All About John Deere

Jakob has an obsession beyond what I thought little boys could have at this age. They are tractors. Not just any tractors though-John Deere tractors. It started with a video that we had rented at the library almost two years ago titled "All About John Deere." He loved it so much that he couldn't wait to rent the next one which, of course, the library didn't have.
Well we knew what to get him for his birthday-the collection of "All About John Deere" videos (4 in all). He watched those religiously. To the point where he'd say I want to watch the one with the feller buncher. To which I'd respond-the what, huh? You laugh but it's true. He can name every kind of tractor there is. EVERY KIND!
Here are just a few names that I know: feller buncher, log skidder, excavator, skid steer, motor grater...and the list goes on. And he can even tell you what they do. We think he has a future career with John Deere!
A few months ago I was on Nichole Nordeman's website and she was talking about how her son could challenge any kid on naming all the different kinds of tractors. We'll gladly take that challenge! By the way, sounds like our boys have a lot in common-we should get them together. We don't live too far from each other! :)
This morning we can across some tractors while out. He automatically spotted them with that excited sound in his voice. (He gets that way anytime we come across a tractor.) Thinking that he did not know the names of these particular tractors I asked him if he knew what they were. Without missing a beat he said, "they're spreaders."
Yea, right. I knew that! (Not really!)

Here I Am!

Ok here it is…my very own blog. I have wanted to do one for so long yet thought what do I have to say that is not going to bore you to death. I love reading the two blogs that I do. (No that doesn’t mean that I only have 2 friends. It just means that either my friends are not as technologically savvy or hmmmm, what?!)The two blogs that I read are such a blessing to me. Amy and Tamra your blogs have been inspiring to me in so many different ways. To read about the different trials, struggles, blessings and everything in between has been so awesome to read. What a great way to find out what is going on in a friend’s life even if you haven’t talked to him/her in a long while.
I love to write yet I tend to think faster than I write so bear with me. If you need translating feel free to ask.
A girlfriend of mine and I were talking about starting one up so that we can keep in touch with each other more often than the occasional Christmas card. (How terrible are we!?! We were best friends in high school and yet only talk through the occasional email and yearly Christmas card! Shame on us!!!!-I still consider you a 'BFF’-KH :-) By the way, thank you God for bringing Amy and Dan together and at just the perfect time and then bringing us all together at their wedding to reunite. God is so good! Also thanks for bringing them together to get married in Texas. Although I probably would have flown to India or wherever to be there for the wedding I am glad that it was in the great state of Texas!
Another one of my friends later emailed me to bring up the fact that some of us from that wedding had known each other for almost 20 years. (That’s right…do the math. We all met in 7th grade! Some later and some earlier.) Do you feel old now? Good because I don’t either!
So, hopefully by me branching out many of my old (meaning longtime and not old as in canes and walkers) and dear friends will follow suit and join me on this journey of blogging about who we are, where we are and everything in between.
Blog on dear friends, blog on!