Looking back, you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life, and that person was you. -- Robert Brault

Betty had this on her blog this morning. I like this one, so here goes:

1. Have you ever been so lost that you were really afraid? I was lost once as a very small girl. I went out in to the woods with my dad to find a Christmas tree. He got lost and couldn't find his way back to the car. But, to his credit, he didn't panic and made it seem like such an adventure that when we stumbled across the car it was no big deal. But otherwise...no. A little confused or concerned a time or two maybe, but never afraid.

2. Have you ever been to an island? Yes, the absolutely gorgeous San Juan Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Washington State and British Columbia, Canada.

3. Are you more of a thinker or feeler? Most definitely a thinker. Sometimes my brain hurts I think so much.

4. Do you tend to see issues or situations in life as black and white or shades of gray? I'm very practical-minded so I'd say I see things as black and white for the most part. Tho, in situations involving the emtotions and feelings of loved ones, I am able to give them the benefit of the doubt.

5. If you were stuck on an island, what book would you hope to have with you (Let's pretend the Bible is already there, so you can't say that.) I would want a copy of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". Outside of the Bible, that is my favorite book of all time.

6. What are you most afraid of? The death or serious illness of loved ones.

7. Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones? I'd rather not be able to make new ones. The past is with us always. Tomorrow may never come.

8. Pretend I'm looking at a scrapbook page about you. There are three spaces for you to drop in individual pictures. What are those pictures of, and why did you select them? There are not very many pictures of me in existence. But the first would be of the kiss Dear Hubby and I shared at our wedding when we were pronounced man and wife. Then the one of him and me that I'd had posted on my Facebook page. I can't think of a third one.

9. If you were re-doing your wedding, what would you do differently? (If you're single, tell me one thing you would do if you were planning a wedding OR huge party.) Absolutely nothing. As far as I'm concerned, it was perfect. And that was almost 36 years ago, so that ought to tell you something!

10. Tell me one thing you know/believe about forgiveness. The hardest person on earth to forgive is ourselves.

11. You're waiting in a doctor's office. What is your favorite way to pass that time? Read a magazine or a book I've brought along.

12. If there were a clone of you in a parallel universe what is one way you hope she/he would be the same as you and one way you hope she/he would be better? I would hope that person/clone is as compassionate as I am. Better? To be very free and spontaneous with affection. That is my one downfall in life with the people I love, outside of the grandboys.