Songs in My Head

I listened to an Etta James hits CD over and over again when we were truck drivers. I always woke Travis up singing along to this one...



Happy listening!

Fun Fact Friday

You think I would be running out of fun facts, but when you tell as many pointless stories as I do, you have a lot of material.

*The first record I ever bought was Cyndi Lauper "She's So Unusual". I bought it with a gift certificate to a record store in Belmond. It was the first thing I remember winning and I was so excited.

*Travis once grew a bonsai tree from a seed. It involved a lot of time, heat lamps, and luck. Then it died. The end.

*Whenever my family took a car trip when I was a kid, we all sang in the car. I didn't know this was not the norm until I went on a car trip with a friend. Her family looked at me like I was crazy when I started singing.

*Madeline cried a lot as an infant. Every time she heard the song "Don't Worry Be Happy" she stopped crying. I finally downloaded just the instrumental version so I wouldn't have to hear the words over and over.

*I used to drive a Ford Pinto. It was blue and very ugly. The radio started on fire, and there were holes rusted through the back seat floor. It was very glamorous.

*My thumbs are double jointed. It's very exciting. No, really.

Have a great weekend!

July 4th

We had a fun independence day. Trav's family came up for the weekend (minus his sister Kate and her husband Bubba, they were on their honeymoon). We had a really low-key weekend and didn't do much. Just grilled out and spent time relaxing. The best part was Zella seeing fireworks for the first time, she was amazed! The cousins had a great time playing together and everyone loved spending time with Grammy (Trav's grandma).

Someone was lighting off firecrackers and Zella kept calling them graham crackers. We lit sparklers while we waited for the fireworks show. The girls loved it! But Madeline kept calling them sprinklers which was cute. Aunt Carrie also got Madeline to yell some funny stuff in between fireworks. She had her yelling "Bring it on!" and "The Price is Right!"

I hope your 4th was happy too.

It's a Girl!

My sister Karen and her husband Chris welcomed their daughter Lily Rebecca to their family on July 3rd. She weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long. Big sister Grace is very proud! Thanks to our family and friends for all your prayers. Karen is okay and doing much better than last time.

Congrats! She is beautiful and her favorite Aunt Lori can't wait to spend more time with her.

If You Could Hear What I Hear

Remember when I mentioned that I always have a song in my head? Well this song plays on an almost continuous loop when I'm having a bad day. If you have never listened to Diana Krall you are missing out!

Fun Fact Friday

*I have had glasses since the 4th grade. My parents thought I wanted glasses because my best friend Amy Kitchen got them but really I just couldn't see.

*Speaking of eyes, I got a piece of metal in my eye when I was six. It rusted and they had to use a huge needle to scape the rust out. I was awake. And unfortunately I remember the whole thing. Also? I had to wear a patch afterwords. But not a cool pirate patch, just a white gauze patch. Not cool.

*I also had the mumps when I was six. I'm thinking six was not my best year.

*My sweet baby Violet has the stinkiest gas. She can clear a room! She is the queen of the "silent but deadly" variety. I wish I was exaggerating.

*Travis may be the only guy I know to go to a bachelor party and come home with his wife's name tattooed on his arm. I tease him that his next wife will have to be named Lori too.

*I had to share a room with my twin sister until I was a junior in high school. She was a neat freak and I...well...I wasn't. I may have kept my room even messier just to make her mad.

Have a great and safe July 4th!

We are still recovering from Kate's wedding. (Trav's little sister got married last weekend.) We are exhausted but had a GREAT time. Kate looked beautiful and Travis had the privilege of walking her down the aisle. I will have more pictures to share soon but here are a few for now.

The cousins had fun spending some time together. Can't wait to see them in a couple days for July 4th!

More later,
Lori

Fun Fact Friday (Except for it isn't actually Friday)

Edited to add:
This was scheduled to post on Friday but for some reason didn't. We were in Indianola for Kate's wedding! More about the wedding to come, but until then please enjoy this belated installment of Fun Fact Friday...

* Before I was pregnant with Madeline I hated mushrooms...now I love them. Before I was pregnant with Zella I hated cottage cheese...now I love it. Before I was pregnant with Violet I hated sour cream...now I love it.

*The first property we ever bought was a 3200 square foot loft above an old movie theatre. It had a ballroom in it with a stage and came with 80 movie theatre seats. It was fun to live there but not really set up for young kids so we moved to a regular house. The thing I missed most is the booth Travis fixed up.

*Travis can do anything. Okay, not anything, but he is one of those people who knows a little about a lot of things and figures things out quickly. Especially home renovation. Neither of us knew he could do electrical work, plumbing, construction, etc, until he started renovating our whole house.

*The girls and I have a dance party in our kitchen almost every day. We turn up the music and dance silly. It lets them burn off energy and keeps me young. :)

*Travis and I came to an agreement a year into our marriage...I would no longer dye my hair black if he would cut his hair short.

*I always have a song in my head. Every morning when I get up I sing "It's a Good Day" by Peggy Lee. Can't help it.