Ten Of My Favorite Things About Justin Fountain

1. He is a worthy spades opponent
2. He is an awesome spades partner
3. His dry wit
4. He posts comments on my blog
5. He enjoys old movies
6. He is talkative
7. He knows he’s one of my favorites
8. He posts “well hello-o” to the hot stranger who posted on his blog …. Seriously Justin
9. He is rooming with Todd Richards
10. He likes my cooking

Ten Of My Favorite Things

1. Borghese Fango mud mask
2. Warm Vanilla Sugar body lotion
3. Long, hot bubble baths
4. Very cold orange juice without ice
5. Flowers
6. Hot popcorn with M & M's on top
7. Low humidity
8. Rainy days in bed with a great book
9. Bountiful trees
10. Just left the salon hair

Princess Maggie Sleeps

Player Of The Game

Tonight's baseball game was great. We won! Luke Scott was named player of the game. Yeah Luke! He is one of the many Godly men we have in the Astros ball club. It is such a thrill to me that the Astros have many men of God on their team.

Tonight I watched the after game interview and had to smile when he gave glory to God for his swell playing. The interviewer asked him if he was superstitous and Luke just smiled and said "I am not superstitous, I count every day as a blessing" He also added that God has given him a tremendous gift and he wants to use it for his glory.

Lidge Happens

I heard this week that there is a bumper sticker that reads Lidge Happens. Which was tremendously funny to me and yet sad at the same time. Yes, it is true that he has officially been removed as closer and although it is disappointing it was very necessary. Can we recover the 5 losses we've had at the arm of Lidge? Will we win the wild card again this year? I sure hope we do! As of tonight, we are only 4 games behind ...

Music Of Praise

I recently changed job locations and have re-discovered a treasure I had forgotten about. It's Musicmatch Jukebox. I greatly enjoy it for several reasons:

1-No commercials only brief announcements for Musicmatch that occur every 5-10 songs.
2-They have no partiality on which Christian artists to play or how often!
3-It is a jukebox, I choose the genre!
4-No DJ's.
5-I can listen to it all day and not hear the same song twice.
6-If I don't care for a song I can skip it and go to the next one.

I've been at this location for several weeks but not until today had I an opportunity to clean up the computer and organize files. It was a very pleasant surprise to find Musicmatch Jukebox and so I immediately began listening. It was so refreshing as I heard music from artists that I've not heard in years. Songs that were instrumental to my spiritual development early in my walk with the Lord. PFR, Margaret Becker and Wayne Watson to name a few. A Wayne Watson concert was the first Christian concert I attended as a new believer and he was the first Christian artist I owned on CD. I had a great moment with the Lord as I sang along with When God's people pray.

What thrills me about old Christian tunes is that I'm reminded of how far I've come with the Lord. I'm reminded of where I began my journey with the Lord and how God has proved himself faithful time and time again. I am so thankful for the times that were so difficult I did not know how I would continue and yet they have yielded fruit in abundance. Glory to God!

Thank you Jesus.

Good Friends!

I had lunch a few weeks ago with some good, long term friends that I've not seen daily/weekly like I used to and it was water to my soul. Years long intimate friendships are precious and it's so refreshing when people know your "history" as you've walked through valleys and mountains with them. I had forgotten how well Jeff, Krissy and Claudia know me and had to laugh when I was not hiding much of what I thought I was concealing.

This is a picture of Me with Krissy, Claudia and sweet Emma. Who just adores me I might add! Poor picture quality is compliments of Sprint PCS.

Oh For The Love Of Baseball

I went to an Astros game tonight. It was a great night for baseball. There was a lot of energy as members of my church gathered to watch America's favorite past time and to see our pastor Gregg Matte throw the first pitch. It was really very exciting, Roger Clemens was pitching and we are on a winning spree.

As I stood with some friends as they waited in line for dinner I noticed Matthew McConaughey walking behind me. It was rather bizarre to me because this week I had been discussing him with a co-worker, discussed him with my friend David Hilburn and read about him on the internet.

He was stealth in his attempt to cut in line but it did not go unnoticed by me as I don't miss much of what is going on around me. I spoke to him with disdain as if he were an ordinary fan of baseball coming to watch the best baseball club. Yes, I know this is not factual but to me they are the best. I actually said to Matthew "who do you think you are cutting in line". It was a great moment as I watched a look of shock cross his face, I'm sure he is accustomed to women swooning over him. As I stood one foot away from him I could not help but notice how unattractive he appeared to me. I'm not one to get swept up with hollywood stars and such. In fact, I could not name one that I would just love to get to know. Now when it comes to baseball players it is a different story but we don't need to discuss that at this time.

I made several conspicuous attempts to get a picture of Matthew with my camera phone and had to give up with a profile shot. It was a fun moment as I conversed with Matthew and his friend who at the time I did not realize was Lance Armstrong. Yes, I said Lance Armstrong. I actually asked him if he thought Matthew would mind if I took his picture. I'm sure he was thinking to himself what about me lady! I actually had to look him up on the internet when I got home to confirm that it was him as I really have not paid close enough attention to recognize him. Of course, he was a bit over shadowed by Matthew McConaughey who I will just say is really not all that!

Now, back to my baseball players. Tonight was the fourth baseball game in a row that I have been to in the last 2 months where a couple gets engaged on the big screen. At first this was freaking me out but tonight I decided that it is a sign ... I'm going to marry an Astros baseball player.

It's okay to laugh!