The Asserter or the Romantic?
It's been a while since I did one of these tests, so when I saw it on Katherine's blog, I thought I'd take it. So Katherine and I got the same result (the first time I took it). Interesting. There are only two questions, and I had a hard time answering the first, but the second one was very clear. So I took it again, and answered the first question differently.

First time:

the Asserter Test finished!

you chose AY - your Enneagram type is EIGHT. "I must be strong" Asserters are direct, self-reliant, self-confident, and protective. How to Get Along with Me Stand up for yourself... and me. Be confident, strong, and direct. Don't gossip about me or betray my trust. Be vulnerable and share your feelings. See and acknowledge my tender, vulnerable side. Give me space to be alone. Acknowledge the contributions I make, but don't flatter me. I often speak in an assertive way. Don't automatically assume it's a personal attack. When I scream, curse, and stomp around, try to remember that's just the way I am. What I Like About Being a Eight being independent and self-reliant being able to take charge and meet challenges head on being courageous, straightforward, and honest getting all the enjoyment I can out of life supporting, empowering, and protecting those close to me upholding just causes What's Hard About Being a Eight overwhelming people with my bluntness; scaring them away when I don't intend to being restless and impatient with others' incompetence sticking my neck out for people and receiving no appreciation for it never forgetting injuries or injustices putting too much pressure on myself getting high blood pressure when people don't obey the rules or when things don't go right Eights as Children Often are independent; have an inner strength and a fighting spirit are sometimes loners seize control so they won't be controlled fugure out others' weaknesses attack verbally or physically when provoked take charge in the family because they perceive themselves as the strongest, or grow up in difficult or abusive surroundings Eights as Parents are often loyal, caring, involved, and devoted are sometimes overprotective can be demanding, controlling, and rigid Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele The Enneagram Made Easy Discover the 9 Types of People HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

Second time:

the Romantic Test finished!

you chose BY - your Enneagram type is FOUR. "I am unique" Romantics have sensitive feelings and are warm and perceptive. How to Get Along with Me Give me plenty of compliments. They mean a lot to me. Be a supportive friend or partner. Help me to learn to love and value myself. Respect me for my special gifts of intuition and vision. Though I don't always want to be cheered up when I'm feeling melancholy, I sometimes like to have someone lighten me up a little. Don't tell me I'm too sensitive or that I'm overreacting! What I Like About Being a Four my ability to find meaning in life and to experience feeling at a deep level my ability to establish warm connections with people admiring what is noble, truthful, and beautiful in life my creativity, intuition, and sense of humor being unique and being seen as unique by others having aesthetic sensibilities being able to easily pick up the feelings of people around me What's Hard About Being a Four experiencing dark moods of emptiness and despair feelings of self-hatred and shame; believing I don't deserve to be loved feeling guilty when I disappoint people feeling hurt or attacked when someone misundertands me expecting too much from myself and life fearing being abandoned obsessing over resentments longing for what I don't have Fours as Children Often have active imaginations: play creatively alone or organize playmates in original games are very sensitive feel that they don't fit in believe they are missing something that other people have attach themselves to idealized teachers, heroes, artists, etc. become antiauthoritarian or rebellious when criticized or not understood feel lonely or abandoned (perhaps as a result of a death or their parents' divorce) Fours as Parents help their children become who they really are support their children's creativity and originality are good at helping their children get in touch with their feelings are sometimes overly critical or overly protective are usually very good with children if not too self-absorbed Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele The Enneagram Made Easy Discover the 9 Types of People HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

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  First Easter
So today was Cary's first Easter, and we fully planned on going to church. For those of you who don't know, we have not been attending Sunday services for quite some time. Mostly because of Erick's work schedule, he just doesn't want to get up on Sunday mornings. Could I go without him? Yes, but it sucks. I want him to come!!
Anyway, this morning he woke up and did not feel well. I had been so excited to bring Cary to church in her cute little Easter dress, and to see everyone, and worship. So I was dissapointed.
So we didn't go. We got to read Cary the Easter story from a children's book that my friend Sparky gave us, so that was nice. Still, I really wanted to go to church.
We did, however, make it to the family gathering later in the day, and had a lot of fun. So here's Cary's Easter dress:

Here Cary and I are during the egg hunt. We didn't do very well. I was too slow with her on my back, so we only got one egg! It's a very competitive, adult egg hunt. There were 93 eggs this year, some with lottery tickets inside. Prizes for the most eggs include a Target gift card, and Peets coffee. Yeah, so not really your standard egg hunt. Anyway, I sucked at it (our 83 year old Grammy got more eggs than me!), but I still got some See's candy.

4/19/06 Edited to tone down the ranting a little. I've got to be more aware that this is a public blog. I also need to be nicer to my husband! **Sheepish** Sorry Erick!  ¶ 10:02 PM 0 comments