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60 Things We Know and Love About our Parents
On Saturday, October 16th, we jointly celebrated my parents 60th Birthdays with a surprise party. And YES…it was still a surprise. The party was held at Sierra Vista Restaurant in Southlake and we had 40 friends and family in attendance. Everyone had a choice of prime rib, shrimp, or chicken. Joy Hurley and Toni Hogue of Sierra Vista did an excellent job serving us. The evening was rounded with stories and tributes to my parents. My sister and I put together the following list of 60 Things We Know and Love about our Parents.
- Taking us to school in Silky Red Pajamas
- Giving us a love for Broadway plays
- Making up songs like the Wheelchair Family and Fatty Fatty Two By Four
- Teaching us how to ski between their legs while skiing backwards
- Giving us a love for the beach minus the camping part.
- Equipping us with a stylish wardrobe in high school thanks to all his girlfriends at Harris.
- Their generosity to those less fortunate
- Patiently gardening with Nicole
- Diet Coke with Cherries and a few more cherries
- 99 Cent Whoppers and Water at Burger King
- Expand-o-matic Pants
- Butter as a major food group
- Preparation H
- Chocolate Milkshakes for dinner
- Giving us a love for good literature
- I CARE PILLS
- Discount travel specialist
- Braiding and curling four girls hair
- Their expensive taste in cars….aka the Silver Bullet/ the Handy Van
- Mom tolerating Dad’s love affair’s with Dennis Miller, Ann Coulter, and Rush Limbaugh
- Teaching us how to be kind to one another which occasionally involved time-out hugs.
- Debbie Kent’s Summer Boot Camp
- Tutoring us in high school math whether we wanted the help or not
- Vasoline coated feet
- Is it cheesy enough?
- Instilling in us a love for our extended family
- Super Mario Brothers Competitor
- Their Stock in Kirkland Brand Motrin
- Best Saturday morning short order cooking in town
- Velour Jumpsuits, Denver Bronco Shorts, and Cal Trans worker coordinating t-shirt and swim trunks.
- Cream, Cream and more cream.
- Brown trout stories
- Yummy chocolate chip cookies
- All their tireless efforts to help each of their children become successful.
- Making sure all the computers in the house are equipped with the latest and greatest software.
- Love for the Padres and Lakers
- Bringing us up in the gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Texas Hold Em Tournaments, Bridge and Progressive Rummy
- Teaching us that all obstacles can be overcome.
- Giving us a love for the water including swimming, snorkeling, boating, wave running, scuba diving.
- Watching Mystery TV shows together
- Dad perming his hair
- Love of Toyota Camry's
- AM/PM stops for coke Slushies
- Mom going back to school to get her education with Joe
- An unending supply of currently used toothbrushes
- Always thinking of others
- Passing on the clumsy gene
- That dad can still get mom to turn Beet red
- The Whittleton giggle
- Always prepared to give hugs
- Reading out loud
- Loves and supports us unconditionally
- Sneezing 5-6 times in a row
- Love of Neal Diamond and Barry Manilow
- Tender hearted
- Speaking Spanish when we're around so we don't know what they're talking about
- Unconventional swimming lessons, "Jenny, Joe don't help her"
- Being courageous, strong, and faithful
- Loving each other
Welcome to the Kent Family
On Saturday, August 21st, we had the pleasure of attending my cousin Tim Kent’s wedding to Amanda Harkey. Despite the heat 
of a Bakersfield summer, the wedding was lovely. Highlights included the groom and his party all wearing VAN shoes, personally getting bite by red ants all over my feet, the bride being delivered by the Bakersfield Fire Department in a fire engine, and of course visiting with extended family that we don’t get to see very often. We got to met our newest cousin Dean Howard Schultz (Kami and David’s baby boy). Welcome to the Kent Family Amanda and Dean!!
Kent Family FUN…Generation Next
Thanks to my cousin Timmy’s wedding, my cousin Kami and Mindy and their familes came to visit. While some were attending the rehearsal dinner, my Mom prepared a delicious meal for the rest. Shortly after dinner was completed, my Dad decided to bring out the PADS. All the kids were squealing with delight. The object of the fun is to get as many kids on the pads as possible and slide down the stairs without anyone falling off. Back when we were kids we had fun doing the same thing. Memories flooded back from earlier days. Pictures included Glen Schultz, Adam Alfred, Kent Tucker, Luke Alfred, and Elle Tucker.
Photo library…Cayman
Spotted Eagle Rays
Trumpetfish
Squid
Nurse Shark
Lobster
Yellow Sting Ray
Parrotfish with Dentures
Tayah and Turtle
Fire worm
Lionfish
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