MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEPHANIE

OK, SO MY FRIEND STEPHANIE'S BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY. SHE WANTED TO GO TO THE GYMNASTICS EVENT

MY HUSBANDS "SON"

OK, SO I TOOK HUNTER TO WORK WITH ME TODAY. HE WENT INTO HIS DADS OFFICE, WHO IS AN AVID HUNTER, AND LOOKED AT A PICTURE ON THE WALL OF A DEER THAT HIS DAD HAD KILLED. MY HUSBAND SAID, YOU SEE THAT DEER MOUNTED ON THE WALL? THAT'S THE SAME ONE IN THE PICTURE. MY SON LOOKED AT THE DEER ON THE WALL, THEN THE PICTURE, THEN THE DEER ON THE WALL, THEN THE PICTURE, AND LOOKED UP AT MY HUSBAND AND SAID, "DAD, HOW DID YOU CUT THE BUTT OFF THAT DEER"?

OUR PRECIOUS BABY GIRL

WE HAVE A NEW BABY IN THE HOUSE AND SHE'S THE SWEETEST LITTLE THING I HAVE EVER LAID MY EYES ON. HER NAME IS "ROSIE BELL". SHE WAS BORN ON MAY 19TH. KATIE NAMED HER THAT WHEN SHE GOT HOME.

SAD PART IS, WE LOST MY YELLOW LAB OF ALMOST 13 YEARS WHOM I LOVED DEARLY. HER NAME WAS MAGGIE, ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE NAMES, AND SHE HAD THE BEST PERSONALITY. SHE USE TO RIDE IN MY TRUCK UP FRONT WITH ME EVERYWHERE I WENT!! I ALWAYS NEW SHE WOULD PROTECT ME.

I WILL MISS MY GIRL ALOT, I HAVE ONLY TALKED ABOUT IT TWICE. I JUST CAN'T STAND TO CRY ABOUT THINGS SO I WILL JUST CARRY ON KNOWING THAT MY MAGGIE IS NO LONGER IN PAIN.

LITTLE ROSIE IS A BEAGLE!!! WE THINK THAT'S GREAT. WE WENT TO A FARM IN LEBANON AND PICKED HER UP. SHE HAD NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE CAGE OR ON THE GROUND, BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE HER LONG TO CATCH ON OR TAKE TO SPOILING. KATIE HASN'T LET HER DOWN BUT TO POTTY AND EAT SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I HAVE TO PRY HER FINGERS AWAY AT NIGHT SO ROSIE CAN GET SOME REST.

WE ARE SO PROUD! AND NO YOU CAN'T HAVE HER, BUT I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET HER SISTER OR BROTHER. I DO BELIEVE WE GOT THE PICK OF THE LITTER!

FUN IN THE SUN!!

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TRIP IN JUNE TO THE BEACH. IT WAS AN UNEXPECTED AND MUCH NEEDED SUPRISE, AND BEST OF ALL FREE. YES I SAID FREE.

WE PLAYED PUTT PUTT GOLF WHICH WAS HUNTERS FIRST TIME AND WE RODE GO CARTS AND MORE... WE HAD SO MUCH FUN JUST BEING TOGETHER FOR 9 DAYS.

KATIE AND HUNTER HAD A GREAT TIME "RIDIN THE WAVES" I DIDN'T GET IN BECAUSE I HEARD THE JELLYFISH WERE BAD AND I WAS RIGHT. HAROLD PULLED OUT 6 IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME FISHING OFF THE PIER. I'VE NEVER FISHED WITH SHRIMP BEFORE BUT APPARENTLY THE FISH LOVE IT!! THEY KEPT STEALING OUR BATE!

WE WENT "CRAB HUNTING" AT NIGHT. THAT WAS GREAT UNTIL WE ACTUALLY FOUND A CRAB IN HIS HOLE. I DUG HIM OUT AND HE TOOK OFF AFTER US. HAROLD AND I LOOKED UP AND HUNTER WAS ALMOST TO THE TRUCK. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DIDN'T GO BACK ANY MORE BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE "WHITE SAND BEARS" THAT ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT STORY THAT I TOLD KATIE ABOUT. YEAH, I HAD HER HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! PRETTY PROUD OF MYSELF, UNTIL SHE WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE ROOM, FINALLY SHE ASKED ME IF THE STORY WAS TRUE AND I HAD TO SAY NO, IF I EVER WANTED TO SEE THE BEACH AGAIN, SHE SAID "THEN WHY DID YOU TELL ME THAT" I SAID "BECAUSE PAW PAW USE TO TELL ME STORIES LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS LITTLE" SHE SAID "DID YOU LIKE IT WHEN HE DID THAT" I SAID "NO" SHE SAID " WELL I DON'T LIKE IT EITHER!" MAN SHE SURE CAN SPOIL MY FUN!!

FUN AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE

SO I'M AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE THIS MORNING. HAROLD (MY SWEET HUSBAND) GOES WITH ME. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN ADMIRING THE SMALL MOUSE THE NURSE IS USING WITH HER LAPTOP AND COMMENT HOW WE NEED ONE. SHE IN TURN SAYS SHE WISHES THE LAPTOP HAD THE NUMBERS ON THE SIDE, WE AGREE, THEN SHE TELLS US IT WOULDN'T HELP HER HUSBAND BECAUSE HE'S A "PECKER" HAAHAHAHAHAHAH!! NEEDLESS TO SAY HAROLD AND I DIDN'T DARE LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

"I LOOVVEE BOOOOBIES"!!!

OK, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TELL YOUR THREE YEAR OLD SON WHAT THOUGHS THINGS ON YOUR CHEST (THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO STICK OUT) ARE.
MY SON (HUNTER) CALLS MY BRAS BOOBIES. THAT'S OK AT HOME BUT NOT IN WALMART! WELL MAYBE IT IS OK, HAVE YOU SEEN THE PEOPLE THAT SHOP AT WALMART... (ALY)
OK, THIS IS THE STORY, I ONLY HAVE 45 MIN. TO SHOP IN WALMART, I REALLY NEED SOME NEW PANTIES (THE ONES I HAVE ARE ATLEAST 12 YEARS OLD) I'VE FINALLY GOTTEN ALL MY GROCERIES AND HEAD OVER TO THE KIDS CLOTHES. I LOOK UP AND SEE SOME UNDERWEAR THAT LOOK PROMISING, HUNTER LOOKS LEFT AND WHAT DOES HE SEE.... BOOBIES, YEP, HE STARTS SCREAMING LOUDLY, BOOBIES, I LOVE BOOBIES, AND SQUEEZES HIS LITTLE HANDS TOGETHER LIKE HE'S MILKING A COW. SOOOO I GRABBED THE PANTIES AND LEFT QUICKLY! I'M GLAD I DON'T EMBARRASS EASILY.
WHY IS IT THAT SOME KIDS HAVE TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING THEY LEARN AND USE IT APPROPRIATELY?
AND YES ANN YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW, I BOUGHT THE PANTIES AND THE FIT!! I HAVE TO GO GET SOMEMORE, WHEN I CAN GO ALONE.

"A MAN AND HIS TURKEY"

THAT'S RIGHT PEOPLE GETTCHA EYES FULL OF THE TURKEY!! KILLED TODAY BY NONE OTHER THAN MY MAN HAROLD , THE KIDS WERE JUST EXTRAS FOR THE PHOTO SHOOT.

HIS WEIGHT,THE TURKEYS, WAS 23 1/2 POUNDS AND HAD A 9 1/2 INCH BEARD!

WOW!! WHAT A MORNING!

I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM, A LITTLE ENVIOUS BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO, BUT NONTHELESS PROUD.

THERE ARE COPY RIGHT LAWS SO DONT TRY TO PRINT THIS OFF AS YOUR OWN!

WHAT "FUN" IT IS TO HAVE GREAT FRIENDS!

LAST NIGHT WAS MY FRIEND ALY BURTNETTS LITTLE PRINCESS BIRTHDAY!! IT WAS SO SWEET AND SPECIAL THAT SHE THOUGHT ENOUGH OF US TO INVITE US. WE WENT TO THE RAINFOREST CAFE. YOU TALK ABOUT A BUNCH OF MONKEYS!!
OUR WAITER GOT A LITTLE DISCOURAGED (WHO WOULDN'T WITH A TON AND A HALF OF KIDS AND PARENTS ALIKE) BUT IT ALL WENT GREAT!
THANKS ALY FOR A GREAT EVENING.
5 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY FRIENDS:

1. THEY ARE EASY PEOPLE TO BE AROUND AND PLEASE.
2. THEY ARE WHO THEY ARE, NO PRETENDING (THANK GOODNESS) I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT!
3. THEY ARE OK WITH NO GIFTS FOR KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES! (THAT ONES FOR TIFF)
4. THEY LAUGH AT MY STUPID STUFF.
5. THEY DON'T MAKE ME DRESS UP!

MY FUNNY LITTLE BOY

THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL, MY FAVORITE SHOW, AND I REALIZED I STILL HAD MY BRA ON SO , LIKE I USUALLY DO I TOOK IT OFF AND JUST LAID IT IN THE FLOOR. MY SON CAME IN LATER AND PICKED IT UP AND SAID " MOMMY YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR BOOBIES IN THERE IN YOUR BEDROOM." MY HUSBAND WAS WALKING INTO THE ROOM AT THE TIME AND JUST TURNED AROUND AND WALKED OUT. I TOLD MY SON "YES I DO."
LIFE BEFORE HUNTER: QUIT, PRIVATE, BUT NOT AS FUNNY
HE IS FULL OF HIMSELF ALL THE TIME. HE TRYS HARD TO BE FUNNY AND USUALLY IS SUCCESSFUL AT IT.
I CALL HIM LIL' SHANN, WHICH IS MY BROTHERS NAME. MY BROTHER HATES IT BECAUSE I CALL HIM THAT WHEN HE'S BEING A PUNK. HUNTER HATES IT BECAUSE HE SAYS HIS NAMES NOT SHANN IT'S "HUNNER"
THIS MORNING HE WANTED HIS SISTER TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR HIM AND WHEN SHE DIDN'T (BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID OF GETTING INTO TROUBLE) HE PROCEEDED TO KICK HER UNTIL SHE STARTED CRYING. HIS LEG WASN'T THE SAME AFTER THAT. I PULLED OUT "THE FRANNIE" THAT'S MY MOMS NAME AND WHEN I WACK THE FIRE OUT OF HIM IT REMINDS ME OF HER AND MY BROTHER SHANN> THE USED TO BE PUNK.
I GUESS IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT WE ALL HAVE A LIL' SHANN IN US.

BLOGGING

OK, IF I CAN EVER FIGURE THIS ALL OUT I THINK I WILL LIKE IT.
I USED TO MAKE FUN OF "BLOGGERS" BUT I GUESS I CAN'T NO MORE.
I TOLD MY BROTHER I STARTED ONE AND HE SAID "WHY" I SAID "BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS THINKING OF STUFF SO WHY NOT WRITE IT DOWN FOR OTHERS TO COMMENT ON."
I HAVE DECIDED TO POST SOME OF MY FAVORITE RECIPES ON IT TOO. HOPEFULLY I'LL GET SOME BACK.
I WILL GET SOME PICTURES ON HERE SOON, IF I CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

BLOGGING