What's on your iPod?

Anyone who knows me, knows that my all time favorite band is Fleetwood Mac. No matter what time of day it is, no matter what the mood I'm in I could listen to the vocals of Stevie Nicks along side Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood. And if you've ever driven by me in my car and I appear to be signing at the top of my lungs, you can bet I'm bolting out anything from 'Go Your Own Way' to 'Silver Springs' to 'Say You Love Me.'

Given this said, don't be surprised if you ever hear me singing 'Independence Day' by Martina McBride, or 'Back in Black' by AC/DC or even 'Hot In Here' by Nelly. Yeah, in other words I pretty much will listen to anything, with the exception of that loud, angry screaming crap that my crazy brother listens to. I honestly don't know how anyone can listen to that stuff.

Ever since last mother's day when Darric got me my little iPod shuffle though I've been wicked into listening to new and hidden music. For Instance,

Bishop Allen: I heard of this Brooklyn indie-rock group from a fellow blogger, and after checking it out, holy cow I am hooked. I especially like Click, Click, Click and Things are what you make of them.

Marie Moreshead: I came across this folk/pop songstress from Maine on 207. Seemed real catchy. I looked her up online and not only is her songs on obsessive rotation on my iPod, but I've been keeping up with her online journal as well. 'I love how' is a big favorite, especially at 2am in the morning when everyone else is snoring.

Ryan Adams: As a favorite of a coworker, I actually decided to give this guy a try when I saw his music on my brother's play lists. Although I usually have to be in a Ryan Adams mood to listen to him (whatever that exactly means) the one song that I really love is the popular song 'New York, New York'

I pick music that I like because of the words, if the words make sense or if I can relate to them then it's something I usually like. Now of coarse it also has to have a tune, and a lot of the music that I do like is my favorite because it relives stress by cranking it to 100 after I've dropped Jordan off to Preschool.

So, what have you been listening to lately? I have plenty of space on my iPod that needs filling. So, pump up the jam and send it along.

Spent 2 days in the woods and all I came back with was these pictures

I just got back from spending 2 whole days in the great Maine Woods and the only way I can find the words to describe what it's like to somewhat live like a Redneck is by the numbers. So, here goes...

Miles of woods, dirt roads, fields and swamps I walked...Probably only 5, because...

Hours spent riding in truck with stinky, dirty minded men...20.

Mud splats on me due to riding 4wheeler through mud holes...45, 3 on my face. Awesome!

Times I had to Pee in the woods...5

Times I had to crap in the woods...None, thank god!

Pounds gained from eating unhealthy food like donuts, bologna and other junk...5

Gallons of coffee consumed to keep me going since being up since 4am...10

Piles of different animal poop saw and watched husband examine...100

Deer prints discovered...4

Coyote prints discovered...10, including a set of huge ones that seemed to scare my husband.

Bear prints discovered...2

Moose prints discovered...1,460

Birds seen and heard throughout the woods...5,667

Partridge husband attempted to shoot...2

Squirrels seen and heard...4,000

Deer seen...0

Rabbits seen...6

Moose Seen and/or shot at...NONE!

So, all that for nothing. We didn't see one friggin' moose in the 2 days that I was in those woods. Did I have fun, sure some. Did it feel worth it? Well, besides actually getting to spend some time with my husband, not really. But on a positive note, I got some nice pics.

You Might Be A Redneck

Growing up my father, my grandfather and my uncles always hunted. Whether it was deer, moose or birds, if it was fall they were mostly in the woods. It only seemed right that my husband also hunt, and besides I'd miss out on having that yummy venison in the house. If you were to come into our house and walk into our back room, which is actually the office, you would see a tan painted room with a deer wallpaper boarder. Behind the door is a deer hide. There are 2 locked gun cases mounted to the wall and you couldn't miss the 3 deer heads staring you in the face. Some women would be totally against having stuff like this in the house, me I don't mind. And while I'm not into hunting myself, I enjoy seeing how excited my husband gets when the season arrives or even more excited when he got his first Moose Hunting permit this year.

When Darric and I got together I was introduced to his best friend and his then girlfriend who is now his wife. This couple is pure rednecks and we are still good friends to this day. When we first met though they had me doing things and telling me stories that I couldn't imagine. I will never forget the time we went muddin', got stuck and while the men went to get a tow the women sat and talked, or I sat there and listened to her stories of shooting her first bear. Wow, this woman was more of a man then her husband.

Over the years the three of them have always teased me that they were going to turn me redneck and they have changed me a bit, and although I still consider myself somewhat classy I still enjoy a nice steak on the grill, a muddy 4wheel ride in the summer and a cold beer after a long day at work. Next week will hopefully be the closest to redneck that I get. Next week I will join my husband in the woods as he hunts for his first moose. You'll be surprised to know that this was my choice, but only for the reason that I couldn't pass up the chance to come along with my camera and see what the guys are like in their favorite surroundings. I'm hoping to catch on video the moment that my husband gets his moose. He will be at his all time high and I think it'll be worth it to turn my neck just a little red for this experience. But just this once.

Tweeks to be made

We would like to thank everyone who voted on our business card design, it helped so much. We have a winner, which I'm sure you've figured out which one, but we are going to make some tweeks to it before printing it. Once those tweeks are done, I'll show you the finished product.
Thanks again for every one's very helpful ideas, especially the person who voted for #4. ???

In other unrelated news, our wonderful president just came on the TV talking about Hurricane IKE, and this is how the conversation went between Jordan and I:

Me: Jordan, do you know who that is?
Jordan: Um, No.
Me:That's George Bush.
Jordan: George Bush?
Me: Yup, he's our president.
Jordan: Why he our pezzident?
Me: Ummmmm, Ummmm, I'm not sure really.

Help Us Decide [Voting Now Closed]

Below find 3 different Business Cards (designed by yours truly). We're not sure which one we like the best, so why not ask the experts huh?



Look them over, and either drop me a comment or an email. Voting will end Friday night.

VOTING HAS ENDED!!

But Why...

This is how most conversations are going lately in our house:

Me: Jordan, supper's ready. Time to come eat.
Jordan: Why it time to eat Momma?
Me: Because Momma has cooked a good supper and it's done and time to eat it.
Jordan: Why you cook a good supper Momma?
Me: Because I want you to eat healthy.
Jordan: But why you want me eat healthy?
Me: So you can grow big and strong like Daddy?
Jordan: But Why Momma?
Me: Oh, just because.
Jordan: But why just because.
Me: *Sigh*

Jordan: Momma, whatcha doin?
Me: Oh, I'm folding laundry.
Jordan: Why you folding Laundry Momma?
Me: So it doesn't get wrinkly.
Jordan: Why it don't get wrinkly?
Me: Because then we'd look funny walking around with wrinkly clothes.
Jordan: Why we look funny?
Me: Umm, I don't know hunny, why you keep asking me why?
Jordan: (Confused look)

Me: Jordan, time for bed.
Jordan: Momma, why it time for bed?
Me: Because it's getting late and you need your sleep.
Jordan: Why I need my sleep?
Me: Because if you don't get enough sleep, you'll be cranky in the morning.
Jordan: Why I be cranky in the morning?
Me: Well, honey it's because you take after your father in that.
Jordan: But why I take after my father?
Me: I don't know, maybe you should go ask him. *snickers*

Somebody, please help me!

Home Sweet Home

Now even though I've got laundry piled up to the ceiling, dust bunnies creeping in at every corner, and boxes that still need unpacking I am in the best mood right now because I'M HOME!!!! Yay. And we're selling the camper. Yup you heard it here. If you know of anyone that may be interested in a 36 foot 5Th-wheel corsair camper, let me know. We had a nice couple come and look at it yesterday, and hopefully we'll be hearing from them. *Crosses fingers.* We had a nice weekend cleaning up, it was a little sad leaving, but like I told the camp owners, they'll probably see us more next year then they did this year. We will definitely be going down for a lot of day trips, I'd miss the people too much. We just won't be sleeping and showering and catching mice there. I think it will be better for us this way.

So, Jordan survived his first week of preschool, and I barely did. Tuesday, his first day, was rough. I thought I would be fine, but walking out the door I lost it. I'm not sure if I felt nervous or sad or happy or what. He looked so grown up sitting in his little chair with all his little people friends. He seemed to love it and he apparently learned to count 1 and 2 with his fingers, which I thought was awesome until Daddy asked what 3 was and he blatantly said "3 Means Time Out!" and I realized that's how he learned to count on his fingers, in one day. His teacher said he seemed to listen a lot more on the second day which was the good news, the bad news was that he had 2 accidents. But we won't talk about that right now. Thursday was great, Friday was tough. He had a substitute teacher and for the first time since he was born he cried and wouldn't let me leave. And I was dumb enough to come back during nap time to check on him and I though he was sleeping and he wasn't and he saw me and we had to go through the whole thing again. So, I snuck out of that building twice that day, tears and all. Let's hope for a better second week.

Also guess who arrived this morning? Someone who was once very small, who never talked, but always seemed to listen, especially when he was eating which seemed to be all the time. Someone who recently hid away from us, behind his green barrier. This morning he decided to break through his barrier and show us his new look. Ladies and Gentleman, I'd like to introduce to you, once Mikey the Caterpillar...now, Mikey the Butterfly.

I'm so glad it was today that this happened because we got to set him free as a family and I think Jordan and Darric really enjoyed too. Hopefully Jordan will remember his first caterpillar changing into a butterfly. I'm sure they'll be many more to come.

Don't Mind Me

It is now 9:00 in the morning, and I've been awake, and at work now for 6 hours. So, that will explain why this post is so random. Usually when I post something, I take hours at a time to plan on what I'm going to write, then I change things constantly. This post, because I'm doped up on caffeine, seems different, I don't even know what I'm going to type next, and you should see how fast my hands are typing on the keyboard right now. Just be glad that you don't have to work with me this morning. I'm even louder than usual. And I'm giggly, fidgety and all out probably annoying the crap out of my coworkers. So, you should feel blessed that you only have me in words right now.

This was our last weekend at camp. Ah, so sad! Yeah right! Actually, next week I will feel a little sad that it's over. I do love all the people that we camp with, especially the camp owners, they're the best! So, even though I do love my home, and don't care much for the camping stuff anymore, I will miss all my fellow campers......But I am so friggin excited to be going home. Yay!!!!!

Tomorrow Jordan starts Pre-Preschool! That's the name that I've given it. Because it's not really preschool, he's only 3 for goodness sake, but it is at school and it is in a classroom setting so...Pre-Preschool! How am I feeling about this you ask? Totally freaked out! I know it's all going to be alright, but gosh it really scares me that he'll be going into a daycare type setting. I always said I would never put my child in daycare, due to the fact that I worked in one years ago, but this one is the exception due to the fact that my MIL works there. Wow, 2 due to the facts in one thought!



So, it is kind of a downer that I have to work on a holiday, but all in all it's been a fun morning. And it's cool that I get out early in the day and I still have the day ahead of me. I will not be going home to take a nap, if so I will be a grouch by sundown. Instead I think I will go home, putter around, invite some friends over for a early dinner cookout, prepare myself and Jordan for tomorrow and crash probably around 10:00pm.