Card Carrying Member of the Redneck Yacht Club

Heehaw! Those are my tickets to both Brad Paisley and Toby Keith for this summer. Yes, the pink haired chick loves country music. Get over it already ;)

I Can Hope....

Do a rain dance with me today-if it stays like this out, Charlie will get off work early and then I can go to my LSS and play. :)

We Now Pause for Station Identification.

I took the day off yesterday from the internet. See, that's not normal for me. I'm quite the web-surfing junkie, but yesterday, I treated myself to an 11+ hour marathon viewing of the complete final season of Six Feet Under on HBO inDemand. I've always loved SFU, but quit watching it back at the end of season 2, mainly because Charlie hated the show. I had caught seasons 3 & 4 over the past six months when they replayed it on inDemand, but yesterday, I noticed the FINALLY had the final season available, so me and my addictive personality got comfy on the couch and watched the whole thing. I sure do miss that show.

So today, I'm back to my regularly scheduled internet programing. If I owe you an email, I'll be getting back to you soon.

Thought for the Day

Reason #97 not to let the kids listen to my music:

Although it's funny to watch the little ones run around the living room singing, "I'll put a boot in your @ss" or "I Love this Bar", it won't seem nearly as amusing at church tomorrow morning.

Must. Download. More. Laurie Berkner.

The Thought Process of a Two Year Old

Charlotte is a funny one.

Last night, I took Charlotte along for my weekly mad dash errand marathon (Yes, Andie-I got INK!). Now most people's idea of nirvana does NOT involve Walmart in anyway, but after a week of kiddos, dirty diapers and endless sippy cup refills, I sort of look forward to my Friday nights alone. But last night, Charlotte flashed those sad green eyes at me, complete with the adorable crocodile tears in the corner, so I picked her up, along with two packed Priority mail boxes, a wad of cash and let the evening commence.

*Just how many times can you maneuver a wiggly toddler into a car seat in the back of a 2 door Ford Tempo without bursting a spinal disc?*

First stop-the Post Office. The poor Postal clerk manning the counter had BAD allergies last night. I mean, red swollen eyes, hoarse voice-I felt for her. When it was our turn, I placed my boxes on the counter and then Charlotte began sing-songing her "Up" song. When she begins, she bops back and forth, stomping her sandals and repeats "Up, up, up" until I comply. The girl has rhythm, believe me. I sit her on the counter, when she let's out a huge "HIIIIIIIIIIIII!" to the clerk and then furrows her brow in confusion. The poor clerk sneezed about 27 times during our 2 minute transaction. What made it even worse, is that Charlotte thinks sneezing is a game, so whenever anybody sneezes, she giggles and covers her nose, pretend sneezing. Poor clerk lady was being mocked by a two year old. Achoo-I told Charlotte to hush, it's not funny, but she pointed to the girl, looked at me and said, "SICK! GO TO BED!". On the verge on embarrassment(me-that is), Charlotte then redeemed herself by reaching into the pocket of her dress, pulling out a kleenex, handing it to the clerk and saying, "All better now." Packages safely off, we went to fight with the carseat (#2).

Next stop, Walmart. We know a girl that works there, a family friend. So Charlotte spent the entire hour I was there shopping, sitting in the cart, looking for "Suzie? Suzie? Suzie?" Over and over. Good thing I've dealt with kids before her-I've developed the superhero task of tuning her out. If not, I would have taken a cheese grater to my ears. Shopping done, bags in the trunk, back in the car seat (#3)

Because I don't get a ton of one on one time with the twins, I decided we would treat ourselves to a Happy Meal at McDonald's. The family in front of us had 5 year old boy/girl twins. So, I said to Charlotte, "Look honey, they are twins too." To which she promply replies, "NO! NO!" She points and says, "Twins are GIRLS, NO TWINS!". I guess I need to work on that. So, we eat our Happy Meals, grab our Cars toys and it's back to the car seat (#4)

Last stop, at the Wine store, where Charlotte looks around and starts pointing to all the bottles and repeats "Beer" over and over. (Um, she gets that from Daddy). We cash out and back to the car (#5) to head home.

So, we had shopping bonding time and she was a perfect companion. She came home, grabbed her sippy and crashed for the night. That girl just cracks me up.

Today, I'm headed out of the country-going to the Ontario crop to get nothing done but some heavy chatting. I can't crop away from home. Off to go get my things in order. Later.

m-m-m-m-m-m-meme!

Snagged from Kim's blog:

1. FIRST NAME? judi
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? nope!
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? yesterday-welled up during a country song *sniff, sniff*
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I don't do lunch meat
6. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 6 altogether, two are step kids
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? sure
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? nope
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? well, DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? no way!
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no-but I wear Crocs mostly, no need to untie.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? not like I used to be.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? coffee
16. SHOE SIZE? 10
17. RED OR PINK? Pink-why else would I streak my hair pink?
18. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my weight and skin
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my mom
20. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Lockport, NY 1971
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? jeans and pink Crocs
22. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? coffee and a bacon sandwich
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Kenny Chesney-Summertime
24 IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? periwinkle, cause my son hates that color-lol
25. FAVORITE SMELL? lilacs
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE? Charlie
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU MEET? I never really thought about it.
28. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can sleep just about anywhere-is that a talent? LOL
29. FAVORITE DRINK? coffee, from Tim Horton's
30. FAVORITE SPORT? football and hockey
31. HAIR COLOR? blonde with pink and teal streaks
32. EYE COLOR? green
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no-I'm icky about touching my eyes.
34. FAVORITE FOOD? mac n cheese
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? happy endings
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Cars
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? black
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? winter
39. HUGS OR KISSES? kisses
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? cheesecake
41. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? no time to read
42. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? my Wacom has SEI hippy chick paper on it.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? silence or waves crashing
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Quebec City or Indianapolis

The Simple Things

Let's Play....

Today I hate............

*this late night hockey game post not-enough-sleep hangover
*the fact I'm completely out of black printer ink
*that my bank's website is currently unavailable-don't they realize if I can't check my balance, I can't order my Toby Keith tickets online today? @$$h#le$
*the fact I'm down to my last clean t shirt, but I'm not in the mood to do laundry today
*my neighbors-plain and simple
*the fact my ipod is acting up.

ok-join in if you like.

Father's Day Recap

What do you do for a Father's Day gift? How about tickets to the ballgame! Pack Dad up with the P&S and tell him to get some good shots for scrapping. You done good, honey!













Then last night, Dad was tired, so I took Amanda and Eddie to the Falls to see the fireworks. Not bad for the first time I've ever shot them.

Ahead by a Century

Oh, but how I wish I was. The title is an ode to the Tragically Hip, the rocking Canadian band I had the pleasure of seeing live last night with the lovely Miss Kim, my scrapping partner in crime :) We had a great time, awesome lawn seats, perfect weather, amazing view of the Niagara Gorge to our left-there's nothing better than chillin to fantastic music under the stars. Thanks for the great night, Kim!

Back to my title-I wish I was ahead, but no-deadlines are looming. I made an attempt to enter the CK SOTY contest, but I had to give up. I just don't have the time to finish my entry by the first of July. Family comes first, and so, after giving it the old college try-I'm packing it in. Sorry, Erin!

See this photo? This is my scrap table at the moment. I was unexpectly chosen to join the Pink Martini design team this week and I am so digging this challenge. That stash of goodies will hopefully transform into some awesome altered projects. Hehehehe. You'll have to wait and see.

Finally, I give you the poster child decorated in Maya Road loverly-ness. Caroline sent me a super-fab RAK of ribbons, charms, my favorite chipboard. I was wowed by her generosity, and Charlotte couldn't resist. My smart girl!

Well, time to ship the kiddos to church and get down and dirty. If you don't see me around, it's because there is creativity in progress. ttfn!

Moody Much?

NOT!

How dare HBO send me an email telling me to buy merchandise from The Sopranos after such a crappy mid season finale last night.

Thank goodness for Big Love.