Saturday, December 26, 2009
Blog Laziness
If you couldn't tell, I haven't felt like blogging much these last couple months of 2009. I'll be better in a week or so. Stick with me. . .I'll be back. Promise.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Birthday Dad!
In Memory of
Ronny P. Kinney
November 1, 1934 - April 26, 2006
Ronny P. Kinney
November 1, 1934 - April 26, 2006

Love and miss you always!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Final Touches
Our Halloween costumes are assembled and ready for the party we are attending on Friday night! I'm excited! J, not so much so! I'll post pictures on Saturday.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Profoundness

Here's a poem I wrote circa 1980 when I was either 10 or 11. My sister found it in a box of stuff after cleaning out my mom's house. I thought I'd share the utter profoundness of my thought process at the time. At least you would get a good belly laugh!! I even typed the dern thing myself...if you couldn't tell. Enjoy.
In case you can't click to make bigger and read. Here it is retyped as originally typed:
I SAW WHAT I SEEN
I saw what I seen
I seen what I saw
Isaw the most scariest thing
of all. . . . Adragon standing
in the hall.
I seen what I saw
I saw what I see
I saw the most weirdest
thing that could be. . . .
A four-headed horse looking
at me.
I saw what I seen
Iseen what I saw
I saw the most cutest thing
of all. . . . Abrown-Headed boy
standing in the hall.
Iseen what I saw
I saw what I see
I saw the most beautiful
thing that could be. . . .
A little angel watching
over me.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
It was 40 years ago today. . .
that I had my 1st photo opp on Oct 7, 1969.
I was one whole day old.

I don't know what day my mom finally took me home,
but I don't look too happy here. I think the bow in my
hair is pissing me off. I have 30 years yet to fully
appreciate the benefits of hair accessories.
Silly me!
Silly me!

Well, here's to the first day of my 41st trip around the sun. So far, so good. I can't wait to see what surprises and goodies this year brings. My life has been filled with so many blessings and so many amazing people that I have no room to complain whatsoever. Therefore, I shall celebrate this crazy thing called LIFE and go forth with gusto!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Contest Prize
Congrats again to Slick!! Prize has been delivered to the front door just this morning.
It's a crazy martial arts double feature cd!!! And, no, that's not a tennis racquet, but an bad-ass insect killa (electronic fly-swatter of sorts). Now Slick can go ape-shit crazy and try some new, mad karate moves a la Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan while he's killing the pesky bugs! Have fun, my friend!

It's a crazy martial arts double feature cd!!! And, no, that's not a tennis racquet, but an bad-ass insect killa (electronic fly-swatter of sorts). Now Slick can go ape-shit crazy and try some new, mad karate moves a la Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan while he's killing the pesky bugs! Have fun, my friend!

Saturday, October 3, 2009
And the WINNER is. . . .
Drumroll please.
SLICK
Congratulations, Slick!!! You are the winner of the very first JAKL blog contest with 2 correct answers! Woo Hoo for you!!! Prize will be delivered to your doorstep sometime before the weekend is over (try to contain your excitement! ;) Prize contents will be posted on JAKL after delivery to Slick.
Correct Answers:
1. A Giant Doughnut
2. An Out of Order phone booth
3. The Queen Mary
4. A Boat Cleverly Named Vitamin Sea
5. Baby Stingray
6. A turtle
7. P!nk
8. Emmy Red Carpet
9. Deer in a front yard
10. Polo Match
Thank you all so much for playing. I know this was a difficult contest and required more chance than knowledge, but it was the best I could do for our inital game. I promise the contests will get better! Thanks again! I hope you all had fun.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
September 2009 Tweets
@Sarcastra maybe your nickel was part of that spare change I found in my jeans this a.m. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. Want it?8:18 PM Sep 30th from web in reply to Sarcastra
@FerociousFluffy Run for cover! Did you get any damage? The Wind is still a blowin' like nobody's business!8:14 PM Sep 30th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Hella wind storm happening now. Whoa!4:06 PM Sep 30th from txt
I love it when I find money in the pockets of my jeans I haven't put on since last Spring. Happy Wednesday to me!5:47 AM Sep 30th from web
Tuesday. . .so far, so good.8:22 AM Sep 29th from web
Contest on JAKL!! Run and go play! Hurry!8:41 PM Sep 28th from web
Here we go again! WHEEEEEEE!7:31 AM Sep 28th from web
@FerociousFluffy we FINALLY got home after driving all the way down 287 across Owl Road & back up I-25. Icky!4:59 PM Sep 27th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Can't wait til 7p.m. for the season premier of DEXTER!!4:58 PM Sep 27th from web
Stuck in a huge traffic jam on EB I-80 in Laramie. Wreck on Summit perhaps?1:00 PM Sep 27th from txt
Onward to the cabin!8:20 AM Sep 26th from txt
East T-Birds beat Central 21-14! Thanks, Rita!7:33 PM Sep 25th from web
East vs. Central game. Tonight! Go T-Birds!3:17 PM Sep 25th from web
Ahhhh, Friday. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!5:50 AM Sep 25th from web
Back to work. Now where's my vat of coffee, cuz I'm gonna need it!!6:46 AM Sep 22nd from web
Just landed back in Denver. Terra firma.5:23 PM Sep 20th from txt
P!nk was AWESOME!! If you get a chance go see her show! Today we go hiking in Monrovia Calif.9:58 AM Sep 19th from web
P!nk is on!9:49 PM Sep 18th from txt
That's not my name! That's not my name!9:33 PM Sep 18th from txt
At P!nk concert . The Ting Tings opening & on stage now!8:41 PM Sep 18th from txt
Finished exam! Whew! Good feeling about!10:44 AM Sep 18th from txt
Taking the Specialist in Housing Credit Mgmt (SHCM) exam in a minute. Keep your fingers crossed for me.7:28 AM Sep 18th from txt
Little baby stingrays!5:50 PM Sep 17th from txt
Lunching in a street cafe, people watching. Lots of Jason Mraz fashion inspired dudes about.1:16 PM Sep 17th from txt
Day 1 of affordable housing mgmt conf - DONE! I'm ready for Day 2.6:50 AM Sep 17th from txt
Conference time!9:02 AM Sep 16th from txt
Just landed at LAX.2:24 PM Sep 15th from txt
boarding now! late!11:52 AM Sep 15th from txt
@FerociousFluffy Tell me about it, sister. Monday sux.9:21 PM Sep 14th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Finished packing for my business trip to California. Don't like the styling choices I had avail to me. Bleh. Must shop soon to remedy this.9:20 PM Sep 14th from web
Monday. You are cruel.8:35 AM Sep 14th from web
@FerociousFluffy I am bedazzled by your bacon love! How were the peanut butter bacon cookies?6:11 PM Sep 13th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Tonight . . .white russians & chicken shishkabobs!6:09 PM Sep 13th from web
The hubs made luscious watermelon martinis. Tastes like a liquid Jolly Rancher! [slurp!]8:52 PM Sep 12th from web
@FerociousFluffy did yer pants make it home without ripping? Just curious.1:32 PM Sep 12th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Doing all the regular Saturday chores. NOT watching the football.1:31 PM Sep 12th from web
Never forgotten. 9/11.5:04 AM Sep 11th from web
@shplinkhimself http://twitpic.com/h8zyh - it walks on by the SanFrancisco treat!!5:45 PM Sep 10th from TwitPic
@shplinkhimself http://twitpic.com/h8m4h - Hey, it's almost 2!4:08 PM Sep 10th from TwitPic
@FerociousFluffy Yes, so yummy & oversized! Do put them on your menu next week (oh, and invite us over!)8:52 AM Sep 10th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
@AlphaMaven I wish we had bacon plants. Only tomato plants have we.8:49 AM Sep 10th from web in reply to AlphaMaven
Hubs is makin' BLTs tonight w/Ts coming straight from our garden! YUM! I shall think of you, FerociouslyFluffy, lover of all things bacon!3:43 PM Sep 9th from web
Not only is it Hump Day, it's 09-09-09! Rut Roe! Hope nuthin' spooky happens today! But if it does, I hope it involves zombies of some sort.6:01 AM Sep 9th from web
@Sarcastra I guess that means I did a good job on my pict? YAY!5:54 AM Sep 9th from web in reply to Sarcastra
http://twitpic.com/h17i6 - I've become a resident of Zombieland! http://Zombify-yourself.net6:18 PM Sep 8th from TwitPic
Me & the hubs have upset tummies. Not fun. I'm sure he doens't appreciate his torn-up gut being called a tummy either!5:50 PM Sep 8th from web
My eyeball is very tired today.6:34 AM Sep 2nd from web
@TheRevSlick yes!! Isn't that super cool that Vinnie is going to be on LOST?! He hit it bigtime! Finally!5:29 AM Sep 1st from web in reply to TheRevSlick
@TheRevSlick okay, so you have a point about free lunches. I'll that take into consideration.5:28 AM Sep 1st from web in reply to TheRevSlick
Happy 1st of September! Only 21 more days until the autumnal equinox!! Woo HOO!5:27 AM Sep 1st from web
@FerociousFluffy Run for cover! Did you get any damage? The Wind is still a blowin' like nobody's business!8:14 PM Sep 30th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Hella wind storm happening now. Whoa!4:06 PM Sep 30th from txt
I love it when I find money in the pockets of my jeans I haven't put on since last Spring. Happy Wednesday to me!5:47 AM Sep 30th from web
Tuesday. . .so far, so good.8:22 AM Sep 29th from web
Contest on JAKL!! Run and go play! Hurry!8:41 PM Sep 28th from web
Here we go again! WHEEEEEEE!7:31 AM Sep 28th from web
@FerociousFluffy we FINALLY got home after driving all the way down 287 across Owl Road & back up I-25. Icky!4:59 PM Sep 27th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Can't wait til 7p.m. for the season premier of DEXTER!!4:58 PM Sep 27th from web
Stuck in a huge traffic jam on EB I-80 in Laramie. Wreck on Summit perhaps?1:00 PM Sep 27th from txt
Onward to the cabin!8:20 AM Sep 26th from txt
East T-Birds beat Central 21-14! Thanks, Rita!7:33 PM Sep 25th from web
East vs. Central game. Tonight! Go T-Birds!3:17 PM Sep 25th from web
Ahhhh, Friday. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!5:50 AM Sep 25th from web
Back to work. Now where's my vat of coffee, cuz I'm gonna need it!!6:46 AM Sep 22nd from web
Just landed back in Denver. Terra firma.5:23 PM Sep 20th from txt
P!nk was AWESOME!! If you get a chance go see her show! Today we go hiking in Monrovia Calif.9:58 AM Sep 19th from web
P!nk is on!9:49 PM Sep 18th from txt
That's not my name! That's not my name!9:33 PM Sep 18th from txt
At P!nk concert . The Ting Tings opening & on stage now!8:41 PM Sep 18th from txt
Finished exam! Whew! Good feeling about!10:44 AM Sep 18th from txt
Taking the Specialist in Housing Credit Mgmt (SHCM) exam in a minute. Keep your fingers crossed for me.7:28 AM Sep 18th from txt
Little baby stingrays!5:50 PM Sep 17th from txt
Lunching in a street cafe, people watching. Lots of Jason Mraz fashion inspired dudes about.1:16 PM Sep 17th from txt
Day 1 of affordable housing mgmt conf - DONE! I'm ready for Day 2.6:50 AM Sep 17th from txt
Conference time!9:02 AM Sep 16th from txt
Just landed at LAX.2:24 PM Sep 15th from txt
boarding now! late!11:52 AM Sep 15th from txt
@FerociousFluffy Tell me about it, sister. Monday sux.9:21 PM Sep 14th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Finished packing for my business trip to California. Don't like the styling choices I had avail to me. Bleh. Must shop soon to remedy this.9:20 PM Sep 14th from web
Monday. You are cruel.8:35 AM Sep 14th from web
@FerociousFluffy I am bedazzled by your bacon love! How were the peanut butter bacon cookies?6:11 PM Sep 13th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Tonight . . .white russians & chicken shishkabobs!6:09 PM Sep 13th from web
The hubs made luscious watermelon martinis. Tastes like a liquid Jolly Rancher! [slurp!]8:52 PM Sep 12th from web
@FerociousFluffy did yer pants make it home without ripping? Just curious.1:32 PM Sep 12th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Doing all the regular Saturday chores. NOT watching the football.1:31 PM Sep 12th from web
Never forgotten. 9/11.5:04 AM Sep 11th from web
@shplinkhimself http://twitpic.com/h8zyh - it walks on by the SanFrancisco treat!!5:45 PM Sep 10th from TwitPic
@shplinkhimself http://twitpic.com/h8m4h - Hey, it's almost 2!4:08 PM Sep 10th from TwitPic
@FerociousFluffy Yes, so yummy & oversized! Do put them on your menu next week (oh, and invite us over!)8:52 AM Sep 10th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
@AlphaMaven I wish we had bacon plants. Only tomato plants have we.8:49 AM Sep 10th from web in reply to AlphaMaven
Hubs is makin' BLTs tonight w/Ts coming straight from our garden! YUM! I shall think of you, FerociouslyFluffy, lover of all things bacon!3:43 PM Sep 9th from web
Not only is it Hump Day, it's 09-09-09! Rut Roe! Hope nuthin' spooky happens today! But if it does, I hope it involves zombies of some sort.6:01 AM Sep 9th from web
@Sarcastra I guess that means I did a good job on my pict? YAY!5:54 AM Sep 9th from web in reply to Sarcastra
http://twitpic.com/h17i6 - I've become a resident of Zombieland! http://Zombify-yourself.net6:18 PM Sep 8th from TwitPic
Me & the hubs have upset tummies. Not fun. I'm sure he doens't appreciate his torn-up gut being called a tummy either!5:50 PM Sep 8th from web
My eyeball is very tired today.6:34 AM Sep 2nd from web
@TheRevSlick yes!! Isn't that super cool that Vinnie is going to be on LOST?! He hit it bigtime! Finally!5:29 AM Sep 1st from web in reply to TheRevSlick
@TheRevSlick okay, so you have a point about free lunches. I'll that take into consideration.5:28 AM Sep 1st from web in reply to TheRevSlick
Happy 1st of September! Only 21 more days until the autumnal equinox!! Woo HOO!5:27 AM Sep 1st from web
Monday, September 28, 2009
CONTEST. . .play here:
Okay, I'm going to try my hand at a blog contest. There will be a small but lovely prize for the winner so I need all of you who play to identify yourself and how I can get the prize to you. Okay?! Okay.
The contest rules:
Using the descriptions of 10 photos posted in my September 27, 2009, entry entitled "Things I saw in La-La Land", list the photos from 1 to 10 in chronological order of how I saw them once I landed at LAX. #1 being the first thing of interest that I saw #10 being the last. You get the drift.
The winner will be the person who gets the most correct. Your list must be posted as a comment to this link no later than 0900, Saturday October 3rd. Winner will be notified via post on JAKL immediately following deadline. In case of a tie, there will be a sudden-death type tie breaker (prepare yourself now).
So, have at it, Readers!! Make me proud!!
The contest rules:
Using the descriptions of 10 photos posted in my September 27, 2009, entry entitled "Things I saw in La-La Land", list the photos from 1 to 10 in chronological order of how I saw them once I landed at LAX. #1 being the first thing of interest that I saw #10 being the last. You get the drift.
The winner will be the person who gets the most correct. Your list must be posted as a comment to this link no later than 0900, Saturday October 3rd. Winner will be notified via post on JAKL immediately following deadline. In case of a tie, there will be a sudden-death type tie breaker (prepare yourself now).
So, have at it, Readers!! Make me proud!!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
You say toMAYto, I say toMAHto
I think our friend, Traci, over at Mischief & Mayhem had her first fresh garden tomato over a week or two ago (she's in Seattle). I was so jealous but now it seems to be our turn. FINALLY!! Our big, fat green tomatoes are now turning into big, fat RED TOMATOES!! YAY! I am so excited because I am so not a very patient person. I want instant gratification, I want it now and I usually want it covered in chocolate! But the anticipation for these delicious, red bulbs of goodness made the wait all worthwhile. (hey, isn't there a song about that?)

Another Super Fantastic waiting to be plucked!
J made us over sized BLTs for dinner tonight and cut huge slabs of this tomato on the left.
The flavor was just divine!!
These are Super Fantastics
Another Super Fantastic waiting to be plucked!
We have a bucketful of fresh basil so tomorrow I will make caprese salad for dinner and this weekend I will make fresh red sauce for spaghetti! Yum! We will have tomatoes coming our our ears! We also have groves of cherry tomato plants that we are having a hard time keeping up with harvesting! Most likely we will make salsa like we did last fall. We made so much that we still have a few jars left!
Ahhhh, the tomato. . .the gift that keeps on giving!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Things that make you say "WTF?" #2
Ummm. . .yeah, okay. Is that *all* your stuff? I mean I don't see the kitchen sink in there. And I'm sure the tarp really kept things dry today.
I understand and can sympathize with someone moving or having to live in their car, but there was barely a space for a driver and the stuff drooping off the back? C'mon!! So this lead me to say. . .
I understand and can sympathize with someone moving or having to live in their car, but there was barely a space for a driver and the stuff drooping off the back? C'mon!! So this lead me to say. . .WTF?!?!?!?!?
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
August 2009 Tweets
@TheRevSlick my daddy always told me there was never such thing as a "free lunch."7:19 PM Aug 31st from web in reply to TheRevSlick
@FerociousFluffy No it's not sad that you are synomous w/bacon! Check out the show. They even use the WWBBD SouthPark song for the theme.10:02 AM Aug 31st from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
@shplinkhimself I had Nutella on pretzel crisps! and a cup o joe! I agree with the Nutella on a spoon!6:31 PM Aug 30th from web in reply to shplinkhimself
All you Nutella lovers out there. . .what's your favorite way to eat it?!4:06 PM Aug 30th from web
@TroyBrock mornin' Troy! The first cup is always the best, isn't it?9:03 AM Aug 30th from web in reply to TroyBrock
Pretzel chips dipped in Nutella for breakfast! Yum. Cup 'o joe too.8:59 AM Aug 30th from web
Getting ready to hang out with our 4-year-old great-niece Summer for the day. Should be interesting. Pray for us.9:11 AM Aug 29th from web
Check out the live Outside Lands webcast Aug 28-30 at http://bit.ly/lbqF97:53 PM Aug 28th from web
@shplinkhimself Shoot! Not what I thought.7:19 PM Aug 28th from web in reply to shplinkhimself
Long walk outside at Holiday Park instead of regular work out in stinky gym. Felt so good!11:34 AM Aug 28th from web
Going to bed early tonight mostly cuz I am old and boring, but pretty much because I'm really tired! Nighty.Night.6:27 PM Aug 27th from web
Busy day. Drop dog at groomer! Blood drawn! Nails! Dentist!8:01 AM Aug 27th from txt
Hey, LAAADY!! Yeah, you! The one who was crossing 22nd Street & Central at 7 a.m. I just wanna know where you got your FABULOUS shoes?!9:52 AM Aug 26th from web
The boss man is out of the office for 3 whole days! Finally projects can be completed w/out new ones to impede progress!8:19 AM Aug 24th from web
Back from the mountains. It was sooo cool and nice up there. 90 degrees in Cheyenne. Whoa!1:22 PM Aug 23rd from web
I can't find my chopsticks. . .grrrr!5:54 PM Aug 21st from web
¡ʎɐpıɹɟ ʎddɐɥ ɥo6:47 AM Aug 21st from web
˙ʎɐpıɹɟ sı ʍoɹɹoɯoʇ ʎddɐɥ os ¡ʍou ʇnoqɐ ʇɥƃıɹ ןǝǝɟ ı ʍoɥ sı sıɥʇ9:42 PM Aug 20th from web
To another jewelry show I go! Yay!4:28 PM Aug 20th from txt
FYI: today is Nat'l Do Not Use Your Turn Signal Day! Again.12:07 PM Aug 20th from txt
I needs me a nap badly!8:53 AM Aug 20th from web
I'm getting the whole "you look just like Fergie" thing after more than a decade-long hiatus. Which celebrity do people say YOU look like?5:54 AM Aug 19th from web
Off to do another jewelry show tonight! Woo hoot!4:54 PM Aug 18th from web
Top o' the misty mornin' to ya!7:01 AM Aug 18th from web
Just received my current issue of InStyle magazine. Nothing like 500+ pages of Fall fashion goodness to brighten one's spirit!3:54 PM Aug 17th from web
Start your engines. . .it's MONDAY!6:52 AM Aug 17th from web
Cyborg is an animal!9:03 AM Aug 16th from web
Carano v. Cyborg!! GIRLFIGHT! YAY!10:39 PM Aug 15th from web
@FerociousFluffy I'd love to try bacon chocolate, but i'd have no clue where to purchase such a thing.6:14 AM Aug 13th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Coffee time!6:14 AM Aug 13th from web
Go read it!8:20 PM Aug 12th from web
FINALLY updated the blog!8:20 PM Aug 12th from web
@FerociousFluffy serious? For real "bacon chocolate"?8:19 PM Aug 12th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Getting ready for bed! Nighty night!8:18 PM Aug 12th from web
Generally, I love DARK CHOCOLATE; however, dark choc. M&M's are just wrong. Ew.12:19 PM Aug 12th from web
If bitten by a zombie, I'd last 1 hour and 23 minutes before becoming infected! http://su.pr/1GiCqW from the delicious @oatmeal5:54 AM Aug 12th from web
@Sarcastra your clever bank will never be empty, my dear!5:49 AM Aug 12th from web in reply to Sarcastra
Wondering if anyone got to see the Perseid meteor shower clearly.5:48 AM Aug 12th from web
Waiting and waiting and waiting some more.7:06 PM Aug 10th from web
@1953diygal [[shiver, shiver]] about the widow hunting. Eww!4:31 PM Aug 5th from web in reply to 1953diygal
@FerociousFluffy Weird thing this HUMIDITY in Wyoming. . .isn't it?4:30 PM Aug 5th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Boy is it ever humid here in Cheyenne right now.4:11 PM Aug 5th from txt
Black coffee is most certainly my best friend.6:44 AM Aug 3rd from web
Re-watching last season's episodes of Dexter so I can be ready for the new stuff in September! Can't wait!7:32 PM Aug 2nd from web
@1953diygal Tres cool. What's that flower you have on?7:27 PM Aug 2nd from web in reply to 1953diygal
@FerociousFluffy No it's not sad that you are synomous w/bacon! Check out the show. They even use the WWBBD SouthPark song for the theme.10:02 AM Aug 31st from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
@shplinkhimself I had Nutella on pretzel crisps! and a cup o joe! I agree with the Nutella on a spoon!6:31 PM Aug 30th from web in reply to shplinkhimself
All you Nutella lovers out there. . .what's your favorite way to eat it?!4:06 PM Aug 30th from web
@TroyBrock mornin' Troy! The first cup is always the best, isn't it?9:03 AM Aug 30th from web in reply to TroyBrock
Pretzel chips dipped in Nutella for breakfast! Yum. Cup 'o joe too.8:59 AM Aug 30th from web
Getting ready to hang out with our 4-year-old great-niece Summer for the day. Should be interesting. Pray for us.9:11 AM Aug 29th from web
Check out the live Outside Lands webcast Aug 28-30 at http://bit.ly/lbqF97:53 PM Aug 28th from web
@shplinkhimself Shoot! Not what I thought.7:19 PM Aug 28th from web in reply to shplinkhimself
Long walk outside at Holiday Park instead of regular work out in stinky gym. Felt so good!11:34 AM Aug 28th from web
Going to bed early tonight mostly cuz I am old and boring, but pretty much because I'm really tired! Nighty.Night.6:27 PM Aug 27th from web
Busy day. Drop dog at groomer! Blood drawn! Nails! Dentist!8:01 AM Aug 27th from txt
Hey, LAAADY!! Yeah, you! The one who was crossing 22nd Street & Central at 7 a.m. I just wanna know where you got your FABULOUS shoes?!9:52 AM Aug 26th from web
The boss man is out of the office for 3 whole days! Finally projects can be completed w/out new ones to impede progress!8:19 AM Aug 24th from web
Back from the mountains. It was sooo cool and nice up there. 90 degrees in Cheyenne. Whoa!1:22 PM Aug 23rd from web
I can't find my chopsticks. . .grrrr!5:54 PM Aug 21st from web
¡ʎɐpıɹɟ ʎddɐɥ ɥo6:47 AM Aug 21st from web
˙ʎɐpıɹɟ sı ʍoɹɹoɯoʇ ʎddɐɥ os ¡ʍou ʇnoqɐ ʇɥƃıɹ ןǝǝɟ ı ʍoɥ sı sıɥʇ9:42 PM Aug 20th from web
To another jewelry show I go! Yay!4:28 PM Aug 20th from txt
FYI: today is Nat'l Do Not Use Your Turn Signal Day! Again.12:07 PM Aug 20th from txt
I needs me a nap badly!8:53 AM Aug 20th from web
I'm getting the whole "you look just like Fergie" thing after more than a decade-long hiatus. Which celebrity do people say YOU look like?5:54 AM Aug 19th from web
Off to do another jewelry show tonight! Woo hoot!4:54 PM Aug 18th from web
Top o' the misty mornin' to ya!7:01 AM Aug 18th from web
Just received my current issue of InStyle magazine. Nothing like 500+ pages of Fall fashion goodness to brighten one's spirit!3:54 PM Aug 17th from web
Start your engines. . .it's MONDAY!6:52 AM Aug 17th from web
Cyborg is an animal!9:03 AM Aug 16th from web
Carano v. Cyborg!! GIRLFIGHT! YAY!10:39 PM Aug 15th from web
@FerociousFluffy I'd love to try bacon chocolate, but i'd have no clue where to purchase such a thing.6:14 AM Aug 13th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Coffee time!6:14 AM Aug 13th from web
Go read it!8:20 PM Aug 12th from web
FINALLY updated the blog!8:20 PM Aug 12th from web
@FerociousFluffy serious? For real "bacon chocolate"?8:19 PM Aug 12th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Getting ready for bed! Nighty night!8:18 PM Aug 12th from web
Generally, I love DARK CHOCOLATE; however, dark choc. M&M's are just wrong. Ew.12:19 PM Aug 12th from web
If bitten by a zombie, I'd last 1 hour and 23 minutes before becoming infected! http://su.pr/1GiCqW from the delicious @oatmeal5:54 AM Aug 12th from web
@Sarcastra your clever bank will never be empty, my dear!5:49 AM Aug 12th from web in reply to Sarcastra
Wondering if anyone got to see the Perseid meteor shower clearly.5:48 AM Aug 12th from web
Waiting and waiting and waiting some more.7:06 PM Aug 10th from web
@1953diygal [[shiver, shiver]] about the widow hunting. Eww!4:31 PM Aug 5th from web in reply to 1953diygal
@FerociousFluffy Weird thing this HUMIDITY in Wyoming. . .isn't it?4:30 PM Aug 5th from web in reply to FerociousFluffy
Boy is it ever humid here in Cheyenne right now.4:11 PM Aug 5th from txt
Black coffee is most certainly my best friend.6:44 AM Aug 3rd from web
Re-watching last season's episodes of Dexter so I can be ready for the new stuff in September! Can't wait!7:32 PM Aug 2nd from web
@1953diygal Tres cool. What's that flower you have on?7:27 PM Aug 2nd from web in reply to 1953diygal
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Kids R Weird!
We hung out today with our 4-year-old great-niece, Summer. She kept us entertained all day doing wacky things like this:
Anyone remember the days of the Unknown Comic on The Gong Show? So funny. Oh and I think she is going to grow up to be a waitress. Her favorite thing to do all day long was take our order for food and drink. She'd ask us "What would you like?" Whatever we'd ask for she'd say, "Sorry, we don't have that." When we'd ask her what exactly the "restaurant" did have, she'd phhfftt! and say "Read the menu!!" Uhhhh. . .oKAY!
Anyone remember the days of the Unknown Comic on The Gong Show? So funny. Oh and I think she is going to grow up to be a waitress. Her favorite thing to do all day long was take our order for food and drink. She'd ask us "What would you like?" Whatever we'd ask for she'd say, "Sorry, we don't have that." When we'd ask her what exactly the "restaurant" did have, she'd phhfftt! and say "Read the menu!!" Uhhhh. . .oKAY!Tuesday, August 18, 2009
New Addition!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Bountiful Harvest
We went through the garden today after work and got quite a payload for dinner tonight. J made a fabulous dinner of steak Gorgonzola that rivaled any restaurant entree I've ordered. He also whipped up ratatouille of our own garden harvested zukes, onions and chili peppers and added a store bought tomato (ours aren't ripe yet). The fingerling potatoes were to DIE for and melted in our mouths. J slightly boiled then pan fried whole with a tiny bit of butter & salt. Wow. Superb!
There is something to be said about growing and eating your own food that makes it taste so much better!! Also something to be said about a spouse who is great at cooking said food we "growed"! Thank you, Honey! You are such an awesome chef! SMOOOOOOOCH!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
First Hike of Summer of 2009
We have been working so hard on the cabin every weekend we've been up there that we haven't had time to do ANY hiking except for the last time we were up there. We made time to do a small 6 mile round-trip hike to Deep Lake, which is on the back side of Brown's Peak for those of you in the know. We had a wonderful time and encountered a porcupine (in a good way) and saw lots of flora & fauna along the way. Here are those picts documenting the moments.
Really cool mushrooms are growing like crazy up there.
These are poisonious. . .just sayin'. Don't eat them.
(BEFORE I fell in the stupid river)
I thought this was a pretty setting with the trees all around.
Good job, J, on the picture taking.
Very isolated. We saw only 2 other people up there fishing.
Niiiice.
How Does Our Garden Grow?
. . . apparently with all this rain, the garden grows very well! Except my zucchini. Those just aren't producing like normal. Usually we are up to our earballs in zucchini!!
Here are some picts of what *is* actually growing -- check it out!


Big, fat green tomatos. Let's hope they ripen before the first frost in two weeks. ha ha. As I was looking at this pict, I was wondering how anything grows in this ground with the tons of rock in the soil. Sheesh!

Here's my insane flower bed and my insane puppy, Artie.
He's fixin to bark at something at the end of the yard.
See how he's standing all at attention?

The secret, ancient dojo (or whatever I called it in the other post) is practically
To make this post a little more interesting, here is the post at the beginning of the spring/summer when we first started growing the stuff. So I guess this would be the link to the BEFORE pictures! http://jakldays.blogspot.com/2009/05/springs-garden-makeover-pt-3.html
Again, hope you enjoyed!
Here are some picts of what *is* actually growing -- check it out!
White hollyhock. Purdy flower.
Raspberry colored hollyhock. There were a bunch of beez doing their thang with this right before I snapped the pict. I really wanted to get them in it because you know they are disappearing, don't you? I am glad I saw the bees. Whew!
Big, fat green tomatos. Let's hope they ripen before the first frost in two weeks. ha ha. As I was looking at this pict, I was wondering how anything grows in this ground with the tons of rock in the soil. Sheesh!
Here's my insane flower bed and my insane puppy, Artie.
He's fixin to bark at something at the end of the yard.
See how he's standing all at attention?
The secret, ancient dojo (or whatever I called it in the other post) is practically
hidden in the jungle of wild daisy things. The plants to the right
aren't blooming yet, but will be soon in case you were interested
(and I *know* you were! wink, wink!)
(and I *know* you were! wink, wink!)
To make this post a little more interesting, here is the post at the beginning of the spring/summer when we first started growing the stuff. So I guess this would be the link to the BEFORE pictures! http://jakldays.blogspot.com/2009/05/springs-garden-makeover-pt-3.html
Again, hope you enjoyed!
Moose. . .Meese? Anyway More of Them!
Okay, because I *know* you're just dying to see more of the pictures we retrieved from our wildlife cam: moose1 I'll post these. These pictures are pretty interesting though. Judge for yourself. And leave comments, would ya?
This first picture freaked me out a bit.
I couldn't quite make out what it was. . .
Really not a human head, but a freaky ZOMBIE head tiled to the left
with a weird ear sticking out on the right.
Just waiting to jump up turn around and eat our face off!!!
(okay, I know, I know I've watched way too many horror movies when I was young and
it warped my measley brain!)
BUT never fear!! The "head" turned out to be the rear of this feller:

BUT never fear!! The "head" turned out to be the rear of this feller:
And yet a better picture of the same visitor.
Flash didn't seem to phase him.
Awesome pict of this moose cow on our "walkin' log". Goofy lookin' critters but so amazing at the same time.
This one looks a lot like a Clydesdale, don'tcha think? Not sure if it's the same cow or not.
That's all the wildlife pictures til next time. Hopefully, we'll have other species to post for you! Hope you really enjoyed these!
Slacker City Blues
Hello everyone! I have been a mucho slacker on our little blog here as of late. So, I thought I'd just post a butt-load of pictures in multiple posts with minimal captions and call it good for a couple days. I hope you all bear with me here until I get back on a regular schedule. Until then, let the picture madness begin. . .
Saturday, August 1, 2009
July 2009 Tweets
DESTINATION: Isolation! Later all!11:03 AM Jul 31st from web
Wakin' up is hard to do. . .5:40 AM Jul 30th from web
At the CFD rodeo finals with Julie Childs & her family.12:51 PM Jul 26th from txt
Playin' darts w/jackie & cory runion. good times!10:46 PM Jul 25th from txt
All chores postponed on account of Riddick! Can't look away!11:00 AM Jul 25th from txt
I got the WHOLE HOUSE to myself. I got the whole house to myself!!! [sung to the tune of "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands"]6:47 AM Jul 25th from web
Omg he's playin' Blister =N The Sun! I luv KC for this!10:04 PM Jul 24th from txt
Ok I knew "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" but had no clue he sang that.9:41 PM Jul 24th from txt
I do not know ANY of these songs but the crowd seems 2 b having fun!8:36 PM Jul 24th from txt
Off to Kenny Chesney concert at CFD!6:19 PM Jul 24th from txt
Just got the NEW jewelry! YAY all the pieces are so cool.4:43 PM Jul 23rd from txt
Thursday at CFD. Nothing going on. Maybe I can get something accomplished today at work. Don't hold your breath though.5:24 AM Jul 23rd from web
I meant "can't" see the USAF T-Birds. Sheesh!9:33 AM Jul 22nd from web
Wishing I was at the Air Show right now. I can hear them, just can see the USAF Thunderbirds. :(9:30 AM Jul 22nd from web
It's Cheyenne Day! Only 1/2 day of work. woo hoo!6:00 AM Jul 22nd from txt
I am 100% ready for a productive workday today!6:08 AM Jul 21st from web
@Sarcastra yeah, Sawyer Brown was really loud. At our house it was like we were at the fairgrounds.9:32 AM Jul 20th from web in reply to Sarcastra
Still REELING from Premier Designs RALLY!!9:31 AM Jul 20th from web
Mama , I'm comin' home!8:15 AM Jul 19th from txt
Rally! Rally! RALLY!3:01 PM Jul 16th from txt
Our hotel had a water main break. 5k women here! yikes!5:24 AM Jul 16th from txt
Just landed in Dallas/Ft. Worth.10:59 AM Jul 15th from txt
I'm leaving on a jetplane.9:05 AM Jul 15th from txt
Eating an overpriced breakfast at the dia terminal eatery.7:47 AM Jul 15th from txt
Packed & ready to go at o'dark thirty tomorrow. Now time for bed!8:48 PM Jul 14th from web
Getting a pedicure right now! Ahhh!2:38 PM Jul 14th from txt
Launder clothes for trip. . .NOW!!6:16 PM Jul 13th from web
Today is my Friday! Neener, neener boo-boo!6:34 AM Jul 9th from web
@Sarcastra didja go see Ironman?5:13 PM Jul 8th from web in reply to Sarcastra
We're so loving NURSE JACKIE on SHOtime! If you're not watching it then start! Only a 1/2 hr! Directed by Steve Buscemi!5:10 PM Jul 8th from web
Off to Pilates & kick boxing to work off the crappy "camp" food I ate this weekend.3:26 PM Jul 6th from web
@kassk who pressured you to twitter? not i.1:28 PM Jul 6th from web in reply to kassk
oh, if I only had a Bumpit!5:44 AM Jul 1st from web
Wakin' up is hard to do. . .5:40 AM Jul 30th from web
At the CFD rodeo finals with Julie Childs & her family.12:51 PM Jul 26th from txt
Playin' darts w/jackie & cory runion. good times!10:46 PM Jul 25th from txt
All chores postponed on account of Riddick! Can't look away!11:00 AM Jul 25th from txt
I got the WHOLE HOUSE to myself. I got the whole house to myself!!! [sung to the tune of "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands"]6:47 AM Jul 25th from web
Omg he's playin' Blister =N The Sun! I luv KC for this!10:04 PM Jul 24th from txt
Ok I knew "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" but had no clue he sang that.9:41 PM Jul 24th from txt
I do not know ANY of these songs but the crowd seems 2 b having fun!8:36 PM Jul 24th from txt
Off to Kenny Chesney concert at CFD!6:19 PM Jul 24th from txt
Just got the NEW jewelry! YAY all the pieces are so cool.4:43 PM Jul 23rd from txt
Thursday at CFD. Nothing going on. Maybe I can get something accomplished today at work. Don't hold your breath though.5:24 AM Jul 23rd from web
I meant "can't" see the USAF T-Birds. Sheesh!9:33 AM Jul 22nd from web
Wishing I was at the Air Show right now. I can hear them, just can see the USAF Thunderbirds. :(9:30 AM Jul 22nd from web
It's Cheyenne Day! Only 1/2 day of work. woo hoo!6:00 AM Jul 22nd from txt
I am 100% ready for a productive workday today!6:08 AM Jul 21st from web
@Sarcastra yeah, Sawyer Brown was really loud. At our house it was like we were at the fairgrounds.9:32 AM Jul 20th from web in reply to Sarcastra
Still REELING from Premier Designs RALLY!!9:31 AM Jul 20th from web
Mama , I'm comin' home!8:15 AM Jul 19th from txt
Rally! Rally! RALLY!3:01 PM Jul 16th from txt
Our hotel had a water main break. 5k women here! yikes!5:24 AM Jul 16th from txt
Just landed in Dallas/Ft. Worth.10:59 AM Jul 15th from txt
I'm leaving on a jetplane.9:05 AM Jul 15th from txt
Eating an overpriced breakfast at the dia terminal eatery.7:47 AM Jul 15th from txt
Packed & ready to go at o'dark thirty tomorrow. Now time for bed!8:48 PM Jul 14th from web
Getting a pedicure right now! Ahhh!2:38 PM Jul 14th from txt
Launder clothes for trip. . .NOW!!6:16 PM Jul 13th from web
Today is my Friday! Neener, neener boo-boo!6:34 AM Jul 9th from web
@Sarcastra didja go see Ironman?5:13 PM Jul 8th from web in reply to Sarcastra
We're so loving NURSE JACKIE on SHOtime! If you're not watching it then start! Only a 1/2 hr! Directed by Steve Buscemi!5:10 PM Jul 8th from web
Off to Pilates & kick boxing to work off the crappy "camp" food I ate this weekend.3:26 PM Jul 6th from web
@kassk who pressured you to twitter? not i.1:28 PM Jul 6th from web in reply to kassk
oh, if I only had a Bumpit!5:44 AM Jul 1st from web
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
More Moose CAM
Boy yous guys are gonna get sick of seeing moose on this blog! We were up at the cabin with a different set of awesome friends who helped us get most of the sheet rocking done with minimal physical damage to my poor body! Took a good elbow shot to the bridge of the nose and didn't even pass out (saw stars but didn't fall). That's pretty tough in my book! Ha! Anyhoo, a big hearty thanks goes out to Klan Kohrmann! What a fun weekend it turned out to be, friends! Sorry about all the blood suckers!
Here is the main attraction for the week on the moose1 Wildlife Cam up at the cabin. How cool is this dude? You need to understand this is right outside our cabin.

In fact, just a few days later, I was walking that log with my great niece. We hadn't looked at these pictures yet . . .the time stamp on this camera is about 5 hrs off, just fyi.

Even creepier, from the same point of view where we were walkin' the log earlier, a set of eyes are just off in the distance. We were still sitting at the campfire and we remember that Artie was having a coniption fit around this time. I guess he was seeing something we weren't. . .THIS SCARY WHATEVER IT IS ATTACHED TO THE GLOWING EYES!! I'm guessing Sasquatch!
Here is the main attraction for the week on the moose1 Wildlife Cam up at the cabin. How cool is this dude? You need to understand this is right outside our cabin.
In fact, just a few days later, I was walking that log with my great niece. We hadn't looked at these pictures yet . . .the time stamp on this camera is about 5 hrs off, just fyi.
Even creepier, from the same point of view where we were walkin' the log earlier, a set of eyes are just off in the distance. We were still sitting at the campfire and we remember that Artie was having a coniption fit around this time. I guess he was seeing something we weren't. . .THIS SCARY WHATEVER IT IS ATTACHED TO THE GLOWING EYES!! I'm guessing Sasquatch!
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