Just two photos......

Ron fishing...me reading my scrapbook magazine...two of our favorite things......a perfect day the end the Month of May........





Today was GORGEOUS....That is all I have today.

GREAT STUFF!!!!

GREAT STUFF!!!!

YEAH JAKE!!!!!

Great finish Driver Jr! I ammmmmmm sooooooooo proud of you! Keep it up! You impressed us!

OK....

THAT SUCKED! Pardon my french, but that was one hell of storm that came through here tonight.

I got my power back on about a half hour ago.....After hiding in the crapper closet I am just happy to be alive. It was pretty darn dark and hot in there....me, my computer bag, my planner bag, two cats, three stuffed animals, five blankets, two pillows, my purse, a cell phone, a flash light, a RADIO (that didn't work), five cans of diet coke, eight bud lights, a box of granola bars, and lots of prayers...I was scared crapless.....BUT all is well!

LOTS of rain...LOTS of flooding, but I am in one piece, the next time Ron leaves...I might skin him....NO I was fine..till my computer battery went dead.....that was NOT fun!

I gotta nothing else to post....

so it is time for another one of my favorite layouts. This is my brother and my wonderful sister-in-law. I love them both sooooo much. They are just such a perfect pair.............

Since my last post.....

Was so bitter...I decided to pick a layout out.......



and here it is. My Driver Change layout. This layout was created using all supplies from one of my favorite Texans.....Gretchen Tripp!!

This is kind of a sappy and mushy layout about my drivers.......

Journaling:I am a Stock car racing fan, there is NO doubt about that. I had the honor of sponsoring dirt driver Dave Anson for almost 20 years. The first time I realized that Dave wouldn’t be wheeling that #18 was so bittersweet for me. I was excited to have his son Jake taking over the wheel, but the realization that I would never see my driver behind the wheel of the #18 that he had driven for soooo long....through Bombers, Street Stocks to Modifieds......so here we are left to right - Driver Jr. - Jake, Kristin and Driver, Dave Anson.

There NOW I feel better.....

Robin ROCKS!!!

I must say that I am totally smitten with Robin Blakenship, as a person, a friend and a designer :) Her designs (aka as Mad Scrapper designs) are amazing. Here are two layouts that I created using her Wendi's World Kit and Adventures in Fun. Robin is the Featured Designer at Treasures to Scrap in June. I would certainly get over to TTS in June and take advantage of her being out Featured Designer! Her stuff is fun and totally matches her personality.



This layout I did for a lyrics Challenge at Tally Scrapper. The assignment was to hit shuffle on your MP3 player and scrap the first song that came up. Mine was Wrinkles by Diamond Rio....I have ALWAYS wanted to scrap that song and you can imagine how surprised I was when that was the song that came up!

Robin ROCKS!!!

I must say that I am totally smitten with Robin Blakenship, as a person, a friend and a designer :) Her designs (aka as Mad Scrapper designs) are amazing. Here are two layouts that I created using her Wendi's World Kit and Adventures in Fun. Robin is the Featured Designer at Treasures to Scrap in June. I would certainly get over to TTS in June and take advantage of her being out Featured Designer! Her stuff is fun and totally matches her personality.



This layout I did for a lyrics Challenge at Tally Scrapper. The assignment was to hit shuffle on your MP3 player and scrap the first song that came up. Mine was Wrinkles by Diamond Rio....I have ALWAYS wanted to scrap that song and you can imagine how surprised I was when that was the song that came up!

ASK me one thing.....

I could care less about SOMEONE hitting the wall....NO WAY...THANK YOU LORD!!!!!. AND IT IS NOT Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon or Kyle Busch........................OMG Clint this whole night has SUCKED.......................BUT GO JEFF BURTON!

Another Lyrics moment.....

THIS IS TOTALLY MY KANSAS SPEEDWAY SONG....I SO remember that NASCAR Sunday four years ago sitting on the roof of Ron's pickup listening to this song and for some reason it became my Kansas Race Anthem..THAT was before Clint Bowyer.....

Keith Urban.......Who Wouldn't Wanna be me.....

I got no money in my pockets
I got a hole in my jeans
I had a job and I lost it
But it won't get to me

'Cause I'm ridin' with my baby
and it's a brand new day
We're on the wheels of an angel
Flyin' away

And the sun is shinin'
This road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't wanna be me

Now she's strummin' on my six-string
Across her pretty knees
She's stompin' out a rhythm
And singin' to me the sweetest song

The sun is shinin'
And this road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't wanna be me

The sun is shinin'
And this road's still windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't wanna be me

I got no money in my pockets
I got a hole in my jeans
We're on the wheels of an angel
And I'm free
She's strummin' on my six-string
It's across her pretty knees
She's stompin' out a rhythm
And she's singin' to me


That was how I felt............I was alive, free and I had the one I love beside me!!!!! It was and has been perfect!!!

THANK GOD

My family in Windsor Colorado is OK!!!!!! After a Tornado ripped through Windsor Colorado today...in the path we had Cindi, Michael, Lexi, Curtis and Linda (Michaels Mom)....and THANK THE LORD FROM HEAVEN ABOVE that it spared each one of you. It seems that Linda got the worst of it...BUT thank god you are OK.

Thank the lord Linda that you have Michael and Cindi to help you clean up. I am so glad everything is ok.

LOVE YOU ALLLLLL very very much....and I can't wait to see you all again...even though my sweet Curtis wanted to take Aunt Kristin's Husker Flag down......you are one of the only Buffs that I love :)

Song Lyrics....

I just LOVE song lyrics....and I love this one........Life's a Dance my John Michael Montgomery...........always have....always will. Not an earth shaking lyrics, but the main lyrics are just perfect.....



When I was fourteen I was falling fast
For a blue eyed girl in my homeroom class
Trying to find the courage to ask her out
Was like trying to get oil from a waterspout
What she would have said I can't say
I never did ask and she moved away
But I learned something from my blue eyed girl
Sink or swim you gotta give it a whirl

Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go

The longer I live the more I believe
You do have to give if you wanna recieve
There's a time to listen, a time to talk
And you might have to crawl even after you walk
Had sure things blow up in my face
Seen the longshot, win the race
Been knocked down by the slamming door
Picked myself up and came back for more

Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go

Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go

Life's a dance
Life's a dance
Life's a dance
Take a chance on love
Life's a dance
You learn as you go

OK OK....time to...

Satisfy my friends.......HERE are some photos of our cabin and the lake. Keep in mind, these were taken BEFORE the leaves were out and before the grass was green.....here is our little tiny piece of heaven on earth in the middle of Nebraska.

Too bad.....

that I just plain got too sick to enjoy the rest of this awesome evening!! Being sick sucks and I missed out on some good stuff, but at least I got to enjoy and wonderful evening with my bestest friend Rhonda and my favorite driver Dave. There is a short list of people I love to spend time with and these two are near the top!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

To my sweet sweet niece Alicia! I can NOT believe you are so grown up. A boyfriend, going to college, working......I Love you to pieces and I always will. You were always my cuddler, my hugger......and you still are. I LOVE YOU Alicia!! I always have and I always will.

THANK God

For Friday...........this was just what I needed. Perfect weather. Perfect temperature. Perfect night. I am soooooooooooooooo glad we ended up at the lake. Gotta love water. Gotta love sand........gotta love the cabin!

May's Featured Designer....

at Treasures to Scrap...is the amazing and talented: Joanne Bain (aka Doin it Digital Designs) and TRUST ME when I tell you her kits will rock your world. They are absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!

May's Featured Designer....

at Treasures to Scrap...is the amazing and talented: Joanne Bain (aka Doin it Digital Designs) and TRUST ME when I tell you her kits will rock your world. They are absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!

A layout that I love....

It is pretty different for me, but I LOVE this layout. I used Robin Blakenships Adventures in Fun Kit....and MAN DO I LOVE THIS KIT!!!!!!!

A very very fun layout I did.........it is Diamond Rio lyrics and my some of my favorite colors......

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

A little Corny one from the Potti.....

OK I COULD NOT resist posting this joke that my Friend Potti (Aka PattiH) sent me. It made me LOL and all I kept thinking was......"This is sooooo something my niece would tell"



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?







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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!