Anna Kate was singing “Jesus Loves the Little Children” today and when she got to the part that says, “They are precious in his sight…” she stopped in mid-song and said, “Not a camp site, but like in your eyes!”  I said, “Oh, okay!” and she kept on singing!  She’s an interesting girl with a fascinating brain, that’s for sure!

Mike hates sitting water.  If I have a cup out for too long, he will pour the water out.  It’s something quirky about him.

I never thought of having kids as a physically impossible thing for people who are able to have children but just aren’t healthy enough to care for them.  That’s a really sad concept to me.  Recently someone brought it to my attention, and it had an impact on me.  When I started counseling at the pregnancy center in 2004, I had a manager that walked through my TMJ/Fibro illness with me.  Those were very hard days as I think back on them.  Mike and I just tied our rope and held on for dear life, so to speak.  I was so sick!  Anyway, she is not my manager anymore, but she was subbing for my manager last time I was working.  When I told her I have three little girls, she was amazed.  She couldn’t believe it!  She was like, “Wow, Melissa!  I didn’t think you’d be able to have more than one child!”  She wasn’t saying that out of doubt in me but out of sheer amazement that it was do-able for me.  She was SO excited and happy for me!  I just never thought of it that way, but it’s true.  God left me a remnant and found a way to bless me despite of all the pain.  I will never take for granted again just the ability to be able to care for multiple children.  It’s amazing how God figures things out for us when we trust him and ask for a way.

I was talking about Curt to Mike a couple of months ago and I said, “Bless his heart!” because of everything he was going through (which Curt would think is so dorky)… anyway, Anna Kate interjected, “Bless Curt’s heart and bless my heart too!”  Anytime I ever say bless someone’s heart, her heart has to be blessed too.  She owns that phrase!

Mike and Melissa, Paul and Patricia, Stephen and Susana… all the couples in Mike’s family, all with matching letters of our first names!

I once submitted a magazine misspelling to Jay Leno, but it didn’t get aired.  I thought it was SO funny, but Mike said I was wasting my time.  I guess he was right on that one!

Mike gives me white Hanes socks every year for Christmas… consider it my stocking stuffer (not funny)!

You know your husband is into fashion when you get a box delivered to your front door that says “Allen Edmond” and you are like, “No, he didn’t!”  Turns out, he was resoling his old shoes and had them polish up the leather so that he didn’t have to buy new ones… even better!

I love Nelly (the rapper)!!!  Something about his music strikes a chord deep down within me to just get up and dance!

Anna Kate loves the concept of an appetizer!  She’ll always ask for fruit or crackers for her “apple-tizer.”  Anna Kate always keeps us laughing!

When Rose really likes a meal, she will loudly say, “Mmm…Mmm…Mmm!”  We all crack up!