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this morning i put on "lilo & stitch" for the kids while i finished washing the dishes. apparently orin got into the computer armoir and pulled out the game "balderdash" and took every last card out and spread it all over the floor-this is what i heard.

sila: OH.....MY......GOSH!!! ORIN!!!! you're...you're like STITCH!!!

i had to laugh.

32 reasons...

how do i love thee? let me count the ways...
1.you're the most honest man i know
2.you're funny.
3.you're an awesome dad.
4.you're THE BEST husband.
5.you take good care of our family.
6.you're selfless.
7.you're compassionate.
8. you try hard to do what's right, all the time.
9.you're a worthy priesthood holder.
10.you look to see how you can help those around you.
11.you like to eat good food-you're palate is supreme:)
12.you're a good cook.
13.you're a good sewer.
14.you're very creative.
15.you're not afraid to do something and make a mistake.
16.you're a great teacher.
17.you enjoy a good joke.
18.it's fun watching you laugh.
19.you give good hugs.
20.you have a heart the size of texas.
21.you look for ways to serve others and your family.
22.you're the best friend everyone wants.
23.you're tenacious, persistent, and relentless.(all in good ways of course:)
24.you love the lord.
25.you love your family.
26.you love your friends.
27.you're a dancing machine!
28.you give your all.
29.you make time for me.
30.you have beautiful eyes.
31.you're responsible.
32.and last but not least, i love that you love me. you're the greatest blessing in my life and the kids and i love you to pieces. happy 32 honey!:)

and last, but not least...quirk no.6

#6- i am quite protective of my hair, i didn't want it touched or messed with after i fixed it-scratch that, i used to be protective of my hair...let me explain. i hated going to the beach because my hair would expand like no other, into a frizzy, gross mop. i hated the rain-for obvious reasons. i always used to straighten it because i didn't like the curls/waves. and i used to spend forever and a day on doing my hair(not to mention too much money on hair products). my hair was quite a stressful thing for me. well, all that has changed and i'm now a wife with 3 children, no time, no money, and my hair is the last thing i think of when i get up in the morning-i'm lucky if i remember to brush it. so there you have it. i guess you could say this is a past quirk-oh well, it works for me:)

quirk no.5 (almost there)

#5- i like to lock my doors whenever i'm home(that's 3 locks-2 on the screen door and one on the door) mason thinks it's ridiculous because i even lock the doors when he's home. but there you go. i don't think that's so quirky(but i'm trying to get this done!)

quirks 3 & 4 (they're related,kinda)

#3- i have STS(safe toilet syndrome). i (at all costs) try to avoid using the bathroom at any place other than my home. of course, that doesn't always work for me, so i just have to forego my comfort zone and (as mason likes to put it) take care of business. although i have to say i've gotten better. i know-weird.
#4- the bathroom door always has to be shut closed, especially while i'm eating. i don't like to smell anything coming from the bathroom. even when i'm not eating, i still don't want to smell anything coming from the bathroom. again-weird, i know.

quirk no. 2

i thought of this one yesterday-
2. there are certain, specific utensils that i like to eat with(i hope i'm explaining this right!). in our utensil drawer, there are many forks, spoons, knives. but like most families there are more than one set of such utensils...and i like to use the ones we bought when we were first married. sentimental? no- more like mental. (mason says i get it from my dad...hhmmmm.:)

that's sooooo QUIRKY!

all right, ashley tagged me and here is my first of 6 quirks. (i have to think about it...and ask my sisters-already asked mason and he suggested the following):
1. i HATE anything foamy: root beer floats, toothpaste(yes, i do brush my teeth really fast, but i supplement with mouthwash and floss regularly:).

the other 5 will follow...at some time.