AHHH...I've been tagged!

So my cousin's wife, Megan, tagged me. Now I have to find 7 quirky or interesting facts about me. Too bad I can only think of 2. I have to be more interesting than that. Here goes my attempt.

1.

I am the third oldest of 11 children. 5 Girls and 6 Boys. Current ages are 32 down to 14. Since my family is such a big part of who I am today I'll put them at #1.

Here we are back in 2003...FYI I was 8 months prego with Eliza in this pic.

And their names from oldest to youngest are...Allison, David, ME, Christine, Jennifer, Deborah, Jonathan, Samuel, Benjamin, William & Joseph.

2.

Jeff and I were married on FRIDAY the 13th! 9/13/02 to be exact. It has definitely been one of my Luckiest days! The funny thing is that my parents were also married on Friday the 13th, but in June (BTW Mom & Dad - Happy Anniversary)

3.

I love to create things! Anything that requires creative brain power is way fun for me. i.e. sewing, scrapbooks, building, sprinklers, writing, solving problems... etc.

4.

I don't like doing dishes!

5.

I served my mission in San Bernardino, CA - Spanish speaking. NOW I LIVE HERE!!!

6.

Jeff was my first kiss and the only man I have ever kissed.

7.

I want to be a PUBLISHED author of children's books. I have written some drafts and have ideas for others. I will have to post one and get all of your feedback!

Hope that helps you all get to know the Deep Secrets of my life.

Thanks for tagging me Megan!

I now tag Heidi, Janae, Brit & Amber!!!

My Sister, the Songwriter

I just wanted to share with you a song my sister Allison recently wrote.

I find the tune catchy and the lyrics clever.

Check it out here.

everybody’s tellin’ me what to do
just be you they say just be you
everybody’s tryin’ to crack the case
start to finish in the glamor race

oh yeah

tell me why I gotta look so good
tell me why I gotta sigh just right
tell me why I gotta fake this bake
i just won’t

tell me why I gotta curl my hair
tell me why I gotta stick this lip
tell me why I gotta line this eye
i just won’t

everybody’s tellin me what to do
everybody’s givin’ me advice
everbody’s telling me to be nice, be nice
i don’t gotta a lot of things to say
I just gotta do what I feel each day
hey, hey, hey

so tell me why I gotta hear this ad
tell me why I gotta not feel bad
tell me why i gotta get you glad
i just won’t

tell me why I gotta join your cause
tell me why I gotta smile at Oz
tell me why I gotta grease your paws
i just won’t

bring on the glam, lights on the stand,
c’mon girlfriend

the camera is on
you know you can’t be wrong

step to the right, turn to the left,
girlfriend

cuz your shining
your shining
you shining till the makeup’s gone

everybody’s tellin’ me what to do
just be you they say just be you
everybody’s tryin’ to crack the case
start to finish in the glamor race

oh yeah

Song of the Week - STUFF

I am going to try something new. Post songs on a widget from Imeem.com to share with you all.

This week the song is STUFF, by Diamond Rio. I remember my brother, David, introduced me to this song and it has stuck with me since then. It has special meaning as right now I am going through all the TOYS and trying to clean out a room for Zoe to move into, eventually. I know I have too much STUFF, if I could just always remember that Simple IS really better...

Enjoy the song!

The PLAY button will only play a 30 sec quip, so if you want to hear the whole song, click on the 2 small squares to the right of Imeem.com and it will take you to their site and play the ENTIRE song.

Blessing Day

Blessing days are always special!

With each additional child, getting to church on time becomes a bit more challenging, especially balancing feeding times with other kids needing help too.  But we made it on time today!  Thank goodness Grandpa & Grandma Bartmess were here to help! During the blessing Jeff said Zoe was a bit wiggly, but I didn't hear a peep from our seats.  It was great to have some friends stand in the circle with Jeff and Dale - Jeff Allbee, Kevin Lauderman and Paul Duncan, Brother Hardy & Bishop Nol. 

Jeff thought it would be neat to share pictures from the blessing day of each child so far.  Each girl has worn the same dress.  I was told of a tradition that you embroider the names of each child blessed in the dress on to the dress.  I might consider that, especially if we continue having only girls!

Zoe Olivia Bartmess - Blessed June 1, 2008

5 weeks 4 days old

Norah Katherine Bartmess - Blessed July 3, 2005

5 weeks 6 days old

Eliza Rae Bartmess - Blessed September 7, 2003

3 weeks 4 days old