You Should Meet...

       ... my mother.

Yeah, she's pretty much the most beautiful mother anyone could ever ask for. Not just on the outside, but on the inside, too. Dad's still not sure how he got her ;)

She is a woman of structure and organization, but we children like to keep things mixed up for her and she does a great job of being on top of us! She is a woman of MANY hats. Wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, accountant, consultant, health counselor, editor, sponsor, manager, friend, political informant... just to name a few. To sum it up, she's a Homemaker! (Who ever said staying at home is dull.)

We love her and would never trade her. <3

You should meet...

... my daddy!

Today is his birthday! He is such a hard working man and is always protecting me. (Guys, beware of the shotgun... haha!) We are just about the same in our personalities, and the one thing you should know is if you try to pick a fight with him, you will always lose... even if you win, he is the winner. Haha!

I'm wonderfully blessed to be his daughter! My name means "father's joy," and I hope I'm that to him!


(Picture of Mom and Daddy at the surprise 25th Wedding Anniversary!)

You should meet...

...my Best Sister.
She is my big sister and today is her birthday! There is an 8 year gap between us, so I get to love on her kids nowadays! I love it!

The best thing about my Best Sister is that we are probably polar opposites on a lot of things, but that is what makes it fun. Though we are "different" we are the same... it's complicated ;) I would not change a thing... only that I could spend more time with her.


Happy Birthday, Best Sister! You are truly the best!
(And you're not old...)



You can read her thoughts here!

You should meet...

...my other dog Bandit.

"I'm in love with my family! They feed me, pet me, let me help them pick up sticks (even though I never bring them back to them, for they always throw them away!) and I even get to tear up a scarecrow every time the leaves start to fall! It's a good life compared to before I met them. Now I'll never leave them!" -- (Bandit, if he could say it.)


This poor, unfortunate soul came to our house three years ago and somehow he never left. As my father said, "He stole our reluctant hearts," so we just had to name him Bandit.

He's a funny little fellow! He enjoys sleeping on his back, he plays hide-and-go-seek, and he is always trying to live up to Blacky's standards, but he is the most love'n-on-you dog you'll ever meet!

You should meet...

...Blacky! The imperial queen of all marvelous mutts! We've had her since her birth and she'll be eight years old on Groundhog Day. I'm pretty sure she would be on the top ten list of the smartest dog list. One day she literally insisted on having the air turned on...(long story)

Likes are soft beds, blankets, and ham.
Dislikes are rainy days, plain dog food, and the worst is taking a bath!!!!

She is a perfect diva and I wouldn't have it any other way :)


P.S. So our prayers worked! Little Blacky is doing great. We thought the worst yesterday, but today she's been running around! God is good, even to our little hairy beasts ;)

You should meet...

...my nephew, Wyatt.
"It's not easy being almost two. They make you share with your sisters, eat veggies, and... take naps!!!" ~ Wyatt (If he could say it.)








Wyatt is the all boy, little boy that is the pride of his daddy's eye and the soft spot in his mommy's heart. Most of the time you don't know what he's thinking, but that's ok... just as long as you've got your eye on him :)

You should meet...

... my niece, Lacie Rae. She's only four weeks old and she sleeps most her life away right now, but she is such a blessing! I'm counting the moments till I can hold her.



Thanks, Elyssa, for the beautiful pictures :)

You should meet...

... my brother. (You can probably tell by this lovely picture.) He's a composer, in the media/movie industry, a cellist, and well... he'll probably be very rich someday. But... he'll always be my little brother, even though he is taller than me.

(P.S. Girls of America, don't get any ideas... haha!)