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Visit my NEW blog~ As the World Flops

2011-09-26T12:29:00.001-04:00

I have a NEW blog .... As the World Flops~Cathy

2010 Time Capsule time

2010-04-15T12:00:00.001-04:00

This is such an awesome idea, Cathy! I love it!Okay, in the spring of 2009, I've just "met" you and your blog. Let's see how our bloggy friendship grows by 2010!In the spring of 2009 I'm still suffering with horrendous leg swelling.If it's still here in 2010, please, just shoot me in the head.By the spring of 2010, if our house in Tampa has not sold or been rented out yet (it's been sitting there for 2 years already!) you can once again shoot me in the head.Justine :o )
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My flowers May 2008

2010-02-10T13:42:00.000-05:00

Original post 5-18-2008

I thought these tires tracks in the neighbors yard were cool looking

Little bright but I thought it was kind of pretty
Took about 13 shots to get this one.

Bleeding hearts
It took me 10 times to get this shot...Thank God for digital cameras. Ifyou click on this pic you can see ants climbing all over.
My Cilantro for Pica de Gallo
Our lanterns on the back porch
Our walmart ball, he is always happy
The junk pile next to the fence. I am not really sure what this thing is. Oh, G says it's an old blade or something. Whatever, it needs to go.
My bathing beauty frog that mom gave me. Oh look, her toes are covered with mulch

Chives

Chives
I don't know what half my plants are called. I just plant them and if they grow so be it.. I can't put too much time into them or they would die.

The new garden during construction April 2008

2010-02-10T13:40:00.000-05:00

Original post April 2008

Yesterday we pulled weeds and put mulch down. I would like to thank the monsters, S and D for helping. J was off socializing with a friend. Here is how our day went. I got home from work at 8 am.. yes 8 in the morning. I tried to lay down but thought of all the stuff we needed to do. So S and I went and bought flowers for the flower pots. We drank gobbs of coffee and I got a little wired. Then they started pulling weeds. I can't believe we have weeds. lol.... G and I went and got mulch. We took Barry's truck and let me say that is a truck. My land yacht does not drive like a truck. Thank God!!! Then we mulched around what we could til we ran out. Then S and she will kill me but she got stung by a wasp on her bum. She cried and it swelled up and she was down for the count after that with a ice bag on her rump for a few hours. I would have cried to. Then I decided or my body decided that being up for 23 hours was not a good thing and I crashed. When I woke up we tore the garden of weeds down. Sorry I don't have before and after pics but you really aren't missing anything. I seemed like a good idea last year to put this ugly fence up but it was a nightmare. So I came up with a new idea. New year, New garden, New idea..Right? Well G just shakes his head and listens and then gives me the manly techincal point of view. Oh, and my new idea...a garden box. Hopefully it will look neat and clean and not like the trailor trash one we had last year. Last years was awlful. While he was doing this, did you notice I said "he?" Well HE came across Sally the snake. So HE killed it. Then I went ahhhhh... I don't like snakes but I hated to see it laying there dead. He said when do females always do that. So later S came out and asked where Sally the snake was and I said proudly that G had killed it and she said...yep...ahhhhh. I think he rolled his eyes. I tried to explain that we will always be female and we will always go..ahhhhh. Anywho. I need to get busy. The rest of the troops are resting peacefully with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads and I just got a visit from my main man Baxter Bean ... Oh, G still hasn't named this darn fish.I did see a spark in his eye when I mentioned the name Ozzy, the fish of darkness. Ozzy was on the radio when we where hanging new mini blinds in the den. Anywho. Everyone have a great day. And pray for no rain, we have a lot to do.

G giving D instruction on building

The finished project. Notice S's spotted slippers she is wearing. It's the modern day tractor wear. The kids are going to paint it this weekend and jazz it up a bit.

2010-02-05T02:15:00.001-05:00

Mod podge

The Monster's bathroom

2010-01-27T06:48:00.000-05:00

Original Post 5-21-2008 Some of the skin and hair products.
The shower curtain

The vanity
The kids bath again
Their skin and hair care army.

Our bathroom

2010-01-27T06:47:00.000-05:00

The tubbo
Some of my makeup.
See the wet wipes..again
The wreath above the toilet

The vanity
My skin and hair care army
How many lipsticks do I really need?

My Clinique Collection

My lotions and sprays
G's side
G's lonely basket of make my pretty.
More make up
Our storage and misc. cabinet.

Thank you for visiting my bathroom I know your day is complete now. I did have to pick up the dirty laundry first before taking these. That would have been more interesting. Nothing fancy just lived in.

Original Post 5-21-2008

2010-01-05T05:19:00.001-05:00

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2009-09-21T20:47:00.000-04:00

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2009-09-14T16:21:00.001-04:00

2009-09-11T17:01:00.001-04:00

I'm moving

2009-08-18T03:13:00.005-04:00

No, not me silly- - but my blog... While I will still leave the Flops up I have created new blog(s) for your viewing enjoyment. After over a year of blogging I have a mess. I have blogs that I don't use, I have about 3 different emails running wild and I can't find a darn thing on the Flops. I am in the process of coming up with a name for "Show me whatcha got"..maybe "Show me Sunday"..Anywho.. jump on over and see what ya think.. Nothing fancy just cleaned, organized and in spiffy new containers..

Main home blog - The Cathy Chronicles
Food/Recipe- No Chef Required
Home/Garden- Dwelling Notes
Misc edumacational stuff- Researchers Say

~Cathy

Show me whatcha got Sunday- Aug 16

2009-08-16T08:24:00.003-04:00

My collection of about....hmmmm 42 lipsticks...

Here is some of my makeup and potions.. I took these a few months back..since I have since organgized it all..I will try to get pics later but right at this moment GG is getting his beauty sleep. I posted these real quick cause I was late for my own game.

Post yours and leave me a comment.

~Cathy

2009-08-15T19:18:00.001-04:00

We b drivin...To where ever the car takes us..

This is awesome

2009-08-14T17:00:00.003-04:00

You have to check this out.... Erin over at Sutton Grace made an awesome kids kitchen for her daughter.. I can't explain just run over and check it out... I hope I can remember this idea when the grandkids come around in let's say 12-15 years.. Heck, I won't even be able to remember my name...

80's murder mystery party

2009-08-14T06:38:00.003-04:00

A few years ago G and I hosted a murder mystery party. It was a lot of fun. It was around Halloween so we or I decorated the house as a haunted mansion. We had about 20 friends and family and their kids so the house was busting at the seams. We played and ate and actually for some reason no one drank which was weird but we were too busy playing detective.. We were approached last week about having another one and this was my thought..

What if some of you host the same or similar party on the same night and then we all blog about our fun.. Anyone interested? I was thinking this time about having something fun like an 80's party...so tubular.. We could dress in our fish net gloves and our Madonna earrings and like gag the blogging world with a spoon..

Let me know what ya think and I will be researching site and game options. Go to this site and check out a sample

Show me whatcha got sunday

2009-08-14T01:32:00.003-04:00

This is my Mary Kay blush collection and one nasty looking dried out foundation.. I can use it for halloween..lol

When I was getting ready for work tonight I had some of my makeup out and thought I would get a pic.. I didn't have time to run downstairs to get "baby" so I grabbed my phone. I will get more pictures this weekend..

So go take pics of your makeup post them and leave me comment.. easy as pie

Show me whatcha got Sunday - Starts this Sunday, August 16th... Join in the fun..

Blog Fart Friday

2009-08-14T00:01:00.002-04:00

I have National Geographic TV on and I look up to find a small little beached whale screaming for help... I know this is life.. but why would a cameraman care enough to go out there and find this whale and then choose to stand there and film it til it either dies or the tide comes in... Oh, this makes me mad.. Ya know when I'm out taking motocross pictures I take the pictures but the minute someone wrecks I throw my camera down and try to help.. I would not, could not and will not stand there and take pictures of someone hurt. Now if they have just dumped it then they are fair game for future proof of their crash talents. ~Cathy

SHOW ME WHATCHA GOT- the beginning

2009-08-13T05:12:00.003-04:00

Your random pictures of misc stuff around the house has now found a home....

I take pictures of random stuff and I haven't found a meme for it so Sunday, August 16th I am starting something new... SHOW ME WHATCHA GOT...

In the right side bar is a list of dates and categories.
Every Sunday post your pictures of your random crap and come back and leave me a comment. I may get a Mr. Linky in the future but right now I'm going to see how it goes. If I have listed albums, records and tapes you can show your whole collection and/or your favorite vinyl album from 1987... This is not limited to just one picture. I also need some category ideas so if there is something you want to see please leave me a comment.

Here's how to play

1. Look in the right side bar for this week's pictures
2. Take a picture of your stash
3. Blog about it and link back to my site.
4. Leave me a comment in my SHOW ME WHATCHA GOT post.
5. Visit other blogs and check out their stuff.

Easy or what..? Thanks for playing in advance ~Cathy

Kids loved it

2009-08-12T07:03:00.004-04:00

Corn Casserole
Usually I drain a can of corn throw in some milk, sugar, salt and pepper and wa la..corn for dinner. The other night I added a few extra things and it just didn't turn out like planned but it was good.. Then a Traci told me to add corn bread mix... OMG how stupid was I.. I kept thinking how can I make this thinker like a casserole.. So last night myself and little monster put our heads together and made our now famous, keep your hands back or they will be bitten off Corn Casserole.
We added frozen corn this time, butter and sour cream and sugar.. I use raw sugar..

Then we added milk or condensed milk but plain milk was fine.. and Jiffy Corn Bread mix....

Salt and Pepper and baked it til golden brown.. And don't ask me on what temp or how long cause I don't know..

I didn't even get a picture of the final product cause it was gone.. GONE.... Gone with a capital G....GONE!!!!

Next time I will have to make a double batch cause this was GOOOOOOdddddd!!! Try it and let me know.

Corn Casserole

Corn- Canned (drained) or frozen or fresh if you are feeling extra perky

Sour Cream

Butter

Sugar (raw or regular)

Milk (regular or condensed)

Corn Bread mix

Salt and Pepper

Bake at til golden brown on 350 -400... I don't know the exact temp... shame on me.

~Cathy

My Sunday

2009-08-10T14:00:00.004-04:00

Sunday night I did something I never do... I hung out in the man cave with G and I actually played Halo on Xbox live... I was begging for mercy from the other teams not to shoot me...I was a beginner. Then I grabbed the camera and took some pics.. Can anyone tell me why this is highlighted?

I think it's time for a pedicure. I was trying to get my reflection in the door but it didn't work. See the green shirt?

It's always better when someone else makes the drinks.

That was my Sunday night... I am tired and ready for bed. That Halo is intense....

~Cathy

Questions from the monster

2009-08-09T22:32:00.002-04:00

Tonight the little monster has some questions for all my blogging friends children... so yell for the kids and give us some answers...

!. What is your favorite TV / Cable channel?
2. What is your favorite store to shop in?
3. What is your favorite hair style?
4. What color nail polish are you wearing right now?
5. What is your favorite school subject?
6. What do you want to be when you grow up?
7. What kind of car do you want to drive when you get your license?
8. How many kids do you want to have?
9. What is your favorite board game?
10. What is your dream vacation?
11. What has been your favorite vacation so far?
12. If you won a million dollars, what would be the first thing you do with the money?
13. What is your favorite movie/s?
14. Do you think Edward from Twilight is HOT?
15. What is your favorite food?
16. What is your favorite color?
17. What is your favorite perfume?
18. What is your favorite drink?
19. Who is your favorite movie star
20. Who is your favorite Disney actor/actress?
21. Who would you like to marry?
22. What is your favorite song?
23. What college do you want to go to?
24. Do you prefer Kohl's or JC Penney?
25. Tanks or Tees?

Let us hear your answers and stayed tuned in the next few days for her answers... couple of them surprised us..

~Cathy

It's a photo shoot

2009-08-09T19:53:00.006-04:00

The kids found this little guy out in the yard after a big big rain...

They put him on this rock where he stuck a pose...

What a ham...

Then he went on his merry way living his life. He doesn't know that he made the internet...

Jump on over to camera critters to check out other special critters.~Cathy

Someone warn the kid

2009-08-05T19:31:00.006-04:00

Ok so every year at this time I get in a mood... Awwww, summer is almost over.... Yeeeaaahhhhh summer is almost over... then we have this.. 2 birthdays a week apart.. Monster 1 turned 16 today..watch out all vehicles in a 50 mile radius of Southern Ohio and my baby boy D turns 15 next week.. I still feel the pain of delivering him but that's okay.... all the pain was worth it.. Okay so I went to K-rogers today and got balloons and some flowers to welcome in their birthday... make the house look a little different than the normal chaos...

Here comes the stress every year for having a simple little boy that does not require too much... his cake.. Every year I ask what kind of cake he wants... I always hold by breath in hopes that he wants some fancy Cake Boss cake and I can pay out the nose for it.... Oh no no...not my simple little thing...he wants my cake.. "I just want your cake..." That means..classic yellow with classic chocolate icing.. I cringe..break out into a sweat and don't get sleep for days...knowing what's coming... I even watched a cake show the other night to get inspired... Okay,,so maybe if I would use a mixer not a whisk and my nails would have been filled in and if I would have used Crisco instead of the off name Kroger brand of oil I would have better luck.. my problem.. I don't exactly exactly measure right... I don't exactly time it like I should..never have and never will.. G always gets on me cause I don't time stuff... I throw it in and watch til I think it's done... isn't that what all good cooks do...? Yes? Are you shaking your heads right about now...?Anywho... I can bake the cake I just can't decorate the cake... This year I tried a double decker...yeah my mistake...Mr. C and D are in the den with me and I am trying to explain blogging... C asks if I don't have something else to waste time on.... Mr. C thinks this looks like a big boy..I tried to ice it... and welll llll NOOOOOO!
I didn't take a picture of the back cause it is down right hideous.... I walked back into the kitchen to find the back side has falled over... I wanted so much to post a falling rock sign... I explained to him that I am not a baker I am a 911 dispatcher... Give me a accident, I can handle it.. give me a SWAT call out with guys with guns.. I can handle it... Give me the task of making my baby boy his favorite birthday cake and I am a mess.... Where is Martha, Ree or Rachel when I need them... Cathy

2009-08-03T23:13:00.002-04:00

Natural alright...It was/smelled like i had nothing on...Really...I stunk..Like a skunk...

Sometimes you buy a product and it doesn't work exactly like you wished or hoped and you throw it on your product shelf or shelves and grab it once in a while..not this one..it's going straight to the dumpster.. ..

Dinner and a fish

2009-08-02T23:53:00.004-04:00

We had pork chops and

my special blend of Emerils and Mrs. Dash, Butter, Salt and Pepper done in the oven or on the grill in foil...kids love them. and then introducing the newest member of the family "Oranges" He is a carnival fish won by the youngest last night.. He now resides on the kitchen table..for approx the new 3 days til he dies...That's what most carnival fish do... you win them, you buy a bowl, food and get used to saying "Good morning Mr. Oranges the carnival fish" and then they die.. with the exception of Squirty, D's carnival fish that lived for like 3.5 years.

Welcome Mr. Oranges...

~Cathy

2009-08-01T04:12:00.001-04:00

Our new dispatch center..More to come..

Yogurt

2009-07-31T03:25:00.002-04:00

Coffee yogurt? Hmmm? Yes

I found this coffee yogurt at the store the other day and thought I'd try it... it's pretty darn good... I love coffee flavored anything so it's a winner.. I also found pear..can't wait to try it. I'm not much of a yogurt fan..it's just too darn blahhhh..no substance.. I rather have rice pudding or something with some texture but it's okay...especially coffee...and it's better than ice cream..

Camp interview

2009-07-28T22:38:00.003-04:00

We all asked each other several questions about camping... here are out answers... our wish list...bitch list... and things we would like to change...

What do you smell?
Me: Campfire, food
G: Potatoes and citronello
Oldest: air, burnt trailer park (not sure)
D: fire
Youngest: Campfire

What did we forget?
Me: Oh,,, I have a list
G: screw driver and wrench
O: finger nail clippers
D:
Y: Mayo

Funniest thing to happen?
Y: Youngest falling in creek,,,TWICE
G: When I (Cathy) sat on blow up bed and fell over backwards

What do you think of the outhouse/restroom?
Y: stinky, sucks
G: disgusting
O: where the devil lives
D: Awesome.... (don't know what one he went to or he's just not picky... or did he use a bush)

What was the best part?
D: Watching Hot Rod by the campfire.. he loved the night around he fire
Me: getting to spend time with the kids, no cell phones...that was the biggest complaint..no cells, no calls, no texting for 3 straight days...they went through withdrawl and learned to overcome.. they actually played together..

What new with me.. I know you want to know

2009-07-28T21:48:00.002-04:00

Well this summer has been weirdly fast.. It's August already and we haven't done any thing summery yet.. Is summery a word.. well it is in my world...

On to the next item...rain.. as I was typing this a weather statement plopped up on the screen.. I am sick of this rain. Watch it will be 70 degrees in December.

We went camping...lot of work before and after and not too exciting while we were there... because of the weather.... we did have fun.. we spent time together around the campfire making each other laugh.. it was good family time.

Yesterday I broke down and went to the chiropractor.. I have been hurting all over and didn't want to walk or stand or sit or sleep or be awake... I know that pretty much covers it but yesterday I made the jump.. I went to a new Dr. he put me in a decompression machine that pulls my lower back apart and makes it feel all refreshed and fancy.. then he cracked my lower back, oh that was to die for but then he popped my neck...oh yeah.... I felt good til about 8pm when I was in the middle of Krogers... my body stopped... the little monster got on me for lifting the potatos and she pushed the cart the rest of the way... That wasn't too bad til I go home and was trying to organize the freezer and I felt the pain and then couldn't move.. She starting yelling for G by then I made my way to the standing position and found a chair for the rest of the night... I really hurt last night but today I am a new person... I go back tomorrow so I'll see..

I haven't taken many pictures this summer.. I have been fighting with the dang Farm Town and I need some sun....

Cathy

The Ride

2009-07-23T13:00:00.002-04:00

The oldest monster drove me and d co-piloted up to the market to get firewood so me and the little one rode in the back.. the oldest was complaining that she was creeping at like 4 mph....I explained that this is a different world at a campground and no one is in a hurry...

this golf cart has spinners and a Rolls Royce hood ornament. We were kind of in the mountains...mountains for Ohio anyways.

The pilot and co-pilot.

Some of the trailers that are all decked out.

After days of walking around in flip flops or thongs as we called them I finally put on my comfy shoes and a big dog came out of the creek and stepped on them.. They were clean til this trip..my mistake.

That's it for our trip pics.. I should have taken more.. I meant to mobile blog but had no mobile so..that's it.. In the end we had fun.. another vacation to add to list...

~Cathy

The plane, mini horse and the homestead

2009-07-22T22:05:00.006-04:00

note----- I meant to post these at different times but got in a hurry and hit publish... so the next three post are new...

I got the kids these planes at the store the night before I left. We took these to Gatlinburg before and they had a blast flying them off the balcony...so I got them one for this trip. D had a toothpick sticking out of the front wanting to fly it...SoNOT...... he was bummed that I wouldn't let him.. my luck it would have hit G in the head or something. She did her stickers to plan.

She had her wings on wrong and got mad at D when he tried to help her.

This is mini horse... D won him at the arcade..he was going to be our family traveling mascot, but things took a turn for the worse when he wanted a marshmellow over the fire.. Here he is finishing up a bosco stick at the arcade snack shop.

Here is mini horse on crack or post flame abuse... I tried to save him but it was too late. This is the homestead- 5 people, 4 rooms, no bathroom, deflated air mattress, no noise barrier from drunk partying til 3am, setting off firecrackers, radio blarring, and cornhole thuds.. yes, this is a tent...yes it was fun,,yes we will do it again,,,yes I would love to have a camper.... D found the night before that Ravioli is wonderful on the campfire.. so he made the family some Dinty Moore beef stew for dinner one night.. and baked beans, which no one ate.. I have no idea why this text is highlighted but oh well... see the can of nutrispray or whatever it was..yeah we used that in the outhouse the few times we used it. ~Cathy

Keeping kids busy while camping

2009-07-22T21:53:00.004-04:00

I bought a bat and ball and these Lacrosse looking toys at the resort market. It kept them busy on their down time.

Then the wind caught the ball and slammed into the trailer next door.. the lady inside whipped open the blinds and yelled something... ya know if you can't go have fun..don't go. What does she expect.

They played in the creek. I heard one little girl yell that she caught a lobster.. her dad yelled..."We're eatin gooooood tonight." It was actually a craw dad.. then I heard them selling them one craw dad for one sea shell...

Then during the down pour of rain we hit the tent. G watched a movie, the girls colored and D played a Star Wars game that eventually he made it past the first level. He had a time the whole weekend beating this.. but if gave him something to do.

In the arcade he won a bunch of tickets and bought this camo slinky.. he also bought this half rubber ball looking thing that would suction to your back or head and then pop off.. it hurt pretty good.... after I have been looking at these pictures I realized that I didn't take too many pictures of the real highlights.

We had fun..oh, did I say that we had no phone service...the kids had texting withdrawl..they had to resort to old fashion kind of fun which was a good thing for them.

~Cathy

New family sport

2009-07-22T20:50:00.008-04:00

Okay first of all.. I am sorry that I haven't been around. I have been visiting just not posting so here are a few pics from our little family time together we had this past weekend.

Away we go CAMPING.....

We found our way to Long's Retreat in Southern Ohio and set up the tent in a cute little spot by the creek. The maps showed bathroom across from our site so we thought it would be okay...NO!!!! It was an OUTHOUSE, his / hers, no lights, the door didn't shut and there was no lock. We thought about moving but we just went with it. We would drive up to the shower house when we had to go. I dont' think I took any pictures of it cause I didn't want to expose Baby to the smell...

Let me just say we had fun, the tent way okay, I wanted a camper, the tent was okay, I want my own toilet, the tent was okay, we spent quality time together, the tent was OKAY....

After we set up the tent we hit the beach. This is D going off one of the two slides. It was a bit chilly that day so we opted for our new family sport.
I just had to get a picture of D in the girls Teletubbies towel.. I don't think he even realized which one he grabbed. Okay on the the new family sport next to bumper cars. The kids loved the go carts. We actually thought about getting them into some sort of mini car races.. The youngest monster loved it.. She was very aggressive and was bound to win until her sister spun her out and she went to the end of the line,,,smiling all the way. This is D, 6ft 1 someting trying to get into this little car..

He made it and look at the smile. This was right before the spin out.

They had a blast and could have rode all day but at the price of $1.00 a minute they went about 8 minutes and that was it. G did stop on our way out on Sunday to ask if they wanted to ride one last time and only the youngest new racer wanted to so we went on.. she wouldn't have raced without some competition. We need to look into a little speedway for her.. she needs a hobby.

Check back tomorrow for more pictures of our getaway...~Cathy

2009-07-12T21:12:00.001-04:00

Home away from home..The flops r going camping..

2009-07-08T10:19:00.001-04:00

Me hiding under a school desk during swat training..What do u do for summer fun?

I'm still here

2009-07-04T00:57:00.002-04:00

I'm still here. I have just been in a terrible mood lately and can't get nothing done. The fan on my computer burnt out so G ordered a new fancy dancy model yesterday. I should be here by Tuesday and then I can add some firework pics and other misc garbage that I have taken in the past few days.

We had 3 trees fall during a storm and are going to have a bon fire..

Kids are running 3 different ways, summer is 1/2 over and it's only been in the high 60's and low low 70's.. It feels like fall and I want to swim...bask in the sun, turn to a crisp that will last me til next year. I'm just not feelin it...

I have been to the store over and over in the last few weeks and we still don't have anything fast to cook, eat.. I am so tired of the same ole' meals.

I am taking some time off work and I am going to regroup, get my crap together , get back on track and spend some time in the sun with my baby boy..... .

~Cathy

I love the 80's

2009-06-24T03:56:00.002-04:00

Does anyone know this teenage heart throb? I had his picture (back then) plastered on my bedroom wall. Look at the BLUE eyes and sun kissed cheeks.. Looks like he's been on an ISLAND.

~Cathy

Whirlwind

2009-06-17T00:12:00.002-04:00

Well... we had our first race Sunday. D didn't race this weekend but I was out in full force with "Baby" I took over 2300 pictures and would have taken more but I forgot my other battery and was running low. Tonight at 1045 I finall finished uploading pics.. After I was done I found that I had done around 640... The way it felt I had done 10,000... I have been eating and sleeping dirtbikes... Anyways we sold a few a the track and about 8 off the website.. If I figure right I have about $58,000 more to go before I can quit work.. I made a deal with myself that if I made xxx I would quit work for rolling around in the dirt... I don't see me quitting anytime soon though.. but wish me luck. If interested check them out.. I did upload a lot more than I would have but some wanted all of their pictures so they could pick the best one.. And I will be honest.. after 640 or 10,000 I didn't edit too many at the end.. I'm not seeing stars I'm seeing bikes and dirt, and butt cracks hanging out of gear.. I didn't add those pictures for the sake of the rider..

www.gearboxphotos.com ~Cathy

Wees

2009-06-14T05:25:00.003-04:00

So far so good on the weather holding out for the race today.. It's 530 in the morning and I can't sleep. I'm a midnight person anyways but I'm also nervous about today.. I hope I don't get ran over by a herd of boys on bikes and I hope I get a lot of good shots. These little guys are from last weekend.Aren't they the cutest.. They are both 4 years old. I love this one with the dirt fluffing up around his foot and the weed hanging out the back. ( he was going about 3 mph, he was just creeping around but he made dirt) I'm not even sure he can see out of those googles. I doubt they make little wee googles..these guys are barely out of diapers..well not really but ya know.

I stopped and talked to their parents and then I went back to get a few shots.. They actually bought 4 different ones off my site. I don't remember which ones. I took like a 100 of just them and a few other little guys.

Wish me luck today and I will twitter if I get a detour.. just kiddin..

The three amigos

2009-06-12T00:51:00.004-04:00

Last night D had the guys over to spend the night. The girls were gone so it was full on guys night.
Look at this..we have never seen this picture before.. D and his phone.. texting....NO! No?... The next pic I took was C texting too. What did we do without cell phones and texting?
They wanted to show me some tricks so I grabbed Baby and ran outside with them to capture another moment of them growing up. C is testing the waters. He is just recovering from a broken foot, he is our little accident prone child.. He is always getting hurt.

D took the water.

Then Cousin d decided to film it. I think he got wet.

This is their fun little toy.. they leave the serious business for the track.

I just don't know what to say about this... hmmmm?

Miss Emma Sue didn't approve of their behavior... She was mad at her boys for running that thing around her yard.. She was in attack mode.. Okay.. she weighs 7lbs.. she can't do too much damage. When I left for work they were looking at the practice pics and I thought they were calling it a night. I guess after I left they swam, rode bikes and ate us out of house and home.. G said they were still up at 1:30... I'm not sure what time the party ended but they were sound asleep when I got home...

~Cathy

6ft tall

2009-06-11T07:08:00.003-04:00

Well already this year I have had to take D to the doctor for poison ivy... He has been running through the woods and has it all over.. So while we where there I asked them to measure him.. 6ft and something something of an inch. I can't believe he is that tall. He's not a baby anymore.

We are hoping for a race thing weekend.. The last 2 have been rained out.. It's Thursday and it's not looking too good for Sunday but we'll see.

The "boys" played outside last night and I got over 100 pictures so I will post later but they took over my computer to look at practice pics and then I had to come to work... Have I ever said that I hate coming to work.. I don't hate my work.. I just hate coming in for 8 hours.. Something tells me that I need to get over this cause it's not going to go away anytime soon.. Like 12 years..

~Cathy

Porta Portraits

2009-06-03T23:51:00.003-04:00

Remember a month or so ago when I went geocaching with my parents and well mom was in control of the camera.. She is a baaaad bad person. Well this last weekend we went after the race was cancelled. I was planning on finding this one cache that was out in the water so I put her in charge of the camera.. My mistake.

Future note to self- Mom + camera + me + porta john = porta portraits. Yes, she struck again.

Okay, let me ask why when I get ready to open the door to I bend over like I got a stick stuck up my butt? I always think there will be some big snake ready to jump out at me or this time cause the park was away from town that someone might be hanging in there. Would anyone ever kill themselves in a porta john? I guess if you thought your life is that bad it wouldn't really matter.. IDK... Anywho. She got me. I didn't even think about her outside till .....

She opened up the door.. See I told she was a bad bad person... Luckily I was getting ready to come out after washing my hands...NOT!!!! Anyways- She gave birth to me and let me say again.. it was a breech birth so I know that was a bit harder than normal not the normal is a piece of cake but I'm sure butt first hurts a little bit more.. She still feels the need to check on my sometimes..just kidding but today she felt it highly necessary to make sure I didn't fall in. I was screaming,,,shut the damn door and laughing at the same time. So we had to continue the prank.

You'd think by now they would have known what was coming but we just wanted to see if we could get dad worked up.. and well, that's another story. G was laughing so hard he couldn't breath and mom was spitting pop out her nose so in the end we did get one dad's last nerve but it was all in the name of fun... Right? Right! Ya know dad's mad when he says "Just TAKE me HOME!!!!!!!"Everyone got their turn except mom cause she started it. We had fun running around the Waynesville, Corwin area. We found about 7 that day. I think from now on we will take pictures of every porta john along the way. That will be our signature picture for geocaching...

Stay tuned till next time on Porta Portraits

This is an auto post

Bagel Pizza

2009-06-03T16:27:00.003-04:00

Bagel Pizza

Split open bagel halves and top with your favorite toppings. Sauce, pepperoni, spinach, onion and cheese with a dash of garlic powder.

Warm in oven and broil til not to brown on top.
Serve on plate and enjoy.

For left over see Ree's instructions on flash freezing.. Pop out and warm up. Great snack for kids after school. Thank you, now I must go nap.. I am very tired today and still have 3 more days of work.

Rain and Hail Oh My!!!

2009-06-03T14:24:00.003-04:00

Yesterday we had a round of storms which thank goodness didn't turn out to be too bad.

I just love storm clouds. I am kind of a weather freak. I will set on the porch and watch it storm. G thinks I'm crazy and he always warns me about the lightening. lightning smightning..

~Cathy

Millionaire Mommy Bloggers

2009-06-03T03:16:00.002-04:00

So far I have made $4.67...watch out Ree here I come ..I won't be giving up my day job anytime soon.

Mommy Blogger In Question
Her Website
Estimated Annual Income From Blogging
Ree Drummond
thepioneerwoman.com
$800,000-$1.3 million
Heather B. Armstrong
dooce.com
$1-$2 million
Alice Bradley
finslippy.com
$7,000-$13,000
Anna
abdpbt.com
$4,800 (but you can help by joining You Data (see the sidebar on this page) and *getting paid* to look at ads that are targeted to you–shameless promotion, but it’s still a cool program!)
Amy Storch
amalah.com
$65,910-$109,850

How much ya know- Answers

2009-06-03T00:47:00.001-04:00

Cathy was the winner... way to go..
1. To close for missiles switching to guns TOP GUN

2. Houston, we have a problem APOLLO 13

3. I'm takin' the day off. Now get dressed and come on over. FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF

4. I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

5. Show me the money! JERRY MAGUIRE
6. A hickey from Kenickie is like a Hallmark card: "When you care enough to send the very
best." GREASE

Good Luck ~Cathy

Go ahead and say it......

2009-06-02T16:10:00.006-04:00

Okay.. go ahead and say it.. I'm a picky bitch. My new "cleaning" crew came yesterday for the second time. If you remember my first gal didn't do so well so I went with the professional, bonded company that was recommened By a friend. hmmmm.... The first "A" clean was extra detail on the bathroom and kitchen. Well okay.. I lived with it. Yesterday the "B" clean was to include sleeping and living areas... a bigger hmmmmm? Yesterday 3 gals came and it only took them 1 1/2 hours. I was kind of shocked but was my house clean? Yes! Was it cleaned like I want or the way they advertise?...NO!!!!! Then on top of that they locked their keys in their trunk in my drive and was here an extra 3 1/2 hours digging through the arm rest hatch trying to find them.. Anyways. Now just look down this list and tell me am I being a picky bitch or what... See the line that says extra attention on floors. Well I have proof.. Even G asked if they swept. This is the corner of the bedroom, which I asked for the trees to be dusted.. Apparently they weren't and the moss wasn't cleaned up from either..These are the steps and really all the floores have carpet fuzz on them. I have heard the girls both times complain how she hates to sweep stairs.. Sorry, it's your job.. right?This is called "floors, special attention" They didn't move my basket of blankets or lamps or nothing..and this was the "B" clean (living and bedrooms) Also if they didn't get back here then I would say they didn't wipe the baseboards either.. This is my kitchen table. They didn't shake the salt and pepper off, they just wiped around it..

And this is the kicker.. I wouldn't expect them to clean under the cushions and it looks likes I don't either but I don't brag that I do.. As I was reading through making my list I saw this so I went to check it out. Yeah.... I don't think they got this.. Whatcha think?

And it's not even in the fine print..

There are other things too. Maybe I'm just too picky, maybe I should not blog and get up and do it myself. Ya know I work, I can't forget to send a fire truck to a structure fire. I can't take money for bond and FORGET to send it to court.. oooopppps..sorry. I don't know. If your going to say you do it..especially in writing then DO IT!!!!!

Okay your turn. tell me I'm a bitch.

~Cathy

Dorkette

2009-05-29T01:09:00.002-04:00

I'm such a dork.. We had a swat call out tonight. I had filled up my Camel bak and threw it in the truck. After several briefings on the suspects it was time to go. I put on my bullet proof vest and then my Camel bak. I was riding along and water started running down the back of my pants. The zip lock bag I put ice in was leaking and it was pouring out... Nice.... here I am running around with all these guys with guns and I look like I had an accident.. Thank goodness it was dark by then and I don't think anyone noticed. I was also thankful it wasn't like 18 degrees out or I would have been in trouble.

Then I go home to jump in the shower to run to work. I tipped over this little lightweight stool we have in the bathroom and it bounced off the first joint of my big toe. That happened over 2 hours ago and it still hurts. I am such a dork and should be afraid of myself.

Gone Fishin'

2009-05-25T20:14:00.004-04:00

We ran to the lake today to do a little fishing and that's exactly what it was..a little. The storm moved in about 1 hours after we got there so we packed up and came home. Emma was on the dock with us but she was getting in the way and I just knew she would get hooked so I moved her. She sat on the ramp and waited. Then one of the monsters caught this guy and he had a lot to say...go tell Emma.She was so excited but he swam off and she was not a happy camper. So her next move was to pretend she was a Navy Seal and swim out to us. I can't believe she got in by herself and went to town. She loved it..then....... Look at those big eyes.

She got out a little to far and started sputtering.. We saved her but she kept trying it.

She was fine down there with he burrs stuck to her belly and feet but the minute she got home she tucked her tail and knew something wasn't right. So I cut the burrs out and she got a warm bath.. She is a pretty girl again. Ya just got to let your hair down and get dirty once in awhile.
She loved it. I still can't believe she jumped in by herself...She is no longer my baby girl.

~Cathy

2009-05-24T19:07:00.001-04:00

Duckies

Weird call

2009-05-22T02:35:00.005-04:00

This is the weirdest call I have had in a while. I got a 911 call. The guy says there is fire in the woods along the road and wants to know if there is a Jack that works with forest services. Okay first we don't refer to ODNR as "forest" services. We don't have so called forests in Ohio or atleast this area. Then he can't tell me what road he is on. He wants to just hang up and I want to say that my crystal ball is a little foggy tonight and I need some more info. So I try to ask more questions and he says that he will call me back and then says it close to the mine pit.. What mine pit.? Where on Earth is this guy calling from so I ask if he is in Ohio and he says that he's from Ohio. So I ask what state he is in and he says Minnesota...How a Minnesota 911 got to SW Ohio I don't know. I guess we are having some major problems tonight. Sometimes this happens if when lines are cut.. Wowza... ~Cathy

No more Tupperware

2009-05-19T17:01:00.004-04:00

Do you ever look at a word that you have written say weeks ago on something and think.. OMG I spelled that wrong. I was waiting for pics to upload and looked over at my "receipts" envelope and thought..OMG, am I stupid or what, that's is not how you spell it only to look it up and have it right.. I am loosing it. Okay, on to my post....

I hate my tupperware cabinet..G just laughs when I open it up and everything falls out. So today I decided to fix it.. It took me a whole 3 minutes. I don't know why the thought of organizing it is so overwhelming that I just live with it exploding everyday.

Before

After- all the lids matched up. Only 2 things is the wrong cabinet. I am happy now..for a week or so. Then theres the frig. The chocolate milk is balancing on cresent rolls or something. I couldn't stand it.Now let me explain the Bug Light.. We have had 2 cans in the frig forever..I mean FOREVER.. So the other night I thought I would buy some. So I bought a 12 pk and haven't touch a one. Then Saturday night we went to a friends house which we already had about 3 in their frig from way back so G ran in and bought some more. Then he brought it home with him and there ya go. A frig overflowing with beer that will go stale before it's touched again. Now my frig is clean and ready for CRIBS...or you...I am happy..Moving on to something else.

In a funk

2009-05-19T12:02:00.002-04:00

For the past few weeks I have been in a funk about blogging. I used to have things lined up to talk about. But now I just sit here and wonder what I am going to say. I even took a week off and still can't get anything new. My garden, one of my main posts last year..well it's hasn't happened yet, and I don't know that it will. My flowers, they aren't blooming either. Does anyone have any questions they want to ask, anyone good dirt you want to know about me? I can't seem to come up with great meals anymore. I have been working on dirtbike pics and playing online poker. Other than that, I am stumped in so many ways. I need to get into sky watch and abc wednesday and get myself going but I until then. I will set here hoping you stop by and drag my butt out the door to find something to talk about.. ~Cathy

More pics of my monster

2009-05-18T14:46:00.004-04:00

This is Cousin D playing in the dirt Some random guy that took a great corner.

This was cool..a way thru to the other side.. helps me from getting ran over.

My company. Mr C broke his growth plate a couple of nights before playing or practicing baseball. He wanted to be out there with them so bad.

Cousin D again.

Cousin D again.. okay I know I have pics of D

Oh here we go..my baby boy.

Dirty bike..

My D reflecting on the big jumps into the mud puddles. They just couldn't get any traction at first.

I have so much fun watching them.. I love it.

~Cathy

Geocaching

2009-05-17T20:20:00.005-04:00

This is a airplane series. Cute idea. We couldn't find the one here on the creek but we got to check out a cool water fall.

While G made his way through the weeds I stopped to take pics.

We only found 2 of the 5 we looked for but we got to get out and walk and get some fresh air.

Go to

Boys Club

2009-05-16T19:00:00.007-04:00

Last night I got invited to hang with boys in the garage. So I grabbed "baby" and the way we went. I sat there and captured all their hidden talents... Look D is not texting..Mark it on your calendars.

Cousin D going after my car that drove away without permission.Then it showed up again with the radio blarring.I would love to have this baby.. I don't know why but it would be nice, power steering and everything..wowzaaaaa..And I guess this is what they do..inspect, talk, inspect, fix.Then the good ole bikes come out for some fun. Here is our resident, model.

Here is D with his cousin. She is home from college, very tired after a full day of work.. I just say, get used to it honey.

The big tornado watch that eventually caused rain at 7 am... They are never right. So we shall continue to play.Nasty skies.Model slash warrior slash talent contestant...He is multi-talented.

and the x games section of the night.

Then I went home and got ready for work.

CRIBS D's version

2009-05-16T14:51:00.009-04:00

The boys made a fort at D's aunt's house. They plan on sleeping in it however when it gets dark they opt to go back inside "in case it rains." Even if they never sleep out there they has had a lot of great hours working on it. Last night a got the exclusive CRIBS tour.

First I let him drive the land yacht down the road, he did really well. Actually I was too busy taking pictures to notice.

This is the Fort. I asked them if they needed ply wood or tarps and they said no.. Well I think they need something, but they are happy with it.

The firepit where they keep warm or I think it's more for light. Although monster cans probably don't burn too well. I big ole knife for the lions, tigers and bears. No dirty smut magazines here no no..it's a motocross mag.. bless their hearts. Pork rhines a staple in the fort diet. This must be the kitchen prep area. And no fort is complete without a lookout.The only bear they are going to see in this area. This is Presley..he is a big boy.He drooled on my camera. Yuck Yuck.One of the paths they have made. I love the green grass..

More to come.. I got to hang with the boys last night..

What were they thinking

2009-05-15T01:17:00.004-04:00

A friend set me these contractor awards for the year.. what were they thinking? Let's take a look.

This one you back into your neighbors drive to get a running start. This was probably built in a climate that gets snow and ice 9 months out of the year.. Great for sledding.
See ya could hang your curtains crooked and no one would know.

Okay, even if the contractor decided to put this here..don't ya think the crew installing it would raise the question...how is this to work? Or maybe not..

This one is thinking ahead for the future doors..

Now somewhere in this process someone had to trip over the damn railroad track.. I just don't see how they or why they would have built this building or built the track this close anyways.. which one came first?

And the winner is....

Isn't there a rule about getting to close to one another in the men's room. Maybe this is a different "kind" of mens room. hmmmm?

~Cathy

Dining room Double

2009-05-12T22:00:00.005-04:00

Tonight my dining room was turned into a practice office for Gearbox Photos. We are planning a run through this weekend before the big race day on Sunday.

Then we had our inspection of the second monitor (used for a slide show). Baxter gave the all clear so we are set.

My drug sniffing cat... he doesn't get any work around this house so he has to check out what he can.

I bout had heart failure.. I went to take these pics and my camera wouldn't take...Then I looked and my lens wasn't on all the way...talk about heart palpatations...

I already had one kid contact me and want to buy pics.. I am so excited. I hope this does well.

Stay tuned for updates on Sunday.. wish me luck.

~Cathy

Stange Sounds at NIGHT

2009-05-12T01:18:00.002-04:00

Well I was in bed..ready to sleep for 3 days and what do I hear... I thought it was the neighbor moving the orchard at 1am.. which is not unlike him..but no.. I finally come downstairs and ponder... It sounds like a dump truck in my drive. So I finally go out the the smoking lounge and I hear nothing. NOTHING!!! Then I think I'm crazy. Then I heard something, probably just a lion, tiger or bear..yeah really, in OH-IO..no probably just a field mouse under our landscaping tarp,, then I remember the my post from a few days ago that a raved about and said everyone must read. The one about taking your keys to bed with you...yeah, haven't done that yet. Ya know you could come in make breakfast and clean house and I would never hear you...Just wake me up when the eggs are done. Anywho, Then I hear IT..it is a dump truck, but it's not in my drive, it's passing on the road over.. I do see them when I go to work but never really pay attention to them..well tonight I am..see there's another one..did ya hear it...? I knew you did...OK problem or mystery solved.. I am not crazy,, well just a little bit but not over trucks.. Okay, Baxter finally came home from chasing his girls and Emma is sleep with her daddy..which she is not supposed to be but if she pretends not to be there he doesn't notice. I better go see who is snoring louder.. I'll let ya know. Finally going to bed, my work is done and I am rambling and my eyes are itchy..so NIGHT NIGHT!~Cathy

Gearbox photos

2009-05-11T04:52:00.000-04:00

New pics of motocross www. gearboxphotos.com~Cathy

Blog Fart Friday

2009-05-08T00:00:00.002-04:00

Jump on over and visit Jaci and read more Blog Fart Fridays.. I dare ya... I have been slacking in my Blog Fart Fridays, well honestly I have been slacking in the whole blog thing for about a week but I think I'm back now..soooo without further ado ---

1. What in the world does "without further ado" mean..well let me tell ya-

without further ado (adv)
Synonyms: immediately, at once, forthwith, without delay, on the double, right away, straightaway, straightway

For years D has used the word or term- Straightaway. I think it's the only word that he truly knows the meaning of. When I am trying to get him to do something. I can ask, tell, scream, beg, cry, melt to the ground and seap into the carpet and nothing.. I get a "HUH?" But when I say straightaway he moves like his butt is on fire...hmmm... again I am perplexed.

2. While I'm on the subject of D - Why when he's around does his phone buzz non stop and he will stop anything to look at his new current world shatterening news but when I, his mother, the one that went off Coke while pregnant, the one that he was pulled from calls or texts I get no answer..and when I do get an anwser he says "oh I didn't know you called.." Yes he does know cause he looks at the thang every 5 seconds. I usually give him a "call me NOW" text and my phone will ring before I can say Monster.....

3. Why oh why would someone leave wet cleaning rags under the bottles in a cleaning caddy... Please help me understand.

4. Don't ever try the shrimp, mandarin orange, candied pecan, cranberry salad at O'Charleys.. Oh it's horrible. The lettuce tastes like grass, the shrimp tasted like bad spiced cardboard.. Terrible.. here is your warning.. It looks good on the menu but...NOT!!!

5. I just wish that the Jon and Kate's problems could stay between them. I hate that this is turning into a tabloid slash. But if Jon is cheating..well... there are pictures..it's just not good. Kate will eat him alive and she should.

6. I can't wait for the weekend.. I am really hating the work thing.. I love what I do, I just can't stand to work anymore. I need a serious break..like a month off. I know if I was at home all the time, I would hate it too..but right now.. ummmm.... just not liking it.

A must read for EVERYONE!!!!

2009-05-07T00:41:00.002-04:00

Girls, You must jump over here to Gill's site and read this post.. Awesome idea..everyone must read.

Things are coming together.

2009-05-07T00:25:00.007-04:00

I have talked to my dad in the past about my plans on starting this photography thing at the motorcross track. I was told in so many words that I am not to buy a generator without his approval.. He has taken over the mechanical/electrical part of this which I am glad cause I have no clue. Then tonight I talked to him and he said he wanted to come down for the first race.
Dad- Supervisor.

Then I talked to mom and she was making plans in the food department..
Mom- Meal planner.

G will be the techinal support.

Monster 1 will be the Print Master

and D (he is not racing this first race or he so he says now..
D will be the transporter. Running camera cards to the Print Master

I will be the Picture Taker (cause I hate the term photographer cause I have no clue of what I am doing in the area either but I will try.

So counting that is 5 plus me employees and I haven't taken one picture or sold one yet.. Can ya get a loan to pay people?

I just hope it's a lot of fun in the sun, dirt and heat and we all have a good time, then maybe I won't have to pay them... wishful thinking..

note- I don't really have to pay them.. good thing for me. ~Cathy

Is "perplexed" the word

2009-05-06T14:03:00.005-04:00

2nd part of previous post-

I have been running on fumes. I work midnights, I get off work at 8 am and sleep til about 130 or 2pm . I jump in the shower and run out the door with wet hair and then stay up ALL night til 8 am. G works 14 hours days and gets home around 930, I leave at 1130. Dance has started again, dirt bike racing starts next Sunday and I don't have time to think SOOOOOO. I hired a cleaning lady to come in twice a month to keep the house on track. She came yesterday while I was sleeping and when I walked downstairs I didn't get the angels singing...tadaaaaa "oh my house is glorious" feeling. I kind of thought, well it looks like it did when I went to bed.

She finished up and I started wondering through the house and the part of me that had been nagging kicked into full gear... I don't feel like I deserve a cleaning person, I should just kicked myself in the butt and do it myself but I really don't have any energy to to do on top of everything else. Then the more I looked around the more disappointed I got. This is the girls first cleaning job so should I cut her a break? or being her first house should she have really impressed me considering as she was walking out the door she wanted me to throw her name out to others so she could get her business going.. hmmmm?

Pros- she oiled the dining room table Cons- she missed a big spot on top of the table

pros- she oiled the banister Cons- didn't dust the balcony (which I agree is not an everyday thing.

pros- she wiped down the cabinet fronts..big pro-- cons- she didn't clean under the microwave

pros- she cleaned the bathroom floor (it was very nice) cons- she didn't clean behind the soap dish on the tub, she didn't move my makeup boxes on the counter, and there is still lipstick on the bathroom mirror.

pros- she cleaned up the one monsters room (which I had asked her not to BECAUSE---the monsters need to learn responsibilty 2. the other monster spent 2 days on cleaning her room and bath SOOOO it could be cleaned.) cons- Now I hope the second monster doesn't get the idea that she can leave a mess a it will be taken care of.. the reward was if you clean/pick up your room, remove all science projects and other unknown globs from flat surfaces your room it will be cleaned.

The big con- I asked her to "dust" and sweep in our room.. She did sweep but as far as dusting..nada.. She may have ran the swiffer across the front of the dresser but as far as picking things up/moving thing she did not do this. There was picture frame and jewelry box and she didn't move or touch them.

I should be thankful that the house in a whole is clean..Right???? but then I think that I paid her and I need to back over things to make it right. If I was to have company in and brag that I have a cleaning person they would look around and think, then why is the lamp not dusted, why are there crumbs under the microwave and the is a dead month is clear view from the couch..

I don't want to be a whiner but I think I have the right. It's like getting your nails done and them not painting one or getting car washed only to miss one side. I have been (not upset) but perplexed on what to do and how to handle this. My first instinct is to give her another chance but why should I have to show the girl have to dust. I really feel weird about having a cleaning person anyways but others do it and I think that's cool, nice they can do it for themselves but with me I kind of feel like a failure that I can't do everything.. Well now I need to get off her and edit more pictures and then run off to work at midnight.. so see where my time goes. .. Thanks for letting me vent.. ~Cathy

What is expected

2009-05-05T22:27:00.003-04:00

I have a few questions I would like to ask all my blogging peeps. I really don't care what your answer is as long as it is your honest opinion.

If you were to hire a cleaning lady or you were wanting to start a cleaning business what would be your answer on these few questions. Let's say it's your first time in a house what are some of the things that you would expect or be your everyday cleaning.

1. If asked to oil the balcony and banisters in the hall would you take the time to do it or just run a rag down the banister? Or would this be labeled under spring cleaning?

2. Would you take everything off the dresser and dust?

3. Clean up a kids room that was asked by parents to pick up and they refused or didn't do it?

4. Windex computer screens and glass fronts of cabinets in bedrooms?

5. If there was a dead moth in clear view between two couches would you leave it or sweep it up.

6. Clean out a soap dish on the side of the tub? Everyday or Spring cleaning item?

7. Wipe off the towel racks and toilet paper holders?

I am kind of stuck with what is expected and what should be expected.
Love to hear from you. ~Cathy

Blogoversary

2009-04-30T02:23:00.002-04:00

Thank you for all the wished me a happy 1 year... I have been so busy trying to get my new website up and running I didn't even notice. I'm sorry that I have neglected you all lately but hopefully I'll be back soon. If you are interested check me out.. www.gearboxphotos.com

~Cathy

Met this guy tonight....

2009-04-24T01:42:00.002-04:00

I went to pick up monster at dance and I was told to come inside...hmmmm?! I walked in to find this little man waiting for me to hold him.. He is a cutie but I have to say he is not as cute as our Emma was when she was little...but..and I will say .... He is only 5 wks old and we did not meet Emma til she was 10 wks old so he has about 5 wks to get a bit more personality and some fluff to him...This little guy is actually spoken for but the owner has 3 more males that are available.. I will put this on the list of all the things that I need, want or think I want... It is time for Emma to find herself a man for the future.. hmmm.. Do I need another dog? But look at him... I called this one Avery.. but I don't know.

~Cathy

Do you see it.. neither did I

2009-04-24T00:18:00.002-04:00

Come find with me..

Okay so myself and a few "geeky" friends went out geocaching today. We started up the walking trail and thought "Oh how hard can this be?" Well after spending A LOT of time in the brush off the trail we phoned a friend (this friend actually hid this cache) So asked a few simple but needed questions.. Me: "you really don't make us cross the creek?" Her: "Well YEAH...." So we all trucked over the river and up the hill to a new hunting spot... I walked right past this little bugger... Then T made the find.. It was awesome.. It was down on the ground along a big ole' dead tree and covered with sticks and pieces of the tree.... I think this was my most challenging yet ,,,well at least out in the woods.. This one was fun. We walked almost 3 miles looking for this. Here's what we found inside. Playing cards, bubbles, a whistle, pins, hand sanitizer, balls, dice, OFF bug wipes, a clapper thing, trading cards and the log book. I left a glow necklace, T left a slinky and C left a hair band.. Awesome fun.. Go to geocaching.com and try it for your self.

We then went back up the trail to find another one.. There was a FTF(first to find) bag inside.. It actually had a $1.00 bill inside and a bunch of trinkets. We left it for a kid cacher to find and take.

~Cathy

Geocaching explained.

2009-04-23T04:46:00.002-04:00

Several peeps have asked my about geocachig.. I found this video which might explain a little better. Enjoy and join me on the hunt.. I'm at 24 finds.. Can you beat me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD7SF-Axvyg or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJn1YfZilG4 or this Enjoy.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDb0CJp-W0g

Look what I get

2009-04-22T19:21:00.004-04:00

I bought the monster D new gloves for racing. I made him lay them out so I could get a picture of them brand new. I knew it wouldn't be long before they were dirty and trashed. Then I made him model them.Then he took them off and I tried them on..too big for me. Thought maybe I could use them in the garden but not..no just kiddin. By now he is tired of the camera in his face.. So he starts swatting at me... how dare him...Then he almost pulls a paparazzi move and grabs my lens.. oh nO No...!!!!

Then I stop taking pictures and move on to another subject... Like the dust on my end tables.. but I won't show you that. Then I yell, "where is my maid?" Oh,, that's right, it's me and I need to put the camera down and do something.

~Cathy

Twitter

2009-04-22T15:50:00.001-04:00

I hate even getting on twitter anymore. It takes for ever to get around in my account.. Anyone else having this problem? I can't look at it at work anymore and get on at home is a headache.. Any suggestions.~Cathy

My dirty Saturday

2009-04-19T23:19:00.007-04:00

I woke up around 2 pm on Friday.. I finally made it to bed Saturday night around 1130pm.. I did get a 2 hour nap in Saturday night but other than that I was up...and this is how I kept myself going Saturday morning and afternoon.. I ran around in the dirt taking pictures of the boys. This is my D

This is my baby's daddy...ha ha He jumped to far, hard or just flat out crazy beyond what he could handle and flipped into a mud puddle..it was more like a pond.. He was dripping with mud.Just a little damage to his brand new bike.. he had to run and buy new handle bars..

Jump after jump,dust cloud after dust cloud.. I was two shades darker when I finally got done.

This is Cousin D.. it is his 16th Birthday Monday and all he wanted was for all the boys to go riding..

Just a few of the almost 700 something that I took....guess what I'm doing tonight.. I love it. This bottom pic has no tweaking, no cropping nothing but behind the jumper is our line of trucks..the caravan. When we left the place cleared out. We had a good time.. I had a dirty mouth... I kept telling the boys that when they would come in to rest.. I wish I had some Orbit gum with me..

Cathy

Fun in the rain???

2009-04-19T19:52:00.007-04:00

Geocaching or geocaching.com is a world wide treasure hunt. You enter coordinates into your gps and then walk around a hunt the treasure. You make an account on the website and then you log your finds. It's a lot of fun for the whole family and great exercise. You may think your just gonna get out of the car and walk over to a tree and you find yourself walking clear across a yard, park or trail before you know it. Above- This is called a micro.. it was screwed to a stick that stuck down in a stunk (below)..very clever.

We found a travel bug geo.. Dad will take it home and place it ours that we hid up there so it can move on.

This one had all kinds of treasures in it including the travel bug. Play doh- key chains- McDonald toys.

Can you find the cache?

This little thing had a big surprise..

This snake jumped out at us when she opened it.

I was off looking in the wrong spot when my mom found it.. before I could get over there I heard them both scream. Here baby monster is saying Oooopen iiiit.

Mom and Dad signing the log for another one found.

Yes a little bug, nano or micro as they are called was hidden in the fence.. Would ya ever think to stop and check a fence post?

Couple hints for beginners. Wear old shoes, make up a fanny pack with pens, and trickets to leave behind or trade. Have a place for your gps, phone and camera. I don't know how many times I've gotten out of the car and had to go back for a pen. Come up with a system on how to orgnaize your trail or you'll be driving all over and missing so many. The picture above, we went to a park but I didn't realize there were 2 more in the park. I was there and now have to go back..well if I want the find. ~Cathy

I can't wait....

2009-04-18T01:20:00.003-04:00

I have to work til 8am then I am going home, slamming a shower (to start fresh) racing to the dirt bike track to watch the boys and I mean ALL of the boys ride their dirt bikes.. I can't wait. Monday is Cousin D's 16th birthday and all he wanted was for the boys to ride.. so D, Colton, Jared, Justin, Austin, Kyle, Grant and who knows who else is caravanning down to the track to celebrate. I packed Sunny D's, orange slices, carrots, celery, grapes and salami sandwiches for the feast, Cousin D's mom is handling the chips and cookies. We are going to have a great time... I sure hope that I catch a big second wind about 8 am and keep going. I may get out in that warm sun and have to snooze a bit..

Here is a video of some of the boys.. D was not here this day.. This is where D had his wreck last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3aiqW7Ydm4

Stop this train

2009-04-17T01:45:00.004-04:00

You know the Vanilla Ice song..Stop that train?
Stop this train 'cause I wanna get off

Stop that train, I wanna' get off

-I had this song playing in my head all day... this is how it went.
-I worked from 12 midnight to 8 am
-8-1:30 I slept with my furbabies
-I jumped out of bed and took a shower
-Loaded the car with 3 trophies and 3 banners from the girls National dance competition.
-Picked up monster at school, took her to dance..
-Drove back to town
-Got nails done
-Dropped off rider release forms to other monster
-Drove back to dance
-Stopped at the store, monster didn't feel good so I grabbed a few things
-Went home to make dinner, let the dog out
-Then jumped back into bed to bank some sleep hours for this weekend
-Got up at 1030, showered and headed back to work.

See why I need a maid.. I don't get anything done at the house..
I am work now and will start the race over around 1:30 today.. then on Saturday I will work 12-8 go home/ change clothes/ grab the camera and head to the track til 2 or 3
Then my parents are coming for the night and we are going geocaching Saturday night or Sunday.. I may get to sleep oh say Monday....
Stop this train and hire me a made to cook, clean and do laundry.. I just may catch up. ~Cathy

Blog Fart Friday

2009-04-17T00:49:00.006-04:00

Blog Farts – noun. Def: Crappy ideas that are too short to make a real blog post, but when combined, join forces to make one unified, albeit half assed, post. see also: memes, surveys.

Okay, it's Thursday morning and I am just now coming up with my weekly rants..

1. I'm gonna tell on myself.. If I am writing a post and I don't know how to spell something like..hmmm...let's see..... psychotic, I open up another browser and search the word I am trying to type, then half the time I still don't type it correct but it's a closer version that what I would have come up with myself..

2. I am tired of working... I want so bad to be able to call in rich... I know we all want that but I really am tired of work.

3. Why can't I ever remember how to strike words out.. I know it's something like this---..okay so I put the arrow...s and word word word then the arrow s and forward slash and when I hit publish..everything on my blog was had a strike through it except this post...guess I figured it out...

4. get a real job and stay home once in a while--find a flavor and stick with it...there I feel better.

5. My visitor page showed that Ree-Pioneer Woman visited my blog 2 days ago... I can't believe that she would come to the ghetto... maybe she is real...maybe I will get a email back from a question I had for her...over a year ago...cause you know she reads them all..

Here is my weedjit-

Amarillo, Texas arrived from thepioneerwoman.com on "As the World Flops".
15:48:50 -- 1 day 9 hours ago

Freeport, Texas arrived from thepioneerwoman.com on "As the World Flops".
15:24:30 -- 1 day 9 hours ago

Austin, Texas arrived from thepioneerwoman.com on "As the World Flops".
15:19:19 -- 1 day 9 hours ago and I had 2 or 3 other visitors from her site.. and I didn't even have to pay her...Thanks Ree-

M

2009-04-15T00:00:00.001-04:00

M is for Mowingjump on over the ABC Wednesday and see others that are playing.
~Cathy

Awesome video

2009-04-14T06:41:00.002-04:00

Run over to Coloradolady and check out the Britian has Talent video.. get your tissues ready.

Sniff Sniff...

2009-04-13T14:21:00.002-04:00

I was just getting ready to print some little order forms for my new business and I looked up the name that Justine/Tiney had suggested.. it was an awesome name (Dirty Lens Photography) and guess what... It's TAKEN.. Can you believe it..? I was shocked. It was going to be a great name and it clicked with me so well....So back to square one.

Oh, and let me say my blogo friend and new marketing director Justine is having a party giveaway to celebrate her 200th post.. Jump on over and tell her I sent you.~Cathy

Tiney is the winner

2009-04-13T01:45:00.002-04:00

Okay so I had asked all of you a few posts back to help with a name for my new photography business.. I still hate to call it that cause I'm not a photographer. I also mentioned this to G earlier I didn't really want to call it "photography" for that reason but he put it to me like this. He had an internet company and just because they weren't AOL they still called it xxxx internet. So I guess that made sense but I would rather call it photos or pictures or something but anywho... my whole attitude changed when I heard Justine's suggestion. Here is her comment to me.. I love it..

Okay Cathy, we JUST got home from a 4 hour drive across the state, and what's the FIRST thing I do? I sign on here to tell you the name I came up with while sitting in the car for endless hours this weekend. And now I don't even want to tell you because you'll probably hate it. But here goes...

Dirty Lens Photography We make dirt look good

Isn't that awesome.. I am going with it so there for Justine is the WINNER.. Thank you so much.. Let me say this was not an actual contest and there were no real prizes but maybe one day if I earn a lot of money I will have real contest and she will get the first prize.. I'm so glad that I have real blog friends on here that think that much about me.

Run over to her site and check out her puppy washing the car.. awesome.

Brisk Easter afternoon

2009-04-13T01:15:00.002-04:00

After a long week of spring break, a trip to the zoo, aquarium, motocross practice, bon fire and 7 kids running through the house last night G and I took a well deserved nap. All of the kids had left to run with their other parents so went out for some adult time.. wooohoooo a free childless night what will we do? We decided to run to Best Buy to get a printer and more memory cards but they were closed so we went geocaching. This was the first time G had actually been out and found one. When we found the first one he said.. "dang these things are really do exist." I think for a while he thought I was loosing it and making things up...hmmm. maybe I do sometimes but at least I don't see a shrink for it...lol.. Well I have pictures but they won't upload tonight so I will try tomorrow.. Anyways, we found about 4 and I think he may be hooked a little. ~Cathy

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T14:15:00.003-04:00

All of us here at the World would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter.Okay, the great jelly bean debate. Which ones are your favorite flavors?Mine are the Juicy Pear... oh, yummo.!!!

This is what a teenage dirt bike riding boy's basket looked like this year and ya know what...he was happy as a bug. No earrings, belts, cd of a favorite band, no funny 5 toed socks,,no sure ree.. he loved his jugs of Simple Green to was his bike and the brush, rags. He loves or needs that kind of stuff and although he is hard to buy for, duct tape and rope are always a staple. How are boys to fix anything without duct tape and where would be the rope swing at the lake or swinging through the trees if ya didn't have plenty of rope. D, Cousin D and Co were playing in the trees a few years ago and Co fell, he broke both wrists.. Nice huh? Oh, and D filmed it with two different phones so we have proof, sounds and the Oh my God, are you alright? .... scream.....

And what Easter is complete without the left over pile of dead Easter grass that will be found for weeks on end.

Happy Easter everyone, hope you a had a special nice day.

~Cathy

Things that make me go...Hmmmm?

2009-04-11T20:36:00.003-04:00

~Cathy

Kids

2009-04-11T18:08:00.002-04:00

Plan A- I was taking the boys to the dirt bike store for an easter egg hunt but we found out that the free stuff and coupons were only in the ADULT eggs so they opted to forget the big hunt this year and go with plan B.

Plan B- G was taking the girls to the zoo. So the boys packed up and went to find a relative. As they were walking out the door I told D that all I wanted was a picture of him with a giraffe to show his grandkids one day.

Out of 250 some pics, this is what I got........

D in front of a pop machine with a giraffe... See I knew I should have gone but I was so tired from working all night I would have been a total grouch butt..
Crazy kids- -

~Cathy

Help me out here

2009-04-11T01:21:00.003-04:00

Okay, since I am throwing around this idea of starting a small (and I mean small) business of motocross photography for all of the dirt boys that come out and race on weekends I need a business name.

Something catchy that they can remember that has to do with dirt, bikes, races, motocross, pictures, jumps, more dirt and some wreck pics. Cause they love their wreck pics.. they want to see exactly how they flew through the air when they ended up in the hospital and can't remember the next 4-5 days after including a trip to Washington DC..hmmm .... YES, that would be my son, the one and only D...he told us around December that he doesn't really remember his Washington trip after his severe concussion.. NICE!!!!! And remember back last fall when we took a trip to the ER for a shoulder..yeah he hurt it again last night. If I ever get my hands on that Travis Pastrana.. D watched his movie called "199 lives" it shows all of his wrecks and injuries and D wants to be just like him... please don't tell my insurance company...

Anywho- I am asking you all, the smartest people in the world... What would be a good, short, catchy name for my business..? I wanted MOTOPHOTO..but that was already taken. I thought about DIRT BOY PHOTOS.. Well leave me some ideas and I will make the D man pick the winner.. Thanks friends- Cathy

Nice guy

2009-04-11T00:10:00.003-04:00

Last night I was surfing motocross photos to compare to mine.. I ran across this website and thought oh why not.. I emailed the photographer, his name is Hoss Sharifi- factoryphoto.I figured I would never hear from him and one day months from now I would see my sent email and say..stupid jerk. Well, I must take that thought back and I am sorry for ever thinking it. When I woke up I had a return email from him saying that he was watching his baby today and to call anytime.. How crazy is that? So I got settled in front of the computer with a pad and paper and called him. He was the nicest guy.

He told me all the ins and outs to starting a photography business (motocross style) what worked, what didn't and even gave me a camera lesson on the phone. I wish he was closer to Ohio so I could go and get a first hand lesson from him out in the dirt.. He was awesome. He "only" does AMA races now but started out with a laptop hooked to a car battery and a milk crate. Did ya like the only.. I wish I "only" did professional races.. Well that's not true cause then I wouldn't have time to watch my baby monster. He gave me some real good info to start and I am going to look into this further and maybe get some other equipment, maybe like another lens...yeah...I can't wait. Well off to get my thoughts together. ~Cathy

Part 2- What do you think

2009-04-10T02:20:00.003-04:00

I made a post earlier and explained the story of my day. Please check it out and leave me a comment I want the good, the bad and ugly. You can see more of my pictures on flickr- http://www.flickr.com/photos/swohiolife/ under dirt bikes

below is my monster D- He changed gear, helmet, boots and number this year.

this is D's dad

Here he is again on the left

Dad changed bikes and gear this year, same number.

Here in the air.

and here...

This is cousin D

and here..

and here eating his dad's dust or mud chunks as it is..

and again in the air...this was one of the first shots before his bike got caked with mud.

They were very dirty boys today..very dirty...like power washer dirty....~Cathy

After I made this post I was checkin pics on the web...I just think I need a faster shutter speed, especially when it started to get dark. I should have turned the ISO up a bit but didn't..maybe next time.

What ya think..tell me the truth

2009-04-10T00:23:00.005-04:00

Okay so I woke up around 1:15 today and think well I'll use the bathroom and check out what the troops are doing and maybe slip back into bed in a bit.. sound good? NOT!!!!

I call D, he is hanging out at cousin D's house this week for spring break. They have been working on their dirtbikes and chomping at the bit to go ride. He tells me they are waiting for a call back from the track and they ?might? go ride. Ok, so I get pumped and think who needs sleep anyways. So we get the word that riding is on. He asks me if I can can come get him so he can get his bike ready..sure, let me jump in the shower. Well about the time I head upstairs one of the other monsters is in our bathroom. So I forget the shower and run to pick him up. I was wearing my PJ's..yes I was. I don't care. I tell him that yes I'm going to change before we leave and he's happy. So I run back home, take a shower, run to McDonald's (cause I'm starving and haven't ate a thing since like 2am.) and then get gas. I beat them to track...

Ok, here's the weird, cool, questionable thing that happens.

I walk into the office to sign in and tell Mike the owner that I heard his computer is down. He says "yeah, I use Internet Explorer for my email and someone sent a huge picture and locked it up" My first thought is Internet Explorer, really, never heard of it and then I act like it's some fancy program that his hard to come by.. and we go on talking. Well I had sent him some pics and they were probably mine that crashed his secret Internet Explorer. Anywho....I was telling about the pictures that I took at the races and I say--
Me: " I love my camera, I take pictures of everything, if the cat poops I take a picture."
Mike: "You ever think about turning it into a business?" (I wasn't sure if he meant the pictures or the cat pooping)
Me: "No, I just do it for fun, I'm not a professional and never will be."
Mike: "Well, that's how ya learn."

So we talked more and this was his offer. He wants me to be the track's photographer and he will go in with me on the equipment, paper, ink to start our own motocross photo business. Is he crazy? I take a lot of pictures and out of the some 500 I may get a few good ones but not good enough to sell. So I call G and tell him and the wheels start turning. I then go to the track and take 487 pics and then turn my camera over to Mike to view (since he made this offer before he ever saw a single pic) do I just look like I know what I'm doing or is he just desperate to have someone. hmmmmm? Well when I got home I talked to G and we are "thinking about it"

My question to you all and I want the truth, cause I don't want to do this and then have some hill jack say "well those r some down right sucky pictures" I will post some her in the next few and I want the truth, what do you think. Are my photos worth selling to the dirt boys. You can even sign anonymous if ya want to.

Blog Farts Friday

2009-04-10T00:20:00.001-04:00

My new BFF Jaci has created a Blog Farts Friday- Click on the icon and check out her site. I laugh and laugh and laugh after reading everyone of her posts..she is great.

Now on to my blog farts-
This is perfect for me. I think of random off the wall shit all the time to write down but never do and now I have a reason. It's Monday and I made this post and will put it in draft until Friday rolls around a waaalaaaa.. My deepest thoughts come to life for everyone to laugh at and say- What is this girl a thinkin'. Yes I know I am a little out there sometimes but this is the stuff I think, worry, ponder and stay awake at night thinking about. My mind is always going with what ifs.

1st thought- Why after several warm days why does it have to get cold and snow again. Come on Mother Nature, global warming or whatever- get with the program. You can pay the doctor bills when we all get sick. Ya know the doctors will tell us,,
"it's the weather, with that change last week everyone is sick" So why should I have to pay for this? I didn't do it to myself.

2. We are usually gone for Easter but this year decided to stay home.. Well all the grandparents want their time. We looked at each other and said it's just easier to leave. If we could only leave for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas we would be set.

3. Okay it's been almost a year and I have a total of $4.60 in my Adsense account. By next week I am going to call in rich.. Yeah, I'd have a better chance in getting attacked by a shark...in OHIO. Any tips on how to earn some bucks with this thing?

4. I have had so much trouble this last week trying to get videos and button with the html code in my post. I know I have done it before but I am have a serious brain fart this week. I guess I can say fart in this post since it is...Blog Fart Friday. I love this - I can vent or ask or wonder about the little things that make me go HmmMmmMMM?

5. Why would anyone want to get ear gauges. What are you to do when you are 80 and your earlobes sag... hold up your depends.

6. Why doesn't McDonalds have their yogurt parfait ready in the morning? Isn't that when most people eat yogurt?

Guess that's it for this week. Write down your Blog Farts and jump on over to Jaci's blog and sign your name on Mr. Linky.

What's in your basket?

2009-04-09T05:26:00.005-04:00

With Easter coming fast G and I took a trip to Easter Bunny land aka Wal-Mart to gather our chocolate eggs. The last few years we have been in Gatlinburg for Easter morning but this year we are staying home. Last year I toted baskets and goodies to keep 6 rowdy kids busy on the down time. I bought the 3 boys Styrofoam airplanes and paddle ballsand the 3 girls bubbles and sidewalk chalk. Well I should have bought them all the same thing. There was a fight, the girls wanted to fly the planes off the balcony of the cabin, the boys blew bubbles (so they could jump through them.) Anyways this year I didn't buy all of the fun stuff. We got the kids stuff that they wanted and I won't expose that yet in case one of the monsters checks my blog.. I know, I know, only one of them reads it once in a while but the other two could care less.

So here is my question-

What shows up in your monster's Easter baskets?

Do they look like this? Mine don't.. this one looks like you need to schedule an dentist appointment next week.

A co-worker just asked if the kids eat chocolate.

My reply- Well, I think there is still Halloween candy in the cookie jar and D just found his stockpile of Christmas candy from 2007..yes 2007. He gets his basket, Halloween bag, or stocking and then he runs upstairs and stashes is in a secret place and finds it a year later.. I'm surprised we don't have bugs running around. We don't...

Our annual basket consists of-

Egg shaped gum that turns to sugar and then sticks to your teeth

Reese's Eggs

Malted milk eggs

Chocolate eggs

Chocolate bunny that never gets eaten.

Pez- I usually just buy the refill, cause they don't use the dispenser

and of course what Easter is complete without Peeps.. They eat about one and then they lay around and get hard.. I'm sure they will be launched out of a bedroom window at someone.

Gourmet Jelly Belly Jelly Beans- I get the Juicy Pear ones..yummo

That's all I can think of now but I'm sure there's more. Oh Oh,, Cadbury eggs.. with slimy middles. Yes, Cadbury eggs.

~Cathy

analytics

2009-04-09T01:27:00.002-04:00

Shannon over at Welcome to the Nut House was checking out her keyword search on analytics. I have heard that you could find out what keywords are searched for that direct traffic to your blog but didn't know it was on analytics. So I jumped over and looked mine up.. wow.

1. Is the picture of the wooly mammoth the ice burg real? hmmm?

2. llama llama moose song!! I sing this in the shower..how did they know?

3. the rebel thumb sucker.. Ya talkin' bout ME?

My Mom

2009-04-08T21:05:00.003-04:00

Repost from old blog. This is my mom back in 1988 with my two cousins from Pheonix, AZ. I don't remember her wearing this shirt of firefighter Mickey but I guess she did.

~Cathy

Dance Ecosse of Scotland

2009-04-08T20:26:00.005-04:00

Before I discovered how to get this blog back after deleting it I had posted pics of the team from Scotland that our girls competed against at Nationals in Florida. I have since suspended that blog and came back to my old one. I noticed the other day that there was a search for this team and my pictures were gone so I am posting them again. I hope they enjoy the few that I did take of them.

Check out their website.Dance Ecosse of Scotland- awesome custom made costumes. They were a bit different then we have here in the states but they were cool to watch. Our girls said every single one of them plus the coach was awesome to talk to and enjoyed it a lot.

~Cathy

3 years ago

2009-04-08T04:34:00.002-04:00

3 years ago we took the monsters to Gatlinburg. Our first cabin adventure with the kids. We celebrated Easter morning with baskets that I lugged down and tons of plastic eggs. Sunday morning we had a egg hunt around the cabin. It was a great time. This little guy ran across G's foot one night in the new cabin. He killed it with a flip flop and we brought it home as a souvenir. Since then we can not find him. One day we will find a dried up crusty body of him and we will tell the story again. RIP little guy.

~Cathy

You made your "messy thrilling life"

2009-04-08T00:20:00.001-04:00

"The relief associated with ending this blog is enormous. I say this without apology. I want to be anonymous. I'm tired of my life being "monitored" by people I'd rather not keep tabs on me." Anonymous? what?

Isn't this what a blog is about?

"Now this blog is read by people I've never met in places I've never been. But the tone of my blog never changed. It's always been about my life - my grief, my searching, my joys and my dreams. It was never right for ads or profit. Life isn't all about money. It was about reaching out, sharing myself and what little I have, and connecting with friends." Profit? She is living better than we are.

That's why she asked for donations and wanted to charge for you/us to advertise our blogs on her website. That's why everyday she told us how she was starting a bakery where she charged $14.00 for a dozen for cookies, traveling to Istanbul, drinking wine and eating expensive cheese but was living in a 100 some year old house with no heat cause she didn't have the money.

We (a fellow blogger) and myself have followed this girl for almost a year. Everything she says makes no sense. I could leave her a comment and get advertising for my blog without paying her a dime, but I am not paying her to spot light me so she can make some money. She does not believe in ads but on her other website she has ads. She does not follow anyone but her brother and will not comment cause she doesn't have time. What else does she have to do, she had no job, and could take the time to read and delete that nasty ones.. cause she didn't want to hear the bad stuff but aparently doesn't want anyone keeping tabs on her either... that just kills me, Gosh, I am rambling but I have had enough.

From her comment section-
Quick note about your comments: I love them! Thanks for taking the time to contribute. While I read each and every word written here, I regret that I'm unable to personally respond to or follow up on comments at this time. Thanks for understanding.

She has a habit of deleting bad comments but leaves the ones that are warm and fuzzy and then says this above. She is tired of people keeping "tabs" on her.. All I have to say is then STOP BLOGGING.. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

She has said over and over that she is not blogging anymore but continues to carry on and then writes stuff like this and everyone still gushes over her. I just had to say something, we read her blog and we both go..huuh? Then why, why? She wants the attention but doesn't want it. For now I will not expose her blog to you all, cause then I would have to charge her. No, this is not like me but I don't understand her.

She has reeled in people with her sob story and asked for donations and had her roof fixed but then she can turn around and get 60 some comments of all nice nice stuff but then say this about people that she doesn't like them keeping "tabs" on her.

We really think she is Sa"brin"a Ward Harrison and is overly wealthy and just playing to the masses with her "poor me, I will set here and whine and eat my cheese"while all of her followers make her living for her. I think it's time for the girl to get a job and a real life.

Sorry is I offend anyone, I just can't see straight at the moment..

ABC Wednesday- L

2009-04-07T16:05:00.003-04:00

L for Lizard

I stalked lizards in Florida last week for a photo shoot like not other. They were fast little things and would change colors before our eyes. He was perched on this palm and I didn't even see him for about 2 minutes. He sure saw me though. He didn't like getting his picture taken. Check out others at ABC Wednesday.

~Cathy

Top Ten Tuesday

2009-04-07T15:21:00.004-04:00

This is my first time doing Top Ten Tuesday so here it goes.

Top Ten things I love about spring break.

1. The kids get a break from school

2. The parents get a break from getting up early to take the kids to the bus. No worrying about homework, or lunches and bedtimes.

3. A little taste of summer and what they have to look forward to. A little push to carry them til the beginning of June.

4. We usually go to Gatlinburg which has all kind of memories for us. The kids will even say "it smells like Gatlinburg" This year we didn't go anywhere cause we just got back from Florida but today G is thinking of some place close to run off to for the weekend. I have to work so I will have to stay behind but I hope they can have some fun.

5. Usually spring break gets us outside to check out the gardens and new blooming flowers. Considering we are below freezing I don't think that's gonna happen this week. I love spring.

6. Spring break USUALLY means the end of winter but not this year.

7. Buying Easter stuff, which I still have to do. I love watching the kids play with all of their bubbles and paddle balls and find their favorite candy in their basket.

8. Reading about Easter in the bible. I don't know why but I always think of the color purple around this time of year.

9. The feast- since we haven't had one since Christmas it is time for a feast to get us through til Thanksgiving.

10. Just getting time to spend with the kids and relax.

Well this my first time so how did I do?~Cathy

Adults Only..just kiddin'

2009-04-07T10:00:00.000-04:00

For those of you (all 5 of you) that need a little excitement I found fun picture.

Wait for it...

Wait....

A Peep Show.....

Now I know what to do with all of those left over Peeps from Easter morning.

~Cathy