I have nothing to say.....

....about the finish of today's NASCAR race. I will say that Clint WAS on his way to a wonderful race finish UNTIL two things happened.....and basically three people Fup his finish and his points......That's it. That is all I will say.........done.

I HATE......

Mosquitoes!! Hate hate them.....but MAN do they LOVE me! WHY??? Have NO idea. But today while weed trimming and with gallons of spray on....I got attacked......Summer is nice, but GOOD GOD I hate those stupid things!!

If I had ONE wish....it would be.....DO AWAY WITH those nasty little pests!!!! Curse you Mosquitoes!

FINALLY!

...a top five finish for Clint! Thank you racing gods...the carma might be swinging. FOURTH place....THANK GOD!! There is no way I am ready to give up on Clint. I promised myself that I wouldn't blog until Clint finished up front.....so here I am! Now it is time to update this thing....and Congratulations Clint on an awesome finish today. I am glad you are my NASCAR driver.....

Gotta love horse balls....

...maybe I should clarify this! Not actual horse balls, but the game. OMG today was the first day that I have ever played horse balls in my life....and MAN was that fun. I didn't realize that living at the lake would add to new life experiences, but it has. It was a blast. I was partnered up with a someone I didn't know...Marti...and what fun we had....SHe is awesome and I can't wait to have more fun with her and her wonderful family......that last photo of Lee and June says it all.......fun times with friends!!

I LOVE this little layout about our little McCook kitty! our little cookie bear....she loves to sleep by my feet, lay by my computer, meow to Ron, lay on Ron with a blanket and wether or she likes it....cuddled..............

My friend Oscar, posted these challenges on her blog. She got these from our Friend Cassandra who posted these on SJ and it was a challenge for someone else, but I think they are excellent challenges.

I challenge you to post 10 GOOD things about your life.

1) I am married to a wonderful man who is my best friend and such a joy to be around.
2) I am so lucky to be blessed with Co-workers who I really adore.
3) Our beautiful cabin and our lake friends are so precious to us.
4) Our wonderful home that has been the source of so much joy for us.
5) Our awesome family including our beautiful neices and nephews.
6) Friends who we have known forever and we are so grateful for.
7) Scrapbooking which allows me to be creative and write.
8) NASCAR racing and Nebraska sports.
9) My wonderful new vehicle.
10) MY precious online friends.

I have nothing...

Really I don't.........other than me cleaning office, there is NOTHING stellar or exciting happening.....NOTHING :)

Funny...

thing about this layout is........I it actually came to me in a dream......so here it is......Adventures in Fun by Robin Blankenship is an awesome kit....I am back to the white backgrounds......LOVE IT!

IT begins.....

the offical cleanup of my office. I don't think I will make it this week, but I am sooooo going to try....my treat.....GOING TO THE LAKE when I get it all done.

Race carma gone BAD...............

Clint clint clint............that carma is going to change I promise! I swear......I am honored to be your fan and for the FIRST time in my racing life............there is NOT one bone in my body that doesn't know know.........................YOU WILL BE JUST FINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank the lord....

for small lake miralces.....like being here :) We SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO love being at Duncan Lakes that we really sometimes pinch ourselves. I need to take more photos of our lake friends. Add the lake friends to our list of people who we like to spend time with.......THIS was the best decision EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not sure....

Why I am being so introspective today but......I am.....and just wanted to share some of my feelings.....

1. I just want to sit around and do NOTHING.
2. I can't decide if I want to be home or at the lake...I love them both and I miss my girls (my cats)
3. I am trying to be creative but nothing comes out...and when it does, it isn't my best work.
4. I want Clint Bowyer to have a good Cup race finish and get out of his slump.
5. I want to listen to music but I have the TV on...WHY?
6. I really really want Ron to stay home this week....
7. I do not want it storm tomorrow like predicted!
8. I think chinese food upsets my stomach and that upsets me....it is my FAV!
9. I do not think My Diamond Rio Boys look old at all (Sorry Sheri) but I was in front of Marty and he looks damm good.
10. I am struggling with my Cirle Journal that I so want to do....

Sometimes I forget.....

How much I still love Diamond Rio...well that was until the very first words came out of their mouths...then I remember!!!!! My very very favorite group in the world is Diamond Rio....and Cheap Trick...but I LOVE LOVE Diamond Rio. I always have and probably always will.

I have been to every one of their concerts in Nebraska and was NOT missing the only 15 miles from my house and it was worth it.

It took me a while, but when about 60 other people took off for the front of the Nebraska Cattleman's Ball there was no stopping me. I was headed to the front and I got there......even got to shake Marty's hand again.

THANK YOU DIAMOND RIO for producting some of my favorite songs and creating music that has a way of making me feel much better.

Sunday sunday......

...and all we have done today is run. We left home this morning and headed to a Wedding Reception in Lincoln. I got a chance to really drive my Brand New Eddie, that I so lovingly call Kandie and that was fun. We also saw some of the flooding occuring in Central and Southern Nebraska. We are certainly getting enough rainfall. Today was the first day in a couple of days it hasn't rained or stormed, which was a nice treat!!

I got to watch part of the NASCAR race at the Reception. Gotta LOVE a place that has the NASCAR race on :) BUT I totally missed what happened to Clint. All I know is my poor poor Clint has had the WORST luck the last three races. It is time to shake that and regain those points.



We topped off the day by stopping to overnight at our cabin in Duncan. Smart move being here, it is a beautiful evening. Doing our paperwork on the deck is the way to live. So I am going to stay here tomorrow as well. Which is just fine with me. Maybe I can get some scrapbooking caught up.......

I'll got alot to post, so watch past days for some updates!

It's a girls world....

..and my nephew was trapped in the middle of it. With lotions, baby supplies and candles...poor boy! :) hehehe

which leads me to this.....today I went to my SIL's baby shower. It was good to see my SIL's and my nieces and that awesome watermelon baby carriage my SIL made, it was sooooooo coooooool! I am excited for Amy having a girl, after those two boys. How exciting for them and all those ruffles and lace.

Here's are happy expectant mother....My SIL Amy:





Later tonight is DIAMOND RIO at the Nebraska Cattleman's Ball and I CAN NOT WAIT!! It is suppose to rain and storm, but for Diamond Rio I can swim for it!!!!!! Leaving in a few to attend......WHOOOOO!!!!!!!

Mommies Kandie is home....

Safe and sound...and here she is:






MY new Eddie. My Shiny red 2006 Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer and I LOVE HER!! By the end of the week she is going to have her Clint Bowyer sticker on and he Anson racing stickers back in place.......

A wild hair....

...or maybe just wild hair....prompted me to CUT MY HAIR! I told Rhonda as we were in Norfolk, that I was going to get my hair cut...so I did..here it is.

Momma's Wired.....

YES that is correct. My Mom is now offically a member of the Internet and email wired club. OK so there is NO offical club, but will pretend there is!

I think she is holding out on me. I think she is much more computer savy than she is leading on. This will be such a great thing for her. She can email the Grandkids, the kids, her friends and extended family. One of my friends was teasing me and asked me if I was going to get her on Facebook...I don't think she is ready for face book just yet....maybe in a week or two.

Speaking of in a week or two......DIAMOND RIO will be here in five days. Five days and counting. MAN where did time go??????????



I swear it was just yesterday that I found out they were coming to ALBION! The closets to me ever!! Maybe I could hijack there bus on the way out of town :) hehehe. I still LOVE my Diamond Rio. I mean come on...who can not love a group who loves NASCAR and Larry the Cable Guy!

OK.......well.....that is it for today. This morning before I left for Mom's......I played catch up. I scrapped two layouts and did four when I got home.....can it be.....my MOJO is back! We shall see.

Time for me to sign off.....I am going to be combing some of my blog here in the next week and getting rid of Stock Scraps.....so watch out........changes are a coming.

Rainy days and Mondays.....

Always bring me down. To quote the lyrics from a song.......and they do!

Today I woke up again to RAIN!! Rain rain rain...will it EVER GO AWAY! I could NOT believe it when I woke up again to the sounds of rain on my roof. Don't get me wrong I LOVE that sound....but I think in the month of May....it rained almost everyday! ENOUGH! OK done with that vent :) Well sort of......



This is what happens when you get tooo much rain.....my solar lights at the lake.....disappear. Yes, disappear. That water is NOT suppose to be there. It is usually way UNDER that cement you see...and obviously my lights are not suppose to be drowning.......so needless to say............STOP ALREADY!!

WOW....JUNE.....

June 1st...WHAT! June 1st. HOLY........but the topic today.........WHERE OH WHERE did our dock go??????



Under about two feet of flood water that is where. That thing leading our boat....that is our dock...and it is WHITE....there is water over the top, which just doesn't happen, until 2008.

..and Today was absolutely beautiful and lovely and would have been a gorgeous day to go out in the boat...but we can't. Duncan Lakes is flooding so no boating till the water goes down so we don't have wrecked retaining walls and ruined docks. Which is good but I sure wanted a boat ride........OH well....there is always next week!!

We sure do love our lake.

We aren't going to talk about my poor poor poor Clint today! Poor Clint...........all that way up to the front to CUT a tire...OK I talked about Clint.......well it was actually a suspension piece..... but he still has that look in his eyes. GO GET EM CLINT BOWYER!!!!!!!!!