Time flies when your........

Getting older! lol

So where have I been? What have I been doing? Right now looking for an escaped hamster......perhaps that in itself might make a very funny story at some point but right now I am not amused! And the boy wonders why I won't let him get a pet snake!!!!

So back to what I really wanted to talk about.......time.

It seems like yesterday I was 16 walking down the street getting beeped at and cat called by men/boys of all ages and thinking anyone older than 20 doing that was just plain "EWWWWWWW!" and I remember thinking that any 40 something year old man looking even remotely my way was a dirty old man. Now here I am 40 something married to a slightly older 40 something man and wondering when did that happen???? lol So..... When did 40 become so ........... "HOT!?!?!"

It seems I had a lot of time on my hands to think the last couple of days (10)......I am recovering from an abscessed tooth which spread to my jaw and sinuses and had me pretty much down for the count for almost a full week.... pain killers and antibiotics made me want to live again thank GOD! And then a weekend spent with girlfriends had us all wondering when did so much time pass? It's a good spread in age between us all.... some 30's, some 40's and some early 50's.  It's always a learning experience when we can all get together and have a few conversations running the gamut from sometimes deep to sometimes raunchy subjects! lol

Age has a way of changing perspectives doesn't it? All this has me wondering now when I am in my 70's am I going to think men in their 80's are still hot?? lol lol lol In my 80's am I still going to remember what to do with a man? I am hoping that "LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE" analogy still rings true at that age... and if not am I gonna really care?

So here were the girls sitting around the poker table Saturday night and wondering if we were suddenly single what would the "Doable" cut off age be? I think my conscious would bother me with anyone 20 something considering I have 2 children in that age range.....30 something totally doable! lol 40 and 50 something? No problems there.....BUT I don't think 60 something would be a turn on for me right now! lol

Poker night ended around 1:00 a.m. Sunday with all of us laughing about how far and few between those beeps and cat calls are these days and how they wouldn't seem to be so "TOTALLY GROSS" as they used to be.......hell, every once in awhile I still get carded and that does a girl good when that happens!

All and all I am still very pleased that Man Of Mine still chases me around the house from time to time and considering he is the only Man I want  to curl my toes with a kiss and bring a blush to my cheeks after all these years.... I know I am a very lucky woman no matter what age I am!

 

A few things I can do

But apparently others who live in the same house that I do, can not! lol

They can take their shoes off at the front door, but apparently can't bend down to put them away!....I CAN!

They are always around to let the dog in (Ok, they are all suckers for the sad lil puppy face on the outside looking in, who couldn't be but how come they can't let him out when he's pee pee dancing by the back door?...............I CAN!

They can unroll a toilet paper roll as needed but apparently can't change a toilet paper roll once it is emptied, 3 bathrooms = a lot of toilet paper roll changing for me.............I CAN!

Speaking of bathrooms some who shall remain nameless can lift up the seat to use it but apparently can't understand the concept of putting it back down..........I CAN!

They can go through all the messages in voice mail and look at numbers on the caller ID, but apparently can't delete any of them.........I CAN!

They can go through the house and turn every light switch on in a room but apparently can't use the same light switch to turn it back off when leaving a room........I CAN!

They can rewind a movie that they want to watch but when the movie is over they apparently can't find the rewind button twice in one day...........I CAN!

They can take clothes off of hanger without breaking a sweat but apparently can't put them back on hangers when they choose another outfit..........I CAN!

They can open a cabinet or a door but apparetnly they can't close it when they are finished......I CAN!

BOY! Who knew I was so......................GIFTED!!!!! lmaooooooo

What did this week teach me?

Things I learned this past week...........

My Sister was mugged this past week, the person who mugged her was driving a brand new Ford Expedition with pimped out rims and a kick butt sound system. I guess he thought what was my sisters was his also. He did some damage to his SUV with the shopping cart he bumped into my sister while he was mugging her, he also almost hit another woman who was coming to the aid of my sister. So what did I learn? Strap your purse into the child seat on the shopping cart with the seat belt provided, that way if someone makes a grab for your purse, they have to take the whole damn shopping cart with them! Oh yeah and buy a large heavy can of something so you can hurl it at their vehicle as they are driving away. BTW........she got her purse, wallet and cell phone back immediately thanks to a passerby who saw the idiot whip it out his window, after he lifted the cash out of it but not before she got his license plate number! lol

Another thing I learned this past week is that some people think just because they are having a chitty day, that gives them the right or the excuse to try and ruin someone elses day. Do what I do, if your having bad day stay home and away from other people, it's a gift to you and to the people in your world!

Hardest thing I re-learned this past week? Tell people who have brightened your life with the sharing of their own life how much that meant to you, some tomorrows never come for some! Pamela you were a very bright light to those who blogged here!   His1desire <~~~ Link

Easter Weekend 2006

I had such a peaceful, relaxing weekend! My 2 favorite guys in the world(The DH and my lil guy) went off for the "Just da guys fishing trip" down to Reelfoot Tennessee leaving me home with just my 14 year old daughter. The Guys do this fishing trip every year along with my Brother, Brother-in-law, my Nephew along with some other really good friends Father and Son duo's. And since my Son has shown an interest and talent in using his own eye in photography I sent him fishing with his own camera, along with one for my Nephew too! So I can't wait to get the film developed and see what beauties they found on this years fishing trip.

My Sister called Wednesday afternoon and wanted to know if my Daughter wanted to spend the weekend with her and my niece......now I'm thinking home alone, by myself for 4 days? 4 WHOLE days?? Could I even dare to dream??? lol So my answer to her was, "When do ya want her?" So I spent most of the weekend by myself with just a couple of hours an afternoon out at the lake with the wives and the daughters of the "DA GUYS FISHING TEAM." What a way to spend the weekend.... NO STRESS!!! lol 

Easter Morning was spent at Brunch with my Daughters, Sister, Niece and Mom. My Middle Daughter showed up with beautiful Easter Flowers for my Mom, Sister and Myself! I'm am loving having grown children now....2 weeks ago my Middle Daughter took ME out to lunch and then earlier in this past week my Oldest Daughter took ME out to lunch too and we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping! The are becoming remarkable young women and I couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments and strides in their young adult lives.

Da Guys came home early yesterday afternoon a lil tired, a lil smelly but very content with their weekend. I remember the first time my Lil Guy joined the Big Guys on his first fishing trip, he was probably 6 years old at the time and the only kid that was old enough to join the Big Guys and when he came home I was waiting at the door for him, eager to hear all about his first fishing trip and when asked if he had a great time he said, "YEAH! But I have the smelliest bunch of Uncles in the whole wild world!!!" I just giggled as a visual of the campsite scene from "Blazing Saddles" went through my head. This trip they all drove down in my Suburban together, now I'm thinking......4 grown men, 3 young boys, I know I'm gonna need to fumigate that SUV!!!! lol lol lol

The Easter Flowers from my Amanda.....

kmh 2006

My latest addictions........

I thought it was time to share a few of my latest addictions, things that I go out of my way to find and things that I feel are "Share" worthy! lol

Latest hand bags........Kathy Von Zeeland (I currently own 3 bags and 1 wallet) Totally fun lil hand bags and sooo much cheaper than my Louis's!!!  Link ~~~>   Kathy Van Zeeland - Handbags

Latest Music obsession....David Gray! Love him!!! old school story teller put to music, lots of acoustic guitar and piano.....reminiscent of Joe Cocker, Billy Joel, Gordon Lightfoot and Bob Dylan. He's so good he earned a spot in my CD changer at home and in my vehicle!!!! Link ~~~>  David Gray

Latest Cocktail with Da Girlzzzzzz.....Lemonade with Apple Pucker! I call it Lemonapple Ade.....tastes like an apple jolly rancher candy! Can you say yummmmy?? Or just try saying Lemonapple Ade 3 times fast! lol lol lol

Latest Snack.......Kettle Corn! OMGOSSHHH a sweet/salty kinda popcorn. My biggest addiction will always be cheese popcorn mixed with caramel corn but this is a very close second. I had it for the first time last summer when Jim and I went to a "Settler's Fair" and they made it fresh right out of a huge copper kettle.  Link ~~~> Colonial Kettle Corn

Come share some of you latest addictions with me.........Ü

For Celeste!!! :)

My Buddy Celeste (C.)  over at  The Dailies reminded me I had still not posted a picture of my new piercing! I was having some problems with catching a close up of just the piercing so I ended up taking just a profile shot as close up as possible without blurring the whole photo out.

So wallaaaaaa! Just me and my new piercing.....no make up, no nothing just plain ole' ME!  lol lol lol

 

     

This is my Baby Girl

This is my Baby Girl....My 14 year old daughter Rachel. This is off her Demo that she made earlier in the year. She still hasn't had any voice lessons, I've heard the pros and cons of both sides, so until she shows an interest in wanting to take voice lessons, I'll just let her learn at her own pace.

I think she's awesome! But then again, I'm her Momma and that's my job....ain't it??? lol lol lol

The studio that we did the demo at was so impressed with her, they said she was the most professional amateur they ever had in their studio. Since they were they professionals I let them guide us in the best way to record her. They said in making a demo the record labels don't want a lot of mixing and fine tuning going into the demo, they want to hear exactly what they are going to get. So with just a very small amount of reverb added to the recordings the 3 song demo was finished in under and hour and a half. They had her sign a copy of the demo so they could say they knew her when!

By the way....Rachel is singing the Dixie Chicks song called "Let Er' Rip"