Paint a pretty picture....

Painting fun with Brodie & Blayd

Brodie paints his superhero pictures....

Blayder paints himself.....lol



"Hey Little Sister, what have you done...."

Love, love, LOVE 80's music and totally appreciating the all 80's station on Pandora Radio today!!!
"She's a maniac, maaaaaannnniiiiiaaaaccccc on the floor"

READ...it's good for the soul....as well as entertaining!!! :)

Like I have said before, I am WELL AWARE that my sense of humor and curiosity are not that of most people and I am okay with that.  I totally agree with a statement my Sister made the other day as it applies to me as well that "I find things funny that I shouldn't" :)  We have very dry, slightly sick and sadistic senses of humor.  Now, I read a lot and read a variety of info from many different places such as books, magazines, almanacs, newspapers, websites and even the little religous pamphlets folks knock on your door and leave...why?  Because it is interesting to me and you can find hilarity in anything you just have to be open to it!! One of my favorite sections of the newspaper, any newspaper for that matter, is the classifieds.  The classifieds you ask? Yep, you would NOT believe the things people want to sell, how much they want for them, their descriptions of property, items, etc... the "services" people sell....and some of my personal faves the "in rememberance" photos and poems, etc!  (I know, not nice...lol)
With that said, I have come across a new love in my reading endeavors that might actually rival with my absolute love of Wikipedia.... this contender would be none other than the Internet advertising/trading site of CRAIGSLIST!!!!!!!! This awesome site is jammed packed with a veritable wealth of information from local sports memorabilia for sale to a charming little section called "rants & raves" where people can anonymously make posts to "rant" or "rave" about ANYTHING!  If I do not have your curiosity stirring yet, this little gem will definitely do it....there is also a section called "missed connections" in which, amazingly to me, people post things such as "I saw you walking down the spice aisle at the Pig Tuesday evening around 7 pm.  You smiled at me as I grabbed the paprika! E-mail me with the color shirt I was wearing in the subject line....let's get coffee or chat." YES, VIRGINIA, I AM SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!  I have stumbled upon a plethora of reading entertainment that is, lucky for us, replenished 24 hours a day!!!! I'm telling you, I spent no less than an hour and a half last night skimming through all these wondrous posts!!  I have found that someone thought they saw their soul mate in a bag boy at the Publix, the going rate for a king-size headboard is about $150.00 and you can hire anyone from an attorney to a dog sitter ALL ON THE SAME SITE!!! Thank you, Mr. Craiglist Inventor, Thank. You.

I see a little "REVAMP" in our future....

Okay, so I was looking at my Sister's Blog this morning, as well as some others that I read regularly like Ashley's & Beth's, and I have decided (I think) that we need a little shake up over here on my blog!! Time for some new color, layout, etc.... So, with that said, please bear with me as I do this as things may not be quite "normal" for a few days as I attempt to kick things up a bit.  I felt I should put something up to make you aware of the work in progress.....

HOWEVER...this is more what it is like in reality!!!  :)

Happy Thursday, Everyone!!!!

So C-O-L-D...

I have ALWAYS been a fan of cool to cold weather...I love the crispness of the cold air and there is just something really "clean" about it to me....I have many, many things I refer to as "clean" lol I am weird, I know...things like the smell of water from a hose pipe, the taste of lettuce, etc...don't ask, I don't know why...these things simply have something "clean" about them to me... :) HOWEVER it is becoming rather BRUTAL outside around here lately!  We are not severe cold weather people down here in the Deep South!  I am beginning to wonder if we will ever thaw out....weather says the low tonight is something totally absurd like 19 degrees. 
1-9 freaking degrees....Springtime come and SAVE us PLEASE!!!!!!!

This should NEVER happen way down here in Alabama let alone AS MANY times as

it has this season already!!!

Wishing we were looking at something more like that!!!!!

Ice/Snow Day 2011

Yes, so the slightest bit of snow and/or ice almost completely shuts the cities down around here...no one is prepared for things like this here in the deep south!  It's COLD, slushy, icy and icky to boot!!! Everything around our house is encased in a layer of ice...it looks pretty neat on the trees and plants but I am not sure they feel the same way about it :)

And of course Terry just HAD to try out the old tongue to pole theory on the flag poles in the graveyard next door, which by the way all 3 flags are FROZEN in place hanging there....lol

It works....sort of....lol...he said it stuck just a little bit lol, thank the lord it was ONLY a little bit I would have had to go get some hot water if not ;)

I walked in the living room and noticed something wrong with our shutters...

My nephew, Blayd, who is FEARLESS by the way, is on top of the back of the couch shutting himself or shall I say trying to shut himself up in the shutters :)

Just because....

I am well aware of the fact that my sense of humor is slightly okay well extremely different from most people's....however, I do NOT see how this lovely song would not appeal to the masses ( it is one of my faves, I watch it every now and again)

Enjoy, kids....no need to thank me...  :)  :)  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuVsLR_2GX0

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Uncle Taco!!!

Baby it's cold.....inside???

So yes, it IS a nice balmy 37-ish outside this morning...COLD for us but still tolerable!! As I was getting my school books out of the living room this morning (to do a little homework during my downtime at work) I happened upon this sight:

Now look CLOSELY in the middle of the pic....that is TREVOR, our miniature dachshund...LOL... from the looks of it you'd think there was an arctic blast screaming through our house!!! He pulled the throw blanket off the back of the chair then burrowed under it and the pillows....rotten to say the least lol and what a life, eh???  I said to him "Trevor, what are you doing" (why? I have no clue....I do this frequently and then look at him like I expect him to actually answer me or something, knowing full well if her ever went "well, Jennifer, I am trying to keep warm in your cold-ass house" that I would totally freak *giggles*) and he just barely lifted his head, looked at me, wagged his tail a sec then covered back up....lol...maybe he has the right idea, wish I could stay buried under the pillows and blankets somedays.... *smiles*

Yes, we were BURGLED!!!

Let me start by saying, I just really wanted to say "burgled" it's just one of "those" words that is fun to say. :)
With that said, I am in no way, shape or form trying to make fun of or minimize what happened yesterday, just so you know!  We. Were. Robbed.  YES - someone who WAS SO NOT supposed to be in OUR house was in there...it makes me feel extremely creepy and uneasy to know that someone was lurking about and rummaging through OUR stuff and all up in OUR space!!! The only thing taken was the Wii (which the joke is on said burglar due to the fact that said Wii does not work *sinisterly snickers*) which we are truely thankful for but "things" are replaceable, you know?!?! Mother & the boys, B&b drove up and we are assuming said burglar ran off when he/she heard the truck because the front door was open when they had kicked in the back door to enter. I am just so glad that no one was hurt, everyone is OK and we can move on!!!  I won't lie though...it makes me weird still and I get a creepy feeling but I know/hope this will pass soon enough.
(and yes, this is the Reader's Digest version of what happened... :)) 

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas

   Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday!



Bad Blogger.... :)

I have been the most TERRIBLE blogger the past year, I PROMISE I am going to do better from now on....well, I shall try my best LMAO...  ;)

Time to be crafty....lol

So, Peyton had to make a box for her "cheer sister" on her school squad.  This box is to keep their apparel and other junk in.  I think it turned out great!

ROOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEE

It's National Championship day today, kids!!!!  And yes, I do in fact have to have my lovely daughter to cheer practice at United at 7:30 pm tonight.....uh huh, that's right, you have calculated correctly....I will be at United when the game comes on and for the first hour of it! Shhh...I may sneak away and watch it while she practices!!!! 

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Go Bama!

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDIN ME!!!!!!

Seriously......no really......seriously now?!?!?!?!



http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-16-nothing-is-sacred-rainbrow-brite-20-has-arrived

What a travesty....our child hood toys and wonderful things are totally being turned to CRAP!!!!


We WILL not support this change....I smell a boycott coming on.....
NOTE: Thank you, Sister for sharing this horrific news with me!!!!

FYI.....

I will be posting more about the trip when I have a bit more time...especially the ride to PCB in which I was coerced by one Mrs. Sonya Whitmer to bring her hubby, Mr. George Whitmer down with me.....WOW what a ride!!!! LOL....LOL

and then the ride home....the AWFUL weather, driving in the pitch black, just me and my child....at 11:00 at night WHEN THE STORMS WERE HITTING!!!!

Check back.....hopefully will be posted soon.....

King Tut

(Peyton & Brianna in pharoh hats)

So we went to see the King Tut Exhibit...and yes, it was AWESOME!!! It is really neat to think of how those folks were able to make all of those intricate things with the basic tools they had. Needless to say, I was in awe of everything I looked at!

WTF????

All I want to know is why in the world is the arrival, breed and name of the new First Dog a news headline to begin with and why is is listed ABOVE a headline about 667 thousand new jobless claims filed??? The news is so ridiculous these days...umm hello, we are in an enormous financial crisis at the moment, still at war and have those crazies half way around the world playing with nukes and I mean really...who gives a frogs fat ass about the First Dog, whether or not Jessica Simpson has gained weight and if Lindsey Lohan is really gay?????

Priorities, people, priorities.

Okay, I am done ranting for the day!

Cirque Du Soleil

The weekend of Peyton's last competition we managed to work in Cirque Du Soliel's presentation of KOOZA. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!! I have never ever seen anything like it before in my life and people just should not be able to contort themselves into the positions they do....it's just not natural, it's like they have jell-o for bones of something.

If you ever get a chance to go see any performance of Cirque I HIGHLY recommend it! It IS pricey, but well worth it. We all enjoyed it immensely!!!

Even the kiddos know what's what!!!!

Blayd Sporting his BAMA jersey!

Future player???

Peyton & her friend Haliee....if they were not so busy attempting to be thugish rugish gangstas, then we could all see that those are BAMA hats they are sporting!!!

Yes, in their typical fashion, Alabama did their damnedest to try and give me a heart attack as I watched the game. It was shaky a few times but I'll take it! This was a big win in a long needed and way over due great season for my boys!

ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!