I may be down but I'm definitely not out and in fact, I'm looking forward to when I feel ready to blog about all that is going on in my life at the moment. In the meantime...here are the Things I've Learned... 1) Single Boo uses the word "epic" quite a bit. For that reason, I discovered that she has rubbed off on me and I use the word "random" quite a bit. Don't know why I chose the word "random" but it seemed to fit. 2) Chocolate covered animal cookies are yummy but not when they melt in one big glob. I feel like I'm biting into a chocolate covered zoo in the form of a ball. 3) Courage comes in many forms. I've been smelling a lot of courage lately! 4) It's okay to cry over a material thing as it's leaving. Good bye my beautiful piano. Enjoy your new family. They are going to love you! 5) I was talking to a lady from Sweden yesterday and it was so sweet to hear her say, "Yah?" after all of her questions. I didn...

There's too much going on in my life right now that I can't talk about BUT....I failed to do my once a year birthday post to my twin sister. Our birthday was on July 24th and I was in Portland with Single Boo...getting things squared away for our relocation. (This is TOTALLY another blog post...promise.) I can't even sum up what it means to be a twin. Ever since I can remember, I've had people ask, "How does it feel to be a twin?" and I would say, "It feels normal." It does. I don't know of anything else than knowing that she is there for me and has been there for me since we were wombmates. She kicked me out of the hatch first to let her know if it was worth her appearing. I let her know that it was...and our entrance began....two months early. Being a twin means that nothing is ever stupid that you say or think because no matter what, your twin will agree with you or support your ideas and decisions. Being a twin means no longer being amazed wh...

You got it; Grandpa hung up on me, "again". I said, "Happy Birthday Grandpa, this is your granddaughter, Chanice.....he paused and the slammed the phone down. I wasn't too surprised since if you have been following me, you may recall that he has had a track record with doing that. This time, though, I thought about it and came to the conclusion that if I was 100 and probably getting tons of telephone calls and wanting to watch sports instead, I think I'd hang up too! In fact, if I make it to 100, then I sure my kids and grandkids let me run butt naked in the street if I want to or go to an all you can eat buffet or go and sing karaoke or even to Disneyland because it's MY day. Also, I would pray that I had all my teeth still because you'd bet I'd want the biggest cheesecake ever! If I was 100, I'd probably invite everyone I know to a big birthday bash. Of course, you all would be there too! If I chose to dance on the tables, I hope you'd all j...

1) Why is it that some food only tastes good when it's cooked by someone else? 2) Nothing today is as entertaining as childhood toys from long ago. I miss playing jacks, jump rope, hopscotch, marbles, pick up sticks, hula hoop, Light Bright and puzzles. 3) I thought roadrunners were adorable until I saw one running with a baby bird in it's beak. 4) Being zapped by a bark collar is like getting tased. 5) Lately, I've had days where I just want to eat a bowl of cereal and watch old cartoons. Am I going into my second childhood? 6) God's alarm clock is set differently from mine. For the last few weeks, I've woken up at 3:30 am. The roosters aren't even up that early. 7) I'll never eat at McDonald's again without thinking of the man that was choking off of hamburger. Thankfully, he was able to cough it out but that was enough to scare away my appetite. 8) I need to read the dictionary before I decide to play online Scrabble. Some of the people I'm playin...

I love when God showers a little one with talent that is definitely heaven sent. Rhema's mom passed away from ovarian cancer but I know for sure, she is smiling down on her. It makes me realize how amazing His grace really is.

Did your mom or grandmother tell you that when you were a kid? Mine did! I hate the crust. I didn't understand the concept of why the "crust" was so "nasty". My mom would say, "It's the same thing as the middle of the bread." I totally disagreed and so did my twin sister. We would hide our crust around the edge of the rim of the plate, underneath, just so that we could get excused for the table. The sad thing was that we always got caught. Why is it that kids can pull the same old "hiding the bread crust trick and think they won't get caught? I don't know what it was about the crust that made me dislike it. In fact, I was envious of the kids at school whose mom made their sandwiches with the crust off. My mom claimed that that was where all the vitamins were. Yeah, right! I've gotten past the "I hate bread crust" stage. I'm not sure when it happened but it did. I discovered that it's really not that bad after all...

1) Ants are exhibitionists or either that, they've decided that hanging out around the toilet seat is like hanging out at a 5 star pool and spa. (Have you ever had your tush bitten by an ant?) 2) My Bil is one of a kind. On a business trip to Boston, being the Lakers fan that he is, he chose to step off the plane in his Lakers gear. Thank God my sis has a life insurance policy for him....just in case. 3) I love to color and I do need a job but to apply for a job as a colorer for adult comics, I think not! 4) When applying for a job, the last question asked was, "What are two things you would like to do before you die?" I was totally stumped. I didn't know whether to be trivial and say, "A one pound box of See's candy and all I can eat crab legs" or "An African Safari and an Alaskan cruise." I was speechless. 5) I hate when parents leave their babies unattended in shopping carts. I have seen so many of them wide open to be kidnapped or a ...