No its NOT red neck!!!

This past week-end we went to cruise night in a town about 50 miles from us. In the past 15 years Ive gone to this about 12 times. Its a day full of checking out some really cool cars starting out with the show n shine in the early part of the day, you can go check out the drag races during the later part of the day. And then the cruisin starts. Now to alot of you reading this you will probably think how stupid or how boring...or maybe even well if that doesnt sound "red-neck" but to the thousands of people who join in on this tradition its just plain fun and it doesnt cost a thing!!! You literally pick your spot anywhere on the main two strips of road in this town and you enjoy about 500 vintage cars, and some tricked out cars, with around 20,000 other people. People bring coolers and grills, you have people smokin food...grillin food....and everyone kickin back enjoying cars cruisin the strip all night long. Its like a big party!!!! People come from all around even other states to be a part of this some to show off their car and others to sit back and just enjoy all the cars. Here are just a few of the pictures we took. Im a 68', 69' ss Chevy Camaro lover, Josh loves the1977 smokey and the bandit Trans am, and we both think the Chevelle is a pretty smokin car. There was every old car you could think of here!!!!

Devin thought the tricked out cars were the coolest!!! Here's just a couple we took pics of.

He also really liked the guy riding around with the Mohawk helmet!!!

of course he turned his head just as the camera took the picture...grrrrr!!!

Anyway it was a good time had by all both of my older boys were there Dakota cruised in his painted up Sunbird...or "the bird" as he calls it sorry I didnt get a pic of that beauty he showed up when it was dark...trust me you aren't missing a thing..hehe (love you Dakota)
Anyway if you are around here next year around the middle of July you will have to join us...I just know that you wont be sitting there thinking we are a bunch of crazy rednecks once you participate in this yearly event!!!!! And if you do I'll just get you all boozed up and put you on the back of the bike with the Mohawk guy...see who's thinking red-neck then!!!

Music 4 my Monday

I love these guys!!!! This is one of their newer songs and I have to say its another GOOD one!!

Favorite 4 my Friday

Honestly do we even need any words for this one????? One of my FAVORITE things is cheesecake.....my brother and sister live in Texas and talk about going to the Cheesecake Factory I have yet to ever go there...maybe they are afraid of what I will do if they take me...but next trip to Texas...I am SOOOOO going there!!!!!

Happy Birthday

Twenty years ago today I was holding you in my arms...looking in those beautiful eyes and thanking God once again for giving me another healthy baby boy. I should of known then that you was going to be the one that was never going to do anything the easy way..... my water broke early in the morning but you just wasn't ready to come out yet and then finally late that night I started having horrible contractions and the doctor told me that you managed to get the umbilical cord wrapped around your neck and we had to have an emergency c-section....yep that should of been my sign...that you was going to do everything the hard way


As the years went by you was always my little dare devil...climbing trees...doing tricks on your bike...or the skateboard...always running in the house with a scraped knee or elbow or then there was the time that you did a trick on the trampoline that didnt go as planned and you bit a HUGE hole in your cheek.....omg I can still remember the horror of seeing that hole!!!!!






You always had to work harder at your school work then your older brother and it always made me feel sad inside and yet proud of you for never giving up.....you played sports...had a job and went to school.....and then decided after high school to go learn more about what you love....how to work on cars. Im so proud of you Dakota and the man you are becoming....Its been an awesome thing watching you grow up. You have such a sweet, kind and loving side to you and I hope that you never lose that. Your smile can make anyone just melt. I love you with all my heart and the last 20 years have been awesome...I can't wait to see what happens in your life in the next 20!!!!!




Dakota did come home yesterday after class since he didnt have to work and he was ever so excited to see that mom made him his favorite chocolate cake with chocolate frosting to take back to his place and share with his friends.....now if I can just get the kid to shave...cuz honestly seeing him like this truly makes me feel even older and that can't happen......Im just sayin!!!

(and yes he came home straight from auto body class ...dirty and all..oooooh good times good times..hehe)

It was too funny I called Dakota before he went to class today (hes taking summer classes to get thru college faster) I wished him a Happy Birthday...he said he has classes til 3 today and then works from 3:30 til 10:30 tonight. We laughed about how sometimes being an adult kinda sucks!!!

Thoughts 4 my Thursday

We receive and give gifts all the time for special occasions but each and every day we can give a gift to someone that doesn't cost us a cent



1) Gift of listening.....really listen, no interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response, just listen

2)Gift of affection....Give hugs, kisses, hold hands, give pats on the back. Let these small actions show the love and appreciation you have for your family and friends

3)Gift of laughter....share articles and funny stories ...laughing is truly good for the soul

4)Gift of a written note.....It can be a simple "thank you" note or a note expressing your love..a handwritten note is one of those things that will be remembered for a lifetime

5)Gift of a compliment.....A simple and yet sincere "you look good today" or "you did a super job" can truly make someone's day

6)Gift of a favor.....every day do something for someone else and not expect anything in return

7)Gift of solitude....there are those times when you want nothing more than to be left alone,be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others when they need it

8)Gift of a cheerful disposition....one of the easiest ways to feel good is to extend kind words to others, sometimes all it takes is a simple "hello" or "thank you"





"A hundred years from now it will not matter what our bank account was or what sort of house we lived in, or the kind of car we drove, but the world may be different if we do the best we can...we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or in the life of another"

Thanks to Juls and Karen

Just wanted to say thank you to my bloggy friend Karen for creating a button for my blog and to my bloggy friend Juls for sending me directions on how on earth to make it work. Its so nice when you can count on friends to help you with things....it happens even when there are miles between us...Thanks you two!!!!!

What about me 4 my Wednesday

Todays what about me...is more about my son..but it fits the theme still because its about how proud of him I am!!!

My middle son Dakota goes to school for auto mechanic/auto body and this past week-end in our small little town we had a car show, and the car that his class at the college he goes to did, and are raffling off, was here. It gave me a good feeling inside knowing that my son was a part of this project. To know that something he always had an interest in is something he is actually doing and I get to see it! Of course he sends me pics using his phone now and then to show me something he is working on in class but it was so much better to be up close and see it. .this car was a rusty mess with no front end!! And this is what it looks like today..and MY DAKOTA was a part of it!!!!!!


The students, have restored a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle. Each year the Automotive and Autobody students at North Platte Community College decide on a vehicle and take a full year to complete an off-chassis restoration.

This car has been modified and has Tubular front and rear suspension. It has been lowered 3" front and 2" rear. Power comes from a 350 tune-port engine, bolted to a 700 R4 transmission and coupled to a 3:73 12-bolt posi-trac rear end. The sound system was donated by VK Electronics of North Platte and consists of a Kenwood/JBL sound system. Final touches include vintage air conditioning and a remote start system. It's wrapped up in PPG Paint (Hawaiian Orchid poly) that was donated by Mid Plains Auto Finishes.

This project is an excellent training resource for the students. The students must first understand the theory from both the old to the new and then configure a way to apply the technology to the vehicle. For example, this year's car has a late model engine equipped with fuel injection, computers, sensors and other major differences not found in 1967. The students must first understand how the engine is going to perform in a different car, find a place to mount the computer, make the sensors function properly and design an electrical system to support it.


Yep Im a proud momma...and Im just waiting for him to get done with school and find a 69 SS Chevy Camaro to restore for ME!!!!

Music 4 My Monday

Today Im in the mood for some Enrique!!!!

I need HELP!!!!

Can someone tell me how to make one of those cool little buttons that some of you have on your blogs...and make it so others can take it and put it on their site too??? I already have the image...a bloggy friend made me one but I cant figure out how to get it posted and look like everyone else's does so any help would be AWESOME!!!!!

T.G.I.F

Ever just have "ONE OF THOSE WEEKS" well I just had one and all I can say is
THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY!!!!!

Favorite 4 my Friday

I totally love peanut butter cups...so when some genius decided to mix it with ice cream....it quickly became my favorite

Does it get any better than Ben & Jerry's??? (sad thing is I haven't been able to find this flavor anymore....they say its still made but I can't find it around here)




So thank goodness they make this stuff.....it too is to die for!!!!

So thank you wise ones for coming up with the "fantabulous" idea of mixing these two things.....you have made at least one person VERY happy!!!!

I've come to realize..and my thoughts 4 thursday combined

My bloggin buddy Riley posted this on his blog and named me as the person most likely to repost this...and so you know what that means...I JUST HAD TO DO IT!!! and since it is also thoughts 4 thursday I decided to do what he did and combine them so here goes....

1. I’ve come to realize that my chest-size. . .is just right, not so big that they sag when I take off the bra...and yet not so small that I am asking myself what the hell am I even wearing a bra for???


2. I’ve come to realize that my job. . .is just right for me..I suffer from anxiety so it makes jobs limited for me. I used to work at a day care which was nice considering I love kids...now I babysit out of my home and make more money then I did at the day care....and I'm home to be with my 11 year old during the summer time...thats awesome!!


3. I’ve come to realize that when I’m driving. . .I get annoyed by so many of the other drivers out there!!!!

4. I’ve come to realize that I need. . .to learn how to relax more and not be so stressed out about the things I cant do anything about in life

5. I’ve come to realize that I have lost. . .faith in people and sometimes that makes me really sad inside...I think its important to have faith in people and because of the things Ive been thru in life I have lost that along the way

6. I’ve come to realize that I hate it when. . .someone lies to me, it truly destroys a part of me on the inside ...I wonder how could you lie to me???? The truth is always so much better no matter what!

7. I’ve come to realize that if I’m drunk. . .I tend to laugh alot...even over things that no one else finds funny they are just laughing at me!!!

8. I’ve come to realize that money...or the lack of it, does bring ALOT of stress to just about everyone I know!!

9. I’ve come to realize that certain people. . .will never change and I have to just accept that and move on with my life

10. I’ve come to realize that I’ll always. . .have more morals and values then alot of people I know

11. I’ve come to realize that my sibling(s). . .my brother and my little sister are my best friends we get along so great, I love them and miss them dearly...my other sister..is never going to change..therefor she is just merely just my sister...nothing more

12. I’ve come to realize that my mom…is thought about almost every day...I missed her so much since she died 10 1/2 years ago...she left way too early in life she was only 49!!

13. I’ve come to realize that my cell phone. . .is with me most of the time!

14. I’ve come to realize that when I woke up this morning. . .it was only Thursday, I so wanted it to be Friday!


15. I’ve come to realize that last night before I went to sleep. . .I was truly VERY tired!

16. I’ve come to realize that right now I am thinking. . .crap I haven't laid anything out for supper!

17. I’ve come to realize that my dad. . .reads this and Id better be nice about what I write..hehe



18. I’ve come to realize that when I get on Facebook. . .I dont get on it


19. I’ve come to realize that today. . .is going by really slooooooow

20. I’ve come to realize that tonight. . .is just another night...nothing special

21. I’ve come to realize that tomorrow. . .is FRIDAY....the last day of the week and the first day of the week-end yay what a great combo!!!!

22. I’ve come to realize that I really want to. . .win the lottery...enough to pay off my house and my bills and just live life for awhile without any struggles and without stressing over financial stuff..then I could move to Texas and be closer to my brother and sister!!

23. I’ve come to realize that the person mostly likely to repost this is. . .Tom once he gets back from his camping trip

24. I’ve come to realize that life. . .is not always easy....but everything we go thru is a learning experience....some things make us realize we never want to do that again...some things we learn from and in ways it helps us to grow into better people

25. I’ve come to realize that this weekend. . .Devin will be going to his dads, he doesnt like going there and I hate taking him there so these week-ends are always a bummer for us

26. I’ve realized the best music to listen to when I am upset. . is something soothing

27. I’ve come to realize that my friends. . .are very important to me

28. I’ve come to realize that this year. . .my older two boys turned 21 and 20 and it makes me feel REALLY old!!!!


29. I’ve come to realize that my exes. . .are the biggest mistakes I made in my life!!! But I got 3 awesome boys from them so it all worked the best for me in the end!!


30. I’ve come to realize that maybe I should. . .let my walls down some and learn to trust again

31. I’ve come to realize that I love. . .my three boys and Josh more than anything in this world

32. I’ve come to realize that I don’t understand. . .half of the crazy things going on in this world today!!!

33. I’ve come to realize my past. . . is just that, my past and I need to learn to let it go!

34. I’ve come to realize that parties. . .are so much more fun when you are a kid!!

35. I’ve come to realize that I’m totally terrified. . .of being locked in public bathrooms

36. I’ve come to realize that my life. . .feels like its a jumbled up mess..but thru it all Im thankful for my 3 awesome kids and the fact 2 of them are in college, the other is 11 and in the top of his class ..they love me and I love them so much!! I have a good guy in my life we have had our ups and downs but we have stayed by each others side and have tried hard to help one another and together learn to trust again....."Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

My hamburger has become too sexy!!!

I know when you read the title of this post you was thinking what the hell is she talking about now...right?????? Well Im talking about the fact that advertisers have been using sex to sell products for many years now..but it truly seems that some of them have taken things a bit too far. Now our fast food chains are trying to get into this whole sex sells theme and personally I find it ridiculous...and considering Im a mom and I can control what my 11 year old watches, however, I cannot control what commercial content is exposed to him. We've got Burger King who just got sexy by "blowing your mind"The top right-hand corner of the ad proclaims: "It just tastes better." and the fine-print on this choice Burger King ad reads as follows:
"Fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-grilled with the NEW BK SUPER SEVEN INCHER. Yearn for more after you taste the mind-blowing burger that comes with a single beef patty, topped with American cheese, crispy onions and the A1 Thick and Hearty Steak Sauce."



I mean hell why stop there A1 steak sauce should make an ad advertising their 8-inch tall bottle as a phallic tower of manhood..I mean explosion of flavors...thick and hearty..it's all right there for them!!!

Oh and lets not forget the Kid's Meals ads that were out a couple months ago it was an ad targeted at children a Kid's meal for Sponge Bob Square Pants. It had the song Baby Got Back rewritten and depicted women shaking their supposedly box-like rear ends. This ad was clearly geared to children because it advertised their Sponge Bob kids meal. Women shaking their butts to pop music to advertise a meal that appeals to preschoolers and early elementary age children? What were they thinking...or were they thinking at all?

I like square butts and I cannot lie,
Squid and Sea Star can’t deny.
When a sponge walks in, four corners in his pants,
like he got phone book implants,
the crowd shouts, all the ladies stare.
Man those pants are square!
Swinging through the seaweed tangles
is a butt with sharp right angles.
Now, SpongeBob,
I wanna get with ya,
‘cause you’re making me richer.
Burger King wants me to seal the deal:
99 cents get a toy and a kids meal.


In the video that accompanies the lyric, women shake their booties while standing on a sponge:



The Burger King measures the width of a woman’s behind:


King measures the squareness of a woman’s behind:


Yep thats appropriate for these preschool kiddos that will be eating those kid meals!!!

We also have the Hardees ad talking about its "creamy balls" and "happy holes" for its biscuit holes campaign. And then the Hardees/Carl's Jr ads have "Hot Chicks Eating Burgers," Seems an entire industry is trying to push every bound of sexual innuendo in order to sell something as simple as a hamburger. Do you remember a couple years ago when Paris Hilton did an ad for them in which she was seductively washing a Bentley and chowed down on the restaurant's massive beefy burger?



The latest is an ad with a scantily clad lady eating a carl's jr burger she pretends to eat a ginormous pineapple burger while lying on a beach in a bikini, alternately resting the burger on her toned tummy. The tagline: "More than just a piece of meat." The ad sends exactly the opposite message of course.





Some use to say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach now I guess its through his genitals? What kind of message are fast food corporations sending to their target group "hungry young men"? What kind of message are they sending to young women? The sexualization and debasing of women through the inference that they are a piece of meat is disgusting. And how did young horny men become their target group?? I mean not that I frequent these places often but having kids I do go there now and then and Im sorry but I have always seen lots of FAMILIES in there , along with old people, so how is it that they are targeting the young MEN group like they are the only ones eating in these establishments???The youthful male that they seem to be trying to target is absurd....so are they saying that it is okay to try and sexually stimulate my 19 and 21 year old so they will run out and buy their burgers? I have a very impressionable 11 year old that seems to be more and more desensitized by the day. Making light of titillating young males in order to get them to buy food totally disregards that women are degraded and children are sexualized in the process. It doesn't surprise me that these companies are willing to do whatever it takes to make their product portray a "glamorous" appearance, sort of a, eat this burger, and get this girl kind of approach. The sad thing is, that young girls everywhere are hit in the face yet once again by this image of the "perfect body." This is an image, that many of them see as impossible to attain, and so they feel inadequate. NOW, they have to see this perfect body chewing on a greasy hamburger....so I'm sure they are wondering why they are eating rice cakes and carrots and still don't look like that. These images should include a disclaimer about the countless expenses, trainers, custom diet plans and air-brushing that produce these bodies. It's cruel what we've done to our girls, and the every-day woman for that matter. I hope their young, male demographic is as big as they say, If this type of advertising is what it takes to get someone to eat their burgers , then the product must be lacking on it's own merits. Isn't it amazing that cigarettes can no longer be advertised on the air, but these type of advertisements are permitted !!! It's a male word today and what a shame it is, Men are not the only people to watch TV..i am a woman that wouldn't mind sometimes seeing a man half dressed, but we all know this does not happen . It is always the woman that is nearly naked..it is disgusting that almost every commercial you see on TV anymore is a woman somehow being nasty in some way ... even in the diet ads on TV it is always a woman in a bikini, and the men always dressed why is that? Stop looking at the female gender as a piece of meat... and shame on the women who think this is great.. stop and think of what you our doing, and contributing to society !! Why does this seem to be so hard to accomplish ?? The proliferation of sex to sell ANYTHING has long been out of control. Sometimes one can't even tell what product is being sold....except sex. Do we as a society really wonder why today's youth is so sexually active at such young ages and committing sex acts that simply astonish! The advertisers are out of control in their quest to be over the top. Nothing is left to the imagination anymore. It's too much!! Put your clothes back on people. Advertisers.....get your minds out of your genitals and maybe actually THINK of an idea that would actually sell ummmmm.....what was that?.......Oh yeah.....THE PRODUCT!!

Question for you?!?!

If you could be an animal.....which would you be and why??

Toons 4 My Tuesday

How was your 4th???

Just a peek into our holiday week-end......

There was swimming in the pool

Lots of noise to be made shooting off firecrackers!!!

There was lots of grillin....and eatin...mmmmmmm

Some needed a quick nap before the fireworks started


Even grandpa was here!!


SOME of us got tired of mom taking pictures!!!


FINALLY it was time for the fireworks!!!




It was just how it should of been....all the kiddos home...grandpa here...
lots of food...lots of drinks....lots of fun!!!!


By the way we had soooooo much food to eat we forgot about the watermelon so if anyone wants some come on over and help yourself!!!!

Music 4 my Monday

Im going back into the 80's for my music pick for today!!

The Outfield: Your Love

HAPPY 4th of JULY

I won't be posting again until Monday so I want to wish all of you a very
Happy and safe 4th of July!!!!

Thought 4 my Thursday

While I was doing a search for an image on the Internet I ran across this and I couldn't help but have a million things run thru my head...so I just HAD to post it on my thought for Thursday post and ask you what are your thoughts when you see this???

*some of my thoughts....first of all I was looking for a image to use for my other post about holding my pee...how does this fall under that category...I have no idea....then I want to know why is the girl in the black bikini holding the girl in the green bikinis stomach???? And my next question is ...is that dog back there smelling the ass of another dog?????? Now I do think its important to feel comfortable with one's body...but honestly I'm no where close to the size of these women and I wouldn't be caught dead in a bikini...so I have to hand it to them I definitely think they have master the art of being totally comfortable with their bodies!!!!*

Am I the only one???

I have this stupid thing I do each and every night or I should say early morning hours while Im in bed....I hold my pee....thats right I wont get up and just go instead I wake up realize I have to go and simply roll over and go back to sleep. Which then makes it so when it is actually time for me to get up in the morning I have to pee so bad I sometimes feel like I can't get to the bathroom fast enough. Why do I do this...I have no idea!! Its not like I have a long ways to go to get to the potty nope its right around the corner...I dont even have to turn on any lights....theres enough light coming in the room I can find my way to the potty no problem. But for what ever insane reasons I instead decide its a good idea to just roll over and go back to sleep. This usually hits me about 3 in the morning and I usually am getting up at 6. So I dont know if Im just thinking I dont want to get up now 3 hours isnt that long to wait...but seriously folks according to my bladder each morning 3 hours is a VERY LONG TIME TO WAIT!!!! At my age I should of been able to break this silly habit...but for whatever insane reason Im still doing it...each and every night...so it leads me to the question...
does anyone else do this???? Or am I the only one?????

Question for You

You've just been cut off in traffic by an idiot on a cell phone...
what do you do as opposed to what you feel like doing?

What about me 4 Wednesday

Today is "What about me 4 my Wednesday" Im suppose to tell ya something about "me"........ Im a VERY shy person.....I suffer from major anxiety which is probably the reason I am so shy