Challenge "K"

"K" is easy.  I LOVE "K".  And the reason is:

Kristi.  My favorite daughter.  She probably understands me better than anyone living.  And she not only is my daughter but my very best friend.  Forever.  And she has given me two very beautiful grandchildren and my one and only son-in-law.  Yep, what's not to love there.

Also, Kate.  Kate is named Kate Evelyu Hatch.  She was named after my mother, who was named after her grandmother.  I love all of these Kate's.  But as for Miss Kate Hatch, she is pretty special.  She has a soft, sweet voice and a strong but gentle nature.  I have a fantastic relationship with her and am loving having her so near.

I love Kayce.  Kayce is my daughter-in-law, but I really feel like she is more of a daughter.  Luke promised me when he was very small that he would marry someone who would like me.  He did good.  I enjoy having Kayce close by and I enjoy her friendship.

Also, I love Knowledge.  I love to learn about all things.  I especially love History and Geography and Culture.  Knowledge is something I just drink up.  I am open to learning just about anything.

Challenge "J"

I know that it has been a while since I have been carrying on my challenge to myself, but I have a very good reason.  Two very good reasons.  The first one is that Rocky had a knee replacement last week.  I have been busy trying to balance helping him and keeping up with everything.  The other reason is that I have had a mental block on "J".  I have not been able to just automatically think of things I love starting with J.  Well here is what I finally came up with:

I LOVE January.  It is my favorite month.  NO Christmas things to worry about.  The holidays are over.  No yard work to be done.  And where I live it is cold enough but not too cold.  I actually like cold weather (Hiko style).  I love snuggling in a warm blanket next to the fireplace.  I like my down comforter on my bed to keep me toasty.  I just LOVE it.

When I was a kid I used to love Jumping Rope and playing Jacks.  It was all the rage at school.  Every recess that is what we did.  I was good at it and I loved it.  Good memories.

I like Jam.  Notice I didn't say LOVE.  But I do like Jam. 

Oh, WOW, I just thought of another one.  I LOVE jewelry.  Watches and bracelets in particular.  I wear different ones every day.  I love them.

I guess we will stop there.  Wow "J" was hard.

Challenge "I"

The things that "I" love are:  Ice Cream, Indian Paintbrush, and Infants (you know, babies) But most of all I love IRA.

I LOVE Ice Cream.  Way too much.  In fact I have had to ban myself from buying it because if it is in the house I eat it.  I have one exception.  When Dustin is coming I always buy him Ice Cream, but I can resist eating it because I want him to have all he wants.  But I hate it when he leaves some because I eat it.  This happened about a week ago.  But I figure that since I don't have it very often then once in a while won't hurt.  After all I LOVE it.

Indian Paintbrush is a flower that grows wild in the Nevada deserts.  It is red and really brings some beauty to our desert.  On years that it grows best, which is a wet year ( I mean wet for Nevada) it is everywhere.  It decorates the side of the road.  It is a sturdy plant and a beautiful plant.  I really love it when Indian Paintbrush grows.

Infants.  I love babies.  I knew from a young age that I was cut out to be a mother and a grandmother.  And I could have been a really exceptionally good aunt if any of our family chose to live close enough for that to happen.  I love the innocence of babies.  I love their sweet smell.  I love their smiles and their coos and especially their laughs.  It is intoxicating.  I just love infants.

I am really, really mad at myself right now.  I was looking at a picture of my family and realized I had left one whose name started with "I" off my Challenge of things I love.  Ira Roger Hatch is very special to me.  He is my little buddy.  He lives so far away so I have gone several times to visit him and his family.  I get to stay in his room and he is in a big bed so we have shared the bed.  He is a joy to be around.  He loves to play with me.  He loves to sing.  He loves doing puzzles.  We just have a great time.  He is definitely the most important "I" that I LOVE.

Challenge "H"

"H" things I love are Hatch's, Hull's, Horses, Hair, and Hiko.

Hatch's - I haven't met every Hatch I am sure, but every Hatch I have met, I love.  Most of them are close family.  But I am proud to be a Hatch.  It is a good name.

Hulls - This, too, is a family name.  My mother's maiden name was Hull.  I have been reading about the Hull's in a book put together by family.  I have found the Hull's to be honorable, good people.  I am also proud to have Hull blood in me.

Horses - I have loved horses all my life.  They are such a beautiful animal.  I also love them because they connect me to my father.  It was horses that brought us close.  He saw my love for horses and riding and he taught me all about them.  I have only realized lately how much he did teach me.  I love that this is something my father and I shared.

Hair - I don't love my hair, but I do appreciate a beautiful head of hair.  I kind of envy those who have such nice hair.  So count your blessings if you are one of them.

Hiko - Hiko is where I live now.  It is where a lot of my ancestors settled.  It is where my father spent his early years.  It is where he ended up at the end of his life.  It is where he died.  I love the ranch that he left as a legacy.  I love the part that ended up being mine.  Good people live in Hiko.  Hiko is beautiful.  I LOVE Hiko.

Challenge "G"

The things that I love that start with "G" are Grandparents, Grandchildren, Gum, and Green. To start off with, Green is my favorite color. I don't actually like all green shades, but I like the darker shades of green, like forest green.
I love gum. I chew gum a lot. It freshens your breath. It keeps me from feeling like I have a dry mouth. And it keeps me awake when I am driving to town each day for work.
Grandparents are one of the biggest blessings in life. I loved all of my grandparents, but my Grandma Hull was particularly close to me. I have already talked about her in the "E" challenge. Her name is Grace Evelyn Bailey. She went by Evelyn. I was reading today how death is just like a separation when someone moves to a far away place. And it also said that this life is part of our eternal life. It made me realize that even though I miss my grandmother very much, she is still here. She is just too far to visit, but we will be reunited and that reunion will be AWESOME.
Being a grandma is the best. I love my grandchildren with a passion. I don't know how it happens but they just steal your heart right away. Each one is special and has their unique personality and place in my heart. Each one is my favorite at one time or another. Yes, grandchildren are our reward for putting up with their parents when they were difficult. I wish I had more kids so that I could have more grandchildren.

Challenge "F"

The things I love that start with "F" are Family, Friends, and Fruit. My family is the most important thing to me on this earth. They come before any other thing hands down. And I might add that I have a fantastic family. I am a lucky lady.
My friends are important to me to. However, some of my very best friends happen to be family also. I do have one friend that I have had since birth, Becki. She is the kind of friend that is the true definition of friend. The kind that everybody wishes they had. Neither time nor distance changes our friendship. I am so thankful for a friend like her.
Fruit is natures candy. I love fruit. Right at this moment I might say that pineapple is my favorite fruit. The weird thing about that is the fact that I didn't like pineapple when I was young. It is a taste that I have acquired later. But my favorite form of pineapple is dried. Now THAT is truly nature's candy. I love it.

Challenge "E"

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the things I love starting with "E" are all the Evelyns in my life. Here they are Kate Evelyn Bailey, Grace Evelyn Hull, Kate Evelyn Wright, Kristina Evelyn Westwood, Kate Evelyn Hatch. But the only one that went or goes by the name of just "Evelyn" was my grandmother Grace Evelyn Hull. I loved my Grandmother so much. I was her first granddaughter from her first child and daughter, so we had a special bond. I think I was her favorite. At least she always made me feel like I was. We had a wonderful relationship. I always knew my grandmother loved me and that took me through a lot of rough times. I am going to be so excited to see her again. All the other Evelyn's will come up when I do the letter "K".

What else do I love that starts with "E"? Enchilada's. I really, really, really love enchilada's, especially when my daughter makes them. She makes some really good ones. I also miss the ones my mother used to make. Hers were great.

I also love Eggs. I have always loved eggs. I could have them every day of the week, but for a while I steered away from them because they didn't always sit well with my stomach. Since then I have learned that it is the yolk that doesn't sit well, so now I have eggs a lot only I take 3 out of 4 yolks out. They taste good and I can eat them all I want. Yep, I love eating eggs.