Tagged--finally!

Yay!! I got tagged! I always want to get tagged in these games. I know most people consider it to be like chain letters, or whatever, but no one ever tags me, so I am excited! (I also like those "get to know your friends" emails.) So, I got tagged by Angie D. I also copied another game off of E's blog, because I wanted to play that one too (even though I can't really come up with answers to all of them yet). I am just going to type and hope an answer comes to me!
So--here's the first one:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your Blog (Please include the book and author) along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag five people.

Ok--the closest books are 1) Baby Sign--each page has 1 word on it. No sentences. 2) Daily Wisdom to Satisfy the Soul--only has about 3 sentences per page (I read 1 page each night before bed--any more sentences than that wouldn't get read because I would fall asleep) There are no other books within arm's reach. I am going to the guest room (where the bookshelf is) and leaving the light off and choosing a book at random. Be right back. . . . .
Lovely. . .such the army family we are! The book I picked was "On Killing--The psychological cost of learning to kill in war and society." I am taking a moment to absorb the fact that a book with this title is actually in my house. Another point--the book was a gift to S. on our wedding day from a girl in TCU ROTC that I DO NOT consider my friend. I considered for a moment tearing out the page where she wrote her note. . .but decided that is too heavy a sentiment for the lighthearted intent of this game. So, back to the game. . .

Here goes. . .page 123 Sentences 5-8. "He goes on to give a superb example of the subtle and unconscious nature of this resistance to bayoneting: 'Prince Frederick Charles asked a [World War I] German infantryman why he did this. {refers to earlier sentence about turning bayonets around and using the handle as a club} 'I don't know,' replied the soldier. 'When you get your dander up, the thing turns round in your hand itself.' "

Well, that' s a lovely notion. Soldiers prefer not to use bayonets. Great. I should have just used the Baby Sign book! I will NOT be reading anymore of "On Killing." Except what-her-name's note page--I may read that again--right before I tear it out!

OK--the other game on E's blog:
I AM: living in a boys' locker room
I WANT: to lose 27 pounds
I WISH: plastic surgery was free
I HATE: that I have wasted so much time
I MISS: the "girls on the hill"
I FEAR: abandonment
I HEAR: everything
I WONDER: if God thinks I'm not good enough at being a girl to be a mother to one
I REGRET: how much money I have spent just on pizza
I AM NOT: sure about much
I DANCE: to country music, with my boys standing on my toes to teach them to 2step
I SING: terribly, but with enthusiasm
I CRY: about everything--even mayonaise commercials
I AM NOT ALWAYS: mean (surprise!)
I MAKE: hooded towels and brownies
I CONFUSE: m's and n's ("aminal" & "cimannon")
I NEED: to get a job
I SHOULD: go to bed
I START: with good intentions
I FINISH: slowly, usually
I BORROWED: all my kids names

One more thing. . .have you guys seen true wife confessions (on blogspot)? HOLY CRAP!!! S. and I were reading it the other night and decided we should read it once in a while to make us remember how lucky we are!!!