Mother's Day for our Mommies.....

Some photos from Mother's Day at our little lake. What an awesome day we had. The weather was perfect and it was just a perfect day.....

Apparently the boys are very serious about lake fun (two of my handsome nephews Daniel and Curtis)........

..and the girls...LOVE IT! (Two of my beautiful nieces Andrea and Lexi)

and our Mom's with Linda. My Mommy is on the left and Ron's Mommy is on the right.....our friend Linda is in the middle...a Mom but just not ours :)

CONGRATULATIONS JESSICA

Today my beautiful and extremely talented niece Jessica graduated from Newman Grove High School. I am soooo incredibly proud of her!! She is smart as a whip and just a wonderful person. She needs to commended for graduating as the Class Valedictorian with a PERFECT 4.0 grade point average, not to mention numerous awards for academics and some athletics. She also received several scholarships. She is planning on Attending Morninside COllege in Sioux City Iowa.

She is such a gem.....I remember the day she was born. Uncle Ron and I had only been dating TWO WEEKS! Now, look at us. GOSH that time has flown by. I will never forget how Jesscia was so grown up at Grandpa's funeral and I was just a plain mess. I would have never made it through that day if it would have been for her.

I couldn't ask for a better Goddaughter. She is such an amazing girl. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH Jessica and I think you know that. I am soooo excited about your future. Uncle Ron and I love you to pieces!!

Tagged by miss Lori.......

OH CRAP....been tagged by one of my Lori's...Laurensmom........

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Chamber of Commerce Assistance
2. Library Assistance
3. Grant Writer
4. Economic Development professional


Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Footloose
2. RV
3. Top Gun
4. Twister

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Clean House
2. Two and a Half Men
3. NASCAR This Morning
4. ANything on TVland

Four places I have been:
1. Cozumel Mexico
2. Ohios Rios, Jamaica
3. Emporia Kansas (BBBAAAAHHHHHAAAAA LOVE that Clint Bowyer)
4. Albuqure (or whatever) NM

Four People who e-mail me (regularly):
1. my brother
2. Rhonda
3. Ron
4. Lenni

Four of my favorite foods:
1. chinese
2. steak
3. Anything Chocolate
4. Chicken tacos

Four Places I would like to visit:
1. Talladega Alabama......going to the NASCAR race!!!!!!!
2. Hawaii
3. Seattle
4. Italy

Things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Scrapfest
2. Summer at the lake
3. The Kansas NASCAR race
4. NOT working all the time :)

I am tagging anyone who hasn't done this yet........

CLOTHES.......CLOTHES and more CLOTHES!!

I have NO Idea what possessed me to go completely crazy and start tossing crap out of my closet last night. I think it might have been the fact that it was so full of clothes I never wear that I couldn't find what I wanted to wear. BUT at anyrate....I started off with over 100 short sleeve shirts and ended up with 38. I CAN NOT believe how easy it really was to let go of those shirts!! NOW on to the long sleeves......

A Corny one from the Potti.....

My good friend Potti (aka PattiH) sent this to me and I could NOT resist posting it here. All I kept thinking the whole time I was reading it was "Man that sure sounds like something my niece would tell"

SOOOO HERE IT GOES:

Well, the Girl Potato and Boy Potato had eyes for each other, and
finally
> they got married, and had a little sweet potato, which they called
'Yam.'
>
> Of course, they wanted the best for Yam.
>
> When it was time, they told her about the facts of life.
>
> They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she
wouldn't get
> accidentally mashed, and get a bad name for herself like 'Hot
Potato,' and
> end up with a bunch of Tater Tots
>
> Yam said not to worry, no Spud would get her into the sack and make
a rotten
> potato out of her!
>
> But on the other hand she wouldn't stay home and become a Couch Potato
> either.
>
> She would get plenty of exercise so as not to be skinny like her
Shoestring
> cousins.
>
> When she went off to Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Potato told Yam to watch
out for
> the hard-boiled guys from Ireland. And the greasy guys from France
called
> the French Fries. And when she went out west, to watch out for the
Indians
> so she wouldn't get scalloped.
>
> Yam said she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn't
associate
> with those high class Yukon Golds, or the ones from the other side
of the
> tracks who advertise their trade on all the trucks that say, 'Frito
Lay.'
>
> Mr. and Mrs. Potato sent Yam to Idaho P.U. (that's Potato University
) so
> that when she graduated she'd really be in the Chips.
>
> But in spite of all they did for her, one-day Yam came home and
announced
> she was going to marry Tom Brokaw.
>
> Tom Brokaw!
>
> Mr. and Mrs. Potato were very upset.
>
> They told Yam she couldn't possibly marry Tom Brokaw because he's
just......
>
> Are you ready for this?
>
>
> Are you sure?
> OK! Here it is!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> A COMMONTATER

100 Simple Secrets of Happy People.....

...is a little book that I got as a gift a few years ago. The little gem was written by David Niven. I came across this book while cleaning out our camper and remembered how much I enjoyed reading it, so I started of again.

The book isn't long chapters of reading but rather short little Essays that are easy to read and pack a punch.

Today, I want to share Chapter 11 - Friendship Beats Money. I love this quote from the book "If you want to know if people are happy, don't ask them how much money they have in the bank. Don't ask them how large their take-home salary is. Ask them about their friends. I think this is true in most cases......

About my friends. I have some classy ass friends. Ron and I have our share of people who we consider friends, but I truly believe losing friendships is worst than losing money. I could start post pictures of my friends, but first I'll forget some and really tick someone off and second....I don't have pictures of them all....

There are old friends who I have known my whole life and still love and trust. There are friends that I love like family. There are friends that I have in the past and currently work with. There are friends that happened by accident. There are my online friends. There are our friends who just make me genuinely happy to be around....well I could go on.

But trust me when I tell you....a good friend is worth more than diamonds or gold....at least to me!!

Here is another quote for ya...."Money is like a glove. Friendship is like your hand. One is Useful, the other essential" ......

...and some just fit like ass in pants! :)

It's the most Wonderful time of the year.....

Quoting the famous Christmas Carol! IT IS FINALLY WARM IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA......this has been the longest winter I must say that FINALLY my first day wearing shorts and a T-shirt....and it rocked! I was hot, sweaty and happy to be outside....

I got all the stuff that Ron and I unloaded from our camper on Saturday in the house....or should I say KRISTIN unloaded from the camper. Ron is very determined to sell our camper and TRUST ME we need to sell our camper, but I am soooooooo sad selling our Dutchman, it is like losing a member of our family! I DO NOT want to sell it but I know we have to....our cabin is so much more convenient for us........

It bugs the hell out of me know that people are in our camper, looking around and taking a look hoping to make it their own. Last year when we had it for sale I knew we wouldn't sell it but this year! I think it is gone!!!!!! and I am a very sad!!!

Here are some photos I took last summer.......

I am totally Smitten.....

With my Nascar Driver Clint Bowyer. I am smitten with him because he is COOL! He is a former Dirt Driver gone NASCAR. He is funny. He is honest. He is what you see is what you get. He is a driver through and through......ONLY a real DRIVER comes from 31st to win.....and PLEASE don't say he got lucky! NO HE DID NOT! When he was running third....he was gaining....I whole heartly believe....it was sure determination and totally driving that got my boy a win on Saturday night.

JUANA.....

Spin you out....OMG. Juan almost spun Clint out again and JUAN IS ONE LAP DOWN!!!!! I am going to keep updating the Richmond race tonight...I AM NOT A FAN OF JUAN PABLO MONTOYA!!!!!!!



Come on Clint.....GO 10th......you can do it. 9:05. Lap 244 of 400!!!!!!!!

GO CLINT BOWYER........Rain is on it's way my friend. GO GO GO!!!!

GO my little friend.....Lap 257 of 400. Total faith. YOU know CLINT BOWYER....I think you can pull this off!!!

120 laps to go............FIFTH!!! COME ON CLINT!

100 laps to go........fifth....COME ON CLINT!

OH 60 laps to go....NOTHING about Clint.......5th....WT HELLL!!!!

Well here we are....down to the last laps....COME ON CLINT! I feel it my friend.....

I TOLD YOU I FELT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday......

FINALLY! A day mostly to myself. I am spending the day working on a couple of MAJOR projects I have to get done. One is to upload digital layouts and the other is to organize my computer files, which I haven't done for nearly two months. My poor little laptop is FULL of stuff, half of which needs to be deleted and half of which needs to be backed up and stored on my external drive.

I really have NO idea where the month of April went. I swear it was just April 1st now it is nearly May 1st. So much going on between learning our Auction System to keeping up with my Scrapbooking Creative Team Assignments. Nuts I tell ya nuts!

I thought April was going to be much less travel and alot more getting stuff done, but it wasn't. But after next Thursday we don't have an auction until for nearly a month, so I will finally have some time to get all those things done that I have been putting off for so long!

My Major project is to redo my flower beds around my deck...they look like crap!!BUT then there are graduations, weddings, Alumni, anniversaries, reunions and endless other summer activities ahead of us as well. OH man......ok so much for that relaxing summer I have been waiting for!!

Lookie what I got!!

Yesterday my wonderful Husband (with the help of Bob, I think) had flowers delivered to our auction. We both keep saying that they are the most beautiful flowers he has ever gotten me!!



It was such a cool surprise and such a treat to have those beautiful flowers riding along with me in the auction topper....now that was cool! They made me happy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME......

....and it was an interesting one! Despite the fact that I had to work an auction. It was pretty good. Aunt Carolyn made me this cute little Rice Krispie Birthday treat....Isn't it CUTE!!!

A GORGEOUS day....

Once the 45 MPH wind went down!! It was almost 80 degrees today and it was much welcomed and much enjoyed. Ron and I spent the day doing some odds and ends at our cabin and then headed out for an evening boat ride.......along the way we met a cute little friend and her cute little family!!



They were just sitting along the bank sunning themselves and they were just tooo cute!!

Fridays ROCK!

Iam so glad to be safe on sound at the cabin.....looking forward to our boat going into the lake for the first time this year!!!!!!

Wednesday Woes

...and I just can't shake them. I had one of those days where I wasn't focusing on the good carma stuff. I was mad and angry and hurt and upset all in a matter of a few hours, I am trying to learn to not be, to focus on the things that bring me happiness and joy....so I thought.........of my friends and that I could NOT pick up Joels call even though I wanted to during our meeting.....

the last lift bar at the base of Keystone Mountain in Dillon Colorado has been somewhat of a stopping place of ours for the last years. Everytime I go there I make new memories and I remember the good times that I have shared with family and friends singing, dancing, eating and enjoying Libations......

I don't think there is too many times that I will look back at any of our sking picture and first NOT find a photo at the Last Lift Bar, but mostly think of all the wonderful times we have had just being alive and celebrating with the people we love the most....

This time with Heather, Joel and Doug...and this wasn't the first trip with Joel and Heather to the Last lift!

Still love.....

me some DIAMOND RIO.

When I am feel crappy and blue NOTHING pick me up more than my diamond boys!!!

Scrappin Nut Designs.....

beautiful beautiful designs lead me to create these two layouts that are a couple of my favorites.

Here is a layout I did using her Royal Beauty Kit except the Alpha tags which are from her Sienna Springs......A layout about my awesome Aunt Carolyn. I am lovin this Royal Beauty kit. It is so beautiful!

Journaling: When I got married, this is one of the perks I got. AC....Ron’s Aunt Carolyn. Thus her nickname from me.....AC (Aunt Carolyn) She is such a cool and awesome lady and I love her to pieces. This picture was taken at her and Uncle Gene’s Anniversary.
Birthday party. 3-1-2008



On this layout.....Everything from Scrappin' Nut Designs Sienna Spring Kits. This is My beautiful and lovely 100 year old Grandmother. The woman who inspired to first start scrapbooking when I was just a little girl. January, 2007

Just two words......

CLINT BOWYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2nd place tonight....

My Favorite Recent Layout

A recent layout about my "aunt" Carolyn. She is such a good person and I am glad she is my Aunt. I really really love this kit I used as well.......it ROCKS!! Scrappin Nuts Royal Beauty kit and Sienna Springs kit were used to create this layout. These kits can be found at Treasures to Scrap and they really are beautiful!!

If I would have had.......

a baseball bat or someother hard instrument...I would have wacked myself over the head today and ended it all. This was by far the most MISERABLE auction day in my entire 20 years of Clerking. I was wet and cold to my core. The last 100 items I would have been satisfied if we would have sold the entire row to go, but we got done early and my extrememly red and hurting fingers finally got a much needed warm up....and PLEASE let our next auction be warm......cause I DESERVE IT!