How old do you think I am?

Tonight well past dark our doorbell rang. My initial response was to not answer it because there wasn't anyone I wanted to talk to that late at night. I changed my mind and opened the front door to find a 30-something-year-old man standing there with some papers in hand. Here is a transcript of our conversation:

Survey dude: Are your parents home?

Chris: No, I'm sorry they're not. (Survey dude starts to walk away) Can I help you?

Survey dude: I'm conducting a survey on what people think about their water. What do you think about the quality of your water?

Chris: It's fine.

Survey dude: Well, just for answering that one question you automatically qualify you for the chance to win a $250 gas card. You can give the card to your parents and let them know that they may earn $250 in gas.

Chris: No, thanks. My parents live in Waco and probably don't care that I qualified for a gas card.


Apparently my anti-wrinkle cream is paying off nicely.

Bassmaster Classic

For those of you who know me well, you know that I love to hunt but I don't really fish at all. Actually, I don't even like it that much. So, you may be wondering why I blogging about the Bassmaster Classic. The Classic is the Super Bowl of bass fishing, and it took place this weekend in South Carolina. The weigh-in was recently completed, and Alton Jones was the winner. Who is Alton Jones? Well, he is my maternal grandmother's sister's son (aka: my second cousin). Alton is an incredibly Godly man who takes every opportunity to share his faith. He has a heart for the Lord and a heart for helping people know the Lord. We are all so proud of him and excited that God allowed him to win this tournament. This is going to open many doors for him and give him an awesome platform to share his faith.

If you follow the link at the bottom, you can find a couple of articles about his win and a link to his blog. I also understand that he has flown to Connecticut to be interviewed by Mike & Mike on ESPN Monday morning. How cool is that?

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/classic/index

Could you say that again?

One of Noelle's friends has a name that is quite a handful for her...

That's "Isa-Isa-Isa-Bella" in case you missed it.

Why I Don't Do New Year's Resolutions

Not that many people know that I (Sarah) really don't like New Year's. Here is why: When did it get decided that January 1st would be the day you switch from one year to the next? Some of you history buffs out there might actually know the answer to this, but to me it seems kind of arbitrary. Why isn't it February 1st? Anyway, I also don't like New Year's resolutions. I guess instead of looking to the future for ways that will improve myself, I have a tendency to look back on the last year and see the ways that I haven't really changed or improved much. (Wow...am I a glass half empty person or what??) Here is an example from this year. I'm sure all of these things would have been on my resolution list:

1) Keep up with our blog more. As you can see 2 posts since January first is pretty lame.

2) Finally install our cabinet locks. I think I've been talking about doing this for a year. I only have 3 done. A couple of days ago, when I was doing dishes, Noelle got one of the cleaners out from underneath the sink and pretended it was a phone. It was totally funny and I was watching her the whole time, but I probably shouldn't let that become a habit.

3) Eat more healthy. That would mean I would have to give up my breakfast of champions...chocolatey marshmallow cereal and coffee with a significant amount of creamer. (I wonder if this explains why I have a sugar crash at about 10:00 in the morning.)

4) Get more organized. I'm actually doing pretty decent in this area, except for my closet...

and a few times during the day I wonder how all of these random things end up on the floor--blocks, tupperware, washcloth, rocking chair, children's shampoo, fake food, crayons:

It's not that I'm against setting goals. In fact I think goal setting is important and I really should work on all of the above. I guess I just like it being on my own timing, when I decide I'm ready...and that will never be on January 1st! Although, it looks like whether or not I'm ready, I should at least finish #2 above. Check back on our blog (in like 3 weeks) and see if I've actually accomplished that one. :-)

XLII

Continuing in the tradition of last year, Sarah made herself a Super Bowl shirt. Noelle even got one this year. Maybe next year Sarah will add some cool face paint.



Noelle is preparing for lots of touchdowns from the Giants!