I knew Fall was getting closer!

Happy Fall Ya'll...that's what the sign says and I agree, this is a happy time. Kentlee has made about 4 trips back and forth on his 4 wheeler. He gasses it all the way up and back down the drive way. Its the only sound I am hearing at the moment. He came to the front door, it is wide open, with his helmet on and stated, Nen We Need SOW WERE KEEM, What Kentlee? SOW WERE KEEM, NEN! You mean Sour Cream? YES, THAT'S WHAT I SAID! Mister attitude on a 4 wheeler is about to get his butt kicked.... so I sent what I had (all out of date) and I am feeling quilty about it. Surely Janie has sense enough to look at the dates. Or maybe I should have just fed Kentlee the SOW WERE KEEM to adjust his attitude! Kharley rode the bus home today I thought I had a nail appt. Well I didn't, so I called Janie to ask if I could pick up Kyle and Kentlee from Donna's. Gave them both Dr Pepper on the ride home. It sends them into over drive. That is probably why Kentlee is making so many trips up and down that drive way. Kyle is probably jumping off the roof. I aint telling Janie and who ever is reading this better not either. Gonna see how long it takes from them 2 to run down.
Kent is working 12 hour days, 6 days a week. I love the overtime, but hate being alone this long. I wish we were disciplined enough to put back every penny he has ever made just in overtime. Had we of done that then he might be retired now. But NO we have managed to spend the biggest portion of ever penny he has made. Oh well It's just money.
Well he will be home soon so I will make some fresh tea and heat up the stew.
So To all a good nite. Nen
P S Welcome HOme Morgie!

"Monthly Posting"

Pam jumped my ass at the reunion about not keeping this updated. "Dial UP" darling is the reason for the delay. I love to journal and this is what this is for me. When I get the urge to put my thoughts in writing, it does not always fit into a good time frame. ONe that will take a lot of time to upload/download this website. Then I can't always remember my password. Which I still can't figure out why I have to have a password to share my deep dark secrets for. Oh Well deal with it until I become wealthy and can afford a sad-E-Lite...God know Verizon will never find us in this hole behind these woods.

Today was Kharley's 10th birthday and we had all them down for her B'Day supper. Her Favorite meal in the whole wide world.....Chili Cheese Frito Pies....Simplicity at its best! I had her down this morning and showed her all the cake mixes I had she chose "Yellow Cake" and Chocolate Icing again simply the best!! I tried to make a fudge icing, but could not get it to taste the way I wanted it to so it ended up with a Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing...She loved it.
She wanted it to look like the box so I fixed it as close as I could. That girl has my heart.
As for me and Kent we are doing dang good, looking forward to a quite week. Go to work and come home..No Fair, No parade, No reunion, No shopping, just come home and have the quite life...
(in our dreams, right?) we can hope. I hope this makes Pam happy, I love you and I will say thanks for wanting to know we exist.
Love to all and to all a good nite. Nen

WackyWednesday

Sun, rain, some more sun, then a little rain, oh sun! wait rain...Love it.. Sun's out raining, I always thought that meant the devil was beating his wife, Kent said he thought it meant the sun was out and it was raining...what does he know!
I am loving my new job, every day I get to spend a little more time away from my old responsibilities and I am truly loving being near the kids, which I thought would be the last thing I would enjoy. So at lunch I go into the cafeteria with a hand full of Hershey Kisses, and find Kharley and ask her You want a Kiss? the other girls have caught on to me so I have moved over to Bryan's table(Tutz grandson) and I ask him You want a Kiss? at first he was ducking and dodging and all but ran from me, until he saw what I had in my hand. Biggest ole grin he is a cutie. I look for the sad kids now and try to get a smile from them. I hope they don't go home and tell their parents about a crazy fat lady giving kisses at lunch. Oh well if they do they do, at least they will have something fun to say I hope!
Okay so if you didn't know it my sister is crazy. She came down over the weekend to fish and then she stayed with me on Sat and Sun. I thought Sunday was our Father's birthday so we went to the cemetery to sing to him well come to find out it was the day he died in 1967, so she changed the song to " Farwell to Thee", His birthday (?) was the 18th of Sept. I hope Mom Doe and Vandell got a laugh out of that one.I did, we were going to stop and see if Jackie wanted to go, but I never know if he is night or day shift and would hate to wake him up so we by passed him...
We worked some at our Great Grandparents house, it just feels good to get to go back home. I can feel Aunt Lillie AuntMyrtle and Granny Mc there.

I can't get that Alan Jackson song off my mind " Where I come from" Cornbread and Chicken, front porch sittin....That is what we had for supper, cornbread and chicken I haven't made it to the porch yet, but I hope to visit it before the nite is over.

The reunion of the decade is on Sept 18 so all who attended RHS from 1970 to 1979 better be there! It is gonna be a BLAST FROM THE PAST!"
I graduated in 76, Kent and Jackie 75, Danny 71, Tony 79, Lisa 77 or 78 anyway not only will we get to visit old and I mean really old class mates we could have a family reunion.

Speaking of family, have I ever said how much my family means to me....those grand kids get me tickled and make me smile one minute and then I want them to go home the next.. I am spastic that way, and I know Janie will agree.

Okay so I was just reading back over this post and anyone reading this would think I might be a little random in my thoughts. cough cough, clearing my throat!! I am all over the place here, it must be the rain and cooler weather. Well I gotta clean the kitchen and wash a load of clothes, not that its that hard with a dishwasher and washing machine, but still someone has to push the button.... (that would be me)
Love to all and to all a good nite!!

Kodak Memory Moments

1964--Pratts Dept. store and Winnie Lee dress shop in Sulphur Springs. Lay-a-way plan, 5 new dresses, a package of socks, underwear (with ruffles) full slip, new shoes.
Full day of trying on everything and then not getting to take it home with us until the last week in August, before school started after Labor Day.
Mom and Granny Jennie taking me and Jackie Don shopping on a Saturday.
The smell of brand new Crayola Crayons and looking at that indian head on the "Big Chief Tablet" big ole fat pencils and loose leaf paper for the notebook with dividers.
Waiting on the school bus and Hoss Fly to pick us up and drop us off.
Chocolate ice cream with potato chips and Slam Bang Theater.

I loved being a kid!!!!

HOT AUGUST NITES!

Wow, Aug 2 and 102, what a day. I heard it was gonna be hot like this all week. WOHOO! Thank you lord for letting me work inside a cool building. I was given all the purple hull peas I could pick, and turned it down, because of the heat. Please no one tell Granny Jennie, she would be ashamed of me. Kent is out side working on my birthday present. I love him. He remembered me telling him I would like my Mom's bicycle fixed so I could ride it again. He is putting new tires and I hope he paints over the rust. Should I go ahead and ask him to mount a fan on it for me?
I finally got the couch and chair put up at Aunt Myrtles. I have my living room back. It almost looks empty in here now. I hope to get her house fixed up for a weekend retreat. Or I may just make a play house out of it. WHO KNOWS?
I am rambling here so just keep up with me. Kyle was at the doctors office today, allergies has his sinus' infected so anyway on the way home Kentlee was helping him find his frip frops, (flip flops) and had to unbuckle and get in the floorboard, He told Kyle" If I go to jail, I gonna be mad" Me and Janie fell out laughing!!!
Kyle gets in trouble and has figured out a way to divert the attention, by saying " I gotta PEEPEE" We pulled over and Janie stripped him down and made him stand by the truck. NO PEEPEE, and he still got his butt whooped! Can't wait for the next time he figures out a new ploy.
I met my new boss today. She smiles! What a refreshing way to greet your co workers, with a smile. I can see good things happening at the intermediate already.
Well gonna spend a little time sitting by my man watching Sharks! oh Boy...
Good nite to all and to all a good cool nite. Nen

Just wanted to say.....

Very little! I was reading Pam and Carla's blog and wishing I had the "nuggets" they both have. Everything Pam said to "unknown caller" Ditto times 10..Asshole!!! Carla you are so right. Not worth a tear. Could not have said it better. Or better yet, wished I would have said it to you a long time ago, it may have helped during so horrible times.

Another friend of mine came to see me today, Margie!!!! I miss her and when I see her she has such a way that makes me forget the day to day crap that goes on at my work place. Anyway I wish I could have taken off the day with her, she graduates tomorrow from college/nursing school with a degree in nursing. I am so proud of and for her. She raised 5 kids, worked full time and went to college. She is SUPERWOMAN! Unbelievable.

Speaking of Superwoman, I am NOT! I took a little trip to Austin this past weekend with my grandchildren, just me and 3 wonders of the world, 9-4-3(wonders)Lord it kicked my butt!
We stayed with Jeannette Friday, Saturday and home on Sunday. I needed about 1 wk to get over the drive down there and 1 wk to get over the drive back home. I feel like they didn't quite get the concept of making memories that I had in mind. We or I should say I had a wonderful time while visiting with family, but found myself worrying about them constantly. Poor Kentlee took the blunt of the trip on his face. I swear, there was not enough skin on his face for another band-aid. He managed to bump, cut and hit his head, lip and ear ever time he turned around. And of the 3 Kyle should have been the one to worry about the most. I guess big brother was watching out for his little bro. Kharley may never speak to me again. I depending on her way to much, but I needed so much help and she was the best up to a point and I could tell when I had pushed her beyond her 9yr limit.
This was suppose to be short so good nite to all and all a good nite. Nen

July 21, 1981

Yep, that is the day the Lord blessed us with Janie Lorene. Tonite I fixed her birthday supper and the stories started rolling. BAck then we had just finished having a birthday party for Grand Pa Buster on the 18th and I had ate so much cantalope I was miserable. NOt only stuffed from eating but I was approx 9month and 12 day pregnant. Kent rolled my big ass home and called his Mom. She told me it probably was just gas. I love, loved her for her humor. Hell Hughlene I knew it was cantalope. Anyway, Kent called her back about 3 am the next morning, the 19th, she told us to call the ER so we did. They told us to come on to Sul. Spgs and they would examine me. We called Hughlene again and told her we were on the way to the hospital. Kents brother Tony beat me and Kent to the hospital. First borns are such a mystery and make other people act wierd... I thought I would go into body racking pain with labor and come home with a baby, so I never even thought it was anymore than indigestion from tons of cantalope. We lived approx 30 miles from the hospital and they would not let us go home. We would be bringing home a baby. We made all the necessary calls, Jack and Hughlene (again) My Mom and Doe, brother and sisters Aunts and uncle, granny and grand Pas, all because of that damn cantalope!!!Well I didn't pack anything, so when we called Hughlene to come on she had to pack my bag for me. Ya'll can imagine what all she packed for me.
Well, now it was the 19th of July and guess where my regular Dr was? on vacation, so his on call guy would be Kent's best friend for the duration of this birthing process. The Dr spoke very little English so Kent caught very little information about the process and why it was taking me so long to spit this child out. Non english speaking Dr. told Kent NOT GAS..BABY! And The only other thing Kent could get out of him for sure was "BIG BABY" that's all the Dr kept saying. Not GAs Big BABY...The next day rolls around 20th I was so tired of being in the Labor and delivery room by myself I finally ask if I could just go sit with my family in the lobby. The agreed..The look on everyones face was one of those priceless moments. This whole time I was having contractions and in labor but they didnt think I was dialated the way i should be so I just waited with the family in the lobby. I would double over and Uncle Paul would scream for me. I love him for that. He finally could not take it anymore and went home. Kent said he told him I wouldn't care if it was a lizard at this point just give us something.
Kent...poor thing he had to endure his mom my mom and all the grannies. His dad would just say take her somewhere else!!! My dad would go outside and smoke. Kent stayed up right along with me for 3 days, when I slept he did to.
Finally the non English speaking Dr. told Kent C-Section....Never even thought to ask for one of those. It seems like my baby girl was turned wrong and they could not turn her the right way, was hoping she would turn by herself. Not my girl!! By God she was comfortable and no one was changing that!!
So Early in the A.M. on July 21, 1981 our baby girl was given to Kent. I came out of recovery on my way to my room before I ever knew it was a girl. That NOT GAS BIG BABY weighed a whooping 7lbs. 2 oz. But then in 3 days she probably did lose 5 lbs, who knows?
My My medicine and the whole process has changed so much 29 years later.
I remember my Mom telling us that when the time came for her to have babies, she went to the hospital Daddy went to the bar, they knocked her out and when she woke up poof! she had a baby and Daddy was sleeping it off. This process was repeated 4 times for her. Thanks MOM for telling me about the birthing process!!!
Happy Birthday Janie, I would do it again 10 times if another you was guaranteed to me! Love you baby girl, good night...Mom...smooch smooch!