Happy Birthday!

Today is my man's birthday. I am so thankful he was born and I that I am lucky enough to be married to him!

He gave me this for Christmas. I feel the same way about him!

I am blessed.

Love you Honey!

 

Haven't Done One of These in a Long Time

1. Define a great relationship.
A great relationship is based on love and trust. A healthy relationship is where you are more concerned about the other person's well-being than your own well-being. The best relationship ever is the one we can have with God. His love for us is unconditional and He always wants the best for us.

2. Why is it called a "drive-through" if you have to stop? (Real question: What was the last food/drink you purchased at a drive-through?)
Monday morning I got an Egg McMuffin. I had an early doctor appointment and didn't have any food in the house, so I stopped by to pick one of those up. I sat in the parking lot to eat it. And I was watched.

Yes, I live in the Midwest.  No, I don't live near a sea or a lake for that matter. But wait, I guess when the state is called the land of 10,000 lakes there's never one far away. I find it so odd there are seagulls here when we are not near the sea. They like to hang out in this parking lot because of the several fast food restaurants there are nearby.  I accidentally dropped a piece of egg on the floor of the car and there was just too much sand stuck to it for me to eat so I tossed it out the window. Up scurried a seagull, grabbed the piece of egg and with the egg still in it's beak, squawked and squawked and flapped it's wings. Just like the seagulls in Finding Nemo yelling, "Mine! Mine! Mine!" I laughed and laughed but didn't grab my camera in time to capture that.

3. As I type this, the Butler Bulldogs are getting ready to play in the NCAA championship game. Every Hoosier is hysterical about this except me. So in honor of the Bulldogs ... what is your favorite breed of dog? (I tried.)
Too bad Butler lost. Favorite breed of dog.... I don't have one. I am not a fan of dogs. There are very few dogs that friends have that I really can tolerate. I know I'm in the minority, but at least my hubby is here with me.

4. If you had to move to a state besides the one you currently live in, where would you move?
Any state but this one. So tired of the winters. I would love to live in Missouri, Kansas or Nebraska because we could be close-ish to the kids. If the kids weren't a factor, I would like to live in Colorado. Maybe someday we will.

5. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?
That I wasn't the youngest. The family hierarchy annoys me.

6. Who's the funniest person you know?
My son. He can always find humor in any situation. When I was telling him about the cats that were in a few of the houses we looked at on our recent house hunting trip, he proceeded to talk about what the cats were thinking with strangers walking around the house. Made me laugh.

7. Did you get enough sleep last night?
Almost. I needed another hour or two of sleep. I tend to be too much of a night-owl, even when I need to get up early.

8. What's the first thing you thought about this morning?
I need to get up and get dressed before that baby gets here. I hope my contacts go in easily this morning. I think my third thought was, tomorrow morning I can sleep in.

9. Grilled or Fried? --HONESTLY
Both. I do love a good piece of fried chicken. I love to grill in the summer. I have been known to grill a whole dinner, from the meat, to the veggies to the bread.

10. Are you afraid of the dark?
Not really. I don't like to walk around outside by myself after dark. 

11.When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
 I don't remember dreaming of anything in particular except to be a wife and a mom. And I get to do that! Best jobs in the world!

12. If you had one word to describe yourself , what would you choose?
Tired (of so many things)

Stuff I've Been Doing

Sometimes I am amazed at how busy I can be when I don't have a job outside the home.

Last week I went to the smaller town we are moving to to look for a house. We did find one. That is pretty amazing seeing as there really weren't very many to choose from. It was even the one I had seen online that I really liked.

Some observations about house hunting:

There were a frighteningly number of houses we looked at that had a room decorated with a wolf motif. I just have one question: Why? Why would someone want a border of wolves looking at them all around the room? Fortunately the house we are buying only had a picture of a wolf in one room and I would assume the sellers would take that with them. (I hope.)

If you are selling a house don't you think it would be a good idea to actually clean up the outside of the house to give a good first impression? One house we looked at really turned me off because the outside needed so much work.

Okay, I'll stop griping. I am just thankful we found one we really liked.

Pedicures. I like them. Late yesterday afternoon I called the salon I get my hair done at and was able to get in for an appointment in just 45 minutes! It was so relaxing. I wish I could get them more often. When we lived in Singapore I got one every three weeks. Oh so nice. I miss that.

My hubby and I received free tickets to a Chamber Orchestra concert last Friday night. We enjoyed it and the Mediterranean dinner we had before. I will really miss living this close to The Big City.

Our daughter is coming home this weekend for a bridal shower our church is giving her. It's here at our house, so I have been thinking about how to decorate. I have a couple of cakes to bake this week too. It should be fun.

I know this post is really random. I just can't think of a cohesive theme to tie all this together.

Wedding plans are coming right along. Just last week I found 30 yards of just-the-right-color-purple fabric that I get to make into lots and lots of table runners for the reception.

Today I am watching a friend's sweet baby girl. She's only 10 weeks old. Right now she's napping and making those sweet baby noises. I fed her one bottle so far which she took really well.

Okay, I think that's enough of this painfully non-interesting post.

He Is Risen!

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."

It's Friday

I'm In Love...or...It Makes Me Happy...or...This Is Sweet!...or Product Review

I can't decide on which I like better for a title. Read the post, then take your pick.

We have been way too busy for a Sunday, but this is our last day to clean the house before the For Sale sign goes in the yard. One kind of last minute thing I thought we should do was wash the windows. Washing windows rate right up there with ironing in my book. So I decided to try a new product. Well, if truth be told,  the box has been in the garage for at least a year.

Pete was a bit skeptical (and so was I) about how this would work. It was a dream! You just spray the windows with water, use the pole with a pad that has cleaning stuff on it to scrub the window, and rinse off. I was amazed at how easy it was. And it really did a decent job. Not Up To My Grandmother's Standard of Perfect, but Better Than I Do With a Rag and Windex. It took us about a half an hour to wash the windows. I kept saying, "sweet!" And the best part is my back and other muscles aren't aching.

See how pretty the living room windows look?

Now if only we could bring the hose in the house....

It Was Quite a Day

Twenty-three years ago today was one of the most amazing days of my life up to that point. It was the day my first born was put in my arms for the first time.

Happy Birthday Caleb! Your dad and I have been amazingly honored to have you for our son.

Just love this picture. He was 6.

We are proud to watch him grow up and LOVE how happy his is with his beautiful wife. 

Most of all we are Oh So Thankful that his has chosen to give his life to serving Jesus Christ. There is no greater joy in a parent's life.

Happy Birthday, First Born Son of mine. (I wish I could give you a birthday hug.)