Nana wants to be Strawberry Shortcake

Nana wants to be Strawberry Shortcake


I have proof! Nana will do virtually anything for her granddaughter! It was a Strawberry Shortcake Birthday party and Nana played her part! It is my hope Nana only wears this kind of get up while at home or with immediate family members. I will have to definitely keep a sharp eye out to make sure this doesn't happen in public. I wouldn't want people to think she has lost her mind!

Chuck E Cheese

Chuck E Cheese Birthday for a 4 Year Old
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"I love Chuck E Cheese!" exclaimed the birthday girl! I was surprised. When she saw Chuck she looked at me to see if it was okay to go see him. I said, "Go see him!". She ran and hugged him! I missed the picture of her giving him a hug but I did get this one and another of her running back to us with the biggest grin. It was so sweet and I was very happy to see she wasn't scared or shy.

Engine Light

My engine car light came on so I took it back to the dealership today. By the time I got back to work, I got a call stating my car was ready to be picked up. I was really impressed! When I picked up my car I read what the diagnostic test said. "Gas cap was not on tightly. Mechanic tighten cap and test was completed." I felt like a total idiot. I am just glad the car was under warranty because I would have been very mad at myself if I had to have paid to be told this information!

Beautiful Memorial Day


I had a wonderful day with SIL and niece in Kokomo! The weather was absolutely beautiful.

Rose from Grandma Eleanor's Garden

Grandma Eleanor's Flower Garden

Trip To Kokomo Indiana

Going north today. Sister-in-law get together and my brother doesn't want to go. SIL asked if I would go with her so I am going so she doesn't have to go it alone. I think I would rather stay home and sleep but I have already committed and it would be a disappointment for her. So off I go to spend the day with a family who I don't really know. I don't need to sleep anyway because then it will be really hard to get to bed tonight. 5 a.m. will come around very early tomorrow. It will be really hard not to take a nap on Tuesday during the middle of the day at work as it is now!

Ring and Wave

I told my sister-in-law if anyone hoots and hollers at me while I am riding my bike, I am going to RING my bell and WAVE! What better way to tell those people, "YEAH! I am old and I am riding my PINK BIKE whether you like it or not! How is that for a take it and shove it! (Smiles!)

I'm A Biker!

And it's pretty too!

Remember when you first start dating someone? You feel so giddy and giggley? That is how I feel about my new bike! I love my bike! Yesterday I went to Matthews Bicycle Store and ask the salesman, "If your grandmother came in and she was 90 years old and she wanted to get a bike for exercise, which bike would you pick out for her?" The salesman walked right over and picked out the bike of my dreams. Rich went with me to buy the bike and he wanted me to get a blue one but I had to have PINK! It was for me, the girlie girl and since they didn't have purple....I had to settle for pink! Then I saw the basket so I said, "My bike needs a basket!" The salesman, said, "Do you need a bell?" "Yes! My bike needs a bell too!" I don't know if it was the excitement in my face that Rich saw, and wanted to be apart of but Rich bought me the basket and the bell! I love both of them. It really makes my bike look cool....(LOL!) The next thing I want to get is lights and maybe in the future some mirrors. I have asked for a bike rack and a bike lock for my birthday. Maybe my wish will come true.

Point A to Point B

My New Ride 

My SUV died. I had to mourn. I hadn't had a car payment in several years. I bit the bullet and bought a new car. Something I hadn't planned on. I am really happy with the car and glad I found one I could afford and liked. I am getting ready to pay my first payment. The first of many. It really sucks. I wanted a Mercedes really, really bad but I didn't want a $500+ car payment. It isn't a Mercedes but it will serve and get me to point A to point B. Isn't that really all that matters in a car?

Vacation Over!

Today is officially my last day of vacation and I am extremely sad about it. I thought I would be really relaxed and stress free by now. During my vacation time last year, I was in a totally different place. I think I need at least 1 more week to get relaxed....And I also need another $1,000.00 to spend while I am off. Might as well dream big.

Namesake

"Namesake" Museum Display Piece 

When my grandma’s health was failing my mother took her into her home and cared for her. One day a week, my niece (my grandma’s great-grandchild) would come for the day for a visit. One afternoon after a book was read a kiss was shared and my mother was there with her camera.

When my grandma died shortly after, the funeral home needed pictures to display. Normally only one picture is blown up and framed. On their own the funeral home displayed two pictures with one being the kiss between my grandma and my niece. The picture created quite a stir within the heart. For me it was looking at two of my favorite and most important people in my life.

My mother’s cousin, Ellen Sue, saw the picture and was instantly drawn to it. She asked if she could have a copy and my mother emailed one to her. Little did we all know that the picture would turn into a piece of art, which will be around forever.

Ellen painted the picture on porcelain. She has told us it was the fastest thing she had ever painted in her life and the outcome is breathtaking.

The porcelain portrait named “Namesake” will be on display in the Oklahoma Museum for one year.

Ugly Rattler

The perfect gift for the next baby shower you attend......Especially if you hate the baby.

 

Ultimate Girl Power

A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after work cocktail with her girlfriends when an exceptionally tall, handsome, extremely sexy middle-aged man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not take her eyes off him. The young-at-heart man noticed her overly attentive stare and walked directly toward her. Before she could offer her apologies for so rudely staring, he leaned over and whispered to her, "I'll do anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, for $20.00 - on one condition." Flabbergasted, the woman asked what the condition was. The man replied, "You have to tell me what you want me to do in just three words." The woman considered his proposition for a moment, then slowly removed a $20 bill from her purse, which she pressed into the man's hand along with her address. She looked deeply into his eyes, and slowly, and meaningfully said..."Clean my house."

Some Favorite Lines

1. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
2. Don't take life too seriously--no one gets out alive.
3. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
4. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are missing.
5. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
6. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
7. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
8. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
9. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
10.Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
11.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance
12.He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.
13.I smile! Because I don't know what the hell is going on.

Cool Baby

---The reason why I love coming home! Even when the attitude needs adjusted, I find just being near this little one, my soul is comforted. I love this child!

75% Normal

You Are 75% Normal (Really Normal)

Otherwise known as the normal amount of normal. You're like most people most of the time. But you've got those quirks that make you endearing. You're unique, yes... but not frighteningly so!

How Normal Are You?

Like Me

I am alone.
Sitting here in the darkness,
thinking about my sadness.
Where has my happiness gone?
When will my peace come back to me?
Will I be able to love again?
Can I trust life to bring me the good, which others
seem to have?
Maybe this life is just a dream.
Maybe everyone lives in darkness.
Maybe everyone is alone.
Like me.

January 2004

Personal Ad

I am a deep feeler. I am spoiled. I am independent. I am a deep thinker. I feel and think about the pain others have. Rather voluptuous. I love to laugh and be silly at times. I am sometimes stubborn, grandiose and self-indulgent but always kind and extremely generous. I am artistic, charming, romantic, creative, indecisive, insecure, and emotionally demanding at times. I am intuitive and sometimes up tight and tense. Will love with all I have and then some.

The Light Is Waiting

I can see the light
I can feel the light
shinning
gleaming, wanting me to call it in
soak it up
live in the now
love the moment
love and light forever
the happiness can begin right now
this moment isn’t lost forever
it is here
waiting
for me to see the light
feel the light
have the light within