Sunday, May 10, 2009

My Mom


I have a wonderful mother.  From A-Z she's amazing!

A - Artistic.  My mother paints beautifully, has beautiful handwriting and great taste.
B- Bright.  Mom always seemed to know how to help with homework.  Especially English!
C- Cook.  She can cook anything and seems to always find great recipes.
D- Daughter.  As an only child, she was adored by her parents and dutifully cared for and loved her aging mother for many years.
E- Etiquette Expert. Step aside Emily Post.  My mom has it going on when it comes to manners.
F- Friend.  She has tons of friends - some of them she's known forever, it seems. She must be a good one!
G- Grandma.  She has eleven grandchildren and one great grandson who all love her tons!
H- Historian.  She's a family history buff and has written the personal histories of her parents.
I- Industrious.  Mom is always making something.  From Dip and Drape Wise Men to baby sweaters.  She keeps her hands busy.
J- Joyful.  She finds joy in being a mother and grandmother.
K- Knowledgeable.  Mom knows a lot about a lot of stuff.  
L- Lovely.  She's always been beautiful inside and out.  She has great skin and great dimples!
M- Modest.  Never draws attention to herself or her abilities.  
N- Nurse.  With my regular trips to the ER, Mom was always having to change bandages or give medications.
O- Organized.  She thinks ahead, plans and executes and can always be counted on to do what she says she'll do.
P- Punctual.  Mom hates to be late, so she rarely, if ever is.
Q- Quiet.  Though she has a lot to say, she prefers to not be in the limelight. 
R- Righteous.  Mom continuously chooses the right and exemplifies a faithful daughter of God.
S- Stylish.  She always looks nice.  She changes her clothes to go to Walmart.  
T- Talented.  Mom can do just about anything. And she does all of it WELL!
U- Unconditional Love.  She has learned through experiences in her life to love her children and those with whom she comes in contact unconditionally.  
V- Volunteer.  At church, the Genealogical Society, Girl Scouts.  She always has a hand to give.
W- Witty.  She keeps us laughing.  Sometimes she doesn't mean to be funny, but it's one of the hazards of hearing loss!
X- Xtraordinary!  
Y- Youthful.  You'd never know she's about to turn 79.  I think she's hiding that fountain of youth somewhere.
Z- Zookeeper.  She managed to keep three kids in line -  a real chore with one who skipped school, embarrassed her in public (remember the singing in the car?), stayed out too late and basically pushed her to the limit lots of times!

I've learned so much from my mother through the years and continue to learn great lessons on being a mother and a grandmother.  She's always been an amazing example to me and I love and appreciate her very much!

Happy Mothers Day, Mom! 

Monday, May 4, 2009

A Celebration

My parents were married on the same day Drew and Rachel were. Only 50 years earlier. That's a pretty amazing accomplishment - especially knowing my Mom and Dad! Just kidding.... my parents are wonderful people and it's no shock at all that after 50 years of ups and downs, three kids (I still say I'm adopted), multiple moves, huge community and church responsibilities, illnesses and joy, they are still man and wife.


Being together for Drew and Rachel's wedding was a perfect opportunity to celebrate those 50 years. We had a wonderful party!

Here's the invitation

There were enough of us for two tables!

I had photos of Mom and Dad around the tables.

Dinner was from Maggiano's and was delicious. The best part was no one was stuck in the kitchen preparing food!

Drew and Rachel had one last hurrah at the kids table. Now they have to be grown ups.

Don't they look wonderful?

The Best Family

Mom and Dad with the grandchildren (all but three)!

And with their first Great-grandchild, Parker!

It's amazing what has come of the union of these two people!  We're so glad you found each other.  Thanks for being the wonderful parents you are and helping us become who we are.  I'm so proud to be your daughter.  I love you!

Monday, April 27, 2009

A Big Weekend - Twas so long ago!

Part 3

Drew and Rachel had their reception at Lone Star Ranch.  It was really nice and lots of friends and family were there to celebrate.  

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Drew looked happy and handsome!

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Molly enjoyed the food!

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The cake was sooo delicious!

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Lucy, Grandma Scholl and Terri - what pretty ladies!

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Drew and Grandma Scholl

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Rachel looked so pretty.

Yes, Jon and I were in attendance.  Terri is the only one who took pictures, so I don't have too many photos.  The Best side of the family failed me on this one.... so you aren't in the photos at the reception either!  Hopefully I'll get some of the pictures the photographer took.

Drew and Rachel stayed in town for a few nights before heading to Rexburg.  They drove in a 24' truck with all their personal belongings to start their new life as Mr. and Mrs. Drew Scholl. What an adventure!  They are both attending school at BYU-Idaho. Congratulations!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A Big Weekend! Continued...

Part 2

Saturday, March 28th was the day Drew and Rachel were married in the Dallas Texas Temple. Our friend Jim Foulger was the sealer (the man who performed the marriage, which in our faith we call sealing - as in being sealed or bound to each other).  It was special to have someone we know!  It was beautiful.  Rachel looked so pretty and Drew couldn't stop smiling.  

We tried to take some photos outside the Temple, but is was not easy going!  It was freezing cold and the wind was blowing like a hurricane!  We did the best we could and managed a few windblown shots.  We're hoping the photographer did well.

Jon's mom, Marillyn, his sister Terri, Jon and Karen:

Ashley and Parker:
Parker was a trooper in the cold and wind!

Karen's Mom and Dad tried to find a wind break!:

Drew's grandparents, Barrie Best, Mary Anne Best and Marillyn Scholl:

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Will - always in character!:

Molly looks like we all felt!:

Monday, April 13, 2009

A BIG Weekend!

Part One:

Our family celebrated two milestones recently.  Our second child, Drew, was married in the Dallas Texas Temple to Rachel Shirey, and my parents, Mary Anne and Barrie Best celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary!  I don't think Drew and Rachel chose March 28th because it was his grandparents wedding day, but it was a wonderful excuse to extend the celebration!

The fun started with the arrival of my parents on Monday.  Ashley, Sam and Parker arrived on Wednesday, the rest of the family (both on my side and Jon's) arrived on Thursday and Friday.

The first event of the weekend was the wedding dinner we hosted for both families (Drew's and Rachel's) at Randy White's BBQ in Frisco.  We had lots to eat, including delicious Texas Sheet cake which was made by two of Karen's wonderful friends. (Yes, I delegated!)

Rachel and Drew 


Drew's side:


Rachel's side:


We had cute Mason Jar flower arrangements on the tables, just to brighten things up a bit!  Thanks, Mom for helping put them together.  I think the beans are a fun touch.


We presented Rachel with a a bucket full of items that will come in handy as a member of the Scholl family! Popcorn and M&Ms (to be eaten together), Phase 10 cards, an ice cream scoop, a toy airplane (to get her warmed up to flying in small planes),  a pancake mold for making pancakes in cool shapes, and more!

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It's really wonderful to have so much family together in one place!  We had such a great time visiting with everyone.  


Three of four generations there that night for Marillyn!
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Our Little Ball Player

Molly had her second softball game tonight!  Her team played a Celina time in Celina at their REALLY nice fields.  And guess what?  Molly got a HIT!  She smacked the ball right between the pitcher and third base for a single.  Then she made a run all the way home on the next hit! She was so stinkin' cute.  We are so proud of our girl!  Our team won 9-3, I think.  It was a great night for the girls.

Crossing home plate!

She was pretty happy!

Lucy kept the scoreboard updated.

Will had a blast with the sunflower seeds.

Friday, April 10, 2009

My Morning Laugh


The kids watch out the window in the morning for the school bus.  From the dining room you can see the bus on another street before it makes the turn onto our street.  This gives them plenty of time to get out the door so the bus doesn't have to wait a long time for them to get down our long walkway and driveway to the street.

This morning they were in the dining room as usual and I was getting other things done.  Molly yelled to me, "Mom, BUUUSSSS"  which is my signal to get to the door to kiss them goodbye.  So I get there and the bus is already at the curb waiting, so I say, "How did you guys miss seeing the bus?" to which Molly answers, "I don't know, Will was beatboxing."