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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Testing
Friday, July 18, 2008
Favorite Things Friday
GOOGLE IT!!!
I can’t tell you how much I loooove and rely on Google! We really have any information we want right at our fingertips. Google makes it possible so that no one has an excuse to be stupid! Recently, an unfamiliar bird landed on our feeder, so we went to Google, typed in the description and it returned all the information on this “rare in our area” species of bird. It actually made me appreciate the bird gracing our patio - we took more notice because it’s presence here is such a rare occurence!
My most recent “Google” search found my husband in stitches, laughing so hard that I would go this far. I got a notice in the mail that it was time to renew my license and that I actually had to go in and retake my photo. The horror of it all. My License ID was taken when I was 25. Do you know what that means? That means that I was 15 pounds smaller, my teeth had not had 10 years worth of coffee stains, my hair was shinier and longer, well…I could go on and on! SO what did I do? I GOOGLED “How to take a good Driver’s License photo. Yeah. I did.
Vain? You betcha. Absolutely. More people see this photo than ANY other photo. The Dept. of Safety ought to allow you to get a professional head shot, but no. A friend of mine told me that when she went to sit down to get ready for her photo, the lady taking the picture said, “ok”, then my friend smiled. The lady said..”no, ok we’re done”!!! She has since learned to sit down with a smile on her face first!
So what did Google tell me? Well, let’s just say, I whitened my teeth with a 2-hour whitening process, and 3 days later the 15 canker sores finally disappeared from my mouth. I thickened my makeup a bit, had a highlite, tanned a bit, and practiced my smile.
Here are the results:
This is my picture from 10 years ago…not bad
And AFTER I “googled” How to take a good photo id….
SEE?????It Works!!! When the Photo operator handed me my license she looked at me as if to say “what do you know that no one else knows?” or maybe she thought that now she’s qualified to be a wedding photographer. I think she was definitely proud of herself! All I know is, if I ever have to have a head shot for anything…I’m going down to the Tennessee Department of Safety!!! hahahahaha
Next time you need any information….just Google it - it is a GREAT tool, especially for those with an obsessive nature!
***disclaimor: I have used it to diagnose certain medical conditions….I don’t recommend that to anyone as I should have been dead several times based on what the results showed! hahaha
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I'm Amazed!
I’m amazed at how much more beautiful you’ve become through the years… I’m amazed at the gift of writing you have begun to share with the world… I’m amazed at all the things God has revealed to you… I’m amazed at the way you love your family and friends… I’m amazed at how God brought us together to share in it all…
Happy Birthday, baby! I’m amazed by you… Love, Kenny (ps - didn’t mean to steal your blog thunder… but I had to give you some B-day props!)
Why I Love Today
Today is special because…It’s My Birthday!!!
When I told my husband that I was going to blog about my birthday today, he said “isn’t that, well…I mean shouldn’t I be blogging about your birthday?” I know what he meant, but I told him , “no thank you, I’ve got this one”!!!(To which he rolled his eyes and said “oh no”…)
Before you, rightfully so, think I am being haughty, arrogant, lacking modesty, or think this is yet another feeble attempt at an excuse to proudly strut a crown on my head all day long, let me ” ’splain myself Lucy” to you…:
I think God knew that I would prance around all day long, thinking I was the Princess of the World every July 16, believing that we should visit all my favorite restaurants in search of the best fruit tea, the best coconut cake, the best Breakfast Spot, Lunch Spot, and Dinner Spot, that I should have my shoulders and Feet rubbed all day long, and that over my home there would be a “no-fly zone” for the day, and that my son would wear Khackis, with a tucked in oxford and brown belt, smiling and complying to all of my wishes. I do believe God knew what he was doing when he saved me from myself, and brought 3 of my favorite women and good friends into this world…On the very same day!!!
Yes! I share my birthday (July 16, 1973 - no need to do the math…it adds up to 29)with 3 very special ladies!
1. Peggie Dobbins (My Sweet Grandmother) born July 16, 19you’ll never know
2. Denise Hildreth - born July 16, 19she will kill me if I tell
3. Liz Young - born July 16, 1973
Now, not only were my friend Liz and I born on the same date, we were born on the same day! We found out that she was born just a few hours before me (that makes her older)!!!
These sweet ladies are such a blessing to my life in their own way. I am reminded how much God loves me by putting these godly, wise, precious women in my life!
I do love Birthdays; mine, yours, whoevers! And I don’t understand people that have a hard time with birthdays, and don’t want to tell anyone that it is your birthday…This is a day to celebrate! I look at it as this was the day God put me on Earth. ME!!! He cared enough to place me into existence forever, and continued to keep me here another year! I am thankful that I have been privileged to spend 35 years of life right here. I am not afraid of aging..of another year. It’s just one more year I can spend time with the people I have grown to love. And as long as I have my other friends, Ms. Lauder, Maybelline and my buddy MAC, I can look the future in the (not-as-wrinkled) face and embrace each new year.
So, Happy Birthday, not only to me…but to my sweet Grandmother Peggie, Liz, and Denise. I will try and act somewhat modestly today, I will only wear the crown for a little while….but I can’t promise that I won’t believe that these precious women were born on July 16 just for me!!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
July 5th BBQ
Every July 5th we wake up early and hit all the firework stands in hopes of finding a good amount of discounted fireworks, then we call our friends and neighbors, have them bring their lawn chairs, and we host a BBQ at our house in the evening, where the boys show off all their pyro skills! We are so glad Kevin and Shannon and the boys could join us this year! Here is a picture of Ken’s brother Kevin and our nephews +Alec after their buying spree. I think they got several hundred dollars worth for only about 100.00!!! It turned out to be quite a show…even the chicken that smoked out of it’s behind was a hit!!!
Kevin & Shannon shucking & enjoying fresh corn!
Everyone loves a big bouncy ball…
A Fun game of Kickball…with the Blue Bouncy Ball
Kenny pushing his 16 year-old “Football Player” Nephew on the swing he just built…I took this picture with my eyes shut!
J.T. & Lyndon
Sharyl, Sharrae, & Jason
Miyah and Mei Lin enjoying their Cupcakes!
Our Incredible friends Brent & Donnita
Shelley & Allie Beth
Guy talk…
Alec & Adam…loving that I’m taking their picture
The Last of the Blast….
We hope you can come next year if you missed ‘08!
July 4th
We spent July 4th at Crockett Park with friends and enjoyed the amazing Fireworks Display!
We have so much fun sweatin’, dancing with the band, throwing around the football, and catching up with friends…
Alec & Leighton
Kenny & Shane
Kenny, J.T. & Allie Beth
Steele & River
Sweet Blaze
Friday, July 4, 2008
Favorite Things Friday
4th of July FIREWORKS!!!!
Every year that we are in town, our family makes our way to Crockett Park every Independence Day, to join most of Brentwood in a day of blankets on the lawn with a bucket of Fried Chicken, watching the kids run around, tossing the football, and dancing to the tunes the local band is playing before holding our breath, as we sit in awe watching the most glorious display of brilliant color and design in the sky above.
You can’t help but tear up as you are reminded through the load “Booms”, and aftermath of smoke of what generations before us went through to fight for the many freedoms that we experience in our blessed country everyday. It reminds me of the freedom we are still fighting for. It reminds that Freedom comes with a price. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning.“ Frederick Douglass
I love all of our memories from 4th of July pasts: As kids - bottle rocket wars in the street (I don’t recommend)…days at the Lake… days on the Beach in Florida with Ken’s parents and family… Ken’s Aunt Nancy & Uncle Steve joined us one year here…we joined them one year in Florida…evenings on my parents deck that sits on a hill and overlooks Nashville, and Brentwood, where you can see several displays at once… on the lake with Mom and Dad Johnson in the mountains in NC when we rented a pontoon boat and found a 40 ft. rope swing… at the Batizys lake house in SC after an entire day on the water, then watching all of my 50-something, Doctor Uncles lighting fireworks - acting younger than the 6-year olds watching with caution…so many memories!
If you are in town, come join us at the ball field at Crockett Park! Also, we always have a “5th of July” Cookout at our house where we shoot off 1/2 price fireworks that we scour the stands the next day for! Come to our house Saturday night for a burger, and to watch the “boy-men” blow things up - send me an email if you want to come! It’s at 5:30!
Have fun creating your own memories today!
Happy Independence Day!
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” Ronald Reagan
“It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. “Mark Twain
“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” ~Thomas Jefferson
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Why I was Late to Work Today
I never thought I would add a link to a site of someone I do not know, but my sister-in-law told me about this hysterical website that I just added to my list of links. If you are having one of those “I drank coffee too late today” kind of an evenings, click on this website for some humorous insights:
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
He Lost At Basketball..To his Mom!
Alec loves to make bets for fun…especially when he thinks he’s going to win! When we got home, we started playing HORSE. When playing this timeless basketball game, we try and find unusual, goofy things to do so that when we make the basket, we get to laugh at our opponent trying the same thing! Being inspired by a recent “You Tube” video of a bunch of guys making impossible baskets, we decided to try it ourselves.
We would throw the basketball against the brick on the house, and try to get in the basket. This…was not easy. We both tried several times, and finally I (being the older, more mature one) got a little cocky, somewhat mouthy, and swish in the basket it went! Alec was so shocked at his mom’s mad ballin’ skills, that he just couldn’t get upset that he didn’t do it first! Although he did not give up until he finally made it!
The”Loser” had to make dessert! SO here is Alec attempting to make a Cherry Pie. Mrs. Smiths - frozen of course! Ahhhh sweet victory!
oooooooo Scary Oven (I don’t think he realized they get hot…)
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