Best Friends

Who would have known that the man I married all those years ago would become my very best friend in the world. It didn't start out that way. That sounds kind of funny but what I mean is it started out me just marrying a man that I loved. A man that made me happy. A man that is hilarious. (living with Doug is like living with your own personal stand up comedian) A man that became an easily teared-up old softly after we had kids and a romantic old fool of a husband to me as the years have went by. (although he would adamantly deny it if any of his friends ever reads this)

I married a man that was meant for me.

Let the best friend in your life know how much they make you Shine.

I won't tell you about the 'heated discussion' we had last night about who was going to clean the toilet. ;)

Tah-Dah

Oops! How did I forget a pic of these two new girls? On Tuesday they were practically the 'Stars of the Show' well, er...blog, in this case. I lovingly wrote of the great day my husband and I had junking. And how I, just me, had found these two new additions for my Angel Collection. How they were perfect and beautiful and musical and...and...then I didn't even photograph them for all the world to see.

Sooooo, drum roll please...Tah-Dah!

(Grrrr. I had to write this blog post twice because I accidentally closed out of it when I went in search of how to properly write 'Tah-Dah'. Wasn't sure if it was Tah-da or tahdah or Tadah or...)

"Isn't they lovely. Isn't they wonderful." Lyrics by Stevie Wonder. I had to replace the word she with they because it had to be in plural form. Yes, I'm well-aware that it's not gramically correct. I'm not even sure if gramically is a word. And I'm sure not going to chance it by going to search it.

Definition of Tah-Dah-A word used to tell people to "be impressed" or "aren't I just amazing!" Hmmm, maybe I should change the name of my blog from Shine to Tah-Dah! :)

And yes, I'm aware that the last half of my blog was extremely random. But that's just how I am. "Oh look. A potato!"

A Very Good Day

Monday Doug and I drove over to the wonderful old historic town of Carthage, MO. Doug really just needed to pick up a couple of antique pieces he had purchased. Devony didn't want to go with us cause she would rather go to her boyfriends house and Clay wouldn't go with us cause he would rather stay at home and play a computer game with his friends (being the nerd he is ;). So we decided to make it sort of a "date day" and spend the whole afternoon antiquing...just us!

We spent the whole day roaming the isles of Flea Markets and quaint Antique Shops hand in hand, and gazing into each other's eyes...insert screeching-halt sounds here... Actually, it went more like this, Doug went one way-I went the other and eventually would meet in the middle with both of us claiming, "You have to see what I've found!" Of course Doug always thinks he finds the better find. And truth be know...he usually does. He is a natural at that sort of thing (he was a born 'picker')and has a much better eye that me.

I did find two things, all on my own, I was so proud of myself for finding these little Angels before Doug...Hee-Hee. The day I was born, that would be April 9, for any of you who would like to make note of my b-day, my Aunt Claire brought a porcelain Angel figurine to my mother for me. That started what would become my 1st, of many, collections. I've collected them ever since. And now I have close to eighty. Mostly due to my husband who is always on the look-out for them.

And I can tell you the story on every one of them. Many of them have seen better days (I kinda would play with them when I was little when my mother wasn't looking). Some of their wings have been glued back on, a head or two got knock off, but again...glued back on, and perhaps a halo is missing. But as my collections go, the Angel collection is my pride and joy!

I'm so proud to have these two new girls be on display with the others. One of them is musical. She plays Brahms Lullaby, but not to well. It's kind of funny, you wind her up and it sounds like a 45 record on LP speed. But it's not her fault. She is getting up there in age. However, she doesn't look a day over 29!!

The other Angel isn't musical, but she Shines bright all on her own. Just like Angels do!