A little sad...

at the same time being a little scared....for Clint Bowyer that is. There are only two more Nationwide Races and two more Sprint Cup races of the season. He is currently leading the Nationwide points race but by a slim margin. I am nervous for him. I would certainly like to see him win that title..in addition to having an excellent finish in the Sprint Cup Chase. So I'll watch the race tomorrow and see if he can hold on and pull away.......




..and I'll watch on Sunday to see if he can have another great finish!!



Go Clint Bowyer!!

Meanwhile back here.......

I have been sorting and sorting my final box of photos I needed to sort!! I am so sooooooo happy to have that done.....Happy days are here again!! Now if I could just finish my last box of Memorbilia done too......

No matter what...

Happened......yesterday at the Newman Grove Football State Playoff game.....I am very proud of Sheldon Boschen. It was such a great rush for me cheering for the team I cheered for most of my life. You played great!

It is such a great honor being an Aunt to you, Jessica, Seth, Alicia and Cassidy. I love you all to pieces.....I am sooooo proud of all of you.....

and....I am proud of you Shel. and look forward to the next couple of years......



AND LET'S GO WRESTLING KID!!!!

McCook and Kristin say..

Hi to all our friends and family that stop by our blog today. McCook says "My name is McCook and I am spoiled" My mommy gives me milk in my bowl even when I fight with my sister Button...naughty naughty McCook.

Ripped off from Leslie....

I just felt like doing this......

1. Do you like blue cheese? Sort of...
2. Have you ever smoked? Cigaretts? NO Pot? NO
3. Do you own a gun? yes
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? I have never been a fan of cool aid.....
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? yes
6. What do you think of hot dogs? ONLY over and open fire :)
7. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Milk or Diet Coke
9. Can you do push-ups? Yes; the girly kind with your knees bent
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My Wedding Ring
11. Favorite hobby? scrapbooking
12. Do you have A.D.D.? Sometimes I think I do
13. What's one trait you hate about yourself? Procrastination
14. Middle name? Kay
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
1. I miss my Ron
2. I am FINALLY getting sleepy
3. I hope Newman Grove wins there second playoff game
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink. Diet coke, Milk and water
17. Current worry? Can I make it through next week?
18. Currently hate right now? not being able to get in my cute pants
19. Favorite place to be? Duncan Lakes
20. How did you bring in the New Year? Celebrating with Friends in Belgrade.
21. Where would you like to go? Hobby Lobby, Kohls, racing and bed....
22. Name three people who will complete this? anyone else that needs something to blog can copy
23. Do you own slippers? yes and I love them...they only cost me like four dollars ;)
24. What shirt are you wearing? My NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer T shirt
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I really don't care what I sleep on...as long as I can sleep
26. Can you whistle? sort of
27. Favorite color? yellow and red
28. Red or white wine? Bud light
29. What songs do you sing in the shower? Well it depends on the mood I am in....
30. Favorite Girl's name? Amelia
31. Favorite Boy's name? Dustin
32. What's in your pocket right now? Nothing.....i had chapstick in them
33. Last thing that made you laugh? A comment on a IM I had
34. Worst injury you ever had? my cut lip on my brother graduation
35. Do you love where you live? OMG yes...but I am toren..I love home and I LOVE about cabin....
36. How many TVs do you have in your house? 5 but I prefer my computer
37. Who is your loudest friend? Well I am just as loud as any of my friends :)
38. Do you have any pets? Two cats (Mccook and Button), Buddy our Dog, Buttercup (the outside cat) and Delores (the Llama)
39. Does someone have a crush on you? I have NO idea
40. Your favorite book(s)? I am just not much of a reader anymore
41. Favorite Sports Team? MY Nebraska Huskers...(Football, Baseball and Volleyball) AND my NASCAR......
42. What song do you want played at your funeral? One More Day by Diamond Rio

A little piece of Heaven....

SERIOUSLY.....if you have never tried the newest line at Bath and Body works.....RUN!!!



The moment I took a little tiny sniff of this I was hooked...I LOVE it. Oh man...this stuff has Cashmere in it and not only do I love the body lotion and hand lotion but the foot lotion made my tootsies very very happy!! I have found a new love.....

WHOOOO that was a good...

Weekend Clint Bowyer....that was exactly what you needed driver........

Nationwide - 6th Place
Sprint Cup - 4th Place














NOW why didn't you finish that way when I was at the Texas Race last year....huh Clint Bowyer :) hehehe...NO I was very happy that Clint had a good weekend....about as a good of a weekend as I had......

Nice Run Clint.....hang in there for the Nationwide Championship my friend...YOU CAN DO THIS!

I am going to miss my NASCAR terribly in a couple of weeks!!!!!!!!!

NO matter how bad it was....

...the Nebraska game that is....we had a BLAST! Husker fans are hard to bring down......

Once a....

Bluejay...always a Bluejay.....we had some kind of cheer like that in high school, about being a Bluejay till we die something or another. ANYWAY back to my post..........

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWMAN GROVE BLUEJAY football team on winning their First Round state Football playoff game be defeating the FIRST Seated team!!!!! 24 to 18 was the Final Score of the Bluejays versus Eustis-Farnam. Not only am I a former Newman Grove Bluejay myself but the very proud Aunt of one Defensive lineman named Sheldon.

I don't remember if I have uploaded this photo here before, but here it comes again...too bad you are getting it again. This was taken at Newman Grove's Homecoming game way back in September. This is Aunt Kristin and her favorite Newman Grove Athlete...



THANKS SHELDON For letting me be your "biggest" fan!

My Kitty kitty meow meows......

I did this layout about Button and McCook....my little furbabies and I wanted to share it here. They are something else these two :) Love my girls!

HOLY WIND SOCKS.......

is it windy windy windy out today. Currently we are under a High Wind Warning....it is like a Hurricane outside. Yesterday was soooo nice, but today....not so much. Anything that isn't tied down is probably gone. Good thing Ron went for the ole walk this morning cause right now it would just blow him around.

Ron took this photo this morning as you can kind of see the wind was just starting to come up.

My...

are we done yet look :)



Ron took this picture of me Clerking today. I think the smile on my face was me thinking.."Man this isn't going to take very long" After all it was Friday :) hehehehehe.

Fotosusu......

Everything from Fotosusu's A New Day, Dancing Butterflies and Dancing Flowers at Treasures To Scrap. I also used ChrissyW's Still Mixin it Up at Elemental Scraps.



Journaling: I am just more comfortable sending emails then even talking on the phone. My little blackberry was the best purchase ever, giving me constant access to my many messages. 2008

Even on the yucky days....

I manage to find something beautiful in my day...

Reality bites......

big time. The reality that today I spent the entire day cleaning up outside and packing away most of my "summer" stuff in lew of my homes winter outside face. Sad sad sad......but after scrubbing the floor in the camper, carrying in 11 baskets of crap out of the camper, and numerous outdoor activities including taking down my hanging baskets, cleaning off my deck and putting away the grill.....

The whole blame mess is now in my house. OH JOY!! Well except for the grill...and the hanging baskets they are still outside only now in the shed.

Now I am battling a cold house, feet that feel like ice and a BIG pile of pans out of the camper that are awaiting a good washing in the dishwasher....

So much for me going to bed early. I need my rest......a hair cut, lunch and some shopping tomorrow. I need a BIG ole plastic container for my camper supplies and some kittie cat food for the my meow girls.

It is time for me to throw in the towel and put a wrap on this day.....do with that...I bid you a goodnight!

Some photos....

I took these photos this weekend for a Photography project that I am working on:









It has been just such a beautiful weekend that it is hard to not spend everyminute outside......

In the Process....

Of Cleaning off my computer....I found a few photos that were buried on my External Drive....and I had to laugh when I found this one. HOLY BOXES...what a mess. This is my scrapbooking room (well half of it) and some of the many things I brought home from my office while cleaning it out. The good news is......it doesn't look like this today :)




Here is another one I found...

WHO THE HECK TAKES PHOTOGRAPHS of TOILET PAPER....apparently I do! BBAAAHHHHAAAAAAAA!

My computer is driving me.....

NUTS....It is full of all kinds of CRAP. Plain ole junkola. I mean COME ON Kristin...why in the name of the lord do you need three folders with the same scrapbook files in them :)

So for the last two days I have done nothing but Clean off my computer, external drives and my cards. UGGHHHHHH. I will never let my computer get this full again! OMG it is terrible....and I am sure it will take me over a week to get this thing completely cleaned off and organized.

This is worse then my clothes closet :)

SO watch for more complaining from me about my crapola computer :)

OH CRAP....

Today...when I was driving home.....three words....

GEASE HEADING SOUTH!



Which means one thing....WINTER! CRAP!

It's starting to look a lot like...

Christmas. YES........I saw two ladies fighting over some boxes of newly stocked Christmas lights on Friday, so I thought I would help my family out. So many times I hear....."I don't know what to get Kristin" OK........

1. Bath and Body works Bubble Bath (Love Moonlight path)











2. NASCAR or racing cooler (soft sided for the race)a 12 pack one....let me clarify (non driver specific). Anything NASCAR.....do not buy me a Dale Earnhardt Jr Cooler, or a Tony Stewart Cooler or a Ryan Newman Cooler or a Jeff Gordon Cooler......I am CLINT BOWYER fan........and it is hard as crap to find one :)

PS.....please make note below about Clint Bowyer......

3. Gift Certificate to Elle Salon and Spa in Grand Island. I LOVE that place.



4. I am starting to collect shot glasses....Nebraska, NASCAR, anything........

5. Beach Towels......we use Beach Towels all the time now.....cool beach towels ROCK!

6. I use 8x8 Scrapbook albums for my Layouts.

7. A Shannon Babb T shirt.....(Clint Bowyer's driver)

8. A Couple of Nebraska folding chairs

9. I love Snowbabies









10. I like Snowmen (not Christmas ones....ones I can keep up all year)








THERE you have it 10 things that anyone can buy me....so please stop saying that you don't know what to buy me :)

Again let me say...........I am a CLINT BOWYER fan :) DOn't buy me Jack Daniels stuff cause Clint is driving the Cheerios car next year...so PLEASE don't buy me a Jack Daniels chair :)

My Aunt day......

Today I took a small little business trip with Ron which ended up with me spending the Afternoon with my Sister-in-law, Brother-in-law, niece and my brand new nephew.....and it was a great day. Holding Jack. Swinging with Julia. Getting a tour from John and talking with Angie. It was a good day indeed. Ron was detained with his meeting but I was thankful he left me to enjoy this beautiful day, with this beautiful family. I love you guys!

This is Julia, Aunt Kristin, Uncle Ron and Jack

This is Big Sister Julia and her little brother Jack (OH BTW....Jack has medicine on his lips...thus the Purple)
This is Ron's sister Angie (aka Mom), little man Jack, Julia and Uncle Ron

Of course I couldn't leave John out....this is John (aka Dad), Julia and the little princess kitty

HEY MOM.....

YOU know what I want........

YOUR CREAMED RICE. CHOPPED HAM SANDWICHES AND CHOCOLATE MILK :) NO raisins of course............love you Mommy.....I am sucking up. PLEASE make me some soon and I promise the next time Ron is gone I'll stay overnight......

Here's what I don't mind.....

a whole entire day of rain. Seriously, today it rained most of the day and I really did enjoy it. First, it has been very dry and we need the rain. Second, rain just makes me happy, there is something calming about listening to rain on the roof and windows that just makes me relaxed and sleepy. SO tomorrow when all the sun is back.............I'll think back fondly of today :)

It was a very good day.....

I was sooooooooooooooo tired and I had the best chance to sleep it up this morning. There was no going anywhere for me this morning. After coming home from the Nebraska game last night I was exhausted. I got up at 7:30 and went back to bet at 9 for a little napper.

....and I am totally convinced that Clint had a racing angel on his shoulder today. WHAT AN AWESOME finish Clint Bowyer. You had the best luck ever.....for a change it was your lucky day!












We probably took our last Boat ride of the season tonight. Which I am totally sad about, but had such a nice evening for it. For the first time ever it rained on us on the way back home......

OK so this didn't go so well....

and Nebraska got beat, but hey......I got good pictures of Ron and I :) AND I still love my Huskers. At least Bo admits that they need MAJOR improvements. It takes a big man to admit that!

Here is our race family.....

straight from the Kansas Speedway. Here is my race family.......

I am lost today....

I kind of got use to getting up every morning, walking out of my camper, greeting my friends goodmorning and going to the racetrack...I am lost, but at least I am cool! Thank goodness.

Something I forgot to post is a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Nephew Seth. My completely grown up, mature and responsible Godson. I can't believe it! He actually met up with us at the race this weekend for a few minutes to say hi......



I love you Seth and am so proud of you!

HEY I AM HOME.....

Tap tap...just a quick system check here. I am home. Just rolled in an hour ago from KC....I will be posting some photos later this afternoon and this evening. So for those of you who have PM'd me, emailed me, texted me or whatever....I am HOME!! HI...........

Ron, Kristin and the rolling Turd are safely at home......

The good, the bad and the Ugly....

Take this post title anyway you want to..hehehe.

Some photos from the Sprint Cup race this weekend in Kansas City Kansas:

Trackside Live at the Kansas Speedway with John, Jimmie and Kenny...that Kenny Wallace Cracks me up!

Ron and Kristin....

Joel and Heather....

Nationwide Race Photos

These are some of my photos from the NASCAR Nationwide Race in Kansas City Kansas over the weekend.

My offical Raceware

Myself enjoying the Nationwide race. It was incredibly HOT.

Ronnie Boy and Kristin at the Races.

Part of our happy little race family waiting for the bus to arrive to pick us up and take us to cold showers and some AC.

Here I go...

to Kansas City for our NASCAR race weekend. This is the one weekend a year I really look forward to! Especially be cause it is my favorite Driver's "home" track. As I type this...we are just now getting to Lincoln. It's another 4 hours to KC but worth the trip to experience the whole NASCAR feel.

Ronnie and I in the big Rolling Turd (aka the Long Dong Wagon). I'll post some photos later today when I have a chance to take some. Right now I just served a sandwich and apples to Ron. OK so the rolling turd has it's advantages. Just walk to the refrigerator and cook away.

Right now, I am trying to keep Ron off the phone. Why is it that everytime we get into a town or city someone calls Ron. Needless to say I will get real worried when he whips out his computer while driving. Our "residential" tour of Lincoln is going good...hehehehe...have I mentioned that Ron gets lost easily??

My best to all of you straight from the Big Rolling Turd.....

Ronnie behind the wheel of the Big Rolling Turd...on the phone. IMAGINE that...

Ronnie being the ever dutiful husband and putting up my Clint Bowyer flag for me...what a dude.....