me.
Sounds pretty selfish, eh?Oh well. What can you do?
But don't worry. I'm not here to talk about me. I just wanted to tell you that in my last interview, my interviewee told me that sometimes I talk about
my awesome family
too much.
too much.
But only sometimes.
I really am trying to be a better person and work on those things that the lovely people I have been interviewing have been saying, but you just can't got through a month's list of gratitudes and NOT mention the fam.
So here I am. Part 1 of my thanks for my family:
I really am trying to be a better person and work on those things that the lovely people I have been interviewing have been saying, but you just can't got through a month's list of gratitudes and NOT mention the fam.
So here I am. Part 1 of my thanks for my family:
The parents.
Again, I think that I was just pretty dang blessed in this department.My
parents
rock.
parents
rock.
Maybe it just has to do with the fact that my mom
-is an excellent cook (her bread, more specifically)
-keeps active and stays in awesome shape (and after having 7 children!)
-can sew virtually anything you want
-makes the most lovely quilts for me to take to college
-is willing to teach me all of her mad skills
Or maybe it has to do with Pa's
-crazy abilities to fix absolutely anything that isn't working at a maximum functioning level
-commitment to stocking us with meat, cheese, butter and ice cream
-surprising tendency to talk on the phone
-mathematical genius
-patience with my non-technical mind when I'm trying to fix something over the phone
Or perhaps it's their combined effort to teach us what's right through example.
Whatever it is, I have some insanely amazing parents. My only hope is that somehow I can be half the parents they are to my own children.
-is an excellent cook (her bread, more specifically)
-keeps active and stays in awesome shape (and after having 7 children!)
-can sew virtually anything you want
-makes the most lovely quilts for me to take to college
-is willing to teach me all of her mad skills
Or maybe it has to do with Pa's
-crazy abilities to fix absolutely anything that isn't working at a maximum functioning level
-commitment to stocking us with meat, cheese, butter and ice cream
-surprising tendency to talk on the phone
-mathematical genius
-patience with my non-technical mind when I'm trying to fix something over the phone
Or perhaps it's their combined effort to teach us what's right through example.
Whatever it is, I have some insanely amazing parents. My only hope is that somehow I can be half the parents they are to my own children.
3 comments:
Your parents ARE pretty amazing. I love this post. Actually, I love this whole month, focusing on Thanksgiving. I'm a huge champion for Thanksgiving (mostly fighting the evils of those who would skip from Halloween to Christmas). I think you've inspired me to do a few of these posts myself.
Here's to your awesome parents and inspiring self!
First off, I don't think you talk about your family to much...but that might be because I technically *am* your family and I've been known to be somewhat self-centered...
You really DO have amazing parents! Every time anyone is complaining about their crazy-pants in-laws, I thank my lucky stars that I got yours to be mine.
I'm also oh-so-grateful that your dad passed on his mad fixing skills to my husband who makes life much easier (and thriftier!) because of them.
You really do have amazing parents! And I had to laugh at the comment about your dad talking on the phone...he DOES talk on the phone!
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