It seems like such a long time. Probably because none of us can imagine life without her. Our Abs! And today is her birthday. So here's to 20 years of life with Abigail -- twenty years full of bright and happy days and hard days faced together and ice cream and mismatched socks. We pray God gives us 100 years more!
20 fun facts about our Abs-n-tabs...
- She learned how to sew by practicing on her tiny 11 lb. sewing machine, making pillows for everyone we knew (and stuffing them with wads of paper towels when her stuffing ran out).
- And today she's the fastest seamstress we know!
- She considers ice cream the ultimate cure-all. Bad day? Have a bowl. Tummy ache? Have a bowl. Head hurts? Have a bowl. Can't think of a good reason to eat ice cream? Have a bowl anyway.
- Has the most beautiful hair in the family. (See? Yes, we're all jealous.)
- Often wears mismatched clothes, but manages to look smashing in spite of them.
- Only likes to wear bright colored or happy printed socks (when you can get her to put anything on her feet, that is.)
- She started screaming at the top of her lungs non-stop when she was four days old. She screamed for months and months and months (but managed to give Mom a break on Christmas Eve).
- But that must've been good for her or something, because she ended up as one of the most impressively creative people we know.
- She has the reputation for being the life of the party, and we all agree.
- She has the cutest way of mixing up her words. (For example, "flashback" becomes "backflash" and "nitty gritty" becomes "gritty nitty".)
- She makes an impressive 10-12 gallons of sweet tea at a time on a regular basis (in other words, Dad would be lost without her!).
- Loves bright colors and exciting patterns.
- When she loves someone, it's like crazy.
- Has a thing for her closet space. (So we tease her about it quite a bit.)
- As a result, she likes to get rid of stuff just to see an empty hole in there.
- She's always up for an adventure of any kind.
- And she likes to flop around in her leggings and a big old chambray shirt before bed.
- She adores John Wayne movies. (McClintock, The Quiet Man, and Angel & the Badman come to mind immediately.)
- Liked making "mixtures" when she was little... and though we really love her a lot, we couldn't bring ourselves to taste them. (Does something brown and lumpy and greasy looking with a name like Odeebutters sound good to you?!)
- And she has the funny habit of giving out unusual nicknames to her family members.
And you know what? We're just pretty crazy about her. We hope she has a birthday as beautiful as she is. Please wish our Abigail American a happy 20th!
Absie, we'll love you forever and ever!
xoxo, Mom, Apphia, Achaia, & Abiah
Happy Birthday, Abigail!
Posted by: Cheri | October 20, 2012 at 02:49 PM
Happy birthday Abigail! Wishing you have many, many, many more! Fiona x
Posted by: Fiona Mortimore | October 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Happy Birthday, Abigail! May God bless you with many more years to Love and serve Him. Have a great birthday! :)
Posted by: Amanda Alger | October 20, 2012 at 03:03 PM
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day, Abigail.
Posted by: Melissa P | October 20, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Happy Birthday Abigail! I can relate to quite a few things on the 20 facts roll! ;)
-Charlotte
boyerfamilysingers.blogspot.com
Posted by: Charlotte Boyer | October 20, 2012 at 04:28 PM
Oh my! I 'm sorry I missed this yesterday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL.. Will give you a birthday hug when I see you. xoxoxox
Posted by: pam | October 21, 2012 at 12:34 PM
I love ice cream too Abigail!!! You are so sweet and lovely, Happy Belated Birthday!
Posted by: Brooke | October 22, 2012 at 05:35 PM
Happy Birthday, Abigail!
Posted by: Desiree | October 23, 2012 at 06:00 PM
Happy Birthday girlie! I hope you had a wonderful weekend with all your family!!!
Posted by: Jenny Fish | October 23, 2012 at 08:58 PM
Happy Birthday, Abigail!!
Posted by: Hanne-col | October 24, 2012 at 08:40 AM
Happy Birthday, Miss Abigail! May God richly bless you this year! May He guide you each and every day, and may His face shine upon you and may He bless the work of your hands!
Love,
Martha Joy
Psalm 119:165
Proverbs 3:5,6
Posted by: Martha Joy | November 6, 2012 at 06:57 PM