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Location: Waco, Texas, United States

My life is blessed with a wonderful husband of 47 years, Darrell Lee Selke. Together we have had quite an adventure. A wedding in 1970, four kids; turning into a Gibbie and a Poppie with 13 grankids ...and staying joyful as we truly give God glory for such abundant blessings all along the way. We've had our challenges as all families do, but life is good because God is good. I love being a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. We're excited about the future and looking forward to the next adventure God has for us,just around the corner I'm sure.

Friday, April 24, 2009

ABC's about me... yeah, why not?

A - Age: 58
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: Our GARAGE!!! Lord have mercy!
D - Dog's name: Two abandoned 'girls'; Smiley and Flower. Loved your answer Em. :0)
E - Essential start your day item: Jesus time and sitting on the backporch drinking coffee with my hubby
F - Favorite color: Orange... just kidding. I love purple and dark pink (thinking of flowers here), but all colors are so gorgeous, aren't they?
G - Gold or Silver: both, but mostly silver
H - Height: 5' 1"
I - Instruments you play: not a darn one; wish I played guitar and piano
J - Job title: Wife,Mom, Receptionist, Housekeeper, Yard Maintenance worker, etc.
K - Kid(s): 4 + 4 more + 9... Coby, Amy, Sara, Emily; their spouses Adrielle, Corey, Beau, Allan; my grandkids... Skyler & Chloe, Allie, Jack, & Cooper, Asher & Ainsley, Claire & soon to be born Jacob.
L - Living arrangements: Happily married living in a quaint little country cottage in Central Texas
M -Mom's name: Winona Faye, sometimes known as Nonie, Honey, Mom, Grandma or GG
N- Nicknames: Durlin' to my sweet husband
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: I had an appendectomy when I was in second grade.
P - Pet Peeve: Profanity, especially using our Lord's name in vain; whoever is driving NOT using their turning light to change lanes or to turn a corner; trying to talk to someone who is staring at their Iphone or computer or will not turn off their phone when they are supposed to be having a nice meal with me.
Q - Quote from a movie: "What we have here is a failure to communicate." from Cool Hand Luke, and "I can't swim." "... the fall's gonna kill ya." from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
R - Right or left handed: Left
S - Siblings: 2 sisters, Stella and Maxine
T - Time you wake up: Usually around 5:00 to 5:30ish
U- Underwear: None of your business, although I thought you answer, Em, was hilarious!
V - Vegetable you dislike: Cooked spinach; can hardly stand to look at it.
W - Ways you run late: Like this morning... slept a little late, but still put the coffee on, then had to start the dishwasher of course. It was trash day, so had to gather up all the trash, there were sheets in the washer and dryer, so had to take care of that and get the dryer going again; was getting cloudy, so had to close the windows and then I noticed the crumbs still on the countertop so cleaned that up and made sure everything was in place there. Made my bed, tried on a couple sets of clothes, fed the dogs, turned off the fountain and finally headed to work. Was about 7 minutes late.
X- X-rays you've had: feet and neck
Y - Yummy food you make: Homemade mac 'n cheese, Chicken Enchiladas, Banana Pudding, Amy's company potatoes
Z -- Zoo favorite: I guess it would be the Ft Worth Zoo if I could go there. I've seen wonderful pictures of that zoo from my daughters who sometimes visit with their playgroup, but zoos usually make me sad when I see lions and tigers pacing in lovely cages, yet cages nonetheless. When I see a majestic Eagle without room to soar I could cry for them. I know some of these animals have been rescued and may not be able to run free or fly high above the trees, so that is somewhat comforting that at least they are safe.

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