The Antics of Cheerio....

I found it incredibly challenging to take some photos of Cheerio today because he was too busy chewing and pulling on my camera cord...





I was too busy laughing at the goof ball to not take these photos. Oh Cheerio you goofy goofy dog!!!

A few Photos from...

Mom and Dad Stock's Anniversary party....


Myself and my Godson Eric Stock....Love you Eric!



John and Angie's beautiful little Julia...LOVE HER!!! She is the best est little pumpkin ever. Me love me some Julia....



Jack Jackaroo!! I love you! My little wonderful Godson who I adore!!!!


Two of the Outlaws....Michael and I in the process of putting together the grill from hell!!!


One of the bestest little girls I know....LEXI!! Love you girlfriend.....

Heat advisory, adios mouse house, 8 is great for Clint, pizza pizza pizza......

For those of you who insisted it has been too cool...WELCOME to the upper 90's my friends. We are under a heat advisory from today through tomorrow. WHAT a great way to celebrate this week....roasting!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO I hope you sissies are happy!! It warmedup........to almost 100!!! ENJOY!!!

I am fairly sure that tonight will probably be my most restful night of sleep that I have had in years, why you ask? BECAUSE between a borrowed camper that smelled like mice and winterizing chemicals, an unstablized camper that moved when you sneezed, the untolerable pouring rain, suffocating heat and one naughty niece knocking on our door at 7 this morning....I and Ron have had a total of maybe......two hours of sleep....and probably less than that.



But No matter how tired I was...I was determined to NOT fall asleep during the Sonoma NASCAR Race, after being awake most of the night. While others don't like the Sonoma road race...I on the other hand think it is one of the best races of the season....and todays race was no different. Of Course the fact that Clint Bowyer finished 8th probably added to my excitement and enthusiasm. It was worth watching every lap!!
Thank you driver for a GREAT race!!!!


....and I think I might have overdosed on pizza this weekend. Friday night Angie ordered Casey's Pizza and tonight Ron made a Pappa Murphy's Pizza....YUMMMYYYY!!! This is NOT the photo of our actual pizza...but man was it great!

Ron's NASCAR Encounter

Here is a good story for ya all who know how much I LOVE NASCAR and proof again HOW lucky Ron Stock is and how he is always in the right place at the right time.

Wednesday afternoon Ron flew our place to Texas then he flew it to Great Bend Kansas on Wednesday night where we were doing a training for our agents in Kansas on Thursday. So he was getting ready to fly home Thursday and he was fueling up his plane and some lady was there with a camera. SO Ron asked her what she was taking pictures of....she said “I am waiting for A plane to come in, it has some kind of celebrity on it” So the guy that monitors the fuel station tells Ron....”it is Greg Biffle, do you know who he is” Ron was like “oh hell yeah I know who Greg Biffle is” So Ron was less than 10 feet from NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle. By the time he got his camera out of the plane Greg was walking away but he got some nice shots....as soon as Ron showed them to me on his camera I was like “Oh yeah....that is Greg Biffle”

Ron did say that he had to point out which one was Greg Biffle to the NASCAR Illiterate, but when he did Mr Biffle waved at him.......

Ron told me that he had the nicest smile but seemed like he didn’t want to be bothered....it was hilarious cause Ron was going to walk up to him and say Hi! Nice to meet you Greg. Tell Clint Bowyer Ron and Kristin Stock say hi!! BBBAAAHHHHHAAAAAAA.....I said I would have said “Hi Mr Biffle nice to meet you and BTW I LOVE CLINT BOWYER” hehehehehe

So maybe I WILL fly with Ron...if he is going to be hob nobbing with my drivers :)

The Big Ole Plane Greg came in on, which Ron said made our plane look like a Matchbox toy or the difference between a paddle boat and the Carnival Valor cruise ship :)



Just at Mr Biffle waved at Ron.


Bye bye Greg, see ya on NASCAR on TNT at Sonoma!

Last evening....

I saw the first real signs of summer, well the first signs that I consider to be summer. FIREFLIES in the ditch. As I was driving along I enjoyed their little twinkling light show. A little flash here and little flash there. Ever since I was a little girl I liked watching fireflies. They amaze me! They are like christmas lights in June!! Fireflies were always a true sign that the Fourth of July wasn't far away, which happens to be my favorite holiday.

Here is an interesting little factoid I found about my favorite little friends:
Fireflies talk to each other with light.
Fireflies emit light mostly to attract mates, although they also communicate for other reasons as well, such as to defend territory and warn predators away. In some firefly species, only one sex lights up. In most, however, both sexes glow; often the male will fly, while females will wait in trees, shrubs and grasses to spot an attractive male. If she finds one, she’ll signal it with a flash of her own.

But I don't live in an area where there are Fireflies. Some people also call them Lightning Bugs. Again, some interesting information about my friends:
Fireflies are found on almost every continent.
Fireflies love warm, humid areas. Because of this, they thrive in tropical regions as well as temperate zones—they come out in the summertime in these environments—on all continents except Antarctica. Fireflies thrive in forests, fields and marshes near lakes, rivers, ponds, streams and vernal pools. They need a moist environment to survive.

Some species of firefly larvae are generally aquatic—they even have gills—while others live almost entirely in trees.

So this summer as you are driving along take note of my little friends, twinkling and glowing and giving us their own summer light show.

Enough.....

of watching NASCAR Raceday.

I look forward to my weekly NASCAR fix, but I am turning it OFF!!!!!! I think even Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace are getting tired of talking about the same driver week after week after week...and I am certainly tired of hearing about it....and it is NOT Kyle Busch that I am talking about. I have decided to protest and start my own nation.......

The let's talk about some other driver nation..........

Oh hell let's talk about Clint Bowyer for a while. After a couple of rough races he had a great qualifying position today for the Michigan race, so I am going to put on my race clothes, sit outside for while and then watch the end of the race and my driver....and maybe have some Cheerios.........

I am....

The Week 7 Clint Bowyer fan of the Week!! I was so excited when Andy Bowyer emailed me that I about died. It totally made my whole week!! You would have thought that I won the lottery, but it was better. (hehehe)

Here is the link to the actual write up at Clint's Website: HERE

Here is the photo I submitted to the Fan Club. You have to visit the link to read what I wrote. I answered the questions and made got a tad too touchy feely for a racing fan club but that is how I feel.

Making a little room.....

at my house and the cabin.

Ron and I have seem to accumulated alot of stuff we need to clear out and give ourselves some breathing room.

I have the following items that I would like to sell. All items MUST be picked up from their location. Prices are negotiable.

You can call me at 402-649-7630 or email me at kkstock@stockra.com if you are interested and would like to see any of these items in real life.

I may have some additional items listed later this week....but here is what I have for now:


This is little shelf/display cabinet. THE BASKETS DO NOT GO WITH THIS!!!! There is awesome storage below.
PRICE - $20.00
Location - St Edward, Nebraska



This is a computer armorie. We now have an office at home so don't use this anymore. It has a pull out keyboard desk and printer pullout. There are three drawers. This is a great piece!!!!! Very useful. There are just a few minor scratches on the desk part on the inside but nothing too major.
PRICE - $250.00
Location - St. Edward, Nebraska



This little victorian couch is very comfortable. I was recovered and there is a similar matching one that has not been recovered in our shed that I would be willing to part with as well.
PRICE - $175.00
Location - St. Edward, Nebraska



This is a small Loveseat. It is very comfortable!
PRICE - $75.00
Location - Duncan, Nebraska


This is a sleeper sofa couch. It has a Full Size mattress in it.
PRICE - $175.00
Location - Duncan, Nebraska


Thanks for looking and again.....contact me if you are interested......

Little girl lost....

Has come home again!!! McCook found her way home and I couldn't be happier. I was so relieved but so stinkin mad at her for not coming when I called for her...little stinker! It was the strangest thing I said a little prayer to St. Anothony (which I normally would not have done) the Saint of things lost and within 1 hour I see her out of the corner of my eye. I was shocked! I walked to the front door to lock it and I thought I saw her down by and shed. Sure enough I go out start yelling for her and she comes running.........

There she is over there.....


Here she comes.....


One more quick roll in the dirt.....


A joyful reunion.....


MILK!.....

Please McCook

Please come home...my sweets....



I LOVE YOU McCook........and I miss you very much.

Right on Jacob......

Anson. Your very first Modfied A Feature Stock Car win and I couldn't be prouder of you!!!!!! I missed it..damm it I missed it!! Damm it!! Damm it and damm it!! I would have had that camera out!!! Damm it!!!

I didn't miss your Dad's first win, but I missed yours!! You called me, texted me and made me soooo happy.....after all the BS this week I have been through....THANK YOU JAKE!!!!!! Thank you for making me smile again. Thank you for giving me hope again. Thank you for making my whole night!!!!

How do you go from being a little boy to a grown up man.........You have alot more A feature wins in you kid, I know it!



I have never had a problem telling your Dad how proud I was of him but I am just getting in the grove with you. You are so grown up and so....well Thanks kid........

I am at a loss...

for words about the loss of my friend Ruthann. I met my friend Ruthann online and met her in person in 2007 at the Texas Scrapfest. She was such a sweet and special person. She had such a kind face and a good heart. I am so saddened to hear of her death at the young age of 39. My sweet friend Ruthann. NO wonder you have been on my mind the last few weeks. Such a terrible loss of such a wonderful person. Rest in peace my friend....and please take care of Jeannie and Janice for us!

Let's just say....

one had a whole crap load of these.....





what would you do with them?

These are old wire Swimming pool baskets. I think they are going to become storage baskets at our cabin but I need an idea for something to put in the bottom to keep stuff from falling through.....

hummmmmmm....any ideas??? Seriously, email me kkstock@stockra.com or post a reply here....help a girl out!

Breakfast on the boat.....

was a trial run and one that I hope we do again! HOW FUN!! This morning we had a glorious breakfast on the SS Marla Lou, SS Becker and the SS Cum-across :) We had about everything one could want for breakfast including ice cold orange juice and milk!!





I felt like I was a true member of the Redneck Yacht Club. Three boats tied together like a floatin trailer park.......

Here fishy fishy.....

and apparently my niece has alot of luck catching these little throw back fish.....she caught them and caught them and caught them.....but being they were too small they went back home safe and sound in Duncan Lakes, until the next person snags them.........but she was happy!

Holy Hatties....

was it hot today! Right now it is still 89 degrees out and I really am not ready for that at all. Last week it was 40........but that is Nebraska. Of course, I pick the HOTTEST day of the year so far to do the biggest project of the season.

Some of you that know me know that I am by far NOT a gardener. I have never professed to having a green thumb. One time my brother George gave me a planter with the sign that Said "grow damm it" and that is how I feel when it comes to flowers and gardens.

My Mom is an amazing gardener and can make anything grow....me NOT so much! BUT these little gloves sure got the ole workout today.....I did two HUGE beds around my deck and have two more to go. I promised myself I would start at 8 and quit at 4 and I did. THAT 4:22 shower was awesome!!!!!



I kind of wished I would have taken some before photos :) OMG it was NOT pretty. There was grass WAY too tall and it looked like total crapola. Here are some "after photos" I still have some grooming to do, but this is MUCH better. 40 bags of Pea Rock. 11 glasses of water. 2 diet cokes. Half a steak and one Corona later.......



Now it is time to finish making super, which is almost done and then off to an early departure for me tonight.....ZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Happy Birthday to one of my Favorite Girls....

...my beautiful 21 year old niece Alicia! 21 years ago today you were born. I always loved being around you. Those dimples of yours always made me smile and you have never lost them. You were always sitting by me, on my lap or with me. I loved you when you were 21 hours old, I loved you when you were 21 days old, I loved you when you were 21 months old and I love you when you are 21 years old. One of my very special girls, my nieces. I am so proud of the beautiful girl and person you have become, never forget that if you need me...just call!!!!







HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETS!!!

Cheerios with a I

What a GREAT big surprise I had today!!

I am NOT a big fan of Wal-Mart, but I drove to Columbus today and I ALWAYS go to our cabin first. But today I didn't......The first strange thing was that I found a way to have lunch with Rhonda and then.... I drive into to Walmart to pick up some photos I ordered online and I see this trailer and pickup with Cheerios racing on it. Needless to say I was like "What the". I call Rhonda and tell her that I couldn't believe it but there before my eyes was the Clint Bowyer show car. Of course I was looking for Clint more than his car.

SO I look around and the car is in the trailer and all I see is a Walmart security guy. So I say OK I am going to in to check it out. I ask a couple of people and NO one knows what the H is going on. SO I pick up my photos and head back outside. I look in the pickup that is pulling the trailer and I see PEOPLE! People with Clint stuff on. So I walk up to the window of the pickup and to my surprise..........the guy rolls down his window. I ask him "Can I show you something" He says "sure" I pull out my phone and show him Clint Bowyer as my desktop and he says "that is neat" and then I talk this nice lady into letting me take some photos....even though the car was loaded I was SOOOOOOOO thrilled to have my picture with the trailer.





I have NO idea why I didn't know about this, but I am thrilled beyond belief to have these.....It made my WHOLE day!!

I am finding....

some more awesome photos from my Birthday......this is from my ACTUAL birthday........