tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57531872011-07-24T23:04:21.742-07:00Public ramblings of a reluctant grown upTraveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast...web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-12738098677487435272007-02-22T06:40:00.000-08:002007-02-22T06:47:12.863-08:00Greetings earthlings!!! Good grief! You would think I could get at least a post a week in here. Maybe that should be my New Years Resolution. It's not to late to make on e in Feb is it? Naw, it's my resolution and I can make it anytime I like. No update on me really needed. Other than in the last several months since I have posted my favorite web news site bit the dust, my best friends web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1159306095406996322006-09-26T14:22:00.000-07:002006-09-26T14:28:15.436-07:00Ok, I know it's been forever since I have posted anything but I have been seriously busy. Are you ready for this...I have joined a BELLY DANCE CLASS!! It's hilariously fun and I am getting a great workout! We are all learning moves to a dance routine and then we are going to perform! It's awesome! I would encourage all women to do this (even if just once) to get in touch with thier bodies web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1156125889512303412006-08-20T19:04:00.000-07:002006-08-20T19:21:51.366-07:00BROTHERS & SISTERS!!!! IT'S THE MUZIK MAFIA....THE FREAK PARADE!! Big & Rich were AWESOME last night!!!! OMG! The stage was on fire and the drums beat deep into your chest. It was amazing. Last night at the State Fair the Freak Parade was in high gear! If you haven't heard it already check out thier new song "The 8th of Novemeber". There wasn't a dry eye in the place when the Vet's cameweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1155846969033763032006-08-17T13:28:00.000-07:002006-08-17T13:36:09.043-07:00For those who love the philosophy of hypocrisy and ambiguityDon't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.One tequila, two tequila, three tequila,floor.....Atheism is a non-prophet organization.If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.If a deaf person swears, does web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1155654457779613342006-08-15T07:48:00.000-07:002006-08-15T08:07:37.796-07:00Well, girls night out was kinda lame. We went to Copper and had dinner and drinks. I have to admit it was fun ordering the young waiter around. I am thinking old 30 something women should never be left of thier own devices with mexican food and hurricanes. Spooky!After that one of us left and the remaining 3 of us went back to my friends house and watched a movie. Normally I am all abut web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1154547126187459332006-08-02T12:04:00.000-07:002006-08-02T12:32:06.296-07:00One day closer to my girls night out! WhooHoo!! We still have no idea what we are doing but I imagine it will involve food, music and tunes. There is so much going on right now. My mother in law has just moved to the area and we are getting her settled, there are school clothes to be purchased and vacations to take agghh! Ok, I am looking forward to the vacation part of it. I'm also looking web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1154449834658483452006-08-01T09:29:00.000-07:002006-08-01T09:43:11.926-07:00IS IT STILL MONDAY!!?? I am in some serious need of this weekends festivities. GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!! Music Videos | Vacation Rentals | Lake Michigan Homesweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1153943668166699292006-07-26T12:48:00.000-07:002006-07-26T12:54:28.246-07:00 One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing anddecides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decidesto take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and readsher book.Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?""Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1153527292051066252006-07-21T16:48:00.000-07:002006-07-21T17:24:05.440-07:00COUNTRY MART - NOT SMARTThere are plenty of places here in town to get your provisions. They all compete for the business from the locals with pretty newspaper ads and radio spots. However, it seems that one of the grocery stores has forgotten what is REALLY important...the consumer. Allow me to explain...A year or so back I was shopping at Country mart and my purse was stolen out of the cart web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1153432930361905652006-07-20T15:01:00.000-07:002006-07-20T15:02:10.373-07:00Take My Quiz- on -QuizYourFriends.com!web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1153257013903939382006-07-18T14:00:00.000-07:002006-07-18T14:10:14.016-07:00AWESOME WEEKEND!!!! Went to the lake with friends and co-workers. WHAT a BLAST!! It's official now! We are the "Redneck Yacht Club". We boated out to the cove and tied 2 pontoons and 2 Cruisers together. Hopped off the side of the boat when when we got hot and it was HOT! We were tubing and riding the jet ski's."...it's a sip 'a wine, it's 'a summertime, SWEET SUMMERTIME!!" -Kenny Chesneyweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1152197895372494762006-07-06T07:57:00.000-07:002006-07-06T08:02:00.950-07:00LIVING IN FAST FORWARD (Kenny Chesney) Video Code provided by VideoCodeZone.Com CHECK OUT THE VOLS JERSEY!!!! GO VOLS!!!web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1151607605295401202006-06-29T11:21:00.000-07:002006-06-29T12:00:05.370-07:00I love the Teehaus...My friend and I went there for lunch today as we have on so many previous occasions. She is going through a real tough time right now and she was on the verge of tears when I picked her up at her office. I took her to the Teehaus. The troubled looks on our faces must have been noticable because they asked if everything was alright. We took a seat and nodded, but that web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1151333167092235462006-06-26T07:43:00.000-07:002006-06-26T07:46:07.103-07:00How well do you know me? For instance, did you know...Four Jobs I've had in my life:1. Waitress2. Library Clerk3. Assistant District Manager (sales)4. Senior Production Assistant (insurance)Four movies you watch over and over:1. Ferris Beuller’s Day Off2. Christmas Vacation3. Gentleman Prefer Blondes4. Walt Disney’s Robin Hood (the animated version)Four places I have lived:1. Huntsville, web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1150810592568522482006-06-20T06:17:00.000-07:002006-06-20T06:36:32.650-07:00Most of you who know me KNOW that I don't normally give my opinions about things unless asked. Mainly because I see no reason to cram my opinions (you know what they say about them) down anyone elses throat. However, I heard something on the news this morning that should not and did not surprise me, but did disturb me.They found the 2 young soldiers in Iraq that were missing. Beheaded, web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1150750292233582682006-06-19T13:30:00.000-07:002006-06-19T13:51:32.290-07:00Weekend is bliss. Gotta love them! This last Sunday was Father's Day. I am thinking Father's Day must have been a lot cheaper back in my grandparents day. I had 3 "Fathers" to buy for. The first 2 being my Dad (sent a fruit and nut basket) and My Stepdad (massaging chair thing that my mother told me he will never use). I am thinking things were a lot cheaper when people stayed with the web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1150325986787597822006-06-14T15:55:00.000-07:002006-06-14T16:01:16.026-07:00Hmmm, What should I blog about today?Good NEWS!!! My brother is out the the hospital! Looks like he will still have to do physical therapy, but he can do that near his home! YAY!! I bet those nurses are happy he is gone (haha). He was certainly ready to get out of there.I am seriously boring this week. SERIOUSLY!! Seems to be a word I've been using lately. Last week it was "Hysterical". I can't web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1150228990073276542006-06-13T12:22:00.000-07:002006-06-13T13:08:22.276-07:00WOW do I feel like a young one! Let me explain...This weekend was the Alumni Reunion at my old HIgh School. My graduation year was one of the classes being honored at this years meeting. First of all, I was the ONLY one from the class of 1986 that showed up. That being said, they asked me to stand in front of the entire room and tell them everything I knew about my former classmates. BOY did web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1149819725796537422006-06-08T19:18:00.000-07:002006-06-08T19:22:05.806-07:00I just got back from Omaha, NE. They had moved my brother to a hospital there. It was good to see him even though it was hard to see him that way. His speach is slurry, but improving and he is able to move his ankle up and down. He can't walk on his own yet, but they have him doing some serious physical therapy and the prognosis is wonderful in the long term. They think he will have a full web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1149465891889146642006-06-04T16:51:00.000-07:002006-06-04T17:04:51.916-07:00Another fun family weekend. Yesterday I planted summer flowers in the flower beds! I was feeling like SUCh a green thumb UNTIL...BUM BUM buuuuuuuuuuuummmmmm...I was messing with one of my tomoato plants and knocked the ONLY decent sized green tomoato I had right off the vine DOH!!!! Not even big enough to eat! *sigh*. Went to see "Over The Hedge" with the family. VERY cute and funny. "But Iweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1149024224753849322006-05-30T14:18:00.000-07:002006-05-30T14:23:45.156-07:00Memorial weekend was sooooo fun!! Thursday, after shopping all day with my sis, we drove to Bucksaw and set up camp. Our friend caught a TON of crappie and cooked it that very night! Nothing like fresh fish beside the lake!! The water was 79 degrees, so we were able to swim and spend time at the beach. Home safe and sunburned!! It was great! Sunday I took my sis back to the airport. I web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1148421568370703832006-05-23T14:49:00.000-07:002006-05-23T14:59:28.440-07:00WOW, has it been a loooooooooong time since I made an entry!! Whats up with that!!?? I have a lot of stuff to catch up on.Right now my sister is in from out of state and I am trying to shove as much of Warrensburg down her neck before she leaves (haha). Last night we got together with another friend and had a girls night out at El Vaquero and then back to my house for VIGGO!!! My sister is a web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1146667800069349442006-05-03T07:32:00.000-07:002006-05-03T08:10:25.793-07:00I find that the closer summer gets the less time I spend in front of my computer screen. The Secretary and I are the only ones at work today for the most part so we did carry out from Mary Janes! YUM-O. The breakfast rocks!My friend called in this morning to tell me that HER friends husband died from a heart attack yesterday. SO sad....he was 33! THIRTY THREE!!!! That just scares the crap out of web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1145327365883190932006-04-17T19:23:00.000-07:002006-04-17T19:37:51.490-07:00I love being in my yard in the spring as things are coming back to life. The view from my side of the planet is a great one... Oh and in case you see it, yes what I say is a strawberry bed is really a tomato plant lol Go figure I would label it wrong and not know how to fix it!! web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1145223178708998012006-04-16T14:23:00.000-07:002006-04-16T14:32:58.716-07:00HAPPY EASTER!! Here's to hoping the bunny made a visit to your house today!This was a really busy weekend. My baby girl turned 16 Friday! We gathered up several of her friends Saturday and herded them off to World's Of Fun. Spent the end of the evening in a shelter due to the impending tornado. I rode the Monsoon, Fury of the Nile, the Train, some car ride thing, and the Viking Voyage. I know I web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1144431874738582222006-04-07T10:41:00.000-07:002006-04-07T10:44:34.753-07:00What a Friday! I am filling in at work today for a girl who wanted a day off. I know...how kind of me to give up my day off so someone else could have one. Whatever...now I am here and she is out in the sun haha. I am pulling in cash and not having to do much of anything but sit here. I don't normally handle the lobby type stuff, so this is interesting! Did I mention she has a GIANT bowl ofweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1144185270411066092006-04-04T14:02:00.000-07:002006-04-04T14:14:30.480-07:00Another day....well. another day (haha). Today I had lunch with my friend at the Masonic Lodge. They had the potato bar today. The proceeds went to charity or something. Tonight I will be having dinner with the same friend at "A Taste of Johnson County" at the University. Only about 20 local eating establishments will be represented. If there is one thing Warrensburg has, it's places to eatweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1143830476615750822006-03-31T10:33:00.000-08:002006-05-03T08:02:06.576-07:00Ran Aross this video and couldn't resist. When I was out the other night with friends, the DJ played this song and we decided it was our new theme song!! WE LOOOOOOOOVE SUMMER!!I spend most weekends at the lake with friends or family, soaking up sun and riding the waves. Hurry Up Summer!! I am ready for you! Click the play button 2 times to see the video...Don't ask! Craig Morgan Lyrics Craig web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1143757600456316002006-03-30T14:18:00.000-08:002006-03-30T14:26:40.473-08:00Growing up in Central MissouriYou've never met any celebrities.Everyone you know has been on a "Float Trip,"You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular.You measure distance in minutes rather than miles. For example, "Well, Lee's Summit is only 30 minutes away."The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend" only means one thing.You know several people who have hit a web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1143510401398068142006-03-27T17:25:00.000-08:002006-03-27T17:46:41.533-08:00Last week was pretty fun. Thursday my daughter and I went to see "Groucho, a life in review" at the University. HILARIOUS!!! "Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas...how he got in my pajamas I'll never know." "I would never join a club that would have me as a member""The lady in room 78 would like ice water...Give her an onion to peel, that will make her eyes water". TOO MUCH!!! web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1142792700793580762006-03-19T09:57:00.000-08:002006-03-19T10:25:00.856-08:00Father, it's been a while since my last post. Wow, did we have some storms here or WHAT!! It was a rough week at work last week. I felt so sad for all those people that had lost homes. One told me her home looked like a dollhouse because she could see the individual rooms inside the house from outside the house. Another one told me that her husband was delpoyed and she was there alone with aweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1141742423976333552006-03-07T06:12:00.000-08:002006-03-07T06:40:24.026-08:00What Does Your Mp3 Playlist say about you?Check out This article from the San Francisco Cronicle...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/18/BUGJ1C9QCS1.DTL&type=techInteresting EH? Here is my current list in my Mp3 Player. I wonder what it says about me!!1. I Can't stop the rain - Tina Turner2. I Ran - Flock Of Seagulls3. Hey Mr. DJ - Madonna4. Funkytown web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1141694544477959472006-03-06T16:52:00.000-08:002006-03-07T05:55:07.936-08:00Does the Devil Really Wear Prada?Just when I think I have life all figured out someone throws a wrench in my wheel and I get thrown over the handlebars.I was talking with a friend about money today. I was telling my friend that money was not important. My friend tried telling me that it certainly makes things easier! This I agree with, but it makes me mad that we tend to focus so much on it, web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1141446940632713992006-03-03T20:19:00.000-08:002006-03-03T20:35:40.686-08:00You can't help that. We're all mad here." - The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland"How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven." - Robert A. Heinlein"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." - Anonymous"People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." - Faith Resnick"There are many intelligent species web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1140900286346758512006-02-25T12:34:00.000-08:002006-02-25T12:44:46.386-08:00My friend and I went to The Vagina monologues at CMSU last Thursday. It was great...I laughed, cried, and about passed out during the moaning portion. Hilarious! I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to go with me. I think it's something every woman should see at least once. Funny thing happened on the way to the Vagina monologues though! I had emailed my friend at her work FROM my web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1140643052116732092006-02-22T13:06:00.000-08:002006-02-22T13:17:32.126-08:00WOW...I think I had the bird flu....well alright maybe it was just a cold but it knocked me on my butt for a week!! NASTY STUFF!! I'm sure noone wants to hear about that! I haven't been doing much of anything to talk about since I have been sick. I even had to miss the readings at the underground on Thursday!!!!! However, I am excited about going to see "The Vagina Monologues" this Thursday!web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1139692355332981242006-02-11T12:59:00.000-08:002006-02-11T13:12:35.343-08:00Last night was a renuion of sorts. Several of my husband's ex-coworkers and thier familes met at Player's for dinner. The conversation was amazing as we all hold one common bond. Each of them are "outcasts" from a certain political figure in town. Each of them held positions with this figure and each had been either crapped on, was blamed for, had disagreed with, or challanged the system. web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1139352715309470712006-02-07T14:33:00.000-08:002006-02-07T14:51:55.360-08:00There has been a lot of talk lately about my 20th High School reunion. The talk consists for the most part of people trying to talk me into acutally putting this thing together. The whole idea has sent me into a major case of "homesickness". I am only roughly 10 miles from where I grew up. Graduated from Leeton R-X in 1986 with all 15 of my fellow seniors. Some folks try and forget where they web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1139275551517524032006-02-06T17:13:00.000-08:002006-02-06T17:25:51.606-08:00This weekend was nice. On Saturday we had a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) party and had a bunch of people over. Two of which I had not seen for several years so there was lots of hugging and screaming! At one time they all worked together. All, including my husband have gone on to do bigger and better things. It was nice to have the old group back together. I can't wait until next web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1139023817425734502006-02-03T18:59:00.000-08:002006-02-03T19:44:08.903-08:00Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching. I know it's true as I was at Wal-Mart only moments ago dodging people in the snack aisle. I am a little nervous about the half time show. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were on the tube this morning talking about the event. Keith looks like he has been dead for 2 years and Mick should seriously consider hanging up the spandex. It's not that I don't web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1138920273054847062006-02-02T14:06:00.000-08:002006-02-02T14:44:33.130-08:00Apparently, if someone is threatening you as a student at the High School and even takes a swing at you, even HITS you...you are to do nothing. Well, you can run to the principals office and TELL on the people doing it...but then you will just have to put up with more crap from the people bothering you because you have now gone whining to the administration. Defend yourself and you will be in web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1138394487216838532006-01-27T12:37:00.000-08:002006-01-27T12:41:27.226-08:00I can be SUCH a moron. I was making a phone call a few moments ago and was messing with the stapler while I was listening for someone to answer. Right as thier voicemail picks up I staple my own thumb. Yes...that's right...I squeezed the stupid stapler and STAPLED MY OWN THUMB!!! WHO DOES THAT??? What a 'tard I am. I am happy to report that I think I will live through the ordeal. However,web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1138142748068128322006-01-24T14:34:00.000-08:002006-01-24T14:48:23.673-08:00How boring that I have nothing to really write lately. Here's to warmer days!!!li {padding:5px 0px}.hov:hover{background-color:yellow}Watch Videos:NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PROBLEMS (Kenny Chesney) web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1137771650774900432006-01-20T07:31:00.000-08:002006-01-20T07:40:50.776-08:00 I had SO much fun last night!!! A couple of friends and I met at La Sous Terre, a small white linen type place heavy on the European influence beneath Java Junction. We enjoyed a night of wine and reading. "Readings from the Underground" at La Sous Terre is an opportunity for people in the community to come listen to a reading of a book by the author. You also have the opprtunity to pick up web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1137709102855985862006-01-19T14:08:00.000-08:002006-01-20T17:11:31.233-08:00I am so excited about "Readings From The Underground" tonight!! I thought this was a perfect opportunity to blog my favorite poem. Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening by Robert FrostWhose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village, though;He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1137080735428044602006-01-12T07:27:00.000-08:002006-01-12T07:45:35.466-08:00I was driving in the car with Misty the other day and I had a CD in. The CD clicked over to "I'm Turning Japanese". She started laughing and she said "You know what that song is about, don't you". "Sure, I said...it's about a guy who ummm wants to turn Japanese" (Thinking back to the whole Karate Kid era and thinking I was so very smart). She says "It's about masterbation". "NO WAY!!!" How web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1137008832636847612006-01-11T11:34:00.000-08:002006-01-11T11:47:12.680-08:00I had Applebee's for lunch today and I suspect I will have the National Guard out looking for me momentarily. You see, the check came and I got my checkbook out to write it out for my meal. As I am doing so Dawn says "They don't take checks here anymore". I thought she was kidding. I laughed. Apparently I missed the tiny white sign as I entered the building that said "Please we no longer web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1136902626732232762006-01-10T06:10:00.000-08:002006-01-10T06:21:37.106-08:00 This past weekend was fun! My company had an awards dinner at Baja 600 on the Plaza. The lights were just as amazing as always as you can see from the pic. We decided not to go to the casino afterwards (which had become somewhat of a tradition) and went home. It was nice not staying up until 4 am!! Although, those were fun times too (insert evil grin here).web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1135696107033254352005-12-27T06:59:00.000-08:002005-12-27T07:08:27.046-08:00Merry Christmas. Ok, it's not Christmas anymore, but it is still "the season to be jolly". Santa was real good to be me this year. Apparently I was on the nice list. I got "the softest robe in the world" from Bath and Body Works, an Ann Taylor outfit, a NY&CO outfit, some bath stuff from Bath and Body Works, ummmm a diamond bracelet from my son and this super cute Pooh and Friends cocoa set web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1135093536150336552005-12-20T07:34:00.000-08:002006-01-21T20:40:35.870-08:00This one is for you Jeffrey Allen...Love you Cuz.Click here to listen....hov:hover{background-color:yellow}PHOTOGRAPH (Nickelback) Video Codes by VideoCodeZone.Com Look at this photographEverytime I do it makes me laughHow did our eyes get so redAnd what the hell is on Joey's headAnd this is where I grew upI think the present owner fixed it upI never knew we'd ever went withoutThe second floor isweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1134884820735027382005-12-17T21:39:00.000-08:002005-12-17T21:47:00.746-08:00Ok, Birthday over. I am now officially 38. YIPES!!! 38!!! When did THAT happen. I attended the funeral of my favorite Aunt today. My Aunt Norma Jean has been fighting cancer for a long time. The last few weeks have been hard. Today...we laid her to rest. My cousin Jeff was not able to stay through the whole thing. As it is, he to is fighting his own demons. An addiction to meth has him web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1133974826795655952005-12-07T08:52:00.000-08:002005-12-17T21:55:07.433-08:00It's SNOWING!!!!web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1133284452222227052005-11-29T08:51:00.000-08:002006-01-11T08:36:15.100-08:00Since my birthday is fast approaching, I did a little "star searching"."You are an independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel, movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which offers much in the way of security, but little in the way of space and freedom is odious to you.To you, life is a journey, an web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1132808462294572992005-11-23T22:56:00.000-08:002005-12-30T08:32:39.426-08:00A Few Things I am Thankful For...WaterFresh Tomatoes Good FriendsBabiesA Warm Towel Out Of the DryerPradaThe smell after a rain on a hot nightPeepersDiet Root BeerMy Home & FamilyMother NatureI can think of so many more things!!! We all have so much to be thankful for. Take some time to think about what they are and Cherish them. Not just on Thanksgiving...but everyday.Hippyism of the day...Take web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1132670697514669682005-11-22T08:21:00.000-08:002005-12-30T08:31:22.880-08:00Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off....lalalala.... Joe Nichols could not have made a more appropriate song for the nights festivities!Oh my my my. What a weekend!! My friends and I (Kathy, Kim , Terri, and Julie) planned this night out to see an 80's band out of Springfield playing at the Fan Club Saturday night called "Lost Highway". They were awesome!! Apparently there should have been a web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1126312462109672562005-09-09T19:33:00.000-07:002005-09-09T17:34:22.113-07:00Plants Fear Me. My friend at work takes care of the plants in my office, and here at home...well, I have to replace them frequently. Poor things. I was at the store today....searching the shelves and I could have sworn I saw a mum run behind a bag of potting soil.web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1126102459678780822005-09-07T06:20:00.000-07:002006-02-01T07:54:52.290-08:00Sometimes things just get me to thinking. Scary thought for some of you...me..thinking. Do you ever run into the person/people who think bad things only happen to them? I know things may sometimes seem terrible in the small section of the world that surrounds us on a daily basis. But when you look at things on the larger scale...the world wide scale...your own problems begin to seem smaller. I web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1116042814032812922005-05-13T20:43:00.000-07:002005-05-13T20:53:34.043-07:00WOW!! What a trip!Wednesday I was in attendance at the "Get Motivated" seminar in Kansas City. I was able to be in the same room with the very motivating Zig Ziglar, the very funny Jerry Lewis, formor New York City Mayor Rudy Juliani, and the patriotic General Tommy Franks. These are just a handful of the speakers! It was quite moving listening to Mr. Juliani speak of 9-11 and the following web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1114610534012622722005-04-27T06:40:00.000-07:002005-04-27T07:02:14.013-07:00A few of my favorite quotes:Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket??? --unknownHave we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner? --William ShakespeareAge Cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinate variety; other women cloy the appetites they feed, but she makes hungry where she most satisfies. --Shakepeare (Cleopatra)It is the mark of an educated mind to be web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1110494283883992822005-03-10T14:05:00.000-08:002005-03-10T14:38:03.886-08:00SO I buy this gym membership. I head over there and meet my 24 y/o coworker, Kathy. Kathy shows me over to this torture device they cleverly call an "elliptical" and offers to set it for me. I let her (mistake #1). So I'm on this device and she hops on the one beside me. After about 10 min I am dying and ready to get off. But do I??? Shall I tell Kathy??? Hell no! I am no old fogie!! Iweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1105371242109218792005-01-10T06:58:00.000-08:002006-02-01T07:38:36.830-08:00Ever here the old saying "Don't go to the casino because you might get toasted and lose your money". OH, maybe that was something I mumbled as I was leaving the Ameristar Saturday around 4:30 in the morning. Actually, I never had so much fun losing! A group of us had dinner at the Baja Grill on the plaza and then went over to the casino. All a stunt by the company to make us all appear happy.web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1071374193451666552003-12-13T19:56:00.000-08:002003-12-13T19:57:21.826-08:00Christmas is coming and the goose is the only thing around here that's getting fat, thank goodness!
web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1065754074328851442003-10-09T19:47:00.000-07:002006-02-01T07:47:14.446-08:00The sewage backup problem was a stinky situation but it was nothing really. A tree root had found it's way onto a pipe and caused the stoppage. EWWWWWWWWW. Anywho...all is well with thatI am hosting a Pampered Chef Party on Monday. My friend Amanda just started selling it and I am helping her out. It was kind of a last minute kind of thing. I'm making rum rollovers (woohooo)and strawberry web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1065107946034813002003-10-02T08:19:00.000-07:002006-02-01T07:37:18.636-08:00As PMS shows it's ugly head to society I sit at my desk. Drinking coffee and listening to my co workers have an extensive conversation about a vibrating phone. Ahhh... the complexity of the moment is almost frightening. Oh great another tidbit of good news. My mom just called to tell me there was sewer backing up in the home I rent out. There are 2 military guys living in it right now and web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1065020354631894562003-10-01T07:59:00.000-07:002003-10-01T07:59:13.976-07:00My friend made me laugh histerically yesterday. Everyone needs a good belly laugh now and again. He asked me if there was a place to go to see other people's blogs. Then he went on to say how that sounded perverted and screamed something like "SHOW ME YOUR BLOG, BABY!!!" LOL. Maybe you had to be there.
As you can see I am hard at work another day here at the office. The agents are gone web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1064527085957427772003-09-25T14:58:00.000-07:002003-09-25T14:58:05.310-07:00It's ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must be so excited!! hehee.
Today was a decent day at work. There was a little whining, but that was mostly me. I am ready for the weekend!! I'm going shopping tomorrow for a fall wardrobe. Nothing like clothes shopping to get a girl all excited!! Forget dinner and a movie, buy me shoes.
I am thinking of going to the movies this weekend. I dunno. I web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1064352237752849872003-09-23T14:23:00.000-07:002006-02-01T07:45:07.253-08:00I found the car!! I am the proud owner of a 2002 Dodge Neon. It's a cute little blue machine. My last car was blue....I wander if I get them because they match my eyes *blink* *blink*. My son is "pimping" out his car with the new steering wheel cover we bought him. He gets my old car the '89 mustang. Of course he can't drive it yet. He does sit in it and listen to the radio. *shrug*I haveweb-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753187.post-1063940191955447452003-09-18T19:56:00.000-07:002006-02-01T07:39:41.903-08:00What an interesting couple of days. My friend cece had a heart attack Saturday. She's like my age! The reality of aging slaps me in the face. She is doing well and expected home by the end of the week. The miracle of modern medicine beats the heck out of a couple of minced weeds and chicken blood fed to you by a cavewoman. Did they have cave chickens?web-hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192083587872436374noreply@blogger.com