Her Golden Birthday!

Twenty years ago

today,

I woke to the first frost of the season

in Spartanburg, S.C.

and to my water breaking

just as my feet hit the floor

that morning.

A great thrill 

went thru my whole body

as I realized 

this baby was coming on her

due date!!

It was a short, easy labor

and before I knew it,

there she was!

My sweet little girl,

Diana.

So to Celebrate,

here are 20 Random Things

about my Nana-doos:

1-At One Year Old, she'd crawl to her bed, 

hold up her arms, 

to be picked up and put in it to go to sleep. 

She never cried about taking naps either.

2-At 2, she liked to wear costume jewelry every day.

3-On her 3rd birthday,

we gave her a playset of "The Wizard of Oz"--

when she saw the witch, she yelled, 

"The Witch? You got me the witch?!"--

then tossed the witch across the room!

4-She was terrified of helium balloons until she was close to 4 years old.

5-At five years old, she hated spiders. She also hid poptarts under her pillow, as well as other treasures, away from her siblings. I loved making her bed in the mornings, because I knew there was gonna be a surprise under her pillow!

6-At six she loved school and her best friend was Hilary.

7-At 7, she loved the green fields of Wales and the Beefeaters at the Tower of London.

8-At eight years old, she was baptized.

9-Her comfort foods include: mashed potatoes and sushi.

10-She wore braces for two years.

11-She loved her 4th-5th grade teacher, Mrs. Gutekinst.

12-She played handbells in elementary school.

13-Plays piano now.

14-She would walk quite a ways down the way 

to walk by a particular boys' house. She thought I didn't know.

15-As a freshman, she won an audition for a High School production by singing,

"How Can I Not Love You?" from Anna and the King.

16-At 16, she worked afterschool and on weekends when Mr. W was outta work.

She bought her own homecoming dress for $4.99 at Ross!

17- She loved her Seminary teacher, Brother Fuhr, at Eagle HS in Idaho.

18-She still loves to sing. And was invited to be in her high school's production of

"Singin' In the Rain" by the drama teacher but declined so she could focus on her senior year grades.

19-Last year has been one wild year. She has been a nanny, going to school, dating, and progressing.

She is set to go to BYU-Idaho in January (Business Admin)

and hopes to begin a mission this time next year.

20- She loves her family. And especially her nephew, Garrett.

Happy Birthday, My Nana.