I have been tagged... twice... so here goes!

OK. If you know me, you know that I don't respond to emails where you have to fill out facts about yourself. I don't know why, I just never find the time to do it. Well, I am sitting up with not much to do for a change, so I thought, Why not?

Angie, I am finally following through!
FIVE THINGS I DO FOR:

Myself:
1. drink a big glass of milk with Ovaltine everynight before I go to bed (I like milk for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!)
2. hang out with Chris everynight before we go to bed. I talk and talk and talk. He many times has to give the, "It's getting late" speech. He talks too. I just want to talk way way too long about way way random things.
3. kiss and hug my baby girl about 100 times a day and I only tell her I love her about 99! :)
4. talk to my family on the phone at least several times a week
5. I LIKE BATHS!

My Spouse and Friends:
1. I really try to encourage Chris and my friends, even in the little things. I like to let others know how much I love and appreciate them.
2. I try to be honest, even when it isn't the easiest thing to do.
3. I make time for them. I get the biggest blessing.
4. I pray for them and ask the Lord to lead them on a path that brings Him glory and them joy.
5. I make them laugh sometimes.

Strangers:
1. I am really shy around people I don't know. (Don't laugh. I know I am obnoxious once you really get to know me.) Anyways, I try to be friendly to strangers.
2. I like to let people in when they are waiting to get out in traffic. How much do you appreciate that when someone does the same for you?
3. Many times I pray for people I don't know. It is so evident that there are many people hurting around us.
4. HMMM this one is hard for me. I know we are around strangers on an everyday basis, but nothing else stands out to me that I do on a consistent basis. I guess that is my mission for the next few days. I will try to do random acts of kindness for strangers. Maybe I will get back to you later! :)


Second tag. Thanks Blair my darling!

Maybe I should... go to bed because I pray at the 2:00 am-3:00am time slot for the Watchmen's Prayer Ministry at church.

I love the smell of... Michaela's hair! (Lavender)

People would say I... can be a little too gullible at times.

I don't understand why... I do the things I don't want to do, and don't do the things I want to do so many times!!!! AHHH.

When I wake up in the morning... I say, "Ten more minutes please!!!" I am not the best morning person.

I lost my will power to... avoid buying lip gloss. I am totally addicted to trying new lip stick/lip glosses. I am not even a big makeup wearer, but something about a pretty, sparkly lip just makes me happy. (I am a total Bare Escentuals fanatic.)

Life is wonderful with... the security of knowing that, He who has begun a good work in me will be faithful to complete it. I also have the most wonderful husband and daughter and rest of the fam. Don't even try to argue with me. I always win on that one. :)

My past made me... realize the things I want to keep in my life and the things that are better to just say, "Hit the road Jack."

I get annoyed when... Chris tells me a party starts at 6 when it really starts at 6:30. He likes to be early to events and I like to be there right on time.

Dogs are... so cute and cuddly, I just don't want one to take care of right now.

Cats are... not my thing. They make my throat itch, my eyes water, and they are just a little too fast for my liking.

Tomorrow I am going to... probably be propped up on the couch hoping Michaela doesn't make me get up too much. I had a small foot procedure done, and lets just say walking it not my favorite thing to do right now.

I have a low tolerance for... weird smells. My mom always told me that I had an animalistic sense of smell. I smell things that aren't even there. (I will share a story about that later.)

I am totally terrified of... loosing my teeth. ( I have dreams all the time that my teeth are loose and falling out.)

Never in my life... did I think that I would be married to the most wonderful person I have ever known. I also could have never imagined having such a perfect daughter. She is still amazing to me. I am so thankful that the Lord allowed me to have a child.

High School was... the hardest time of my life. I went to an all girl school in New Orleans my first two years. The education was great. The rest was not. I moved my Junior year of high school to Foley and did not adjust well. I learned a lot about myself though, so it was worth it.

When I am nervous... I giggle. It is so embarassing.

One time at a family gathering... I was loud and obnoxious along with the rest of them having a dandy ole time. Oh wait, that is at every fam gathering.

Take my advice... be a good communicator. Your husband and others will appreciate it in the long run.

Making my bed... is something I do when we are selling our house and have a prospective buyer coming to look. Well, I am not that bad, but it is not at the top of my priority list.

I'm almost always... silly.

I am addicted to... being around other people. I love my peeps.

I want someone to... come clean my house. It is kind of hard to keep things clean when you can't hardly walk.

Wow, that was kind of fun. I think I will go to bed now. I hope you all have a fantabulous weekend.

The Flying Queen.

Michaela went on her second flight when we were in Foley. We flew over to Dauphin Island to watch the birds and enjoy the beautiful weather. Here is a pic of Michaela with Dutch and BeBe.
This is the landing strip on Dauphin Island. It almost felt like we were landing on an air craft carrier.
Michaela and Dutch
I love lots of kisses from my sweetie.

So much to be thankful for.

The new thrill: "hawsie, hawsie"
Michaela was bouncing on my suitcase as I was attempting to pack for our trip to Foley.
Here is another dress we made for Michaela a few months back. She thought she was looking good.
We went to a Japanese steak house in Foley. It was a lot of fun, and Michaela was entertained the entire time. It was pretty interesting though that I don't recall seeing even one Oriental person working in the entire place.

Well, we spent this past week in Foley visiting family. It was a great time. We installed wood floors in my parent's house among several other renovation projects. I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed installing the floor. I couldn't hardly move the next few days, but it was still a lot of fun. I would much rather do that than paint!!! Anyways, Michaela got to spend a lot of time with her great grandparents, great aunt, and BeBe and Dutch. She calls my mom BeBe. She doesn't want to refer to her as anything else. It is really precious to see her interact with family. She is showered with so much love and it really makes your heart go out for kids who don't get the love and affection that they deserve. They thrive on it! Anyways, I have to tell a BOB story for all of you who may or may not know my dad. Calling him crazy is such an understatement. Here is one of the funnies that happened this past week though:

Chris is a CiCi's pizza lover, so since he had been working his tail off in Foley, we decided to go to lunch there. Well, dad had some crusty, paint spotted clothes on, so I highly encouraged him to go change before we went to lunch. He thought that the notion of him having to have clean clothes on at a place like CiCi's was ridiculous. Anyways, we are getting stuff together to head out the door for lunch and dad comes out of his room yelling, "I'm ready to go!" I look up only to see his crack-head self in a full suit and tie. The only time he ever puts on that attire is for an evening wedding, and even then, that is iffy. Anyways, we laughed our tails off, even though he was being a smarty pants. That is just one story among several others I could share with you. I am so blessed to have such a fun dad. He always has us in stitches. Mom needs to get an award for putting up with all of his outlandish actions. If you know my dad, you know that there is noone else in the world quite like him.