I was Framed! Woohoo!!

The girls at Savvy N Sassy choose the Christmas Cards I made for a swap as Frame of the Day December 24th 2006 Over on the SNS Forum!! Wooohoo!!!

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September 09, 2006 - Last Day to be 31 Years Old

 

Stephenville by Jewel is one of my favorite songs - I copied her original lyrics below the ones I use to sing the song......

Housewives trying to recapture their youth
By wearing floral print and suede
Fixing their hairdos with PC, chemical-free hairspray
Martha Stewart taught them to make on TV
I was raised in Essex
I'm too far from home, all alone on the road
Trying to figure out who I am now the the stardust has turned to sand
And the sand has turned to stone on the star making machine

I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

Yes, you guessed it, I moved here because I fell in love with a man

And I moved his ex-old lady's things out of the closet

The same closet I had to move my things back in It didn't make me feel that great, as if to demonstrate Everything's temporary given enough time But hey, I've got nothing to lose

Trying to be loved completely, trying to love honestly
Trying to find a decent high noon cup of tea
In another shitty hotel (I've been in a few)
I'm trying to listen to the leaves speak
Trying to steal secrets from fishes in the creek
Trying to figure out who I am
A singer, a pretty bad cook, maybe a mother some day
What will it be?

And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

I'm trying to figure out who I am
But there's no hand to hold, no Doctor Martin Luther King
There's just sycophants
And the mindlessness on TV or in the magazines
On the latest ways to behave
So why not follow me, the blond bombshell deity?
I'll sell you neat ideas without big words
And a little bit of cleavage to help wash it all down
Hey, everybody thought Godard was a clown
And that ain't gonna be me

And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began
And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began
Guess that just means I'm in Clawson, Michigan.

I just love this tune - I guess I relate to must of the words - between moving Countries + Traveling Canada selling magazines in my Wild and Crazy Youth!

 

 

Stephenville
by Jewel

Housewives trying to recapture their youth
By wearing floral print and suede
Fixing their hairdos with PC, chemical-free hairspray
Martha Stewart taught them to make on TV
I was raised a farmgirl
I'm too far from home, all alone on the road
Trying to figure out who I am now the the stardust has turned to sand
And the sand has turned to stone on the starmaking machine

I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

And my daddy, he wrote songs and he broke colts
And he went back to school to get a degree
Now he teachs music to kids, he taught music to me
And this Alaskan girl was living in Stephenville, Texas
Yes, you guessed it, I moved here because I fell in love with a man And I moved his ex-old lady's things out of the closet The same closet I had to move my things back in It didn't make me feel that great, as if to demonstrate Everything's temporary given enough time But hey, I've got nothing to lose I'm a singer for crowds, I'm a writer of songs Hey Mom, look, I'm an entertainer I'm a modern day troubadour trying to find justice with six strings Trying to make the world make sense out of me
Trying to be loved completely, trying to love honestly
Trying to find a decent high noon cup of tea
In another shitty hotel
I'm trying to listen to the leaves speak
Trying to steal secrets from fishes in the creek
Trying to figure out who I am
A singer, a pretty bad cook, maybe a mother some day
What will it be?

And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

I'm trying to figure out who I am
But there's no hand to hold, no Doctor Martin Luther King
There's just syncophants
And the mindlessness on TV or in the magazines
On the latest ways to behave
So why not follow me, the blond bombshell deity?
I'll sell you neat ideas without big words
And a little bit of cleavage to help wash it all down
Hey, everybody thought Godard was a clown
And that ain't gonna be me

And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began
And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began
Guess that just means I'm in Texas

Greyhound = Houdini

Well - The Greyhound is the next Houdini. She escaped her harness - and the harness was still intact. She scared the crap out of me today. I still do not know how she got out of her harness - all I know is that Maxie started barking - Mike went to check and a greyhound was running towards me. So I tackled her. I win!!!

It's a good thing she came to me - I really didn't feel like chasing a greyhound - today or any other day.

On the bright side - got my front flower bed cleaned up - and two more bags for the yard waste removal people. I feel sorry for them on Thursday - they have a lot of bags to pick up.

My Back Yard is my Personal Hell.

My Back Yard is my Personal Hell. 10 Bags of yard waste out - 1000 million trillion zillion more to go.

I promise in my next life I'll be good.

Shh.....Max is sleeping....

You think Max could stay like that forever? Lucy Sue & I are hoping......

 

Heartless Bitches .com

This website describes how I feel today.

http://www.heartless-bitches.com/

It's pretty good!!

"I'm starting to think it can't be Head-Up-Ass Syndrome, because there's got to be more oxygen and more light up even the flabbiest ass than could account for such rampant and long-lasting self-abnegation."

-- Instgatrix

 

JUST A DOG

Musings
by Richard Biby, Contributing Editor
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma


From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand."

One More day!!!

 

One more day - Till Max is here!!

Whoo hooo~~~~

I'll officially be an animal house now - Max will be the last pet - for a while anyway -

One Retired Racing Red Fawn Greyhound

One abandoned Black cat

One Shelter Black Cat

One Mix breed Dog (Black & Tan) - Doberman - Rott & Shepard - PUPPY

This is my animal house!!!

Vacation!!!

Let's see what I can actually get done this week!! I might actually get to the boxes I have left to unpack this week!! However - If it stays 50 Degrees outside - I'll end up getting all of my yardwork done in January - instead of March/April!!! The boxes can wait!! LOL