Hmmmm...

A New Year...and it has started, I've seen all the resolutions and comments about resolutions and all that comes with a New Year. As I stated last year at this time....(can you believe I've had this darn blog for a year??) I am resolving to not have a resolution...kinda....sorta.....ok, so you decide...
 My kinda, sorta, semi-resolution is about my blog and is this: Should I stay or should I go?!?!?!?!?!?

I enjoy rambling and sharing with y'al but I've been horrible at it for oh, about the last 6 months..which isn't good considering, as stated above, I've only been blogging for about a year.... :) I think I'm the same way with staying in contact with people at times...YES,please insert a sad face here.

So here's what I'm thinking....I NEED to know if y'all are still out there reading!! If so, and please don't make me beg like I've done so many times before...hahahaha......let me know you're there. Leave a comment, letting me know that you'll die without my blog and that you're going to start sharing it with every random stranger you come in contact with. AND then that you will beg those strangers and your friends to read and share with their friends!! That's how it works...keep on passing it on!

Ok, so I'm not just writing this blog for y'all to listen to me ramble..I"m writing it just as much so I'm not the only one listening to me ramble....and lookin' like a crazy lady having all these conversation by myself...There---I said it, I'm a crazy rambling lady!!

So let me know below in the comment section.........Should I stay or should I go?!?!?!?!?!?

p.s. Hope y'all had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy New Year!!

WooHoo!!

Okay guys, have to share this with you...I've been browsing some of my favorite blogs and came across a new one.. and let me just tell you it's pretty cool but what's even better is that they are having a give-away and I think you're all going to love it!!

1st I have to tell you I heard about this blog and their awesome signs at My Sweet Savannah. If you haven't checked this blog out, you should. She's a southern girl with a pretty awesome blog. Now, the signs and the giveaway are over at Between you and me. All you have to do is leave a comment on the post and you're entered for the giveaway!! Tell them I sent you!

Good luck and if you win, let me know what sign you pick!!!

SoLo cup

I'm finally up with the times and have heard Red Solo Cup by Toby Keith..........and let me just sum it up for you in two words...............Not Impressed! Not just not impressed but almost in shock that it even qualifies as a song and even more so that they spent time and money to make a video...now i haven't seen the video but let me sum it up for you again through a recent text messaging conversation with mi padre:

me: "I think he was deep into a red solo cup when he agreed to do that one."
mi padre: "Wait 'til you see the video looks like he was."

Enough said..........

If you haven't heard the song or seen the video, google it now...........then.............give your two cents..........

crafty, crafty

The creative juices are flowing today! Well....maybe....I've been trying to write this blog post for about half an hour and I'm not getting too far. SO........in honor of the fact that:
1. I completed an actual craft project this evening
2. I can't get my brain to function well enough to write

I'm going to keep this post simple....if I can do simple.. :)

First off, I want you to check out one of my favorite blogs: The Lettered Cottage.  Layla blogged today about Pinterest and a craft project she took on in honor of their Craft Challenge. Layla's craft project was inspired by  Brooke's post over at www.pureandnoble.blogspot.com

Well I've been in need of something not too tall, cute, and bright yellow for the windowsill above our kitchen sink.......and well......I saw Layla's blog today and BAM!!!!!!!!!!!! My not too tall, cute and bright yellow something was forming in my imagination....Now, if you checked out the above blogs you already know where I'm going with this...BUT since most of you probably didn't, let me share with you my craft project from this evening.....

Supplies needed: hot glue gun, jars, primer, spray paint

I started with this: (if you look close enough, you can see that the hot glue gun was already used on some of the jars)

Next came the primer

Then the paint (followed by a coat of clear gloss) and you have the final product!!!!!!!



 My hot glue gun skills could use

some work but the end product doesn't look too shabby......

Here's  a sneak peek at the windowsill now........

 

Let me know what you think...OR fun projects you've been doing!!

New Beginnings.......................

As many parts of our Country are dealing with the crazy weather that Spring can sometimes bring or the aftermath of the crazy weather the town that I live in is cleaning up after and recovering from a tornado. The tornado we experienced was one of the first ones to touch the ground before (excuse my language ahead of time) all hell broke loose in Alabama 2 weeks ago.

I thought all my life that I grew up in tornado alley in the land of Oz BUT..............never have I seen in person until 2 weeks ago just exactly the physical and emotional damage and stress a tornado can cause to people and a town! With that being said, I've also witnessed just how big hearted and caring the people of this town, state, and country are!! I have witnessed a town come together to help out friends and strangers AND watched as people generously and whole heartedly donated items, money,time and help to anyone who was in need of any of it.

I was told recently that when something like this happens it will bond a town and the citizens of it forever. As I drive through town now the truth of that statement hits home. This spring will be one that will not be forgotten and will be remembered as the spring that bonded a community!!

Pre-Viewing Review

Okay guys, this is the 1st go at the movie review/book reports! As I said before "ain't gonna be no regular report"!!!!! So glad my parents sent me to school/college! English classes done paid off real good!! :)

So this one is actually going to be a pre-viewing report (as so stated in title). My husband and I are patiently waiting for a handful of movies that are set to come out just about any day now. There are so many on the list that quite frankly I don't know when I'm gonna have time to see all of them between the packing that I should be doing and the moving that we will soon be doing...Oh, the priorities!!!

Drum roll please...................................................................................................
 our movie list (in no particular order)

..............Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides

...............Fast Five (need to see the 4th one first though)

...............The Smurfs

...............Kung Fu Panda 2

..................................YES!!! we like animated kids films!!!!!


Crossing fingers now that we get to see a couple of them soon!! THEN maybe a little after viewing review!!!!

Danger in the bathroom..............

I am not much of a morning person...I'll admit it...I don't like to get up and I don't like to be messed with in the mornings..... Since also means that most mornings I am running LATE!!!!My husband tells me it sounds like I'm constantly running through the house. I try to explain that I am just walking fast and my footsteps are heavy...hmmmmmm...maybe I should try running...then I could get a workout in at the same time...I'm gonna have to give that a little more thought :)

So this morning I'm rushing around and get to the part of my daily routine where I fight with my blowdryer... Until this morning I thought I was fighting with the electrical outlet....where I also have a small fan plugged in and normally running...so the process begins as usual....turn on fan- plug in blow dryer- try to turn on blow-dryer- have to hit red test button (or whatever it is) on blowdryer plug in.... blow dryer turns on....then turns off...so the blow dryer and I have this vicious cycle going..finally I think I've got it beat and start blow drying my hair...

WooHoo I'd won....gonna be a great monday..............until............the blowdryer makes a random weird noise and I see sparks (via the mirror) shoot across the cabinet into the sink and my hand towel....what do I do....I yell...I yell profanities...because the only thing I could think of was "is my hair on fire?" "is the towel gonna catch on fire?"........ and of course my yelling of profanities wakes up my husband and I proceed to tell him my blowdryer was shooting sparks...real sparks!!!

My husbands response....yeah I think that things' been going out for a while..........

Thank goodness I kept my old blowdryer...Never know when you're gonna need an extra one!!!!

p.s. I'm also glad to know it's not the electrical outlet that I was fighting.... :)

.....oh yeah....that.....

Well for those of you that don't know me very well....i am a....PROCRASTINATOR!!! Yes, I said it! I procrastinate......I try my hardest not to, but there are some days that it gets the best of me...I recently told a friend that it wouldn't be so bad except.....I married a procrastinator!! So I don't think he's near as bad as I am..but when you get two procrastinators together, and well...they procrastinate......it's never good......

As I speak I am doing oh I don't know.....the start of about 17 loads of laundry!! If you're a smart person you're asking how in the world I have 17 loads of laundry...well I'm going to be completely honest....besides the fact that I went on a laundry strike (I didn't realize I had gone on strike until the dirty laundry started over taking my laundry room) and well the fact that 99% of my husbands clothes go to the cleaners, and we have no kids....I still don't really have an answer to this simple question!!

I can state that for about the last 4 days I've done nothing but wash loads of bedsheets and towels....the hubby came down with poison ivy (thank goodness I'm not allergic to it), and so towels and bedsheets have been a daily routine lately.....can I blame my non-laundry doing days on that???????

Oh well now that I've got all that said let me get back to my beginning point....I've been procrastinating on getting any book/movie reviews up here. I've read a couple good books lately and movies are always on our to do list..so I ask myself "where are the reviews?"......answer-I'm a procastinator....

Second half to that answer.....who likes doing book reports???? I mean, really??? As I was reprimanding myself the other day for slacking on not putting one on here I thought, why in the world did I want to start reviews on my blog???? I remember back in school how I loved to read a good book but HATED to do a report on it... and now here I am, years and years and years later writing a blog that I myself have COMPLETE AND UTTER CONTROL OVER and I choose to write random book reports!!!!

I believe I may have officially lost what marbles I have left.......okay, so I am going to start a section with movies and books I've recently watched or read. I also promise to give you some reviews of them but I also promise they will be nothing like your typical book report!!!! I just can't do......even if I tried, it wouldn't happen...remember???? I'm a procrastinator...!!

p.s. experienced my 1st turkey hunting experience this weekend

p.s.s. hubby also bought me my own shotgun..

p.s.s.s. i'm very proud of my shotgun....it was a very long process in finding one for me

p.s.s.s.s. most gun companies don't make left handed shotguns

p.s.s.s.s.s i'm left handed

p.s.s.s.s.s.s more on the turkey hunting and shotgun later.....maybe............

Is it that time yet????..........

Oh my.....has spring finally arrived??? I'm hoping that it has!! The weather has been pretty consistent and the thunderstorms have been rolling through. I do believe the thunderstorms are one of my favorite things about spring time.

I can say that the mornings around here have been rather chilly lately but the afternoons have been amazing!!! Part of this is due to the fact that the wind has actually been blowing here. You see, 90 degrees is so much easier to handle when the wind is blowing... add almost 100% humidity in the summer time and I promise you'll be jumping for joy when the wind is barely blowing and even more so when it blows 100 mph!!!  It didn't take me too long after moving here to realize that- the wind NEVER blows...okay, so never say never, right??? It does blow here but it's not very often and when it does no one knows what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It feels like Spring has Sprung here and I couldn't be more excited! Did I mention how much I  like the smell of fresh cut grass???? Or evenings spent grilling out?? Or just sitting out on the porch in the evenings??? I could go on forever about all the things that make me love Spring time!!! What is it that you love about Spring time???????

Hope you're all enjoying the weather!!!! :) :) :) :)

Full Speed Ahead.....................

The weather here is BEAUTIFUL!! Now mind you, it's been like 32 degrees in the mornings but the temp has been inching it's way up during the day to make for some awesome weather! I was outside earlier playing with the puppies. Yes, the aussie's I introduced you to a few weeks ago. They are loving the weather. It makes it so much better for them when they get in the pond!! Or when Milsap falls into the pond....

I was in the front yard watching them play and run and became mesmerized at how amazingly beautiful they are. Both of them with their semi-thick winter coats still. They both have such different colored coats but are both beautiful!! Now don't get me wrong, they are pains in my ______, most of the time but I still love them!!

Milsap had troubles when we 1st move learning his way around the new place. BUT now he knows where the driveway is, the grass, the house, the dogpen, where we park the vehicles and where all the barbed wire fence is!! Needless to say he now knows how to PROPERLY make his way through a barbed wire fence...I'm pretty sure this was a hard lesson to learn but also one of those "I'll only make that mistake once" lesson!!! OH and it's definitely not one you can teach a blind dog. When he's uncomfortable he FREAKS out,so you just gotta let him learn on his own!!

Oh, yes I'm rambling...back to my point....I am completely AMAZED!!!! when I see Milsap running full speed down our driveway. It makes me so happy to know that he's that comfortable and has adapted that well. That is until I forget to get out of his way and he completely plows me over! And let me just tell ya, he's a strong boy at full speed!! Unfortunately that is not a lesson that I've learned just once. However, I do try to stay out of his way BUT his being blind sometimes forces him to not run in a straight line so.....even when I think I'm gettiing out of the way.....there he is, plowing me over AGAIN!!!!

Maybe one of these days, when I get real handy with my new camera I'll get some good action pictures of him at full speed. Until then....guess you'll just have to use your imagination :)

On Bended Knees.......

I've found myself praying almost non-stop the last couple of weeks. We've had some friends experience an unimaginable loss. I seem to find myself frowning and tearing up as I think about it and then without realizing I'm praying for them. Praying for comfort and peace for them from God. Praying that they help each other through this and that through God and with time their Hearts will be healed. Even as I write this I find myself praying for them and hoping that with each passing day things get easier for them and that the few, precious memories they have will never fade.

It's while saying these prayers that I realize just how trivial some things in life truly are. It's the friends, the emotions,the relationships, the family, the Prayer, the FAITH that is important............

Prayer is a powerful thing AND answered in so many ways, some of which we will never understand. I ask today and tomorrow and the next day that when you go to the Lord for your daily chat please pray for my friends, their family and all their broken hearts.

-Sooner Family...............your Cowboy Family loves you and is still on bended knees........

Girlie Wisdom!!!!!

I received this is an email and thought you might all enjoy!!! I'm not sure where it originated from but it's entertaining to say the least :)


Girlie Wisdom!

1. A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills... she has 14 kids but she doesn't really care.

2. One of life's mysteries is how a 2-pound box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.

3. My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.

4. The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.

5. The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you are doing, someone else does.

6. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.

7. Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.

8. Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.

9. I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my panties.

10. Amazing! You hang something in your closet for a while, and it shrinks 2 sizes!

11. Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like...'You know sometimes I forget to eat!' .....Now, I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my keys, but I have never forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat!

12. The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing -- and then they marry him.

13. I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That's my idea of a perfect day!

Wine? Yes, please!!!

What an amazing weekend we have had!! We spent the weekend with some good friends, celebrating their anniversary :)

We ended the weekend yesterday touring some vineyards and partaking of their wine tasting! We tasted some awesome wine. The  vineyards even looked good coming out of winter. I did however, decide on Saturday while packing and leaving the house that I didn't need to take my new camera. I thought, there's no need in hauling it around (we hadn't originally planned on stopping at the vineyards). BUT was I ever wrong and will probably NEVER leave the house on any sort of trip without it!!!!!

We did take our smaller point and shoot camera so we got a few comical pictures along the way. I will be venturing back that direction as the vines start to green up and produce. I absolutely can't wait to put my camera to use out there!!! Oh and then I'll be back for sure in August to watch the grape stomping!! Talk about some fun pictures :)

Oh and did I mention the amazingly beautiful Catholic church??? I'm not sure words can even describe how beautiful, and inspiring this church was. You can be sure that when I make my next visit I'll have plenty of pictures to share with you!!!!

I hope you all were able to enjoy the beautiful spring weather this past weekend. I'll leave you with a few AWESOME pictures......

YES!!! It's a PINK FORD Pickup!!! I absolutely LOVE it....this may have been one of the coolest things we saw all weekend :)

Reviews????.......................................

I think I'll be adding some book and movie reviews on here every great once in a while. I've always been a reader and a fast one at that. Once I start a book ( a good one) I can't put it down. I have to finish it!!

I've never been one to read much in winter, I usually do all my reading in the summertime. I know it seems a little backwards (which is normal for me) BUT.... while I was in high school and college wintertime was textbook time. So when summer would roll around I'd make my many, many trips to the library, always coming back with an armload of books. I would find an author I liked (would usually turn into an addiction) and read every book the library had.

My mom and I have the same taste in books so we're always comparing authors and sharing what books we like. I will read just about anything as long as it's written well and follows a story line. I don't do well with books written like a history book or a biography. My husband laughs at this but I recently tried to read a book that I bought him which reads like a history book/biography and ten pages in and I don't recall one thing I've read.  It was like history all over again.....Can't keep my attention........Feel like I'm in school again.................When's the test?

Whew...glad I got that out of my system. AND I have officially put that book up!

On a trip to visit my Dad a few years ago, he got me hooked on a series of Western books. He let me borrow some he had finished and I think I had 1 done before my (short) plane ride home was even over!!! A few short weeks later he called to tell me of a new one he had read and....... I had to confess that I had already read it and all the other ones I could get my scrawny little hands on at the library. I was officially addicted to them!!!

Okay...you're probably wondering if I have a point....and I do.....my randomness sometimes does have a point (although more often than not it doesn't)...... Point is-----I haven't been reading much (not even last summer) (of course that was because I was planning a wedding and a honeymoon).....and....... I MISS READING!!! Well, I have read a few good books lately and am currently half way through another one.

I'm thinking if I do periodic book (and movie) reviews on here it might give me the motivation to:
1. go to the library (I'm not a big fan of buying books!) (I can't ready one more than once)
2. get a library card
3. check out some books and read!!!!

One more confession- I have actually bought 3 books since Christmas....that might bring the total number of books I've ever bought in my life into the double digits.....libraries are so much better for books...they're free....but I do have a full book case in my house....even if I'll never touch those books again....until it's time to move....then I'll be mad we didn't just use the library more...  :)

p.s. I can't deicded which book/movie to start with!! Help!!!

p.s.s. if you have a good movie or book recommendation pass it to me!!!

I'm a country girl........................

I was blessed this past weekend with the opportunity to attend the Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference. It was an amazing weekend and I met many, many amazing women from the state that are involved in the very industry I spend my whole life in!!!!

We sat through different sessions to learn stuff ranging from cattle handling, to the First Bloom in Fort Smith, to wind and solar energy, to learning to take time for yourself, to saving money by couponing, to peanut production in Arkansas, and BLOGGING!!! (I'd have to get out my agenda to actually list all the sessions that were available to us)

What an array of information they provided to all of us! Not to mention the awesome Arkansas food and wine tasting we had.

Since this is a blog and well, I was able to attend a blogging session I want to pass on some information to you. I was actually fortunate enough to meet two fellow bloggers from Arkansas who were guest speaking. So today, I want to give you their blog sites. If you have a moment to check them out, do so now!!! They were amazing speakers full of energy, life and wisdom!!!!

The Park Wife and Instead of the Dishes

 I would recommend this Conference to any of you woman out there involved in Agriculture in any way!! It was a great way to meet other people who completely, without a doubt understand the way of Life in the Country.

Check out http://www.arkansaswomeninag.com/ to learn more about the organization and ways you can join and become involved!!!!

Love is what I do.................

Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. - Mother Teresa

Love is an amazingly wonderful gift!! I believe everyone has a much better outlook on life and a happier spirit when Love is present in their life. It comes in so many shapes, sizes, dimensions and colors! You can have love for people and things, jobs and hobbies, animals and causes. The places to put your love and to find love are abundant....................

I love ...........my husband, my family, our dogs, my fat Garfield cat, summer, spring, cookies, the color pink, thunderstorms, wearing sweatpants, cowboy boots, riding horses, reading a good book, going for a run, swimming, pizza, enchiladas, shrimp, cheese.....oh my gosh! the list is never ending.................

Did you notice all the food I mentioned??? It might have been easier to just write... I love food....The end...but that isn't near as much fun..........So, on I ramble.................

I love to wear make-up (good makeup) (I sell makeup, need some???) BUT I also like to not wear makeup around the house. It's scary-I promise!! --but my husband loves me anyway.

I love to go to bed with my hair wet. Of course by morning I look like Medusa with my crazy hair --but my husband loves me anyway.

I love to pester my husband in the morning while he's trying to sleep--but he loves me anyway.

I love to eat candy like a little kid (and my hips and thighs show it!!)-- but my husband loves me anyway.

I love to take pictures of buzzards (please don't ask)-- but my husband loves me anyway.

And I love him all the more for loving my randomness, my quirkiness, and my weirdness. Of course that's what makes me, me......but still...He loves me anyway.....................

Oh the wisdom....................

Well......I finally write a blog about something half way serious and what do I do? Cause my Mom to laugh hysterically at my spelling mistakes....................okay so she did it in a completely respectful manner (unless of course you count the phone call she put in to my sister).....

My mom caught a spelling error in my post from yesterday. She caught it this morning and needless to say couldn't quit laughing long enough to call and politely tell me about it. Yes, she did it out of respect for me, she was afraid she would hurt my feelings... BUT I too found it funny and ironic and we had a very good laugh about it. Of course it wasn't HER 1st laugh of the day about it or her 2nd......I won't tell you how many times she actually chose to re-read my mistake!!! I am glad that it gave her a good chuckle for the day AND that she finally called my attention to it.

Oh the irony in making a spelling mistake when you're discussing homeschooling and pubLic schooling!! For those of you who caught the mistake and didn't say anything...SHAME ON YOU!!! But, I hope you got a good chuckle out of it. For those of you who didn't catch it, you missed the chance for a very good laugh!!!

I think I'll leave this post with a quote that seemingly fits the situation and life in general!!!

"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh......at yourself" - Ethel Barrymore

Just a thought......................

So I'm putting the cart before the horse here, actually way before the horse, but...........such is life sometimes :)

Before I started this blog and especially since starting this blog I have and still do browse any other blogs. They're fun to read, learn from, etc. In browsing other blogs I've come to realize that in this day and age there are lots of Homeschooling Moms and well, kids too......

This is where the cart comes before the horse.......We don't have kids yet so I'm not real sure why this seems to be on my mind and pop out to me when I read a new blog....baby fever??? maybe, but I'm not real sure that the topic of homeschooling your unconceived, unborn children is a symptom of baby fever BUT hey, you never know.....Anywho, back to my point....

Homeschooling has become the schooling option of choice in many areas and is far more widespread than I thought.  Not that I have done any kind of real research on the topic! Most of us are brought up in a society where you send your kids to school, either private or public. Off they go as soon as they are old enough. Now I'm thinking (scary, I know) and wondering why are we all conditoned to send kids to school? Do we consider the other option of homeschooling? Are these homeschooling families seeing, experiencing, benefiting in ways unknown to us????

I know, many of you are saying...uh well, I work full time, my husband works full time, so off the kids go to catch the bus. But, WAIT.......I've read many, many comments about kids being homeschooled by parents who both work full time jobs. Somehow they seem to make it work to fit their schedule and their life. I was a little shocked to see that this could be done but kudos to those parents!!!

I've recently started doing some tutoring lessons (although my sister seems to think I'd be a bad teacher). The subject that we are working on for now is Algebra. So trying to be prepared I used my handy dandy computer (I AM the Queen of Google) to try to re-familiarize myself with High School Algebra......(as I was having flash backs of my High School trig teacher getting onto me for always finding something to do or talk about that was unrelated to trig.....I do believe I was possibly one of his most annoying students...but I DID NOT like trig...I think I reminded him of this daily)

Back to my algebra research----I found some good websites with great information and examples (although I was not near as prepared as I thought I was). THEN I came across one of those, you ask a question to people in cyber world (still not real sure how you do this, but I'm glad other people have figured it out) and wait for some of those people in cyber world to respond either with answers, tips, advice, or opinions.

Well ironically enough the question I happened upon had to do with algebra problems (told you I was the Google Queen) and somewhere in the original question or in a comment posted by the question asker was this statement- "I am homeschooled and am having to teach myself this."                    
                WOW!!!! Yes, I'm pretty sure WOW, was my initial reaction!!!

I do believe this comment is what really got my brain turning on this subject. The blogs I read show families, moms, dads, kids, all blooming and thriving in this homeschooling atmosphere. They share lesson plans, and activites, stories of ups and downs, and how they make this part of their life work. And then there are a select few homeschooling kids who are withering because they are having to teach themselves, because someone has decided to not do what is best for these children.

I know this is a touchy subject and one that should be approached carefully and with lots of thought. I don't want any of you to think that I stand on one side or the other, it's just something I've been thinking about and wanted to put out there.

Now.....I know there are a few of you out there that read this here blog pretty faithfully (Mom!) so give me your thoughts and opinions on this. DON'T BE SHY!!!!!!!!!!!! Leave a comment (please don't make me beg)....

Which would be better for your life? Your family? Have you ever considered home-schooling? Do you know someone who does homeschool?

Let me have it, I want to hear what YOU think!!!!!!




p.s. Invite your friends over to this here blog...let them read...let them comment...let them become faithful followers... :)

p.s.s. you know you want to...JUST DO IT....okay so this isn't an ad for Nike but it fit........it is an ad for Faith, Love and Cattle though...tell your friends about me....let them listen to me ramble...it just might make them smile to know there is some one out there more random and weird than they are....................

I'm a weekend kinda gal...................

What an amazing weekend!!! It was only semi-productive but the weather was beautiful!!

A group of us enjoy hanging out whenever we get the chance to.We throw going away parties, coming home parties, Christmas parties, birthday parties and just because parties!!!! We love to hang out, cook, drink a cold adult beverage, shoot skeet, and RELAX!!!

I do have to say however that it has been too long since the 'gang' all got together. So gals, if you're reading this we need to start planning NOW!!!! My husband and I did get to spend the weekend with some friends and had a great time.

The weekend consisted of...........................

guitar playing.....

a campfire.....

AND

an amazing dutch-oven

                                                                                cooked brisket.....

Such a relaxing, peaceful, weekend with great music, great food and great friends................(just wish the whole gang could have been there)...................

I hope all our friends know how much they truly mean to us. I found a little sign when I was out shopping with a friend that says "Friends are the family one finds along the way."

I'm fortunate enough to say that our friends are our family!!!! They are the best! Life is simply better with GREAT friends!!! I LOVE you all <3



                                          

Oh Beautiful Weather!!

What a beautiful day here in Central Arkansas :)

Spring time is my favorite season!! Makes me want to go outside, motivates me to do something, anything (other than spring cleaning) and is just a great time of the year! Well, it feels like Springtime is here today!!!! Hope you all enjoy the new look of the blog (yes, Pink is my favorite color), felt like we needed something to feel a little more spring like.

I'm off now to go enjoy the weather, play with my wonderful puppies and I guess try to tackle the job of cleaning out my vehicle (which I tend to try to live out of for long periods of time)......OHHH and it's also a beautifully wonderful day to try to get in some picture taking!

Enjoy your day, weekend and the SUNSHINE!!!!!!