The "Castle"

We finally got back over to Sauer Castle to take some pictures and I wanted to post one or two here. It's very cool. Not really a castle in the traditional sense, really just a big red brick mansion, but it's still neat.

I am waiting for my husband and son to get home right now. They should have been back a long time ago and I am starting to get irritated. It's 12:30 in the morning and my son should have been in bed two hours ago.

I have previously mentioned that at the church we go to, my husband met up with one of his old Navy friends, a woman named Kris. They like to play D&D so on Sundays my husband and son go over there and play for a while. They are normally home by 11:00 or so, so our son is only a half hour late getting to bed, which is not so bad, but tonight, they are WAY later than that. I guess I need to call over there and see when they are coming home.

Anyway, I will post this picture and then go call over there and raise hell...

Enjoy the castle.

Enneagrams

I have taken the Enneagram before, but I think it is fun every once in a while to go back and take it again to see if I have changed any. I have been a Type 5 for a LONG time now. Here is the description of a Type 5:


The Observer

your Enneagram type is FIVE.

"I need to understand the world"

Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.

How to Get Along with Me:

Be independent, not clingy.
Speak in a straightforward and brief manner.
I need time alone to process my feelings and thoughts.
Remember that If I seem aloof, distant, or arrogant, it may be that I am feeling uncomfortable.
Make me feel welcome, but not too intensely, or I might doubt your sincerity.
If I become irritated when I have to repeat things, it may be because it was such an effort to get my thoughts out in the first place.
don't come on like a bulldozer.
Help me to avoid my pet peeves: big parties, other people's loud music, overdone emotions, and intrusions on my privacy.

What I Like About Being a Five :

standing back and viewing life objectively
coming to a thorough understanding; perceiving causes and effects
my sense of integrity: doing what I think is right and not being influenced by social pressure
not being caught up in material possessions and status
being calm in a crisis

What's Hard About Being a Five:

being slow to put my knowledge and insights out in the world
feeling bad when I act defensive or like a know-it-all
being pressured to be with people when I don't want to be
watching others with better social skills, but less intelligence or technical skill, do better professionally

Fives as Children Often:

spend a lot of time alone reading, making collections, and so on
have a few special friends rather than many
are very bright and curious and do well in school
have independent minds and often question their parents and teachers
watch events from a detached point of view, gathering information
assume a poker face in order not to look afraid
are sensitive; avoid interpersonal conflict
feel intruded upon and controlled and/or ignored and neglected

Fives as Parents:

are often kind, perceptive, and devoted
are sometimes authoritarian and demanding
may expect more intellectual achievement than is developmentally appropriate
may be intolerant of their children expressing strong emotions

Today

I'm tired today, but can't go to bed for another hour and a half or more, which will put it almost 4:00 am in my time zone. Sometimes having my husband working only 3 minutes away from home is a pain! He likes to come home for lunch, which I understand, but I don't always want to be up that late/early.

We had a homeschoolers get together this morning. The kids played games with a parachute, they got wrapped all up in big stretchy-fabric circles and played games in there, they learned about finding things in common with other people, that we are all connected. It was actually pretty neat. The adults just got to watch, but it was still nice to get him out of the house and playing with other kids.

He is having a grand time playing with James, the boy he met at church. They have a lot of fun together, and even when they disagree, they manage to work it out themselves fairly quickly and move on to the next thing. I think that's pretty neat.

After the homeschool party, we had to go to the laundromat and do our laundry. The attendant listens to a christian music station and one of the songs said something about looking into Jesus' big blue eyes and looking at his curly brown hair. Jesus didn't have blue eyes. People seem to have forgotten that Jesus was a Middle-Eastern Jew. He was not a blue eyed Northern European. He was dark skinned, dark eyed and dark haired. I just think it's kind of funny how people's perceptions cloud what they believe.

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