My Sesame Street Personality

I took a Sesame Street personality test that was on Jamie's friend Ray's blog on this site and here are my results:

Kermit the Frog

You scored 54% Organization, 53% abstract, and 72% extroverted!

This test measured 3 variables.

First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.

Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.

Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself.

You are mostly organized, both concrete and abstract, and more extroverted.
Here is why are you Kermit the Frog.

You are both somewhat organized. You have a good idea where you put things and you probably keep your place reasonably clean. You aren't totally obsessed with neatness though. Kermit is also reasonably tidy. He'll even dress up for interviews. You both are sometimes concrete and sometimes abstract thinkers. Kermit spends a lot of his time as a reporter collecting facts, but he is also the author of the dreamy song "The Rainbow Connection." You have a good balance in your life. You know when to be logical at times, but you also aren't afraid to explore your dreams and desires... within limits of course.You are both extroverts. Kermit gets along with everyone. Sure a few folks annoy him, but that's just because they are annoying. Kermit likes to meet new people when he does his job as a street reporter. You definitely enjoy the company of others, and you don't have problems meeting new people... in fact you probably look forward to it. You are willing to take charge when necessary or work as part of a team.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Kermit starred on Sesame Street years before The Muppet Show.

The other possible characters are

Oscar the Grouch
Big Bird
Snuffleupagus
Ernie
Elmo
Cookie Monster
Grover
The Count
Guy Smiley
Bert

Manning First Baptist - 150th Anniversary

We went to Manning this weekend to go to church at First Baptist for the 150th anniversary of the church. We packed up the dogs and the motorcycles and made a big day of it! We also got to meet Mimi's new beau, Oneil. We had a great time and enjoyed spending some quality time together.

Group shot

Stacy, Michael, and Liam

Mimi and Oneil

Proud Mama

Proud Mimi

Tyler and Liam taking a rest from the lunch line

Tommy giving Dad's dirt bike a whirl

Tommy raring to go

Looks like a pro

Tyler getting ready to take a spin on Tommy's bike

Look, Mom - No Hands!

Floor shopping

Today Jamie and I picked out a new floor for our kitchen, sunroom, and "dog room". After evaluating our options for a whopping 15 minutes, we settled for the high grade vinyl in the picture below. With the dogs and the boys, this is the option that will work best for us right now. Also, it will be about half the price of tile, which was our second option. I am really excited to finally get started on getting the house in order!

Our new floor

Floor accessories that we may also need!

Whirlwind weekend

We had a whirlwind Labor Day weekend at the beach this past weekend. I left Friday morning with the dogs, and Jamie came down Friday night after the boys got out of school. We had a big crowd again, and the weather was great. It was really a wonderful way to bring the summer to a close! Check out Don and Wendy's blog for some more pictures

Papa J relaxing on the beach

Mama Rhette

Don and Wendy

Ryan, Shannon, and her new puppy Phebe

Tommy, Liam, and Tyler waiting for the big wave

Liam strikes a pose

Michael, Liam and Tommy catching a wave

Stacy and Tyler catching a wave

Michael and Jamie

Stacy and Michael

Liam does a victory dance

Tommy, Peco, and Don

Wendy, Peco, and Niko

Casey and Peco frolicking on the beach

Niko gives a good shake

Cyndi with Jerry posing for us

Sleeping beauty

The games are on!

Tyler, Liam, and Michael

Jerry giving Tyler and Liam some pointers

Tommy making ice cream

Mom says "cheese"

Everyone admiring the sand palace

Another view of the sand palace

Dad and Tyler

Bobo is happy to be home at last

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Back to School

Summer is over and school is back in full swing. I can't believe that Tommy is actually in high school! Both of them are going to new schools this year, so it is a new adventure. Tyler is also playing trumpet in the band. Here are some pictures of them waiting for the bus on the first day of school.

Tommy on the back of his future truck

Tommy and Emily

The bus is coming!

Tyler comes out to wait for his bus

Tyler looks apprehensive!

Waiting patiently at the end of the driveway

Last 39th Birthday Celebration

Today was the last official celebration of my birthday that I will have in my 30's. We went to Elgin to celebrate at Daddy's. Enjoy some of the pictures from the day.

An attempt to get a Christmas card picture for Daddy.

An attempt to get a picture of me with the boys.

The picture after threatening Tommy if he doesn't quit messing up my hair.

Classic Stephen face

Random picture of Tyler sleeping with Casey that was on the camera