My first Tattoo!

    I thought long and hard about my first tattoo but never really looked hard enough for the best artist. That was a big mistake. I drew up this beautiful tattoo. It was perfectly drawn. Not a flaw in the drawing. Now i just needed a tattoo artist to put it on me. Well I found one. I wasn't experience in this kind of thing. I didn't know to look at his work (current work) and see how good he was or to even look around for other artist whom might be better. He was the first one I knew so I let him do it. Boy did I make a mistake. It turned out horrible. Now Its nearly impossible to be fixed. Ive spoken with several artist and they cant figure out what do to with it yet. So just a suggestion make sure you look at their portfolio and be sure its a good artist that everyone trust before you just jump right in on the first person you meet.
   Now I have a personal artist with whom I trust. He is very close to me and I would let him do whatever he wanted. Hes the best.

One year old dances away.

    My best friend has 3 girls and the youngest one is turning one. She my sweet precious niece. She shocked me when she started walking and tonight she shocked me again.

   I arrived at their house to drop off her presents when her mom told me she was dancing now. I couldn't believe it. So they turned on the radio and told her to  'drop it like its hot'. Right then she started dancing. It was the cutest thing ever. Bouncing up and down with her hands in the air. Laughing as she danced. I couldn't believe it, my baby niece was growing up to fast.

A cabin on the lake.

   My husband and I found the best place to take a vacation that was close to home and didn't cost a fortune. Its a place where you can go for the day, stay the weekend or even stay the week.
   If you go for the day they have picnic tables and grills. Just $3 to park and you can swim in the lake all day. The lake has a roped off area for the swimmers. A nice beach area to lay out or even build sandcastles. A kids jungle gym area and old fashion porch swings that look on to the beach. 

   They have several cabins that sleep from 6 to 10 people that could be rented for the weekend or the whole week. We rented the whole week for only $300.00. The cabins have bathrooms, showers, sinks, stoves and refrigerator. A huge screened in front porch with rocking chairs.
   You could also rent canoes and travel around the lake. If you rented a cabin you got the canoe the whole time you were there. We went around the lake and fished out of the canoe. You can also walk the trail that they have if you wanted. Theres a large conference room and mess hall that makes it ideal for family reunions, corporate functions, church outings, wedding and even  bunk beds for scout trips. That building is a little more costly of course.
   Its a beautiful place to be so close to home. Only takes us 45 minutes to get there but you would think your in the middle of no where or the mountains or something. You would never guess that your only 15 minutes from town. Which is a small one but still a town. Makes us feel like we are miles and miles from home and civilization. But yet we are only 45 minutes from our house.
   Some of you might know the place and wonder what I see. I see an inexpensive, relaxing, not far from home, comfortable vacation spot. That place is called Horseshoe Lake.

 

A Cat named Peter.

    Yes I'm the crazy one who named my cat Peter. Its been about a year ago this sickly ugly stray cat showed up at my house. I'm the first one to tell you...I hate cats! This cat was starving to death and was very nasty. Someone had dropped him off and left him for dead. I was in my carport one day when he showed up. Like everyone else I didn't want to feed him because then he wouldn't leave. So the next day he was still here. Eating grass right in front of me. I couldn't help it, I could not sit here and watch this thing starve and die in my yard. So, my husband took some Vienna sausages, that's all we had, chopped them up in a bowl and he ate it so fast it was like one bite. Of course he was still here the next day. Vienna sausages again for the second day. The third day I caved in and bought a small bag of food. He started becoming a happy little cat. Laying around the carport all day. Well I did mention that I hate cats, but this particular cat wanted to be around me. My husband fed him and gave him water but he still wanted to be around me. Needless to say I named him peter and he is a big fat lazy lovable cat now. He completely loves it here and is as healthy as can be. The squirrels taunt him because he cant catch them. Yet he tries. The birds pay him no mind as he sleeps in the grass right beside them. He hasn't a care in the world. That's my peter.

Waiting on the coach!

   Another year of after school practices and waiting on the coach. Every year whether its for basketball or football with my son, I get a scheduled practice of what time it starts and when its over. Yet every year I end up waiting on the coach because he decides to practice just a little longer than the said time. So here I am sitting in the parking lot patiently waiting. Believe me by the end of the season Ill be aggravated  by having to sit and wait. Ill be ready for a vacation, but then the next season of another sport will start. Thus the never ending story of my grumpiness that I really wouldn't change for the world. I love being a parent....for now...lol