Autumn wasn't the only star this weekend!

That's right...I provided some entertainment in the stands myself by falling about 3 bleachers down from the top bleacher!! hee-hee! My Daddy didn't call me Grace when I was younger for nothing! Seriously, I don't know what happened because I didn't even have a chance to TRY and catch myself. It happened so fast. I hit with a loud thud and looked up at my family like "what just happened?"...saw the look of panic on my Mom's and Kayce's faces and busted out laughing - to which they knew it was ok to laugh and everyone had a good chuckle. The stands were full of folks right where I fell by the way, and I told them all I was fine that I shouldn't wear flip-flops to a horse show! Ha! Now, my ankle did swell up and I had a knot on it and my shin...but an ice pack took care of that. I have a nasty, ugly bruise on my rear where I landed, but nothing broken. Amazingly, I didn't even get embarassed for some reason. I guess that means I am finally use to falling down for no reason. In college, I would be walking to class and trip over my own feet in tennis shoes (not even clunky shoes) and take a tumble....not a great way to impress the cute boys on campus! ha! So, there folks, for all you who wonder why I don't wear cute clunky shoes and am always in comfy shoes...it's because I fall down easily!

Now...here is my gorgeous neice providing some real entertainment:

I love the action pictures where her hair is blowing and you can tell they are really moving!

Here is my Dad on Mindy (the momma horse who had her first time in the arena this weekend) and they are bringing her baby, Stormey, who is now a year old to the shows now. They are starting him out young getting him use to the noises and action.
Aren't Mindy and Stormey beautiful? After I left, Dad rode Mindy in the barrels...I have to stay late next time (these shows go on forever). Well, plus my ankle was throbbing and swelling...LOL!

A challenge or a dare of sorts...

Mrs. Laskigal over at From the Cheap Seats has offered up a challenge (or dare some might say) to post your old prom pictures! Now, I love a good dare ... or is it a good laugh? So, I am meeting her challenge and want to see who else will do it too - come on! I got to laughing just digging for these pics! So, I am not posting one, not two, but three! I would probably do more, but the one I found of Kevin is in the scrapbook! (of course)

Ok...here is my Jr. Year Prom taken with the girls ~ I had the same date both years, so you can see that next...I mean, what was I thinking with that big, boofy hair? hee-hee! (I'm in the red dress -in case you couldn't find the hair!) And, my Sr. Year picture before we left the house...notice my parents got out the wicker chair for the professional look (hee-hee!). And, at least I pulled my hair up this time...whew! Oh, what I wouldn't give to still have those legs! It's sickening! Lastly, two very special friends of mine and me before the Sr. prom ~ I am posting this so they will cringe when they see it b/c they read ~ they just don't comment! And this ladies, is what you get for not commenting! (insert evil laugh) And can you tell they are twins? Christie and Amy - love ya!

Blonde Moments

I have my blonde moments - more than I care to admit & I'm not even a natural blonde! LOL! Here's my two biggies for the weekend:

1) Kevin - "Let's go to Lowe's and get a fryer/broiler."
Me - "Ok - we can use it camping."
We get in the car to head to Lowe's...as I turn to get on the interstate rather than go straight to Lowe's...
Kevin - "Where are you going?"
me - "Lowe's...crap! Why did I turn here? Now I can't turn around. Why didn't you say something?"
Kevin - "I thought maybe you were going to Starbucks first or something."
Me - "No, but that is a good idea. Wanna go to Starbucks now?"

Oh, this one is even better than accidently heading to the neighboring town instead of Lowe's!
2) We pull into the drive thru at Starbucks. We are talking and waiting in the line. We must have been having a good conversation. As we are the 3rd car in line to the window where you pick up your order, I turn to Kevin and say, "I never ordered!" Yep - I drove PAST the drive thru order thing and never rolled my window down...just kept going through the line. There is now a few cars behind me and in front of me! So I sit out the drive thru and literally drive on through -ha - as Kevin jumps out and goes inside to get our order. (shaking his head the whole way)

Needless to say, when we finally made it to Lowe's (it took 45 minutes to get there instead of the 10 it should have), I gave Kevin the keys. Hee-hee!

For Teachers....

I know you've probably seen it before, but it's always a funny read if you are a teacher!


Jeff Foxworthy's Take on Teachers

You Know You Are A Teacher If...

1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something.

3. You walk into a store and hear the words 'its Ms./Mr. _________' and know you have been spotted.

4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.

5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes.

6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: prep and after school.

7. You start saving other people's trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

8. You believe the teachers' lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine.

9. You want to slap the next person who says 'Must be nice to work 7 to 3 and have summers off.'

10. You believe chocolate is a food group.

11. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside.

12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, 'Boy, the kids sure are mellow today.'

13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public.

14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.

15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

17. You can't pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items!

18. You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils.

19. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.

And finally,

20. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents.

Just being goofy...

Flip Flop Mamma told me to do it! :-) (I picked the song b/c it's the last weeks of school! hee-hee!) It was fun - you do it too! Press play and watch me go!


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In reply to...

...Flip Flop Mamma's post about tat's! (If you haven't checked out her blog, you should!! Look under What I Read.)



Here is my one & only tattoo (much to my Mother's disappointment!) It is on the inside of my right ankle, & I just discovered it isn't easy to get a photo of it by myself! ha! I got it as a gift for my 23rd birthday from the "bad boy" I was dating at the time that later became my hubby. (NOTE: Any young girls reading this - Don't marry the bad boys! Just date 'em! They don't really like the married life! Trust me! ha!) Anyway - I have zero regrets about getting one, but doubt I'd be brave enough to get another one!! It was painful! I think the waiting room cleared out by the time I was done yelling & I just about squeezed my girlfriend's hand off that went with me!! I orginally wanted it at the top of my bikini line - LOL! - back then, I could wear a bikini - NOT ANYMORE! But, I thought if I ever got pregnant and it stretched, that wouldn't be pretty at all! LOL! So - that is the story of my one and only tattoo!