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{storehouse of memories}
While going through storage bins in the garage the other day looking for Ben's summer shorts and my summer sandals... since I knew I had more than the 15 pair I'd already unpacked!  I came across some things that I hadn't seen in a long time~
LETTERS....
from Shayne when we were courting. The whole of our relationship he was in Chicago the first half, and Canada the second~ it was before the days of Skype, personal computers, and cell phones (or before the day EVERYONE owned one).
So there were letters - lots and lots of letters!
How silly I must have looked sitting on that pile of dusty old skids, sweat dripping from my forehead, a smile from ear to ear - - - and a slight blush on my face occasionally, pulling the letter in a bit closer in case someone just happened to be walking behind me in my own garage and saw what was written!!!!
And when I wasn't writing letters to my love, I was writing all about it in my journal~
I have about six journals filled cover to cover from our 9 month relationship. Yep - from when we first started contacting each other, to when we walked down the aisle and said, "I do!" was just about exactly NINE months!!!
It does sound a little crazy short nowadays I suppose.. but when you know, you KNOW! Why prolong the agony of being separated. :)
 
These are some cassette tapes - remember those things - that he made for me of him reading Scripture.
I would fall asleep every night listening~
I still love the sound of his voice reading the Bible to me.
I wonder if there's a way to transfer these to a cd? I'd love for the kids to hear....
Here's another memory I found - which reading through made me laugh out loud.
A book I wrote when I was about 15. I think it's a series~ :)
I brought them in to show Kate, and later caught her reading one while sitting on the steps...
It was one of those moments where I flashed back in my mind and saw myself sitting in a similar fashion pouring over those notebooks, scribbling away.. never imagining then that someday I'd have a girl of my own reading what I'd wrote.
I went in her room the other night and saw the notebooks piled up on her nightstand. She said she likes the story, but some of my writing is hard to make out! :)
Funny, I still prefer to write by hand than type ~ ~ my thoughts always seem to come easier with a real pen and paper in hand.
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We have a stray cat that showed up here months ago.
We named it Sammy.
But found out a few weeks back it's actually a Samantha!!!
 
I always get tickled when I think of how Shayne is so not a cat lover -
me either really, though I don't mind them -
we're just more dog kind of people....
but it seems we can't keep a dog and the cats keep multiplying!!! :)
We still have our black and white yard sale one I picked up last summer -
and now three strays that have decided to stay!
And with the recent addition of kittens~ we now have TEN cats!!!
So yeah.. for not being huge cat fans you'd never know it around here. :)
Here's the proud mommy... atleast I think she is.
She kinda looks more tired than proud.
I don't blame her...
she just had six babies all at the same time!!)
"Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose
with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs." :)
 
She keeps them in this tree - which seems like the perfect little home to me.
This tree is missing it's whole middle, you'd think it would be dead!
but every year it comes back!!
I think it's a cool looking tree.
I love this tree!
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My camera is broke. (kinda)
A month or two ago the shutter button seemed to be sticking..
and it became harder and harder to push down.
This past weekend, after our time on the lake, it stopped taking pictures all together! Everything else seemed to work fine - it just wouldn't take a picture (which having a camera that won't do that is rather pointless!) :)
And Monday it wouldn't turn on at all...
So I put it away and planned on taking it in to the camera store. I think my year warranty is almost up.
However yesterday, I randomly picked it up, flipped the switch, and it came on!
Seems to be working normal again.
So - I'm not sure if it was a fluke, or still has a problem....
(??)
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Since Sunday I've been in the chiropractors office twice, throwing up, and living on Advil!! (well, not throwing up and taking advil at his office.. that, I've done at home!) : /
It happens EVERY time I ride a sea-doo!!! Seriously...
this time I thought I was so careful to not jump the waves and do all the craziness I usually like doing, but ... the chiropractor says he sees people all the time after they've ridden those things!
"You use muscles you don't usually use and you don't even realize it at the time."
"But you should see the crazy things my brothers do on them!!"
"They're probably younger..."
he smiled.
I did not.
"Well my husband is my age and he's just as crazy as my brothers..."
"He probably uses those muscles more than you do..."
he smiled again.
again, I did not.
Because what he's really saying is that I'm old and out of shape!
  
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While playing cowboys today I told Ben to give me his best cowboy pose~
 
I LOVE this kid!!
 
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Here's something I've been mulling over awhile... .
When I started blogging four years ago I'd never even heard of such a thing. A group at my church had started a blogring, and I was rather "talked into it." :)
To show my world wide web ignorance I thought xanga was the only blogging place there was - and that the only people who really blogged were bored stay at home moms!! :) :) I also thought the only people who could read my blog were those from my church! The first time an "outsider" commented I figured they must have hacked in or something. :)
Well, my knowledge of blogging has expanded (a little)...
And even though most all of my church friends have moved on to facebook it's become a convenient outlet for me to record things from life, as well as connect with other great women - - that I now know are NOT merely bored stay at home moms - - - *big smile*
All this to say.. since discovering other "places" I've been thinking of moving from xanga. At first it was simply because I liked the looks better - yes, I base decisions upon looks!!!  But then a web design friend was telling me there would be better options with some things I was wanting to do with writing (eventually).
... part of me doesn't like the idea of learning a new method, etc. I'm lazy that way. :) But part of me likes the idea of change. Still, the biggest part of me is a sentimental loyalist, and I don't want to lose the friends I've made here...
SO - - why don't we all move!!!! :) :) ... (kidding)
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts and a). what made you choose to blog with xanga? and b). why do you stay?
Who knows... I'll probably be blogging here when I'm 90!!
if I can still see that is! :)
More than anything, I'm probably just thinking out loud about it all...~
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Can't believe it's time to make dinner.. didn't we just finish lunch?
In the summer I kinda lose motivation to cook... we don't have air in the house and it gets so stinkin hot when I turn the oven on!!
We try to think of all we can to cook on the grill,
but I don't think I have anything to fix on there tonight~
hmmm.. I wonder how much protein there is in ICE CREAM!!
Surely enough to be somewhat nutritious, eh?...
(an older shot of emma - but it's a favorite!)
Amber.
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