Interesting?

I have not had anything new to blog about lately. So...after reading Donna's blog I decided to do what she did. List 10 interesting and random facts about myself. I must explain that I don't think I am too interesting of a person, so I will name 10 random facts about myself.

1. First, I love a list. That is why I liked Donna's entry so much. I made of list of things to write before I even began this entry. I keep a list at work of things I need to do, and I have about 3 list going right now of who to invite to Kori's graduation party (4 months away). I love a list!

2. I love the Rocky movies! All of them, 1-6!!!! I love to watch them with friends (Katrina, Jana, Wendy) who can appreciate the story. It is not about boxing, it is a love story!!!!!! And...Sylvester is not too hard on the eyes either.

3. I love ice cream. If I am ever sad or stressed, I always wish I had some rocky road ice cream (maybe that is why I like Rocky Balboa so much, hum.?....?...). I like it in a sugar cone but my favorite is in a bowl with a little bit of milk poured on top. That will cure anything!! When my brother had surgery, instead of taking him flowers, I took him ice cream. He understood completely.

4. I love television. It is my guilty pleasure. The odd thing about it is, I like to watch re-runs of old shows I have already seen. Like...Reba, Everybody Loves Raymond and Seinfeld. I know what is going to happen but I still enjoy them. I also love to watch the news! Crazy combo.

5. I love to be around the water, but not necessarily in it. I love being at the beach, but I don't like to get in, and I don't like the sand, especially if it touches me. I could sit at the lake or at the beach and stare at the water for hours. It is so comforting to me. It reminds me of how huge God is and yet He still loves me.

6. I don't like housework. I now should be cleaning and doing laundry, but I hate it! I would much rather be doing exactly what I am doing now. (or maybe watching TV and eating ice cream). When I am rich, I will have someone clean my house for me.

7. I love music, but mostly because of the lyrics. I only like a song if the words speak to me. Otherwise..I don't want to listen to it.

8. I always wanted all 3 of my kids to have the same initials, but it never worked out that way. But, now after they were named, I realized they have my initials (SKWL) . Shawn Kori and Will. I love that! I look at it as a little gift that God gave me.

9. I love calendars. As I sit at this desk I can see 4 different types of calendars. I am not sure why, I just like 'em.

10. My family is the most important thing in the world to me. They are the first thing I think of when I wake up, and the last thing I pray for when I go to sleep. They bring me more joy than anyone I know (on earth) and I would rather be with them than anyone else. Anyday!

I hope you will share your most interesting facts with me as well!

Happy 18th Birthday Kori!

18 years ago today, at this moment, I was at St. Vincent's Hospital not feeling very well. Little did I know I was about to experience the greatest joy I had every experienced. At 11:37 a.m. we welcomed Kori Lynn into our lives weighing in at 9lbs and 5 ounces and 21 inches long.

My prayer for Kori today is that she will be all God wants her to be. That she will answer only His call for her life (not mine) and love Him with all her heart. I pray that she KNOWS Him in a very real way.

I love you Kori! Bud's forever!

Mommy

Answered Prayer!!!

It is snowing!


Don't tell me God doesn't hear the prayers of His children! What a great day Will has had playing in the snow!! He has not only had fun, but has experienced the joy you feel when you realize God hears our prayers! He came in after a little while, and said "Mom, now pray that the snow won't stop!" What a blessing!

Let it Snow!

Tonight the weather man said it may snow this week. Jeff said "did you hear that?"I acted like I didn't care. I said, " I don't believe anything those weather people say and I am not going to let them trick me this year into believing that it might snow". I told him I didn't care if it snowed or not but...

I want it to snow! I really, really do. I have been asking God to let it snow for about 4 winters now. So far...no snow. Will, my 10 year old, cant remember ever playing in the snow. I want him to play in the snow while he is still a little boy.

I am asking God to please let us have some snow this year so Will can know how much fun it is to throw snowballs and build a snowman and make snow angels. Please pray with me!!!! I really want it to snow this winter. But...don't tell Jeff. He still thinks I don't care. Oh, and don't tell James Spann. If he thinks he has one believer, he may shut all the schools down and have the grocery people stock up on milk and bread! It never snows when they do that.

Look who showed up on Times Square!

Happy New Year!

New Years Eve has never been my favorite holiday. I always dreamed of being in Times Square with a fun, interesting guy, sipping on Champaign (even though I have ALWAYS hated the stuff) and wearing funny hats and making lots of noise. That dream never came true.

As a teenager and college student, I always had some type of babysitting job that evening. So I had to settle for viewing Times Square on TV and watching Dick Clark sip Champaign with all sorts of interesting people, …without me.

Then I met my husband, the outdoorsman. New Years Eve to him is code for “get to bed early so you can get up early and hit the woods”. I once made him go to a New Years Eve party with me. He made me leave at 9pm. I learned real quick to not plan anything. Now, I never accept an invitation from friends to attend their parties. Oh who am I fooling, we don’t get any invitations to parties. But if we did, I wouldn’t go. Mostly now because I can’t stay awake past 10pm. Oh, who am I fooling, I can’t stay awake past 8:30 pm.

So tonight as I sit on my couch and enjoy Times Square with Dick Clark and his new pal, Ryan, I will remember all the fond times we had together. When I watch that ball drop, I am sure that I will once again, wish I were there. Oh who am I fooling, I will never make it 'till the ball drops!

Happy New Year!

A Family Tradition!

Hank Williams Jr., 'aint got nothing on us! My family has so many Christmas traditions, it would make you tired just trying to remember them. But for us, it is a normal Christmas with Gramm and Papa! We do everything from reading the Christmas story to searching for our best gift of all (money) to playing croquet! But, the tradition that seems to get the biggest and loudest protest, is the family picture! We have been taking a family picture for about 25 years! The kids hate it and the adults dread it. Let me show you why....

Teenagers want to make goofy signs and babies want to make weird faces or not give up there pacifiers. Check out the big guys in the back. That is my comedian brother- in-law Lee, and my oldest son Shawn. Watch their facial expressions.

Again with the babies and teenagers and moms wanting to look good for this picture that seems to find itself in every one's living room! Check out the big guy's, same look. Somebody needs to wake them up!

Then...you have kids who are mad because their play time was interrupted because of this "stupid picture". Their words, not mine.

Maybe the big guys look this way because they were the first ones in place, and no one else would cooperate.

But then, in the end, everyone smiles and looks great. We survived yet another year of the family picture! I hope you and your family had a great day!