Six Random Things About Me

I was tagged awhile back by Cheri and now I'm finally getting my sorry butt around to doing it.

1. I wear the same pair of earrings everyday. Ever since I first saw the movie "Some Kind of Wonderful" I wanted a pair of diamond stud earrings and asked for them for every birthday and Christmas. A couple of years ago Than bought them for me and I love them!! He thought he lost them right after he bought them and almost had a heart attack. But they were found and now they can be found on my ears everyday.

2. My favorite color is orange. I think it is such a bright and happy color. We have orange pillows, orange blankets, an orange mixer, orange vases, orange candles, and an orange wall in the kitchen. I have too many orange shirts, 5 pairs of orange socks, and 1 darling orange paperweight that looks like an orange.

3. I love reading magazines. My favorites are home decorating and scrapbooking magazines. I used to be real bad and buy one practically every time that I went to the grocery store. Now I'm much better and only get one every other month or so. It would be so much cheaper if I just got a subscription to one.

4. I can't wink, whistle, or snap. Whenever I tell people this something in their brain clicks and says, "Hey I can be the one to teach her." I don't know why they think this because if I haven't been able to these things in 30+ years, why would I be able to learn in just a few short minutes? So if you see me, don't think you can try to teach me. I'm hopeless!

5. I think Ricky Martin and Shakira are awesome. I went on a Spanish-speaking mission to SoCal back in 1998 to 1999 where everyone was listening to them. When I got home, one of the first things I did was buy a Shakira CD. Then a couple years later I met Than who just got home from Venezuela and he loved Shakira too!! Now as a family we own every Shakira CD and Sara can spot a Shakira song within a few notes. When we clean the house on Saturdays, you can bet that some Spanish music will be playing.

6. I wish I were a crafty person. I dabble in scrapbooking, but I wouldn't call myself a scrapbooker. And I'm really good at spotting craftiness in other people. I always see things that people make and think that I could make that only if . . . . . . I wish I could take a crafty class and learn how to sew and paint and make lots of cute stuff.

And that's the end. It was actually pretty hard for me to think of 6 things. I think officially I'm supposed to tag 6 people, but I don't like doing that.

I Love This Man

In the spirit of Valentines day I've been feeling a little mushy and suddenly have a strong desire to proclaim my love for my husband loud and clear. So if you don't want to know how awesome my man is stop reading NOW.


Than works so hard for us. He worked full time and went to school full time so he could have a good job and provide for us and so that I don't have to work unless I want to. Lately he's been working 55 to 60 hours/week and he has to drive almost 1 hour to and from work. And now his new calling has him at the Church all day on Sunday. So when he gets home he is spent, but he doesn't care if there is no dinner, the house is a mess, and all I want to do is get in the bath. He'll make dinner, put the kids to bed, and then start some laundry because, of course, I have no clean underwear for him.


He is such a sweetheart. When we get in arguments or "serious discussions" I always start to cry and he never gets frustrated with me. Well, he may get frustrated but he never shows it. He always treats me with love and respect and never would do anything intentionally to hurt my feelings. He calls me everyday to check on me and tell me he loves me. He always checks with me to make sure it's OK before he makes any plans to play golf or anything else. He never complains when I want to go out and do my own thing and he has to watch the kids.


He agreed with me when I wanted to get a cat, even though he's allergic. And then he cleaned the litter box all the time because I was pregnant and couldn't do it myself. Well, it's been 2 1/2 years since we got the cat and I've never had to change the litter once.


He makes me laugh. We have this joke that on our second date he was being really funny and all I would give him is sympathy laughs. I just think I was nervous. But now, everyday he has me roaring with laughter. He knows just what to say to cheer me up when I'm in a foul mood.


He puts the kids to bed more than his share of the time. He is a great dad and truly enjoys spending time with Sara and Aaron. He reads Sara bedtime stories every night. He plays with both of them for hours on the living room floor. He'll always play Sara's pretend games with her. He teaches Sara how to dribble the basketball in the garage. He builds block towers with Aaron. He only has 2 hours with them everyday between when he gets home and bedtime and he really tries to do as much as he can with them during that time.


I love Than so much. He is my best friend. He is my shoulder to cry on. He always makes me feel pretty. He tells me how much he loves me. In my opinion, he's the best dad in the world. And he's the best man for me.