my new job @ LifeChurch.tv
October 11th, 2007 @ 5:15 am
I’ve been staring at this screen for an hour trying to think of some clever way of announcing this.
I’ve got nothing. So I’ll just say it.
We’re moving to Edmond, Oklahoma on January 3, and I’ll be working at LifeChurch.tv beginning January 7.
I will have the great honor of working alongside the great Bobby Gruenewald. Fetching his Chick-fil-A; scavenging for Diet Cokes, and hopefully taking all that great stuff his brain creates and putting it into action. At the moment, We are still exploring title options…ninja was already taken, so we’re on a quest….Any suggestions? :)
So how’d all this happen?
A few months ago, you couldn’t have paid me a million bucks to move to Oklahoma. I am a city girl. I am a Texas girl. Oklahoma has horseshoeing schools. And red dirt. And Sooners.
But in June, all of that changed. It started as a simple trip to help with some copy writing for YouVersion.
We had no plans on moving. No plans on changing jobs.
But three days later, we knew our lives would never be the same.
We knew we’d end up there.
We just didn’t know when. Or how.
And it all worked out.
And we couldn’t be more excited.
And we can’t wait to see what the future holds!
LifeChurch.tv · Moving · Oklahoma · Texas · Travels
Carol said,
October 11, 2007 at 6:48 am
Anne:
Cool, cool, cool - wonderful news!!!!
I was born an Okie; warning: life move a lil’ tad slower for Okies vs. Texans. (i.e., talking slower, day begins slower, lots of patience…lots of calmness…. and tons of hospitality!)
my opinion: you guys will find Okies are extremely loyal, warm at heart, and mind their own business! You are in for a huge blessing! Everyone is so caring. What a great place to end up!
John said,
October 11, 2007 at 7:19 am
Right on! Welcome to the team (in January)! It will be a transition from Texas, but if I can make it from California, anyone can…
I’m going to sign up for horseshoeing classes right now.
relevantgirl said,
October 11, 2007 at 7:22 am
Waaaaaaaaaa.
Texas (and I) will miss you.
Sam. said,
October 11, 2007 at 7:24 am
Wow. Exciting times.
Jeremy said,
October 11, 2007 at 7:26 am
Anne,
That’s awesome. I am so glad for you and your husband.
All the best for your move!!!!
Stephen said,
October 11, 2007 at 7:32 am
That’s great! Congratulations :)
tony sheng said,
October 11, 2007 at 7:34 am
wow
congrats! very exciting!
lynse leanne said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:00 am
super super excited for you!!!!
it is going to be awesome!!
Amber Cox said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:03 am
Anne! I am so excited for you! I can’t imagine a better place for you to be! Lifechurch.tv is so awesome…as you know - and the team over there just keeps making brilliant moves! CONGRATS!
Bobby Gruenewald said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:07 am
What are you talking about? I don’t know who you are and I’m not hiring anyone right now. Could you have mistaken me for someone else or perhaps you are referring to a different church?
Just kidding…I’m very excited to have you on the team!
Anne Jackson said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:21 am
As you can see from the above comment, I’ll certainly be needing BIG TIME prayers… :)
Jake Miller said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:23 am
congrats, anne!
you’re going to do an awesome job @ lifechurch.tv!
Chad Wright said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:26 am
Congratulations. That’s going to be a great opportunity for you.
Greg Johnson said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:29 am
Congrats! Anne. You are getting closer to Oregon!
Know that you are loved,
gaj
lisa said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:30 am
anne … i don’t know you personally but, from lurking around here for a few months, i can say that i am so excited for you and i totally believe that this is going to be awesome for you (and your husband). my husband and i are selling our house and moving from a small ohio town to the kansas city area(your old homestead). thanks for being such an inspiration!
andrew said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:39 am
i had no idea!
ryan said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:42 am
Congrats!! That sounds awesome!
Krissie said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:53 am
Congratulations!! Very exciting. :)
Terry Storch said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:53 am
We are excited for sure to have you on the team! Looking forward to working with ya!
Terry Foester said,
October 11, 2007 at 8:55 am
sweet, go after the kingdom work. blessings on you.
holly said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:20 am
Thanks for the horseshoeing link…I’ve been looking for a good one here in OK! Can’t wait for you to be here.
mike foster said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:22 am
congrats anne…a fantastic new chapter of life begins…peace…mike.
http://www.deadlyviper.org
http://www.ethur.org/blog
dave anderson (moviepastor) said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:25 am
Cant go wrong when the local team wears crimson and white! ;-)
Girl Gone Wild said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:30 am
Good for you!
Are you sure the OU/Longhorn game wasn’t the clincher for this decision?? :-D
nooc said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:31 am
OK I know this is easy to say after the fact but I saw this coming all the way from Winnipeg… from your first mention of that first Lifechurch trip anyway. My first feeling as I read your announcement was pride that I was so smart and intuitive to suspect this all along. Then God casually mentioned maybe He was simply using me as confirmation. Touche.
Congrats Anne!
(Are you sure it isn’t Bobby who needs the prayer?)
:)
nooc
Crystal Renaud said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:35 am
be nice to randy coleman. we like him.
Tim said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:41 am
Cpngrats. I am so excited, I have always wanted to know an Oakie.
Melinda Groth said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:48 am
Wow! Change can be so invigorating!
The Donaldson's said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:49 am
Welcome to the Lifechurch.tv team, Anne. You are going to be such a great addition!! Let us know if you need help moving in when you get here:) Oklahoma may not be a big city, but the people are great! See you soon.
Jenn said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:49 am
congrats! how exciting!
saralee said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:52 am
I probably don’t know you well enough to be happy for you, but I am anyway! My guess is that this simplicity you’ve been looking for may be a little easier to find in OK. Congrats and peace during the transition.
Faith said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:56 am
Yessssss. I love moving. And I REALLY love reading your blog.
John Ventry said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:02 am
Congratulations Anne! That is great news!
Jeff M. Miller said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:03 am
Very exciting. OK’s gain will be our loss here in Texas.
Just make sure you tell lots of TX vs. OK jokes like: “Did you hear that Texas just opened up the world’s largest zoo? Yeah, they put a fence around Oklahoma.” and “Did you hear about the war between Texas and OK? OK threw hand grenades across the Red River. Texas pulled the pins and threw them back.”
Alright, that was pretty sorry in so many ways.
As for the “title,” since ninja is taken, how about “Creative Samurai?” (I just watched a special on PBS about the samurai sword.)
Congratulations!
Sunny said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:07 am
Hi Anne,
Congratulations on your new role at LifeChurch.tv. This is so cool. I’ve just accepted a position there as well and will be starting around Nov. or Dec. (whenever we can get our house sold).
I’m excited about what God is doing in your life and I am excited to be serving alongside of you.
carole said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:18 am
I am excited for you!
Joe Louthan said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:20 am
In the a recent time, I would have let out a couple cuss words in shock.
Awesome news. Congrats for working on YouVersion.
(I am still a bit stunned… thus, I have nothing better to say :)
Tony said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:22 am
I’m from Nebraska. We can’t be friends anymore. Sorry…
Steph said,
October 11, 2007 at 10:33 am
hi anne! I live in the tulsa area, and it’s not so bad!! just don’t stray too far from the paved roads…
Shaula said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:01 am
Hey Anne,
Congratulations! And I’d like to second “creative samurai.”
Larry Boatright said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:05 am
3 things:
1. Yesterday when I was reading your blog I had a feeling about this. Maybe it was gas, but I’m telling you, I had a feeling. Not like the guy on Heroes who paints the future, just the feeling. Congrats, and I’m glad my hunch, feeling, or gas was right. I wish I could detect that feeling at the time as “that feeling”.
2. You suck. Just kidding, congrats. Does sound like a cool place to be. I used to work in OKC at a church and those guys at Life are awesome.
3. In regards to Bobby’s comment pretending not to know who you were, etc. I’ve always thought it would be funny to pick a conference (say the C3 conference or something) and have my assistant call the host church like the day before and say “yes, regarding the conference tomorrow, I have a few questions. 1. Who will be picking Pastor Larry up at the airport, and where will he be staying? 2. Who do I need to e-mail the powerpoint for his keynote to? 3. Who will be assigned to him as his personal assistant for the duration of the conference?” and listen to the confused silence on the other end. That would be so funny!
Sorry for the too-long comment!
Deana said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:13 am
Oklahoma isn’t all that bad…I’m proud to be FROM there. :)
Congratulations…we’ve heard good things about lifechurch.tv.
bob robbins said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:15 am
I grew up in Texas (not a big city) and almost all my relatives live in Oklahoma - I can relate to the Texas vs. Oklahoma thing. I love Oklahoma and I think that you will find it to be a great place. I know you will do great stuff as you use your gifts and strengths to make an impact. We can change the world!
Jason Curlee said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:26 am
Awesome ANNE…congrats.
Stacey said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:32 am
I am SOO excited for you. Lifechurch.tv is a awesome place to grow. I have been a member there for over 5 years and love seeing where God takes the church and the people involved. I would love to meet you when you arive.
Still praying.
Stacey
pete said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:39 am
wow! congrats… how exciting!
Sean Pritzkau said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:40 am
That’s sooooooooooooooooo cool!!!
LifeChurch rocks!!
West said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:41 am
wow! I can say that I did not see that coming. Holy Smokes! Everyone’s changing jobs these days. I’d love to find a job at a cool and nurturing place like Lifechurch in OK. Besides, it’s the most inexpensive place to live in the entire country.
Tony hasn’t lived in NE for almost as long as he’s been alive…he needs to get over it….HA!
Congratulations, Anne. I can’t wait to see what Groeschel’s team has in store for you….I’m sure you’ll write about it. Is this just research for Mad Church Disease? I just thought of that question……hmmmmmmmmm…tell me, tell me, tell me how you do that trick
West said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:43 am
Job Title: “Naught Naught Seven, Creative Spy” (since you’re in Oklahoma, you can talk like Jethro Bodeen now.)
Anna said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:48 am
That’s so exciting for you! Blessings as you plan and prepare!
Stacey said,
October 11, 2007 at 12:28 pm
I sent you an email as well but…
I serve and attend the OKC and Ed each weekend so I am at both. I would love to meet when and wherever is the best for you.
Kate W said,
October 11, 2007 at 1:21 pm
That’s very exciting! And Edmond isn’t exactly…rural. Edmond has more money than it reasonably knows what to do with, it’s very suburban. If you ever have trouble with your kitties, take them so see my mom! She’ll take care of you! Congrats and good luck with your move!
Hilary said,
October 11, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Congrats on the new job!! That’s exciting.
Bobby Gruenewald said,
October 11, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Just for the record…I do need your prayers more than Anne does.
Anne Jackson said,
October 11, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Thanks, everyone. Except Bobby.
:)
Melissa said,
October 11, 2007 at 1:50 pm
YEEHAW Anne…
That is so stinkin’ cool…You Go Girl! You totally deserve it and I think FlowerDust and LifeChurch make a GREAT match!
We’ll be praying for you from Ft. Lauderdale…(never been to OK, but it’s got to be great, that’s where LC is!!)
Melissa
Rob said,
October 11, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Congrats on the job, that is so cool. I have been listening to the messages on my iPod for some time now and think it is such an awesome church. I was at Willow Creek a couple of weeks ago for a leadership conference and they had a satellite feed of Bobby Gruenewald. It would be great experience to work along side him. What kind of work will you be doing over there? I know about the internet campus, so just wondering.
ann said,
October 11, 2007 at 2:18 pm
How serendipitous. My friend just pointed me to your blog about a week ago, now suddenly you’re moving to my neck of the woods. I know how you feel. I’m a Texas girl, too, and Oklahoma is certainly not Texas. But it is very charming– especially Edmond/OKC– and I pray your transition will be joyful and encouraging. I just drove by Lifechurch today, actually. God bless you in this new adventure! Welcome to OK! ;)
Ben said,
October 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Welcome to Oklahoma!
In my humble opinion - you just moved to one of the greatest cities.
Opportunity for the church to BE the church abounds.
We are church-planting in mid-town OKC.
So welcome to the church family.
Later.
Ben.
Rindy said,
October 11, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Very, very cool!!! How exciting!!! Awesome!!!
Robin said,
October 11, 2007 at 3:14 pm
=) Very nice! Congrats on it all working out. I knew it would at some point.
krysta said,
October 11, 2007 at 3:15 pm
i am so excited for you!! and better yet, when i visit Oz, I’ll be closer to you :) how exciting!
Robin said,
October 11, 2007 at 3:18 pm
PS–I can vouch for the fact that you will need the prayers more than Bobby. Good luck girl!
Scott Williams said,
October 11, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Anne that’s awesome, you are working for a great group of leaders and I am excited that you are going to be on our team. We can really talk bogstuff now!
Laura said,
October 11, 2007 at 3:24 pm
i’ll confess. my first thought was:
“YAY! you’re moving closer :)”
i know. selfish.
but i’m still excited for you!
congrats!
dannyd said,
October 11, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Well, whoop-t-freakin-do. How do you think this makes all us Lake Pointers feel? Did you ever stop to think about that?
Nah, I’m just kidding - congratulations! I hope to hear the whole story firsthand though, sometime between now & Jan. 3…
Matt Singley said,
October 11, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Awesome! Praise God! Enjoy the corn.
Jenn said,
October 11, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Cool. My husband and I live in Edmond; and Ryan (husband and 5and2fish guy) just finished working with Bobby and Terry putting together the new Open site. Good, good people. And this year God joined us with Ben (from comment above) to be a part of Mars Hill, after Life was our “home” for 10 years. If you need anything at all, help getting settled here, etc., please let us know! Blessings.
Paul said,
October 11, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Many congrats!!!! :)
Rachel said,
October 11, 2007 at 6:12 pm
No Way!!! I just found you a couple of weeks ago through margaret feinberg and even prayed for you on porn sunday. Then, today, I checked your blog to find out you’re moving here?!!! Yes, I live in Edmond. So, welcome to Oklahoma!
Mom said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Your family is going to miss you!
clay said,
October 11, 2007 at 9:54 pm
wow… congratulations!!!!
Dustin said,
October 11, 2007 at 11:10 pm
congrats!
lynse leanne said,
October 12, 2007 at 12:39 am
you are going to have so much fun….i am loving the anne - bobby banter…very entertaining. :)
Rich Kirkpatrick said,
October 12, 2007 at 1:00 am
Congrats! We just celebrated our 3rd week here in Southern California, so not planning on moving thing happened to us and my prayers are for a smooth transition for you guys.
Jon said,
October 12, 2007 at 1:01 am
Wow. Excited for you. Except that Oklahoma part. My wife’s from Oklahoma. I’m from Texas. I tease her relentlessly. She hates it. I should probably stop.
But yeah! I’m excited to hear how everything goes…
alex mclean said,
October 12, 2007 at 1:55 am
Congrats! What a cool move!
Oh yeah, and sorry about the OK thing…
Tom E. Snyder said,
October 12, 2007 at 8:59 am
Anne, not all Okies are Sooners. Ride ‘em (OSU) Cowboys!
Look forward to meeting you in person. Enjoy your blogs.
JessG said,
October 12, 2007 at 8:59 am
Hey, Anne! CONGRATS! I’ll be seeing you in January. :)
Robin said,
October 12, 2007 at 9:33 am
Yea!! I’m not a bit surprised!
What a great platform for your passions and burdens.
Can’t wait to meet you “for real”!
Kevin said,
October 12, 2007 at 9:43 am
Well, that’s awesome. I just picked up Greg’s book “Confessions of a Pastor” and am loving it!
jimmy paravane said,
October 12, 2007 at 10:02 am
I had no idea this was going to happen. I’m totally in shock. (grin). Job title suggestion..hmm…how about Director Of Enthusiasm? That way when people ask you yer job title you can sing “Doe, a deer, a female deer…
Todd said,
October 12, 2007 at 10:08 am
Huzzah! Now Wichita is nothing more than a 3-podcast car ride! I’ll pencil you and Chris in for a Starbuck’s or Cafe Moderne meeting on the 20th.
Alison Dowdy said,
October 12, 2007 at 10:49 am
Looks like I am the last to know! :) I am so pumped to have you join the team and to whip Bobby into shape (just kidding Bobby, you’ve done alright so far…). Can’t wait to meet you in person finally. I am also a Texas transplant (Houston) and have been here a year and a half. I agree - the people are incredible - I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. And most of the time the weather’s not half bad. You just have to get used to wearing red dirt as an accessory. We’re excited to have you here!
Zachary said,
October 12, 2007 at 11:28 am
As a transplant from the east coast, OKC has been nothing but kind to my family and I. Glad you’re moving now and not a few years ago… when I moved here there were no Starbucks! Not one!
As far as the job title… I’ll see about placing you into the Jr. Ninja program, but there is a waiting list!
Maybe Bobby could pull some strings.
Heard nothing but great things about you, so it will be nice to meet you in person.
b.go said,
October 12, 2007 at 11:48 am
Two words, Anne: WOO… HOO!
I am SO thrilled you’re coming here. (I’m gonna slap Katie, though, for not telling me.) Bobby’s great. He’s the second smartest person I know (after my wife), and his hair is simply righteous. It’s really like an entity unto itself. It was so great to work with you, even just a little, on YouVersion. I look forward to meeting you and your husband in person.
Also, you’re invited to join our support group, “People in OK Who Don’t Care about Football”… that will bring us up to 12! We’ve been trying to hit that number for 3 years! You can even sit with us at OKC campus. (Actually, on game days, you can sit pretty much wherever you want.)
Sorry, though, I don’t think you can be Creative Samurai. I already call Craig’s assistant Sarah “Samuraiah.” Maybe you could be Innovation Task Assassin. Maybe Annoventor (Anne + Innoventor). My first thought was Annovator, but that sounds like a human elevator. We’ll think of something…
Kendra said,
October 12, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Because of the enormity of executing the things that go on inside of Bobby’s skull, I recommend the title of Executive Executioner. It has a nice scary ring.
(Oh, and I’m b.go’s wife, he hasn’t thought of a nice title for me yet, so mine is “LifeKIDS team”–the same as like 8 other people.)
I look forward to having you join our team. I’ll overlook the Okie comments. We’re good people.
bryonm said,
October 12, 2007 at 12:36 pm
congrats.
I don’t want to rain on your parade, but you’re moving to Oklahoma. But I guess that’s looking at the glass half empty. Looking at the glass half full is being grateful that you’re getting out of Texas :)
Tim Wall said,
October 12, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Hi! I’ve never commented before, but had to this time. I live in OKC, so welcome. We actually do have a little bit of a city here. In fact, I live downtown and highly recommend it. Especially given your recent post on renting and such, there is a lot of development going on down here with a lot of nice old buildings getting converted to residential. Downtown is the only way to get a semblance of the urban vibe here, so please check it out. And, it’s really not far to Edmond.
Anyway, when I moved from Houston, I only missed two things. 1) Chipotle and 2) Central Market. Can’t help you with the Central Market (or any urban grocery store for that matter — yet), but they are building a Chipotle in Edmond as we speak. Praise God!
Brett said,
October 12, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Woohoo Anne! I will join the long train of congratulations and best wishes… just be careful around those Sooners! And I really look forward to the purported book of awesome!
Billy Chia said,
October 12, 2007 at 4:33 pm
wow, congrats!
jimmy paravane said,
October 12, 2007 at 5:15 pm
b.go I think yer on to something. The Annovator…
Suraj said,
October 12, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Awesome news =]. I hope you love the change.
God Bless ‘_^
D RHo said,
October 12, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Right on! (as west coast things go… along with awesome, sweet, and rockin’)
To work with a place as influential as lifechurch is - you must have some pretty good chops!
I totally understand the city to the country exchange though - but it does grow on you after a few years - HA! It happened to me - I was city raised - then countrized - now becoming some kind of weird mixture of both… if you know what I mean…
May the Lord bless thee and keep thee from being an okee :)
We have a place here in Cali called Bakersfield that everyone says is the second biggest city in Oklahoma - I’m still not sure what people mean by that?!?
Anyways - peace.
Michael Sainz said,
October 13, 2007 at 12:26 am
Wow…not sure why you weren’t on my blog reader…but I saw your facebook email and then noticed that I hadn’t seen ya blog for a bit…and then…well…you get the idea.
WOW! Talk about a life changing event. I follow lifechurch.tv a bit…you must be pretty excited, if not…you better be! :p I think you’re in for a ride.
Remember…keep fighting the good fight, and remember who all of this is for. :)
Crystal Renaud said,
October 13, 2007 at 12:55 am
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allen said,
October 13, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Wow… exciting. Congrats!
Bart Blair said,
October 13, 2007 at 4:46 pm
And OK claims another Texan…. Hmmm. I suppose if God weren’t involved we’d question how…why…what on earth is happening?!? Guess it goes to show that GOD really does loves Okies enough to want them “in the fold.” HE seems to be loading up that state with HIS lovers.
bobby said,
October 13, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Congrats!! That is VERY cool…except for the OK part, of course. ;)
Levi said,
October 13, 2007 at 6:17 pm
is that why you were in nashville?
you probably know my buddy brandon frazier. (who was, incidentally, also in adam’s last glimpse all those years ago)
if you don’t, you will - he leads worship at the hendersonville campus. my friend andy statezny is the pastor.
i know more people in common with you than i do a lot of my in-real-life friends.
Stephen said,
October 13, 2007 at 6:34 pm
WOW! I just looked at lifechurch.tv and it looks AMAZING!!!!
pastor juan said,
October 14, 2007 at 12:25 pm
I think you will like us okies, and maybe we can convert you to a sooner.
Jason Boucher said,
October 14, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Brilliant - congratulations on your new position at LIFECHURCH.TV. I know you are going to do fantastic.
Kind Regards.
John said,
October 14, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Welcome to the LifeChurch.tv team. Go GATORS
Hale-Yeah! said,
October 14, 2007 at 6:12 pm
good news! congrats on the position. Crazy thing is about blogging…it doesn’t matter where you live, so it’s crazy that you’re moving, but i didn’t know where you were before! If it’s east of California, I pretty much don’t pay attention. but yeehaw!
nicky said,
October 18, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I’m so happy you’ll be joining LifeChurch.tv Anne! If OK gets boring, you can come visit us at the Mesa campus and have some big city time again :)
Blake Wingo said,
October 18, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Congrats!
Libby said,
October 19, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Welcome to the team! I’m excited to meet you and to watch God use you through this position! I’ve worked for LifeChurch.tv for almost a year and live in Edmond with my hubby and two dogs. See you soon!
Zach said,
October 20, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Rest assured, I’ll have you a Sooners t-shirt for when you get here! :)
Sheri said,
October 23, 2007 at 9:05 pm
The first time I saw you comment I swerve, I knew that you would eventually be on their team. Congrats!
Marla said,
November 3, 2007 at 8:41 am
You are one of my best and longest friends and I love you. This is amazing for you guys and I am really happy for you. Yes and Sooners!! EWW!!
Okie said,
November 16, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I hope we can teach you some tolerance and manners while you live with us.