Goodbye Rattlesnake!!!

at 07/25/09 4:06PM *

My husband, Luke and I stood at our kitchen window this afternoon watching as someone drove off in Julianne's little red Ford Focus. She bought it right before her senior year in high school. Luke affectionately nicknamed it the Rattlesnake because when it's first started up, it roars and makes a LOT of rattles.

It will be the first car for the girl who bought it, so it should serve its intended purpose. It was very 'no frills' with hand-crank roll down windows and a cassette player.

As we watched it drive away, we all relived our own specific memories. For my husband it was all the worrying he did over Julianne driving it and being safe or worrying about it breaking down. For Luke it was all of the rides Julianne gave him to school and possibly remembering the morning he was throwing up while Julianne was driving uphill with one hand and patting him on the back with the other saying, "It's okay, Luke, just go ahead and throw up," in her motherly voice. For me it was just the feeling of moving on to another phase of our children growing up and living in places where they need more dependable cars.

Goodbye Rattlesnake!!

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Haha! Thanks!! I wasn't sure what I thought of that picture, lol. And it's always nice to know someone appreciates my blogs. Half the time I just feel like I'm rambling. :P

by titansfan0827 at 07/30/09 2:00AM
Yeah...We kids have some really good memories from Nathan's car. hehe! I still tell him that I want it for MY college car. :P

by horselover13 at 07/30/09 4:40PM
When I put together a scrapbook for Greg's 40th birthday, I included a two-page spread just on all the cars we have had. It's amazing how many memories we have tied to our vehicles. He loved it. Some were funny...some NOT so funny (Grrrrrr)....(Some really ate up our pocketbooks!) :)

by mamap at 07/31/09 11:22AM
Nathan's car, (previously owned by some close friends) was named the Swamp Monster. They named it that cuz they spilled a little antifreeze inside once. OOPS! But we love that thing!

by horselover13 at 08/01/09 5:53PM
Actually, I'm not any more hyper than usual! ha I'm doing fine and we're just kinda plugging along here and seriously not feelling pressure, which is really nice. We are down to the last load of laundry, Bob is doing the mowing (and it is SO hot outside!), gotta make a trip to the post office, get the family room picked up and then PACK THE CAR. That will take THREE HOURS! ha

Hope you are all fine at your house. I must come see you, I will definitely need some "Janet" time in a couple weeks! ha

by phyllisophical_mom at 08/17/09 1:03PM
Heyy!!! How are you guys?

by padfoot at 08/24/09 10:52PM
Awww! How is Julianne doing? And how was camp? if I hadn't been preoccupied with getting married, I've have come to the talent show. :)

by onelittlecandle at 08/25/09 6:23PM
Hey! We got to see Julianne's apartment. She was SO pleased and excited about it. We are SO happy for her. Really neat! Sounds like it's alot cheaper too. She and the other camp friends are so sweet - especially to Sara. After we got home, they were all together and they called Sara and they sang one of the songs that they had sung at camp "Humpty Dumpty" and she just came out bawling. She was so pleased that they had called, but she misses them and wishes she could be at FC this year. One more year... Thanks for the comment on the girls' pic. That was made during Becca's senior pictures last spring.

by marksdena at 08/29/09 3:40PM
Recipe posted. :)

How have you all been doing?

by onelittlecandle at 10/08/09 11:19AM
Oh, how fun to go watch him march. I remember those days so well...and yes froze as well, many Friday nights!! Let me know how it goes and how much you enjoyed it!

by phyllisophical_mom at 10/16/09 9:13PM
I miss being around! I'm coming to BG next weekend for WKU's Homecoming and I will be at services that Sunday morning! I'm already looking forward to it. :)

by sar_bear at 10/29/09 1:57AM
Happy Birthday!!!!!!

by kattath at 12/21/09 3:11PM
Hey, there! Happy Holidays to you and yours! Are your kids coming in? I love you, too!

by aleta at 12/23/09 10:28PM
Hey Janet! Love this post. Just read the article about Ben in the Christian Chronicle from October 2008! Not sure how I missed it the first time around (Mom resurrected it while packing boxes to move)! I enjoyed reading it!

by dancewithme at 01/13/10 9:12AM
Hahaha! Good question. I probably should have explained that a little better! Well, Nathan Rouse was the half person. Untill camp, I had only been friends with him on facebook but had never met him in real life...so in my book that qualifies as a half person. ;) I hope that you all are doing well! I sure do love you and yours! Have a blessed day!!

by heidiw at 02/16/10 2:33PM
Hey! It's been tad long since you posted here, uh! ha

Are you going to the RED ROOSTER THIS YEAR?

by phyllisophical_mom at 02/20/10 1:09PM
Thank you for the prayers! :)

by bandmom at 02/05/11 9:46AM
Thank you for your comment, Janet. I loved what you said about your daddy and Ben and now I feel like I know your special son since you described him as being so much like him. How is your beautiful family doing?

by aleta at 09/29/11 10:46PM
I'm glad you're not tired of the pics. I don't mean to overdo it, but I have lurking family members who want to see Levi, too. Thanks for stopping by!

by aleta at 01/12/12 10:52AM
THANK YOU so much for you comment. Some good things to consider. Ben is an amazing guy so this gives me a lot of hope for Malachi's future! Thanks again for commenting!

by crazy_mama at 09/02/12 3:13AM

At some point

at 03/14/09 9:47AM

I love the moment at the airport after we have picked up Ben and Julianne that I usually realize...."Wow! I really don't need to carry this cell phone with me everywhere I go for a while, because my family is together!!"

They are home for spring break, and I am rejoicing. :^)

One of the things I have missed the most since Julianne left is not hearing her downstairs playing the piano while I am upstairs cooking. We had a very old piano when she was growing up, and it could never be tuned to pitch. We just got a new one last week, and she was having such a good time going through all of her old music and playing that she could hardly stop last night. Music to my ears...literally! :^)

Ben is enjoying the refrigerator and laying in his old bed again. Luke is transitioning back to not being an only child for a week. Although he's loved being an only child; he also loves having them come home.

Better go cook something.........

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Tell them hi for me!

by horselover13 at 03/16/09 2:04PM
(I still haven't eaten an apple sticker...yet) :)

by horselover13 at 03/16/09 2:04PM
Tia will be happy to know you gave them extra treats and fun time inside! ha Ours slept most of the day...after they ran around like wild cats early this morning.

by phyllisophical_mom at 03/22/09 1:23AM
Hope your week with them all was fun!

by worker_at_home at 03/30/09 10:59PM
So I'm guessing we will be seeing you at graduation next week?!?! We are planning on being there to see so many wonderful people graduate. Hopefully we'll run into you!

by crazy_mama at 04/20/09 2:21AM
Thanks...and I'm glad Joycelyn was paying attention and that God was once again watching over us! LOVE YA!

by phyllisophical_mom at 04/21/09 1:55PM
MAJOR CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

by markroberts at 04/22/09 12:59PM
hey! This is actually dena this time... I will be there. Mark is staying home to work and with Sara. I am excited to be there. Congrats to you all! Ben was nominated and Julieanne is Ms. FC. That is really Great!

by markroberts at 04/23/09 9:27PM
^^^ what she said. ;-)

by markroberts at 04/23/09 9:29PM
Congrats to Ben. I know you are proud of him!

by whisperam at 04/26/09 9:19AM
by phyllisophical_mom at 06/01/09 6:18PM
I'm chuckling over here, too...... when I saw your message to her I figured that Sparkles was sister to her BJ and my own Ginger. I would actually love to have kittens in my house again, but alas.... Ginger is "fixed."

by herb_lady43 at 06/01/09 10:13PM
I also want a dog, but my patient husband says only if I trade in the three cats for him. Sigh!

by herb_lady43 at 06/01/09 10:14PM
by phyllisophical_mom at 06/03/09 12:03AM
Yes.... my 14-month old cat will be an aunt.... things move fast in the animal world, don't they! "Ginger" was a name Phyllis and I thought of while talking on MSN chat, which we do almost every day. After several names, Phyllis came up with "Ginger" and I knew that was it. Fits her personality, too. She's definitely full of ginger and spice and all things nice. Enjoy those kittens... wish I could visit as official "grand-aunt."

I wish I knew where ^^she gets all these cute pictures.

by herb_lady43 at 06/03/09 12:30AM
Just like Topaz, the mom, she had 6 but lost one. Won't they be fun for you...There's nothing like a kitten! Hope you find homes for them all! :)

by phyllisophical_mom at 06/05/09 10:36AM
Pictures, please? Aunt ginger wants to see....

by herb_lady43 at 06/05/09 4:33PM
OH, I wish you were here too. I could use a really good "sister" sharing conversation!

by phyllisophical_mom at 06/23/09 10:18AM
wish I could say I was but I actually was not. I did enjoy laughing with others about it though!

she did a great job at junior camp - ask her about Hensel Mystery Theater. she was a hit!

by markroberts at 07/21/09 10:09PM
It was a lot of yummy food!! :)

by girl_husted at 07/23/09 11:12PM

Luke Thomas Metzger

at 10/19/08 11:20PM

aka Luke Tomahawk, Luigi, Lu
15 years old tomorrow

Having two children leave home for college, I am so thankful to still have Luke around for a few more years.
He fills our lives with sunshine and our house with music....and lots of it! He has been such a blessing.
Happy birthday, Lu!!

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Reconnecting has been great, and the encouragement is mutual! I have loved hearing about you and your precious family.

by aleta at 01/01/09 10:34PM
That's the character Anthony laughed himself breathless over as well. Great movie :)

by palindrome90 at 01/05/09 11:31AM
I hope someone comes out with something like the guardian that works on the new HD TVs. The guardian only works on DVD movies now.

by aleta at 01/05/09 12:27PM
Oh!! Good to know! Thank you so much for letting me know about the potassium trick! ;) Would it help for me to take potassium supplements or is it just as well to eat more fruit? Thanks again for the professional advice! :D

by dancewithme at 01/10/09 1:11PM
Hello! Nice to 'meet' you. Around here you can find them at Jewel. I agree they are not easy to find.

by turtle_girl at 01/10/09 4:14PM
I buy the Frito Lay Rold Gold Holiday rings. They may only be available in your area around Thanksgiving/Christmas. Go to this website and click on Our Snacks, then Where to Buy. Choose Rold Gold, then choose Holiday rings, then enter your zipcode. It should give you a list of places within a 50 mile radius that carry them. Good luck!!

http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/where-to-buy.html

by turtle_girl at 01/11/09 10:18PM
You are so sweet, I really love you!
(We just have to get a job there, uh?)

We'll look into the ones you've mentioned that we've not checked out. Thank you for the information!!

by phyllisophical_mom at 01/14/09 6:12PM
I hear you are going to lectures! Mark and I are too. I hope to see you. Have a safe trip. We're driving down and Sara is going to take off of school and go too. She is REALLY excited about that.

by marksdena at 01/22/09 6:11AM
I'm sorry to hear about your father in law.

by marksdena at 01/22/09 9:38PM
I'm sorry for the loss in your family.

by kamille at 01/24/09 5:12PM
no problem...it's what I live for! by the way, who is your new preacher...have you found one yet?

by create_a_way at 01/26/09 12:12AM
I left my Jolly Ranchers at home, and it would have been a perfect day for them!

by phyllisophical_mom at 01/31/09 8:13PM
Yes ma'am! I am flying down. Sorry. But if you give me her name I would love to try to meet her while I'm there!

by joy2u at 02/11/09 10:09PM
I'm flying from Nashville. And actually I've never flown by myself before either and would also love a "flying buddy!"

by joy2u at 02/13/09 12:36AM
Happy Valentine's Day!

by bandmom at 02/14/09 4:36PM
oh sorry! I was editing the other day and saw I had 140-ish friends. Which is crazy to edit. So I decided that I was going to delete anyone who hadn't posting this year and only add them if the requested. So here you go... :)

by kattath at 02/15/09 9:00AM
Hey, it's Kim from the Red Rooster! I am one of Kelly's friends. Looking forward to seeing you in a month.

by kimbo1 at 03/01/09 10:50PM
hey! Yes, we know about the barbecue dinner. We are hoping to make it by then. It's 11 1/2 hours - according to mapquest, so that would put us there about 5 pm. We're very excited!

by marksdena at 03/13/09 10:18AM
Well, you know I HATE to miss it as well. Still just thinking...

by phyllisophical_mom at 03/13/09 5:39PM

[Tagged|cbonk]

at 09/25/08 12:49PM

Eight interesting (?) things about me:

1. I love palpating veins and starting IV's.
2. Both of my ankles were broken in a car wreck when I was 2 years old.
3. I was bitten by a cougar when I lived in Tampa.
4. I love rainbows.
5. I worked in an emergency room for 5 years (most likely where I developed #1).
6. I didn't marry until I was 28 years old.
7. My kids call me 'the coupon queen'!
8. As much as I love him, I just can't bear to watch CSPAN with him.

I'll tag:
orangemachine
bestill
malissa
napoleon
volleyballguy
coultersmom
phyllisophical_mom
lionessofgod

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Palpating veins and starting IV's??? EWWWWW
You must be a TRUE NURSE!

by phyllisophical_mom at 09/25/08 1:44PM
EWWWW on #1!; WOW on #2! NOOOOOO WAY!!! on #3; And I TOTALLY agree on #8! No CSPAN for me either... ;) Those were great answers! :D

by dancewithme at 09/25/08 2:41PM
Wow! You were bitten by a cougar???? THats pretty awesome (even though I know that would hurt sooooooo baaaaaad!!!!) So like what happened?

by fiddle_girl994 at 09/25/08 10:48PM
Wow on #3!! Did you live? lol

by kmedasmom at 09/26/08 12:11AM
That was a fun morning read! Thanks! :)

by motherofall at 09/26/08 7:13AM
I want to know more about this cougar bite! (And you must be good at starting IV's....)

by bandmom at 09/26/08 3:29PM
Wow on #2 and #3! I have to agree on #8 as well. Neal can watch CSPAN and CNN and stuff all the time. Madison can even tell you "Cain" and "Obama" when she spots them. Pretty bad when a 2 year old knows the presidential candidates. 1 minute of it is enough for me. I don't mind CNN when it's talking about world news but the politics bore me.
Oh and eww on #1! LOL

by poppins_mom at 09/27/08 2:29AM
I think I'd be okay with #1. I considered taking a phloebotomist job once while I was at NIU.

by kendrad at 09/29/08 6:00PM
I'll try to get on this sometime this week. Things are busy around here with a 2 year old and a 1 year old. Yesterday I babysat them AND another 2 year old. Well, Lauren was here too and the other girl's mother. But still very busy.

by coultersmom at 09/30/08 10:45AM
Ben is on the front cover of The Christian Chronicle!!! http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2158477~Presidential_race_engages_students

by markroberts at 09/30/08 12:13PM
it was quite the surprise, especially since the CC doesn't often cover "NI" brethren

by markroberts at 09/30/08 3:11PM
they knew - they identified him as being president at FC. they know where FC is in the "spectrum."

by markroberts at 09/30/08 6:03PM
Thanks for the congrats! We are thrilled with our new granddaughter and we also think she is precious!

by fayla at 10/03/08 12:18AM
I look forward to seeing you. Just give me a call...I emailed my number to you :)

by bama_momma_prezz at 10/03/08 1:18PM
andrea is offically a eastsider!.

by golden_star at 10/05/08 6:23PM
im glad that we will be worshipping with yall !:)

by golden_star at 10/06/08 7:30PM
Hey you! Are your not so little ones driving home for Thanksgiving by any chance? I am desperately looking for someone Geoffrey can catch a ride with. I can't find a plane ticket I can pay for. If they are and would carry him along drop me a note.

by malissa at 10/09/08 11:55PM
Thanks!!!

by malissa at 10/09/08 11:57PM
I just sent you an email, Mrs. Metzger! Do you still use the "kip.net" address? That was the most recent one I could find (and that's not recent..'05 camp directory!) Our old computer retired and along with it, my old email account with all my addresses and such.

by onelittlecandle at 10/13/08 8:44PM
O it was good to see you too! Happy Anniversery!

by fiddle_girl994 at 10/19/08 5:35PM

Since we don't live in Texas........

at 09/14/08 10:10PM

we didn't expect to look out our back door to see this when we returned from worship this morning.

Bill and Luke skipped lunch and worked all afternoon. My brother-in-law came over from Auburn with his chainsaw to help.

It could definitely have been so much worse.

Aww, I liked that tree...

by jmetzger at 09/14/08 10:12PM
(And that house.)

by jmetzger at 09/14/08 10:12PM
Oh, my! Was it high winds or did lightning get it? Aren't brothers with chainsaws wonderful?

by aleta at 09/14/08 10:16PM
oh dear! you had it worse than we did! The branch that came out of our tree was about 3' long. That's it! It is amazing to me how strong these weather systems are and how long they can continue.

by marksdena at 09/14/08 10:20PM
Hope you get everything taken care of!!

by fiddle_girl994 at 09/14/08 10:22PM
At least no one was hurt! Yes, it was so windy today, I can't imagine what it was like in Texas.

by sar_bear at 09/14/08 11:01PM
oh, Mrs. Metzger, I am so sorry. I am glad that none of you were hurt!

by kare_n_huggs at 09/15/08 7:09PM
Yes yes!!!! Your super sweet daughter is amazing and asked me to speak. I am honored and scared at the same time!!! I still don't know what to speak on. I need to figure it out too!

by crazy_mama at 09/15/08 10:34PM
Hi Miss Janet! I chose orange because orange is my favorite color and the color of an awsome car! And thank you! Hopefully we will see you guys soon!

by orangemachine at 09/16/08 9:29PM
Ouch! That was one storm that did NOT want to give up!

by bandmom at 09/17/08 10:36PM
I am really good!! I think that I have finally conquered my overwhelming need to be at FC, though I still miss it at times. But I have been blessed to have a loving family, a busy schedule that keeps me hoping, and a somewhat regular paycheck despite the fact that I don't have a "real" job. Life is indeed very good. But God is better! I love you! Say hi to your family for me! Have a great day!

by heidiw at 09/18/08 10:19AM
Yea! That sounds awsome!!

by orangemachine at 09/21/08 4:37PM
Couldn't get "back" to sleep! arughghghg!!

by phyllisophical_mom at 09/21/08 8:09PM
I tagged you! See my blog... : )

by cbonk at 09/22/08 11:04PM
Please email me (email address on my home page) a dedication, thought or scripture that you would like put on the dedication page of the cookbook. We are also encluding camp directors etc. Thanks.

by ex_pat at 09/23/08 11:57AM

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