along with sharing with you......

i post (some)times things i want to remember
ideas that i want to remember

and things i feel/see and wish for are almost always posted here

so i (some)times ramble
but then you already know that
it's me
member?

so here's something i want to remember

okay, here's the situation

i've been lazy about blogging
i've been unloading boxes.... still
and now it's turkey day

Jme and i are going to meet Jeff in Myrtle Beach for turkey dinner but it's a seafood all-you-can-eat place so i'm sure i will have more crab than turkey!

saturday is Jme's b'day and i'm cooking a turkey boob with cornbread stuffing, cole slaw, green beans with ham, sweet potatoes with marshmellows and two pies.

don't start thinking i'm some wizard because i'm not making the pies

i have found out that Jeff loves apple pie and shares our LOVE for banana pudding (the southern way) with nilla cookies so................  that will be my next adventure.

how do people take their own picture and get IN the picture?

my arms aren't long enough !!

Stocking Stuffers for Men:

and who doesn't need hints and see my numberone pick for every man i know -

1. Cologne – samples work best because they are smaller and cheaper
2. Soap – handmade beer or manly soap is nice
3. Undies
4. Socks
5. chocolate or other candy
6. chocolate covered bacon, pretzels, or other food items
7. Bottle opener, bottle opener ring
8. Beanie/knit hat
9. Gloves
10. Holiday ornament
11. Key Chain
12. Phone case
13. Money clip
14. Wallet
15. A cheesy movie from the clearance bin (hello Chuck Norris)
16. Mini lego kits (like race cars, lego men, key chains, etc.)
17. Silly putty or other slimy substance
18. Deck of cards or other card games (like Uno)
19. Silly toys – parachute men, poppers, wind up animals, sticky hands, mini etch-a-sketch, etc.
20. Shot glass
21. Key covers (I bought tiki men key covers for my brother one year)
22. Ear buds
23. Mini bottles of booze
24. Ties
25. Cufflinks – if your guy wears them, there are some awesome ones on Etsy
26. Manly bath products or bath favorites- my brother really loves a certain brand of mint tea tree shampoo
27. Pocket knife
28. Mini tools or weapons – what male doesn’t love a Nerf gun?
29. Batteries
30. A book, graphic novel, or magazine
31. $5 giftcards – one of my favorites, fast food or coffee works great
32. Gum or mints
33. Chapstick – my husband always steals mine or complains about chapped lips
34. Hand or boot warmers – found some at Target, 2 for $1
35. Hand or cuticle cream
36. Computer decals
37. Car air fresheners
38. For the love of your life: Massage oil
39. For the love of your life: sexy undies for you
40. For the love of your life: Other bedroom goodies
41. Special cigar
42. Matches or lighter
43. Batteries
44. Coffee samples
45. Patches, stickers, or pins of a sports team, band, or company, etc.
46. Coffee cup or mug
47. Nail clippers and tweezers
48. Razors and other shaving accessories
49. Boot or hat cleaning or weathering spray
50. Pens or pencils
51. Bandanas
52. Mini specialty food items – mustard, hot sauce, nutella, etc.
53. Belt buckles
54. Orderforeverlazy.com  

Have a guy in your life with a hobby or interest? Is he a student?  There are other trinkets your can fill his stocking with as well:

• Memory cards
• USB Stick/flash drive – some awesome ones on Etsy as well
• Ear guages/plugs
• Film
• Camera filters or accessories
• Craft/hobby supplies
• Kitchen utensils/trinkets – a special knife, measuring spoons, something the cook might enjoy
• Quarters for laundry

HELP kinda

is this blog going out on email anymore?
i'm getting mine but google hasn't been friendly lately and i'm thinking that i may be receiving them because i have my gmail accounts all linked up
so could you holler if you're still getting them, pretty please???

smiles

new mexico once again

bright sun on mountain tops and a muffin in my belly.  man by my side and a puppy between us.  i didn't take very many pictures of "us" for some reason.  we were watching the landscapes go by and watching Pookie sleep "all the time".

a texas night

very dark, deserted texas.  very glad when we finally made it through texas and get to new orleans.  the mornings were always so bright and shiny and the nights were like a bad scary b movie.

Texas

this was the beginning of texas and my romance with filthy truckstops that felt safe.  although there were beautiful  reststops and well-maintained.  just not enough people after dark in my opinion.

new mexico

i  pretty sure this is new mexico.  i should have paid attention to where we were, tracked a number to a state, duh.... but i didn't

alot of it was serene but barren.  i like green stuff

ok, i have to get a set of these..... so i can COPY them and make my own

omg, i'm in love!

click here to see the heel condoms

christmas quick project

click here for the easiest and cutest ornament from craftsnob.com

porch moon & tree

from the chair i sit in when i'm on the back porch, there's a really unusual tree on the other side of the driveway.  and when the moon is out, it lands right behind it.  i will try and capture as many nights as possible.  these two were taken on 11/10

and just to be fair to my porches,

here's the front porch this morning 11/15

(Toyoji's 6th bday)!

 and here's where i want to build a two story on stilts so i'll feel like i'm in a birdhouse

and here's the other side yard, opposite the moon tree

i got yard around me!  lol

the weather is a bit strange here; okay not strange, just diff

low thirties at night and i'm layering like i can't remember when

and then in the low seventies during the day

tonight it's started to rain

i'm hoping for a rainy-jammy day with lots of rain noise, hot tea and warm socks

that's sounds good, huh?

xoxo

Monday November 14th

One lonely cloud

where do i begin chapter one

i hate to bore you with all the details of the trip but there were some highlights that you have to hear about and laugh, giggle or at least grin.

but let me walk my mind through it from the beginning.....

we did leave Monday, October 31st but about 6 hours later than we had hoped.  last minute packing was hectic to say the least and having to walk out with my swiffer vac in hand so the place was as close to "hotel guest ready" took longer than i expected.  Jme humped almost the entire place by himself.  His bro came over for the heavy, ackward stuff at the condo and Jme had one helper at the storage room, but for the most part, he did it all by himself.  whewwwww!

we didn't get to Phoenix until close to midnight to see Ashley in the street in her jammies!  we did have an early lunch with her the next morning.  and i finally got to me Jaydon!  he is incredible!

Tuesday, November 1st and long drive to El Paso.....

day one and day two

more and more to be continued......

Tuesday November first in the dark

Well we are headed to el paso tonight. And tomorrow is a heaviest driving day. Really. Check a map. We are going from el paso to Austin. Like 500 miles. Yikes. Then all days after that are around 200 miles a day. Yippee. So here's some pics. Blogging from my cell won't let me type between them so I'm going to just post them like crazy.