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I was tagged by a moose.

(these are not necessarily my favorites, but are the ones I can think of right now.

Seven movies I have loved:
....Pride and Prejudice (with either Colin Firth OR Matthew MacFadyen)
....When Harry Met Sally (not so much now as it was perfect for me at the time)
....Contact (always!!)
....Shrek
....The Princess Bride
....Indiana Jones
....A Fish Called Wanda


Seven books I love:
....The Path of Minor Planets by Andrew Sean Greer
....Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
....Replay by Ken Grimwood
....Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series
....Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (can I have it on movies AND books?)
....The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
... Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquival

Seven things I say:
....You are pushing me TOO FAR! (guess who I say that to)
....SAMMY!!! (yelled in exasperation at my cat)
....Hey guys, how about TV DINNERS tonight!!??
....I'm going to exercise starting tomorrow.
....Honey, I have a meeting on (insert choice of night...it's all of them)
....Thank you. (I have tons of opportunities for this one)
....What's a date night?


Seven things that attract me to a city:
....must be small enough to run into people I know at the library.
....must be large enough to be able to shop without driving > 15 minutes.
....lots of greenspace
....close to the mountains
....good schools
....plenty of picnic spots
....a good place for outdoor dining (where in Williamsburg?? Suggestions??)


Seven things to do before I die:
....visit Hawaii, Norway, New Zealand
....meet my grandchildren
....have a completely organized and clean house
....take some *real* cooking classes
....publish something fiction (I do quite enough publishing of non-fiction!!)
....get my piano tuned
....have muscular arms


Seven things I can't do:
....sing
....control my temper when pushed to far (see above)
....listen to two conversations at once
....do a pushup (possible problem to goal #7 just above)
....clean my oven
....brush my teeth without gagging
....chop wood


Seven people to tag:
....Mare
....Holly L.
....Karin
....Steve R (not dad)
....Jodie
....Mom
....Dad