Magnificent, Awesome...

I found this on the refrigerator. It had been there awhile and I hardly notice the things we put there. That is until I need some important information like a store coupon, Mass or kids schedule. On this piece of paper are the letters for 'Marie Bauer' which are used to describe some aspect of Marie. Marie wrote out the words for 'Marie'. I learned later that Theresa wrote the words for 'Bauer'. What struck me was the words used be each person to describe some aspect of this wonderful girl. For me, Marie's choices speak volumes about how she feels about herself. What comes from these words is a great sense of her goodness and her character. I love 'Rational' and "Endless laughter". We'll see how the 'Rational' plays out when she enters her teens.

Theresa used words which come from a mothers perspective, both loving and kind. They show both love and affection. I

t's a wonderful piece! Clearly a keeper!

6 Special Quirks

I have been tagged by my niece Catherine on her blog and as such I will need to post 6 Unspectacular Quirks. I’ve chosen ‘Special’ quirks because they are mine and I’m special!

6 “Special” Quirks

1. As any member of my family can tell you, I can’t tell a joke for the life of me! I seem to be the only one who thinks I’m funny! After all, I’m the only one laughing.

2. I can crack the knuckles in my toes by simply curling my toes as hard as I can. It’s fun to hear my three precious girls…Theresa, Stephanie, and Marie moan and groan. Marie is the only one that is truly curious about how I do that!

3. I use Coffee-mate in my coffee and I can’t stand the fact that the powder gets stuck to the inside of the cup above the coffee line! I drink a lot of coffee and to keep from using a lot of spoons I purchase stirrers to stir my coffee. Then I toss them out! My contribution to water conservation. So I use the stirrer to capture this unsightly powder and scrap it into the coffee. Then I’m happy. Well, except for the fact that I now have a semi-dissolved clump of Coffee-mate on my stirrer…what do I do with that!

4. I take after Mom in that I love solitaire. Any kind. When I was in high school soooo many years ago I competed in gymnastics. Before leaving home to go to any meet I had to play solitaire until I won. Made me feel better! Mom had some type of board that could be placed on your lap and I’d sit in a chair and play on that board.

5. I say ‘Holy mackerel!’ a lot. I say it so often I don’t even HEAR me saying it! Holy mackerel!

6. I have an uncanny ability to go to a place once and remember how to get back to that same place! I remember shapes, colors, overall appearances to the specific location and even when I am the least sure of how to get there, I get there. It drives my wife nuts which, of course, puts a smile on my face! When we moved to Atlanta I had spent a lot of time looking around the area for a house on my own. When we finally got a real estate agent involved I’d be able to tell her what was coming up in those areas ahead of time. It drove her nuts because she had lived here a long time and was never sure where she was. And, of course, that put a smile on my face! I attribute this skill to the grace of God and my years doing gymnastics…had to know where I was in space and time at all times!

Chris, Meghan, Cassie, Walter Edward... it's your turn!

Here are the directions:

1. Link the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them & leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they have been tagged. (For this rule, I only have 4 bloggers)