Embraceing 30!!

So yesterday was the big one!

I had been fretting about turning 30 for a while. Since I had realised that Burk was turning thirty and thought that must mean I was married to an OLD man and only shortly to follow and be the "old bag."

But the more I thought about it and considered how I pride myself on being a "cup is half full person" I thought I better just suck it up. And then I thought I could do better than just suck it up. There are tons of things to be thankful for at thirty.

1- I made it this far, so many don't.

2- knowledge, from lessons learned while still young, really how much did any if us "know" about life at 20?

3- A marriage that has been through all the new stuff, and is finally on to real life the true happiness, to a man who I have loved since I was 16 and stupid, and still love, probably more now even though he is OLD.

4- For a healthy family.

5- For the gospel, for knowledge and faith in repentance.

6- For a home new to us, that on paper is almost our dream home.

7- For a job that I love

8- For great friends

9- For food to eat, cars to drive, and clothes to wear.

10- And for COMMENTS LEFT ON MY BLOG!! :)

So it turns out, 30 isn't that bad!! And I am happy to be here!

30 things you may or may not know

FOR bURK'S BIRTHDAY i THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FUN TO MAKE A LIST OF 30 FUNNY THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT HIM.



#1 - hE DRIVES LIKE A 90 YEAR OLD MAN AND MUST KNOW 3 CITIES AHEAD OF TIME IF HE IS GOING TO NEED TO BE IN A TURNING LANE.


#2 - hE LOVES VAMPIRES, MYSTICAL CREATURES, AND THE TMNT


#3 - HE IS A NOSE PICKER, AND DOESN'T REALLY CARE WHO KNOWS.


#4 - HE KNOWS EVERY SINGLE WORD ON hEWY lEWIS'S ALBUM fORE.


#5 - hE HATES THE DENTIST AND GOES TO THE PEDIATRIC ONE. yES THE ONE WITH THE LITTLE TRAIN ON THE SIGN.


#6 - wHEN READING OUT LOUD TO SOMEONE ELSE HE SUBCONSCIOUSLY INSERTS WORDS THAT AREN'T THERE.


#7 - hE LOVES BASEBALL BUT HATES THE yANKEES


#8 - hE IS COMPLETELY ENTERTAINED AND FASCINATED BY pOTTY hUMOR.


#9 - hE IS NOT KIDDING WHEN HE SAYS HE WANTS TO HAVE KIDS NAMED cLETUS, fESTUS AND hONUS.


#10 - wHEN HE WAS YOUNGER HE TRULY THOUGHT HE WAS ADOPTED. hILARIOUS IF YOU HAVE EVER MET HIS BROTHERS.


#11 - hE HATES WEARING GLASSES BUT WONT GET CONTACTS BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID TO PUT HIS FINGER IN HIS EYE.


#12 - hE IS THE ONLY MAN i KNOW WHO ACTUALLY ALMOST KILLED HIS MOTHER IN LAW, AND LAUGHS ABOUT IT WITH HER.


#13 - hIS FAVORITE CAKE IS RAINBOW CHIP.


#14 - hE LOVES THE MOVIE wHAT'S EATING gILBERT gRAPE, AND WILL DENY IT BUT CRIED AT THE END.

#15 - hE IS DEATHLY AFRAID OF WATER AND WILL NOT SWIM WITHOUT GOGGLES AND NOSE PLUGS.

#16 - hIS DREAM CAR IS A BASE MODEL gEO mETRO WITH A/C AND A SPOT TO PLUG IN HIS IPOD.

#17- hE IS STILL HOLDING A GRUDGE AGAINST A DIABETIC CHILD IN HIS KINDERGARTEN CLASS WHO GOT TO EAT A FULL LUNCH WHILE THE REST OF THE CLASS ONLY GOT A SNACK.

#18 - hE LOVES HIS BIRTHDAY SO MUCH HE
LIED TO HIS DAY CARE TEACHER AND TOLD
HER IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY SO SHE WOULD THROW A PARTY, COMPLETE WITH CAKE AND PRESENTS.

#19 - hE LOVES BOWLING AND RELIGIOUSLY RECORDS AND WATCHES IT ON T.V. EVERY SUNDAY.

#20 - hE WON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT CHAP STICK, AND NAIL CLIPPERS.

#21 - hE IS A SUCKER FOR KIDS AND WILL BUY ANYTHING THEY ARE SELLING FROM

LEMONADE STANDS, OR PIZZAS FOR FUNDRAISERS.

#22 - eVERY COLD bURK HAS EVER HAD HAS TOPPED THE CHARTS FOR WORST COLD IN MEDICAL HISTORY.

#23 - hE FOLLOWS RECIPES EXACTLY, LIKE MEASURING THE WATER TO BOIL FOR KRAFT MAC N CHEESE.

#24 - hE REMEMBERS ALMOST EVERY BASEBALL GAME HE EVER PLAYED CLEAR BACK TO LITTLE LEAGUE. hE REMEMBERS WHO ALL THE PLAYERS WERE, THEIR POSITIONS AND ANY GOOD OR BAD PLAYS, OFTEN EVEN INCLUDING THE PLAYERS ON THE OPPOSING TEAM.

#25 - hE LOVES TO MAKE, PHOTOGRAPH, AND EAT STRANGE FOOD. sUCH AS THE

mCdONALDS PIZZA. a TOTINOS PIZZA TOPPED WITH A CHEESEBURGER AND 4 NUGGETS.

#26 - hE NEVER HAS OR NEVER WILL HUNT, BECAUSE THE THOUGHT OF CLEANING HIS KILL SICKS HIM OUT.

#27 - hE CAN KARAOKE THE LAbAMBA PROBABLY BETTER THAN ANYONE IN mEXICO.

#28 - hE LOVES TO TELL A STORY ABOUT HOW HE WAS SO PICKED ON, HE HAD TO WEAR BREAD BAGS ON HIS FEET TO KEEP THEM DRY IN THE WINTER WHILE WALKING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

#29 - hE IS A MATH GENIUS.

#30 - eVERY MORNING HE BLOWS HIS NOSE AND IT SERIOUSLY SOUNDS LIKE AN ELEPHANT.

aBOVE ALL ELSE HE HAS A HUGE HEART AND IS THE BEST FRIEND, DAD AND HUSBAND ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE. hAPPY 30TH bABE. i LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE.

No Life Before Porter

This is a picture of our family taken in 1999. It sits in a frame on a shelf in Sheryl's front room. Yesterday Porter and I were in the front room and he was looking at the picture because he said Sam looked funny to him because he was young. So we start talking about the picture and he was telling me who everyone is ect. The baby in the picture is our neice Abby. But Porter thought it must be him. I told him no that was Abby and his face got all scrunched up and I thought he might cry. He said "this is our family and I dont get to be in the picture?" His Feelings were hurt so bad. I told him this picture was taken before he was born even before daddy and I were married, and he said no Papa Joe was holding him. He was crying now as I tried to convince him. All of us were laughing because it was funny, which I think made matters worse. Burk came in to see what was wrong and said (to console him) in the picture you were in Mommy's belly, and he started to calm down. But I had already told him the pic was before we were married and I didn't want him to be confused, or starting crazy rumors. So I said no you were in heaven still with heavenly father and he said Hysterically bawling now "So I still don't get to be in the picture of our family?" It was the weirdest and one of the funniest things ever. Sheryl had to literally go in the other room and get another picture with all three grand kids to put out there for him to stop crying. Even though as you can imagine, there are more pictures of Porter at Sheryl's house than anyone. Burk and I thought it would be funny to photoshop Porter into this picture. So if we ever get around to it I will post it so you can see it.

GOLF GURU

SO I REALLY WANTED TO GET A PIC OF PORTER FOR THIS BUT WE ALL KNOW IF I WAIT UNTIL I GET THE RIGHT PIC BLAH BLAH BLAH I NEVER WOULD ACTUALLY GET TO THIS POST.

YESTERDAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL PORTER AND I DROVE PAST THE GOLF COURSE. HE STARTED TELLING ME ALL ABOUT HOW HE COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL SUMMER CUZ HE WANTED TO GO GOLFING AND MINI GOLFING AND HIT SOME BUCKETS OF BALLS ON AND ON BECAUSE HE HAS "GOF FEVA" (SELF DIAGNOSED) AND I ASKED HIM IF HE MAY WANT TO TAKE GOLF LESSONS. HE SAID YES AND THEN WE DROVE IN SILENCE FOR A FEW SECONDS. AND THEN HE SAID "ACTUALLY YOU SHOULD TAKE LESSONS" I ASKED "WHY?" AND HE SAID SO I COULD GET MUCH BETTER. I SAID WHAT ABOUT YOU, AND HE SAID "I AM ALREADY MUCH BETTER". I LAUGHED.

MY GRANDPA DID ALWAYS SAY THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD BALL PLAYER AND A BAD ONE IS, ONE OF THEM THINKS HE "CAN". I GUESS PORTER SHOULD HAVE IT IN THE BAG!!!

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Last night when I picked Porter up from day care he said "So, what brings you here?"
They had a Valentines Party at school and I guess all this ladys man stuff went to his head.
This kid keeps me in stitches I swear.
Sam and Porter have been "sharing" a girlfriend, but Sam left on his mission last week so he better watch out. Porter knows how to give Hillface the eyes. Plus Porter has a Batman Valentine for her.
Oh man, gone are the days when Porter would say "Mommy when I grow up I just want to be your wife"
Luckily, I have the best husband ever and am thankful for him on this Valentines day and everyday.