1. Summer is my favorite season.

2. I think cruises are the best vacation, I have been on 5 of them.

3. When I am reading a book that I like, I cannot put it down and usually finished it in about 2 days.

4. I love the smell on food cooking on the grill.

5. I have a pool and I love swimming.

The following are characteristics associated with your place in the family.

Only-borns
Positives: Only-borns are the mega-movers of the world. They are task-orientated; tend to be extremely well organized, highly conscientious and dependable. They are keen on facts, ideas and details and feel extremely comfortable with responsibility.

Negatives: The negative characteristics of only-borns can be tough to handle. They are often unforgiving, very demanding, hate to admit they're wrong and usually don't accept criticism well. To others, they seem very sensitive and indeed, their feelings are easily hurt.

First-borns
Positives: They are natural leaders and often high achievers. The majority of politicians, spokespersons and managing directors are first-borns. They frequently live with a sense of entitlement and even superiority. They often come in two flavors: compliant nurturers/caregivers or aggressive movers and shakers. Both are in control; they just use different methods. As a rule, first-borns are picky, precise people - they pay attention to detail - tend to be punctual, organized, and competent. They want to see things done right the first time. They don't like surprises.

Negatives: They are often moody and occasionally lack sensitivity. They can be intimidating, particularly by pushing people too hard or refusing to take no for an answer. Sometimes they can be a bit 'know-it-all', and often they are poor at delegating - largely because they don't trust other people as much as they trust themselves. They also tend to be bossy, perfectionists and overly-conscientious.
Middle-Borns
Positives: The classic middle-born is very relational, tends to be a people-pleaser and usually hates confrontation. Their basic need is to keep life smooth and their motto might be 'peace at any price'. They are usually very calm, will roll with the punches and are amiable, down-to-earth and great listeners. They are skilled at seeing both sides of a problem and eager to make everybody happy. That makes them good mediators and negotiators.

Negatives: They tend to be less driven than first-borns, but are much more eager to be liked - or at least be happy with them. They have a difficult time setting boundaries. They can drift into becoming 'co-dependent' as they try to please everybody. They are not good at making decisions that will offend others. They also tend to blame themselves when others fail.

Last-Borns
Positives: Last-borns are the world's cheerleaders. You have strong people skills and love to entertain and talk to others. You make friends easily and immediately make others feel at home. You're an extrovert, energized by the presence of other people and you're probably not afraid to take risks.

Negatives: Last-borns tend to get bored quickly. They have a strong fear of rejection and a short attention span. When the fun stops, they've had enough and want to check out. To some extent they're self-centered. They may harbor unrealistic expectations of finding a relationship that is always fun - and of course, such relationships simply do not last.

How do you fit into the mix? Do you think your birth order has influenced your personality?

I am waiting to go to the airport to pick up my son, his plane was delayed. I'll have all 3 children here for 1 day, my daughter leaves tomorrow evening, so I want to take a bunch of pictures. We have been shopping and cooking and eating so I haven't really had much time to be on the computer.

I just got a phone call asking me to sign a petition to make it a Florida law that marriage means one man and one woman. It was an automated message so I didn't get to tell the guy off. Don't people have better things to do? Why can't they just mind their own business?

Tomorrow morning I have to the funeral. They have decided to keep the business open, the son's widow is going to go back to work there, and the father's brother is taking over as president, so every thing should work out.

I had a great day at the beach yesterday, I spent most of the time in the water, and it was wonderful. The only problem was when I tried to get out. I got knocked over by a wave, and I could not get back up. Luckily my younger daughter was right next to me, she is so protective, and she grabbed me and tried to pull me up. Meanwhile the waves were still trying to knock us down, so my other daughter came over and grabbed me also, and I made it out and told my youngest that she saved my life again.

In other news, there was a tragic boat accident in a nearby lake. My husband’s boss and his son were both killed while out on their boat fishing, when they were struck by another boat. Its being investigated, we don’t know whether the driver of the boat that hit them was speeding or drinking.

The company is a small family owned construction business, my husband has been there for 10 years and considered both men friends, so he is very upset. They were great bosses, reasonable and fair, and now we are not sure about the future of the company so my husband is also worried about his job. It’s a serious situation because the grieving wives are now the owners of the company and one of them needs to show up to sign checks and keep the business running.

So we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

1. I started college when I was 26 and went part time while raising my children and working. I graduated when I was 40.

2. I love the beach and I am going there tomorrow.

3. I used to work in a library where I enjoyed reading to the children, and opening up boxes of brand new books.

4. I have 2 small tattoos, a rose on my outer thigh and a butterfly at the base of my breast

5. I enjoy living in a small town.