Meet My Family--Christin

Next in the "Meet My Family" series is Christin. Since I figure y'all all know me by now---
Christin is the closet to me in age & yet she's the farthest from me in personalities. Where I would be happy sitting in a room reading, she has to be outside jumping from a tree. Where I'm happy watching a baseball game she thinks it's oh soooo boring and "can't you find a real sport?"

Christin is very talented; from a very young age you could tell that her drawings were something special. She could take a science and make it fun or somber all in her paints. When for years her gifts were one drawing, painting, or sketch of something that was important to you.

Now as she's grown older her gifts have changed from sketches to full out outfits. This is defiantly a case of the student surpassing the teacher!! I few years ago I taught Christin how to follow a pattern and she took off from there! She might see a shirt and a skirt pattern that she likes & turn it into a dress. She might see a dress in a toddler size, look at it & turn it into a dress for herself or me. She is very talented, but beware, if you have an item of clothing that she REALLY likes. When she asks to borrow, you should probably double check that's she's not going to take it apart before handing it over! lol

Christin LOVES to work--On tasks that only she can do and do well. Need a fence put up? Christin can do it and do it well! Need a bike fixed? Give her 24 hours and she can tell you what parts you need, where to get them and most likely how much it will cost. Need goats checked for babies? Well, she'll do that anytime after 7 am and before 12 am, other than that you had better get up yourself. But at least in that time if she finds a kid she'll tend to it and the mother's needs.

NEVER, EVER get in an argument about any of the Narnia books or movies, you’re bound to lose! Want to be challenged in a test on the War Between the States? Yup, she's one person who can give you a run for your money. Oh, never arm wrestle with Chris as she might break your arm, when she gives you a hug is prepared for a MAJOR bear hug.

FYI--Chris can cook, but she will readily tell you she's not to keen on it and not the best in the family, (unless it's southern style biscuits, then she's the queen of it!). She's not a coffee drinker; much prefers her tea over coffee ANY day. She likes sour, tart, or weird tasting things but won't get within ten feet of licorice unless she has to. She does not like chocolate, unless it's our chocolate milk. And she's one of the most disorganized people on our family. She's the one that owns the alpacas, that has three bags of alpaca fleece stuffed under my bed, and she's notorious for being late, no matter what the circumstances, time of day, month of the year, be it just her or the entire family going 98% of the time she's the last person in the car.

And that's Christin for you...More surprises in one package then there should be in any package but then that's my family for you. :D