Uncle Jay...

Today I think I will share a little about my up bringing. When I was around 12 or 13, my brother Johnny was 2 years older. We lived in some apt's in Maryland...yes I was born in Nashville lived there till I was 11 and went to live with my mom till I was 18 and hit Idaho. So back to the story...we did not have much entertainment, you know like the kids do today..so we had to do with what was at hand. And that would be our uncle Jay. Wonderful funny man. He was always drunk or at least half way drunk. Not sure if he was funny when he was sober, cause I don't think he came over much when he was sober. Now he was the type that would show up at 3 in the morning and come into your bedroom and pull the covers off your bed and scream " get up" and then stick a dead duck in your face. One time he filled the bath tub up with dead fish and my sister Nell got up to take a shower and pulled the shower curtain back and screamed like she was in the psycho movie. I'm telling ya the man was crazy. Ok. so the reason I gave you that back ground is so you would think what we did to him was not so bad. After all my brother and I were bored. Him and my mom where sitting at the dining room table getting snockered. So I told johnny I think I can crawl under the table without him noticing and tie his shoe laces together..he had his leg's crossed. Well Johnny was all for it. So I did just that and he never moved just kept on talking and laughing with my mom. So johnny and me just sat back and watched and waited for the potty break that was eventually going to come around. So finally he tried to uncross his legs and he kept fidgeting and was not saying anything. We were trying not to laugh and pee our pants. The looks on his face were priceless. Now remember he was drunk. This would not have worked on a sober person. But Jay could not figure out why his legs weren't working. My mom said Jay are you alright? What is the matter with you? At that point we could not hold it in any longer we burst out laughing. He was so relieve his legs were working right that he forgave me. Oh man do I ever miss those fun times. I have more stories I will share later...

yard saleing

Boy did I make a big mistake...by getting up and thinking I was going to hit the jack pot yardsaleing...well I should of stayed in bed. I mean please...put some stuff out that is worth stopping for...it was the biggest waste of my time and gas. Well think it will probably be my only yard saleing adventure for the summer..can't take any more of those adventure's...sorry had to vent somewhere and this is where it all came out. Hope you guys have a better weekend.

We are healed...

More funny's

I Believe...

I Believe...

That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do love each other.

I Believe...

That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I Believe...

That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe..

That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love. I Believe...

That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I Believe...

That it' s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I Believe...

That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe...

That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I Believe...

That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe...

That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe...

That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I Believe...

That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the best time.

I Believe..

That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I Believe..

That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I Believe...

That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe...

That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I Believe...

That our background and circumstances may have in f luenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe...

That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life Forever.

I Believe...

Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I Believe...

That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you. IBelieve...

That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I Believe...

That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe...

That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I Believe...

'The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything.'

I Believe.....

in Jesus, I hope you do too.

funny stickers

Easy dry flower's

Ok I use to dry flowers by hanging them up side down in a dark closet...but then they came out shriveled up and not real pretty...Well I have found a new way. These flowers are from Mother's day and other places and I
put them in regular ole Borax from walmart...
that's right...just cover them in a bowl with Borax
and leave them for about 2 weeks and this is what you get.
The white one' s in the basket are lylacs...this is the first
time I ever dried lylacs...now I am a dry flower addict.
I am even having to keep myself from taking pretty flowers
from yard's...it is so tempting...Just kidding..hope you try it
and enjoy!

He'll give you peace...

Ok that was weird..

Ok here we are at the husband's family reunion and it was friday nite...we were all sitting around visiting. Lot's of out of towners were staying with my in-law's. My husband's dad is in his 80's and the week before this reunion he gets pneumonia and is in the hospital for a few day's and is sent home with oxygen. He is sitting at the table when an old friend of the family decides to come over and do some LOUD visiting. I mean you could of sat out side and heard him. Well we all accommodated him for about 30 minutes when we had finally decided we all needed a rope to hang ourselves. I got up and decided now would be a good time to go outside and have a break from freaky friend..and so did alot of other's in the room. Well I guess dad decided he had heard enough and kept trying to get a word in edge wise, and couldn't . So dad blurt's out from across the room after adjusting his oxygen (or so my hubby tell's me ,cause I was still outside when the excitement took place) Hey bud...your horning in on our family time and I am going to have to ask you to leave. Dead silence hit the room....everyone froze, except bud...he got up and flew out the door...my husband jumps up behind him and trys to catch up with him so as to try and smooth things over but that guy was flying. My hubby talked to him but he just ignored him and was out of there.

I came in and he was gone and I thought he just left but then I started hearing all the whispering then we all got to laughing and it was a weird time. So the rest of the weekend was all of saying things like don't talk too long or dad just might ask you to leave. So dad asked Dan " do you think I handled that wrong?" Dan just said Dad it's your house. I mean man if you can't take the hint when most of the people in the room are venturing outside then maybe you just need a brick on the head. Other wise we had fun playing cards and lots of eating and laughing...so that is where I was all weekend. My husband say's after it's all over if I ever say reunion again..SHOOT ME. I said no problem.

Art on the cutting edge..............

Hope you enjoy these...I thought they were cute..and amazing...

This ought to make you girl's feel better...

Just plumb scarey....

Talk about shocking..

Well here is..THE REST OF THE STORY..

So about that time Ryan was 4 and he started asking me who his father was and I would kinda dodge the whole thing. I was staying in a house of a friend who's son went to school with Dan and he had a year book with Dan's picture in it. Because I did not have any. So I showed Ryan the picture..thinking he would be satisfied and not ask again. But he looked at it along time and said I wish he would come and see me. And it broke my heart. I knew Dan was coming for a visit...but I still thought God was just going to show me I did not need him and the move me on to Tenn. So the other side of the story...come to find out Dan's parents had never told him that I was anywhere around Idaho , much less going to church with them for 6 months. They knew if they told him he would not come down...him being the big chicken he was...so they thought they would just hide this little bit of info from him...hum...remember they were praying too. So they go to pick him up from the airport and they get him home and say ...oh by the way Charlene is living here now and she goes to church with us. I think he must of choked a little and then tried to act like it was no big deal. And then his dad spoke up and said , Dan...she has never asked us for a thing. And I think it eased his mind . Well Sat. nite came and the church had a thing for teenagers and we always went and I thought I will go and Ryan has only seen that one picture of Dan so he won't know who he is cause he has changed alot ...he had a beard and longer hair. Well I was wrong. We went in and dan's mom comes running over and say's come over here and Ryan was standing there and saw dan and stood there like he was frozen and just stared him up and down and Dan was like trying not to die...the kid looks just like him. I tried not to pee my pants...it was fun watching him squirm. But it was ok, we got past that and Ryan did not say anything. I tried to go about enjoying myself and ignore Dan as much as I could. But he kept following me around. I would be polite and talk small talk but I really was not interested in him because I thought..I WAS GOIN TO TENN... but God had other plans.
Now I was a born again christian and I had forgiven him and I was trying really hard to ignore him but he would not leave me alone. Then at the end of the nite he asked me if I would go to dinner with him the next day after church. I thought oh well why not...but he needs to know that ..I'M GOING TO TENN... Well we went to dinner at his mom and dads house and Ryan still had not said anything to me and I still had not told him who this person was. I was not going to do that untill I was sure he was going to stick around for ryan. So he asked me while we were there if Ryan knew who he was. I said I have not told him. So when we left to go home. We got in the car and I said Ryan that man is your father...and he said I wished I would have hugged him good bye and I said you will get the chance later. So Dan started calling me and took me shopping and to dinner and then before he left to go back to alaska he asked me to marry him. And I said yes, because I knew God was putting us together. And so here we are 26 years later. We had to get to know each other cause it was like an arranged marriage...we only knew each other before thru partying and drinking and we really did not know each other. We have another son who is 24 years old...and I just want you guys to know that God does answer prayer and as you probably all know by now...I did not...GO TO TENN. And just to let you know that not all of the time have I felt like Cinderella....sometimes I felt like murder...but with God we have always gotten thru the hard times. Hope you guys get your prayers answered...I sure have...

My miracle life...

Well I will try and take you all back a few years. I was in my twentys and came out to Idaho to visit my brother...who was in the Air Force. I was here for a few years and he got stationed somewhere else and I stayed here. I just loved the small town and the Mtn. and all. I met my husband one nite at a party. He was a town boy. Grew up here in podunk hollar... So he asked me to go the Indian bath tubs after the party which I said yes because I was drunk. Ha..Then we proceded to mess around for the next 6 months and it was nothing serious just partying and being young and STUPID. Oh sorry got carried away...Well you know the obvious happened.I got pregnant. He was already planning on moving to Alaska to get away from the party scene and I did not want anything from him so we parted ways. When out son was born I sent him some pictures (cause he looked just like him) and I never got a response. So I went on with my life. I moved to Virginia with my brother to help him take care of his kids. Was suppose to be only for the summer but it turned into all year. So my brother had to go to school in Illinois just a hop skip and a jump from my Dad's and stepmother's house in Ky. My step mother had recently given her life to Jesus and we all thought she had lost her mind. We pretty much steared clear of Ky. If you know what I mean. All that religion can get cha down when all you want to do is party. Well my stepmom calls us in Va and say's why don't ya'll and the kids come and stay here till you are done with school and then you can go on to Idaho from here. Greg said it would really help him so I said yes. Dreading going because of the religion thing. So we go and of course they just happened to be having a real good revival goin on at her church. She say's you want to go? And you guessed it I said yes because I did not want to offend her. So to make a real long story shorter...I went got saved and so she asked me before I left to go back to Idaho...I was there for a month....what did I want God to do for me. I thought about it and said well if I were cinderella and got my wish I would want Ryan to have his mom and dad together, I said this joking around, cause I thought to myself that it would never happen. Well she say's ok that is the way we will pray. I said have you lost your mind? I have not heard from that man in almost 3 years and he might be married for all I know and I don't really care. She said let God worry about that. I just looked at her like she was nuts and went on my merry way back to Idaho. Then I went back to Tenn. and went back to Ky. then to Virginia then to Las vegas with my brother. Then my sister and I thought we would move back to Tn...but we had no money so the door opened up for us to go to Idaho temporary to work to get money to go back to Tn. Or so I thought. Told you this was a lonnng story. Hope your still with me. Well while we were here in Idaho ( 1981) My sister said what church should we go to while we are here. I said well I know where I'm not going and that is Assembly of God...cause that is where Ryan's grandparents go and I don't want to upset them by seeing Ryan...they were praying too...so we will go to the christian center. She said ok. So we go..and I'm sitting there and my mouth drops open and Nelly say's what's wrong. I said the pastor is Ryan's granpa..and she started laughing I said this is not funny. Let's get out of here. She said no. So we stayed and at the end I ran out so they would not see me. Well they did see me and they wondered why I did not stay. So after 2 weeks Nelly convinced me to go back and not worry about it. So we did. Well I went to church there for 6 months and did not even mention Dan's name and Ryan called them Mr. and Mrs..and I did not tell him who they were, cause you know.. I thought I was goin to Tenn. Well God had other plans. Remember my step mother was still praying.Well Christmas came around and dan's mom stopped me in church one Sunday nite. and whispered in my ear that Dan was coming to visit. I was shocked that she had even said his name to me. And I said oh ok I will not come to church while he is here as not to upset him. Thinking this is why she was telling me...and she grabbed my shoulders and said don't you take this out of God's hands. And I just stood there staring at her like she was crazy. I said ok. What ever. To be continued....

Hey ya'll

Boy summertime is so busy I have not had time to blog alot. I can think of a thousand things to write about but then I get busy and I forget about it. I am having so much fun getting to know some bloggers. It is truly fun to read about their lives. I haven't written much about my life ...but if you will stay tuned I will. I have a tremendous story about how I ended up marrying my husband. It was a real miracle. We had a 4 year old son, which he had never met, because he moved to Alaska before he was born. I went to Virginia and other places and it is a long story. I will write about it. But this week I have a family reunion to go to and have ten million things to do before this Saturday. So I hope everyone is having a good summer. I know with the gas prices and the crazy weather going on it is hard to not be worried about what is going on in this world. But we still have to go on and live our lives. Talk at cha later...

It's summertime....

TAN FREAK.... What more can I say...I use to be one of these...

Sweetly broken - Jeremy Riddle

Here's smiling at cha...

Well we're on mars....

Greg Buck Art

Please visit my brother's art page
The link is at the bottom of this
page...Some of my art is there
also...this one is my brother's
it is so peacful...God Bless you all.

Do not be anxious....

House renovation stinks...

OK HERE IS BEFORE
AND HERE IS AFTER....

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

I LOVE EM...

Ok who hasn't watched HGTV? I think everyone has. Well I think I have over dosed on it. I love house renovation. Well I mean I love it when it is goin the way you want it to. So here I am 22 years in the same home and I can honestly say I have redone every room and I am on the last one. It is the master bathroom . It is going to get new sink and vanity some day but this year we had too many other things to do so I decided I was gonna make the old vanity..and I mean OLD....look like cherry wood. So I go on line and I googled many words till I get what I am looking for. And let me tell you they look marvelous. You sand them down and then paint them a reddish brown and then you get this jell stain and brush it on and it looks just like cherry wood..when I get them all together I will take a pic and post it. Boy I just love it when a plan comes together. It is so much fun the take something ugly and make it look like new. Just love it. So that is what I have been up to...hope you guys are having as much fun as I am.

Talking Cat

Ok who talk's cat?

When I was growing up...

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank

Our cribs were covered in lead based paint

No child proof lids

no seat belts in cars

Rode bikes with no helmets

and still here we are

We got a switch from the tree,

when we misbehaved

Had three TV channels that you got up to change

No video games and no satellite

All we had was outside, kick the can, hide and seek

School always started the same every day

The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray

Not every kid made the team when they tried

We got disappointed and that was all right

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

No bottled water, we drank from a garden hose

And every Sunday, all the stores were closed,

We went to church

and then had a chicken dinner

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

boy what I wouldn't give to have it

all back....