New and much improved bedroom

Yes, We finally got it all together
(somewhat)

Yes, I know I need to replace the

rust colored roman shades.

When I get more $$$ I will replace them.

* * * * * *

* * * * * * * * *

I need a couple more dust catchers
to put on these shelves and also for the
shadow box on the other wall.

* * * * * *

The rocker in a family antique and I

refuse to part with it .

You can't sit in it , but my mother and

grandmother both loved this chair .

* * * * * *

For those that believe

I have 5 visitors

* * * * * *


Maybe I should have shut the closet door ... Oops ...

* * * * *


New candle holders in our bathroom.
This will be the next room to get painted

* * * * *
FYI:
Yesterday we took 3 bags of clothing and misc
crap to Goodwill. Yes, it all came out of
our bedroom.
Next declutter project --
"THE CLOSET"

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Dear Jack


We love you THIS MUCH

Maa & Pa

Jack's Birthday Cupcakes

Serena made these cupcakes for Jack's

birthday party at school

They are absolutely adorable !!!!
I love the little tedyy bears tucked in under the blankets !!!

Great Job Serena !!!!

Another sleepless Night

Here we go again

I have had 2 pain killers and am still wide awake at 5am.

No I did not take a nap yesterday

***

I hate when I get like this ...

It is going to be a very long weekend ..

* * *

Since I am wide awake , I will post some pictures
**************

While Serena was working yesterday

John & Jack

did

GUY STUFF

* * * *

My Dad brought me to the river today

*******************************************
We were throwing rock, and I can throw

really really far

and I can make a splash with the rocks

*****************

Dad showed me algae.

It is slimy

I like doing guy stuff with my Dad

*****************

Tonight when Maa& Pa called, we had a good conversation

and when Maa asked if Mom was home , I told her No

Mom is in at San Diego

(He did this with no prompting from Dad)

John later told me that they had been looking at maps today

and he showed Jack where Serena was on her trip.

Pretty impressive that several hours later he remembered

SAN DIEGO.

More Bullshit

The U.S. government extended $20 billion of new aid to

Bank of America Corp hours before both the largest U.S. bank,

and the country's third largest, Citigroup, reported

multibillion-dollar losses from the ongoing global credit crisis.

* * * * * *

THEY loaned money to people to buy houses and

businesses and they knew the people could NEVER

pay back.

Yet our tax dollars are bailing out this so called

banking professionals .

******

Why is it we pay our bills , pay our mortgage etc and yet

the banks are getting bailed out for making

bad business decisions??

PLUS people that can't

make their mortgage payments on a house that they

should have never qualified fo the loan are also being bailed out

****

North Little Rock

Earlier this week , Tom came home from work and told me

that the old feed mill in North Little Rock was being demolished.

* *

He said that they were not having a lot of luck bringing the

building down. I asked him to take me to see the "demolition.

As we approached the building this is what I saw.

(Click on pictures for larger view)

Keep in mind , these were taken about 5:30 pm and this "crew"

had been working on this project ALL DAY !!

*

( Why wasn't all of the crap removed

from the top ofthis building before this

project was started??)

* * * * * * * *

A telephoto shot of the back side of the building.

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
I don't think I would leave my shiny
new truck sitting this close to this mess.

* * * * * * *



The last picture (from the front again) at
6pm. They gave it up and went home for the night.

The scariest thing was the guys walking UNDER the leaning

building , and then a while later we saw somebody

walking around INSIDE of this accident

waiting to happen.
***

I am thinking tha name of the company is

"Bubba and my brother darrel and my

other brother darrel de mo lish un company"

$ $ $ $ $

If the price of crude oil is still falling

WHY are gas prices going up ????

Now What ???

I feel like my days and nights are switched ...

*****

I am usually awake by 8 or 8:30am,

but lately , I cannot fall asleep before 2AM

****

Today I went shopping , hit 4 stores plus did some

laundry, played dogs out , dogs in as always .

Then when Tom got home , we went shopping

AGAIN. This time trying to find tiles for kitchen backsplash.

So that was another 2 stores , then we went to Irianan's

in Little Rock for pizza.

***

Here I am at 12:30 and I am wide awake,

not a yawn to be heard.. I have tried reading-

no help- took a sleeping pill, it must have got lost

because I am NOT sleepy. I have played online

canasta for the last hour because I don't want to make

any noise and wake Tom. Now what am I going to do??

*****

Supposed to be frigid tonight .. Something like

12 degrees.. Jeez this is Arkansas not Illinois.

* * * *

The good thing is , Smokey is loving it .

This is his kind of weather , so he is a very happy

fur baby right now .. I just looked out in the back yard

and he is laying on his back feet up in the air and he is

asleep..

tooo funny !!!!

* * * *

Oh well enough rambling

I guess I'll start another book. I am going to

have to go to the library tomorrow . I am out of

books to read again.

What States charge in sales tax..

What States Do You Do Business In?

****
STATES WITH NO SALES TAX: Delaware, Montana,

New Hampshire, Oregon.

*****

STATES WITH NO SALES TAX BUT SOME MUNICIPALITIES DO:

Alaska.

*****

STATES THAT LEVY A STATE-WIDE SALES TAX: Idaho,

Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan,

Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island,

Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

*********

STATES THAT LEVY A STATE-WIDE SALES TAX AS

WELL AS COUNTIES: Florida, Hawaii*, Nevada,

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,

Wisconsin, Wyoming.

*****

STATES THAT LEVY A STATE-WIDE SALES TAX AS WELL

AS COUNTIES AND CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES: Alabama, Arizona,

Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,

Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico,

New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah.

***************

* = Technically they have a Excise Tax, not a Sales Tax.

It's official !!!

You are looking at the bedroom set we bought ..

with the exception of the chest-- we got the 5 drawer chest

and 2 nightstands ..

*****

This is the 1st set we have EVER had ..

****

OMG -- it all matches and everything ..

****

It will be delivered sometime between Jan 19 and Jan 29..

Sunday - more photos

I needed a break -- I have been on a search and dispose of mission
for about a week.. today I started on the "Laundry Room"

What a freaking mess-- there is so much crap in there that

I have no room to fold clothes when I take them out of the dryer ..

If it is on the counter and does not belong there-- it is headed for the

B I G trash can .

************

Since I have done this to the computer room and the closet in the

computer room Tom decided it was time for him to

start cleaRing out a bunch of junk in his computer room.

Maybe by June we will actually have gotten

rid of all of the useless crap and dust catchers.

****

Life was easier before knick knacks and crap hanging on the walls.

Back to the BASICS

****

Now for some more pictures....

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

FINALLY !!! Christmas pictures

Christmas morning , as Jack was coming downstairs

we could hear Santas Jingle Bells .
but Santa flew up the chimney before Jack could get
to the fireplace..

^^^^^

Santa dropped his bag and this is what Jack found ..

(click on photos for larger view )

That's right !!

A big shiny red fire truck !!!

><><><><><><><><><><
Jack & Serena

Just getting started

**************************

The stack keeps getting bigger and bigger !!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

<><><><><><><><><><><><>

OH WOW !!!!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Still not done !!!!

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

More later

This is the best haircut I have ever had ..

So easy --- wash & go Linda

1972

More Christmas Card Photos

Ian , Parker & Beth

******

Mike & Sherri's Boys

Bryce , Tyler & Nathan

<> <> <> <>


Olivia

* * * * * * * * * * *
The Tucker Family

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Rachel & Ryan

Josh & Sue's kids

* * * * * * * * *

Tomorrow I will unload my camera

and see what Christmas photos we have

from Texas ..
<><><><><><><><><>

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Jack-isms

Jack's vocabulary is growing in leaps and bounds

*****

Some holiday examples

******

I went into ULTA to get another bottle of

Prime time and I also picked up a couple of tubes of flavored

chap stick like lip balm.

I opened the Hot Chocolate flavored one and gave it to Jack

from the back seat--all i heard was

THAT'S GROSS!!!

So much for flavored chap stick

********

Then one evening Jack was palying around under Serena's peasant

type skirt. (He acts like it is his personal tent)

He pats her on the butt -- then gives her a quick kiss

and then for his finale` -- he starts slapping her

on the butt saying

" I LIKE BOOBIES"

Maybe an anatomy lesson is in order ??

************

Ahhh the story of Maa Juice

for those that do not know-

Jack calls the Sierra Mist that I drink "Maa Juice"

*****

Well one evening he is in the kitchen with Serena and

I am in the living room and

this is what I hear.

Mom, can I have some Maa juice??

in a min- when I get done here

Mom , I NEED MAA JUICE.

I said , when I am done

MA--I want maa juice

can i have maa juice now ?

Jack, Please give me a minute to finish the dishes

This went on for about another 10 exchanges of this conversation

Serena finally finishes what she was doing and gets

a glass to pour him so maa juice.

He looks at her and asks

What are you doing ???

she replies, getting your maa juice

he says to her

Oh I forgot !!

***********************

re: blog changes

Just a few of the replies when I was thinking about making the

blog private and then decided not to change a thing about MY BLOG

****************************

SSSSHHHEEEESSSSS BBBAAAAAAACCCKKK!!!!!! I have always

respected your opinion even though it is different then mine

at times. If they really knew you they wouldn't be so dam defensive.

I love you, I am glad you are doing better

And I hope you have a happy and healthy new year!!
Love,
Tina
P.S. I enjoy all of your blogs!!!

******

LINDA!!!!You didn't send the linky thingy

Thank you.

Karen Hon

*******

Hey Lady,
Loved the blog today!!!!! Anybody who knows you AT ALL

better love and respect your honesty. If not, they aren't worthy!!!

Behind you ALL THE WAY!

Love Ya,Beck

********************

Glad you decided to keep YOUR blog as it is. It’s good we all have

varying opinions and we should all have the right to maintain and

express them, not stomp on someone else’s that doesn’t match.

Sandy H.