Crystal & Jennifer chatting it up at Jackson's Pumpkin Farm, Fall 1999.
Crystal has been one of my best buds since we met and immediately hit it off in February of 1999 when I began attending Owego Nazarene Church. She was eight years younger than me, but we had so much in common: we lived on the same road and had kids almost the exact same age, and her personality complimented mine to a "T". We quickly began hanging out every day, doing fun stuff with the kids by day and scrapbooking or crafting by night.
It put a big dent in our face-time when she and her husband moved several towns away but our friendship endured and we regularly found a way to get together and kept in steady contact as our kids got older and we moved on through our stages of life.
I was heartbroken when I learned this morning that my good friend, Crystal, died in a car accident. She was driving with her youngest boy, Ethan, when another driver hit her head-on. We are praying for Ethan to fully recover from his injuries and for her other two kids, James and Madalyn. Crystal also left behind her husband Thad, who she always described to me as "the love of her life."
I'm sure I will always have a Crystal-shaped hole in my heart.
Wednesday, July 8
Goodbye, My Friend, Crystal
Tuesday, June 2
Monday, May 18
Happy Birthday to a Pretty Fantastic Guy
Muh Main Man turned 45 today, and Little Chic wrote a special poem for him. It was so sweet and we both got quite a kick out of it, especially since she inherited her dad's creative spelling.
FAUTHERS...
Fauthers fix broken hearts
Fauthers fill our brains with smarts.
Fauthers wipe away our tears
Fauthers ears can always hear.
Fauthers know just what to say
Fauthers make all the sadness go away.
Some are sweet and some are kind
Some are cruil and wack your behind!
Daddy, you'r the best
And you beat the rest.
She's a daddy's girl, that one! And fortunately she also inherited her mom's love for the proper use of an apostrophe.
Sunday, April 12
Wednesday, April 8
Little Chic's New Do
I have been bugging Little Chic to cut her waist-length hair for a long time. She did take about 4 inches off it about two months ago, and ever since, has been toying with the idea of something drastic and cool. Today was the day! I love it, but it's a little sad too--seeing how it makes her look all mature and teenager-ish.
Tuesday, February 17
Jennifer Needs
This little narcissistic activity can turn out to be kinda hilarious. You Google your first name followed by the word "needs" i.e., "Jennifer needs" and see what results come up. A few of mine were not family-friendly blog-worthy, but here were some of the ones that were:
Jennifer needs a smack daddy (defined in Urban Dictionary as "somebody who's keepin' it real; a friend)
Jennifer needs to give birth in the next week
Jennifer needs to play by the rules
Jennifer needs to accept that she's gained what looks like some major pounds
Jennifer needs a muzzle.
Let's just hope the Jennifers that Google gossips about have last names that start with "Aniston" and "Lopez" rather than "O" !!
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