Hello Monday~

Hello Monday! Ugh.. well not really. Here is a song that I cannot get out of my head this morning. Wonder where I heard it last?

Barracuda!~

Last night I got hooked watching the Republican National Convention. Ive never been a political person, nor have I voted strictly one party ... I always chose who I believe will do the best for our country or situation. I have totally been wanting John McCain to run for presidency for a LONG time and sooo glad that now I can actually be able to vote for him for our next President. Now, your opinion is your opinion and you can vote for whoever you like.. that is your right. Just please vote! That is my main message other than this........... last night at the end of his speech and at the end of the Convention they played "Barracuda" by Heart.........whooaaa.. I LOVED THAT!
You go John McCain!



Unfortunately Heart doesnt feel the same way~

Been thinkin'~

I have been thinking.. there are so many cool videos on You Tube ... I thought I may post a video time and time again of music that I like.. some new, some old. Hopefully my visitors would enjoy it as well. Anyway.. here is my pick for today.. A rainy Thursday in the Mid-West. Hangin' in there til the weekend!

Heartbroken~

I know this might sound silly.. but I just read some of the most heartbreaking news.. "Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71" Im totally upset because when I was a kid.. boy Jerry Reed was it.. I thought he was soo freakin' funny.. I even decided that I would name my first boy Reed after him.. although that never happened.. I never forgot about that or Jerry Reed. Im so darned sad right now. At least he did live a longer life than most in his profession.. I hope that he rests in peace.
"NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71.
His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday.
"He's one of the greatest entertainers in the world. That's the way I feel about him," Moore-Reed said.
Sony BMG Nashville Chairman Joe Galante called Reed a larger-than-life personality.
"Everything about Jerry was distinctive: his guitar playing, writing, voice and especially his sense of humor," Galante said. "I was honored to have worked with him."
Reed's catalog of country chart hits, from 1967 through 1983, were released under the label group's RCA imprint.
As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, Reed had a string of hits that included "Amos Moses," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "East Bound and Down," "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" and "The Bird."
In the mid-1970s, he began acting in movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit" with Burt Reynolds, usually as a good ol' boy. But he was an ornery heavy in "Gator," directed by Reynolds, and a hateful coach in 1998's "The Waterboy," starring Adam Sandler.
Reynolds gave him a shiny black 1980 Trans Am like the one they used in "Smokey and the Bandit."
Reed and Kris Kristofferson paved the way for Nashville music personalities to make inroads into films. Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers (TV movies) followed their lead.
"I went around the corner to motion pictures," he said in a 1992 AP interview.
Reed had quadruple bypass surgery in June 1999.
Born in Atlanta, Reed learned to play guitar at age 8 when his mother bought him a $2 guitar and showed him how to play a G-chord.
He dropped out of high school to tour with Ernest Tubb and Faron Young.
At 17, he signed his first recording contract, with Capitol Records.
He moved to Nashville in the mid-1960s where he caught the eye of Chet Atkins.
He first established himself as a songwriter. Elvis Presley recorded two of his songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man" (both in 1968). He also wrote the hit "A Thing Called Love," which was recorded in 1972 by Johnny Cash. He also wrote songs for Brenda Lee, Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and the Oak Ridge Boys.
Reed was voted instrumentalist of the year in 1970 by the Country Music Association.
He won a Grammy Award for "When You're Hot, You're Hot" in 1971. A year earlier, he shared a Grammy with Chet Atkins for their collaboration, "Me and Jerry." In 1992, Atkins and Reed won a Grammy for "Sneakin' Around."
Reed continued performing on the road into the late 1990s, doing about 80 shows a year.
"I'm proud of the songs, I'm proud of things that I did with Chet (Atkins), I'm proud that I played guitar and was accepted by musicians and guitar players," he told the AP in 1992.
In a 1998 interview with The Tennessean, he admitted that his acting ability was questionable.
"I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, `I could never do that.'
"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."

The country is where Im from~

....and where I sooo wish Hunter could grow up. He is such a natural country kid. He told me while we were down visiting my Dad this weekend {back home Fulton, Missouri}that he wanted to live there the rest of his life. I dont blame him.. I never knew how much Id miss it until I was gone. I almost dont want to go back at times because I always come home heartbroken. But.. we'll keep working and maybe someday our dreams will come true. This is a picture I snapped while at my Dads.. the porch swing on his front porch... We all agreed that the reason us older kids loved it so much is because when we were growing up Grandma and Grandpa had one just like it.. we'd spend hours upon hours swinging on that swing. And I didnt want to leave Dads.. I could have sat on that porch and watched the wind blow for days.... so beautiful.

Garth.. you ARE foxy!~

The last few weeks over at Crazy 8's we've been playing Top 100 Classic Rock Bingo and today I pulled a Jimi Hendrix out and decided to use this video as a clue. Waynes World rocks and I think Dana Carvey is even more brilliant than Mike Myers in it.. but thats just me. He is soo cute! I love when he gets so excited that his glasses need adjustments. hahaa I hope that this brings back good memories for you as it did me and the girls on the forum!
Have a great Labor Day weekend! :)

I have a winner!~

Thanks to finally figuring out the Random.org generator thingie.. I listed all of your names and then pushed the button... and here is what happened!!!

List Randomizer

There were 11 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. angie
2. brooke
3. aime
4. scrappychic
5. deb
6. cat
7. carol a.
8. kate
9. lois aka katesmum
10. margo
11. gina hanson

Timestamp: 2008-08-26 14:30:50 UTC

Soooo... Angie.. you are the winner!!!! Please email me your address and a little wish list and I will send your gifty out this weekend!
Congratulations and Thank you for reading my blog!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dads 70th Birthday!!! I called him this morning at 9am and he was climbing down off a roof that he and my brother had just put on last week. He was doing some finish work. I am amazed at the umph this guy has. He has taken a beatin' but keeps on tickin'. So while I had him on the phone told him that I needed him to pick a number so that Id have a winner for my contest but he picked 38. hahaaa. What a dork! Sooo. I will put all the names in a hat tonight and draw when I get home!!!
Have a great Birthday Dad-see you this weekend! {Soo excited to go back home!}
Have a good Monday ya'll! :)

CELEBRATION & a Give-Away~

Whoa.. what a huge deal this is!!! Im going to celebrate my 100 blog posts by doing a Give-Away!!!.. hmmm what shall it be?... Depends on the person who wins.. it could be scrappy goodeness or just a gifty gift.. Leave me a comment and I shall choose a winner Monday August 25th!!! ;) Good Luck and Thank You for visiting!!!

Assortment of Cards~

Here are the cards I made for the Assorted Card Swap over at Crazy 8's. I was to make Get Well Cards. I love how they turned out and finally used the *inchie* technique.. lets just say it was a lot of work, but well worth it!

In other news~ Im doing good, thanks for thinking of me.. just had a little rough spot.

also.. ironically....today Todd and I celebrated our 4th Wedding Anniversary.. woot! ;)

A ways to go yet~

Well.. Im almost done with my blog tweaks.. I just need to add a bunch more links yet. Im not sure Im liking everything on the right side when it used to be on the right. We'll see. It really shouldnt matter to me since the blog is ultimately for you the reader.

Anyway...
On to other things. Im having a rough week. My personal life which is normally happy has turned sad and pathetic and I just dont know how to fix it.. or if it will just iron itself out. I think Im going to turn to God once again and pray for strength.. I feel like Ive asked for so much and been given so much that I dont deserve any more favors, but I really would like to hold this together. Also lately I have not wanted to scrapbook, read about scrapbooking, participate in forums or anything. I just want to dissolve myself in non-important things and sit on the couch. I have no motivation and no motivation around me either.

I have definitely came away in this life with one thought.. one piece of advise. Do NOT ever ever get married. It is something wayyyy easy to get into and wayyyy harder to get out of. Id rather be alone than be miserable in a relationship that does not have 2 working partners. and so call me weak for not wanting to work things out.. but remember it takes TWO.. it always did and it always will.

One last thing.. Id love to give a shout out to my Mom... she is going to be SIXTY yup thats right the big 6-0 on Monday the 18th. I sooo wish I could see her and be with her, but I just cant.. so I wrote her a letter disclosing just 60 of the reasons why I love her so much. I thought it was going to be hard coming up with 60 things, but found out it really was quite easy and I could have went on and on. She is a special person, we have a special relationship and she is my best friend. So Happy Birthday Mom... *cheers* ;)

Under Construction~

Excuse me while I try to reconstruct my blog... stay tuned.

I heart Heart~

OMGOSH.. I never realized just how hot Ann Wilson is !!!... she gets a lot of fluff from the public regarding her weight.. but my goodeness is she ever beautiful and man can she belt out the tunes!! I have always loved HEART and thanks to Evil Beet Gossip today I was reminded about how much!

Best Friends~

....and so this is what makes it worth all the diapers, terrible twos and threes, the uncoordinated years, the backtalks, the teen years, the first time driver and dates...Best Friends... Preston-19 and Hunter-3!!!!

Be You~

I almost cried last night doing this layout of my oldest offspring. He is so darn handsome and innocent.. hahaa or at least I still feel he is. He is the best son-he is more than any one could ever ask for. Im sooo happy that I get to see him this weekend. My other two are so happy that their big brother is coming they can barely keep civil. They love their *best friend*. Makes a Momma pretty proud! The quote says "Where ever you go-go with all your heart"!

Hilariousness ensues~

This blog is the funniest blog I have ever found! I go there every day for a pick me up! You know.. for when the bitches try to get you down.. yeah its good for that too!
Im just being real here! ;)
{Thanks Dr.Ennis for the advise all those years ago!}
Please visit.. you wont be disappointed!!! Go now.. run.. be happy and laugh your buns off! :)

Little white spaces~

orrrrr is there??? ... hehee
Here is the first completed layout for the the Sketchfest this weekend. It was for the *white space* sketch challenge... I wanted to participate more, but my family is pretty much keeping me from accomplishing anything.. gah! I love them.. but hello- a girl needs her ME time too! Maybe later this evening.. who knows.
Anyway.. I hope you all are having a great weekend, getting things accomplished, being productive and creative! ;o)

I dare you~

to join the fun!!... Im playin' so why dont you?... its going to be awesome!

Turning the Corner~

I think my youngest punk Hunter is turning the corner from the *Terrible Twos and Threes*! Finally! And now, Im sad. hahaa. Weird how that goes. I wanted him out of that stage, but didnt want him to grow up! No darnit, dont grow up too fast! Lord knows the weeks and months and years are going by in flashes. I want to hold onto this for a long time. But thats just not the way it is. Im so proud of the lil fella... lately he has been honing in his manners and has discovered the sweetest disposition in regards to woo'ing his Momma. He knows that when he is in trouble that he can call me *Momma* and get me to smile everytime! And lately he has been calling me *Momma Mia* and giggles and begs me to take him to see the movie as we both love the music! Oh, he also knows how much I love Mexican so he calls me *Mammazita* when we go out to our favorite Mexican restaruant. So cute! Anyway.. today my lil punk told me after I got all fixed up for work .. *Mom, you look very nice!*.. very plain, very sweet and very innocent. He doesnt know how that made my day. I love him so much!... and so from the wild and into everything to the noticing, drinking up the learning and sharing his feelings and emotions... he is turning a corner!

Sunshines Sketch Challenge~

Sunshine-over at Crazy 8's posted this sketch challenge for a RAK.. wasnt that sweet??...hehee.. boy was I ever weary of it.. I was plum scared as at first glance it looks sooo difficult, but once I looked it over, sketched it out on paper, I knew exactly what Id do. And I loveee this pic of the boys.. It truely is a portrait of how they are in so many ways. Enjoy this touch of summer and challenge yourself to do the sketch too! If you post it over at Crazy 8's you are automatically going to get an incentive prize and the RAK goes to the winner Sunshines daughter picks! Good Luck!