Tag, Eight Things....

Eight things I am passionate about
1) All 11 grandkids
2) All my kids and their spouses
3) My cat, Tucker
4) My friends
5) Cooking
6) My grandkids (I know, I already said that)
7) Curing cancer
8) Not politics

Eight Books I have read
1) The Secret Life of Bees (almost done)
2) Twilight series
3) Shadow in the Wind
4) The Host
5) Harry Potter Series
6) The Da Vinci Code
7) Pillars of the Earth
8) Kitchen Table Wisdom

Eight Phrases I say often
1) Kitty, kitty kitty, here kitty
2) Tucker
3) What are you doing?
4) Hey sweetie
5) This is LaDean (at work, answering the phone)
6) I love you
7) Really?
8) Bye now

Eight things I want to do before I die
1) Retire
2) Get my house really clean
3) Balance my check book (not really)
4) Learn to play the piano (also..not really)
5) Take cooking lessons
6) Run, jog, maybe walk some kind of race.
7) See all my grandkids grow up
8) Complete all my knitting projects, hah!

Eight things I have learned over the past year
1) What a blog is
2) How to blog
3) That I am addicted to blogging
4) How to make fondant (although I have not done it, just watched Aly)
5) My kids get smarter every year
6) That I have more control over my life
7) How to make pillowcases (easy ones)
8) To do my banking online

Eight places I want to see
1) The back of my spare bedroom closet
2) The bottom of my purse
3) A size 8 in my closet and I am not talking shoes.
4) New York, again
5) Jersey Boys (the musical)
6) Disney World through my grandkids eyes
7) The Ocean, again
8) Mt. Everest

Eight things I currently want or need
1) A hug
2) A smile
3) Notes from my grandkids
4) A self cleaning litter box
5) A self cleaning fridge (do they make those?)
6) To sleep late every day
7) To want to exercise
8) To be a better friend

Eight people I want to tag (okay this is great, most of you have already completed your assignment and the rest I got the idea from Vicky)
1) Aly
2) Vicky
3) Darcie
4) Chuck
5) Annie
6) Oprah
7) Minnie Mouse
8) Carin

"The Girls"

Some of us went to kindergarten together, some not until much later... 6th and 7th grade.

We have been best friends since then.

We have known each other through all the things that life brings us.

We have laughed and cried together through all of this and even giggled sometiimes, as Julia said "till we wet our pants".

Our friendship becomes more precious with every passing year.

We still think we look pretty darn good...considering!

And with all of this we are still,

"The Girls"

From left to right: Kathy, Julia, DeeAnna, Sherry, Me and Lynn (with miracle granddaughter born premature at a little over 3 lbs and doing great now)

To My Favorite Son-In-Law

A big Birthday "Shout Out" to my favorite Son-In-Law, Chuck.

Oh yeah your my only Son-In-Law.

You have been a prized possession of our family for some time now.

I think we will keep you, if you don't mind.

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Chuck,

Happy Birthday to you!

Better than me singing it to you right?

Thanks so much for putting up with this Mother-In-Law and..

for being such a great husband and Dad.

Love and appreciate you more than you know.

Best Birthday Wishes, Love Deanie