It's all about me

She's back!

2011-05-24T19:11:00.003-05:00

Not that anyone missed me, but I missed writing! Not being able to get on the Internet at work and not having Internet at home is killing me! So I grabbed the ole iPad and starting on my first day back blog! I have so many pictures and invitations to share with you that I have done since our last visit so I will get to uploading them now and say goodbye for today! Y'all have a great evening and stay safe as those storms come rolling through the lone star state!

I'm still here

2009-09-21T13:56:00.003-05:00

Just been busy...lots going on, but if you read this you probably know it all. Here is a pic from my reunion this weekend. Shelly, Michelle and I. Wow, I can't believe that it has been almost 25 years since we were last at the round table in the cafeteria eating cheetos and those peanut butter and chocolate cookies for lunch...and we were skinny...Looks like I am the only one that continued to do that after high school... Yall look great! I had a great time, and still recouping.. it will be a long time before I stay out until 4:30 again! geeezzzz....

Haley & Bobby

2009-08-25T12:29:00.003-05:00

I had the "opportunity" to take some cheerleading and football pics the other day... I'm not used to sports photography so it is a little new to me. I think I ended up taking better "couple" pics than anything else...you decide and give me your opinion!

His last first day...

2009-08-24T10:53:00.002-05:00

Since it is customary for me to post the first day pics here it is... it isn't great, I had to wipe the sleep from my eyes to take it... He was up bright and early and really ready for school. Senior year, only goes 1/2 day, he is in heaven... me, not so much. It is hard to believe that he will be heading to college next year and I won't get to take pics of it. One part of me is really excited about the young man that he is becoming, and part of me is sooo sad to see the kid in him gone... I hope that he has a great Senior year, stays out of trouble, and enjoys every minute of it. These are really the days he will remember!

Amanda

2009-08-04T16:08:00.004-05:00

I have some new pics to post...finally!

Sneak peak for Barb until she gets home and can view them all....this is was my first try with studio lighting. I know that I can do better!

Mirrors

2009-08-03T10:21:00.002-05:00

Yes, finally a new post, a new gripe...
So I went to buy a bathing suit the other day. Dillards was having this sale, awesome sale, which made bathing suits basically 70% off. So, stimulating the economy and fulfilling a need to wear a bathing suit that was not 5 years old on my next vacation off I go.... I walk right past the bikinis...no matter how much weight I lose, I don't think I will ever see a bikini again...I got too much baggage to hide!! So, on to the big girl, cover me up bathing suits! I find a couple of suits that I think might look ok and head to the ever dreaded dressing room. I try the suits on and MUCH to my surprise I actually like quite a few of them. So I figure hey, I never like bathing suit shopping so lets buy all of them!!! So $160 later, I leave with 5 suits. Not too bad I might add. Yesterday I am heading to the Mall to return some stuff to Macys and thought I might need to take them out of the bag and try them on one more time to make sure... then all of a sudden WTH? Why in my own mirror do these suits look awful? One that I thought was really cute with some flowers on it makes me gag. It was like the flowers had gone from boutinere size to a freaking table arrangement, a big one... that one had to go back for sure! I can see people on the beach now watch out here comes that lady with a huge flower on her huge stomach!!! So I am leaving you with a question to do some research, do they alter the mirrors they use in the dressing rooms? Is it the mirror? The lighting? or was I just freaking blind when I picked some of them out? I'm now down to 3 bathing suits... so no trips longer than 3 days or I will have to go back to the big bertha standby suit that is 5 years old!

hmmm read this

2009-07-15T15:07:00.002-05:00

It pertains to my last post read the comments some are hilarous!!!
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/is-walmart-the-new-target.aspx?GT1=33002

Then diggin deeper I found this one..
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/smartspending/archive/2008/03/28/wal-mart-vs-target-which-is-better.aspx

Reading the comments of both pretty much justifies (like I freaking needed that...) my blog entry this week!

Target vs Walmart...

2009-07-14T10:49:00.002-05:00

To some of you this may be a no brainer.. for me it used to be quite gut wrenching knowing that Walmart is so much cheaper. In this day and age it is all about price..well almost. see why
Trip #1 Walmart
I drive through the parking lot dodging little kids left and right that do not have the sense to get the heck out of the way of a freaking car! hello... make it to the crosswalk where I have to wait for 30 people, walking slow as a grandma or chasing their kids around while leaving their cart right in front of me leaving me at a standstill. Finally, make it past that only to find a spot 30 cars down the row. I make it to the crosswalk on foot only to be almost run over by some trashy white teenager with their rap music blaring so loud that they can't hear me yelling at them. Finally the blast of cold air when I make it through the door. I am now greated by every nationality there is in the world except another white person... we have all the countries covered and I haven't even made it past the check out stands on the way in. Now to find the bread isle. They rearranged this walmart and all walmarts are laid out different, so where the heck is the bread. Finally found the bread. What? No Sara Lee 45 cal bread? The bread that is one freaking WW point for 2 pcs...screw it I won't buy any other bread... So I start making my way out the door only to stop by produce and see a little girl of I don't know what nationality with a plastic produce bag over her head just waiting to suffocate to death. Hello where is your ignorant mommy??? oh there she is hey stupid, don't you know that can kill a kid? WAKE UP! she just looked at me because of course she doesn't speak English. Then suddenly over the loud speaker there is an advertisement in Spanish....OMG get me out fast. So I run, get in my car and drive across the street to Target.
Trip #2 Target
I find a parking spot 2nd from the front. Walk in the front door, past the produce, the bread is the first isle. Walk to the end of the isle pick up my parmesean cheese and head to the checkout. I haven't encountered one foul smelling person yet, no one with 10 earrings, no kids running loose like wild bangees...I make it to the check out there is a caucasion person that checks me out. And bam I am out the door in 2 minutes and back in my car.

I'm a target fan...even if it cost me .30 extra cents!!!

Wii active

2009-07-09T15:12:00.003-05:00

In this movement to lose weight besides joining WW to control my eating I also went out and bought WII active. Sure I had Wii fit, and no, I never turned it on after the first week, but this one is different. First off, Shelly told me that she was going to go and buy it so I thought heck if she is, I am. Cause I am all competitive like that... Steve and I finally turned it on one night and worked out with each other. Then finally on Sunday night(probably a week after I bought it) we fired it up and started the 30 day training. It has been great! It is getting us up off the couch and doing something in the evenings! If you have Wii then go out and get it! I'm down almost 9 pounds in 1 month because of the WW and hopefully will start dropping it faster with this little addition to our schedule!

I'm so friggin hungry!

2009-07-02T11:50:00.002-05:00

Ok, that is my rant for the day. I'm hungry. Although I am in the middle of eating a sandwhich for lunch, I'm starved. I have been doing so good losing over 2 pounds a week. I get on the scales this week I gained!! I gained so much it is going to take me back 2 weeks! uggghhh I fudged a lot that week and I have been on medicine...thats it, lets blame it on the medicine and not the ice cream cone I had! At any rate, I am back on track now!!!

Ok, so what else is going on besides being hungry? Can you say VACATION??? No, I'm not on one now, but I have booked 2 this week. The most fun will be the 5 day carnival cruise with the girls!!! Ahhh no stress... just drinking and fun! I can not wait! The other one is Tylers graduation trip. Yes, it is a year away, but I am a planner and all.... We are going to Puerto Vallerta or how ever say and spell it! I'm going with my BFF Shelly and her family and my other BF Cheryl and her husband. Hopefully it will be a blast! Hopefully my sis and her family will join us too!

Job situation is holding up for now. Thankfully!

what else??? oh, I have a pain in my shoulder/back that is irritating the crap out of me! That is what the meds are for... it had better go away quick. I'm getting gripy...ok, ok, I've always been gripy, but I am more gripy with this pain! NO comments on that subject please :}

Yall have a safe and happy 4th of july. When I post next I will be a little bit older...and I'm sure something else will fall apart on me too!

Someone is actually listening to me???

2009-06-24T08:48:00.002-05:00

Now, if you know me you know I give out useless, unsolicited advice daily...ok, hourly... but according to crazy texas mommy I am a smart woman... now I don't really know about that. But I do know when the cards are stacked against you and you feel like there is no hope instead of giving up you need to make a plan. It is much easier to just give up than to deal with things but you it won't get you anywhere.
With times like these we are struggling. If we have a job we are in fear of losing that job. There is never enough money to go around either... The best advice I have is make a plan. Write down your plan, then cross off things so that you know have accomplished something. Whether it be you finally painted a bedroom that needed painting, or you paid off a bill that wanted to pay off, or you just have things in general to deal with. You will feel much better about getting something small accomplished than looking at the big picture thinking you have been spinning your wheels for nothing.
Good luck Crazy TX Mommy in getting your credit cleaned up. I was there a long time ago with someones bad debts that I married into. It is a struggle but I know that you can do it. You want that house, the seller wants to sell it and hopefully will be patient while you get your letters together explaining everything. Hopefully the mortgage thing will still go through. Keep us posted (I know you will..) and keep your chin up girl. You have 2 beautiful children that can't afford for you to give up and fall apart! Like I said, we are moms and we can make anything happen if we just hang in there and don't give up.

Kyra

2009-06-17T13:55:00.003-05:00

Ok, so I took some adorable babies pics yesterday and I want to share a few with you this week. This is a sweetheart name Kyra. I can't decide which one I like the best. You decide.

Let the tailgate begin

2009-06-10T09:15:00.007-05:00

Here are a couple of collages of pics...I have never tried this before so it will be interesting. here goes..I think you can click on collages and see the larger version. Here is a link to the album as well....

George Strait Tailgating

Happy Hump Day yall!!!!

From Collages

George was wonderful!!!

2009-06-09T14:12:00.003-05:00

We had a great time at the George concert! We were the first ones there to tailgate at 11 that morning and the last ones to leave at 1:30...It was a blast! They substitued Leanne Womack for Julianne Huff...or however you spell her name... Leanne was great! We got some upgrades from our crappy seats so it was all good! I wasn't very good at taking pictures. AT ALL! I did that morning when we were setting up the tailgate party, but after I started drinking...it was all down hill... I am trying to get my hands on some pictures. I'll post them when I do.

I can't wait to see George...

2009-06-05T09:39:00.003-05:00

I mean, look at this man... is he not a sight for sore eyes??? Not to mention when he sings a song it automatically becomes a hit. He is an oldie, but goodie!

We have a full day of concert going on tomorrow! I can't wait. Good friends, good food, GREAT music... we got it going on!

We have seats so far in the back I won't get to see his wranglers up close, but that is ok, I will be singing along to every word.

I will be a retired concert goer after this one but what a great way to go out! George, Reba, Blake Shelton, and someone else, can't remember, it will be a blast!

There are times when Mothers just shouldn't mother...

2009-06-03T16:08:00.002-05:00

We went to try to load (coax) deer into the trailer last Friday night. I hadn't ever seen this so I wanted to witness for my first time...so we are almost there and the guys call and say that one of the deer had its fawn. So to say we were tickled pink is an understatement! The mama had just had it hours before as she was still cleaning it. She wouldn't let me anywhere near and since I didn't have my zoom lense with me I vowed to show up the next morning bright and early!
Well, we did... there was no fawn in sight. We searched and searched. Finally we happened upon her in this pile of brush.

Mama instinct number one kicked in.. the baby was left all alone. Mama didn't have a care in the world that we walked up to it. She was off eating and could care less. So mama instict number 2 set in we have to take care of this baby! Mama doesn't want it, it is starving, OMG we need a bottle... So we wait for the guys to bring a bottle. In the meantime, perfect photo op because lord knows when we will ever get to hold something this precious again! Photo Op #1

Photo Op #2..Amy loved, loved this baby. It was her deer that had given birth and abandoned it so we let her have a little extra lovin time to try to mend the damage that had been done...

ahhh the bottle finally arrived...but one problem...she wouldn't eat. So we tried and tried and tried some more. We finally had to leave for the flea market not knowing if this baby was going to make it the rest of the day or not. I do not deal with death well, so it had better make it!

When we arrived back from Canton she still wouldn't eat with a smaller bottle. So we all left and went home to google what to do...everything we read kept saying the mamas left their fawns for the first couple of days and not to touch them and the mama would come back...
This is one instance where 3 Mothers just shouldn't have mothered! I hope we haven't caused this deer more harm than good! It is 3 days into it and she is still alive...(either that or they haven't broken the news to me yet...) a valuable lesson learned...

Have a great weekend

2009-05-29T15:56:00.000-05:00

I'm off to start enjoying the weekend. Some of us girls are going to Canton which is a town where a huge, huge flea market is. Only Texas could have one this big! And of course I will be staining and doing finishing touches on the bathroom. I'm ready to get it done! Steve has been out this week working on electricity and the plumbers have come. So we are getting closer!

I am going to leave you with a picture of Tyler and his girlfriend Sarah. She is a sweety. I am so proud of him. I looked at his grades yesterday and he has for the first time ever more A's than anything else. He only has one B that is 1 point away from an A and 1 C that is two points away from a B. He is doing awesome. He also went and helped my dad do some stuff this week that I would have had to do and he didn't mind a bit. My dads first words to me were that Tyler is such a great kid. I almost teared up that I could produce something of such greatness! I LOVE HIM!!! I'm thinking he passed up bear this week on my love scale! Yall have a great one!

What a great and productive 3 day weekend!

2009-05-26T14:08:00.003-05:00

I'll start off with a rant first today...

Well, thats it, I've had it with all this weight watchers stuff and these people losing all this weight...while I, while I, won't wear a bathing suit this summer...so I got up early, went to the store and bought healty stuff to eat here all week! Yes, Tonya, so take that! You looked so dang great on Sunday that I can't let you get skinny alone!!! So here I am, eating healthy today and STARVING...I know, it will get easier, you can eat more if you eat healthy, it will be all worth it...I've heard it all! Still doesn't help me when I have an urge for Taco Bueno...but I am NOT driving through there...I'm not... lord please make the power steering go out in my car if I try to pull in there...desperate times call for desperate measures..

Next, for the happy productive stuff....

We worked all weekend with the exception of a couple, (ok, more like 6) hours this weekend, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel! Here is the bathroom and closet outside view. We have doors, and trim! That is very exciting!

Here is my light, I so wanted this light for inside the lodge, but not knowing if I am ever going to get my lodge, I went ahead and splurged and got it... it has moose and trees on it. Decorator lights...(even though it is for a freaking garage bathroom...) make me happy!

Here are the cabinets that we stained and installed, the sink and the light. I am working on a mirror and also a medicine cabinet next...give me a couple of days and I will have it stained and ready to go. The door is in, as well as the inside trim, the walls are painted, lights installed, it is almost ready for its first flush! Oh happy times!

This is bear and where he spent most of his day yesterday. I think he needed a break from Sugar and her abuse, so I took him to hang out with us all day. At first he was all happy and tail waggin cause he thought he was going to get crazy and get to run around like a wild bangee...we put an end to that though.. we fenced him in! Well, that lasted until Sugar came and visited and within like 60 seconds she had broken out of the pokey and was on the loose... Bear tried to follow suit but didn't make it under it before he was busted...

So, how was your weekend? I'm already ready for another 3 day! I think since the 4th of july is on a saturday, and my bday is on the 3rd...I'm going to beg my family into going camping!!! We need a break from all this work!

Dying a slow death....

2009-05-21T13:27:00.005-05:00

ok, I know some of you read about a month ago the pain that I endured when I was told (conned) by my sister about getting my eyebrows threaded... well, Ladies and Gents, I have made a follow up visit... I am convinced that the Indian ladies at Henna Salon are out to torture me... I'm sure they are not out to torture anyone else as it appears women have returned several times to have this done... I'm thinking now, twice is my LIMIT! There is only so much pain I can endure. I think I described the last visit as a round of ammunition being fired off into my eyebrows at a pace of a machine gun (if not, I should have) well, I think I got a mentally challanged Indian woman this time...like maybe she flunked out of the threading class and they felt sorry for her and passed her anyway just to torture the white women that come in... she picked me out of the crowd and said next...I should have known... Oh wait, before I continue this story, I want to tell you that I called both my sister and Steve to get some moral support before I got there. Steve was in a meeting so I got none from him...Do you know what I got from my sister??? "Well, don't cry this time..." don't cry??? Lets put it this way, I walked out with not 1 but 2 kleenix this time... and they are just about soaked...
Anyway, on to the torture... this mentally slow woman threaded 1, yes, that is 1 hair a time... the other women they go at an incredibly fast pace (remember ping, ping, ping ping ping) this one, it was more like ping, reload the gun, ping, reload the gun, ping ping, wipe my tears, reload the gun, ping.... Her face is engrained into my memory...next time she calls me, I am going to say pass... I would rather get shot down by machine guns any day than the bbgun and reload that I had to endure today.... Don't laugh at me...go get yours done and let me know how the heck you feel!!!

Finally a new post

2009-05-18T10:32:00.006-05:00

Sorry, lots going on! It seems like Monday morning roll around so fast around here! Then I sit here at my desk for the next 5 days waiting for the weekend to come again and then I blink and it is gone... The weeks are flying by while the kids are wrapping up school. It is hard to believe that they will all be graduating this time next year. It is down right scary how fast the years have flown! I hope that the next year slows down enough for us to enjoy the boys and spend some quality time with them before they head off to college. Ok, I had better get off that subject or I could be in tears soon.
So, here is what we have been up to. I guess I will start with yesterday and go backwards, because that is just how my mind is working lately... Warning this is going to be a loooooonnnnnnngggggggg post
Yesterday we got to work on the bathroom/closet finish out. We haven't had a lot of time to work on it but yesterday Steve and a couple of his friends really turned loose on it! The guys worked hard on the OSB board on the outside of the rooms. I know it isn't pretty, but hey, it is a garage. Knowing Steve, he is going to hang all sorts of crap on it, so you will never see the OSB board. Ok, don't focus on the huge hot water heather up there... It didn't look that big at the store, or on the ground. We will never run out of hot water in this bath. Denny has mention taking a Hollywood shower in it several times. Not sure what it means, and I don't want to ask what those Hollywood people do... not a visual I need... :)

The guys carefully cut around all of the rails so that nothing (hopefully) could crawl in behind there and do damage or heaven forbid die in between the walls! This is Denny. He has been our main helper. Denny can do almost anything. If he doesn't know how, he will research it and try it. (Especially if it someone elses house!) We are so lucky to have him and Lisa as Good friends. Oh by the way, they are adopting a little one and will welcome her home on Friday. Kyra is her name..

Next is Steve and Larry yes, they are working on the OSB board too. Evidently there were some hard cuts to do so it took a while. Oh, Larry signed up to be our electrician helper and water trencher...I don't remember him signing up to do this, but hey, you stop by and we will put you to work on anything we have!

This is Ed. Ed made the mistake of telling Steve he knew how to tape and bed. So Steve said hey, what are you doing this Sunday? Next thing you know Ed shows up with some tools and gets to work. He did an awesome job. I followed behind him with a sponge and smoothed out the rough spots.

Oh, I forgot to mention. Larry is one armed right now...and yes, Steve made him do the job of a guy with 2 arms... I bet he is a hurting unit today....hopefully not!

Here is the finsihed sheet rock on the right side of the bathroom. This is where the vanity and storage cabinet will go.

This is the left side of the bathroom. The shower. yes, it is a big shower... for some reason we needed a big shower... well, we got it.

I helped out too, but of course there are no pics of that... usually I go back through them and say look at that look on my face, or my butts too big in this pictures, or something and end up deleting them, so Steve doesn't bother...but I did actually help, I went to Home Depot, Lowes, cooked them hot dogs and delivered them down there, sponged the walls, and swept like 100 times, no seriously it might have only been 99 times... so there ya go!
ok, so enough about the bathroom until next week cause this time next week I am hoping that we have texture on the walls, paint (if I really, really get busy this week) cabinets in, toilet in, doors on, and if I totally work myself to the bone, staining all the trim it will be in too. Thank god we have a 3 day weekend! Cause I am really hoping to get this wrapped up soon!

Ok, now on to Friday. I took a vacation day on Friday and went with Tyler and his TV magnet class to University of North Texas. This is a University that Tyler has on his list of possiblities so I was thrilled when the teacher asked me if I wanted to be a female chaperone for the day! What a great group of kids!

We split the group and this group was mine. We took tours of the Television, Radio and Film areas. Our kids found out really quick that they are ahead of most of the beginners that start here. They are so lucky to have this program at their school!

Ok, so now onto Thursday. Remember, the backwards thing.. Tyler had a little program for TV where they showcased their video projects. We went last year for our first time and this year as well had some pretty interesting videos... Lets see, there were a couple about death, (strange, strange videos) and a couple of commercials, I think they have all of the camera and editing stuff down, just their content might need some work. Not sure who is supposed to help them with that, but it was obvious they need a little help...but I digress... Anyway, much to our surprise this year, they had awards at the end of the night. This is Tyler getting an awards for Top Producer for the Junior Class. He was thrilled.

Not only did he get one award, but it was followed up with another one, the above and beyond award. Basically, he is always helping and always there for the teachers. Mr T calls him big man on campus because he relies on him so much. He is his go to guy.

So, ladies and gents, those are some of the highlights of our week. Throw in there a band concert, attending the relay for life event that Tyler was walking in, staining doors, doing returns, one night of going to the land, laundry, Steve working a golf tournament, oh, and watching all of my favorite TV shows seasons finales (biggest loser, greys anatomy, desperate housewives, Lie to me, 90210) I am starting to wonder when in the heck I am sleeping.
This week lends itself to us being just as busy, tonight I have a class of 2010 meeting, the next two nights going out to the land trying my hand at texturing the walls, then another band concert, then back out to the land for the 3 day weekend...
Of course I will have pics come next Tuesday!

ps...sorry if there are spelling errors or any other errors on this...now that I am finished it is lunch time and I am too lazy to go back and proof it! So heres to no proofreading, and spending my lunch hour sanding doors getting ready to put another coat on them tonight.....

Update #1

2009-05-04T15:05:00.004-05:00

ok, first and foremost is the garage build...
here are a couple of pics from the weekend. Denny and Steve worked more yesterday and today so I could have more pics tomorrow. It is coming along nicely though! I don't know that it will be completely finished by the weekend though. They might still have a little bit to go. I was gopher girl all weekend. Go sweep the floor, go get me a screwdriver, charge the battery for the radio, go to home depot, go vacuum this, etc... It wore me out just doing all that! I can imagine how tired they will be tonight after 4 days of building! Anyway, here are some pics.

Next, is the news that we had a big storm hit on Saturday...the land is just about flooded. I can't wait to see if the water has drained tonight. Anway, we had a tree snap and hit the trailer. It wasn't big and didn't do much damage but here it is anyway

They make a momma proud!

2009-04-29T16:15:00.003-05:00

These boys started Cub Scouts in First Grade. Fast forward 10 years and here they are! They all made Eagle scouts with proddings of their parents. They are an awesome group of friends and young men. (But they still don't stand very still for pics!

Sneak peak of Jordan

2009-04-28T08:29:00.002-05:00

Which one is your favorite?

Drivers Edge

2009-04-24T08:56:00.003-05:00

This past weekend we took the kids to a program called Drivers Edge. It is sponsored by Bridgestone and some guy out of Las Vegas started it up. GREAT program! My niece and one of our friends sons felt like they were signed up for something they didn't want to do. I was told later that my niece talked about that whole night and even wore her free shirt the next day she loved it so much! Anywho, the kids take a little pretest

They drove an obstacle course slamming on their brakes to test the ABS

Exceeded tasks that they never thought they would

That they looked cool getting out of a BMW..Hello, it ain't your car...driving it doesn't make you that cool!

Learned how to come out of a spin and not flip them and their friends over...

All in all, it was a great day. 4 hours flew by and hopefully we took home 5 kids that were better drivers than they were when they arrived!

ouch...

2009-04-22T12:49:00.002-05:00

ok, I know you 3 loyal readers are waiting on pics from drivers edge this weekend. The truth is I can't post them... I had all intentions of posting them after lunch...but that was when I was feeling fine...I'm not fine now! I listened to my sister, who might I add has a pain tolerance of like 1000, about getting my eyebrows threaded instead of waxed... She said that she liked it better, so I thought, hey, I'm a little bushy around the eyebrows so I'll try it.. so today was the day. First off, I pull my number and sit down to wait and I take a gander at the TV. It has a movie on that I can't understand, AT ALL! I think it was Indian, and not the american Tonto kind. Soon enough my number was called though and I was up and at em'..
First she puts a little powder on them, harmless enough, smells good, I'm happy.. then she pulls out this long piece of thread comes near my eyes with it has me holding my eyelid shut (so I can't see what the hell she is about to do me) and above my eyebrow open... I know you can't get the visual but I figured out what she really had me doing and I'll clue you in later.
Ok, so here I am holding my eye shut and all of a sudden it hits me. Not one fast pull like with waxing, it like a machine gun is going off on my eyebrows... ping, ping, ping, heck I can't even describe it. She does it so dang fast I can't think, after the first one I think Je, then the next Jesus, then the next one Jesus Christ, it is so fast and so painful that is all I can think... then finally she is done and I think JC, (Short for Jesus Christ because I had to think fast before next one) what the heck is going on? Barb said this didn't hurt, surely she wouldn't lead me astray... than all of a sudden she has me holding my eyes and starting on the next one....I thought I was going to come straight out of the chair! I was in some serious pain! It is a good thing they are fast and I am holding my eye shut (mostly in fear she might mistake my eyelashes and start on them next) or I would have jumped right out of the chair.
Then comes the killer she starts on my upper lip...I had told her before hand oh sure, go ahead, its a little hairy... well, it wasn't hairy enough to endure that dang pain I went through to get it off there...next time, I'm not listening to Barb when she says oh sure, go ahead it doesn't hurt...this afterall is coming from the girl who broke her ankle at the skating rink and never shed a tear...I'm not talking just a little crack, I'm talking right in half, screws, plate and all..with not a tear... don't tell her, but as I walking out of the salon I was wiping a few off my cheeks!

sneak peek for Renea

2009-04-20T09:54:00.003-05:00

What a difference a couple of days makes!

2009-04-17T08:31:00.002-05:00

We are starting to make progress on the garage! Wahhhoooooo it is so exciting!
The next 2 pictures were from Tuesday I think.

Then we went up last night and this is what we saw...just 2 days later, we had walls, roof, sides, & insulation! We were more than thrilled!!!

We are so excited to see this project wrapping up...having someone do the construction and you not being able to stand over them supervising is not fun... we are going to start on the bathroom and closet really soon... yeah!!!!

Easter kiddos

2009-04-16T09:03:00.003-05:00

We had quite a few kids for our hunt this year. The older Tyler gets the more it isn't the same... I miss him being little and hunting for eggs! I miss eating the candy..hahaha...well, this year he wasn't even there. He was working. I still somehow got rooked into hiding the eggs. I'm anxious to see if we find any in the next few weeks that were never found! That is always fun.
Well, here are a few of my favorites:

She looks bored....

wait..so does she....

This one here, he is a quiet one...so is his twin brother...

Ryan, well, he is a BOY all the way...what you can't see is he is holding a rat that was found in the AC wiring.... he was dead and Ryan had a great time scaring all the girls with it! He also is wearing Tylers old shorts because he had already fell in the mud...all boy I'm tellin ya!

This one here, well she found quite a few prize eggs and was having to give some up...she didn't like the idea at all!

The other quiet twin...

I think Chase has the look on his face that he didn't get any prize eggs because his sister has them all!

I think this one is guarding her eggs so her prize egg hog of a sister doesn't steal them! haha...

This one is a real cutie...

This is just a portion of the kids (and parents) that were there hunting...

Easter baking

2009-04-15T12:39:00.004-05:00

I know, it has been a couple of days and some people...(barb) is wanting to probably show her coworkers our baking...so this post is committed just to that!
We have to start out first with the Bakerella Pops...No, these do not look quite as good as the Bakerella ones...but we gave it an awesome shot...
Ok, so here is the chick.... it think that it turned out rather cute myself...we all like the chicks the best...they were easy!

Next up is the rabbit...not bad...we had a little trouble with the pens so we have to research and get some better ones of those!

Next up is the whole basket...we made some eggs too. They were the most work because you had to get creative on them...but they were fun... When all was said at midnight on Friday night we were finally done!

Now, I can not take credit for these little gems...my mom and Vicky did them. Before you ask, the baskets are made out of chow mein noodles...are they not the cutest? I think people were afraid to eat them as we had some left...but I thought they were adorable!!!!

Now for the crew...
This is my aunt Vicky...when she see this post she will kill me...she didn't want any pics because she didn't have any make up on...boo hoo... she looks great anyway!

This is my sister and my mom...my poor mom got stuck holding her grand dog...bear is such a toot...he always wants me to hold him.... Steve was taking pics so granny was next in line to have to hold him...hey, its a tough job but someone has to do it!

Barb, me and Vicky

Here is mom...she took time out to take a pose...

Vicky...again, she is going to kill me...

Then lastly here is me... I'm no Bakerella we have established that! But we all had fun!

Hoppy Easter

2009-04-10T13:51:00.001-05:00

Here's hoping your basket is full of goodies, and that you remember the reason for the day.

progress

2009-04-08T09:21:00.003-05:00

I know, you are tired of seeing pics of the land...but we are so excited! The garage is starting to take shape. Finally! We went up for a little while last night, had a delicious dinner that my mom and aunt fixed, took pics, and came back. Steve is going for the next couple of days. It's hard to keep him away from there..... I'm guessing most of the summer we will drive back and forth instead of staying in town. anywho..here are some pics.

Heres the garage shell. Hopefully they will be done with the steel tomorrow then start with the sides. Everything isn't delivered yet...but I am hoping in about a week we have a building!

This is a pic of the house pad and the garage.

Our pond...it is finally full. I can't wait to just pull up a chair or blanket and sit out by it. It looked so peaceful last night.

Another pond pic. You can see our house pad and camper if you look hard in the upper right of the pic....up until I looked at this picture this morning I had never thought about how close it was to the house...then it hit me...Snakes...I'm going to have to learn to shoot a gun...killing those things with a shovel IS NOT AN OPTION for me! Happy Hump day yall!!

Pics finally!

2009-04-03T08:22:00.004-05:00

We went up to the land last night and I downloaded pics..so here they are.
The garden is all in bloom. We had a freeze last weekend but Vicky and mom took out every thing in the house they could to cover everything up. It all survived. Everything is doing great! Steve is already eating the radishes and onions....

We have had quite a bit of rain lately. Thankfully! Our pond is now full!!! We have waited quite a while for it. I'm so excited! Now we can go get fish and stock it. I can't wait for my dad to catch his first fish out of it!

We went over to Amy and Aarons...they had a new addition the night before. A new calf. He was soo cute! Mama was protecting him big time!

And here, well, here is the progress on the garage... it is sloooowwwww... the rain is delaying everything. I hate it. We had figured that it would be up long before now and we would be starting on the bathroom in it. I know, patience... I HAVE NONE! The wind has blown like it is freaking Chicago here, and rained... We will be lucky if they get it built before July!

And finally, here is my baby... I will miss him this weekend while I am gone! I might actually get more than 1 foot wide of the bed to sleep on! He is really, really dirty in this pic! He loves going out there and tromping around. His allergies bothered him afterwards though...I don't know if this is before or after he and sugar ate the rabbit poop... YUCK! He thinks he is a country dog...

because I have no pictures

2009-04-02T08:04:00.003-05:00

I will leave you with this.

FRIENDS VS TEXAS FRIENDS

FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Always bring the food.

FRIENDS: Will say 'hello'.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss.

FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad.

FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Cry with you.

FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, playing dominoes or cards and just being together. And they will help you clean up after dinner.

FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' back-ends that left you.

FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, 'I'm home!'.

FRIENDS: will visit you in jail.
TEXAS FRIENDS: will spend the night in jail with you.

FRIENDS: will visit you in the hospital when you're sick
TEXAS FRIENDS: will cut your grass and clean your house then come spend the night with you in the hospital and cook for you when you come home

FRIENDS: have you on speed dial
TEXAS FRIENDS: have your number memorized.

FRIENDS: Are for a while.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Are for life.

FRIENDS: Might ignore this.
TEXAS FRIENDS: Will forward this to all their Texas Friends and those who once lived in Texas

Guess what was waiting on me at lunch?

2009-03-27T14:14:00.003-05:00

My new boots were delivered at lunch today... I love them! I'll have to be sporting them at the next dance...

I had seen them in a store in Arkansas but they didn't have my size. So I ordered them off the internet... They are camo sparkle... wahooo!!!!

Spring break pics

2009-03-25T15:42:00.003-05:00

Well, we made it back safe and sound. Of course I couldn't post until I had pics. I have them so here ya go!

Here is a pic of our camper. Boy is it more fun than tent camping! I think the best thing is the fridge...well, and the heat, I'm not gonna lie!

Here is the 2 footed oak. It is one of the sites that we always take a picture at...hey, I need to go back and post all three years by this tree...yes, that will be later in the week...just to compare...

I'm officially a "skilled rider" now! The young ladies in the picture...well, lets just say they played "roll over..."

Here is our happy little family.... Tyler, Clint, Steve and Me!!!

us girls went to the diamond mine instead of four wheeling...our dreams were shattered when we didn't find any diamonds!

an old pic..

2009-03-18T15:17:00.000-05:00

I don't know if I have posted this one before or not. Tyler and I went out to a neighboring town and had some fun with the camera. This one that I ended up liking. Not a prize winner I'm sure.. but I like it. I'm going back there in a couple of weeks to do an engagement shoot so I was going through my folder of pics from there... I'm excited to go back and play

Finally it is Wednesday!

2009-03-18T10:55:00.004-05:00

Not only is it hump day, it is the last day of the week for me, the day that Tyler comes home, the day before we pull out to go to 4 wheeling, the day when we get to see both of our boys, the day...well, it is just a great day! Two families have already gotten to Arkansas. They got there last night late. We will be leaving out at 5 in the morning. Our hope is to get there by 10 just after breakfast! Shelley sent me a picture of our campsite. It looks lonely...like it is just waiting on us to pull in and build a fire in the fire ring! That is their camper beside us. Oh, it is going to be a great time! The boys can hang out and just be boys and we can sit in a chair and relax...who am I kidding, we will be on ATV's from sun up to sundown!

Day 3...

2009-03-16T09:27:00.003-05:00

This is day 3 of Tyler being gone. I just got off the phone with him and he is having a blast! The first day when they got off the plane they went to Santa Monica Pier and the Farmers Market. They got back to the hotel after 10pm their time. Yesterday was Disneyland and they were there from the time the park opened until it closed. He sounded really tired. Today is Universal studios and Sony. They won't get back to the hotel until after 8... He sounded really tired. I miss him. He has been so good about calling, posting on the blog and posting pictures out there to a snapfish account so all the parents could see them. I taught him well...he is putting all the pics on his hard drive so mom can pic thru there and edit an print ones that she wants... he is soo good to his mom!!! Well, if I get busy working the day will go by faster. He comes home Wednesday night... I can't wait to see him!

We have vacation on our minds!

2009-03-12T16:35:00.002-05:00

We have been busy getting the camper ready, the four wheelers ready, the food bought, and the clothes packed... now we just have to wait! Until next Thursday. We have a short trip of 4 days planned. The boys are headed out to the separate spring breaks today and Saturday. Clint is skiing and Tyler is going to LA.. while we stay home and patiently wait for them to return so we can go! Here is the post from our trip last year... same people, same place, we are just all taking campers this year! I think it will be even more fun! I can't wait to ditch this place for a couple of days!

flowers gone bad..

2009-03-11T16:25:00.003-05:00

here are a couple of flower pics I took this weekend. I tried up close, and well, they didn't work so well...focus is really off..

Craft Critique

2009-03-09T13:07:00.001-05:00

I had to share the news! Craft Critique is having a huge blog candy!! The drawing will be on the 11th, so go and check it out. It is a fabulous resource so start surfing!
http://www.craftcritique.com/

I know, 2 posts in one day... Don't get used to it... I'm lucky if I do 2 in one week... ok, ok, month... :)

The garden

2009-03-09T08:58:00.004-05:00

Ok, I post like this is my garden and all...but it is not! It is truly my aunt and Steves garden. I just like to take pictures and credit... oh, and eat a couple of things that come out of it. I have never seen the progress of a garden before so going out every weekend and seeing what is popping up next is great! Lots of things are starting to come up. I ran (ok, I drove the golf cart) to get my camera and by the time I got back they had watered. NO, we haven't had any rain...thankfully Vicky is more religious about watering her garden than I am about watering my herbs..hence the reason there are pics of her garden and not my herbs that haven't surfaced yet because they would have to have water to grow!

My Dad

2009-03-05T19:40:00.004-06:00

I haven't talked my dad since Monday. That is the longest I have gone in a long time. I try to call him daily. I really am lucky to have him around. I almost lost him a couple of years ago in a wreck. He fell asleep at the wheel. I remember getting the call from the hospital in Tyler that morning. We have your dad here and he is ok. What the heck? Ok to them and ok to me might be two totally different things! Tyler of course was there to go make that long drive with me. Thank goodness. I was shaking like crazy. When I got there and found out he only had a slight cut on the head I was so relieved. At that point, I didn't know how serious the accident really was, until a couple of days later and I went to see if his truck was salvageable. That was a little bit of a wake up call to me. I try to call him every day now, if not every other day. I have tried to take a more active role, but I always feel like it isn't enough. Here are some pics of his truck. Lord only knows how he made it alive. There was not one inch on that truck that didn't have something wrong with it.

Thankfully he is still around to do this with Tyler on occasion...

I'm a few weeks behind...

2009-03-03T10:32:00.004-06:00

Ok, so I haven't blogged lately...it's not like many people are looking on here anyway...they have given up hope on me...so I am no pioneer woman! I'll get over it. Anyways, lets see, what has happened in the last few weeks? Lets see Ty had Legacy awards. He didn't want to go, threw a fit, I made him because I thought the teachers nominated him for an award...come to find out it wasn't that...he was nominated for Class Favorite. The students voted on it and he was VERY excited... he didn't win but he didn't care. He was just thrilled to be nominated. Here are a couple of pics from that night.

Then last weekend he competed in a Destination Imagination contest with a couple of kids at school. They will be going to the state competition in Houston on April 4th. Here is a pic of his team

So, that is enough about Tyler. I haven't really been doing much. Selling furniture on craigslist, moving my aunts furniture over. It is nice! Trying to save money to pay off debt. In this economy who knows if they will have a job or not so the less debt the better! The garage will be built either this week or next. I will be uber excited when it is finished! We have been shopping around for all the stuff to build the bathroom inside the garage. Trying to stay as cheap as we can... Hopefully it will all turn out well! I know that we are excited to see some progress down there. I'll of course post pics when it is completed!

OMG This is hilarious!

2009-02-19T16:25:00.002-06:00

I don't know how to load video, but you have got to watch this!
Christian Panties I am rolling on the floor laughing!

Photo shoot

2009-02-16T10:16:00.004-06:00

Ok, can you really call dragging your best friends kids out to a podunk town to abuse them aka take their picture a photo shoot??? Well I did and I am sticking to it... she treated me to a great lunch at a small new cafe afterwards. YUMMYYY philly cheesesteak! Anywhoo... here are a couple pics that I took. I was just about ready to trash my camera as it has been acting goofy... but these are proof that it was probably just user error... I was much more on my game yesterday.

I've been busy

2009-02-09T09:29:00.008-06:00

ok, so give me a break...I haven't posted in well, quite a long time! I'm going to catch you up to date with some pics though!
Let's see, what has happened after the cruise? oh, one weekend we had a party for my aunt Shirley and uncle Ed's birthday here's some pics of it and all of my mom's brothers and sisters that were there.

Next we had a surprise party for Steve's 50th birthday. Alot of his friends from Scouts came and alot of people stayed the night and the whole next day riding 4 wheelers. We had a great time. Lots of our friends that came had not seen our place or my aunt and uncles. It was a huge sleepover for the kids too...

Then a couple of days later they called and said they were going to start putting up the forms for our garage down at the land. So we had to make a trip up to get the drawings all straightened out. Here's when they were leveling and putting up the forms.

Then, the next day, they called and said forget concrete next week, we are pouring it tomorrow... so Steve took off and went down and supervised...hopefully in 2 weeks the building will be up and ready for us to start building the bathroom!

Then there is the planting of the garden...we (I use "we" loosely...I'm not much of a farmer...)have planted so far onions, red potatoes, white potatoes, garlic, and carrots.

Other than that, Steve has worked like a dog on the fence on the back of Doye's property getting it ready to fence in deer. I am really looking forward to seeing them!

Tag...

2009-01-15T15:44:00.005-06:00

I got this from Hippie Chick I think she needs new information to read... or new pics to look at. Either way here goes.

Today we will do a meme (via tag) or whatever it's called. Here are the rules:

1. Go to your documents
2. Go to your 6th file.
3. Go to your 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag 6 friends to do the same. (HA...skip this if you wish...I did)

Weeeeeee.....here we go......

These are pics I just downloaded to do an album this weekend for my cousin. (I know, I scrapbook for everyone else but me...I know...) Anyway, she did the Susan G. Komen 3 day walk back in the fall and I am soo proud of her! This is going to be the first picture you see in the album. Her team name was Putting our breast foot forward...

This is a pic of some of the walkers gathered up at a stop light. She is on the right and has on a blue shirt and shades..you can barely see her.

People lined the streets to cheer the walkers on. I went twice to cheer her on and it was inspiring! I can only imagine the whole walk experience!

Here she is in the center with my pooch. I'm proud of you girl! You did awesome.

Finally, a new post

2009-01-06T10:22:00.003-06:00

Are you tired of seeing the house I will never get to buy? or the barn dance that was a month ago? Well, here is you a new post finally!
Well, we have been sitting by this by day...

and watching this by night

and we spent a day here...

So, you can see why I haven't written :)

I'm obsessing

2008-12-17T09:59:00.002-06:00

This house has been on and off the market for a couple of years. Now it is in foreclosure. I am in love with it. Yes, it is out of my price range, yes, it only has one full bathroom, but I love it! This would be a perfect place for a retreat. It has a nice park behind it, it isn't far from Dallas, it has all the room that we need with only needing 2 bathrooms added and kitchen redo...I'm going to follow up with the city and see if it can even be zoned to do a retreat, and then just wait, and wait, and see if it goes down any... I would of course have to change my whole thinking from cabin to shabby chic or something...but hey, I can do that. Then we can build a smaller house for us to retire in....

I'd lose my butt if it weren't attached....

2008-12-15T19:49:00.002-06:00

My dad used to tell me that ALL the freaking time...now I beleive it. Since we moved I haven't been able to find anything...not that it happened in the move, I just don't have "places" to put things where I normally would... so I wanted to report that I have been on a roll today. First, I found a $17,000 check that I accidently threw in my scrap bin when I finally cleaned off the table last night. (If only I would have waited one day...) next I was on a tear looking for 3 other things...my purple bag with my ipod in it, our passports, and my keycard for real estate. All were things that I could not for the life of me find... Well, I am happy to report I don't have anything missing now! I found my keycard..in my car...right where I used keep it...only I looked there a couple of times, and couldn't find it, the bag, in my closet, and the passports..on my pseudo desk...right where I normally put them... I swear...I'm retarded... (no comments on that please!)

Barn Dance

2008-12-11T08:48:00.007-06:00

Well, I have neglected to post pics of the barn dance. This was a blast. It wasn't too terribly bad to get set up and it went great! We had a huge crowd and I am betting the one in April will be even larger. Here are some pics that I wanted to share.
Here's some slow dancing:

Here is some Shottis (or however you spell it!)

Grab your pardner and dos i do to the cotten eye joe

Lance and Tonya struttin' their stuff (they are really good!)

What is country without line dancing??

A little hokey pokey..

A lotta funky chicken

A YMCA embarrassment..

more line dancing...

And finally, what the hell am I doing here? Am I wasted and singing "I'm too sexy for my shirt"??? (which we all know I'm NOT!!!)

Now you all see why I stay behind the camera instead of in front of it.

Thanksgiving crowd

2008-12-08T11:54:00.003-06:00

ok, I know I am a little late in posting Thanksgiving pics... but here are some for you. We had quite a turnout this year, with the addition of my Uncle Ed (moms brother) and his family. It had the total count to 37. We managed to get a group shot before everyone left. Then I was recruited to take some..ok lots of family pics... it was a lot of fun and to see people ooh and aahh over the pics before I even edited them made me feel great! So here are a couple of others as well.

It's someones birthday today!

2008-12-02T11:05:00.003-06:00

Well, it was one year ago that hippie chick introduced me to the world of wine and some of her good friends on a fabulous forty birthday trip to Pittsburg Texas. We had a blast. Well somehow, the year has rolled around again and it is already her birthday again.. Someone keeps aging...and someone doesn't... :)
Well hippiechick, I hope that 41 treats you as good as 40 did! We will be dining at one of faves for lunch...

Not much

2008-11-19T08:49:00.002-06:00

Not much to say really, and I haven't taken any pictures... so rather than not post (again) I thought I would post and say nothing... are you tired of nothing yet? Let's see if I can muster something up... the ads for the TV station are not taking off like I thought they would... I'm struggling to get 50 ads much less 1000 like we were hoping... maybe it is something that just has to catch on... They sent out a message today about yearbooks at Ty's school... it was either 7 students or 7% of the students in class of 2010 have bought yearbooks...My god... they can afford cell phones, designer clothes, $100 tennis shoes, and spinners on their freaking cars, but they can't afford yearbooks??? I'm so frustrated at that school! And getting parents to help??? FORGET IT....

Lets see, what else can I rant about? Laundry...I have to do laundry tonight or wear dirty underwear tomorrow... I'm thinking I'll just give in and do laundry. I know I can't count on Hippie Chick to come over and help me because she hates doing laundry as much as I do! I would cut back on food and scrapbooking stuff just to have someone come in and do my laundry every week... I'm talking putting it up and everything...all I do is wear it...if you know anyone willing to take on that job let me know...

Well, I better get to work now or else I won't have the money to pay the laundry person that you all are going to suggest!

Bear

2008-11-12T09:12:00.001-06:00

It has been a while since I posted a picture of bear. Did'nt want yall to forget what he looks like :)

Homecoming

2008-11-10T08:36:00.003-06:00

Well, we survived homecoming. I think that it is a little more work than most of the other dances because the mum is involved. Here are some pics I took beforehand. Thankfull they turned out as Ty didn't buy one at the dance... even though mom told him to. I wanted a backup...never the less I will take these, I guess it will make an OK scrapbook page!

I'm wrapped...

2008-11-07T09:09:00.002-06:00

I don't know what I am going to do...I'm wrapped up in everything except me... I'm wrapped up in Tyler and his activities, the class of 2010, the Television magnet, spending time with him, wrapped up in helping people.... people, who when I need just 1 little instruction on what to do to finish something...they are no where to be found. Wrapped up in Bear...Oh man, I am so wrapped up in that little dog...he is the absolute sweetest EVER! Basically, what I am saying is at some point I am going to have to get wrapped up in me and make a life for myself. Tyler started dating last night...and I think reality has hit me... he is not going to be around forever by my side. He is going to venture out. He took her out to eat and then came to the football game. He did sit with us at the game, and we all 3 went to Starbucks afterwards to warm up. That was nice for me to get to talk to her for a few minutes to get to know her. As much as I didn't want to like her...she is sweet. She is gracious, outgoing and just nice. So that is a good thing... They are going to homecoming this weekend together. I know, he is 16...it is time. But it is not a good weekend for me to deal with this... Steve is gone camping, and Tyler is off doing that...and there I am alone...see what I mean, I need to get my own life. I need my scrapbook room back! I miss my house. I miss all of the space I used to have. Well, I am off to find a life... I will have pics to post next week. YEAH!!!

Today is the day!

2008-11-04T11:11:00.004-06:00

It is finally all going to be over! I hope at the end of the day that McCain and Palin will walk on stage and give their acceptance speech...but I am skeptical. There sure are a lot of Obama people out there. Lets hope that they lose their way to the voting booth though or they can't read... at any rate. We will wake up in the morning and it will all be over! I can't wait. If you haven't voted then go get in line!

The weekend

2008-10-27T10:36:00.004-05:00

Well, each night this week I have something to do...but none of these have anything to do with pictures so I will release pictures and tidbits about the weekend each day this week.... Here is the first one. This is Bev. Bev was a friend of my mom's... I say was because now she is a friend to all of us. Her and her family come to our gatherings and we consider them part of our extended family. They are always so great to be around. There is never a dull moment! I wanted to highlight Bev this morning because after an ordeal yesterday afternoon she made Steve and I feel so much better. Just her support and reconfirmation of something we already knew made us feel better. We love her to death and can't imagine our gatherings without her. (tonya...bite your lip right now young lady!!!) Bev is a country girl and has had lots of life experiences. She brings us great wisdom, and humor! We love you Bev.

Weinee Roast

2008-10-24T15:01:00.003-05:00

Weinee roast, hot dog roast, bonfire, party...whatever you call it. It is that time again! The hot dogs have been bought, the chili is being prepared (by me cause you know I won the best chili here at work thanks to Hippie chicks suggestions...) the wood is being gathered and the people will show up in droves... It is one of the largest celebrations we have of the year. I'll share some pics on Monday, or maybe I will just stretch it all week long... at any rate, whether you are going to a Halloween party or weinee roast, football game, whatever your fall tradition may be this weekend be safe!

Pics of Amanda

2008-10-23T13:37:00.002-05:00

I have been meaning to post these all week and have been a little bit busy! Amanda had her homecoming dance this past weekend and she and a friend met me in the downtown area for a couple of pics. Here they are!

Mud Bogs

2008-10-19T16:28:00.005-05:00

ok, we did something a little different this Saturday...some might call it redneck... but I would never do a redneck thing...(like holding pigs last weekend...)anywho. I remember going to mudbogs way back. I had a boyfriend (later ex-husband) that was really into 4 wheel drives. We went mudding all the time. There is no telling how many crop fields were torn up by those guys on a given weekend. (but that is just country life) But that was just small potatoes compared to when we would go to the mudbogs... there, you would see the tallest, baddest, trucks you had ever seen... Kinda like bigfoot, but a lil bit smaller! Anyway, that is what we did once or twice a month, go to the mudbogs. Well, I handed that tradition down this weekend. While I think my child had a good time while he was there (he had to leave early), I think it was his friend Shane that had the best time. From the time we pulled into the gates and he saw them pulling those bad boys in on the trailers he looked on with so much excitement. There is no doubt that he will be back and he will enter into one of the bogs. So, even if I didn't so much strike a chord with my own son, I did with the Drurys. Our two families had a great time just spending a little bit of Saturday with our sons. God will we ever miss them when they go to college! Which, by the way, was when Shelley and I informed the boys we would get to build us one of those and race every weekend...when they are gone to college!

more on the farm....

2008-10-15T09:20:00.003-05:00

I know, how can I take a weekend and drag it into a week. Well, because I have nothing else to talk about! Dance lessons, football games, and booster club stuff, that is all we are up to. When I was 21, I never thought that would be my life...but I digress.... Here is the LAST picture from the weekend.
I'm going to paint the scene here... It was late Sunday and I threw out the idea for us to go on a 4 wheeler ride because we hadn't ridden around in a while out to the back of the land. So we were off. 4 jumped in the golf cart, steve and I led on one 4 wheeler and my sister and Jerry on the back one. When we started to get on the first trail Steve told my uncle something about a snake and Doye said you have the gun, you go first... I'm all like haha... We start toward the back and right off the bat we see a coyote. It just stood there and stared at us for a few seconds (but not long enough for me to get out my camera!) then it took off. So we kept going. Then next thing I know Steve says snake and kills the four wheeler. Guess where he killed it? 2 feet from the freaking snake.... at first I didn't see it, I was all like where??? Then he grabbed the gun, and when he did I was standing up on the back of the 4 wheeler...I was considering climbing up the tree but I was scared there was a snake in there, then looked back at the golf cart, and it was about 2 feet too far for me to jump on the top of it...so there I was jumping around on the back of the 4 wheeler, then they say hey, camera woman take a picture...so this is what the heck I came up with...can you tell I am shaking slightly??? It is hard to take a picture when you are screaming...then, as they are picking that one up, another one slithers by them...they are like holy crap... and shoot it. It was a moccasin (however you spell it...) it was right beside them...at this point, I am saying lets get the heck out of this snake infested place... Man, I do not know if I am going to make it living in the country!

More down on the farm

2008-10-14T14:22:00.002-05:00

Here are a couple of pics for ya today. Ty rolled the the house and garage pad with the tractor this weekend. He thinks he is big stuff when he gets to run the tractor...

Down on the Farm...

2008-10-13T14:28:00.003-05:00

ok, so our neighbors down at the land have 3 kids. They are adorable..but that is not the reason for this post...they also have their own little petting zoo starting... they have a ton of different animals. Well what do you get when you a domestic pig with a wild hog? This....

Then it grows up and looks like this....

Looking through the pics that Steve took I couldn't help but laugh at this sequence...he got a before...

and an after the pig starting pooping on Barb! It was funny!

I told ya, down on the farm...

Dancing part 2 and mini-vacation....

2008-10-10T09:45:00.004-05:00

sorry, it has been a week since the last post. I'm sure that you are not sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for a post like you waited on the season premier of Desperate Housewives, but nonetheless here is another one! We went 4 wheeling this past weekend. It was great. Careflight only came one time while we were there and it wasn't that bad... they actually waved them on just took the guy by ambulance. He turned a corner too sharp, was thrown from his 4 wheeler (or was it a motorcycle??? heck I can't remember) anyway, he wrenched his back. It wasn't life threatening and that was a good thing! Our boys did great. I let Steve go off with them alot because lets face it, they can do more jumps and have more fun without miss worrywart around! So Bear and I hung out in the peace and quiet!
I didn't take a picture 1 while we were there.... the boys are so over the camera.... Not to mention, there was not much sun shining... We loved having the camper, well, until it got stuck when we were leaving and we had to be towed...but we won't go into that... we even got to put out the flamingo lights..yes, they would be the same flamingo lights that I promised to find for Tonya...only I found them after we got the trailer and now I am not giving them up!! Sorry, we will have to find you some different ones girlie...

Now for the dancing...we went back for lesson 2 last night. We did much better that go around... we learned the electric slide which that whole slide is too slow for me...but oh well. We also learned some more swing moves...I like push much more than swing...Steve and I are going to work on that on the side. It burns some calories too.. so that is about all that is going on with us. Yall have a great weekend. We are heading out to the land for the weekend after the football game.

Look out Sissy and Bud here we come....

2008-10-03T10:00:00.002-05:00

Steve and I had our first dance lesson last night...
While I would have preferred to start off with Texas Two step (three step) that didn't happen...they were teaching the...oh crap what was that they were teaching... oh, the swing... now to me you have to already know how to shuffle your feet for the swing, or how to count when you step... but anyway, we learned a couple of steps and before we knew it we were in over our heads and doing a turn then another turn...What we found out we were really good at was the Cotton Eyed Joe... we rocked at that one...then they added some spin crap and there we were again...screwed! let us get down the basics first dang it! Oh well, it gave us something to practice with anyway! On the other hand, Amanda and Tyler they rocked...They actually had a good time too... I sure hope Tyler takes after me and not his dad... it looked like it anyway last night.

Hunter

2008-10-02T08:44:00.003-05:00

Here are a couple of the pics from my 2nd baby shoot. Hunter was so cute! She had Camo everything. She wasn't feeling that well and spit up probably about 10 times...but somehow we got a couple of good pics of her. Enjoy.

more randomness cause I have no pics

2008-10-01T09:33:00.002-05:00

I thought I had some pics to load today of Hunter, a newborn I took a couple of weeks ago...but guess what? I don't have them.... so here is some randomness for ya...

Hippie chick is NOT posting everyday like she said she wanted to start doing...I had given up looking at her blog daily then she started posting again, and now I am guilty again of clicking on there daily and there being nothing....

Vacation....we are going on a little mini vacation this weekend and I am excited...Excited that the boys will be with us and we are doing our favorite thing to do and that is 4 wheel and camp...Well, it is mine and Steves anyway and we don't care what the boys are wanting to do...they will enjoy it though! I just have to keep reminding them that lots of kids would kill for their parents to take off work during school holidays and spend time with them doing this....

Show Premiers...I am still watching show premiers...Last season of ER...I hate Greg had to die. Heck I hope they don't kill everyone off like that...talk about a tear jerker of a last season!!! Biggest Loser is the ONE show that Steve and I watch together... It isn't that great right now, but man, the prizes are getting better! They gave away an RV last night... Just for guessing calories of food...dang...why can't that be me?

Thats about it that is going on right now...just looking forward to a couple of days off! I can't wait!

Pics of Tyler

2008-09-29T10:32:00.007-05:00

Tyler and I went to a small town close to our land this week and took a couple of shots (ok, over 100. He was a great sport and actually liked some of them. I am doing a senior shoot out there in a couple of weeks and wondered what lighting was at 8 in the morning... you know he loves me alot for him to get up that early on a Saturday morning to run out there with me... Here are a couple of my favorites.

Bad blogger, bad, bad blogger....

2008-09-26T09:57:00.002-05:00

I can't believe that it has been so long since I blogged...SORRY... Lets see what is going on??? I have some pics I need to edit from last weekend that I haven't gotten a chance too so that is why there are no pics on here...I'm also taking some of Tyler this weekend so I will have lots next week to post! Lets see...what else...oh, I know why I haven't done anything this week...my new shows are on!!!
Lipstick jungle: does anyone watch this show? I started watching it last year during the strike because there was nothing else on....But I actually like it... it is kind of a sex in the city but with older women (brooke shields) But the one plot that I didn't see coming was Nikko who had been cheating on her husband with a way younger guy because her stuffy husband who is a professor was too busy and boring for her...anyway, he had a heart attack and she felt guilty...really guilty so she ended up telling him...then he went in for a surgery and didn't make it out and died...but in the meantime she ran into one of his students who lets her know that he was leaving her for her and then steps out from behind the counter and she is knocked up...big time... so come to find out he had been cheating on her for 4 years...he was even paying for her braces, her college, apartment.... probably with Nikko's money since he didn't make that much.... MEN SUCK!!!

Greys Anatomy: ok, so the teaser all week has been Rose announced she was pregnant to Derek...so I was all damn him and Meredith are never going to make it...come to find out she was just joking with him to scare the crap out of him for dumping her....PSYCHO!!! so that was all good... That was the highlight of the show to me...

ER--I haven't gotten to watch it yet...Don't ruin it for me please...

90210--I hate to admit this...but I am watching it. I loved the first one and I like this one, but if something has to go when there is no room on the DVR then this is the one along with Priveleged...

Anyway, so that is my life right now. Booster club stuff for Ty's TV magnet, and watching TV... taking a couple of pics along the way....I am proud to admit though that we did not go out one night for dinner this week! Wait, did we go out Monday? I dunno...I don't think so though...THAT IS A HUGE DEAL FOR US...

Randomness

2008-09-15T10:22:00.003-05:00

Ok, so I have no pics to share today. Just some random stuff that makes me happy and unhappy.
Happy:
1. Tonya loved her wedding album I did for her. She cried and that made me happy.
2. We love the camper more every night that we stay in it. We had a little difficulty with the generator this weekend but with the great advice from Tonya and Beverly Steve charged the battery and we are good to go! I love it when he can fix something himself and not have to take it to a shop. We have so much to learn about this stuff. But it is fun doing it! Now to get the gas working is the project for him.
3. Tires...everyone has new tires now and we are all good to go on the road and safe. Including the camper. Being safe, that makes me happy.
4. Dancing....went dancing again this weekend for a party. Dancing means using up calories, using up calories...that makes me happy.
5. The weather....IS THIS NOT GREAT? I had a chill this morning when I went out to let Bear out. It felt great! I had better enjoy it since it will probably last only a week in the 80's and then it will drop into the 50's...that is how weather is here in the Lone star state...
6. Bear.....Bear is such a good dog. I love him....he makes me very happy. Steve gave him a bath last night and while out in the yard pulling weeds he came out with me. He was very good, never ran off, and 2 people stopped to pet him and said how adorable he was... I love him....

Unhappy
1. The damage from the Hurricane...all of the place. I feel so sorry for those families. I would be devastated and lost just as they are. I feel for them and I feel guilty that my life goes on here like nothing is happening here in the big Lone Star State.
2. The commuter crash in LA. Horrible. Just horrible. Why do these things happen?
3. Appts...I am in the process of setting up several appts for Tyler for dental and vision stuff....it seems like it is always something... but at least he has his great health and for that I feel very blessed. I feel guilty even griping about that stuff...forget I said anything.
Looking at my list now, I guess I am in a fairly good mood as my happy's out weigh my unhappys BIG TIME! yall take it easy and hopefully I'll have some pics this week of something...I don't know what...but something!

Mr. B

2008-09-12T08:31:00.003-05:00

Here is a sneak peak of Mr. B that I took last night. He was a very active 3 year old as I chased him around the playground. I think that I actually liked about 5 out 150 pics that I took.... they get kind of blurry when they are running from you! Child photography, I'm thinking that is not going to be one of my strong areas!

Lil Jack

2008-09-11T10:26:00.003-05:00

I don't think I have posted pics yet of Lil Jack. He is 3 months old here (I think) He was not much of a sleeper! It was my first baby pics to do and I loved it. He was so sweet. I have another one in a couple of weeks, this time a girl....I'll get to put some fun props in there.... I think that you can click on the image and make it larger...

Lots going on

2008-09-10T10:48:00.003-05:00

I haven't had much time to blog...sorry about that. I know your lives didn't come to an end having nothing to read...so I don't feel really guilty! With school starting so has Friday Night Football games. Living in a small town everyone is there. It is pretty much a social event...
One thing I look forward to...the carmel apples...only they changed this year and now I am over the apple crave... I'm sure Steve is glad to hear that!
After the game we went on up to the land and slept in camper. Here is a picture of it in its new home. We have gotten it all cleaned out, stocked, and ready to hit the road for some family memories. Whether the boys want to go or not, we are dragging them with us and we are going to have fun dangit!!!

How much more tempted can I be?

2008-09-05T09:51:00.003-05:00

Vikki brought these little babies in this morning....I have to walk through the breakroom to go to the bathroom...it is killing me to walk by and not grab one...normally I would have eaten 3 by now.... SOMEONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD COME EAT THESE THINGS and throw away the box outside so I don't have to smell it!
Also, I survived Road House last night with a basket of rolls sitting in front of me and I didn't eat one bite... this is much, much harder than I thought. Can the others in this contest with me please, please break down and eat bread soon so I can win?

Lordy, lordy I'm ready for some bread...

2008-09-03T13:57:00.000-05:00

So, I drive up to Micky d's this morning and look at the menu, bread, bread, bread, nothing but bread...wait, one exception Yogurt parfait... Great I'll take 2 please... hey, they are small give me a break.

A day without bread is....well, is a day without bread

2008-09-02T10:37:00.004-05:00

Why does everything I enjoy eating have bread in it or on it? So, we have this little contest going on who can go without bread the longest...and I really want to win it! I want the $$ and I want to lose a little weight in the process! So, day one is done. I didn't have one piece of bread, a roll, a flour tortilla, a cookie, cupcake, NOTHING! And let me tell you passing by the cookie place at the mall, I was wanting one! But I didn't.... so, one day down so far. Thank god we can still have pasta. Bread is a biggee for these ladies and I to give up, so giving up pasta too would totally put me over the edge and I would just give up eating totally. So, until I cave, I am bread free.... I'll let you know on my weeks progress.

Oh, I almost forgot, I got a paid gig doing baby pics in a couple of weeks... there is a little money for my photography fund habit! Maybe I will be able to buy a new lense in the near future!

Vacation Pictures and first day of school

2008-08-25T16:24:00.004-05:00

Ok, first off, you haven't read anything from me today because I am sad....sad that Tyler started school today and he DROVE HIMSELF.... I was sad that I didn't get to shoot pics of him walking in the door with his little backpack on.... I threatened to follow him up there and do it anyway, but I had my pajamas on so he knew I was lying! So, we took pics in the driveway. I was evidently still asleep as they look like crap! Evidently I was a little more awake when it came to Clints pictures!

Ok, second part of the post, VACATION ROCKS! We had such a great time at lake Degray. I love it! I know that will NOT be our last time there. The boat was awesome except for a little tow in on the last day. I was really bad about taking pictures. No group shot, not separate family shots, nothing.... I was having too much fun! I'll upload some pics tomorrow, but for now, I'm going home!

I told you...

2008-08-20T08:21:00.004-05:00

I told you I would start griping about the rain...you see, we go on vacation tomorrow. Yes tomorrow, and do you know what the forecast is going to be where we are going? Thunderstorms. Thunderstorms every single day that we are there. Every single day that we rented a houseboat and are supposed to be on the lake, it is going to be storming... I'm really worried about it... I'm going to start begging Steve to drag our camper up there with us. Yes, we bought a camper. I can't wait to use it! Unfortunately, it could be this weekend...IN THE FREAKING RAIN!

Finally, the rain gods have answered

2008-08-15T09:51:00.000-05:00

Not that I believe that there really is more than one god, I was just using it as a figure of speech... It is raining here today. That means our pond is hopefully starting to collect a lil bit of water! Looking at the forecast we have a chance of rain for the next 5 days! YIPPEEE!!!! But being the spoiled brat I am, by the end of the 5 days I will be begging for it to stop raining...

Weekend wrap up

2008-08-11T11:19:00.002-05:00

Well the weekend came and went already. Dang, why does it go by so darn fast? Friday night we celebrated a friends 50th birthday...It was a lot of fun. (I'm glad I am not that old though!) Then Saturday was the garage sale for Ty's TV magnet booster club. It went great. Great parents and kids showed up to help and the weather was great. A little hot, but it could have been lots worse! Saturday night we saw a play that Skylar was in... Wagon wheels west, it was great! I really, really enjoyed it! Then on Sunday we made our way down to the land to check out the completed efforts from last week. So here are pics of the completed pond, the house pad and the garage pad. So now once it sits for about 6 months we can get going! Boy am I ready! Yall have a great week and I'll pop back in later...

a lil modification

2008-08-08T11:08:00.002-05:00

I just picked up Ty's jeep WOW I love how it turned out. Of course, I can't get my fat butt up in it very well, but I love it. He is going to be so happy when he gets home!

The pond and double rainbows...

2008-08-06T09:26:00.003-05:00

Well, I am happy to report that the pond is underway. We drove up last night and I got to take some pics while Steve and Doye talked to the guy that was doing it. It should hopefully be done today and then the dirtwork for the pad for the garage and the house will be started. I am soooo looking forward to getting that done. Then, after rolling over it for 6 months we can start the building process. Here are a couple of pics. Oh, also, we saw a double rainbow last night. I took pics, but not sure how well you can see them. It was an awesome site.

Craigslist...way better than a dang garage sale...

2008-08-05T14:38:00.002-05:00

Ok, so we had the G sale this weekend...same gripe as last time, people want it all for free.... I swear to you, I price stuff to go, I'm not going through all the effort to put it out there for me to just put it back into the garage, I want to not touch it again...but when you have 10 yards of material and it has $5 and some chinese lady says how much (even though it is right there on the freaking tag...) and I say $5 but for you today $3... know what she comes back with? How about $1...WTF??? How about you take your ass out of my driveway right now...DANG IT! People piss me off during garage sales...BTW, guess what I am doing next Saturday? A garage sale for Ty's TV magnet dept. Difference is, I DON'T care...I already sold everything I want money for this week, well except a couple and that brings me back to the Title of todays post....CRAIGSLIST
I loaded 5 things on Craigslist this morning...I have sold 3. The same freaking 3 items that no one wanted in the garage sale or they wanted to give me a dang $1 for it.... I'm not looking to make a killing here, hence why some of the items went in 5 mins... but a computer desk for $25 is not unreal, as a matter of fact for the garage sale I had $20 on it and one guy tried to talk me down and I gave him the whole "I just took pictures to load on craigslist later and I know that I am going to get it for it, so don't even think I am going $1 cheaper talk...." he just said, oh, and walked off.... I HATE FREAKING GARAGE SALES...I LOVE CRAIGSLIST...I might just marry it...

I'm doing what I said I wouldn't do...

2008-08-01T15:16:00.001-05:00

yep we are having a garage sale....again. Hey, when you move you discover a lot of crap, I mean precious stuff that someone wants and needs...only pennies on the thousands of dollars that you spent on it.... so heres to cleaning out the garage and two storage units.....

Brace face....and other news...

2008-07-30T11:32:00.004-05:00

Ty got his top braces on this morning....not a happy camper. I wish there was some other way in life to torture him that didn't cost me as much money!!!

Also, Ty got his license on Monday, no time to blog it then... but here are some pics of his first day out on his own....

My baby...

2008-07-28T08:58:00.006-05:00

Ok, so not so much a baby any more... Ty turned 16 yesterday! Yes, 16 years ago I was laying in labor and delivery getting induced because the child would not leave the womb.... now he is trying break free 16 years later! He had a couple of friends and his cousin over yesterday for a little swim, a little 4 wheeling (not one of my better parenting decisions I've ever made), and then a little mongolian food at our new fav spot Genghis grill. It was several of the kids first time there and they were very leary at first. They finally got the hang of it 3 bowls later! I hope that he had a great birthday! He loaded up on some cash, a GPS, a jeep, and some bling from Garrett... ;) Love you baby and I hope the next 16 years goes slower than the first 16 did!

We are houseboat bound!!!

2008-07-21T13:23:00.003-05:00

Instead of our regular scheduled back to school camping trip at the lake we are changing it up just a lil' bit.... We are renting a houseboat on Lake Degray in Arkansas. I have heard wonderful things about the lake and can't wait to check it out myself! You can bet I will have camera in tow, and a scrapbook will be made! Here are some pics of the boat. After this many weeks of stress, I NEED IT!

No more griping about moving

2008-07-21T08:27:00.003-05:00

Cause we are all done...yep, everyone with the exception of my sisters family has moved! It went pretty well too. Not too many arguments... but let me tell you, there were some! The house we are in now is full of boxes everywhere and you can barely walk through the garage. But that is ok, we will get to them room by room and it will be all good. We close in the morning. I hope that the new people will take care of, and love that house as much as we have! So, no more parties on the patio, those days are gone...I'll post pics of the temporary set up that we have going on for the next couple of years, as soon as I move the boxes!

I'm sad....but happy!

2008-07-18T12:53:00.002-05:00

Lots of changes happening around us right now. The house that we have worked so hard on is selling and we will start seeing the fruits of our labor in means of $$... the lake house that I grew up in, it is selling, I guess this is just a new chapter in the rest of our lives... on to new adventures.

Now for the HAPPY! We moved my scrapbook room last night... IT ALL FIT on one wall of our bedroom...so I will go to sleep looking at my scrapbook stuff and wake up looking at it....NOW IF I WOULD ONLY USE IT!
Yall have a good weekend and if you have any boxes...drop em' off our way. We need them!

We're moving on...well moving that is for sure!

2008-07-14T12:59:00.002-05:00

Got my dad all packed up and the final things moved out of his house on Saturday. We then moved my mom and Sunday. It was easy, she was all packed up and ready to go! Now we are getting her house ready for us to move into. Just a little painting of a purple bathroom...if you know me, purple is just not in my color scheme. But, if I liked purple, this would have been the best purple I could have chose! Anyway, after adding more racks to the closet, hanging a couple of ceiling fans, painting the two rooms and cleaning the carpets, we are good to move in! I'm ready! I'm ready to start the next phase. The building phase! It is going to be so much fun. Picking out everything from the beginning is going to be so much better than changing what someone else has picked out! So we are just plugging along moving stuff a lil at a time each time until it is all done... We are going to have to slow down just a little bit as I feel like I am coming down a little sick, just like I always do when I go too much and don't have enough down time... I'm going to start on the vitamin C today though to try to fight it off. If not, I'll be blogging next from the bed!

I LOVE THE INTERNET

2008-07-10T15:00:00.002-05:00

Got a save the date card from my sweet 2nd cousin the other day. Besides a home address I had no way to get in touch with her. I haven't seen her in...well lets just say forever! I googled her and her new fiance and got in touch with her. I can't wait to hook up with her and see how exciting her life is! She has come a long way from the WP and I am so proud of her! Way to go Ang! Love Ya!

GOOD NEWS

2008-07-09T14:22:00.002-05:00

We have a contract on the house. Just waiting on an inspection and then we will be changing our address. It will be a rough 2 years but worth it in the end. We are really blessed!

I know, I know

2008-07-08T10:55:00.003-05:00

Yall think I fell off the face of the earth...I didn't. Steves parents were in town and I have a little bit of stuff going on! Anywho... I was editing pics from the senior shoot as I have to give them CD's by Thursday and I came across this one...I guess I am starting to get a creative eye??? Most men would look at this and think it is stupid, only us girls can appreciate it... enjoy.

Senior session

2008-06-30T10:46:00.002-05:00

I sat in with a photography club to do a senior photo shoot of two very pretty senior girls this Saturday. It was more of a learning experience for me. I LOVED IT. I couldn't stay the whole time, but wish that I could have. Here are some of the pics. I took probably 200 and can't really narrow down my favorites. I don't know how their parents are going to. I think there were 10 people shooting pictures that morning. It was a great experience and can't wait to do the next one!
Enjoy.

Wedding favors

2008-06-27T10:46:00.002-05:00

Here is a new site for party favors as it was referred to from Jessica Claires site. If you ahve never been there to see her amazing photos, you should! Anyway, she is giving away a mini poker set I would love to win for Ty and his upcoming week of GA staffing... keep your fingers crossed...I have never won a contest on the web... (and probably won't now...)

50 Questions

2008-06-24T08:17:00.002-05:00

Stole this from Hippie chick....

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?

Man I need to pluck those eyebrows...

2. How much cash do you have on you?

$30 (it is Steves, not mine. I don't carry cash)

3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?

Floor

4. Favorite planet?

Pluto, its the underdog...

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?

Cary 8:03 pm on Sunday

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?

I don't have ring tones anymore... I keep it on vibrate.

7. What shirt are you wearing?

Blue and black striped sweater

8. Do you label yourself?

If I did it would be lazy. I have gotten that way lately.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing?

New York and Co. flip-flops

10. Bright or Dark Room?

Bright!

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?

She is a nut and one of the greatest people I know.

12. What does your watch look like?

Broken..I only have about 6 watches and the batteries are down in all of them. Just ordered a new one yesterday.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?

zzzzzzzz

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?

"Well, did you get an offer?" and no, we did not...

15. Where is your nearest 7-11?

Rowlett.

16. What's a word that you say a lot?

freaking....

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?

Steve

18. Last furry thing you touched?

Bear

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?

1 (all prescription though)

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?

0 went digital years ago.

21. Favorite age you have been so far?

I would say early 20's was the bomb... looked great, felt great, worked 3 jobs, partied all the time, It was great.

22. Your worst enemy?

probably jealousy and mistrust.

23. What is your current desktop picture?

Windows background. I have never changed it. I should though.

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?

"Talk to you later"

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?

$$$$$ of course.

26. Do you like someone?

I like lots of people.

27. The last song you listened to?

oh man, I didn't pay attention I was talking on the phone to hippie chick...

28. What time of day were you born?

Not a clue

29. What’s your favorite number?

I don't really have one. Maybe 1992

30. Where did you live in 1987?

Wills Point, TX

31. Are you jealous of anyone?

A group of people, probably stay at home moms. The ones that take the time to take care of themselves. (of course they are jealous of us working moms that are financially independent! haha)

32. Is anyone jealous of you?

See answer above

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?

I was at work in the cafeteria when it flashed up on CNN

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?

Beat it... hey, sometimes it works!

35. Do you consider yourself kind?

More giving than kind...I can be down right mean.

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?

probably my hip. Where no one would see it.

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?

Spanish, because they are invading us you know. No offense German, your not really mexican you don't even eat japalenos!

38. Would you move for the person you loved?

Depends on where. But probably not.

39. Are you touchy feely?

Mostly, yes.

40. What’s your life motto?

What comes around goes around.

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?

Clothes, that is the only thing that I can truly say all times.

42. What’s your favourite town/city?

Dang, that is a very hard one... I have been to a lot of towns....I love the hill country. But that isn't really a city, I also love the Mena Arkansas area.

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? I bought a coke at Sonic on Sunday with my last 2 dollars.

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?

Do cards or notes count? If so then early this year.

45. Can you change the oil on a car?

uggghhh NO.

46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?

He lives in Mass. and just recently divorced. 2 kids.

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?

Pretty far thanks to research Vicky and Mom have done.

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?

goodness...I didn't dress up for Tonyas wedding, so I can't really remember.

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now?

Nope, for once!

50. Have you been burned by love?

Again, and again.

I'm too dang old for concerts

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I should just stick to the radio... We went to the Taylor Swift/Rascal Flatts concert this weekend. I have not been to a concert in years. And probably won't go for many more years! There were so many teenagers there....ok, so we took three of them that were but still, I think parents dropped off carloads of em! We sat in the lawn so we of course didn't get any good pics. I couldn't remember if I could take a camera in or not so I just took a little one in. Not great pics, but I will post them. I couldn't get anything on stage to remotely come in... we were in the BACK of the lawn...the people on stage were midgets....
oh, I forgot, 1/2 of those teenage girls were running around with short skirts, and tall cowboy boots.... for the most part they were cute, but man, some of them, you know mama and daddy had no clue...and if they did, they should have their parental rights taken away!