100 things about me

1. My feet are ugly, they are man feet
2. I enjoy event planning
3. I have planned 7 events (for 100+ people) over the last 6 years
4. I am the oldest child in my family
5. I have three younger brothers
6. I have the best sister-in-laws ever, on both sides of the family
7. I have spent way too much time looking over plans/designs for our retirement home
8. I have spent way too much money on ebay
9. The clothes I bought for Will before he was born covered our 8ft. pool table
10. I have been inside the Supreme Court twice in the last 18 months to hear an oral argument
11. The last case I heard in the Supreme Court involved "Brighton", of which I have 3 pairs of shoes and 1 purse
12. I spent 250$ for that 1 Brighton purse
13. That is the most expensive purse I have ever bought
14. I chewed my nails growing up and never had them all past my fingertips at the same time
15. I loved having solar/"artificial" nails while I did
16. I enjoy pedicures, usually once a month
17. I read People and Us (and other magazines that I don't buy) at the nail salon
18. I have a great hairdresser and colorist- who is also a precious young Christian mother.
19. My house is MUCH cleaner without my children living at home
20. Contrary to what my daughter reported, I do NOT hoard (my dad does though)
21. I purge my house continuously, because the closets are too small to hoard anything.
22. I have been mowing the backyard (all few feet of it) myself because the boys don't do it often enough to suit me.
23. I was obsessive about my grades in nursing school
24. I don't have a nice sounding laugh
25. So, I laugh on the inside, but rarely laugh out loud
26. My cousins thought I was my grandma's favorite
27. I was!
28. I was blessed to be with my grandma when she passed away
29. I am a chocoholic
30. I can't drink tea because it keeps me awake at night :<
31. My favorite drink is Diet Dr. Pepper
32. Exploring Bed & Breakfasts with Tim is one of my favorite things to do.
33. Brownies are my comfort food.
34. I was a girl scout leader for Lauren's troop for two years
35. I prayed to God that I would die when I was 21 and had Hepatitis A and was so sick.
36. I was yellow and had yucky yellow eyes.
37. My nails grew the longest they had ever been.
38. My favorite summer destination is Destin, Florida
39. I love Washington DC and all the historical buildings and places
40. I love the subway in DC
41. I was an "extra" for the movie "The Evening Star" but the scenes I was in were cut. (A snowy street scene & an audience at the opera scene). It took all day to shoot and involved costume changes, etc..
42. I would like to get into photography
43. I taught piano when I was 12-13 years old
44. I took piano for 8 years
45. I played the organ for VBS at my piano teacher's Methodist church when I was an adolescent
46. I went to VBS at my grandma's Baptist church
47. I can remember the smells of VBS- koolaid & glue
48. I love seasonal decorating
49. My house is already decorated for fall
50. my Christmas decorations fill 20+ Rubbermaid tubs
51. All my linens are 100% cotton
52. My comforter is down alternative (Tim is allergic to down)
53. It is white and my sheets are white, very spa like
54. I love the color of my bedroom walls, it is like candlelight
55. I like the smell of paint
56. I can't paint much anymore, because it makes my ulnar nerve/arm hurt.
57. My grandma had me reading at the age of 4, out of the Bible
58. She let me grade her first grade papers (she was a teacher) when I was in first grade
59. I played softball in a church league when Lauren was little.
60. I don't mind the smell of skunk
61. I'm always just a little bit later than I intend to be.
62. I love taking naps
63. I own around 50 pairs of shoes.
64. I donate clothing/household goods to Katy Christian Ministries about twice a month
65. When I bag up donations, I take it to my car and keep it there until I donate.
66. My favorite soap is Bath & Body Works-Warm Vanilla Sugar
67. Tim & I just bought land in the Hill Country
68. Our retirement address will be: 2221 Longs Peak Canyon Lake, TX 78133
69. I have lost weight the last week since Tim has been on his diet
70. My first car was a Gremlin
71. I've been to Phantom of the Opera twice, it's my favorite!
72. I love the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
73. My favorite author is John Grisham
74. I like artichokes on my pizza
75. I think "The Office" is stupid, I can't watch it
76. I think the premise of "24" is not credible
77. My favorite TV show is "LOST"
78. I like reality shows- Survivor, Big Brother, Amazing Race, etc...
79. I have been blessed to see both of my grandchildren born.
80. my favorite coffee is the "taste of san antonio"
81. I think Starbucks prices are outgrageous
82. I really want to go on a mission trip
83. I have been really lonely for girl friends
84. I have a new friend named Carol, from church :)
85. my best friend moved to Thailand 2 months ago (a lot of people call her their best friend :>)
86. I have to have my ear plugs in to sleep
87. My favorite surgery is transplants- because people are so happy that they are getting a new chance at life and are so grateful to the donors.
88. My drivers license has my donor sticker on it
89. my least favorite surgery is D & C, because it reminds me of the loss of life & the pt's are so sad.
90. I had a D & C the night of July 4, 1986. The night that the statue of liberty was lit up for the celebration of 100?200? years since the US got it from France.
91. I don't know punctuation rules the way I should.
92. I promised God that I would never ride another roller coaster years ago, if he got me safely off the one I was on, and he did!
93. I know the basic floorplan that I want for our retirement home.
94. I've incorporated ideas from my friends/relatives houses that I like in my ideal plan
95. I don't want to live in a house that's being remodeled again (we lived on cement floors for 2 months this summer)
96. I sang on the praise team at church for 4 years+
97. I knew at 4 years old that I wanted to be a nurse
98. I've been married for 30 years, I've got a great husband & we're in it for the long haul!
99. I've got three great kids
100. I've got two out-of-this-world fantastic grandkids

I could go another 100 I'm sure..................but, we'll leave it at that!

"the Bee's Knee"

William Reed and Claire Elise

Just look at those two adorable grandchildren!, what could be better? How blessed we are to have Will and Claire for ours. It has been a true joy to watch Lauren & Scott as parents over the last 2+ years. They have the sweetest family and are so loving and patient in their day to day living, even in the midst of sleepless nights and potty training, they remain Godly and consistent. Next weekend I will be flying to Lubbock to babysit the two of them while their mama and daddy attend their LCU chorus reunion.

I have to confess, at least here on my blog, that I went shopping today and Claire is going to rack up, hey, the girl needed shoes!! Here she is all dressed up for church last Sunday~~~~~

That's all for now.... I had just received these new pics and wanted to share :)

<3 Terri

Off the blogroll & Up to the Plate

Ok, so I haven't posted in so long that my own daughter deleted me from her blogroll, ouch, that hurts.

Really, I have never felt like I had enough to say, or was interesting enough to warrant anyone reading my blog. My friends, Daphne and Tracey, have started blogging and I have found a familiar sort of comfort in reading their words and knowing what's on their hearts. So, I will step up to the plate and rejoin blogworld.

Our news of late:

Tims' moms brain surgery (7/2) came off beautifully, praise be to God. Her tumor was bigger than the Dr's fist in size and was pressing on her brain stem. After rehab and a short stint at assisted living, she is now at home recovering and we are still faithful that the feeling in her face and her vision will recover fully. The doctors have been literally amazed at her recovery and her strength and determination in all of this.

We have a most precious new grandaughter, Claire Elise, born July 8. I was honored to be there for her birth and it is a most amazing experience to be a part of. Lauren and Scott are blessed with a very sweet family, what a great time in their lives. I know that most, if not all who would read this, read Lauren's blog and can see the pictures of our new, sweet darling. We have not lost our fascination with Will by any means, he is so precocious. He has a HUGE vocabulary. He is incredibly smart with a great personality,,,, so fun!

Tim, Kendall and I spent Labor Day in Big Spring with Lauren's bunch and thoroughly enjoyed our time with them. I NEED to see my grandkids at least every 4-6 weeks. I am already planning my next trip up there :)

I am still working at SLEH and splitting full time between the OR and Day Surgery. I love what I do and I have learned to like working days rather than nights. It lets me spend time with Tim when he's at home and has given us more freedom to travel on the weekends together.

Tim and I had a WONDERFUL trip to one of my personal favorite destinations in March- we spent six days in Washington D.C. right at the beginning of Cherry Blossom time. We went to the Supreme Court and heard an oral argument, had coffee with Senator Cornyn, had a personal capitol tour by one of his interns, saw a musical at Ford's theater and spent alot of time at the Smithsonians, the Holocaust museum, a moonlight DC tour, went to church at Washington National Cathedral, mastered the subways, spent an afternoon at Arlington National cemetery with all its' beautiful simplicity and complex pageantry, and too much more to tell you about here. Suffice to say, it was a fabulous trip!!

We had a water leak at the house in early May, and had to live through bare floors and dealing with contractors until the house was finished July 19. We have mostly hardwood floors now, with new carpet in the bedrooms. It looks and feels great to have our house back even better than it was. If I can remember how to add pictures, I will sometime soon.

We have been thinking a lot about retirement lately, as to the "where to", "how to" and "when to". We just bought a 1.69 acre lot in a great planned community in the Hill Country close to Canyon Lake. We always wanted to retire to the Hill Country, so this is a beginning of realizing that dream. I have spent way too much time looking at homes on eplans online for design/floorplan ideas. It will probably be another 9 years before we are ready to build.

OK, enough randomness, it has been good to talk to you all. TTYL