The Women of Duck Commander (2 page)

FAVORITE COLOR:
Blue

FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION:
Gulf Shores, Alabama

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
Philippians 4:13, NKJV: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

FAVORITE SONG:
“Amazing Grace,” the old version and the new one

THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A ROBERTSON IS:
We have a heritage of faith

THREE THINGS I’M THANKFUL FOR:

1. Family: my husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren

2. My grandmother, who shared her faith with me, and my sister, Ann, who is one of my best friends

3. Living in America

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT PERSON?
Night person

ONE THING THAT REALLY GETS ON MY NERVES:
Disrespectful children and adults

ONE THING ON MY BUCKET LIST:
To have a great seat at a New Orleans Saints football game and to visit with the team

ONE PERSON I REALLY ADMIRE AND WHY:
My son Alan. He did not get to have a childhood or do many of the things little boys often get to enjoy doing. He never resented the problems and struggles he had to deal with for ten years during a difficult time in our family’s life.

HOW I FEEL ABOUT HOUSEWORK:
I’m not fond of it. I feel blessed to be able to have a housekeeper. Here’s a quick story to make my point. A little girl and her mother came to see me one day. When the girl looked around my house, she said, “Miss Kay, somebody done come here and messed up your how-se!” Her mother was so embarrassed. I wasn’t. I just smiled and said, “Look, we live in this house. We do the best we can, and we have a housekeeper.” I guess the housekeeper had not been there that day. I absolutely loved that child’s honesty.

TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS SPENT IN A DUCK BLIND:
One

BEST ADVICE ANYONE EVER GAVE ME:
My grandmother told me, “You’re going to have to fight for your marriage.”

WORST ADVICE ANYONE EVER GAVE ME:
“Leave Phil” (when times were tough)

MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS SAID:
“Pretty is as pretty does.”

I WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
My sense of humor and my American Express card

MY FAVORITE THING TO DO DURING DUCK SEASON IS:
Sleep in and go shopping

IF I COULD DO ONE THING TO CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY, I WOULD:
Love all the people who have no one to love them and feed as many as I could

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WANTED TO GROW UP AND BE:
A somewhat modern pioneer woman who became a great wife and mother, had a lot
of animals to love, and was the best cook around. I always wanted to have a smile on my face and to be pleasant at all times.

Lisa Robertson

BORN AND RAISED IN:
West Monroe, Louisiana

HUSBAND’S NAME:
Marshal Alan Robertson

CHILDREN’S NAMES AND BIRTH YEARS:

Anna (born 1986)

Alex (born 1987)

GRANDCHILDREN:
Carley Elizabeth Stone (born 2005), Bailey Kay Stone (born 2007), Corban Marshal Mancuso, to be named after Alan (due March 2014), and another on the way

HUSBAND’S BEST QUALITY:
His forgiving heart

FAVORITE DUCK DISH:
Duck and dressing

LEAST-FAVORITE FOOD:
Crawfish. It’s a long story.

TALENT NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT:
My Mexican corn bread is better than Miss Kay’s (and even Miss Kay agrees)!

FAVORITE COLOR:
Purple

FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION:
Anywhere on the beach

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
Proverbs 24:26, NIV 2011: “An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”

FAVORITE SONG:
“Someone Like You” by Adele

THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A ROBERTSON IS:
Being married to Alan

THREE THINGS I’M THANKFUL FOR:

1. Salvation

2. Love

3. Family

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT PERSON?
I’m a midday person, or a “pretty much anytime” person

ONE THING THAT REALLY GETS ON MY NERVES:
People who make fun of those who are disabled or mentally challenged

ONE THING ON MY BUCKET LIST:
To live to see my great-great-grandchildren

ONE PERSON I REALLY ADMIRE AND WHY:
Lynda Hammitt, a friend and coworker at Duck Commander. She has been to hell and back, and lived to witness about it. Her positive attitude is amazing!

HOW I FEEL ABOUT HOUSEWORK:
I don’t mind it. I love a clean house.

TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS SPENT IN A DUCK BLIND:
One

BEST ADVICE ANYONE EVER GAVE ME:
“Forgive and move on.”

WORST ADVICE ANYONE EVER GAVE ME:
“Use cloth diapers.”

MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS SAID:
“Eat what’s on your plate. There are starving kids who wish they could have what you leave.”

I WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
Lipstick

MY FAVORITE THING TO DO DURING DUCK SEASON IS:
Sleep in

IF I COULD DO ONE THING TO CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY, I WOULD:
Tell everyone about Jesus and His love, grace, and salvation

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WANTED TO GROW UP AND BE:
A nurse. I wanted to be a nurse until I became a mom—and then I knew I couldn’t handle it.

Melissa “Missy” Louise West Robertson

BORN AND RAISED IN:
Lubbock, Texas, but moved to West Monroe, Louisiana, when I was six months old

HUSBAND’S NAME:
Jason Silas “Jase” Robertson

CHILDREN’S NAMES AND BIRTH YEARS:

Reed Silas (born 1995)

Cole Foster (born 1997)

Mia Elaine (born 2003)

HUSBAND’S BEST QUALITY:
Forgiveness

FAVORITE DUCK DISH:
Duck wraps

LEAST-FAVORITE FOOD:
Bologna sandwiches. I ate them every day for my school lunch when I was a kid. I can hardly even stomach the smell of them today.

TALENT NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT:
Not many people know I sing, have been trained to sing, and have sung my entire life.

FAVORITE COLOR:
Green

FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION:
So far? Hawaii, but I plan on exploring this more in the future.

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
Philippians 2:14: “Do everything without complaining or arguing.” I don’t always live by it, but I try. I want to be a shining star for Him!

FAVORITE SONG:
I love music. I always have. I love eighties pop. I love today’s country. I love Christian music. I love big orchestral, classical pieces. I even like some opera. My life has always been full of music.

THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A ROBERTSON IS:
The many people who love and accept me for who I am, faults and all

THREE THINGS I’M THANKFUL FOR:

1. Jesus’ sacrifice for me and His consistent love and forgiveness

2. My husband’s dedication to me and our family

3. The blessing of family

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT PERSON?
Neither. I require a lot of sleep.

ONE THING THAT REALLY GETS ON MY NERVES:
Mumblers. It doesn’t matter what people say if no one can understand them!

ONE THING ON MY BUCKET LIST:
I really want to visit the Holy Land and see where Jesus walked on the earth

ONE PERSON I REALLY ADMIRE AND WHY:
I greatly admire my sister-in-law Lisa. She lived a life of bad choices for a long time, but when she
decided to change her life, she truly repented. She is a godly, caring, loving woman, and I am proud to call her my sister.

HOW I FEEL ABOUT HOUSEWORK:
I love a clean house! I just hate to clean it. In the past, the first thing I’d splurge on when Jase and I had a little extra money was hiring a housecleaner. I now have it worked into the budget.

TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS SPENT IN A DUCK BLIND:
In twenty-five years with Jase? A grand total of three days. The first time was when Jase and I dated, just to see what he was so obsessed with. The second time was for our first television show on Outdoor Channel. I killed two ducks on that hunt and winged another one. The third time I’ll write about later in the book.

BEST ADVICE ANYONE EVER GAVE ME:
“The best thing you can do for your kids is to love their daddy.”

WORST ADVICE ANYONE EVER GAVE ME:
“Go ahead, take a bite. It tastes just like chicken.”

MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID:
“If your friends jumped off the Empire State Building, would you?”

I WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
My cell phone

MY FAVORITE THING TO DO DURING DUCK SEASON IS:
Eat duck wraps!

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WANTED TO GROW UP AND BE:
A successful, single woman living in New York City. Then I met Jase.

Korie Robertson