Things I Have Learned

Sunday Phunnies

Rednecks
You know you're a Redneck if:

You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head.

You're a lite beer drinker 'cause you start drinkin beer when it gets light.

You think the stock market has fence around it.

You own a homemade fur coat.

Your entire family has ever sat around waiting for a call from the Governor to spare a loved one.

Your grandfather died and left everything to his widow. But she can't touch it until she's fourteen.

You've been married three times but still have the same in-laws.

You think a stock tip is advice on worming' your hogs.

Happy 12 Year's Old

We arrived at our son's home on the evening of our youngest granddaughter, Lauren's, 12th birthday.  All celebrations were delayed until the next day since we arrived so late.

Tuesday my daughter-in-law, 2 granddaughters and myself headed out for a ladies' day.  First and most important stop was for the much anticipated birthday gift of a manicure and pedicure.  Lauren has known exactly what she wanted for her special day for months. 

French tipped nails.

Next came the pedicure.

Some very green toenails.

The finished Diva look.

From the spa we headed to lunch and a chance to sit and visit.  Then a day of shopping.  So much fun and I miss these girlie days so much.

Only a couple more days and we head back to North Dakota.  I plan on enjoying each and every moment with our family!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

A Long Awaited Visit

Finally, after being gone for almost 6 months we had a chance to visit our son and his family for Thanksgiving. 

We went from North Dakota to just outside of Minneapolis, MN the first night.  (2 states)  Saturday we drove from Minnesota through Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and spent the night in Louisiana. (5 states) We had our car checked out and then headed back to north Mississippi, Monday night, where our son lives.  3 very long days of driving but destination was finally achieved.

We will get to visit until Friday morning when we will head back to North Dakota via, Missippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.  The plan is to arrive back in Minot, ND Sunday evening.

A very long drive but it was so worth it to see our family and get to spend the holiday with them.  Hope to be back for Christmas.

Sunday Phunnies

Quirks About Life ...
that you notice by the time you are fifty.

Most people deserve each other.

All the good ones, no matter what it is, are taken.

The one who snores will fall asleep first.

The length of a marriage is inversely proportional to the amount of money spent on the wedding.

If you help a relative in need, he or she will remember you the next time they are in need.

The probability of meeting someone you know increases greatly when you are out with someone you do not want to be seen with.

Toothaches always start on Friday night when the dentist's office will be closed for the weekend.

An Early Morning Surprise

We have been watching the weather reports very closely because we are planning on heading home the end of this week.  The last report we saw, yesterday, was for clear days all week with the temperature dropping a bit each night.  That was a great report for travelers.

Imagine our surprise when we woke up to see this today.

Our poor car is very used to being garaged overnight and it has sure gone through some tough weather up here.

By the way, the temperature is 32 right now so the snow should not last long.

I realize this is not a heavy snow but coming from the deep south it sure is a lot to us. 

We got out the snow brush and window scrapers and began the chore of getting the car ready to drive safely on the roads.

All cleaned up and ready to go.  We were glad to see the snow had already started melting on the driveways.  My sweet hubby is learning a new trick, driving safely in snow-on steep hills!