KREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD

My dearest blog pal Black Betty gave me this award way back in October, and this is the first time, I have had my head clear enough to write about it.
Black Betty and I have so much in common, and she is just the sweetest in the world to give me this. Just when I fear that I have offended everyone in the free world with my really right wing rantings BB goes and does this. Love ya girl!!!

I'm supposed to write about things that make me happy(I'm really guessing I should have done this before the election;-) )

*My son
The Lord in his infinite wisdom sent me the sweetest child. He really did turn the sunshine on at my house.

*My mama's home cooking.
As much as I love to cook, I love having my mama cook for me!

*Being mostly debt free
Living frugally is, so worth it!

*Fresh roses
I don't want them when I am dead. I will not be able to enjoy their beauty then.

*NASCAR
The season is almost over. Junior isn't winning the championship and that makes me sad.
Sadder still the Jimmie Johnson is about to break Cale Yarborough's three in row record.
Jimmie will never be even half the racer Cale was!

*Life on Mars
People if you aren't watching this show, you need a good flogging! It's AWESOME!!

*YouTube & MTV video
People I love the Internet. I know my grand-daddy would have loved it too. He LOVED music.
I suppose that's where I get it from. Just pull a name out of the air, type it in and you can pick whatever song you want to listen to. My grand-daddy would have loved all of the music sources that are available on the web. We would have probably burned the midnight oil together sharing videos with each other.

*Living In The Greatest Country On Earth
Only in a free country could I bitch and rant with no harm to myself or my family.
Freedom is wonderful.

Now I pass this award on to:
The Topiary Cow

Supermom

The Suburban Correspondent

Aunt Becky

Shelli

4 things meme

Christine the Soccer Mom tagged me last week and I have been slow in getting this up.

Just 4 things...each

A) 4 places I go to over and over:
Kroger, walk-in clinic, Family Dollar, Aldi's

B) 4 people who e-mail me most regularly:
Todd, BFF Tiffany, Cousin Kim, Cousin Amanda

C) 4 of my favorite places to eat:
home (when I am able or my mama is cooking), Rafferty's, Litton's in Knoxville, Fiesta Mexicana(local place)

D) 4 places I would rather be right now:
In a newly built home on this property(please Heavenly Father), any beach, any NASCAR race, Ireland or Wales-lands of my ancestors

E) 4 people I think will respond:
Totally not sure!

F) 4 TV shows I watch over & over:
Big Bang Theory(geniuses who have no social skills-so funny), The Medium, Fraiser(Oh how I love the smartness of this show and I still watch the re-runs), Saving Grace(no matter how much Grace tries to kick God out of her life she can't escape him)

If you want to tag yourself go right ahead. Remember to leave a link in the comments to your post.

BOOK MEME

I got tagged by Supermom
* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your blog along with these instructions.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.


You would think since books are my "crack" and I am hooked real bad*, that you would get something thought provoking and deep, but you would be wrong.

AS SUCH, THEY SHOULD REFLECT TWO ASPECTS OF DIVINE NATURE TO THE NEXT GENERATION. FIRST, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS A GOD OF UNLIMITED LOVE, AND OUR CHILDREN MUST BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH HIS MERCY AND TENDERNESS THROUGH OUR OWN LOVE TOWARD THEM.

The New Strong-Willed Child Birth Through Adolescence, Dr. James Dobson

In the past week Paddycake has really decided he wanted to be in charge around here! I am giving strong consideration to running away and joining the circus.
I was supposed to tag five others, but most of my crowd has already done this, so if you want to, go ahead and take it.

* Books are everywhere! In fact, there are SEVEN right here on my end table, within reach, this one, however was on top.

SOME INTERESTING AND BIZARRE FACTS ABOUT ME

I thought I would start a MEME since I have no idea how to work these peculiar facts into regular posts.
So five random and odd facts about me.

1.) I LEARNED TO TYPE ON A MANUAL TYPEWRITER.
NO-I am not THAT old! I went to a small Catholic High School that was really tight with a dollar. In 1988, they had twelve Royal manual typewriters and only two electric ones. SO. Only fourteen people could take the class during the year and we all took turns using the electric typewriters. I think it made me a better typist-who knows.

2.) MY GRANDPARENTS PERSONALLY KNEW AND WERE NEIGHBORS TO A GENTLEMAN NAMED HARLAND D. SANDERS.
You may know him better as Col. Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame. I have a picture of myself with him somewhere around here, hopefully I can get it scanned in one day. His very first restaurant was just across the highway from where my grandparents lived and I grew up.
Col. Sanders did an awful lot for our community, including paying for city water line to be laid into our area so we could all have safe city water, and paid for many of his early employees children to go to college, so it makes me beyond ENRAGED when certain idiots from an animal rights group(who shall not be named here) throw fake blood at his grave and put ugly signs on it.

3.) MY MOM TOOK ME TO A ROD STEWART CONCERT WHEN I WAS TWELVE.
And I loved it!! Rod the bod as he was known then was in top form! Hot Pink skin tight spandex will never be the same! We just won't talk about the freak out fit that my mom had when someone passed me a joint or how quickly she grabbed it away from me and passed it to someone else.


4.) I HAVE A SERIOUS WEAKNESS FOR HIGH-END LUXURY SHOES, SUNGLASSES AND PURSES.
All I can say is Praise the Lord for Ebay!!


5.) MY FIRST CAR WAS A 1974 VW CONVERTIBLE.
Again, I am not that old. The car was 19 years old when I bought it and I still own it (even if it doesn't run). When I was young and beautiful tooling around in it, I would often be stopped by older men asking me if I wanted to sell it. When I would tell them it wasn't for sell, they would tell me to talk to my husband about it. To which, I would reply "I had the car before I had him, and I'll have it when I am rid of him, so it is not his concern. The car is not for sale." Yeah, I was a big time smart-a$$. And 15 years later, I still have both!

If you have any odd facts about yourself please feel free to do this meme on your own blog.
Be sure to leave me a comment if you decide to do this.

Deanna from Deanna's Corner tagged me for this.

ALL are invited to join in the Links fun!

PLEASE just following the rules!

Just copy and paste THIS and everything below up until my Five links:I thought it would be cool to have a meme where we post links. We can post up to five. Then we tell five more people to share their links. If we all share who tagged us, our links are sure to be seen!They can be business links, favorite sites, affiliate links, whatever you want…

There are Five Rules:

1. MUST be clean. No R rated sites.

2. Only FIVE links.

3. MUST tell 5 people.

4. A link back to the person who tagged you

5. Deanna's Corner is the meme originator.



So here goes, my five links are:

1. Jayski's

All things NASCAR related. What you expected something different?
I told you a long time ago, I embraced my REDNECKEDNESS and have been much happier for it!

2. Perez Hilton

Sometimes I am shallow.

3. The Religion of Peace.com

Quite an enlightening site, exposing the fallacy of the so called religion of peace.

4. Faster Than Kudzu

Author Joshilyn Jackson's near daily blog. Joshilyn always makes laugh.

5. Living on A Dime

Blog of Tawra Kellam and her mom Jill Cooper. Jill and Tawra both suffer from Fibromyalgia and have had to make do with very little for years, so they are experts on frugality.

As you can see my interests are all over the place. I am not going to tag anyone else. If you want it take it! I really hate MEME's!

I got tagged!

Black Betty tagged me for this meme!
So here it is!
the rules are:
1. the rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.-----

what I was doing 10 years ago:
going back and forth to doctors appointments and physical therapy.
Being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia

five things on my to do list today:
1. Keep up with the kiddo!
2. Do Laundry
3. Make sure garbage is out for pick up on Thurs. morning
4. Conjure up dinner
5. Take my antibiotics that aren't helping to kill the sinus infection from hell!

snacks I enjoy:
1. Dark Chocolate
2. Aldi's Party Mix(like Chex mix but better, cheaper and seriously addictive)
3. Apples
4. Cheese & Crackers
5. Aldi's Animal Crackers (again seriously addictive)

Three of my bad habits:
1. Cursing
2. Staying up too late!
3. Procrastination

five places I have lived:
1. Corbin KY (birthplace of KFC & me)
2. Louisville, KY
3. Cinncinnati OH
4. Anawalt, WV (spent the summer with my auntie)
5. London, KY(currently)

five jobs I’ve had:
1. Shoe Sales Associate
2. Collections Call Operator(soul sucking job-I lasted 2 weeks before quitting-it was beyond horrible)
3. Travel Agent
4. Basket Consultant
5. Stay at home mom & business owner

If you want to play consider yourself tagged!

MEME

Onion, Many Layers
I got this from Shelli.
I've never done one of these, but this seemed interesting.

LAYER 1
Name: HEATHER
Birth Date: MAY 13
Current Status: MARRIED
Eye Color: BLUE
Hair Color: FORMERLY REDDISH BLONDE, TURNING GRAY

Layer 2
My Heritage: WELSH, IRISH, SCOTTISH, CHEROKEE and other unknown Native American
My Fear: LOSING MY LOVED ONES
My weaknesses: GUCCI SHOES & BAGS, CHANEL SUNGLASSES, LOUIS VUITTION
My Perfect Pizza: Sir Pizza Royal Feast

LAYER 3
My thoughts first waking up: IT'S TOO EARLY
My bedtime: Usually before dawn
My most missed memory: My mother and I both healthy and able.

LAYER 4
Pepsi or coke: COKE, but I may have to switch to Amp since they are Dale Jr.'s new sponsor.
Single or group dates: Single
Adidas or Nike: Neither fit me well, Nikes make me fall.
Tea or Nestea: Brewed Tea please
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: LOVE EM BOTH!

LAYER 5
Smoke: NO,NEVER
Curse: SADLY, YES, BUT I'M TRYING TO QUIT SO MY LITTLE MAN WON'T SAY THESE THINGS.
Take a shower: YES
Have a crush: ALWAYS
Think you’ve been in love: YES
Go to school: I DID
Want to get married: I DID.
Believe in yourself: YES, BUT I WISH OTHER'S WOULD TOO
Think you’re a health freak: NOT ANYMORE

LAYER 6
Drank alcohol: USUALLY A MARGARITA ONCE OR TWICE PER YEAR
Gone to the mall: NOT IN A VERY LONG TIME.
Been on stage: YES
Eaten sushi: NO, THAT'S BAIT. LIKE ALL SOUTHERNER'S I MUST HAVE FISH BATTERED AND DEEP FRIED!
Dyed your hair: HAVEN'T IN OVER A YEAR.

LAYER 7
Played a stripping game: NEVER
Changed who you were to fit in: NO, WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.

LAYER 8
Get married: HAVE BEEN FOR 14 YEARS

LAYER 9
Best eye color: BLUE
Best hair color: BLONDE
Short hair or long hair: LONG FOR ME

LAYER 10
A minute ago: TALKING TO HUBBY ABOUT WHAT TO PICK UP FOR DINNER
Hour ago: WATCHING THE NEWS
Month ago: PROBABLY SICK WITH BRONCHITIS
Year ago: CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT PROBABLY SICK

LAYER 11
I love: MY FAMILY
I feel: DESPAIR
I hate: RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS
I hide: MY REAL FEELINGS
I miss: MYSELF, MY GRAND-DADDY, MY GRANDMOTHER, AUNTIE MAXINE, MY BABYCAT DOUGLAS
I need: ALONE TIME TO CRY & GRIEVE

If you want this meme for your own, feel free to grab it.