Yikes ! I've been tagged!

During this blog game of 7 tag, I have been given the oppurtunity to join the blog world. Henceforth, I shall give it that good old college try!

7 things to do before I die:

• try to be a better practicing Christian, both in studying the word and in putting it into practice ( however, as a son of Adam, I am continually falling short...)
• help my wife and children discover and use their Godly gifts
• see my children marry and start families of their own
• enjoy time with my wife visiting the grandchildren, spoiling them and sending them home with their parents
• help my family travel to the places they want to see
• be more consistent in my exercise and managing my finances
• be a better friend to those that have been a good friend to me

7 things I can't do:

• work indoors all day, every day
• all ways know just the right thing to say in any situation
• watch Andy Griffith shows,when Opey is about 4 or 5 and his Pa thinks he's done something bad when he has actually done a good deed , without tearing up a little
• read some of the blogs and comments without laughing
• get tired of watching "The Quiet Man"
• go back as a young, single man and do a small part in the defense of our great country
• give enough thanks to our founding fathers for their God-given foresight and intuition in setting up the framework for our country and wonder if modern day liberals understand that this framework is what gives them thier right to their opinions but also protects mine

7 things that attracted me to my wife:

• Her physical beauty
• Her quiet confidence and composure the first time we met
• Her willingness to enjoy life
• Her "artsy side" that offset my practical side
• Her Auburn background
• Her attitude that she could make her own way but not in a women's libber way
• Her inner beauty that came out during our courtship

7 things I say most often:

• " Good-bye, see ya this evening..." ( with a morning kiss and hug)
• " Tea, I guess..."
• " Graham, have you fed and put up the dog..."
• " Savanna, have you checked your oil lately..."
• " Whitney, why aren't you in bed..."
• "Amen"
• "what's for dinner?"

7 books I like:

• the 4 Lonesome Dove books
• any Lewis and Clark book
• any Loius LaMour book
• Life and Campaigns of Lieut. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson ( thank you Robert Green)
• Never Give In, the Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchhill
• Carry a Big Stick, the Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt
• any Lewis Grizzard book (thanks to my sister-in-law Jane)

7 movies I could watch over and again:

• Lonesome Dove
• The Quiet Man
• Open Range
• Zorro with Antonio Banderas
• Giant
• Robin Hood with Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman
• Dances with Wolves

and now I shall end this post without a tag....

(Extended) Family Christmas

This past Friday night, we had the annual Cobbs'family Christmas party at our home. It was such a wonderful experience that I wanted to post some of my memories.
Around 4:00, uncles,aunts, cousins, cousins' children, future cousins-in-law, and my mom and brother began trickling in, bearing food, photos, some gifts, and the big beautiful smiles and warm hugs I have known all my life. Quiet at first, the sound of the gathering soon grew to a dull roar, signalling the time for prayer and the long-awaited feast. Warm conversations were paired with this time of dining. Laughter broke out here and there, tears here and there, smiles everywhere.
After everyone had eaten to their heart's content, my uncles rounded up songbooks and singers and we gathered in the den for hymns, carols, and our special version of The Twelve Days of Christmas and Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer. Different responses follow different songs: peals of laughter (for humorous performances), tears (for those missing), and tears of emotion (over the beautiful harmonies and words).
During all of this, there is the wonderful scuttering of children underfoot; streaking by, laughing, scattering toys, looking for their playmates,occasionally disagreeing and just generally adding the crowning touch to a Norman Rockwell evening.
Drinks for the hoarse follow the singing, a small group breaks out the guitar and harmonica, and people began to gather their things for the trek home. One by one, these earthly angels head to their homes, leaving our home blessed by their presence.
We feel truly graced to have such a gathering to look forward to each year and are thankful for the effort our family makes to get together. These are the memories I have treasured for as long as I can remember...

7 things...

7 things to do before I die:

• Know the Bible much better than I do
• Practice ,on a regular basis, what I learn
• Tour Europe
• See my kids grown, happily married, well adjusted, with lots of children
• Read all the wonderful literature my children are enjoying
• Live in Italy, where they roll up the sidewalks for lunch and enjoy 5 hour dinners, eating whatever I want
• Grow to be unconcerned about what other people think or do
• Become "computer-literate"(I put this because I lost #7 while typing-oh, there it is)

7 Things I Can't Do:

• A handspring
• A cartwheel
• A thirty-minute meal
• Be the calm, patient, loving, encouraging , prepared teacher/Mom that I would like to
• Control my tongue
• Jump out of a perfectly good airplane or off of a bridge with a bungee cord attached to any body part
• Stay awake during a televised football game(unless it's the Iron Bowl)

7 things that attracted me to my husband:

• He was "man "enough to introduce himself to me when we met
• He didn't let me "run over him"
• He had great manners! (Until we married)
• He wore khakis and bucks (nobody I ever dated before wore this ensemble)
• He was comfortable in any crowd-I didn't have to "babysit" him
• He was respectful to my father
• He was not possessive

7 things I say most often:

• "Good morning"
• "Good night"
• "I have to check my schedule"
• "I love you"
• "Whitney, we're waiting on you"
• "Have you done your bathroom chore?"
• "Hi, honey, you're home!"

7 Books I Like:

• The Bible
• Hind's Feet on High Places
• Charlotte Mason's Original Series (I'm so surprised!)
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
• Beverly Lewis' books about the Amish (really simple, but very interesting)
• Flylady's pink book(or any self-improvement book)
• Jay Adams' Counseling book

Movies I could watch over and over:

• Pride and Prejudice
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Oklahoma
• The Quiet Man
• The Parent Trap (old version)
• Katherine Hepburn movies
• Doris Day movies

I'm not active enough to know who to tag...my husband, and he can post on one of his children's blogs,using the name Big P. This was fun!