20th Reunion

We're out of town in Shawn's hometown for his 20th reunion.

20.

Years.

Man he's old. (So kidding, honey.)

I can say that because I won't have my 20 for 3 more years. His former high school is the largest in the state of Oklahoma. Many schools of their size have split at some time into 2 or 3 different high schools but BA has kept it all together. Let's just say the campus is larger then my college. MUCH larger. We picked up our info packet in the cafeteria and started the trek to the football field.

Our (my) high school shares a stadium with our local college. It's new. And very nice. I've thought it was big, I don't have much to compare it to apparently. BA's is HUGE! It is comparable to OU's in Norman. At least to me, I don't know if Shawn would share that comparison.
Needless to say, I fully expected to see angels greeting me when I got to the only available seating. My legs were quivering. And burning.

Shawn is a proud former member of The Pride. The marching band for BA. They were state champs his senior year. At my high school the marching band was for those who couldn't fit in anywhere else. Okay, the nerds. One year there were only 14 of them. Choir was the cooler place to be.

Not at BA. Band is a place of distinction. I must say...I was impressed last night. The sound up in the clouds where I was sitting wasn't very good but I could tell what songs they were playing. I was completely fascinated by how that many people knew what formation to make, where to march, and when to move.

There was a lot of movement. The thought of playing an instrument and marching is something my mind would never be able to do.

BA didn't win the game. Muskogee caught a pass in the end zone in the final 2 seconds to win it. But it was a great game!

I can say that because it wasn't my team playing:)

Only Two More Days!

Have you been to www.jenx67.com?? I sure hope you have. If you haven't, Jen is doing something wonderful for me. For every comment on her 'Go Mitch Go' blog she will donate $1 toward my fund raising. She'll donate up to $250.00! So far she only has 70 comments. I need more!!!! PLEASE stop by before Saturday is over and comment.

Under the picture of Mitchell with his face paint is a link that says 'click here' in green.

That will take you to the 'Go Mitch Go' post.

Read it all, and have your Kleenex handy. Jen is an amazing writer.

After the poem, scroll to the bottom of the comments and click on 'Post a Comment'. It's in green.

Type in your comment in the square, enter the word verification, click anonymous, and click 'Publish Your Comment'.

That's it! You've just donated a dollar to my fund raising! If you would like to donate more you can visit my fund raising page.

I appreciate it!

Why, Why, Why?

Why in the name of all things holy, did we decided to have another garage sale?

At a different house?

That doesn't have a garage?

With the leftover things?

Just two weeks later?

While Shawn is out of town?

When ragweed is in the high category?

Right before we go out of town for a high school reunion?

If anyone can explain to me why we did this, please let me know.

Happy Birthday Honey!!

Today is my wonderful husband Shawn's birthday. 38 years old. He is my everything; my best friend, my number one cheerleader, the man of my dreams.

In the spirit of the 100 things about me, I thought I'd list 38 things about Shawn that I love.

1. He is teaching our girls what a husband and father should be.

2. He eats everything I cook. Everything.

3. The first time he met my family there were over 80 of them. He fit in perfectly and even knew things about people that I didn't by the end of the day.

4. He would do any household chore for my mom while we were dating.

5. That included fixing a hole in the ceiling that his knee created.

6. He will help anyone in my family with anything they need. Computer, electical, plumbing, or yard work.

7. He plays soccer for three different indoor teams to keep in shape.

8. It's a good shape:)

9. He is a wonderful son to his mom and dad.

10. He proudly served his country in the Navy and Army.

11. He got out of the Army when we found out he would go to Korea for a year without McKinley and me.

12. He let me name our children after assassinated Presidents.

13. He let me make the girls middle names after amazing women in my family.

14. He left his family and hometown behind to move to mine.

15. He understands the importance of me being a stay-at-home mom with our girls.

16. He is a man of God.

17. He drives just fast enough to keep me on the edge of my seat!

18. He buys me cars that have all the bells and whistles.

19. He didn't want to own a tv but went out and bought one while we were dating so I could watch a movie.

20. He lets me make all the decorating desicions in our house and helps me with anything that I do.

21. He always compliments my new hairdos, even when I didn't get one!

22. He would rather read an owners manual then a novel.

23. He can fix anything in the house that I happen to break.

24. He has put up with me almost everyday for the last 13 1/2 years.

25. He gives 3 days a year to be the camp nurse at the schools 5th grade camp. He'll do it for 9 years and our girls will only be there 3 of those!

26. He takes excellent care of all the women in this house.

27. He has compassion toward the girls aches and pains when I don't see blood and tell them they're fine.

28. He is a big kid at heart and bought Rock Band for the Wii while we were at Disney World. Because it's a group game he called the neighbor children and asked if they could come down and play.

29. He keeps me sane.

30. He attends the traditional Sunday morning church service with me even though he would prefer the contemporary.

31. He takes amazing care of the pool all summer long and rarely swims in it.

32. He never minds going to the store for me for the one thing that I forgot in a $200 trip.

33. He thinks my blog is funny:C)

34. He feels like Super Glue will fix just about anything, even busted chins.

35. He tastes milk for me when I think it might be a little past its prime.

36. He let us go to Disney World without him because he knew it was an amazing oppurtunity for the girls.

37. He let me paint his office Basil Green.

38. He is hot!! And all mine:)

Happy birthday honey. I love you!

I'm baaaaccckkkk!

Well, how funny was Shawn's blog? All I asked for was a quick note saying I was out of town with no internet. Instead I found out he's almost as funny as me!

But not quite.

Details to come about my girlfriends trip to Branson (and pictures!) but first I need your help.

My precious friend, Jen, who has an amazing, inspirational blog, has written about Mitchell and the Whitaker's and will donate $1 to me for every comment made. Please take a minute to read her post, wipe your eyes, and post a comment. By tomorrow I should be at $1,600. Shawn needs to deposit my garage sale money and some cash donations. That number is amazing! But not even halfway. Please visit her blog www.jenx67.com and help me get closer to my goal!

Stop by my fund raising page to see how far I've come and how much farther I have to go. http://pages.teamintraining.org/ok/pfchangs09/sconrad

Thanks in advance for your help!

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