Every month in our ward a newsletter comes out with uplifting inspiring stories, and what's going on in the ward and my favorite the mystery saint. I didn't get to go to church last week when the news letter came out due to Sadie being sick, so when Bradley brought the newsletter home and dropped it in front of me I asked did you guess who the mystery saint was? He said "ya I think I got it." Anyways I started reading the first clue was
1. He was born in Amhurst New York during the early 80's but grew up in a state that has two nicknames: The "Copper State" the other nickname celebrates its most famous natural feature.
I then looked at Bradley and said, "for a second I thought it was you". Then I read on to number 2.
2. He was born in the month we celebrate Thanksgiving and he says that once in a while they celebrate his birthday on Thanksgiving day.
I looked at him and go, It is you! He just laughed. Anyways I wanted to keep this but didn't want to keep the paper I decided I would blog it so I can always keep it.
The lady that does the newsletter thanked Bradley 4 times and said she had so much fun doing this one this month. ok this is so long but It is more for me to just keep and look back on .
Starting now with clue number 3 (word for word how she wrote it)
3. He has five sibling and said, "I was the baby."
4. The first car he drove was a 78 Dodge Ram
5. Favorite games played in his childhood. "bump in the dark, we turn off the lights in my room and try to find some one and wrestle."
6. Favorite thing to do in the summer when he was growing up" He loved going barefoot. His mom begged him all the time to wear shoes. When he got ready to leave the house, he would hide his shoes and when he returned he would put them back on. He even went barefoot in the winter time. He always took random walks, sometimes up to ten miles a day just to see what people were doing and then move on . He still goes barefoot!
7.Favorite childhood memory: He and his brother loved playing football, his mom always told them they had to have helmets before playing football. They got this wise idea and put their underwear over their heads for a helmet. As long as they had their underwear over their heads, they had "helmets". Whe his mom complained, his dad said, "Well they do have helmets!"
8. He collected snakes when he was growing up. He had a pet Western Diamond Back Rattle snake and a Bull snake he got from the wild, but he also bought snakes from the pet stores.
9.He was first team all region and city three years and first team all state two in high school football.
10. He attended Eastern Arizona College.
11. He joined the Church in February 1990.
12. He has lived in Buffalo and Liverpool New York, Scottsdale Arizona, and Wakuasha, Greenbay, Janesville, Racine, West Allis, and Oshkosh Wisconsin.
13. When asked what his favorite food was he said: "meat (in time of need))!"
14. When asked if he could change the world he said, " I would plant Saguaros in Missouri! (She had to look Saguaro up on the internet to find out what it was)
15. He has two children.
16. He served a mission in the "Badger State"
17. He met his wife at a dinner while he was attending college.
18. What attracted him to her? "She kept feeding me oh and her eyes, hair, and strong religious backround!"
19. His favorite holiday is Oktoberfest. They celebrate this holiday in Germany, it goes back to his German ancestors.
20.He loves hiking and hunting.
21. When asked about his talents, he responded, "My brother took them all." (she put, he has a winning personality, that is a talent or maybe its a gift!)
22. What he has learned most from being a parents so far, "Smile until it hurts and then go to bed and repeat daily".
23. He says he has no pet peeves because "It takes a real jerk to get me mad".
24. Beieve it or not his greatest phobia is the dog (its really more of a caution)
25. Something people would be surprised to know about him? "For a fat kid I am fast"!
26. Favorite scripture? Why is it your favorite? 2 Nephi 32:3 just a good reminder to feed my soul. "Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; Wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things that ye should do."
27. The thing that makes him most happiest is cooking for people. and the things that makes him the saddest is seeing people alone with no one to talk to.
28. The jobs he has held: cook, lawn boy, server, valet driver, home repairs and welder. "I love Valet driving because I drove some nice nice cars."
29. He has lived in Bolivar ward for four years.
30. Best adive he received was from his dad, "The less you hear the more you have to fear!" For example bullies always talk a lot and threaten, but inderneat, they really don't want to fight, This quote has stayed with him all his life.
31.When asked to tell aobut a time in his life when he was overjoyed, he said "Winning state championship in football my senior year.
32. When asked to finsh this staement: Life is wonderful because he said Life is wonderful because ... I have a great family.
33. He hates dogs and loves cats. It's just something about their personality. If you just leave them alone they jump up in your lap and beg for your attention."
And thats bootsie boy.
Ha ha just kidding, Lynnae won!! Ya
