Listen

I know you don't usually listen to the songs people play on their blog but you HAVE to listen to this one! First one on my playlist! It rocks!!!! Totally worth it!!!! Trust me.
It's not Merle or Hank Sr or any of the other greats but it is worth listing to even if you don't listen to country!!!
Trust me!!!! It will be good!!!!

BTW, Happy birthday to my brother!!!

This sucks

It just keeps getting worse.
My sis in law that is getting a divorce from my brother has been around as long as I can remember. I actually remember her better than my brother growing up. I really looked at her like a sister as she did me and we have been really close for the last 12 years. They were the ones that went to the races with us the other day.
She just deleted me from her friends on Facebook. That is how me and her always talked.
This sucks. I think I just lost my sister of 26 years.

I'm back

So that was a fun week and a half we just had. Lots of laughs. Now, we are all back to real life dealing with real life stuff.

In the last 3 days, I have gotten some pretty bad news. Nothing that really effects me personally, but people I love.

Found out Saturday that my brother and his wife split up for good. They have been together since I was 2 years old. They also have a 13 year old daughter that is being drug through this all and I feel so bad for all of them but especially her. This is going to be one nasty mess before it's all over. I can already tell. I wish parents would just always think about what is best for the children instead of how they can hurt each other the most. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't think like that. Glad I did and do.

Then, this morning, I found out that my dad's best friend's wife has to have surgery on her throat that will cause her to never talk again. Without the surgery, she would die. I can't even imaging what it would be like to know I only had a certain amount of days left to talk for the rest of my life. I just pray the surgery goes good.

So, after a fun filled week and then a very emotional two days, I am freaking exhausted! If ya would, say a little prayer for these people. They need it.

Little Flirt!

Well, Little Man had a great birthday. We all had a great 4th. And this week has been great.

We have company this week. Toot was so excited about who was coming and he got here Sunday.

She met him a year ago and I think it was love at first sight for her.

For about 3 hours after he got here, she stayed hidden and kept peeking around the walls to watch him. She is such a little flirt!

And this is where she has pretty much been every since!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Award and a birthday

I'm here but not really because I am camping right now. Gotta love having post options!

I received another award from Amanda. Thanks girl. You are too sweet. You are also extraordinary and awesome!!!!



And even though he doesn't read this'

Happy Birthday Little Man!!!!

And it begins

Benny is lucky enough that his company realized you can get just as much work done in 40 hours as you can in 40 hours. Kinda obvious huh! But, they do their 40 hours in 4 days instead of 5. Pretty smart huh! Works great because that means 3 day weekends all summer long. And, it saves on gas.

So, our weekends begin as soon as he gets off work on Thursday. WOOHOO!

This is going to be one full weekend for us. Speaking of that, I need to put my camera on the charger. Can someone remind me later? Thanks. Anyway, we are camping and heading out to the campsite tonight to make sure we get a good spot (holiday weekends are always full).

Tomorrow is Little Mans birthday and we are going to do all that fun stuff tomorrow plus hang out on the river. I finally got him the one thing he has been bugging me to get since the day they came out. I bought him a Wii.

Saturday is obviously the 4th of July and they do fireworks out on the river plus we have a kid friendly party to attend at one of the lake houses. With people I have never met.

Sunday, we have to get everything back home in time for the company we have coming.

And if that's not enough, Little Man had diabetic camp next week so I will be taking and picking him up everyday 45 miles away! I am going to be so tired by NEXT weekend. Which is Benny's birthday. LOL! It's never ending during the summer for us!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!

Oh ya, the 'W' on his shirt was for George W Bush. Remember, he has very political dad.

WOOHOO!!!!

I gotta say, this past month seemed to drag on without Little Man, but not too bad. Staying busy helped. Yesterday, was the longest day though.

HE COMES HOME TODAY!!!! I go pick him up at noon.

I am so excited. This is the longest I have ever gone without seeing him.

His 11th birthday is Friday (I was not thinking yesterday and said Thursday, oops). Here are a few past ones. .

This year we will be camping out at the river and taking the boat. He is growing up way too fast!

Bonus points if you can tell me what the 'W' on his shirt stands for in the picture with the knight.

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!