a special day

Sending out a big "Happy 40th Anniversary!!!" to Mom and Dad today! :o) I wish we lived closer so we could help you celebrate....

Christine was able to get ahold of some photos, and then scan them and email them to me so that I could post them here. What a beautiful bride and handsome groom, huh? :o)

Here is the wedding party... Uncle Chuck, Aunt Ginny, Mom's friend Lora, Aunt Jeanette, my cousin Sandy as flower girl... Mom and Dad, of course... my cousin Mike as ringbearer, Uncle Bob, 2 of Dad's friends (I'm sorry, I can't think of their names at the moment!), and Uncle Mike:

Here are Mom and Dad with their parents, my Grandma and Grandpa Fischer on the left and Grandpa Bear and Granny on the right:

Here are the bride and groom at their reception in the church basement (Uncle Chuck in the background):

Cutting the cake:
The newlyweds, all set for their honeymoon!:
Wishing you both an extra-special day, and many more happy years together! Love you!!

eight facts about me

I got tagged by Jeanne...

"The rulz: Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog."

1. I've been married for 15 years... though sometimes it seems a lot longer than that, LOL.
2. I have 3 beautiful, smart, fun kiddos!
3. I will turn the dreaded 4-0 next year... ack!
4. I often ignore chores I *should* be doing and scrap instead... shhhhh....
5. I want to publish a book someday.
6. The color blue makes me happy!
7. I've lived in my current house for almost exactly 2 years now, and I still love it!
8. I am very excited to have 3 upcoming scrap events marked on my calendar... one later this month, one in September, and one in October! Can't wait!! :o)

Hmmm... now I need to tag 8 people. Do I know 8 people with blogs who haven't done this yet? LOL! Here goes... I'll tag Dawn, Erin, Jen H., Jen M., Katie, Kim, Pam, and Rorie.

test: do you have a life?

I got this test off of my friend KatieJ's blog. (I already know that it's going to tell me I have no life, LOL.) If you haven't done this one already, consider yourself tagged!

Copy and paste the list onto your blog, and put x's by the movies that you've seen. There are 238 films in this list (don't know why they didn't make it an even 240!), and apparently, if you've seen over 85 of these, it means you have no life.

Here goes:

1. ( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show


2. (x) Grease


3. (x) Pirates of the Caribbean


4. (x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest


5. ( ) Boondock Saints


6. ( ) Fight Club


7. ( ) Starsky and Hutch


8. (x) Neverending Story


9. ( ) Blazing Saddles


10. (x) Airplane


11. (x) The Princess Bride


12. ( ) AnchorMan


13. (x) Napoleon Dynamite


14. (x) Labyrinth


15. (x) Saw


16. ( ) Saw II


17. ( ) White Noise


18. (x) White Oleander


19. ( ) Anger Management


20. ( ) 50 First Dates


21. (x) The Princess Diaries


22. (x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement


23. (x) Scream


24. ( ) Scream 2


25. ( ) Scream 3


26. (x) Scary Movie


27. ( ) Scary Movie 2


28. ( ) Scary Movie 3


29. ( ) Scary Movie 4


30. (x) American Pie


31. ( ) American Pie 2


32. ( ) American Wedding


33. ( ) American Pie Band Camp


34. (x) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


35. (x) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


36. (x) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


37. (x) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire


38. ( ) Resident Evil 1


39. ( ) Resident Evil 2


40. ( ) The Wedding Singer


41. ( ) Little Black Book


42. (x) The Village


43. (x) Lilo & Stitch


44. (x) Finding Nemo


45. (x) Finding Neverland


46. (x) Signs


47. (x) The Grinch


48. ( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre


49. ( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning


50. ( ) White Chicks So far... 25 out of 50! Uh oh....


51. (x) Butterfly Effect


52. (x) 13 Going on 30


53. (x) I, Robot


54. (x) Robots


55. ( ) Dodgeball


56. ( ) Universal Soldier


57. (x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events


58. ( ) Along Came Polly


59. (x) Deep Impact


60. ( ) King Pin


61. (x) Never Been Kissed


62. ( ) Meet The Parents


63. ( ) Meet the Fockers


64. ( ) Eight Crazy Nights


65. ( ) Joe Dirt


66. (x) King Kong


67. ( ) A Cinderella Story


68. (x) The Terminal


69. ( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie


70. ( ) Passport to Paris


71. ( ) Dumb & Dumber


72. ( ) Dumber & Dumberer


73. ( ) Final Destination


74. ( ) Final Destination 2


75. ( ) Final Destination 3


76. (x) Halloween


77. (x) The Ring


78. (x) The Ring 2


79. (x) Surviving Christmas


80. (x) Flubber


81. ( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle


82. ( ) Practical Magic


83. (X) Chicago


84. (x) Ghost Ship


85. ( ) From Hell


86. ( ) Hellboy


87. (x) Secret Window


88. ( ) I Am Sam


89. ( ) The Whole Nine Yards


90. ( ) The Whole Ten Yards


91. (x) The Day After Tomorrow


92. ( ) Child’s Play


93. ( ) Seed of Chucky


94. ( ) Bride of Chucky


95. ( ) Ten Things I Hate About You


96. ( ) Just Married


97. (x) Gothika


98. (x) Nightmare on Elm Street


99. (x) Sixteen Candles


100. ( ) Remember the Titans 71 out of 100... not looking good, LOL!


101. ( ) Coach Carter


102. (x) The Grudge


103. (x) The Grudge 2


104. (x) The Mask


105. ( ) Son Of The Mask


106. ( ) Bad Boys


107. ( ) Bad Boys 2


108. ( ) Joy Ride


109. ( ) Lucky Number Sleven


110. (x) Ocean’s Eleven


111. (x) Ocean’s Twelve


112. (x) Bourne Identity


113. ( ) Bourne Supremecy


114. ( ) Lone Star


115. ( ) Bedazzled


116. (x) Predator I


117. ( ) Predator II


118. ( ) The Fog


119. (x) Ice Age


120. (x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown


121. ( ) Curious George


122. (x) Independence Day


123. (x) Cujo


124. ( ) A Bronx Tale


125. ( ) Darkness Falls


126. (x) Christine


127. (x) E.T.


128. (x) Children of the Corn It's official, I have no life!


129. ( ) My Bosses Daughter


130. (x) Maid in Manhattan


131. (x) War of the Worlds


132. (x) Rush Hour


133. ( ) Rush Hour 2


134. ( ) Best Bet


135. (x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days


136. ( ) She’s All That


137. (x) Calendar Girls


138. ( ) Sideways


139. (x) Mars Attacks


140. (x) Event Horizon


141. (x) Ever After


142. (x) Wizard of Oz


143. (x) Forrest Gump


144. (x) Big Trouble in Little China


145. (x) The Terminator


146. (x) The Terminator 2


147. ( ) The Terminator 3


148. (x) X-Men


149. ( ) X-2


150. ( ) X3 99 out of 150...


151. (x) Spider-Man


152. (x) Spider-Man 2


153. ( ) Sky High


154. ( ) Jeepers Creepers


155. ( ) Jeepers Creepers 2


156. (x) Catch Me If You Can


157. (x) The Little Mermaid


158. (x) Freaky Friday


159. ( ) Reign of Fire


160. ( ) The Skulls


161. ( ) Cruel Intentions


162. ( ) Cruel Intentions 2


163. ( ) The Hot Chick


164. (x) Shrek


165. (x) Shrek 2


166. ( ) Swimfan


167. (x) Miracle on 34th street


168. ( ) Old School


169. (x) The Notebook


170. ( ) K-Pax


171. ( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe


172. ( ) A Walk to Remember


173. (x) Ice Castles


174. ( ) Boogeyman


175. ( ) The 40-year-old Virgin


176. (x) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring


177. (x) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers


178. (x) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King


179. (x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark


180. (x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom


181. (x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade


182. ( ) Base-ketball


183. ( ) Hostel


184. ( ) Waiting for Guffman


185. ( ) House of 1000 Corpses


186. ( ) Devils Rejects


187. ( ) Elf


188. (x) Highlander


189. (x) Mothman Prophecies


190. ( ) American History X


191. ( ) Three


192. ( ) The Jacket


193. ( ) Kung Fu Hustle


194. ( ) Shaolin Soccer


195. ( ) Night Watch


196. (x) Monsters Inc.


197. (x) Titanic


198. (x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail


199. (x) Shaun Of the Dead


200. ( ) Willard 121 out of 200...


201. ( ) High Tension


202. ( ) Club Dread


203. ( ) Hulk


204. (x) Dawn Of the Dead


205. (x) Hook


206. (x) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe


207. (x) 28 days later


208. ( ) Orgazmo


209. ( ) Phantasm


210. (x) Waterworld


211. (x) Kill Bill Vol. 1


212. ( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2


213. ( ) Mortal Kombat


214. ( ) Wolf Creek


215. ( ) Kingdom of Heaven


216. ( ) The Hills Have Eyes


217. ( ) I Spit on Your Grave


218. ( ) The Last House on the Left


219. ( ) Re-Animator


220. (x) Army of Darkness


221. (x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace


222. (x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones


223. ( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith


224. (x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope


225. (x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back


226. (x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi


227. ( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage


228. (x) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor


229. (x) The Matrix


230. (x) The Matrix: Reloaded


231. ( ) The Matrix: Revolutions


232. ( ) Animatrix


233. ( ) Evil Dead


234. ( ) Evil Dead 2


235. ( ) Team America: World Police


236. ( ) Red Dragon


237. (x) Silence of the Lambs


238. ( ) Hannibal Grand total, 137 out of 238! Wow... guess I'm pathetic, or something, LOL!

So... I have no life. :) Or maybe I just like movies. A lot. And maybe I have a husband who likes movies even more. (Many of these movies are ones I would've never picked to watch on my own!) And maybe I have kids who like movies, too.... Hmmmmm.... think I'll go put on a movie ~ there are still 101 on this list that I haven't seen! LOL

note to self

Someday you will miss the life you have right now. Some things are easy to imagine missing, like those sweet, sticky, unprompted little kisses or those moments when a small hand reaches out for your own or the sight of a precious little body fast asleep in the crib, arm curled around a worn, loved bunny. You will miss the rest of it, too, though:

• You will miss making peanut butter sandwiches for lunch every single day.
• You will miss reading Zoe's Purple Pants 30 times in a row.
• You will miss watching JoJo's Circus over and over and over and over.
• You will miss the pitter patter of little feet and the clompity-clomp of bigger feet, reminiscent of a herd of elephants tromping down the stairs.
• You will miss that persistent little alarm clock that doesn't seem to have a snooze button... "Mama! Mama! Mama! MAMA!!"
• You will miss wiping fingerprints off the walls, the windows, the mirrors, the tv....
• You will miss tripping over that pile of blocks, Legos, stuffed animals, books, and toy cars in the living room.
• You will miss car seats and sippy cups, security blankets and high chairs.
• You will miss backpacks thrown on the floor and complaints about homework.
• You will even miss the dirty diapers and the constant bickering.
  

Someday the house will be quiet, and you will wish it wasn't.

Until then, please do your best not to take this life... this crazy, happy chaos... for granted. Embrace it. Treasure these moments. Live this life to its very fullest.

Because you WILL miss it....

Love, Janelle