. Watching people do their "happy dances." Steve and Jamie are both fantastic at it. I encourage all to try to convince them to dance for you.

3. Being lazy. If I can ever just sit and not have anything to do, it is so wonderful.

Fears

1. Bees and all things that fly and want to sting me. I have never been stung yet, but I could be allergic and die. You never know. I am sure that this is not an irrational fear and running away may be the best defense.

2. I am terrified that something bad will happen to someone very close to me. I know it is terrible, but sometimes I think about what it would be like to have Steve or one of my children hurt badly or captured by terrorists. I hate those sleepless nights!

3. I worry sometimes that I will not please my husband. No, all of you perverts, not like that! Steve is such a nice guy and he wouldn't tell me if he thought I sucked at housekeeping, etc. So, I have to worry about it on my own and he can continue to assure me that I am wonderful.

Goals

1. To cook meals regularly. This is a long term goal for me :) I am sure that this will be done in the future. In the meantime, I will just think about how nice it would be if I had a plan for dinner before it is already 5:00 or later.

2. To get caught up on Brinton's scrapbook and start Zander's before he is 1 and 1/2 years old. I didn't start doing Brinton's until a few months ago and the goal was to get it caught up before Zander was born. New goal . . . just keep doing it.

3. To be a good mother. I want my kids to remember their childhood as something great and fun. I don't want to be too uptight and I want to have fun with them.

Obsessions / Collections

1. Orange chicken with fried rice at Panda Express. The Panda in Pleasant Grove is better than the one in American Fork. It is sad that I know that, but it is true. If we drive past a Panda, Brinton points and says, "nummies." Is that a bad thing?

2. I have been working on my scrapbook collection for quite some time now. I just need to use the stuff now.

3. Shoes . . . I have way too many, but cannot part with them. I haven't been buying more or anything, but I have over 60 pairs (including flip flops and slippers). I only wear about three of them regularly.

Surprising Facts

1. I go through Gushers Fruit Snacks like they are air. I think it has something to do with nursing Zander. There aren't enough packets in a box. With Brinton, I ate tons of cookies in the same manner (fudge stripes by the Keebler elves).

2. I get back to my pre-pregnancy weight within two weeks (so far). I am not trying to brag or anything, yet I do like it. It is just surprising though.

3. I can pop my shoulder blades out of place pretty easily. It looks sort of freakish, not quite enough to join the carnival, but not right by any means.

The three people I am going to tag are (drum roll) . . . Stephanie, Kim and Trish.