Caroleen’s Treasures

I have not done much today. I suppose I would do the laundry again tonight. I did some last night, just a few pairs. I wanted to wash everything but then Donald was in protest. He didn’t feel like hanging clothes in the middle of the night. That is his part during laundry day and I really appreciate him doing that because it will take me a lifetime if I was to do that. I wanted everything in order, the size and color and even the distance between should be uniform. But Donald, a sanguine as he is, doesn’t care about these things and finishes the job in lightning. I should still be reminding him almost all the time to put the colored ones on the shade to prevent from fading. Again as sanguine as he is, he always forgets. But there is one great thing about his being forgetful, I can tell stories over and over again and was still amazed by it.

Well, there is always a big difference between couples. Before we got married, we attended a workshop in our church called “Choosing your Mate in God’s Way”. It was organized by our missionary workers from the US and we did enjoy every moment. We took the personality test and I was a bit shocked about the result. I have taken the test in high school and I can’t believe I have changed in 5 years. I was sanguine before and when I looked at the result, I am choleric! Donald is obviously sanguine. We we’re lucky to have known our personality types which really helped us having to live with a total stranger. But Mother Prissy (one of the organizers) knew about my personality type all along (I don’t know how she was able to know). Before the workshop had started, there are few young people whom they asked to help out during the preparation. I was the one of them with Donald, Archie, Ate Rose and her three children Holly, Hope and Sean. Mother Prissy gave me a task and let me work ALONE in the workroom and I appreciate it so much. I tend to be distracted by noise and wanted to do it alone. While the rest, except Holly who had a task alone also and a choleric too, were in the auditorium blowing balloons and decorating the hall. Guess what? They are all sanguine! They were all laughing and playing while working and I wonder how they were able to finish their task.

 I don’t know if it was also a part of being choleric but I can not stand surprises and the like. During the preparation, they played a joke on me. We were all in the workroom for the merienda when Holly began calling one after another to tell a SECRET.  Moments later everybody has been called except me. So I asked Holly what was it all about and everyone looked at each other and just smiled. I went around asking what the secret is and they will just say I will know about it later. When I began telling them I could not stand to wait any much longer guessing what it might be, Holly confessed there was really no secret to be told. She just want to see my reaction on the situation :-) Even Donald has learned that I should not be told that he has a present for me. That he must not show his present until it was about time to open it. When Ella was one, Donald wrapped a gift for me which he said be opened on New Year’s Eve. I kept on asking him what’s inside but of course why would he tell me anyway? To pacify me, he gave me a hint and my head was in circles. I kept on guessing but he just shrugs then laughs out real loud. I was beginning to get annoyed. I still have to wait 4 days and I hate waiting while guessing!!!! That night I waited for him to sleep, tiptoed in the living room and carefully opened the box. Inside was a nice pair of slippers and underwears :-) How on earth will he give me underwears when I still have more to put on? I was trying to keep from him that I did peek in the box but I couldn’t. When he woke up, I asked him if he was not ashamed of buying undies. His eyes were like the size of a ping pong ball in disbelief and tickled me to death. I am not to blame because I warned him that I could not stand surprises But I tell you, I am trying to be good now…. I am learning to exercise my imagination when I am into that situation and it works.