What's in your bag???

When we're born, we don't come with instructions. We don't know exactly what lies ahead of us.
We aren't handed a nice little shiny box with everything we'll need to scatter about in making our life. It's a day by day thing.
I do think there may be a plastic bag thrown in the mix somewhere along the line. A bag with our life in it. But, because it's not in a box, neatly arranged with instructions as to when to scatter pieces of our life, some things get thrown out in a not so logical order. That is the mystery. We just reach in and grab something and toss it out and see what happens. Not on purpose mind you. It's like, we're blindfolded and can't see what's picked. If we could see, I know things would proceed more cautiously and in an order we think it should be in. That's life....chaotic and imperfect and magical all thrown in together.
We take whatever life throws at us....ever hoping for the best. Dealing with disappointments and joys and sadness, sometimes all in one day.
And so it goes.

A childhood friend of mine left us Saturday. She was only 56. A massive stroke and heart attack was the cause. I'm sure that wasn't in the plan her Mom had for her...or her children...or her brother....or her husband. I'm sure that wasn't in her plan either. The bag just emptied in an order we wish it hadn't.

We went and visited her Mom today after church. The first thing she said to my Mom was" Oh my, how'd you ever let your baby boy go? I just don't know how to do it. It's not supposed to be this way."
It has brought my brothers death to the front of Mom's mind. Mom did the best she could to comfort her...but really, what can be said.

She was only 2 years older than me. When we were small I wanted to be her. She was so pretty and popular. She didn't have that awkward stage that most of us have. She was always pretty. Sad, usually, but pretty.
Depression fell out of her bag early on. It grabbed hold of her and never quite let go. I think she forgot to grab more things out of that bag....depression puts blinders on you ...
I think sadness was all she saw.

So, I looked into my very worn bag today to see if I could get a glimpse of what may lay ahead. I saw so many possibilities. Some shiny things are there along with everyday stuff...laundry and chores...but I saw hugs and kisses......smiles and giggles....Lots and lots of love....rainbows and frogs and ladybugs.....laughter and kindness....music and wiggles....and comfort. I saw enough to make me hopeful.

That's what I wish for everyone. I hope your bag is filled with enough hopefulness to make the corners turn up everyday.


I hope I get to empty my bag before I have no more tomorrows. I know for sure, I'm going to do my best to accomplish that. If I succeed, yay for TT. If not, I hope someone grabs what's left of it and pours it out to be caught in the wind. Maybe the shiney parts will land in someone elses bag that needs it more than I did.

pics of Love!!!

Well...as you can see, although don't look too close cuz it's late and I'm looking a wee bit rough and have 'hairfuck' ..;).....my Lovee surprised me yet again!! I have some new 'bling' hanging from my ears and neck!!!! RUBIES!!!! My birthstone....and my final anniversary present. I know....our anniversary isn't until the 29th of October....but Lovee....he just can't sand to wait. Am I upset about that?? Hell NO!!
these are the earrings! There are 2 hearts. Lovee said his heart was on top of my larger heart...I beg to differ.....it's as plain as the freckles on my face who has the larger heart....I don't really care...I see 2 hearts...OURS!!

This is the necklace. Rubies encircling a diamond heart. Wanna know what he said when he gave this one to me? Of course you do.....lol

he said I captured his heart when we met 35 years ago!!!!!!!! Does it get any better than that??? Not in my book.

This is a pic of the two of them....they came in these cute velum bags w/ red tissue paper...Lovee and I both love red. Hummmmmmm...go figure. :)

Another surprise was this black 'paint' box he gave me yesterday. Seriously!!! he's just full of surprises. He just marches his handsome self into the Ulta stores all the time. No joke. You should see him whenever I or Sunshine need to go Bra shopping.....lemme tell ya....he's the 'gogetmethissize' guy...and never bats an eye and even chooses others....anywhoodle...

He knows what a Paint and Spackle whore kind of gal I am...and indulges me.

I find myself wondering just what I did to be so lucky. I know we're both lucky...it just makes me wonder...

That's my guy!

He loves me awful!!

I love him awful..........forever and always.

Grape dumping on the light side

Let's see...where to begin?

Got together with my BFF Friday evening after 'work'. The company she works for has a corporate house so we met there. She brought dinner from our fav restaurant AND dessert!!!! We just spent time together, talking and laughing...sharing....leaking....quality time. Our evening started about 6:45. The next time I noticed the time it was about 11pm. The next time we looked, it was about 2 AM!!!! Saturday morning.... Seriously!! We've always been that way. Ever since we were 16. We can talk for hours about everything and nothing. Fortunately, there were no adult beverages involved so only getting about4 hours sleep wasn't too bad the next morning. I did manage to get in a wee nap in the afternoon...for about an hour....then hit the rack about 8 that night. Pooped. lol..........That makes 2 Fridays in a row for me to be up waayyyyyy later than my body likes. I gotta allow for fun times though...no time limits on that.
And just for the record....she gets me! I'd be lost without her.

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Yesterday I got to add plumber to my Beck andCall girl resume'. The handle on the downstars toilie has been wacky for a while now....I finally broke it all the way yesterday. At least that's what the Mom said. So...what does an uberly skilled B&C do??? Goes to Lowe's and buys a handle. Yep........I think the Mom was scared. She kept telling me to call Lovee to do it. but, did I? hell no!!!! I do have a brain....I'm capable of doing some things I don't normally do. Hello!!!
I told her if I couldn't fix it, it would only be because I don't have a lot of strength in my hands. but guess what?? I did it!!!! I did the happy dance and 'woo-hoo'd' myself.
so, take that MOM! ha

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I forgot to tell you....the other day when Lovee gave me an early anniversary present...the bracelet...he also gave me some new smelly. Well, we call it smelly...you'd probably call it cologne. lol Love it!!!!!
And then this morning, before he left for work, he gave me ANOTHER present. I tell ya...that man is doing some major spoiling on me. This time it's some more Paint and Spackle!! He loves shopping at Ulta and has managed to supply me with so much paint......it'll take years for me to use it all up!! Seriously!!! It's in a black case and if full of gorgeous colors. OOO la-la!
I'm a 'container' person. I love containers. Boxes of all shapes and sizes.....is that odd??? hummm.........don't care.
Paint and boxes.....can't go wrong there.

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My sweet gal, ETK and her love, had to call their Grand Canyon vacay short. They were there with # 2 son and his lovely, Alli. A death in the family. Sadness. Such sadness.

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It's raining here today. That means Dad won't be golfing. Mom will be relieved b/c she has a 'pain' Dr. appt. today and she was afraid it would interfere with me picking Dad up. You know...she's not happy unless she's got something to worry about. Well, chicken biskets....that means she won't be happy today....nothing to worry about.........Oh wait....yes she will....it's raining...that means all her achy spots will be hurting really bad and she'll worry about that. Thank goodness.........we gotta keep her happy...don't cha know.

Gotta go.......my new paint set is calling me.
Pics of the case..........later.
Happy humping............er....happy hump day!! ;) yea, I'm bad like that

Sending loves and hugs to Char!!!!

I think some of you may read or have read Char.....She lives in Arkansas and is taking care of her Mom and Dad. Her Dad's really had a time of it lately....and lost his battle.

Char is made of some really tough stuff.....she's lost 2 husbands and built a house to care for her parental units..........now her precious Dad is gone.

If you're so inclined, you may want to just pop in there to hand her a little drink or twelve...give her a big ol squeeze....or a slap on the hiney.....just to let her know she's not alone in this.

Thanks bobbies.........you're the bestest!

The Lighter side of life...:)

Guess who made me dinner yesterday????? Uh-huh....Lovee! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! A big ol fat juicy roast,spuds and carrots... a man in the kitchen..just makes ya feel loved doesn't it!Thought I'd show you the finished product of our kitchen redo...a wee glimpse...it actually started the beginning of the year....but now it's DONE!!! I've got Monkey valences....:)....and on the window seat that Lovee built....old 'red handle' stuff on the walls...plus other treasures and junk , the new beadboard Lovee put on the wall and you can see some of the tile.

I found this on the table yesterday. Our Anniversary is soon and it just drives him nucking futs to have a gift for me and not give it....ha ha....this wasa Brighton charm bracelet....Oolala....it's got a purse,martini bling glass,ladybug, a 'T' with a heart on the bottom, a teardrop with a dove and peace. Wayyyyyyyyyy cool and groovy! He loves me something awful and I'm the happiest woman around....

This is a closer version....he wrote me a note.....you'll have to squint to read it. ;)....

And Sunshine gal came over for dinner thursday.....i had to take a picture of her bad self!! Lawdy...she's getting so dang skinny....she's down 30 POUNDS!~~~ Seriously!! Hussy. She's a cutie pie though! ...with big dimples ...

I had to take a pic of her and Lovee too......she's such a Daddy's girl. Hummmmmmm, wonder where she got that??.....ha ha

Thank all of you who commented about my Daddy post. Some days are easier ya know....some days just beat me to the ground. It's all good though. I've been at this for about a year and a half and I'm finally coming to terms with it. I'm a slow learner.

but I wouldn't trade this experience for anything....

Well............maybe a gieffingnormous bar of Chocolate..............maybe?...with nuts maybe...possibly......lemme think about it for a while

A Daddy story

The other day while I was giving my Dad a hair cut he asked me a question. The following is how that went.

tt: I'm not going to buzz your hair b/c it's getting chilly and you'll need a bit of hair covering your head.
D: (chuckling) ok, whatever you think's best. Am I sitting right?
tt: yep...here we go.
minutes pass....................................................................
tt: Sorry Dad, I've got to get this bit of hair out of your ears.( he winced)
D: that's ok. Do you do this to Lovee?
tt: no, he cuts his own. I just check it afterwards.
D: Oh..........( pause )
D: Uh...tt, do you have hair under your arms?
tt: Ummmmmm,( chuckling ) yes, why?
D: You do?
tt: yea, Dad why?
D: well, because I do too. How do you get rid of it?
tt: What? I...uh.......shave.
D: You shave?...do you use and electric shaver?
tt: No, I use a safety razor. Why are you so interested in underarm hair Dad?
D: Well I noticed all this hair and I don't like it...it bothers me....I don't think it should be there.
tt: It's ok Dad. You're a guy and guys are allowed to have hair under their arms. It's only women who shave.
D: Really? Why's that?
tt: It's just the way things are. Guys can go outside w/o their shirts and they only have to shave their faces. Women have to wear a shirt, shave their legs and underarms and be more covered up.
D: really? ( looks confused)
tt: Yep, that's just the way things are, so you don't need to worry about shaving under your underarms.
D: Well, ok...but it bugs me.
tt: There, we're all finished...does it feel better to get those eyebrows cut too?
D: Yea, now I won't have to push them out of my eyes anymore. Not an electric shaver but a safety razor?
tt: yep.....but you don't need to do anything. It's perfectly ok for you to keep that hair under your arms.
D: Well, ok, but I don't think it should be there.
tt: I think Millionaire is on. Lets go watch it ok?
D: oh yea....your mother likes that. Thanks babe. Is the hair off of me now?
tt: yep.....
D: Ok...put my necklace back on then you can relax.
tt: ok, thanks Dad.
D: you're welcome babe...and thank you.

( he's worn a gold necklace for 20 years or so)

He shuffled off into the den, sat in his chair and started reading the paper. Again. The subject never came up again. I however, have been mulling it over and over.....
He no longer sees his leopards and tigers..........but is confused about body hair. At least he smiled when he talked about his animal friends. The hair...not so much. Total confusion.

I went upstairs later and saw his can of deodorant sitting on the vanity and got this whole mental picture thing about what probably happened. I'm thinking when he lifted his arm to spray, for some reason, he noticed the hair and got confused. He wondered how it got there. And whenever there's a question, ask tt. She'll know.

Mental decline is hard to watch. Especially when it's my Dad. Sisterlittle and I are both Daddy's girls.

Whenever we talk, his most frequently used line is " I just don't understand..............".
Mom doesn't understand a lot anymore either. Dad will often ask me to read an article in the paper. Mom wants me to read it outloud so she can hear it too. She's more blind than him and can't read anything anymore. So, I read. Afterwards, Dad often says " So, what does that mean?" We'll discuss it. He'll ask Mom what she thinks and she'll say" I don't know, my comprehension is really bad." Dad will mumble something about how his is too, about some
things.

It makes my heart hurt.

Lovee thinks it's only a matter of time before they'll want me to stay with them all the time. That's not an option for me to even think obout right now. I need to go home at night...be with my Lovee and be able to 'take my pack off'. I need the down time. I need time to let MY brain absorb everything that went on during the day. You know how my grape is.....I've got to put things in my graple storage boxes......sort them out....find space for all the nonscence stuff...
One day...........maybe...........but let's hope it's later rather than sooner.

Dad is playing golf today. It's Friday. He and his friends...one's 92 and the other is 85...play 9 holes. No one keeps score anymore. It's just for fun. :)
Mom gets her hair done while that's going on.
I sit and read magazines...wander around the shopping center....and think.

Hearts can take a beating can't they?
Yet, they keep going.

Early morning rambling grape squishers

1. I HATE having my picture taken. All I see is my Mom...not me. and my smile is way crooked. Not to mention I'm a wee bit too fluffy for my eyes to handle.

2. Mom was smiling from ear to ear yesterday. Why? Because I was back. Lovee says I'm their security blanket. Probably so.

3. I had a dream the other night that my Dad died. In the dream he told my Uncle " If you're hurting this much you might as well be dead"...so he died.

4. Brought the Parentals up to see the finished tile project....they've been anxious to see it. That's all they talked about yesterday. Seriously. That and what's our next project going to be.
Made me tired just thinking about it. My fingernails are just beginning to adjust.

5. Christmas is almost here. Have I shopped? No. Pfft.....................

6. I get my tatah's squished Monday. Yep..........my life is full of fun times.

7. People drive realllly fast in Chicago.

8. I get quiet if I'm out of my comfort zone. Must not happen very often b/c I just realized this. I'm how old?????

9. I'm going to be a greatgrandma in November! Seriously. # 1 sons-first wife's oldest son is going to be a Daddy. Yep...I live in Oklaeffinghoma. Life is grand. Really...I'm excited.

10.My back is killing me this morning. I have Degenerative Disk Desease. Pain pills aren't an option when I'm in the 'Beck and Call Girl" mode. SHITFUCKDAMN It's gonna be a looooooonnnggggggggggg day.

11. ETK and her sweetie are going on vacay to the Grand Canyon with our #2 son and his lovely, Alli today. We LOVE the GC!! Lovee and I went there for our....um.....30 something anniversary.

12. Our 35th wedding anniversary is this month!!!! The 29th! Woo-hoo!!!!!!
And 'they' said it wouldn't last. Ha! Fooled them huh!

13. I don't like this number.,..silly I know.

14. Our neighbors to the south........suck!

15. I've gotta go.......Dad plays golf on Wednesdays....( I know..how cute is that!)

16. Where the heck did R.E.H. go anyway ? It totally bugs me that he seems to have been swallowed up somewhere. I hate loose ends.

Have a good 'humpty' day ya'll.
Remember to think good thoughts.........
it's all good if you wake up on this side of the grass. ;)

Shout out to Farmer*s wife...

Just a thought this morning......something for Farmer*s Wife to try......Yea, I'm like that...I wake up thinking about her. :)
Try this. You won't regret it....at all!!!!!!

I'm just saying ;)

For a good time go to.............

For the REAL story of our weekend in Chicago, I highly suggest you go to Cheekmonkeys blog right here. She did a fabulous wrap up of our time. She may be a wee bit biased in her views of things and happenings but...that's ok.......

I'M NOT AFRAID!!!!!!!!!!

Girl weekends are the bestest ever............especially when you drunk dial this wonderfully fabulous woman here. I mean, seriously......who's up in the very wee hours of the morning???? ....she is....not because she's waiting for the drunken Ho-bitches ladies to call....but because she's having a really hard time with her broken ankle.! That totally sucks! I heart her something awful !! Seriously!!! ETK and Monkey are doing some serious stalking on her....Go wish her a speedy recovery and drop her some love!!

AND..........if you go here...to ETK's blob..........you can go to her Flickr account and see ALL the drunkin-Ho-I'm not afraid-bitch pics wonderful pics she took with her fabulous camera.
I'm not afraid..............don't you be!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep...you got that right....

ETK showing me some love :) I thought she was asleep...that's what she does when she's in a car after taking an antihistamine don't cha know.....but I guess not.

Guess what???

Guess who got carded at the bar????????? Sure as hell wasn't me!!!!!!!! ;)

A few more..... :)

We're all set to hit the town!!! Wanna know the best way to get me to change my clothes? Of course we you do....just say" Are you wearing that?" Yep...that'll do it. :) I did. Thank gawd!!! Aren't they the cutest??!!We had fabulous Indian food...after the cab driver dropped us off in BFE!! We finally fond our destination and let me tell you....Fipps and Mingo were very happy to see each other!!

After some liquid refreshments at the restaurant....we found a busy bar ( busy is an understatement!) Fipps was kind enough to share with Cheekymonkey....he's like that don't cha know. Aren't they cute...beak to beak..........{[gigglesnort}}

The fab youngins'!!!!!! This was at the end of our night...somewhere around 2:30 or so!!!!!! SFD!!! This one of the few shots I have that weren't blurry! Can you believe that?? Not sure what happened to my camera ;) Fipps was happy as you can tell. Doing a bewbie snuggle.
Fortunately a passer-by person...I'm not really remembering that part very clearly.... took our pic. Friends of CM met us at the bar and we had a terrific time....Ms C and her sister Ms K were a HOOT!!!!!!!! I totally adore them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The whole Fam Damily....the Cheekymonkeys!!!!!!!! WE went to a Punpkin farm....too fun!!!

There's a monkeyboy in there somewhere... my version of 'Where's Waldo'...(gigglin') He had soooo much fun looking for just the right one.

Mr. Hottie himself.....that would Mr. Cheekymonkey to ya'll! Looking all buff in the wagon . Can you tell how much fun he was having?? He's a great guy!! Seriously!!!!!!!

Afterwards we changed our clothes....again........SFD.......I forgot a couple a couple of blouses I was going to take....so I looked a wee bit matronly and frumpy for the rest of the trip! rugged for our dinner and bar hopping trip later on....Oh well....it was still fun. For real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A wee teaser :)

Geesh........where to start??!!

First off, the flight up to Chicago was great. No problems at all. Of course I visited a pub in the airport for s bit of liquid courage refreshments....in the form of a double. HA! And then on the plane, Fipps helped me consume another...what a guy! If you ever have to fly on an Express flight...where there's 1 row of seats on the pilots side and 2 on the co-pilots side....opt for the pilots side!!! Great place to sit. IMO of course. :)

Lovee has gone to p/u the parentals to show them our finished tile project. They're chompin' at the bit to see it and they're here....gotta go.

More later.........patience peeps!

Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will be real quick. Cuz I've got to spend some Lovee time don't cha know!!!
We had a most fantabulous time in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll do a proper post later on complete with drunkin Ho pics and stories.

Came home to my lil pkg from Farmer*s wife!!!!!! Yay-raw!!!!!!!!! I was soooo craving chocolate all the way home today....on the plane no less and we all know they don't carry the really necessary stuff...well...those little bottles are in that category but they should come with chocolate too! Anywhoodle...she sent me a CD of George Strait AND Taylor Swift!!! PLUS............the chocolate bar which is sitting comfortably in my tummy now and a Texas A&M koozy!!!!!! Do I feel special??? Hell yes!!!!! I'm on top of the world now!!

I Missed my Lovee something awful! ETK and I had a marvelous time with Cheekymonkey and her lil monkeyboy and her Babe!!!!!!!! I already miss them!

SOoooo, gotta jet.............Lovee is looking all sexy-smokin-hot and I gotta go get me some of that!

There's no place like home!
Hola bitches..........I'm not afraid!( new mantra ;))

One last grape squeeze...

before I head off for my mini vaca to see ETK and Cheekeymonkey......

First off, ETK did a great job talking about friendship that I think may be of interest to all. If you have the time, go read it. She says it very well. :)

the other day, Dad asked me what something was. I looked to see he was holding a Dime.
Dad: what's this? I found it but I can't tell what it is.
Me: That's a dime Dad.
Dad: A what?
ME: A dime Dad...you know, 10 cents....money...a coin.
Dad: A dime?
Me: yea....it's small and probably hard to see but that's a dime.
Dad: Oh.....a dime?....I knew it was some sort of metal but I couldn't figure out what it was. It's a dime?
ME: yep....want me to put it in your coin purse?
Dad: No....( looking confused ) I'll just put it here on my table until I figure out what to do with it.

:(....made me sad. His tigers and leopards are gone but he's getting more confused on other things.

Brighter note. Lovee and I went to see a movie Saturday!! Actually, dinner AND a movie. Woo-hoo for us. Date night!!!!!!!!
After we finished at the wedding reception, which I forgot my camera!! :(.....we had us some fun. We saw Road to Rodanthe. Gracious..........Kleenex was in order about half way through. Everyone was sniffing when we left. If you love romance stories...go see it. But, bring lots of tissues!!!!!! Richard Gere is a H.O.T.T.I.E!!!!!!!

I'm still so tickled about my Crock not a cock dianne ;) Gary the Potterman is so very talented. I'm thinking everyone may be able to find some gifts for Christmas over there. Be sure and check him out if you haven't already.

So,ya'll know about my trip to Chicago right? Did you also know that I don't like to fly? Nope...not one bit. Eons ago, when Lovee and I and the kids flew back from Japan ( we were stationed there for 3 years!!) we got all the way to St. Louis w/o any mishap. After our plane took off...maybe 15 to 20 minutes into the flight...the plane hit a wind shear. Seriously!!!!! I was sitting with my Sunshine gal and Lovee was with babyboy. I remember I had a death grip on the armrests and Sunshine was saying how pretty the lights on the ground looked!!!!!!!!!! Holy fucking shit was going through my grape We were headed for the ground!!!!!!!! Grab your ass and hang on was taking up too much room in the grape! Lovee and I yelled our 'I Love yous' to each other. Moments later the Hero ....our pilot...got control and we headed on into Tulsa. I've hated to fly ever since. Lovee won't be with me this time to keep my fears in check...but with the help of those little bottles ;).....I think I'll be ok. After all.........I found my Lovee in this lifetime.....I can find him in another if need be....right? right!!!!!!! He's my rock. I'll miss him awful....but I know us girls will have a blast! I mean, I'm finally getting to meet cheekymonkey.....who wouldn't be excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I heart my blobbies!!!!
I think about all ya'll all the time. Wondering what you're doing and how things are in your world....Hoping one day I get to finally meet every one of you.
I won't have my LT but ETK will so hopefully I can dictate she's my 'go to' galslave don't cha know and she will type a quick post to tell ya'll how much fun we're having!!!!! woo0hoo............

Enjoy your weekend blobbies!!

Tile pics....

I'm not sure if I've shown these before....but I thought I'd give ya'll a wee sample of our tile handywork.. :) this top pic shows the mosaic I did going from the laundry room into the hall way. We wanted to change the pattern and needed something to let the space do that. It's groovey!!!!!!!!This one is the laundry room..That was our starting point and first attempt. I think we kicked ass!!!!!! Of course the entire project is done now...but I haven't taken those pictures yet.
Am I lazy or what??? (don't answer that!)

Maybe after I get back from Chicago I can put up the finished product. I've gotta show the baseboards that Lovee's put in....he worked like a dog to get this all done. Oh sure, I helped...I mean I DID have knee pads and all............ Monica's not the only one who knows how to use those don't cha know..hahahahahah But Lovee, cuz he's all buff and strong like an ox and still wears a Speedo when he swims!!! yea baby!! and multi-talented.....did most of the work. He's awsome. :)

Lookie!!! Lookie!!! it's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess what was sittng on our table when I got home tonight????? Yep!!!!! My package from Gary the Potterman!!!!!! Woo-hoo...........my crock is here. Plus a couple extra tidbits thrown in just because Gary is the greatest Potterman in the UNIVERSE!!! Lovee did the honors of snapping a few pics for me to share. If you'll look out our window there on the right...you'll see the bird sanctuary that Lovee and I built...it's hard to see....I'll have to get a better pic of that for sure. Need to take care of our feathered friends too.:)
Of course the first pic is of the box.... duh tt...


This pic is all about the tape. Seriously....they guy LOVES tape. It took me several minutes to cut through all the tape on the OUTSIDE!! Gary, you got stock in tape??? It always helps if the tongue is sticking out....evidently....
Yep...still trying to get into the box................I was determined that's for sure!!!!

Ta-dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Inside was a note from Gary...awwwww....he's so sweet.... I'm not sure who the fluffy lady is in these pictures...it can't be Moi!!!

And here's My Precious!!!! The Beagle on the top is fabulous....just like Penny!

One of my surprises was one of those wee little pots! Soooo cute....I'm wondering if toothpicks will fit in there....I'm just thinking about it cuz I don't have any....Lovee had an accident in the garage with ours. don't ask!!! snickersnort

'And still another surprise!! Pig on a stick.....er..... Pin in a poke......er.... Pig on a pencil... yea, that's it. Soooooo cute! I did a little 'Sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee'....just for Farmer*s Wife :)

And, what's in here???? My spoon rest of course!!!!!!!!!!! Only took me 2 or 3 minutes to get that opened. Geesh....the man LOVES tape. Were you afraid it would escape from the box???? teehee ;) More tongue action.....I didn't realize I did that so often. Most of the pics Lovee took I had my damn tongue out..What's with that???? who knows............

And viola!!!!!!!!!! The final products!!! Crock with Beagle , that would be a cock for Dianne :) spoon rest, wee pot and oinker on a pencil!!

did I make a haul or what???????

I LOVE THEM..LOVE THEM...........LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Gary..........You rock!

A rushed post....

3 more days and ETk and I will be in Chicago. I'm so blasted excited I can't focus on anything..

Tile project is 99% finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pictures after I return from Chi town.:) I know you're anxious. I'm waiting on the final special crock from Gary. You MUST see it completely done! ha And it's not done untill it's here.

I'm anal....I know..what;s new right?

Dad wondered what a piece of metal was doing on his side table...
it was a dime. He didn't recognize it...even after I told him what it was. He said it looked like some sort of coin but wasn't sure. He's still not sure.

I'm gonna miss my Lovee something awful!!!!!!!! I don't like being away from him...but this was such a special trip that I had to do it. But I'll miss him terribly!!!!!!!!!!! ( sniff-snif )

I'm on my laptop...so naturally Mom needs me...
Go figure...........
tis my life......
gotta go......

I'm so behind in reading everyone....
What;s going on????????
I'm feeling left out...and I Hate that!!!!!!!!!!

She becons again.......
I'm outie...
missin' all ya'll.......

Save your tatas!!

I don't think I have an original thought bone in my body....so I'm going to follow the crowd this time and go PINK.

We've got to be mindful of the Big C.

And in honor if the occasion....I'll share a little something with ya'll.
I haven't had a mamo since I was 34!! Seriously. That was.....hummm, a long time ago. ;)
I've now got one scheduled for later this month thank.you.very.much.
I'm gonna bite the bullet and go get squished.
Better to bite that bullet than one more serious. Right?
Right.

Schedule your appt...............now please.

It's ready!!!!!!!

Guess what???

My red crock is ready!!!!!!!!!!!! PLUS a spooon rest to match. I can't wait to get them. Should be here next week.

I was just over at the Pottersman's blog to see the finished product. He's put a cute little beagle...whom I will always call Penny!! on there and it has dots!! Yea...dots. Red with dots....

what's that you say??? Sounds like a Ladybug???

Sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Yea baby!! You know I have a Ladybug tattoo, sitting on a leaf of a sunflower...on my ankle.

I'm sooo excited.

Anywho....to my BFF.....click on the hyperlink...and go see it. If you run through his blog you'll meet the Missus and Spike le cat and Buster and of course Penny. Great family there for sure!!!

This is going to be a great day.
The Mom has a physical scheduled for today....But I'm still going to think positive. Last year, during a specific procedure, she screamed out "Jesus"....rather loudly.....so I'm hoping we won't have a repeat of that. Trust me you don't want to know what the procedure was. It's hard enough for me to be in the room with her during that w/o hearing her holler.

The dryer is buzzin..........
I'm dreaming of a crock..........
it's all good.