Jane, over at What About Mom has “interviewed” me blog-style. This means that she posted some questions on her site and has publicly called me out to answer them on my blog. Since I’m rather fond of Jane and I thought the questions were interesting, I figured I’d answer. At the end of this I get to tag my own peeps with my own questions. So, keep reading

1.) Which of your kids do you worry about most? Why?
I worry about both of them for different reasons. I understand Lucy’s shyness and the need for her to overcome her fears. I was that same fearful child. My mother gently (and sometimes not so gently) pushed me and forced me to adapt. It is important that I do the same for her. She’s also such a “people-pleaser” that I worry that she will be susceptible to peer pressure.

I worry about Max because I fear that he has the Callaway-temper. My family has a tendency to lack social tact and to force our way through life. It is a little early to tell so we’ll see. I also worry that he’ll be short. That fear is pretty stupid though so I try not to think about it too much.

2.) How did you know your husband was the right man for you? Have you ever seriously doubted that in the years since getting married, and if so how did you work it out?
I love this question. Well, I suppose there were several things about David that made me realize he was the right man for me; his beautiful blue eyes, his warm smile, his non-stop sense of humor. But, I really need to acknowledge God in this situation. There have been about six times in my entire life where I felt like God was screaming at me and meeting David was one. If God could have put a neon sign on David’s head that was flashing “HE’S THE ONE!!” — well, that is what it felt like.

David and I have had our share of fights. Some of them not so pretty (ask David about his great wall patch). However, I’ve actually never doubted that he is the person I am supposed to be with. At times I’ve wanted to bonk him on the head or throw shoes at him (that never make it into the closet) but never leave him.

3.) Have you ever practiced your acceptance speech for an award that is pretty out of your league? Which award? and how does your speech start?
I cannot even believe I’m about to say this in public. Sigh. The Academy Awards for screenplay writing. Yes, it is not all that romantic, but there it is. However, my speech would be the same as my dedication in my book; “I want to thank my parents for always being honest and encouraging me. I want to thank David for always challenging me to be better and my kids because without them I would have nothing to write about”.

4.) Has the recession affected you yet? How? Are you afraid of what’s to come?
We’ve been pretty lucky. The housing slump hasn’t really affected Dallas all that much because housing prices were never all that high. David and I have always lived beneath our means and never on credit so we’re in good shape there. David’s job feels pretty secure and teachers rarely get laid off. However, before everybody starts throwing stones at me we had our own recession when the Internet bubble burst. David and I went over a year without either one of us having full-time jobs. We free-lanced, we ran our own business, we managed. So, we’ve had our bad times and survived.

5.) Underwire or not?
Underwire. However, I am an oddity in my family. I have been “blessed” with certain “attributes” that gravity and having children have not been kind to. Without modern science and the beauty of an underwire I would be — well, it would be bad.

Now my turn. Since Jane tagged me, I suppose it would be in bad form to tag her back so I won’t. I’m going to single out Anne (The Daily Digress), and Rebecca (Ezra Pound Cake). I have selected these two because I think they should meet each other. (Anne this is Rebecca, she likes to cook. Rebecca, this is Anne, she likes to eat). Although I’ve singled out these two I would like to hear everybody’s answers so feel free to leave them in the comment box. If you answer them on your blog then hey, link back to me (or Jane). Cool?

1.) If you could magically excel at any profession(outside of your current one) what would it be?
2.) What is the one thing you hate about blogging? Why?
3.) Besides where you currently live, is there another city you wish you could live? Why?
4.) List one food that is in your pantry that you are embarrassed to own and why did you originally purchase it?

And with that, I’m taking a couple of days off. David and I are taking the kids to Fort Worth for the weekend. We’re going to the zoo, the IMAX theatre, and the Cowgirl museum. However, I think it is the hotel pool the kids are the most excited about.