Quotables!

"Yeah, I know you're tired.  But you know who else is tired!?  Beyonce!!  She's been working since she was 12, but she still goes out and slays it!!  So just BE Beyonce for the next minute and a half!"  ~Cody Rigsby (Peloton) 

"People generally underestimate what they’re capable of.  And they undervalue what they can accomplish when they come at things from a place of confidence rather than desperation!" ~Chet Lee (possibly a paraphrase, but that's how I remember it... he's had lots of inspiring/helpful words of wisdom lately)

"Adulthood is full of ghosts, people who've ended up in one life instead of another, and they are just so disappointed... High-functioning sleepwalkers, essentially."  ~Emily Mandel

"I THINK I may have just gotten hit on by a guy at the mall... I can't be sure bc he said 'Sooo I'm a grad student at OU, but I can tell you used to be all that back in the day!' ...Back in the day my *$s!!  I will whack him with my cane!!!" ~text from Rach lol

"There was nothing scarier in my life than being a young child with one evil parent and one unstable parent."  ~Beth Moore

"Quit whining.
You're sharp.
You have what it takes.
Fix it!" 
-Craig Groeschel (I'm enjoying his Leadership Podcast lately)

"I hate doing up-dos... I would rather give birth unassisted!!  It just stresses me out because it's usually for prom, and there's usually a mom standing right over your shoulder!"  ~Janelle

"It's just hard to tell what's going on."  ~Rach, amidst a serious dinner convo
"Mmm, it's hard to tell what's going on with Grandpa's plate!"  ~Kyndal, lightening the mood (Dad combines his foods, and the kids always have critical thoughts on it. lol)

"You look like Gus, man - stop it with the wide eyes!!  You're definitely scarier  now with the beard and the hair!"  ~Jaceman talking to Dad lol

"And then she knocked down a picture and broke the thermostat!!"  ~Jace, dramatically telling a story about Kyndal
"Hashtag, not really."  ~Kyndal Faith, calmly defending herself lol

"But it's gonna sell quickly, because God is on my side!!"  ~Chet (about a $2 mil home he has listed)
"Well, He wasn't with you on 522... but He is now!"  ~Me
"Oh, He was - He just knew your favorite number was 7!"  ~Chet (on my 7th offer being the charm) lol

(Before Mom's sheer-cap-sleeve solution...)
"Ugh, she has to wear a sweater over her Easter program dress, and that takes away some of the cuteness!"  ~Rach
"Well, she's not really that cute anyway!" ~Grandpa, joking with K-Faith
"You'll SEE me not being cute in the morning!"  ~Kyndal, who is not a morning person and gets annoyed every day when Grandpa wakes them up for school

"Hello, Lady Glitter-Sparkles!"  ~Random boy in K's class greeting her on Easter program night

Chet, on being ready for a new car:
"Well, now I've had my Porsche.  Just call me Jay Stevenson!"  -Chet
"You've sown your wild Porsche oats!"  -JEM lol

Pondering a 40th birthday trip:
"I mean, it doesn't have to be a cruise at all.  It could be anywhere - any ideas!?"  ~Me
"I've never been to the Grand Canyon!"  ~Chet
"Mmm... it's... pretty boring.  What else have you got?" ~Me lol

During our enlightening pre-Hamilton lunch convo...
"WOW, we're all just learning a lot about each other!!"  -Jeffrey Edward

(We talked briefly about how Malori and I met in 2007... just after Josh's letter and her brother's death...) 
Chettles:  "Man, everyone was going through all this suffering, and I was just over here living my best life, oblivious!!"
"You were just worried about who could come to the Caravan!"  JEM (on Chet planning his 21st bday in that season) lol
**This made me laugh pretty hard, as I'm the queen of being oblivious.  But for the record, I can attest that Chet was a fun & caring friend, even back then. =)

"Those cars are so AWESOME!"  ~Jace commenting on a Porsche SUV driving by
"Actually, Chet has one of those... and he does not love it."  ~Me
"WHAT!?  Trade him your Genesis for it!!!  Or keep yours and give the Porsche to Grandpa... because they [the Wilsons] still have their van, right?"  ~Jace Michael, knowing far more about all the cars than I'd expected

"I'll help you with the written stuff, and you help me with the verbal!"  ~Me to Chet, who was a major help with interview prep for my Practicum sites

"Well, clarity is power - I'll BOLD you there!!" ~Chet (quoting the KW Bold class)

Rach and kids watching Camp Rock 2, a cheesy musical Disney+...

"We have to save our camp - we can't back down!" -Demi Lovato's character, who then bursts into a song called We Can't Back Down

"Well, if you need to save it, quit singing about it and DO IT!" ~Jace annoyed by the musical theatrics

"That's a freakin' boss QUEEN right there!"  -Kyndal Faith, super into her song and learning the hand motions ❤

JEM:  "So did you have to get in your storm shelter the other day?" 

Me:  "I did, for just a few minutes."

Chet:  "Do you even read the blog!?"

Me:  "Yeah, do you even follow me on Facebook!?" 

JEM:  "Well... it was such a busy week!!" lol

Chet:  "Nope, he's unfollowed you and he's quit reading the blog!"

JEM:  "Yeah, your readership went down by 50%!!"

Me:  "Sadness." lol

Me: "Hey, I read there's gonna be another Avenger's movie that comes out in 2025!!"

Jace:  "What!?  None of us will be alive by then!"

Me and Rach laughing, assuming he misunderstood the year: "Yeah, that's just two years from now."

Jace, completely serious:  "But we're living in the Revelation end times.  My friend Isaiah told me that, and he reads his Bible!" lol

(Then we discussed that further and how no one knows the exact day, etc.)

"I love you more than anyone, Dad... except for anyone else I know!"  ~Tate to Chet lol

"Favorite Julie Andrews character - go!"  -Ted Lasso

"Clarisse Renaldi, Queen of Genovia!"  -Trent Crimm

"F#@! yeah, Princess Diaries!!"  -Roy Kent lol

"Entitlement is when you expect others to close the gap between what you have and what you want.  Ambition is when you expect yourself to close the gap between what you have and what you want!"  ~James Clear ❤ (So simple and true.)

"Wanting to create something new in the world is not bad... Things that are healthy and alive change.  The converse is also true: things that are dead do not change."  -Donald Miller, Hero on a Mission

"Find a thought that serves you better...  When we place blame outside ourselves, we give away our power. Only you can control you, so by taking ownership of your role in a situation or outcome, you put yourself in the driver’s seat."  ~Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run

*It's fun looking back at these Quotables posts, so I'm gonna make a real effort to start writing down the funny/inspiring/ridiculous quotes again!

Happy Wednesday, friends!!