Meet the Fishers

This is Hillbilly (AKA HB).

I am not picking on him. I am not stereo-typing cause he likes to fish, and hunt, and camp, and ride four wheelers, and take his truck places a truck probably shouldn't be. It has nothing to do with the fact that you rarely see him in anything but camo hats and boots.

No I picked it because well....See the truck below? That's his truck. And it's a nice one. Popstar likes it. For that matter Popstar likes HB. But I digress....

See the windshield in his truck.....(I don't have a better shot of it yet but will be requesting one soon.) It says -for those that can't read backwards through rear view mirrors and possibly some dirt-

HILLBILLY DELUXE.

I needed something I could easily remember so I thought long and hard about it. Two seconds later I decided I just can't run around calling him Deluxe. He's to young for me to do that to his ego. Besides even if this is the South people might wonder. So Hillbilly it is unless we have some serious objections.

However to further my case I would like to introduce some of his buddies....... That's B on the left. I'm not sure you can tell but B had removed his hat in an attempt to cover Popstar who likes to run nekkid. Only he didn't want to look too close so he kinda missed and I had to edit anyway (note to self: Must learn blurry photo thing). Chivalry is not dead.

On the far right is Cooter. I take no responsibility for that one.....Since he came labeled that way and answers to it -well what is a girl to do? Frankly if you offered me cash money I don't think I could tell you his real name............Oh god...I really can't...lol.

Anyway onward...This is Lil' L (as she is spending the night tonight she got to pick her own nick name). She is Hillbilly's baby sister and Smooch's friend. But she's also a Clemson fan so you might not see much of her once football season starts. We don't like Clemson fans during football season but football is another post. Or two. So......
Lil' L loves cheer leading and was just signed up for the coming year. She also enjoys softball, swimming, and dance dance revolution (that is not a typo) and will be entering the 4th grade next year. If you can get her to put her DS down she has a wicked sense of humor. Lil' L is also the absolute pickiest eater I have ever met. I can count the foods she likes with out taking off my shoes even if they are not sandals.

Hello, My name is Cindy.......

and I am an addict. It has been two weeks since my last new book. Everybody has a "thing". Mine is the written word. If you write it I will read it. Unless your Stephen King (except The Green Mile) or Dean Koontz (SP?) then your just SOL. They both drive me nuts. King-5 pages to describe a chair...like I have no imagination. Dean...... well I like to read while I eat....yuck. But other than those two I'm usually game. However I have found that what was a childhood requirement is now a serious issue. I have lost sleep, canceled plans with friends, blown off my kids and Hubby while I read a new Harry Potter cover to cover with out stopping, I even made the selfish choice to read while pregnant and have passed this addiction to my children. I should be ashamed, I should be hanging my head, I should be on my way to the library to check out the new releases. LOL.
So what is your "thing"? Books ? Food? What makes you stop the presses every time? Come on you can say...I won't tell.

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Hope y'all had as much fun as we did. Smooch went camping with friends and Boogie was grounded and had to stay home but we tried to rally.....

I got these before Smooch left....I guess baby sisters were meant to be used....

and sometimes loved.....

We made new friends at the pool.

This is Ms.C. She is a serious sweetie.

And this is Mr. A. He is Popstar's new friend and is expecting his first grandchild soon. Plays Barbie like a champ.

We also went to the park..

Yes she is actually in a tree. In the very bottom right you can see Hubby's hat brim (My Mom, as she reads this, just made that strangling sound and reached for the phone! She will not be nominating me for Mother of the year.)

Who says guys don't like to shop?

This is our buddy Mr. Pie on the left. He's one of our family really. This was actually taken last weekend but I wanted to get it in here...Mr. Pie can duck a camera faster than you can click so I have zero shots of him playing this weekend.

Hope you had fun too! See y'all soon!

Things that make you go HMMMMM

Ponderisms

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What disease did cured ham actually have?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.
Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?
Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane ?
If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?
Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!
If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?
If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Why did you stop here in the first place????????????

Good Morning (?)

Remember your early 20's? I know for some that's yesterday but for the rest of us it just feels like it. Remember going to school full time, working full time, partying some overtime, and all on two hours sleep.....that week.

When did it stop working like that? Oh yeah!! Shortly after this......

Let me tell you folks nothing in this world made me think that 30 was too old for a Baby. Hubby was home ALOT when she was little. He actually changed jobs to be here more. And was in fact the only human I ever met who enjoyed the midnight feeding. He traveled a lot when Boogie was little and missed a bunch of firsts and I didn't know him when Smooch was small so Popstar was his first real hands on Baby and he didn't want to miss a minute. So now he still works full time and my lazy a$$ is a SAHM. So yesterday we got up at the same time and did the exact same things till he went to work. Then I watched kids and he...well he worked.So he gets home last night around 2-ish. Guess who's still up? Yep yours truly. I can't seem to sleep when he's not home. So a couple of sandwiches and a Hells Kitchen episode later we go to bed around 3:15, together...and sleep. (This blog is usually rated PG (13?)). At 8 o'clock this morning I wake up to:

"I am awake! I wanna Poptart" "Go back to bed? Come snuggle Mommy for a minute?" Nope...Poptarts for the Popstar. And where is Daddy you may ask? Mr. Hands on himself...the guy who convinced me to stay home and be tortured by..I mean raise my kids? You got it!!!

And the Poptart stuffed alarm clock?



Curled up on the chaise lounge in our room thinking about nap. It just doesn't get any better than this......

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?

http://blogthings.com/thesesamestreetpersonalityquiz/
You Are Bert :
Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you lovable - even if you don't love them!You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you
You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil
How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others.

The Players...........

Our oldest Boogie. 15 heading straight for 25. Her Mom won't let her get her learners permit just yet. But it's coming.....{sigh}. Headed to High School next year and a typical teen. Boy crazy and can text faster then I can talk (it really is impressive).

Meet Smooch. At 11 she's the middle child with all that entails. She's awesome. Honor roll, gifted program, good lord I even like her boyfriend.

Though he's not going to thank me for this picture:

This is Popstar. Our newest cast member at 2, she provides hours of entertainment. And hours that aren't so entertaining. She's my 30th birthday present...lol. Well I actually got a 7 day no kids trip to Disney......talk about the gift that keeps on giving!

And finally Hubby and I. This was actually taken on that fateful trip to Disney but I like it. And as first impressions go it does the job.

So welcome to our little world...come on in and say "HI!"