Twenty-Five and Rider Pride

Wow!
I'm honored so many of you check the blog every day! :)
I'm actually just honored that anyone checks at all... chuckle.
Thanks for responding, friends... seriously. I thought I'd get a dozen answers. :)

A 25-week picture:And I did survive "Rain-Bowl 2008" (see last year's post...) with the rest of the Manz clan...

We took Kurt's dad and mom to a Rider game with Dean and Amanda (sans dogs) and it was a blast.
Literally.
A rainy, windy, funnel-cloud spotting, pounded with hail kind of blast. :-D Kurt and I huddled under and umbrella until it passed and then hung on until the end of the game. I'm very proud of me. More importantly - Kurt is proud of me. :)

Amanda, Dean, Kurt, moi, Dad Manz (Gord) and Mom Manz (Lori) - pregame pictures...

(Hmm... green seems to be the theme of these pictures, doesn't it? :))
Notice it is BManzII's very first game - I'm sure she's at least as excited as her mommy and daddy... chuckle)

Just in case you think I look too dry in these before game pictures - I'll tack on a wet/cold one for you to enjoy and to prove was there until the very end...Ha! Proof!

Five-and-Oh, Baby! :)

A Change

I changed my "sites visited" log. If you were on and not on anymore it isn't because I don't read you - it's just that I read you via my reader. :)

Kurt's Score (Post by Kurt)

I just want to humbly say that it's the wife I have that allows me to be very superior. :-D

106 As a 1930s husband, I am Very Superior Take the test!

A 1930's Housewife

Hmmm... so I'm not quite as "superior" as Julie (she's very superior) - but I'll admit I thought I'd get a failing grade when I took this.
Anyway - I guess all the telling my husband he's masculine, strong and lovable counteracts the cold feet, the eating out of cans, and the cooking in pajamas without painted red nails. (BIG GRIN!) :)
I also was able to bow out quite gracefully of all the childrearing questions... phew. ;)
Fun to do if you have a minute! :) Link back and let me know how you score...

64 As a 1930s wife, I am Superior Take the test!

Oh - and in case you didn't notice: I added a poll!
I'm very excited. It's actually kinda pathetic... but thanks for enabling me. (lol)
I'm sure the proper thing to do is to assure you that I'll take the results and do some kind of scientific adjustment on my posts/posting schedule... but the sad truth is that I'm just really curious about the results. Short of everyone picking e), I probably wouldn't change too much... (chuckle)
Anyway, if people respond I have other ideas for future ones... so you decide the outcome. Thanks and a grin if you participate - and a sigh with teary eyes for those who don't. ;)

Have a great day, everyone. :)

Have I Told You About...

... my brief moment as a rule-breaker? I was looking through these pictures from our Victoria Trip two (two???) summers ago.As soon as we left the room we saw the sign that forbid taking pictures.

Hmmm... obviously I didn't delete them - but I didn't take any more pictures after that. Gotta love the totem pole shot!

Do I not blend? ;)

Waskesiu

We made it back!
Some pictures to share...
Kurt in the shirt my folks brought him back from Hawaii. He's been waiting eagerly for appropriate "vacation" time to wear it. :) I had a few pictures where he was trying to blow on his own chest to simulate wind movement... but I think he wouldn't think those were okay for the blog. So instead you get the sexy "normal" pose! :)Dad, Kiley and Kurt playing football in the water. Dad likes to remind Kiley he's still bigger - Kurt just stays out of the way... (chuckle)Yours truly. I did go more into the water a few days later. I have burn... er.... tan to prove it. I felt like the most clothed person on the beach! (And it was HOT!)
Cody also managed to come up for a few days. He, Kurt and Dad spent more time in the water playing football, swimming and goofing around. On a side note (with no pictures to prove it) I also went into the water and pitched the ball around a bit. (The water is great - no risks of falls makes for worry-free play.) Later in the day, a lady came up to me and complimented me on my football skills. It was a high point for my vacation. ;-D I had to take a few Tylenol later, though. A few unused muscles were complaining about the workout...

BTW (in case anyone is wondering): I changed the baby ticker to reflect our countdown - October 24th - the day we plan to be induced. Keep praying for us - each day with this little girl carries the joy of anticipation and the anxiety of the unknown. :) We love her so much... and find tremendous comfort in the knowledge that our Lord is still knitting her together. She's super-duper strong - she is shaking my whole tummy with some kicks. My mom got a chance to feel her at Waskesiu - but she was being playful with my dad and wouldn't move at all. Funny child...
And... I think we've come up with a name. Finally. I won't be sharing until she's born - but Kurt and I have been rolling it around on our tongues for a week or so - and we think we've found one that has stuck. I wasn't sure I would be able to find a name I liked as much as Autumn - but this one really strikes me as a great name. So thankful!

Blessings and good evening...

Soooooo Romantic!

My husband stopped and picked me wildflowers today.
Seriously.
Isn't there a country song about that? :) Yep- Montgomery Gentry. (Click and listen.)
Great tune... one that makes the heart go soft-ish.... :) Romantic sigh....

The yellow one was drooping by the time I got to take a picture... but you get the point. He even had them in the vase for me when I got home!What a guy... I love you so much, Kurt. :)