| Here's a few things about me: |
| A.K.A. Tanya Fancher, Tawny, Higette Birthdate: October 24th Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Occupation: Labor & Delivery RN, BSN Best Friend: Tiffany Loercher Here's a few of my favorites: photography, scrapbooking, landscaping, Titanic, Top Gun, Jerry Macguire, Legends of the Fall, The Notebook, Tommy Lee Jones, Ewan McGregor, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matchbox 20, Keith Urban, Downhill Skiing (been doin' it for 22 years now!),late spring & the smell of rain, early fall and the smell of leaves,Christmas, Vanilla ice cream, strawberries, pizza & pasta! If I could have any career......I love being a delivery nurse. There are no words to describe how it feels to welcome a new baby into the world and see the new parents' faces. It's such a big part of history, every day. But if I had to pick something different, it'd have to be something with photography! If I could live anywhere......South Carolina Movie worth watching (again & again): "Ladder 49" "BIG FISH" "The Notebook" |
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| Here's my best friend, Tiffany. We met when she was 8 and I was 9. Our parents belonged to the Heart of Illinois Ultralight Association. We spent endless summer days together and have been best friends ever since(over 20 years!) She has always been there for me and stood beside me when I married Jamie, and, I, beside her when she married Corey. She and Corey are Tristan's Godparents. |
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| This is us before Tristan's Baptism, 2002. |
| And out at Lake Springfield, 2003 |
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| Mommy's Boys, Braden Tanner & Tristan Gabriel |
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| Yahoo messenger ID: Higette |
| Special Mother Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressure and a couple by habit. This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of disabled or handicapped children Did you ever wonder how these mothers are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over earth selecting His instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As He observes He instructs His angels to make notes in a giant ledger. Finally, He passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a disabled or handicapped child." The angel is curious, "Why this one God? She's so happy." "Exactly," smiles God "could I give a disabled or handicapped child to a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel." "But has she patience?" asked the angel "I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock wears, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independence that is so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has his or her own world. She has to make her or him live in her world and that's not going to be easy." "But Lord I don't think she believes in You" God smiles, "No matter I can fix that. This one is perfect- she has just enough selfishness." The angel gasps-"Selfishness? Is that a virtue?" God nods "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says 'momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! I will permit her to see things clearly, the things I see� Ignorance, cruelty, prejudice...and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life, because she is doing My work as surely as if she is here by My side." "And what about her Patron Saint?" asked the angel, His pen poised in mid-air. God smiles, "A mirror will suffice." By Erma Bombeck |
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| Tiff & Corey are welcomed their first baby, Oliver Douglas, on August 12th. It's a dream come true! |
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| Mommy's lil fireman, 2004 |
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| Mommy with Avery after bathtime |