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I've discovered a new hobby lately...cake decorating. It's so much fun to do! The hardest part is teaching myself NOT to eat the product! lol These are pictures of my "rose cakes". The first one I did was for my son's wedding. Then I did this one. Next I branched out and decided to start making my own homemade buttercream (I'd been using store bought buttercream from Sam's up to this point). Then

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blogging! But it's been so long, I've let my blog lapse and now it'd be like talking to myself. Don't know if I'm ready to start doing that. lol

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Wow. I've not blogged in almost 3 months. I think I've forgotten how. lolSo much is going on these days. A new grandbaby has arrived. Another new grandbaby is on the way. We're slowly repainting the entire upstairs of the house. Randey's job is moving to Georgia sometime in the next year or year and a half. I've become a tattoo addict. Youngest son is mere days away from graduating high school.

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This magazine covers illustrates so very well what exactly is wrong with media in America today. Katie Couric, who calls herself a "journalist", spends more time on magazine covers, posing with actors, than she does digging around for real news. You ask me? She's no journalist. She might have been at one time, but she's most certainly not one now. Nope. Katie's a "Star", with a capital "S". Yes

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Yep, me and my new found love of tattoos. Now don't be shocked! I know they're not for everybody, but I look at my tattoos as tributes AND amazing artwork. I got this one today in memory of our beautiful grandson, Conner. Randey kind of laughed when he saw this one and said, "I see a Harley in my future". Apparently, he was referring to me being a "biker chick". LOL I asked him if he was going

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Yeah, no medals for the Democrats this Olympic season. Unless the Olympic committee has added a Lead Medal, for the team that comes in dead last because they got lost somewhere along the route. I'm just sayin'....

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'Nuff said.

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Okay, people, when I said I had a big week coming up on my last post, I think I may have left you ya'll with the wrong impression! I mean, sure, it was a big week FOR ME, but not so much in the big scheme of things! It's not like I'm pregnant, moving or joining the circus! My "big week" was because I was getting an opportunity to meet two more blogging friends in person! I don't know about ya'll,

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I've got a big week ahead of me - won't say too much here until I've got actual pictures to show. Suffice it to say, I have two major events I'm really, really, really looking forward to. (And, lest I start a terrible rumor of break-up, let me say right now that my big week has nothing to do with the title of this post!! My big week is good and happy news, all the way around, I promise!) In the

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While I'm being so politically incorrect (see previous post for proof of that), let me just pile it on with this particular post. It kind of feels like the inmates are now running the asylum. Or maybe the fox is now guarding the henhouse. Or maybe the government is now adopting that ultimate of parental commandments, "Do as I say and not as I do". Let me set the scene first...........there I was,

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Call me crazy (go ahead! you won't be the first!) but are some members of our government starting to resemble a certain ventriloquist/comedian's puppet stable? You tell me if you can see it, too...Joe Biden, our esteemed vice-president...to my eyes, he frequently looks startlingly like Walter, Jeff Dunham's irascible and snarky old guy puppet. I first noticed this resemblance while watching the

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It seems silly, but I wish more of our stores would adopt such dress codes. I can't even begin to count the number of times I see people out and about, wearing their flippin' pajama bottoms, as they're cruising through Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby or even the mall. What's up with that?? Didn't anyone ever teach these people proper clothes etiquette? Sheesh.Welsh supermarket bans shopping in pyjamas

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This was sent to me in an e-mail today. 'Course it's fake, but it's still funny. :)

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My poor Sydney has injured his back again. The vet said he's got some sort of pinched nerve along his spinal cord and has to take medicine for the next two weeks. He's also restricted to a dog cage, unless he's sitting on one of our laps, because he can't run or jump until his back heals completely. This is going to make it tough for him to discipline the neighbors and any other citizens that

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Don't really have a lot going on, but thought I should post something in an effort to get used to posting again. lol I was going through my picture folder and came across these two pictures to share. I'm thinking of using this one for next year's Christmas card.... That's Kaleb, Des and Jacob - nestled all snug in their bed on Christmas Eve. Okay, so they're faking like their nestled, but so what

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I know my last post and the one 2 posts before that make it seem like I've been just sitting around moping this holiday season, but that's really not the case. Despite woes with the relatives, etc., I'm still feeling the holiday spirit. We've decorated the house and done our Christmas cards and bought some gifts. Life isn't perfect but I've still got much to be thankful for. I've got a wonderful

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This is what we woke up to this past Wednesday. LOVED IT!!! It was all gone by around 11:00, but I sure liked seeing it while it was here. And this is my new favorite t-shirt. Okay, so I really only own 2 others t-shirts, but still - this one is my very favorite of the three!Every person in America should be thankful that they, too, can say the message on this shirt. I know, I know. Roe v. Wade

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See this kid? This is my youngest child, Jake. He has done something so amazing that my heart is fairly bursting with pride for him. Those of you who are friends with me on facebook already know what I'm talking about, but for everyone else, listen up - I want to tell you about a young man with the heart of a patriot, the soul of a leader and the mind of an activist.Here in Texas, the State

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I've been gone awhile, haven't I? It's not that I've been deliberately laying low, it's more that I've been shamelessly lazy and have been using facebook to stay in touch. Facebook is so much easier than blogging (Hey, "friend" me! Look me up using this e-mail address: grannyskywalker@hotmail.com)! But, alas, facebooking, while easier, is not as in depth as a good old fashioned blog. :) So here I

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Over the next week, I will be meeting two of the most wonderful bloggers in the world in real life! One of these women is someone who makes me laugh, makes me smile, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside without even trying and the other one, literally, pointed me in a direction that totally changed my life. I can't begin to express how excited I am to meet these two. That's all I'll say for

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I keep hearing about this "public option" and the "single payer health plan" and "universal health care" during the whole Health Care Reform debate. Being an ignorant housewife, I've found myself wondering; what exactly is the "public option" and the "single payer health plan" and "universal health care"? What do those words mean? Well, according to Wikipedia, they mean this:A public health

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Is there no end to the Obama "love wave" that's been flooding the lands across the Great Pond? Good to know he's so beloved over there. They are his target audience, right? Right? I mean honestly! I found the announcement of Obama's latest accolade to be ridiculous in the extreme. Think about it. Giving Obama the Nobel Peace prize this soon into his presidency is like crowning the Dallas Cowboys

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Like many in Washington (make that most in Washington) Nancy Pelosi is guided almost exclusively by the party line, which in her case, is the Democratic party line. Doesn't matter what she's talking about, doesn't matter the import or the consequences, I promise you ol' Nance will tout the Democratic dogma with her last gasping breath. Bet on it. This woman disturbs me on so many levels. Her

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I decorated my house for fall weeks ago, but have been a little lax in getting pictures posted to my blog. I'm a slug, want can I say. Anywho, first let me show you this wonderful purse my sister made for me. I ADORE this purse. I love the colors and I especially love all the pockets she sewed into the interior (all around the insides - WAY COOL AND CONVENIENT!!) and the pockets she put on the

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These next two clips are from around 1987. Diane Sawyer, for those of you who don't know, actually claims to be a real, live "journalist". Give a listen to these clips and let me know what journalistic skills she demonstrates here:Go ahead and say it...the word that comes to mind when you think about the Great Diane's Interviewing Skills is "sycophant". ABC World News is going to be so much more

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at least according to the likes of Jimmy Carter, Janeane Garofola and Vanessa Williams. Why are they calling me a racist? Because I attended a Tea Party Express rally. Yeah. I went to a rally to demonstrate my disagreement with the direction our country is heading, therefore I am a racist. Who knew? And here I thought I was simply being an involved citizen. Goes to show you just how misguided and

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I must correct something I said in my most recent post regarding Obama's proposed speech to our school-age children. In that post, I stated this: "Never in the history of our country has the President of the United States specifically addressed our school children through our public school system. Never. Ever. Has it happened. Until now." That was wrong. George H.W. Bush addressed school age

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***This is the response I received from my son's school superintendent regarding this issue. I must say, I'm relieved."The ***** (school district name redacted) ISD will not be showing the address on the 8th. Our technology will not allow for the video-streaming. We are going to put the address on the *ISD website so that parents can show their children the address if they would like. Please let

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It's been another one of those weeks. It started off with a money issue...something my youngest son needed ended up costing twice as much as predicted. Great. Like money grows on trees around here, right? Then it went on to a dental appointment that was a lot more involved than I originally thought it would be. I knew I was getting an extraction, but I didn't know that the dentist was going to do

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Today is my oldest son Nick's 29th birthday. Can't believe that so much time has flown by since he was a tiny, little baby. Here's a recent picture of Nick taken by his wife Jodie in Okinawa. He's such a handsome boy man, isn't he? (And I can say that with all confidence that I'm not just prejudiced because I'm his mom. lol) Here he is at Christmas, teaching his younger brother Kaleb that he can

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My good friend, Lynne, from over at Lynne's Little Corner of the World recommended a series of books on her blog. They are called Royal Spyness and are written by one Rhys Bowen. As some of you know, I prefer to read books in hardcover rather than paperback and I prefer even more to buy those hardcovers on the "bargain" rack. I proceeded to search for at least the first book in that series

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Have you ever done something so dumb you amaze yourself? It actually happens to me more often than I care to admit. The other day, I proved yet once more just how big of a doofus I can be when given the right circumstances. It was the day we left for Florida. I was up at 5:00 a.m., getting ready, finishing up the packing (which Randey was totally rushing me through!), trying to do something with

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This is me, in August of 2008. I'd lost about 20 something pounds by this point. And here I am today, after losing slightly over 65 pounds. I'm looking a little older maybe, but not quite as "hefty". lol Love that Weight Watchers!!

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This cracks me up everytime I see it. Doesn't take much, does it? lol

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Remember when I posted about this pumpkin carriage a week or so ago? Well, my daughter-in-law Jodie decided she really needed to have one, too. But, since she currently lives in Okinawa, and the carriages live at Hobby Lobby until they are "adopted" (i.e, bought), that was going to be difficult for her to accomplish. Never fear, however...I fully understood her need for this carriage (I was

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Positive Day is the brainchild of Jen's Diva Daughter over at Dust Bunny Hostage. Miss Diva is a wonderfully intelligent young woman who completely reached her limit of negativity in this world (click here for the full story on that) and decided that we all needed to be more positive. Hence, Positive Day was born!Personally, I think this is a brilliant idea. As some of you may know, our family

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You ever have one of those days where you just feel fat, frumpy, old and ugly? Well I'm having just such a day. Actually, I think it may turn into just such a week. I really have no idea what the deal is, but everytime I look in the mirror, I just see...yuck. I see my old, wrinkly double chin. I see those ginormous bags under my eyes. I see my "brutalized by gravity" girls that are sitting

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There's a new Christmas Blog in town! It's called Christmas Tree Lane and you can visit it by clicking here. This blog was started by our friend Terri (I say "our" friend because many of you already know her, too!). In her words, this blog is all about "Christmas, recipes, family, food, traditions, crafts, friends, and celebrations!" I'm so excited to see this! We can exchange Christmas craft

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We are home from our camping trip and what a trip it was! This was the first time we had been camping in forever (over 30 years for me!) although I do vaguely recall us camping once in the early '90s for a night somewhere in Florida. I don't remember much about it except that I didn't enjoy it - at all! This time, however, it was a blast. Here we are setting up camp: I was the official

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A synopsis:The next Stephanie Plum novel, in which complications arise, loyalties are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten.Yeah, that's it. That's the synopsis as shown on Barnes and Noble. They usually go into much more detail, but I believe that this time, they gave the book all it merited. That is to say, one lousy line.This series is fast going downhill. It's become very

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that the people who used to visit you on a regular basis have forgotten that you're around anymore.I'm sure that when my blogging slide (for lack of a better term) first started, visitors checked in more often. Checked in and quickly checked back out because there was nothing to see, nothing to hear, nothing to laugh or cry about. And who could blame them really? I mean, we all know it's boring

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We're gettin' all geared up for our big camping trip. We'll be sleeping in tents. Cooking over an open fire. Hopefully doing a little hard core walking (we'll call it hiking just so we can feel like we're doing something really outdoorsy). Spending lots of time in the water.All the while, avoiding those pesky mosquitoes.And ending our evenings with a little decaf coffee and great conversation

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This is an older book by Michael Connelly (written in 1996). Somehow I've managed to go all this time without reading it. I was shocked when I realized this.A synopsis:Jack McEvoy is a Denver crime reporter with the stickiest assignment of his career. His twin brother, homicide detective Sean McEvoy, was found dead in his car from a self-inflicted bullet wound to the head--an Edgar Allen Poe

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I just spoke with my dad and my stepmother. The doctor's appointment went well. Dad received a shot that, over the next 4 months, is supposed to shrink the prostate. After that time, they will decide whether to go with implanting radioactive "seeds" to kill the cancer or do surgery. Dad seems very upbeat, although a little fuzzy on the details. That part is actually pretty normal for him. Wendy (

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My dad called tonight. His doctor called him this evening to tell him his biopsy came back positive. He has prostate cancer. Dad didn't have any other information, other than the doctor made him an appointment to come in tomorrow at 9:00 to discuss treatment options. Please join me in sending lots of love and positive thoughts my dad's way. I hope tomorrow brings better information and, even more

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Maddy's such a free spirit. Check out the pretty colored hair pieces she's been wearing every day: (I used the red-eye removal function and it made her eye color look sort of gauzy...don't know why). She gets such a kick out of putting those colored extensions in her hair...she says her mom won't let her go out in public wearing stuff like this when she's with her. lol I'm pretty sure her dad's

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It's that time of year. The temperatures are soaring, the days are long, the mosquitoes are buzzing and the power bill has skyrocketed...and I start dreaming of pumpkins and scarecrows and colder weather. I think it's almost a form of self-torture. lol Every summer, I wonder why in the heck I live in a part of the country that could double as an oven for 6 months out of every year. And every

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This book, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, was a "Recommended Read" from Barnes and Noble. I checked out the reviews before I bought it and boy! were they diverse. A lot of people totally hated it, some people thought it held promise but didn't really deliver and then there were those who were completely besotted with it. The subject matter was intriguing to me, though, so I took a chance.A

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Maddy decided to draw a family picture of us. Here's the beautiful result: That's a Punisher symbol above Jake's head and a Batman symbol above Kaleb's. Maddy has a sun because she's such a sunshiney kind of personality and she gave me a flower. Sweet, eh? Randey's symbol is a fishing pole (she knows him so well!). I asked her why Grandpa was so small compared to the rest of us and she really

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Maddy decided that we really needed to meet Grandpa for lunch yesterday. We decided on Chick-fil-a since it's located right outside the base. Here's Moose with Randey after we'd had our chicken nuggets: And here's the real reason Maddy felt we needed to meet Grandpa for lunch: She thought we could drop by Claire's Boutique while we were out and about so she could buy herself some purty hair

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The new Harry Potter movie was fantastic. I can't wait to see it again (yeah, I'm one of those people who can watch a movie over and over and over!). Of course, they left out a lot from the book or so I felt - my son, Kaleb didn't think so (see his review below). Considering the movie was 2 1/2 hours long, though, I can understand why every little thing wasn't included. There was quite a bit of

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Randey, Maddy and I are going to see the new Harry Potter movie this afternoon (can't wait!!!!!!!). My middle son, Kaleb, went to the midnight showing. He left me his "review" of the movie next to the coffee pot. Here's what he had to say (if you aren't aware of what happens in the book and/or movie, you might not want to read this!!):"Very dark, humorous at times. In my opinion, really good

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Whew! It was a busy six days! First, the long drive to Florida (twelve hours if you don't stop for much). Then shopping and visiting and having fun before the long drive home. And here's some of what I did during my time there:My sister Sherri and I drove to Sandestin for lunch with Kat @ Just a Beach Kat (Sherri lives in north Okaloosa County, which is one county over from Kat). This is Kat, me

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Randey and I did something we never do...we took a vacation without the kids! It was GLORIOUS! lol (Insultingly enough, I think the kids probably enjoyed being away from us as much as we enjoyed having our little getaway. Go figure.) Now since this was a "first" (being away from my chickens like that), we thought we'd stick fairly close to home. After much thinking and searching, I remembered a

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Take a good look at this picture (click to enlarge). Isn't it beautiful? Doesn't it look like paradise to you, too? I'll tell you all about it soon. Randey and I just spent the last 6 days and 5 nights enjoying ourselves on a much-needed vacation where we did everything from swimming to shopping to exploring to walking nature trails. Pure paradise. I'll get more pictures uploaded just as soon as

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The other day, when Randey broke out my big camera to take to Kaleb's graduation, we checked the memory card to make sure it was empty which, as it turns out, it wasn't. I stuck the card in the computer and started a quick download and, as the pictures flashed up on the screen, I realized something kind of disturbing. First I saw pictures like this:(That's my daughter-in-law Jodie, my youngest

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My mother-in-law asked what B.C. Clark was after having seen it mentioned on a facebook page. Anybody from Oklahoma knows B.C. Clark and can probably sing their jingle with little or no prompting. They've had the same jingle practically since time immemorial. I found this copy on their website. Just hearing it brought back great holiday memories (Lord knows I must have heard it about a gazillion

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My third child graduated from high school last night. I'm not sure if I'm thrilled or devastated by that. Maybe a little of both. lol Seems like only yesterday he was entered into the baby crawling contest for the 4th of July festivities there in Valparaiso, Florida. Where did the time go, eh? Just look at him now:Kaleb graduated Cum Laude. The gold braid is for being an Honor Student, the

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I wanted to thank you all for your advice from my previous post. I actually put it to good use and thought over all that everyone had said. I realized that I have been closing myself off...to just about everyone. The less contact I had with people, the better off I thought I was. I didn't even know I was doing it until I talked to someone this past weekend and realized that I hadn't talked to him

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As life moves forward from the loss of Russell, I find myself struggling with an almost ridiculous fear. Every time the phone rings and I see it's one of my children, I'm seized by panic. I replay in my mind that awful morning when Desiree' called with the news of Russell's accident. I hear her screaming and crying, begging me to just come get her. It took precious moments to get her to calm down

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since our daughter's life was forever changed by tragedy. Russell's been gone for a full month now and what a dark and sad month it's been. I still don't know how Desiree' is holding up as well as she is - she's so much stronger than I ever gave her credit for. She put together the most poignant, beautiful and yet bittersweet service for Russ's final farewell. Back when they were planning their

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Some of you already know this, but we have had some horrible, terrible, unimaginably painful news regarding my daughter's husband. Desiree' and Russell have lived together has husband and wife for quite some time now and had planned a big wedding celebration for April 19, 2009. Although they were already common law married in the eyes of the law, Russell wanted Des to have her fairytale wedding

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My daughter's friend did a dry run on her wedding hair the other day. I think it came out beautifully. You can't really see them too well, but those white things are little jewels. I love this hairstyle - I think it suits her so well.Nick - I hope you appreciate the effort I've made to do some posts for you and, more importantly, I hope you can read them wherever you are. I love you, son! Talk

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We had Jacob take a couple of quick pictures of us to commemorate our anniversary last night. I had intended to have the pictures taken after I'd gotten ready for our night out, but alas, our children abandoned us before I managed to get ready. Teenagers. Anyway, as Jake was flying out the door, I snagged him to take a picture of us 'as is'. Now check this out... See that big, giant mass of black

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We're home from Florida and I AM EXHAUSTED!! You know you've had a good time when you have to come home just to catch up on your rest. lol We shopped our brains out - I bought 3 sundresses, some jewelry, a few things for my daughter's wedding, a little this, a little that. I think it's safe to say I got some fun shopping in. And didn't find one single pair of shoes that I just couldn't live

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Dinner last night at McGuire's was every bit as wonderful as I expected it to be. They have the best food I've ever eaten in my life - bar none. I'm talking FANTABULOUS! I consider it a personal victory that I didn't dive into my plate and inhale the entire giant peppercorn steak within the first 3 seconds of it sitting in front of me. lol By the way, for those of you who mentioned you've visited

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My oldest son said I had to blog something - anything - so here I go. I'm in Florida, it's 7:00 in the morning and I'm getting ready to start my day. My sister and I are going to Pensacola this morning, then on to Foley, Alabama (to the outlet stores) this afternoon. We plan on finishing up the day with the family and a few friends at McGuire's Irish Pub - my very favorite restaurant in the

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I can't seem to get organized enough to post something every day anymore so I thought if I could post once a week about something, I would at least be able to stay in touch. I haven't even been visiting blogs because I don't feel like a "real blogger" anymore! And while it feels like I don't have enough time these days to do blogging justice, I'm just not ready to give it up so I'll try this Top

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I got this text message from my oldest granddaughter the other day. How sweet is this kid? I told Randey we've got to work on scheduling us a trip to Florida soon to visit with her. I've kept her message just so I can look at it throughout the day. It makes me smile everytime I see it.Here's something that falls under the "Almost Twilight Zone" umbrella...my sister got a Vu phone just like mine,

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Time for a more serious post. Well, certainly more serious than my last post about the shoes (although, truth be told, I am pretty darn serious about my shoes these days!). This post, however, is about personal responsibility and the state of mind of the American public. I was reading a story online the other day about a lawsuit brought by homeowners against Countrywide Home Loans. I couldn't

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I finished the last of my Christmas returns yesterday. I only had 4 things that needed to be returned, it just took me this long to get around to finishing them. The last thing was a pair of jeans for Jacob. He needed to exchange them for a different size. So after I bribed the boys with lunch at Olive Garden yesterday afternoon (they had early release time from school), we headed on over to JC

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Randey and I had a little mini-date night yesterday. I say "mini" because we went to the early show and then picked up sandwiches from Subway on the way home so it really didn't seem too much like a real date. But hey - I'll take what I can get. Anywho, we went to see Clint Eastwood's latest movie, Gran Torino. We both were very moved by this movie. Heck, I think everyone in the theater was.

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As many of you know, I started with Weight Watchers back in May of 2008. When I started, I weighed 205.2 pounds and was wearing size 18 clothes. Yowza, right? I never really thought WW would work and, in fact, told myself that I would stick with it, come hell or high water, for 4 months before I quit, just so I could say that I had "tried everything" to lose weight. I was pretty convinced that it

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Look at this picture Jodie took of Kara. I stole it off Jodie's blog. Isn't it great? Jodie's doing very well with her new camera isn't she? And look at Kara's new tooth. You can just see it there on her bottom row. Isn't this baby just perfect in every way???

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Here's some more of our holiday pictures. This first one is Maddy Moose. Check out her bed-head. lol My three sons (Nick, Kaleb and Jacob) all lined up on the couch Christmas morning.Nick and Kara, checking something out. The look on Kara's face just makes me smile.But this look really cracks me up. She was fascinated by this little Snow White baby doll. She pressed her little face right up to

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I'm about over my "fit" of this morning. I'm still disgusted by what passes for "news" in this world, but I'm working through my feelings of anger and frustration. That's my New Year's Resolution...to work really hard at not popping a blood vessel over the abject stupidity of so-called "journalists". Yeah...looks like I may need to work a little harder at that, eh?Anywho...as promised, here's

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You know, I was all ready to do a post about our wonderful holiday, complete with pictures, until I fell out of bed this morning, turned on my tv and was subjected to yet another round of dramatic drivel disguised as "news". Thanks to CBS, I was slapped in the face with the "news" that Britain's Prince Harry...(dramatic music here)...is a racist. The basis for this claim? A video, taken and

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Finally recovering from what seems to be my "annual near death experience of a head cold caught while visiting Oklahoma". My house is a mess, though, and I'm so far behind on everything else that it feels like I'm first (I love that analogy...think on it a minute and it'll make sense to you. lol).Hope to get caught up soon and go check out your blogs to see how your Christmases went. Ours was the

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Ten of us drove up to Oklahoma this past weekend to visit family. Here's all of us together at my dad and Wendy's house. (I meant to crop the picture before posting it, but well heck...I forgot to.) We took tons and tons of pictures, but don't worry, I didn't post them all. Just a couple of dozen or so. lol Here's Skye, wearing Maddy's new hat. She really thought she was stylin' in this.

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Here's my little gang...our very first Christmas picture with all the kids and grandkids together. L to R: Maddy, Jodie, Nick, Randey (seated), Kaleb, me (seated), Kara (on my lap), Jacob, Desiree' and little Skye. I'm thrilled we were all able to pose without beating the snot out of each other. LOLAnd here's that Pumpkin Pie recipe I promised all of you a while back (Hey! Better late than never

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Check this out...it's our youngest granddaughter, Kara, sleeping on the Santa blanket. Isn't she adorable? I mean really - what a face!! Look at those cheeks. And that hair. And that little nose and precious little hands. Ahhhhhh, how can I explain the absolute joy of seeing her for the very first time in person? Oh I know just the word...magical. I have more pictures, of course, but they're on

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Meet Skye, age 3.She is my daughter's boyfriend's little girl. Her father only found out about her right around a year ago maybe. He missed out on 2 years of this little girl's life because he didn't even know she existed. How sad it that? Even worse, since he wasn't aware of her existence, he didn't know the circumstances of her living conditions. This baby has been through some turmoil. I'm not

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Hey guys! Just a quick note to say where I've been lately. I took a trip to Oklahoma City to visit my dad. I also managed to get in two very wonderful lunch dates with two very wonderful people. On Friday, I met with Annie (My Life as Annie) at the Cheesecake Factory. I'd never been there before and boy, have I been missing out!! What a great place. I'll go on and on about it later. I'd love to

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heck...you'll understand why once you hear it, but I'm so disgusted with myself for my own stupidity that I feel the need to fess up to my embarrassing moment in the hopes that it will make me think twice before doing something this stupid again. And it's better that I tell the world before Randey does. (He can't wait to run his mouth about it and I can't say as how I blame him.) What'd I do

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Christmas decorating so soon, you say? Well, yeah. A) It's what I do, and B) It was either get it done now or risk not getting it done at all. Our schedule is packed this year. My in-laws will be arriving today and leaving Monday. My best friend from Florida will be here Sunday and is leaving Friday. I'm also leaving Friday (a week from today) to visit my dad in OKC for a couple of days. The

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Kat, from over at Just a BeachKat, has challenged us to speak of our most embarrassing moment in life. Well, geez...my list is long and varied so it's hard to pinpoint one. Unsurprisingly, most of my such moments have occurred because I tend to speak as I'm thinking. Some times, a person really should just wait a moment and let their thoughts fully percolate before they express them. Here's a

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It feels almost surreal. In fact, this old election has felt like something straight from here:And now our odyssey begins....I fear it may be an odyssey of upheaval, a journey to a place of unrest and the first steps down a path of weakness for this country. I have never prayed so hard in my life that I am wrong about something. I will keep praying for that. I'd rather be wrong about Barack Obama

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A nervous wreck. LOL It's this blasted election doing it to me!! This is what I look like (that's my sister on the left, me on the right): See how this election is turning my hair gray????? (Oh okay, so actually, I'm just letting the natural gray grow out. I've declared my freedom from Ms. Clairol and her friends. ha!) Yeah, sure, I look all relaxed and happy, but in reality, I've been gnawing on

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God willing, we'll have an end to this election by tomorrow night.Who'll win? John McCain, a moderate Republican with a stellar reputation (recent slurs from the left not withstanding) of service to our country? Or Barack Obama, a person with no record of service to our country?Before the Obama fans start screaming, I'll concede that Obama does indeed have a record of service...service to Chicago

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And the Republican party is supposed to be for all those old, rich, white guys. Or so the legend goes. But if all that is true, then I have a question...John McCain has quite a few "every day people" standing up for him. I mean, there's Tito the Builder:There's Joe the Plumber:There's Joe the Veteran:And let's not forget the most visible of us "common people", Sarah Palin:So where are Obama's

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I did a post yesterday about Obama telling his supporters to ask for Tuesday off in order to make calls on his behalf, knock on doors on his behalf, as well as vote for him. I received some interesting comments on that post, but I feel the need to respond publicly to one person in particular. Well, actually two, since Brenda agreed with Brian, the commenter I'm referring to. Before I go any

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For those of you who think the sides of this election are too divided, here's a tribute to our togetherness...in all our ridiculous glory.Little gems of truth are in this thing. Including the fact that most conservatives don't like John McCain because they think he's too moderate. Me? I think he's the perfect person to work with both sides of the aisle. Obama's smear campaign against him, trying

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Barack Obama wants America to "take the day off" on November 4th (Election Day, for those of you not following along) so that we can "make calls" and "knock on doors" and "get the vote out". That's right, America. Ask your boss (or your professor for those of you who are installed in one of many institutions of higher learning across this country) if you can take the day off to serve Barack Obama

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Neither Barack Obama or Michelle Obama gives any indication that they are proud of our country which, for me, begs the question: When did some people become convinced that Americans should be ashamed of America? When and why did that become okay? I'm not ashamed. I'm extremely proud of our country. I'm proud of the way my fellow countrymen come together in times of crisis. I'm proud of our

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And Obama finds something to like about this guy...despite the fact that Ayers is proud of his past and has never apologized for it. Obama wasn't 8 years old when he wrote this review of Ayers' book....And he wasn't 8 years old when they served together on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge Board and he wasn't 8 years old when they collaborated on the Woods Fund together and he wasn't 8 years old

Kari (GrannySkywalker)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17727660918541258744noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026144081530809886.post-56781722004801329132008-10-26T09:24:00.005-04:002008-10-26T10:21:37.152-04:00

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Barack Obama's campaign killed all interviews with a Florida TV station after Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, faced tough and critical questions Thursday from reporter Barbara West of WFTV."This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the

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You've got to listen to this audio from Howard Stern. I'm no fan of Howard (I usually find him too crass for my tastes) but someone sent me this audio in an e-mail. I have to say, after listening to this, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry or roll my eyes or scream. I probably did all of those things at one point or another. Made me wonder if maybe we should have to take a competency test

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Have any of you guys seen this video? The one that features young girls, some very young, calling Sarah Palin to task on Women's Rights issues, as well as abortion, the war in Iraq, book banning, rape and domestic violence.For those of you who found this video to be "deep" and "thought provoking" and "a reason to question John McCain's choice as vice presidential running mate" (actual comments

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As some of you may have noticed, I've made some changes to my blog in the past day or so. I seem to have picked up a "Blog Stalker" due to my political posts. I've always welcomed comments here, good or bad, but this person was starting to abuse that policy. I don't know much about my little disturbing commenter, other than I believe this person is located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and uses a

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