I am a wife, SAHM to four, half-glass-full, goofy, talkative, emotional person. My husband talks me into crazy stuff (over-the-road trucking???) and we make a great team. I adore my girls and sweet baby boy and love getting to stay home with them.
*Zella has the shortest name but the most nicknames. We often call her Zel, Zella Bella, Zel Bel, Zee, Zellie, Tutti Frutti and Kippy.
*One of the first words Madeline could say was "pretty". She called everyone and everything pretty. It was a very pleasant phase.
*Travis and I only had one 13" TV when we were first married. And we kept it in our hall closet. We also didn't have a TV when we were truck drivers. We watch a lot more TV these days, probably more than we should.
*I used to have a pet newt. But it died during the summer I lived in the dorms because it was so hot.
*That was the summer I literally lived on homemade tortillas (free leftovers from the Mexican restaurant I worked at) with spaghetti sauce.
*Travis once spent 12 hours in a row at Menards. He was getting everything he needed to renovate our house that he completely gutted. It was a very expensive trip!
In a little less than ten weeks from now Travis and I will be celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. So in honor of our 10th, I am posting a song a week that reminds me of our relationship (in total cheeseball fashion, of course).
Don't mind the strange video...the song brings back such good memories.
SHERRY FRASER BY MARCY PLAYGROUND Oo I saw stars falling all around her head Red, gold, and blue Sherry Fraser where are you
'Cause I saw starts falling all around your head When we were young Sherry Fraser where have you gone
We're all wondering When will you come back And play..some day. Sherry yeah
The mad hatter he waited for Alice To come to tea again He waits forever for his old lover And always wonderin'
Will I see stars falling all around your head When you return Sherry Fraser what have you learned
And we're all wondering When will you come back And play..some day And please do come back And play..some day Please do come back And play..some day Sherry yeah
Hobo Days are this weekend and we have been living it up with the hobos for a couple weeks now. Some random facts:
*The first property we bought was above the Hobo Museum. The hobos would block the door with a park bench constantly and I had a hard time getting them to move out of the way. It was kind of a pain, although it was nice to listen to their music.
*Our current home is across from the Hobo Jungle. What is the Hobo Jungle? Well, it is where the hobos camp out and stay. Apparently we must have a "hobo connection" to buy property here.
*When we lived above the Hobo Museum we had to go across the street to take our dog Josie to the bathroom. The park had a gazebo and Travis would often walk Josie around it. One day in July he was walking Josie really early in the morning, and Iowa Blackie, a well-known hobo, jumped up from the gazebo and yelled good morning to him. Travis jumped a mile and Iowa Blackie laughed and laughed.
*Everyone around here will know who I'm talking about when I mention Iowa Blackie by name. Us Britt folk know all the hobos.
*When I was a kid one of my favorite parts of Hobo Days was the flea market. I saved all my money to buy handmade Barbie doll clothes. I also bought disappearing ink every year.
*Stretch, the current Hobo King, came over yesterday when I was outside and told me the hobos were having a meeting. Apparently there are some rowdy people here this year and Stretch had to break up two fist fights. He said he would like Travis to come to the meeting because Trav is, (and I quote) "A hobo at heart." Yup. That's why I married him. ;)
*Zella has a hobo name. For reals. Two years ago she was baptized a week before Hobo Days. We heard a knock on the door and Travis yelled to me, "Lori, come out. All the hobos are outside." Um, okay. So we went out and they told us they would like to honor Zella for her baptism. They took a long stick and performed a naming ceremony for Zella. Her hobo name is "Little Miss Soggy Bottom". They said a speech and touched the special stick to both of her shoulders. It was very sweet, actually. Then they took a picture with her and gave us a certificate with her hobo name, signed by the hobos. (Apparently these hobos are very technologically advanced. They had a digital camera, laptop and printer.) It was a very sweet gesture and something she will impress her friends with someday.
Here is video of a story CBS did on hobos last year. If you look very carefully for a split second you can see our house.
In a little over ten weeks from now Travis and I will be celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. So in honor of our 10th, I am posting a song a week that reminds me of our relationship (in total cheeseball fashion, of course).
Now I am not much of a country music fan. And although this song is pretty twangy for me, the lyrics say so much. This song reminds me of when we were first dating. We danced to this song in the kitchen of my apartment after we got engaged.
TO GET ME TO YOU BY LILA MCCAAN Well I, I still can remember times When the night seemed to surround me I was sure the sun would never shine on me And I, I thought it my destiny To walk this world alone But now you're here with me Now you're here with me
And I don't regret the rain Or the nights I felt the pain Or the tears I had to cry Some of those times along the way Every road I had to take Every time my heart would break It was just something that I had to get through To get me to you To get me to you
Well I, I still can recall the days When I had no love around me Makes me glad for every day I have with you And I, I look in your eyes and know I'm right where I belong And I belong with you Always belonged with you
And I don't regret the rain Or the nights I felt the pain Or the tears I had to cry Some of those times along the way Every road I had to take Every time my heart would break It was just something that I had to go through To get me to you To get me to you
And if I could I wouldn't change a thing Wouldn't change a thing baby Because your love was waiting there for me Waiting there for me baby
And I don't regret the rain Or the nights I felt the pain Or the tears I had to cry Some of those times along the way Every road I had to take Every time my heart would break It was just something that I had to get through To get me to you To get me to you
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