Just in case

Just in case I am not back on Monday (today) I'm posting another meme about Benny.

I'll do my answers first and then his to compare how well I know him. Mine in green and his in red. Also, I wrote his exactly how he said them.

1. What is something your husband always says to you? I Love You. He says it all the time. That was good to me. LOL!!!

2. What makes your husband happy? Being with his family. Oh, and beer! You.

3. What makes your husband sad? Thinking about his dad that passed away almost 5 years ago. Working out of town.

4. What was your husband like as a teen? Cocky! He really thought he was the shit. Very rowdy and horny and slutty and all that good stuff.

5. How old is your husband? 37 37

6. How tall is your husband? 5 ft 11 in but his licence says 6 ft. 6ft. I then said "no you are not" and he said, "my licence says I am".

7. What is his favorite thing to do? Ride back roads or play golf. Ride back roads with you.

8. What does your hubby do when you're not around? Ride back roads or play golf. Work because other than that I am always with you.

9. If your husband becomes famous, what will it be for? A country singer/song writer. Songwriting I reckon.

10. What is your husband really good at? Singing/song writing (I know he won't say this because he has gotten modest on me.) Singing. Nevermind, I guess he will say it.

11. What is your husband not very good at? Sitting still. He can't do it. I don't know, uhh, I don't know. Cant you just see the modesty oozing out of him.

12. What does your husband do for a job? Tool room foreman for Zachry. Tool room manager, uhhh, foreman.

13. What is your husbands favorite food? This is hard. I'm gonna say fried catfish. He'll probably just say Mexican. Steak. We just don't eat it a lot. I was way off.

14. What makes you proud of your husband? That he works his ass off so I can be a stay at home mom and he never complains. Though, he is counting down the days until Smiley starts school. I don't know.

15. If your husband were a cartoon character, who would he be? I have no idea. Bugs Bunny, he's always a smart ass.

Happy Easter

Benny and Me

I'm with Benny as you are reading this but thought that while I am gone, I would tell ya a little more about us. Enjoy.

What are your middle names? His is Max and mine is Dee. I have know idea why his is Max but mine is a family name.

How long have you been together? Together for 6 years and 9 months, married 6 years 2 month. This picture was taken right after we met.

How long did you know each other before you started dating? About 2 hours.

Who asked whom out? He asked my mom if he could keep me the night we met. You can read that story here.

How old are each of you? He is 37 and I am almost 28 (my birthday is Monday). He is such a kid at heart. This picture is funny to me because his shirt says "Please don't give this man anymore beer".

Whose siblings do you see the most? Kinda goes back and forth. Lately, mine, and they all live 3 hours away.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Him going out of town to work. This is only the second time he has had to do it though.

Did you go to the same school? Nope, he went to school out in West Texas and I went to school in East Texas.

Who is smarter? It all depends on which topic. I guess usually him because I do a lot of stupid stuff. I blame it on haveing 3 kids.

Who is the most sensitive? I am way more emotional but he is more sensitive. Does that even make sense? He cries at movies, songs, commercials.... I don't usually.

Where do you eat out most as a couple? I can't remeber the last time we ate out as a couple but as a family, we eat Taco Bell the most and it's ALWAYS drive thru. Our favorite real restauraunt is Casa Ole but we hardly ever go there.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? He took me to Portland, OR and we drove up to Washington and then drove down HYW 1 all the way to San Diego, CA in 3 days. It was so much fun! Before that, I had only been to the states that touch Texas. That's a picture of me after we left the San Diego Zoo.

Who has the craziest exes? Oh, that's easy. Me.

Who has the worst temper? Me. I have heard that about 10 years before I met him that he had a REAL bad temper but I have never seen it. He is the most mellow person I have ever known. It's really hard to piss him off but I can do it.

Who does the cooking? This is sad but usually him.

Who is the neat-freak? LOL, what's that?! We both hate to clean. We really need a maid. Know of any free ones in the NE Texas area?

Who is more stubborn? That would be me again.

Who hogs the bed? Lady, our dog. She weighs maybe 5 pounds but can somehow pin us down to where we can't even move.

Who wakes up earlier? Him, always. Even if he is not working he gets up earlier. I really love to sleep in. If I am awake early it is because he woke me up by already being up.

Where was your first date? We went to Texas Roadhouse and then went fishing in the dark. The only other time we went to Texas Roadhouse was the night we got married. If we want a great steak, he cooks them at home.

Who is more jealous? That boy doesn't have a jealous bone in his body. Use to piss his ex wife off real bad but I think it's great. Me on the other hand, I got a little one but it's usually about golf, not another woman. We know who the other one is going to bed with each night.

How long did it take to get serious? About a week, if that long. He moved with me after 6 weeks. This picture was right after he moved in.

Who eats more? That's him all the way. It is amazing how much he can eat and he still wears a 29 in his jeans. We actually have to buy his shorts in the kids department because usually the mens only go down to a 30. My dad always says that when he eats, he fills up from the boots up. My brother says he doesn't get full, just tired of chewing. Seriously, he can spend $20 at Taco Bell on food just for him!

Who's better with the computer? Me, I can't stand watching him on the computer. I usually will just kick him off and do it for him so I have to stay far far away when he is on it.

Who drives when you are together? Always him unless he is really tired. He will fall asleep at the wheel and I wont no matter how tired I am. He's dancing and singing one of the songs of Dirty Dancing while driving in this picture.

A Little Something For All The Ladies

I am going to let you in on a little secret but let me say this first. I do not do reviews on my blog. If I tell you about a product or something it is because I use it and think you will love it, not because someone asked me to. That being said, I have got to tell you about my miracle pills.


I wish I had known about these before I had my hysterectomy. It really would have been a life saver seeings how I had the most horrible cramps. Anyway, I do know about them now and use them for a couple of different reasons.
First reason, they get rid of cramps. It doesn't matter what kind of cramps either. I get leg cramps when it is that time of the month (I still have my ovaries) and they get rid of them completely. They also work on any other kind of muscle cramps. When Benny is having muscle cramps from work, he takes them. I also have a bad back and when it starts to spasm, they help so much.



Second reason, they get rid of water weight. And I mean quick like. If you are retaining water it will be totally gone with in about 6 hours (for me) if that long. Just make sure you are around a bathroom cause that water has to get out somehow.



Anyway, they are cheap and you can get them at Wal-Mart. I am sure you can buy them other places but I usually only shop at Wal-Mart because of lack of anywhere else to go.

Also, don't take them with beer! They will fizz up so bad in your mouth!! Trust me! YUCK!!!

I will piss on your desk!

When I read the prompts for this weeks writing assignment, I immediately busted out laughing. I knew exactly what I wanted to write about. Here's the prompts and if ya want to join in just head on over to Mama Kats.

The Prompts:
1.) Describe a moment when you realized you and your spouse were SO different.
2.) What is your role in the household?
3.) Write about how you felt when you discovered you were lied to.(creativewritingprompts.com)
4.) Describe a hard time you gave a teacher...what would you say to them today?
5.) What is an unpleasant experience you had eating? Write a poem, paragraph, or something else about the experience.(writingfix.com)

I choose number 4.

When I was 16 and a junior in high school, I decided to take extra classes and graduate early. The principle was skeptical so she made me do the extra classes as correspondence classes for the first semester. The second semester I got to take them all at school. Her being so skeptical is probably what drove me to do so well (I got all A's).

I could not stand my English III teacher. She was the meanest woman ever. I have never had a teacher that I disliked so much. When the second semester came around and I was taking all my classes at school, I ended up with her as my English IV teacher too. Not only that but, I had her back to back so I had to spend 3 hours a day with her non stop. It was horrible!

In November of that school year, I found out I was pregnant. I didn't hide it from anyone and was really glad I had decided to graduate early.

Anyway, this teacher had a strict rule about going to the restroom while in class. It wasn't allowed. I always made sure I used the restroom before each class because I knew her rule.
One day, it happened. I had to go pee. And I had to go really bad! I was pregnant and that just comes along with it.

So, I raised my hand while crossing my legs as tight as possible. She asked what I wanted and I told her I HAD to go to the restroom now. She looked at me, rolled her eyes, and said "You know the rules, you should have gone before class". I pleaded saying "I did but this class is an hour and a half long and I can't hold it until the end!". She just shook her head no.

I yelled "BITCH" in my head and then got up to go to the restroom. She jumped up, stood in front of me and said "Sit back down!"

First of all, I am not the nicest person when I don't like someone. Second, I am not the nicest person when someone tells me I can't do something. And third, I was pregnant and HAD TO GO PEE!

I looked at her with my evil stare and said "If you don't let me go I am going to piss all over your desk, not mine." Not one person said a word.

She looked at me all shocked and yelled "Go to the office!" I responded with, "After I go pee I will."

So I went to the restroom, then to the office and didn't get into any trouble. I don't know if she did but she never stopped me from going to the restroom again.

If I saw her today I would probably say "So, you still a bitch or have you finally found happiness in your world?" Actually, probably not but I sure as hell wouldn't apologise for threatening to piss on her desk. When ya gotta go, ya gotta go!

Also, I am going out of town today again to go see Benny. I should be back Sunday night. I know it was so hard on yall last week so I went ahead and scheduled some post for ya to read. Just don't get pissy if I don't comment on yours for a few days, OK. ;) Hope everyone has a great weekend. See ya when I see ya!

Steve

My great grandfather Steve is the most interesting person I know. He is funny, loves my kids to death, and has such an interesting life story.He grew up in New York in a family that didn't want him. At the age of 14 he started hopping trains and traveling the country. Anything to just get him away from his family. Later on he joined the Army.

When my mom was 5, her dad was stationed in Alaska. My great grandmother Jodie lived with them and that is where she met Steve. They had been together ever since until she passed about 2 years ago. The loved each other like two people are suppose to love each other. My grandmother still lives with him and takes care of what ever he needs even though he hates someone else taking care of him. He's a little on the stubborn side.

For as long as I can remember, he has had trains set up in his "Whistle Shop". They lived in Ft. Worth all my life (until 2 years ago) and he was on the news a couple of times because of his train set.

They are so cool and he and Jodie hand painted everything. The detail in them is so amazing. As a little girl, I loved going down to his Whistle Shop and watching the trains go round and round and he loved showing them off to us.

A few months ago, he gave me all his trains. Everything. All the buildings, people, mountains and even the wallpaper he had around the set. I hope we can set it up just as good as he had it one day.

It was a sad day for me when we received them but I am happy he chose to give them to me.

He is 90 years old now and misses my great grandmother but I know she will be in heaven waiting on him when he gets there.

Tag, you're it!

ShortMama tagged me so I figure I will play along. I wish I had read it later on because I am actually getting my hair done in about an hour. Anyway, here are the rules:

Take a picture of yourself right now.

No primping or preparing. Just snap a picture.

Load the picture onto your blog.

Tag some people to play.

Alrighty, here I am.

Yep, no make up, no bra. Just wearing a t-shirt and my fuzzy TinkerBell pj pants. This is what I usually look like when I am just hanging out at home.


BTW, I hate those curtains. I really need to go buy some more. They were here when we moved in over 2 years ago and I have always hated them.

OK, I tag everyone that reads this!

Racist?

After being gone for 5 days, I had a ton of e-mails to go through. I ran across one and it really got me thinking. I am not saying I agree with any, all, or none of it. Just that it got me thinking. I am going to post the e-mail and then give you my thoughts after. I did not write or change any of the e-mail so if it offends you, just remember that.

"This e-mail does contain wording that is meant to express an open opinion to a major problem in the USA. It is estimated that only 11% of those receiving this e-mail will read it all the way to the end. In addition, it is estimated that only 1% of non-white color will read this past this point and 99% will blow it away because of the title.

It is a shame this sentiment exists when we tell the world that the USA is the best place to Live, Worship, Work, and Play…

"WHITE" Pride"

This is great. I have been wondering about why Whites are racists, and no other race is....Proud to be White

Michael Richards makes his point..............

Michael Richards better known as Kramer from TVs Seinfeld does make a good point.This was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act. He makes some very interesting points...Someone finally said it. How many are actually paying attention to this?
There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc. And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,' 'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK.

But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink ... You call me a racist. You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you... so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day. You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day. You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi. You have the NAACP. You have BET... If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists. If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists.

We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce , and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that??A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships... You know we'd be racists.There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US. Yet if there were 'White colleges', that would be a racist college.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it.

But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.

I am proud... But you call me a racist.Why is it that only whites can be racists??There is nothing improper about this e-mail. Let's see which of you are proud enough to send it on... I sadly don't think many will. That's why we have LOST most of OUR RIGHTS in this country. We won't stand up for ourselves!BE PROUD TO BE WHITE!It's not a crime YET... but getting very close!

It is estimated that ONLY 5% of those reaching this point in this e-mail, will pass it on."

OK, if you made it through that, here are my thoughts. If I loose every follower because of it then oh well. And actually, I will say there were parts I did not agree with.

Am I proud to be white? Hell yes!
Why you ask? Why would you ask? Apparently, everyone thinks it's the 'easiest' race to be.
Is that why I am proud to be white? No. I am proud because I am proud of who I am and who my ancestors are. Just like I am proud to be a Texan and a woman and a mom and a wife and a daughter.
Should I be scared to say that I am proud to be white? No.
Am I? No but I don't go around saying it all the time. Never felt the need to.
Should anyone be scared to say they are proud of what they are? No.
Why is it OK for me to say I am proud that I am Irish but not proud that I am white? Same think isn't it, in my case?

So, what kind of world do we live in? I'll tell ya a tiny bit about my world. One where if you don't like our current president, you are a racist. One where my 10 year old son asks me why kids at school call him a racist because he is white. One where my dad didn't get a job once because he was white, even though he was the most qualified and it put us in a major bind. One where my husband had to score 20 points higher on a test than any other race to get a job. BTW, that is all 100% true.

Is that fair? Well hell no.
Is that life? Well hell ya.

Life's not fair. Get over it or do something about it.

Whoopie said something on The View once that I LOVED. She said she doesn't call herself an African American because it takes away from the fact that she is a full American. Just like I don't call myself a Scottish/Irish/Native/Who knows what else American. I am just a Texan. ;) Sorry, had to say it. I am just an American.

And no, my big girl panties are not on because I usually don't wear any but I can take anything you have to say if you would like to bitch about this post. Also, I don't delete comments so would appreciate it if you didn't comment as 'anonymous'.

I'm home

Well, we made it back home a little bit ago. I have tons to catch up on so I am sure I will be pretty busy for a while.

The trip was good. It was pretty boring until 8pm at night but once 8 hit, it was all worth it. Just spending that little time with Benny was so good. Totally made up with 14 hours of boredom. With so many hours of nothing to do, what's a girl to do.

Well, go shopping of course. And I hate shopping. But with NOTHING else to do, that's what we did. And we did A LOT of it.
We hit up Old Navy, the mall, Victoria Secrets,.... and spent way to much money.

Funny think happened though. The Easter Bunny was at the mall so I was going to get a picture with the kids. They had other thoughts. Smiley was scared shitless and not going anywhere near the bunny. Toot wouldn't sit in his lap but sat next to him and then wouldn't look at the camera much less smile. So we left. Oh well. Is what is so funny is that we went to Bass Pro Shops next and they have a huge stuffed bear. A real bear. Ya, my kids were all over it and giving it hugs.
Funny kids they are.

Hope everyone was good while I was gone.

Wordless Wednesday - I'm PISSED

I am so pissed. This picture is the bottom of my wedding ring. UGGGHHHHHH!!!!! I have know idea how it broke but it did.
Good thing I'm not superstitious huh!

Oh ya, extra 5 bonus points if someone can guess what I am reading.

For more WW go check out blah blah blah. Not in the mood right now to go pull up the addresses. You know where to go.