1. I love Jesus. Without him I would be face down on the floor with the only piece of dirt that exists in the room on my forehead.
2. I fell in love with my husband the first time I saw him.
3. He came into the video store that I worked in and rented a movie.
4. He was so handsome I almost fell over!
5. When he returned the movie it smelled like his cologne.
6. My friend and I sniffed it for the rest of the night.
7. I asked him to help me take out the trash.
8. He asked me out.
9. On our first date we listened to the Diamond Rio CD Love a Little Stronger about 5 times.
10. We drove around for two hours while we waited for the movie The Lion King to start.
11. We got married when I was 19 and he was 20.
12. We weren't even old enough to buy a drink.
13. But we could buy a house.
14. I wore this puffy sleeved wedding dress that I wish I had simplified.
15. We didn't go on a honeymoon.
16. We didn't have any money.
17. Because we bought the house.
18. My husband did not sing to me at our wedding.
19. He sings really well.
20. In fact he was soooo nervous at our wedding that he did not move.
21. He is in the same exact spot in every picture that was taken.
22. He sings to me now, almost every day.
23. I love to sing but I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
24. I always sing in the car.
25. I apologize to my kids.
26. They tell me they love to hear me sing.
27. They just sing right along with me.
28. I love them.
29. I was born and have always lived in Tennessee.
30. I had my first child at 20 and second at 23.
31. I'm glad I was young, I couldn't do this if I was old!
32. I love a tank-top and a pair of flip-flops.
33. I wore flip-flops in November last year and loved it.
34. My husband's aunt said, Beth, honey you have on flip-flops!
35. I think she thought I didn't know.
36. I prefer jeans over shorts or skirts.
37. Miranda Lambert's song Crazy X-Girlfriend would have been my theme song if it had been out when I was a teenager!
38. I'm a homeschooling mom.
39. I only have to be one day smarter than my kids.
40. So far, so good.
41. I love to cook.
42. I also love to eat.
43. This can be a problem.
44. My husband doesn't love to eat.
45. My husband loves sports, football is his favorite.
46. I'll never understand football.
47. This can also be a problem.
48. I love my friends.
49. I don't like it when my family looks over my shoulder when I type!
50. I had braces as a teen....wear your retainer.
51. I was raised Baptist and now I am non-denominational, just a Christian that loves Jesus.
52. This is a problem for my mother.
53. I still love her anyway.
54. I love to drive my Lexus.
55. I gave birth to both of my children with no drugs!
56. I love gory medical shows, like E.R and Plastic Surgery Before and After.
57. My husband makes me turn them off.
58. I went to college for 3 weeks.
59. I wanted to be an E.M.T.
60. I wish I hadn't quit.
61. I love to get and give hugs.
62. My house is very clean.
63. I started a house cleaning business 10 years ago.
64. Now my husband runs it.
65. It pays our bills.
66. I hate getting bills in the mail.
67. I wish I could pay everything at the beginning of the year and then not think about it again.
68. I have lots of books in my house.
69. Last time I counted I was up to 850.
70. I guess I should be smart because of this?
71. I wonder what happened.
72. I love Dr. Pepper and Cherry Pepsi.
73. I can't drink them often.
74. The caffeine makes me pee, a lot.
75. I had to have a hysterectomy right after I turned 28.
76. I wanted to have more kids.
77. Hormone replacement STINKS!
78. I hope I have lots of grandchildren.
79. Everyone in my house knows how to turn the lights on.
80. No one in my house knows how to turn lights off.
81. My house was built in 1827.
82. It is beautiful.
83. We remodeled it.
84. It took 2 years.
85. I hope we can remodel a house again, soon.
86. My husband says NO.
87. We'll see if I can change his mind ; )
88. My idea of a good time is taking a house apart and fixing it.
89. That is not my husbands idea of a good time.
90. But he loves me and sometimes he'll do it anyway.
91. I have 2 bunnies,
92. 3 ducks,
93. 2 dogs,
94. 3 sheep,
95. 2 calves,
96. 7 goats,
97. and 2Llamas........for pets.
98. I had 2 dogs growing up,
99. and some guppy fish.
100. I don't think my kids are missing out on anything.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
100 Things about me, which I'm sure is 99 more than you wanted to know.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
An eventful day....
Anyone who knows me knows that instead of spending today in the woods repairing fence that I would rather be inside my nice warm house with a good book or working on a scrapbook page. They also know that my dear sweet husband, who is at a football game, should be fixing the fence.
In fact every time my mom comes over she says I bet you never dreamed you would have all of these animals did you. Sometimes I think she is asking herself that because she never dreamed I would have them, but anyway the point is that instead of sewing some Christmas presents for my nieces (which was the original plan) I got to spend the day waiting for my dear sweet father-in-love to come and help me fix the fence. I say help I really just watched him.
You see the beautiful goats that we received yesterday(more on that later) decided that the grass was a little greener on the interstate side and they would like to live life in the fast lane and decided to venture over and see what they could find! So after begging them to forgive me for apparently not accommodating them to their standards they came back over.
When my father-in-love arrived to help with the fence he had an early Christmas present for the kids. Meet Drake on the left and Zachariah on the right.
So come spring, if all goes well, I guess we will have some kids and lambs??????
All together it was a day well spent on the farm.
Friday, November 21, 2008
What are you teaching/what have you learned?
Our local home school group has a moms meeting every month. This month we met at my house and listened to Andrew Pudewa's talk "How to Teach Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day". Mr. Peduwa has 8 children that he has/is home schooling and is the creator of the Institute for Excellence in Writing program that we use for writing/grammar.
(You can read more about it here http://tinyurl.com/5srz85 )
It was a wonderful talk and sent me on a thinking journey with myself about how I teach my kids and what I have learned from them.
When I started homeschooling I looked at the "veterans" and said I can't wait until I can be like that. You know, they looked liked they had it all together and were comfortable and overall just able to home school with no problems.
Now 5 years later I've realized that it is just like being a Christian, it just gets better all the time. No one ever feels like they have it all together, no matter how it looks from the outside. We are all just waiting on the Lord (or some spiritual outside circumstance for those who aren't Christians) to lead us into the direction we need to go.
Home schooling is just like life. It's never easy and you never quite know just how to do it. It takes lots of research, prayer and meditation but with each season you grow and learn. As my husbands best friend would say "it's a marathon not a sprint".
Homeschooling for me is just an extension of my mothering, it will never end. My children will always learn from me. Even when I am unknowingly teaching things that don't benefit them.
So what are you teaching those around you and what can you learn from them? After hearing Mr. Peduwa I'm going to try and make sure I'm open to being taught.
In loving Memory of "Kody". We miss you very much. Thank you for teaching us how to love.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
My Saint Goes Marching in Camo
My dear sweet son has worked so hard to learn this song. I am so proud of him! He decided to record it while sporting his new camo coveralls. Ha! Boys will be boys!
Thank you to our wonderful piano teacher, we love you Miss. Rachel!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Yummy biscuits
2 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup lard
3/4 cup buttermilk (for those of you who don't have buttermilk mix 1 tablespoon vinegar with regular milk to make it sour)
Preheat your oven to 450 F. Mix the dry ingredients together. Cut in the lard or shortening with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the buttermilk just until blended. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead gently until the dough forms a smooth ball. Roll out 1/2 inch thick and cut into circles with a biscuit or cookie cutter.
Place biscuits close together, edges touching, on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits are golden brown. Makes about 12 biscuits.
I have also made several batches of these and kept them in the freezer in a plastic bag . They cook up wonderfully, just increase the cooking time by 5 to 7 minutes. Be sure you individually quick freeze them before putting them in the bag so they don't stick together.
Happy Baking!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
What are you thankful for?
-Charlotte Mason
-Cheesecake
-Pizza
-Sushi
-Dr.Pepper
-In laws
-Fireplaces
-Books
-Coffee with whip cream
-My Laptop
-Chenille
-Bubble baths
-Grace Chapel
-Antiques
-Hardwood Floors
-Cozy Sweaters
-Quilts
-Front Porch Swings
Monday, November 10, 2008
Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday!
Yes, I did write happy four times! In this family we start November out with a bang! My brother-in-love, nephew, husband and then our dog Barkley all have November birthdays!
This is my husband with his brother at our house for a family birthday party.
This is my sweet nephew and my sister-in-love blowing out his 3rd birthday candle.
And this is the cake that we made for him. He had a cow themed birthday because he has learned to say mooooo and loves to say it all the time!
Barkly had a great birthday as well. We got him a girlfriend! Her name is "Flash". I'll post a picture of the two of them soon. She is a wonderful dog and we love her as much as he does.
