Tag, award, and a congrats

This is going to be a busy post. Got lots of blog stuff going on. First of all, I got an award the other day from Amanda. Thanks girl!.

The rules are to tell you 7 things you don't already know about me. Hmmmm, let me think.

1. I had a miscarriage 6 months before I met Benny. This may sound bad but I was not upset about it. I had been on some meds that caused serious problems with babies when I got pregnant so the miscarriage was not a surprise (the baby never had a heartbeat even when it should have). It's weird how things work out. If I had not had a miscarriage, I would not have been at the bar the night I met Benny.
2. Before I met Benny, I never watched movies older than me. It was kinda my rule. I do now because he likes old westerns (and so do I).
3. I hate doing dishes more than anything else in the world. And mopping. Guess what I have to do today!
4. I have been propose to 4 times and never once did a guy get down on his knee. With Benny, he said "You know we are getting married, right?" Sooo romantic!
5. My favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry. Always has been.
6. All the guys I have dated serious are all completely different. First was a wannabe skinhead (I was 14, first real boyfriend), second was VERY professional and political (ex-husband), third was a wigger (psycho-ex), forth was a druggy, fifth and last is a cowboy. The ONLY thing they have in common is they are tall and skinny. At least the two I married are not a menise to society!
7. I love to play golf and am pretty damn good. I have an awesome set of G5 Pings and can outdrive most of the men I have played with (from the woman's tee box of course). I haven't played in over a year. It's just too hard with 2 little kids.

Than was not as easy as I thought it would be! Now on to the tag. Carrin tagged me for this little meme.

The rules:1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your invention, add one more question of your own.2. Tag other people.Sounds simple enough, right?

What is your current obsession? This book that Carrin sent me. I am having a hard time putting it down. It is sooo funny. It's called "I hope they serve beer in hell".

What are you wearing today? Right now I am wearing a tank top and boxers. I don't have anywhere to go so I probably wont change.

What’s for dinner? I have know idea right now.

What would you eat for your last meal? Either Taco Bell or Benny's steak.

What are you listening to right now? A Lifetime movie and the kids acting like dogs.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? Ireland.

Which language do you want to learn? I guess spanish seeins how I live in Texas!

What do you love most about where you currently live? It's a tiny town and people don't bother me.

What style is your current home decorated in? Lived in. No particular style, just random stuff!

If you had to choose between being beautiful/hot or smart, which would you choose? I would most definitely choose smarts! Stupid people drive me crazy!

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? My dark Wrangler jeans. I have NO ass and they are the only ones that actually fit my ass. All the others are a tad baggy back there!

What were you doing ten years ago? Living in Ft. Worth and planning Little Mans 1st birthday party!

If you had $300 now, what would you spend it on? A Wii for Little Mans birthday that is Thursday.

What are you going to do after this? Read other blogs.

What are your favorite films? Sweet Home Alabama, Lonesome Dove, Quigly Down Under, and Robin Hood (with Kevin Costner).

Your favorite books? Fahrenheit 454. I read it in college and then found out my dad read it in college too. It is an awesome book that will really make you think. That is my all time favorite book.

Do you collect anything? Turtles. I even have a tattoo of one.

What makes you follow a blog? If I can connect with the blogger, then I will follow.

What was the most enjoyable thing you did today? I just woke up a little while ago so I guess, have a tickling match with the kids.

Ann's Question:What makes you comment on a blog? If I feel like saying something, then I will comment. Also, if they commented on mine, I will make sure to go comment on theirs.

Amy's Question:What is your favorite thing to do when you have some free time? Ride backroads.

Annissa's Question: As you know I homeschool -- If you could would you? Do you agree with homeschooling? No I wouldn't. I wouldn't because I think school also teaches kids social skills and other things that aren't in the books. I wouldn't want to deprive them of that. If someone wants to do it, good for them. It's just not for me.

Tonya's Question: What is a talent you wished you had? I really wish I could sing good because I love to sing. I just suck at it!

Kyooty's Question: If you could be any other animal other then Human, what would you be? I think I would be a bird. Flying around all day sounds fun.

Carrins Question: Rush just told me that by 2042, white people will be the minority. Do you believe that? Would that be a big deal to you? It wouldn't surprise me. The town I live in is basically 50/50 black to white so I'm sure I wouldn't even notice.

My Question: What is your favorite thing to do outdoors? Mine is going to the lake in the summer and sitting around a fire in the winter.

OK, that was a lot to do so I tag and award Carrin, Christina, Amanda, Melissa, Brandy, Trudy, and Sage. I don't feel like looking up all their url's. You know who you are.

Lastly, I want to say congrats to Lazy Crazy Mama. She just had a beautiful baby yesterday!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!

Too much sun.

As everyone already knows, Micheal Jackson died.

This got me thinking about something funny that happened. Not that death is funny but it reminded me of something funny.

When I was 15 we still lived in Ft Worth, TX. My mom did home health physical therapy on kids. During the summer, I would always go with her to help out. One kid quickly became one of favorites. Carlos was a 9 year old that had cerebral palsy and was super funny. Oh, and he was black (that becomes important in a minute). He was so funny and we could always joke around with him. Like when he would ask for a hug, I would say "sure, but don't slobber on me this time". He would laugh and I would get a slobbery hug (he couldn't help it). Then we would all laugh as he pointed out that he did, in fact, slobber on me.

One of the things we would do for therapy is I would sit in his wheel chair and he would push me down the road. My weight added to the resistance. He would tell everyone we saw that I was HIS girl.

One day, as we were getting ready to go outside for out stroll, Carlos said "I know how Micheal Jackson turned white!" Me and my mom just looked at each other knowing this had to be interesting. "How", we both asked. He said "He stayed out in the sun too long. LOOK! It's already happening to me!" At that point he showed us the palms of his hands and he was dead serious. We both about lost it and was laughing sooo hard. Guess he figured it worked the other way around for black folks.

I haven't thought about him in so long. I wonder how he is doing today. He would be about 22 years old now. I hope he is still as funny and loving life as much as he did back then.

Poor Benny

Yesterday morning, I dropped Benny off with his brother and they headed to Kansas City, Missouri to help their sister move to West Texas. From here to her house is about 10 hours (when you are pulling a trailer). They got there and started loading up all her stuff into the trailer and the U-haul.
Today, Benny is driving the U-haul and at 6pm called me and was not a happy camper. They had been on the road for 6 hours and had only driven about 250 miles! They wont be making it to their destination until about 1am.
Then, tomorrow morning, they have to unload all her stuff and make the 8 hour drive home.
I am so glad I did not have to make this trip with them!
Benny loves to drive and doesn't mind making long trips. We backroad so much and make lots of trips to far away places that our kids are the best little travelers. We don't mind the 8 hour trip to his moms house and always have a good time.
This time, he is not enjoying the trip. He said apparently, he only likes long trips with us.
Benny has made this trip before (from KC to west TX) and knows the way. Benny's sis knows the way (she is driving her car). Benny's mom know the way (she is driving Benny's sisters other car). Benny's brother is in front of their little convoy and for some reason, he is trying to follow the GPS's directions (with the volume turned down). He keeps going the wrong way because he is reading the GPS and not looking at the road signs. Plus, the GPS wanted to make them go about 70 miles out of the way. This is making for a very long and frustrating trip for Benny.
I think Benny is ready to get in his brothers truck and smash the GPS!

Your questions, my answers!

OK, here we go with the Q & A. I got some really good questions. Thanks to all that wanted to know more.

Carrin asked:
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be happy. If I am happy then I must be doing what I want. Right now, I am perfectly happy being a stay at home mom.

What is your favorite memory of Benny?
I am not a good dancer. The only person I ever liked dancing with was my dad. He is a great dancer and can lead real good. I use to love going to street dances with him. When I met Benny, I found out he loves to dance. He danced different and lead different than my dad and we were kinda awkward. One night we were out driving around and he pulled over on a dirt road. I asked him what he was doing and he said "Gonna teach you to dance with me". He cranked the radio and we danced in the light of our headlights. I will never forget that night. Now, we dance really good together.

When you found out you were pregnant each time, what was your first thought?
When I was 16 and found out I was pregnant with Little Man, my very first thought was "OH SHIT". Then I called my mom.
With Toot, we had been trying for 11 months. My first thought was "Did we even do anything last month?" No joke. I thought the test had to be wrong for a split second.
With Smiley, first thought was "That was fast". We had JUST started trying.

Would you eat a rolly poly bug for $5?
Hell no. I don't eat nasty shit! I always said I could have done great on Fear Factor if you didn't have to eat the nasty stuff. Benny said to tell you that he would!

Bethany asked:
Do you believe in capitol punishment?
Yes ma'am, I do. Especially now that they can test DNA and stuff. My only problem with it is that it takes to damn long for them to do it.

Would you rather have sex twice a day everyday for the next year or go with out?
A year is a long time without BUT I would choose to go without. Here is why. When you have to do it everyday, it becomes a job and not something you look forward to. There is other ways Benny and I can please each other with out actually having sex (I'm using Clinton's definition of sex). Then, imagine the fun we would have after a year. Never mind, don't imagine!

Trudy asked:
How did you and Benny meet?
I did post the long story here but I will shorten it up now. We met at a bar. He was in the band and I was there with my folks. When we were introduced, he leaned down, kissed me, and then walked off. Not one word. Then later that night, he asked my mom if he could keep me. We have been together every since.

What is your favorite color and why?
Red. I don't know why but it has always been.

If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
This is easy, Taco Bell. Specifically, bean burrito with no onions add extra cheese. I have loved those ALL my life.

Gwen asked:
If I told you that you had 2 weeks to live, how would you spend them?
With my family. I would ride backroads everyday with them. I would pile my folks in there with us and we would just ride and talk. This is one of Benny and my favorite things to do. We very seldom have the radio on and it gives us a chance to talk and listen to each other and the kids. They can talk with no interruptions and we can really connect with each other. We talk about any and everything. And sometimes we just stop and dance. I would dance with my dad, Benny, and my kids. Hell, probably my mom too. I can't think of anything I would rather do.

Amanda asked:
Besides Benny, what is your guilty pleasure?
Beer. I LOVE beer. And Taco Bell.

If you could pick one person who has already died (someone you knew or not) that you could have 3 more days with who would it be?
This one was the hardest to answer of all the questions. I thought about this one a lot. I have only had 2 people close to me die. One was my great grandmother who was in her 90's. The other was Benny's dad who was only 62. I would pick Benny's dad. Reason is, he passed when I was 7 months pregnant with Toot and he never got to meet any of Benny's children. It bothers Benny so much that out children didn't get to know him. He still cries when he thinks about it. I would do that for Benny and our children.

Is Benny feeling a little less sore after the anchor tried to take him out?
Yes, his is still sore and has scabs but he does feel a lot better.

How do you really feel about Obama? Just kidding!
I will go ahead and answer. I can't stand the guy AT ALL.

Yaya asked (in a different post):
Really? People just wave at strangers?
Here is the deal on that. Most of our roads are one lane. If we pass someone, we wave. Not if you are on the big highway or something like that or you would be constantly waving (and they wouldn't even see you). If someone is walking down the road, we wave. If someone is out in their front yard, we wave. When we are out in the boat and another boat passes, we wave. I can tell you that 99.9% of the people I wave out, I don't know. And it's not a big wave, more just like raise your hand or finger (the good one) or nod. If we are within talking distance, we say hi. It's just common courtesy/southern hospitality.

Ya got a question, I will answer. Thanks for all that asked.

If you are from Texas...

I took these from a friend of mines myspace page. Thought it was cute. I put my responces in italics.

You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Ennis, Waxahachie, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Waco, and Amarillo. Who can't?

A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel. We all do don't we Carrin and Brandy?

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date. Not me.

You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store. They are getting fewer and fewer now a days.

A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Chevy 3500 4×4 is. I will actually take a Ford F250.

Waving to strangers on the side of the street is common. A friend of mine use to always ask if I knew the person. I didn't even realize I was doing it.

You know everything goes better with Ranch. Yes, we actually have Ranch nights where everything we cook is dipped in Ranch, includine pizza.

You know what a real steak tastes like... CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF!!!

You plan your Friday night after you go to the high school football game. I never was big into going to high school football games but I am in the minority!

You get annoyed when people from the north give you crap for using y'all, we all know Y'ALL are just jealous. You all and you guys just sounds funny to me.

You know someone who ate the 72 oz steak and got it for free. I don't know anyone but do know where you can go try.

You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds. I don't care for either.

You can drive all day (and more) and never leave the state. Been there, done that A LOT.

You know that DQ = Texas Stop Sign. I do like DQ.

Your biggest bicycle wreak fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?" LOL, this one just cracked me up. That would suck.

You know everything is bigger in Texas. Yup yup.

You can fix anything with Duct Tape. Just fixed a window the other day with it.

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. This always happens when I am in a hurry!

"Vacation" means going to the family reunion. We actually made a pack a few years ago that our vacations would no longer be spent going to see family. Sometimes you need a real vacation.

You measure distance in hours. Or minutes.

You know several people who have hit a deer. I don't now any that haven't around here! Hell, I've had a deer hit me. TWICE!

Your school classes were canceled because of inch of snow. Hell, half an inch!

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. I love that time of year!

You see people wearing boots and jeans at funerals. But not their hats because that would be disrespectful. Benny doesn't own any pants except jeans.

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year. It's probably my car!

You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store. All the time.

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. HeHe, I don't even take the keys out of the door, ever!

You carry jumper cables in your car ... for your OWN car. Well ya, I might need to get jumped!

You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is. Who doesn't?

You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. Around here, it's just a lack of accent.

The local papers covers national and international news on a quarter page but requires 6 pages for sports. Our local paper doesn't even cover national or international!

You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. Benny only hunts if we need the meat but we do have 2 nice deer heads in our living room.

Labor Day weekend isnt for celebrating Labor Day it just means that DOVE season has started. A WEST TEXAS HOLIDAY. But he does love dove hunting when we are in West Texas (where he is from).

You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Deer Season. So true.

100 degrees isn't unusual in August Setember October or hell even November. See Carrin, it will still be hot when you come down.

You know that in order for a place to be considered a town, it has to have a DQ, Sonic, and a WalMart. My town has a DQ but we have to go to the town 20 min away to go to WalMart or Sonic.

You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili eatin weather. Actually, chick-n-dumplin weather for me.

A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Yup

You recognize that beans and cornbread is a meal that must have been bestowed upon the people by the Lord Himself. I can make some bad ass beans!

You can be satisfied with a meal consisting only of a hunk of bread with flavored flour and milk (a delicacy known as "biscuits n' gravy"). Had this the Tuesday night for supper.

Dr. Pepper is the best thing in the world. Yummy!

You understand these jokes and are "fixin" to forward them to your friends from Texas. LOL

Finally you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:
"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper"
Carrin and I actually had a conversation like this right before I went to see her!

Have a great day and if you got a question for me, hit the post under this one.

Q & A and an award

I have seen a lot of people do the thing where they have folks ask them questions and they answer them. I am still not feeling to great and haven't done anything all week so I figured this would be a good time to through it out there.

So, here is how it will go. You ask me a question and I will answer it. Any question you ask, I promise I will answer it. Then, I will post it when ever I feel like it. It will most likely be sometime this week because Benny is going out of town for the weekend and I really don't have any plans.

Also, a while back I got an award from Amanda and forgot to post about it. Oops! Here it is.

If I remember right, there wasn't any rules (I may be wrong). So, I am just going to keep this one all for myself. Sometimes I am just selfish, I know.

Thanks again Amanda. You rock!

So, lets get those questions pouring in!

Weekend stuff

So over the weekend, we spent everyday at the lake.

Friday we went to a lake right by the house but it's a shallow lake and real dirty. I don't like going there but we didn't even head to the lake until about 5:30pm so that is where we went. The lake is shallow and dirty enough that it isn't even safe to swim in after July. They actually post signs telling you not to swim in it halfway through the summer. As soon as we got home, I threw both kids in the shower. We wont be going back!

Saturday, we went to the lake we love and Benny's brother was there with his in-laws. He has two brother-in-laws that are really cool so we had a great time. At one point, we were tied to his boat and forgot we put the anchor down. When we took off, the 20 pound anchor came flying up into our boat and hit Benny in the shoulder and head. If it had been about 4 inches to the right, it would have hit only his head. THAT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME!!! He is still REALLY sore but he is managing (as always). There are two anchors on the boat. One in front and one in back. We will never use the one in back again! Luckily, both the kids were in Benny's brother's boat at the time.

Sunday, he was really really sore but still wanted to go out on the boat. This time we went to the river and met up with my folks. The water is a lot smoother out there which was good because Toot decided that she wanted to knee board all by herself. So she did. She did so great.

I was so excited about it because I knee boarded all the time (by myself) at that age. Man they grow up way to fast. We also stopped and just swam for awhile. Actually, I just laid in the boat while the kids swam but got some cool pics of the Spanish moss. It's actually the tree I was laying under.

So that was our weekend. I am sick right now (don't know why but it sucks) so I didn't do anything at all yesterday. Trying to do more today because I have got to kick this.

From Benny

Hey, Hows it going?
Good here.
I am having a hard time writing this because I am REALLY pissed at out current President (yes,TMM, we are rightwing).I don't want to piss off all of April's friends. But, I know April more than anyone which means she doesn't give a shit!
I am not a socialist. I don't believe in killing babies. I do believe I should be able to carry a gun when I want (besides government buildings, schools...). I do believe in freedom. I do support our troops (no matter what war). AND I do believe that we are royally FUCKED! I have heard so much that is going on with our country lately. I really hope this is not the 'Change' you voted for but if it is, why are you reading April's blog because, well, never mind.

Short and not very funny (sorry TMM) post but I almost died tonight (April will fill you in) so this is all you get.

Benny

Huh, that was interesting, kinda.

So I watched a show yesterday that I have never seen before. Don't want to mention the name but it rhymes with Jon and Kate Plus 8. Oh, I just did. Oops!

Anyway, I have heard mention of them on the news and on blogs. A lot of people say she is a bitch. Having never seen the show, I kinda thought to myself, if I had 8 kids, I would be a bitch too. (Way to many comma's in that last sentence!)

But then I watched it.

This is all I got to say on it/her.

I would never put my husband down or be disrespectful to him in public. MUCH LESS IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE FUCKING COUNTRY/WORLD! (unless he was doing it to me first! ;))

Dude, seriously, there is a time and place for everything and national TV is not one of those for talking shit to or about your spouse. Just my opinion.

Also, how much money does he make because they gotta nice as shit place?!

I hope all the dads out there have a great Father's Day! Happy early Father's Day to ya'll and to all the moms that have to be the dad too!

To be the best...

MamaKat has her prompts up and I chose #2 today. What do you aspire to be?

This has been a topic of discussion for awhile around my house hold. What do I want to be when I grow up? The reason we have talked about it is because in just a few short years, all my kiddos will be in school full time. There really wouldn't be a reason for me to be home all day.

I came up with nothing. Oh, a lot of things got thrown around (real estate, physical therapist, accounting...) but nothing made me say "Yes, that is what I want to do for the rest of my life".

But, MamaKat isn't really asking what I want to do but rather what I aspire to be. Big difference I think.

That one is easy for me.

I aspire to be the best mom I can be for my kids. I want them to always feel they can come to me with anything. I want them to be comfortable enough with me that they feel they can tell me everything. I want them to not mind hugging me in public when they are grown. I want them to always be happy in this family no matter what else is going on. I want them to be happy with their life. I want them to always know that I love them no matter what. I want to teach them family values as I learned them. I believe I can be their friend AND still be their parent but I want them to understand why sometimes I can be their friend but other times I have to be the parent even if they don't like it. I want my children to be very well balanced, respectful, well behaved, loving, happy children and then adults. That can only happen if I continue to keep trying everyday to be the best mom I can be.

I also aspire to be the best wife I can be to Benny. I want him to always know that I love him with all my heart and soul. I want him to enjoy coming home after work and not dread it. I want for him to always be my best friend. I want him to feel comfortable enough with me that he can tell me everything. I want him to always be happy that he is my husband. I want to always be able to have fun with him and for him to always have fun with me. I want to have a marriage where it doesn't matter how much money we have, how many material things we have, or even how clean the house is because I want the love we have for each other to be what matters most. When we are done with our life hear on earth, I want the world to know that our life together was like a roller coaster. We had our ups and downs but the ride sure was a blast. In order for that to happen, I have to keep trying to be the best wife I can be.

Those are the two main things I aspire to be. For me, that is the two most important things because those four people are the most important people in my life. If I don't try to be my best then why should they?



On a side note, to read a really great post, go check out Amanda's post today. I really loved it and think you might too.

Happily Ever After

I have noticed that a lot of people don't like their children watching the Disney movies that involve the whole prince and princess thing. From what I have heard or read, they think that it gives children the wrong idea about life, men, and the way they should act. That is gives them a false sense of reality. That these princesses had to change to make the prince happy. That is their opinion.

I, on the other hand, think they are great. I couldn't wait until Toot was old enough to watch them with me. I do not think it gives her a false sense of reality. I think it shows her that you can have your own 'happily ever after'. This is my opinion.

I don't think you should change to make someone happy but sometimes you have to change to make yourself happy. My mom always said that you know you are with a good person when that person inspires you to be a better person.

If you choose to be with an ass then you are not going to have your 'happily ever after'. If you choose to be with someone that loves and respects you and you in turn love and respect them, then you can have your 'happily ever after'. It's all in the choices you make. I believe that 100%.

At some point in our lives, we just might need to be rescued. I always joke that Benny was my 'knight in shining armor that rode in on a white horse' (he drove a white mustang when we met). Not because he rescued me from a bad situation, I did that myself, but because he helped me heal from that bad situation. One night we were riding around and out of nowhere I said to him "You are my neosporin". He knew exactly what I meant with no explanation. What I meant was that when we met, I had a lot of open wounds. Yes, they would have healed without him but because of him, they healed faster and the scars are smaller. For that, I am blessed that I met him.

And there have been times when I have 'rescued' him. We love and respect each other and would 'rescue' each other no matter what or when.

Yes, we argue and yes we bitch at each other but at the end of the day we still love and respect each other with all our hearts. Without the bad times, we wouldn't appreciate the good ones. Are we perfect? No. Are we perfect for each other? Yes.

So yes, I do believe that you can have your 'happily ever after' and I never want any of my children to think otherwise. I tell them everyday that not only do I pray they get it but that they deserve it.

I'm NOT a baby!

That's what Smiley said to me yesterday. And I guess technically, he's not.

He will be 3 in August. He's not wearing diapers anymore. He never wore pull-ups. He can talk better than most kids his age (thanks to Toot). He feeds himself and can even cook popcorn by himself.

When he said that, Benny just looked at me and laughed. After I gave Benny a dirty look, I said to Smiley "You will ALWAYS be my baby boy!". He just laughed along with his Daddy and ran away.

Kinda made me sad. I don't have any babies anymore. I never will. That part doesn't bother me because I don't want anymore children. Trust me, three is plenty! And I really love sleeping through the night. And I REALLY LOVE not wiping shitty butts anymore.

But the truth is, they do grow up way to fast. In a blink of an eye they go from tiny babies that can't even hold their head up to crazy kids that run away when I try to clean their face. Then to 10 year olds that think they know everything. It all just happens way to fast but they will all always be my babies to me.

About an hour later, Smiley bumped his head on something. He came to me with his blanky, crawled up in bed with me, and cuddled about 10 minutes. I looked down at him and asked him if he was still my baby boy. He shook his head yes.

And then I looked at Benny and stuck my tongue out at him!

Thank you

It's Thursday and that means its MamaKat time. I haven't done this in a while. Heck, I can't even remember the last time I did this but I saw the prompt this morning and really wanted to do the first one.

It is to describe something someone has done to make you feel special.

If you haven't noticed, I have had a weird/bad week. The things that happened to me that caused me to write the post yesterday were more weird than anything. But ya, it kinda pissed me off. The yesterday afternoon, I had to have a tooth pulled and that was bad. The root of my tooth was hooked and the dentist had to use great force to get it out. The whole right side of my mouth and face are bruised, swollen and is in a lot of pain. I have had my wisdom teeth pulled and it was nothing compared to this. Last night, the pain meds were not even helping. I'm doing better this morning but it still hurts pretty bad.

Anyway, a few people did little things that made me feel special yesterday. And you know what? They are all bloggers. I am so glad that I started blogging because I have gotten to know some really great people.

The first one was Sage. He defended me when he didn't have to. For someone I don't technically know to stand up for me means a lot. Just like so many of you did last week on this post. I have noticed that people I have become friend with on here will take up for me, no questions asked, a lot more than people I know in real life. I don't know if that says something about yall, the people I know in real life, or both. Either way, made me feel special. Thank you once again Sage and everyone from last week.

Second person was Carrin. She knew I had my dentist appt. yesterday and about 30 minutes after I left the dentist, I got a text from her asking how it went and how I was. That meant a lot because it shows me that she cares. Especially since she has a whole bunch of shit on her plate right now. Not that I had any doubt but once again, it's the little things that sometimes mean the most. Thank you girl, you really are the best.

The third person was Amanda. She didn't know about the dentist appt but she did read my post yesterday. Last night I got online right before I went to bed and I had an e-mail from her saying "I hope the rest of your day went better for you!". Of course it didn't and I told her what happened. She then sent me an e-mail saying "I wish you luck, a prayer and a few beers!" For someone I have never met to think enough about me to send me an e-mail like those is awesome. Thank you Amanda, I am so glad we have gotten to know each other.

Then I got C. Even when she is not blogging, she will send me e-mails just to see how me and the family are doing. Thank you my little Hawaiian Mama. It means the world to me that you actually care.

I think I am pretty damn blessed to have gotten to know you all. I wish more people would realize that you don't have to put out a huge effort to make someone feel special. The little things mean just as much, if not more. Just letting someone know you are thinking of them and care about them can turn a bad day/week into a great one.

Thank you again to each and everyone of you. More of you have done things to make me feel special but these 4 just really stood out in my head (which is a little groggy now because of the pain meds and lack of sleep). I hope everyone has a great day.

Do you know me - Again

This had been a weird week for me. Twice in the last week, someone has put words in my mouth. Gotta tell ya, that really irritates me. For someone to tell ME what I am for or against when I haven't even told them yet or to tell me how I feel about something when I haven't told them yet is just bullshit in my book.

So, I thought I would repost something I posted a long time ago. A lot of you have already read it because you have been with me that long but some of you haven't. Also, I added a few.

It was titled "Do You Know Me"

Nope, you don't. Not really. But, I don't really know you either. If you have read my blog, you know that my kids drive me crazy at times (who's doesn't) and that I love them so much (who doesn't). You know how I met Hubby and that he too can drive me crazy. But you also know that I love him. You also know that I love my parents. And you also know that Little Man has diabetes and that Toot is so funny and Smiley likes to piss her off. Oh ya, and that I got hurt a lot as a kid. And everything else I choose to share with you.

But there is so much more to me that you don't know.I was reading a post by someone else today that really made me think. What do we really know about each person that we read about? Not a lot I'm guessing. Only what they choose to share with me and you. And, how nice of them to actually tell us what they do. When someone leaves a bad or nasty comment, that just shows what kind of person the one leaving the nasty comment truly is. Or, is on that day.

I'm going to tell you about me, the real me. And, if you don't like it then please, feel free to never read my blog again. If you don't like me after reading this, I probably don't want you reading it anyway. I'd rather have one reader that likes me than 100 that don't. That's just how I roll.

So here's a little (or a lot, depending how it goes) about the true me (and I'm not going to explain a whole lot). Some, I am proud of, some, not so much. Either way, that's what made me and who I am. Love it or leave it.

I don't lie to my kids or anyone else about who I truly am.

I got pregnant at 16 and had Little Man at 17.

I cuss. And I say 'cuss' instead of 'curse'. I also cuss in front of my kids but they don't. They know it is grown up words and that they are not allowed to say those words.

I am a major dog person and not a cat person. Love dogs! Cat's bug me but the kids love them (and I do too sometimes).

I treat people how I would like to be treated most of the time.

Sometimes I am a total bitch to Hubby and other people, but I always apologize when I am (now).

I drink beer and love it. Wine and the hard stuff just makes me stupid so I don't drink it (anymore).

I did drugs in high school. Not all the time but did try a lot. I don't anymore(and haven't for about 9 years) and wouldn't allow anyone to do them in my house or around my kids.

I don't care what people think of me UNLESS it is that I am a bad Mom. That one pisses me off because I am one hell of a Mom.

I am not a good housekeeper at all. I would rather play with my kids or be on the computer.

I have 3 tattoos and don't regret them. You can only see them if I want you to. And I want one more.

I have taken out 3 piercings that I got when I was 18. Once again, you couldn't see those unless I wanted you to.

I had some really bad shit happen to me when I was younger.

I have had some really bad shit happen to me since I have become an adult.

I don't act like a victim. Those things helped make me who I am today.

I have a low self esteem some of the time.

I have battled depression most of my life but have learned to deal and when I can't, don't feel bad about taking meds.

I love riding back roads with Hubby.

We say "I love you" more than anyone I know and we mean it.

I love all kinds of music. Some of my favorites are Guns and Roses, Hank Jr., NOFX, Nickleback, (original) Misfits, Brad Paisley, Randy Travis, Kid Rock, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and my Hubby. Punk rock, Rock, Old country, New country, 80's rock, R&B, some rap, and 50's stuff. I like it all except classical.

I speak my mind.

I am a Christian.

I sin.

I ask for to be forgiven.

I don't go to church.

I rarely wear make-up.

I rarely 'fix' my hair.

I don't like to dress up or wear dresses.

I am silly.

I am emotional a lot.

I was in an abusive relationship for a while. (I never understood woman that were in one until I was that woman and still kinda don't get it)

I love chick flicks and horror movies.

I let my 4 year old daughter watch scary movies because she LOVES them.

I tell my kids all the time how cute/pretty/handsome they are.

I tell them when they are driving me crazy.

I protect them from anything and everything I think might hurt their hearts and souls.

I am very smart. Book smart and street smart (by that I mean, I made straight A's all threw school and have common sense). I graduated high school 1 year early because it was so easy to do. I was very close to getting my degree in college but decided I didn't want to do that forever. But, when I don't know the answer, I admit it. And then I find out the answer.

I would take the diabetes from my son and put it in me if I could.

I would die for my kids.

I shaved my head at 14. It's just hair, it will (and did) grow back.

I was raised in Ft. Worth and loved it.

I was raised by a west Texas country boy and an Army brat Mom.

I now live in a tiny town and love it.

I hate to shop for me but love to shop for my kids.

I have a small family even though I have 4 older brothers. One Mom, one Dad, four brothers, one great-grandfather, one grandmother, one aunt, two cousins, and one nephew and two nieces.

I can't stand our current president.

I believe I have high morals that I teach to my kids.

I am scared to get a shot but have to give them to my son all the time.

I always try to do what is best for my children, even if I don't always like it.

If I don't like you, you will know.

The only thing I truly want for my children if for them to be happy with who they are. The rest will fall into place.

And, I write long post!!!!

That is just a little, there is a lot more to me and everyone else you read about. Remember that next time you want to leave a nasty or rude comment.

It was nice to actually write all that. Pretty much, what you see is what you get, once you really see me.

If you truly open your eyes, the world is a much brighter place.

Summertime Fav's

Gwen wants to know our 5 favorite things about summer. She is such a sweety so I thought I would go ahead and let her know.

1. Fun family time. We have fun all year but not like in the summer. Summer for us is ALL about spending time with the family and all about having a good time.


2. Outdoor activities - As if that isn't already obvious. Benny get's 3 day weekends all summer long and I guarentee you, those days wont be spent indoors. We love to go camping, boating, swimming, golfing, grilling.... You name it, we probably do it (unless it's something just totally weird and way out there). Speaking of grilling, check out how Benny was grilling last night! Our regular grill is out of gas so he used the one from the camper. He was cracking me up in his boots and pj's.


3. Longer days. In the winter, when Benny leaves the house and when he gets home, it is dark. In the summer, there is still a few hours of daylight when he gets home.


4. Ice cold beer on hot days. Soooo good!


5. The tan I get. I am one of the lucky ones that don't burn, just tan. Sounds silly but I love it.

So, if you haven't done this, what's your favorite things about summertime?

I'm AWESOME

That's what they told me. They being Benny and the kids. I felt pretty awesome and proud of myself too.

We went to the lake Sunday. We made the drive up to Oklahoma and went to Brokenbow Lake. That is one of the most beautiful lakes. I would have been happy just riding around all day but of course, we had a new toy to try out. Rather, we had a new toy I had to try out.

My brother gave us his old wakeboard and it was time for me to attempt this thing. I have seen a lot of people doing it and I gotta tell ya, it doesn't look easy. I called my brother on the way and said "OK, how do I actually get up on this thing?" He laughed and said "However you can! It took me three tries before I got up on it." OK, he can do trick and flips and stuff on this thing so I was now even more worried about it. He also rode snowboards all the time when he lived in Utah.

So we get out there, it takes me forever to get the thing on, and in the water I go.

Then, I pop up on the first freakin try!!!! WOOHOO!!

Then, all I can think is "Now what do I do?" I could go left but not right. This is going to take some work.

After that, I got on my trusty knee board. I have ridden a knee board since I was 4 years old. Benny didn't take pics if me wakeboarding (I was a little pissed about that) but he did of me knee boarding.

Forwards

Backwards

Outside

When I came back in the wake, I jumped it and landed very wrong! Yup, ended face first in the water. And for some reason, I am only sore on my left side. Guess my right side is in better shape!

Oh well, the fam still thought I was awesome! Also, this summer will probably be me rattling on about our weekends. Summertime to us is all about us having fun with our kids!

The races and lots of beer

This weekend was so much fun. Friday night we went to the races and one of my brothers and his wife joined us. That was my first time at the races and I gotta say, there will be more. It was awesome.

A tone of people from Zachry (Benny's company) were there but all the foreman's from his office were drunk before they even got there so it made for a real funny time. Afterwards we went to the bar with my brother and then stayed at his house.

This was on the way. It's a sonic bag hanging out the car. Too funny!

This is Benny's kinda sorta boss. He was TORE up!

They were having the Indy races on Saturday so we got to go into the Indy garage. This was my favorite car.

Headin over to see the trucks.

Benny's company's truck.

A cute fireman I was chatting it up with. He usually worked NASCAR and this was his first truck race.

Only took this pic because I know Carrin loves Target.

I have know idea who this is but I had to take this pic because this just cracked me up!

Finally sitting down for the races. Benny had a tongue thing going on all day.

My sis in law but she is really more of just a sis. They have been together since I was 2 years old.

My oldest brother.

It was actually REALLY hard to get a good pic of them racing. They were haulin ass!

Out at the bar. My brother is a goof ball.

That's my brothers hand again.

Tongue thing again.

We were all pretty drunk by this point!

As we were about to head out.

After the bar, we went to Mc Donalds. Somehow I got the guy at the window to sing me happy birthday (not my birthday) and he accidentally left his mike on so the car behind us heard it all. Then, the guy in that car sang to me too. It was soooo funny!

It was a great night and I can't wait until we can do it again!

Let's see if I can get this out right

Yesterday in my post I talked about a comment I got. I was pretty sure (not 100% because I don't know her well enough) she was kidding, which I said. I didn't mean for it to come off that I was pissed about it because I wasn't. It just got me thinking that I might be coming off as arrogant or that I thought I was better than others because I have posted a lot lately about the 'extras' we have gotten in a time when a lot of the country can't even stay afloat. I really don't like people that think they are better than others because of the amount of money they have or the material things they have and did not want to look like that to anyone. Those of you that have read my blog for a while know I am not like that but I gotta few new folks and didn't want to seem that way. I guess I just worded it all wrong. Sorry Jane.

I will say that I love reading my comments and other people's blogs because it help me really think about the person I am. Whether I need to better myself, play with my kids more, be more grateful for the blessings we do have (health, each other, and security).... I guess it kinda forces me to look in the mirror every so often and decide if I really like the person I am. And that was one of the comments that made me do that.

I really hope that all made some kind of sense.

Oh ya, found out yesterday that if you go down into the pits at the races that there is a dress code. Must wear pants, a shirt with sleeves, and no open toed shoes for safety reasons (which totally makes sense). So while I will still be all rednecked out, it will be just the normal redneck me. Jeans and boots. ;) And let me say this real quick, there is a HUGE difference between redneck and white trash. I am totally redneck but no where near white trash!

And just for the hell of it, here are some cute as shit pictures of Toot and Smiley.

A little of this and that

Just some randomness.


Little Man left yesterday to spend 28 days with his dad and I was all upset. It's weird how right when you get upset sometimes, you can read or hear something that someone else is going through and all the sudden, your problems seem so small. After he left, I got online and read the update on Avery. Please, that little baby and the family needs all the prayers they can get.


Last night we went and rode around for a while on backroads. This really gives Benny and me a chance to talk. Really talk. Well, he was worried about some things and it was obvious to Toot. She got out of her seat, crawled upfront, gave him a huge hug and kiss and then got back in her seat. Never said a word but it took all his worries away. Kids are so awesome like that.


Finally joining the rest of the world today and getting sat TV. Benny is really not liking the idea of paying for TV but I am not going to live without TV and we don't have HD TV's. I totally won that battle.


The other day on the post about us going to the lake, I had a comment that said "Makes ya wonder what all the little people are doing while you are on the water". Ummm, no, not really. Benny works his ass off for everything we have. We deserve it. After working almost 3 months of 7 days a week/14 hours a day, he can buy whatever the hell he wants. We don't expect handouts from anyone. We believe that if you want something, you work for it and work he does. I am sure she was kidding (I hope) but just wanted to make it clear that I was not bragging. I am just very proud of everything we have worked for. Trust me, it's been a long road to get where we are today.

That damn horse is still pregnant! She really looks like she will pop any minute. And, she has turned into quite the bitch lately. I was giving them water the other night and she kicked the donkey through/over the fence and he almost landed on me! LITERALLY! Scared the shit out of me. He was OK thank goodness but I think I had a minor heart attack. I wish she would hurry up so she will go back to normal!

And last, if you want to see the New Moon trailer, the link to it is under this post.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

New Moon Trailer

If you want to see, it is here. Toot has already watched it about 10 times.

Happens Every Time

Every time I do a tag or a meme thing because I just have nothing else to say, something comes up.

Just found out that I will be going here Friday.

Yup, I will be all rednecked out in my Hooters wife beater, shorts, and flip flops with a beer in one hand and a smoke in the other.

Never been to the Texas Motor Speedway so I am pretty excited about it. It is trucks racing on Friday night. The company Benny works for has a truck racing and gave all the foreman's tickets. Really good tickets too. Even pit passes. Also, I am pretty sure I am the only chick going (in our crew) so this could get interesting. Kinda prefer it that way anyway.

WOOHOO! Can't wait!

What the heck

Carrin did this thing the yesterday and I figured, What the heck. Nothing else has really been going on. What you do is go to google images, type in your answers and then grab the first pic. Easy enough.

First name. I don't know what year they are talking about but it couldn't have been this one.

Middle name. This was just weird because I am so much more for East Side. LOL

Your age. It's 28 not 2007.

Where you want to visit. I will go to Ireland one day!

Where you grew up. Ft Worth TX.

Where you live now. Linden TX.

Favorite Food. Mexican all the way!

Favorite Sweet treat. I love me some Reese's Pieces. Makes me want to phone home. (Please tell me you got that! Benny wouldn't, he has never seen the movie)

Favorite animal. Dog, but this one scares the shit out of me!

Favorite color. I say red but Toot says my favorite color is pink so I did both.

Married or Single. Married.

Describe your relationship in one word. I typed in perfect relationship because it is for us!

Love it

Toot has been singing all weekend. Every minute that we were in the car, she was singing. Seeins how her daddy is a singer, we let her sing her heart out. Makes him very proud.
Anyway, kids always get words wrong to songs. Sometimes it makes no sense and other times it is so cute and funny. She messed up a couple of words and we laughed so hard every time.

She sang Jesus Loves Me. Here is her version.

"Jesus loves me inside out, for the bible tells me so! YES JESUS LOVES ME!"

Too cute.

Short post today because it hurts too much to move. Skiing and tubing all weekend really got me sore!