That retreat was great. First, it was in a beautiful setting. Second, there were all sorts of interesting women with amazing stories. The theme was finding our true identity in Christ, and part of our "curriculum" involved a temperament test. I love personality tests. Most people seem to. I'm not sure why we want a third party eval of ourselves, but we do. I turned out to be a Phlegmatic, which was hardly surprising. Observers rather than particpators, avoids conflict, indecisive, calm and balanced, mediators, introverts. I can pick them out. We are the ones who sit quietly at a party, smiling and laughing now and then, perferring not to be the center of attention.
The girls went to a friend's house for a Halloween sleepover. I walked around with them while they went trick-or-treating. Our friends live in an affluent neighborhood, which really makes a difference in the quality of candy you receive. They collected mostly chocolate, which is almost unheard of. And no raisins. I don't know why people bother handing out raisins. Blech.
Last night we went to a Girl Scout party, because I'm testing the waters to see if the girls want to get involved. There were a number of games, including one in which you eat a donut hanging off a string with your hands behind your back. Firecracker showed an amazing amount of persistence in this game. I think we were there for 20 minutes. It paid off, too, because she got most of it.
All for now, as I have to get ready for church.
I'm with you on the raisins. Blech!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed your retreat. :-)
ReplyDeleteIf you love personality tests you really would find the Myers-Briggs amazing if you haven't taken it. I took it in my graduate progam in counseling and like everyone else I talked to, found it uncanny. It felt almost like a violation of privacy, lol! I mean, that they could know that much about you from your answers to their questions.
ReplyDeleteDonuts all the way, man.
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