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I got this in an email, and it really made me laugh! I've had a really bad day, so I guess that's what made it so funny! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


A Christmas Story for people having a bad day:

When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure.

Then, Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where.

Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.

Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drank all the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor.

He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.

Just then the doorbell rang. Irritated, Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.

The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?'

And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree!

Ain't she pretty!!!!

This is my Mom…isn’t she beautiful? Today she turned 67. She is an AMAZING woman. She’s been through so much and just keeps on going. I am very fortunate to have a mother who is so caring, loving and strong! She’s a real tough cookie! I had the pleasure of taking Mom out to lunch today. It was a gorgeous day, too. Thanks, Mom, for everything you have done for me in my life. I’m definitely a lucky girl! I love you!!! Happy, happy, happy birthday!

Oh what a night!!!!!!

Well, Saturday afternoon, night and into the wee hours of Sunday morning was a complete blast! I got to go with my friends Donna and Sheryl to Lucas Oil Stadium for the most awesome concert EVER!!!!

We missed the first act - Brother Trouble - because we had just gotten into the stadium and had to have a margarita before we headed to our seat. They only played 15 minutes, so I don't think we missed too much! :o)

When we got ot our seats, we met the cutest couple (although they are best friends...not a couple! LOL). We had fun singing and dancing with them all night! Ben and Hannah...you guys rock!

This is Donna...once she figured out they had opened the roof of the stadium, she was quite "happy"! (I'm sure the margarita helped, too!)
This is Donna, Sheryl and I. We really had a great time!
And this....this is my man Keith! Isn't he hot!!!!!

Oh look...there he is again!!!!!
and this was when he was singing to me!!! (In my dreams, LOL)
And then there was Kenny! I never really had any desire to see Kenny in concert, but let me tell you...I'm a big fan now!!! The man puts on a show! He's still a little short for my taste, but he's a cutie! And just seems like a generally nice guy...he even brought his Mom on stage!!
Kenny sure knows how to put together a tour! This concert happened to be the last night of the Pirates and Poets tour. It opened at 4pm with a group called Brother Trouble. They were followed by Luke Bryan (who just happened to be pretty cute!). Then came Garry Allan. This was my second time seeing him and I really enjoyed it! That guy can SING!!!! Then was LeAnn Rimes. She was pretty good also. Loved the green dress she wore, but she need to brush her hair! LOL Her voice sounded great, despite the fact that she had cancelled the previous two nights due to tonsilitis. After LeAnn finished out came Keith. Oh my gosh....it was just wonderful. He seemed to really enjoy himself and the crowd just LOVED him! I wish he could have played longer! Then Kenny came on the screen and introduced his road crew as the "Mostly Crue" and they came out and played 3 songs. I can't remember the first one, the second one was Helter Skelter and finally they played Rock & Roll all night (KISS) and it was soooo rockin'!!! They were quite an interesting group and not a pretty bunch, but they sounded pretty dang good! I loved it! Then came Kenny. He had a lot of energy and sounded great. Everyone loved him, too! Beach balls were floating throughout the crowd and it was definitely a huge party. Kenny was scheduled to stop playing at 11:05, but shortly before that Uncle Kracker came out on the stage and sang When the Sun Goes Down with Kenny. Then he sang Follow Me...one of my FAVORITE songs ever...then he and Kenny sang Cowboy by Kid Rock....That was FUN! After that Luke Bryan came out and sang a song with Kenny and then Keith did, too, then it just turned into a huge party. They finally ended at about 12:10pm! I had so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs&Smiles!

Kim

You Would Have been

32 today! I wish you were still here so we could celebrate! I miss you!



Hugs&Smiles!
Kim

The Olympics

Okay, I have to admit....I'm an Olympics JUNKIE! I'm telling you, I can't get enough of this stuff! It's terrible. I haven't had a good night's sleep since they started. The week before they started I thought I might watch some of the swimming, diving and gymnastics, but probably not too much. Thought I might also be interested in a little bit of the Track and Field. Yeah, right...I've watched hours upon hours of those three things, not to mention the hours of Track and Field....along with things I don't even understand, like fencing and handball. I don't get it, but I watched it! There are things that I knew were "fun", but I didn't know they were considered a sport...trampoline, for instance! Don't get me wrong, after watching what they did I can see that it's not just some "fun" thing to do. Water polo and beach volleyball...who knew that could be so exciting? And the regular volleyball. Man, those girls are TOUGH AS NAILS! I will admit, though, my favorite part tends to be the "life stories" of the athletes. Not just the Americans, but any of them. Maybe I'm nosey. But really, I love that stuff. It makes me feel like I really know these people. Makes me want to just jump through the TV and give them a hug!

I keep hearing lots of talk on the radio and from other people about what a crappy job NBC is doing with all of it. Apparenty I'm not very hard to please, because I am thoroughly enjoying every minute of it. Well, okay, I can't stand Bob Costas...he's just a pompous jerk (the only reporter I dislike more than him is Bryant Gumble), but even ole Bob is not annoying me like he usually does.

I also can't believe the number of World records that have been broken, not to mention the Olympic records. There are even countries who are winning medals who have never won a medal so far. That's just plain cool!

Oh, and last night had to be my two favorite moments so far. When they showed Shawn Johnson's parents after her balance beam routine (a gold medal routine!) and Jonathan Horton's parents after his horizontal bar routine (a silver medal routine!). Both sets of parents just glowed sheer joy and pride..and tears. As proud as I am of my kids for the things they do, I can't even imagine what that would feel like!! I'm sure it will take days for them to come down off that high!!

I hear that Chicago is putting in a bid for the 2016 Olympics. Let me tell you, I've got everything crossed that they win that bid. I've decided that I want to see some of this in person...and I'd prefer to do it right here in this country. And if it just happens to be a mere 4 hours from my home, well, that's even better! I've got lots of friends who live in and around Chicago, so hopefully I can pay someone to let me stay with them!

Hugs&Smiles!

Kim

BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!

The girls started back to school last Thursday (August 14th). Syd is now in 8th grade and Sammie is in 1st grade. They were both excited to go back, but really couldn't believe that summer was already over.

Here's Syd with her new outfit and hair cut/highlights! The color isn't really too good in this picture, but you get the idea!


Sammie got her hair all cut off this year! It's a little shorter than I had actually wanted, but it looks pretty darn cute on her! She was so excited to get to wear her new outfit....she thinks gauchos are the coolest!

Surprisingly, they were willing to pose together for a picture, too! Syd, of course, tried to get out of it by saying "we don't match...we clash", but that wasn't gonna work!

We're hoping for a great year. So far the girls have perfect attendance! LOL (Every morning when I wake them up I remind them that they have perfect attendance so far!)

Hope all of your "back to schools" are wonderful!

Hugs&Smiles!

Kim

Happy Birthday, Sis!!!!

We had a little party at Mom's on Sunday for my sister, Debbie. She turned 49...although we only had 29 candles to put on her cake! :) Mom made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and cake. I took a salad and pineapple casserole. This is the first time I ever remember having just the right amount of food. We ALWAYS have way, way, way too much. Everything was delicious and it was a gorgeous day, too!

The cakes - Mom made a carrot cake with cream cheese icing and a yellow cake with chocolate icing. Both were VERY good!

And, you've always gotta have that ever-flattering picture blowing out the candles! The girls got a giggle out of watching Debbie blow out the candles!

Debbie wanted a picture of her family, and I made it my job to make it happen! If you ask them, they'll all tell you I'm bossy and made them get up and come outside to have their picture taken! I even made Lacey get Thomas up from his nap, but c'mon, it's all she asked for, so how could anyone argue with that???

It was a great day and I'm so glad I got to spend my sister's birthday with her. We hardly ever get to see each other anymore and that really sucks. Life is too busy. She's a cool chick! Love ya, Sis!

Hugs&Smiles!
Kim