About Us Page: The ABC’s of Me, Courtney & Betina & More…
Here is my ABC’s of Me,Courtney…
A– Age 43.
B– Betina is my younger sister, and I am her older Bossy one.
C– Can play Chopin.
D– Didn’t go to the Prom. Don’t like politicians. Determined always.
E– Eleventy-nine is a made up number I like to use.
F– Forgot to put my gas cap on, and drove away with it on top of my car. It was still there when I pulled into the garage.
G– Good at ping pong.
H– Have strange, sideways pinky toes.
I– In love with my husband.
J– Just can’t get enough of Justified.
K– Köln, Germany…One of my favorite cities, and the Cathedral takes my breath away every time I see it.
L– LaDy LaDuke…my little baby.
M-Mechanic’s assistant to my husband’s car restoration hobby. Mostly hold the drop light…dabble in body work and upholstery.
N– Never go through the day without making my bed.
O– Offer a tasty guacamole and salsa.
P– Performed Flamenco on stage to help get me through college.
Q– Question things often…my favorite is, “Why…?”
R– “Rock Lady”…what the neighbors call me. My 90 something year old neighbor calls me the “Rock Gal”…I like that.
S– Shark fear! Saw Jaws at 5, and still have issues.
T– Tall with heels!
U– Underwater…I’m an accomplished swimmer, and extremely comfortable in the water.
V– Volunteer as a weedwacker. We remove invasive grasses taking over our Desert. I can handle a pick ax, mind you. Very disturbed by 9/11 still. I think of the people on the planes and in the buildings at impact, and the ones who had to jump…unbearable.
W– Work ethic. I got it from my great-great Swedish grandmother, who got on a boat by herself in Hamburg, and made it across the Atlantic, and then walked across America to the West. Thanks great-great grandma!
X– Ex-wives…I survived!
Y– Yodeling is the coolest.
Z– Zero regrets when I’m on my deathbed!
~Courtney
Now it’s Betina’s turn. Here’s an About Us sample from Betina to get to know us better, running through the ABC’s. Betina is on the left in the photo:
ABC’S Of Me, Betina…..
~Betina
Personal Favorites List from Our Blog…
We do a lot of business and blogging tips for fellow Moms and Mompreneurs, but not all of our writings are the serious kind. Sometimes, we just like to have fun. Here are some of our personal favorites we love…
- Guest Blogging: Shenk it Up…3 Differences Between Americans & Europeans
- Yeah…Masculine is Back!
- I’m Still a Girl!!
- The Cause of My Hiccups…My Grandmother
- A Handgun Was All I Had
- Pay it Forward
*You can find and read all of them here in our Moms Who Think Story Collection.
Here are a few favorite movie scenes. Love, love the new version of Pride & Prejudice(even got the music to play on the piano.) This scene is after Elizabeth turns down Darcy’s proposal, and runs into him at his home. She’s embarrassed, and realizing she does have feelings for him, and he’s still so in love…
We are romantic suckers, and here is another all time favorite from Moulin Rouge. Ewan McGregor has such a voice…
Hope you enjoyed getting to know a little more About Us! Courtney & Betina~Mommy LaDy Club