The best part of Saturday Mornings in the 70's...

was not the cartoons, but what came in between the cartoons.
Interjections! Was definitely my all time favorite.
I also liked "Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here", "Conjuction Junction", among others.
What School House Rock did you like the most?

In Memory Of

Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Kalitta, who began racing in 1982, was a two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion in 1994-'95. His father is a legendary team owner and former driver who raced as the Bounty Hunter, and his cousin Doug Kalitta competes in the Top Fuel class.

This is the second Funny Car driver to die during qualifying in just over a year. Eric Medlen of John Force racing died last season.

Something positive about being broke....

I cannot buy another bag of these:

Holy cow these things are deee-vine. They taste just like Thin Mints *place a girl scout trademark here* only in reverse. The minty chocolate is on the inside so it doesn't melt all over your hands. (thus a lot less embarrassment from being caught licking your fingers) I could do some major damage to the hips with these things. Thank goodness Ontario is 20+ miles away and the funds are low enough for me not to feel good about splurging on another bag. (thank goodness)

Now an, update on my Wii-Fit diet.

Yay me! I am no longer in the red "Overweight" category.Of course this was Monday....BEFORE the discovery of the above, and after I had spent most of Sunday on the toilet (TMI....sorry...LOL). So this could all be scallywumpus by now...but I can hope.

I'll update again next week. In the meantime , pray that the store sells out of them cookies.

Music Meme

I stole this from a fellow blogger , Teri If you're reading this, consider yourself TAGGED!


MEME Rules:

1. Put your iTunes/ music player on shuffle (I actually just used my Windows Media Player and clicked "shuffle")

2. For each question, press the "next" button to get your answer

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT

4. Post all answers on your blog and send a shout out back to this blog!

Here we go!



IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?

You've Got It All (The Jetts)


WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?

Footloose (Kenny Loggins)


WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

Ladies Night (Kool and the Gang) Um?! Eww..lol


HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

Pop Goes the World (Men Without Hats)


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?

Candy Girl (New Edition)


WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze)


WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Take A Bow (Rihanna) Does this mean I am a drama Queen?


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?

Breakout (Swing Out Sister)


WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

Part Time Lover (Stevie Wonder) Um, not.


WHAT IS 2+2?

Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Pet Shop Boys)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

King For a Day (Thompson Twins)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham!)


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Rock of Ages (Def Leppard)



WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

It's Raining Men (The Weather Girls) So, a weather girl?


WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Every Light in the House is On (Trace Atkins)


WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

Never Let You Go (Third Eye Blind)


WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Looks Like We Made It (Barry Manilow) LOL


WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Who Can It Be Now? (Men at Work) Is that St. Peter singing "Who can it be knockin' at my door...?"


WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)


WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

Help! (The Beatles) That I need help maybe? But that is no secret.


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Far Away (Nickelback) This is true.


WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?

St. Elmo's Fire *Man in Motion* (John Parr)


Humm. Some strange, some funny, some right on = FUN!

Your turn!

Caution throws Jr in for a win!

On a sniff of gas and a ton of courage, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended his agonizing 76-race NASCAR Sprint Cup winless streak at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, under caution.

YAY for Jr!

Such a bittersweet moment, Dale Sr. would have been so proud.

He said it was special to end his 76-race winless streak on Father's Day, and there was a certain irony to that, too. Earnhardt, who died in a crash during the 2001 Daytona 500, finished his career with 76 Cup victories in addition to his seven championships.

Asked what a victory on Father's Day meant, Earnhardt said: "It's special — my daddy meant a lot to me. It means a lot to win on Father's Day and it's special for my sister. She's in tears on the phone. I know I can't tell my father 'Happy Father's Day, but I get to wish all fathers a happy day. I mean it."

I would so totally sue....

if it weren't for the fact that I was only 5 when this video came out.

Frida and Agnetha TOTALLY (I wish I were joking) stole my dance moves.

These funky jive moves are what make my children run and hide.

I'm sure the shooting of this music video cost five big bucks, so I'll cut them a break and just let them borrow my choreography since this is my favorite ABBA song.



And what came first? The Brady Bunch? Or this Video. Because somebody totally stole the stacked squares idea.

And I learned another thing from YouTube about ABBA today.
You know the lyrics to Dancing Queen where they sing "You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life"?
Up until about 10 minutes ago I sang the lyrics as:

"You can dance, you can die".

NO, I'm not joking.

HUMM. I guess I won't be afraid to go to the disco now, after all.

So what songs have you misheard the lyrics to? Spill.

Today's Blast from the Past

Going to try and include something from the past at least a few times a week. Things like this always bring a smile to my face, and we could all use a smile.



I never knew this song was about him falling for a transvestite! LOL The things you learn when you get older. BA! I've prolly heard this song 1000 times and never "heard" it.
Too funny.

And I am including my favorite Kinks song, just because it makes me want to get up and dance every time I hear it. And I usually do, just ask my kids...where'd they go? :P



The Lyrics to this song are truely classic "another Saturday another date, she would be ready but she's always make him wait" "He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week, for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek".

Proud, and Not So Proud

First of all, I am so proud of Joshua.

He told us the last week of school that he wanted to play High School Football.

Something that I thought he made up his mind NOT to do.

We are fine with it either way, but I guess the HS coach talked him into it.

He also told us about Football camp.

It is held at BSU (Boise State University). It lasts 5 days, and costs $290.00. We decided he could go, IF he earned all the money himself.

So, since the 2 weeks since school has gotten out, he has earned $305.00. He has worked his tail off and we are so proud of him. Most of this was earned mowing lawns. Some of it was taking care of animals while folks were out of town. This week he has more on his plate, and by time Saturday gets here (when they leave for BSU) he will more than likely have $100 or more for spending money. SO SO SO Proud of him. And all of this ontop of football practice every night (yes already) and his daily chores around the house. He's a good kid.

Here's a pic of Joshua in his uniform next to his dad just so you can see how big my boy is getting. And just an FYI, Jared is 6'1. He doesn't have far to go to catch his daddy.

Now for the Not so Proud. It's for me.

Today is the start of a new me.

There was a pic of Joshua and I together. NO WAY I would post it on here though. I look like a cow in a pink shirt.

I am using my Wii-Fit as part of my weight loss routine.

Here are the readings from this morning:

Just Yuck. That is all I have to say.

My goal is 3 pounds a week. Anything beyond that will be welcome.

I will be updating at least on a weekly basis.

Hopefully it will all be good news.

Hot wings here we come!

Remember these cute little things?
They have now turned into these:

I had no idea they would get so big so fast.
Most of them turned out to be Roosters, so we are going to
have to take them to the butcher. I tried to talk Jared
into doing it himself but he doesn't want to.
Not sure why. He has gutted a deer , and an elk right in our
front yard. He must have some sort of fowl fright?