Wednesday Ramble

This week's ramble is about my ornery grandpa Elrod.

From telling me my hair was purple to green he always had something to say and with a smile. One story that all of us grandkids have grown to know, is the wampus cat in the barn. For years I was scared to go play on the hay bales by myself so the wampus cat wouldn't get me. I'm proud to say that it comes in great gratitude to pass on his ornery sayings by habit/nature.

It's been 3 1/2 years since his passing. It was very sad to see him go, but at the same time it was also the first time I could actually say about someone that he was going to a better place. I always hated that saying and with grandpa's death it made more sense. His life just wasn't complete anymore after grandma's passing in 2003 and the loss of dear friends. R.I.P. Grandpa Andy, we love you very much!

Fads of the 90's

1990 - Spandex Shorts.
√ Check, that was the majority of my wardrobe.

1991 - Rolled pant legs.
√ Now looking back this was a very dumb fashion trend, unfortunately at the time I loved it and always wore my jeans rolled up.

1992 - Fingerboards on a keychain.
√ Mine was a peace sign shoe that I carried everywhere with me!

1993 - Beanie Babies.
√ Owned several and loved the mini's that McDonalds came out with.

1994 - Koosh balls.
√ I loved them and went through several since they got dirty and tore up very easily.

1995 - Pogs, Power rangers, Pokemon...
√ I had several pogs and loved collecting and trading them. As for Pokemon and Power Rangers, wasn't a fan.

1996 - Tickle-Me Elmo.
By this time I was 11 so this was out of my age range to play with.

1997 - Dancing Baby. (it was originally known as "Baby Cha Cha")
√ Haha, yes I am quilty of watching this over and over. Completely forgot about the dancing baby.

1998 - Tamagotchis (Giga Pets).
√ Owned a green frog. Come to think of it what fun was it? Had to feed it, play with it etc... I remember sneaking it into my pocket at school so I could feed my frog during recess or bathroom breaks.

1999 - Aloha shirts.
Wasn't into them and still don't like them.

Free Stuff

Got to love free stuff! I was in need of a watch and love this one with satin black material for the band along with a red case which would work great for my glasses.

If you come to the Lipstick event this Thursday you will receive both these items for free!

Weekend Recap

Saturday Mike and I headed to Doug & Beth Kleffner's wedding. The wedding was at her mom's house which is located about 5 minutes from my house. They had the most gorgeous view for their wedding, perfect setting for a perfect couple. I, along with everyone else was very shocked that at 75 degrees we were about to burn up in the sun. Her brother sang a song before walking her down the aisle, he did a great job. I was a little sad I had to miss our annual molasses making and family reunion but at least there is always Iron Works to look forward to this year in just a couple weeks!


We picked up my friend, Malinda before heading to the reception in Brinktown. She was my life saver, I was hoping and figured she may have had baby wipes at her house for her nephew Tyler. I was right, she came to my rescue! After sweating like crazy at the wedding, I was a little self conscious my arm pits would stink. :) I had the honor to serve food to the wedding party and helped with cutting the cakes. Which I have to say was the best piece of cake I've ever tasted!! Ended the evening dancing and catching up with friends.

Sunday Mike and I met his uncle Junior, a friend Dale, his wife and daughter to eat at the Visitation Fall supper. Came home and took a nap while Mike watched the race. Woke up feeling refreshed so I got a lot of cleaning done and even started packing some of my stuff for when we move in a couple of months. I was so relieved I bought several plastic bins/tubs a few years ago. Makes it much easier storing items and not having to worry so much about moisture getting in and ruining most of your belongings. Ended the evening watch the season premiere of Desperate Housewives.

Birthday Pictures

A few days late, but here is some pictures from Sunday of grandma Feeler and I's birthday dinner.

Birthday girls, grandma and I.
Standing in line waiting while my aunt Judy says the prayer. Me, grandma, Judy, my very TALL cousin Cody Elrod and Zachariah.
Getting ready to blow the candles out on my cake. White cake with strawberry icing.... yummy!
My brother Chad and I. I called him Ray Charles with his dark glasses since I'm such a nice sister! ;)

First Day of Fall

This is my favorite time of the year with the cooler weather, leaves turning it's color, molasses, church's fall supper and best of all our new house! Seems like Fall always goes by so quickly, especially with the way this year has flown by. Hopefully that won't be the case this go around!

Have a great first day of Fall y'all!

Wednesday Ramble

Since my birthday was a few days ago.. I'm going to ramble on about some random things I used to say or do as a little girl.

- I used to say floters for folders.

- Goldilocks pooped on the curtains. As mentioned in my previous post about keeping grandma and grandpa Feeler up too late, this was the story I would be telling. I still remember to this day how I was losing their interest in the story and they were falling asleep. So I ended it with the first thing that popped in my head, Goldilocks pooped on the curtain as she was running out of the 3 bears house.

- Jars of food was my snack of choice, or as most of you know better as baby food. Even at the age of 4 I still loved eating it. Of course I knew they were for babies so I would make sure mom didn't tell my daddy. Heavens no could he ever find out about his little girl eating baby food. Little did I know at the time, he always knew from the start.

- When we went through mud puddles in the car I would start singing, splish, splash I’m taken a bath.... boom boom boom.

- I decided to be anorexic when I was four after watching a segment on Oprah. Did I do this? No! Are you kidding me... I love food!

- I cried when I got in the car to turn the heater(meaning the AC) on because I was sweating and wanted my mommy to make it stop. I would always want it on hot/cold just like the bath tub! ;)

- When asked how many eggs I wanted for breakfast I would always say 12 20 40, not realizing the large amount I just said. Probably thought I was meaning just 2.

And the list could go on and on...
Happy Wednesday! Half way through the work week!

Birthday Weekend Recap

Friday I met Mike at the bowling alley where we watched his team bowl. Later we headed to a friend's shed to play cards and to eat fried chicken.

Saturday I came home and got my cleaning done before getting ready for that evening. Mike took me to Benton Square for my birthday. Food was very good, to my surprise even Mike was stuffed and couldn't finish his steak. Those who know Mike, know he never leaves a drop of food left on his plate! My Chicken Alfredo was about 3 helpings!

Sunday Mike and I headed to church. Karen had a great sermon about faith and trust in God's will. There has been so much tragedy throughout my life, so this sermon really hit home for me. Not sure if everyone got the same message as I did out of it. It's always hard to focus at our church with the constant commotion of kids running back and forth. But the fact of the matter is I did get something out of it whether that was the intended focus or not.

After church we headed home where mom and dad were getting together a family dinner for our whole family to celebrate grandma and my birthdays. I'm much too old to celebrate birthdays in my opinion like I used to. Which I think is great, that way everyone can focus more on grandma and cherish her birthday, health, and most of all her life and how we are so blessed to still have her with us. It's nice to share a birthday with such an amazing woman. I spent many nights with her and grandpa having sleep overs and keeping them up entirely too late. To this day they still can tell my version of Goldilocks and the three bears. To most that don't know me, I was quite the talker when I was little. To some, I still am!

Monday I took the day off from work. It was nice to have nothing planned and for once to sleep in. Anymore my sleeping in is 8 or at the latest 8:30. To my surprise I slept till 11:30! Felt like I wasted half the day away. Watched the Young & the Restless then headed outside to mow the yard. Later I met mom at her work and we headed to St. Elizabeth to watch Zach and Ashlyne's basketball game. Hard to believe that my hometown Vienna Eagles will now be St. Elizabeth Hornets once we move.

Birthday Dinner

Last night mom, dad, Mike and I meet the Allens at the Vichy Wye for Nathan and I birthdays. Since Nathan's birthday and party falls on our molasses making next weekend at grandma's and I have a wedding to attend that day, we decided to get together early. Had a nice evening and to my surprise mom helped with my gift from the Allens by putting in some of my favorite recipes along with pictures of myself cooking when I was younger.


Hey big brother that's my present!

Hmmm what do we have in here?

Nathan giving the gift a funny look since he couldn't get the tractor out.

Dad, Nathan and I

My Cookbook

Pictures of me cooking when I was younger.

September 30, 2010

Here is our Save the Dates for the Lipstick & Purse-N-Ality event my work puts on. This year we are giving away 2 free tickets to Vegas! Runway shows by Chic Chick and JCPenney along with performances by MO S&T Performing Arts Department, Salon de Bella and Lois Ann Marler. There will also be a purse auction and all proceeds go to the Russell House.

Food Obsessions

Here is just a few of my food obsessions that will never get old in my book!

I love cereal and could eat it for breakfast, lunch and supper. My favorite is Banana Nut Cheerios, love it dry or with milk. One box lasts me about 2-3 days! :)

I've recently been on a juice kick and love this White Cranberry Strawberry juice. Usually I'm not much of a fan of strawberry stuff, but love this.

My favorite pancakes are chocolate chip! Mom has made them for me as long as I can remember. It was a real treat / tradition for when my friends stayed over to have that for breakfast. Always went over really well and still does.

I'm a huge tortilla fan. Love making a small meal with two flour tortillas and shredded mix cheese, pop in the microwave for 30-40 seconds and served with salsa to dip it in. Yum!

Chocolate covered cashews are still my delicacy!

Grilled cheese with a couple of slices of pepperjack cheese.

What's your food obsessions?

Wednesday Ramble

I think I am going to change my Wednesday Ramblings to just one topic a week. Hope I'm not boring anyone with my exciting* life!

This week's topic is about my career. Next month I will be starting a class on Wednesday evenings to learn more about QuickBooks. I like what I do, but I'm ready to expand my career to something that will challenge me more. Is it bad I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up*? At almost 25 years old, yes I think it is! Nothing and I mean nothing has really caught my eye to something that will excite me for the rest of my life or at least until retirement. ;) I know the majority of people out there don't like their job, but suck it up to make a living. I would love to find a job I love and no matter what would come my way it wouldn't stress me out so much because hey I love my job! So we shall see!! I do know that when I worked in St. Roberts I would fill in when others were gone in billing, I really liked it. I like graphic design, but it's not something I want to stick with. So with all that said, I'm hoping this QuickBooks class will help my decision more and better yet get me a better job that I will enjoy.

*Said with sarcasm. :)