Take It Easy

My dad used to sing this song, and I heard it on the radio today. Here's to you, Pop.


Well, I'm running down the road
Tryin' to loosen my load
Ive got seven women on
My mind,
Four that wanna own me,
Two that wanna stone me,
One says shes a friend of mine
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels
Drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don't even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
And take it easy
Well, I'm a standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona
And such a fine sight to see
Its a girl, my lord, in a flatbed
Ford slowin' down to take a look at me.
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
Gonna save me.
We may lose and we may win though
We will never be here again
So open up, I'm climbin' in,
So take it easy
Well I'm running down the road trying to loosen
My load, got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin' for a lover who wont blow my
Cover, shes so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own
Wheels make you crazy
Come on baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
Gonna save me, oh oh oh
Oh we got it easy
We oughta take it easy

A Cowboy's Guide to Life...

also known as the Cowboy Ten Commandments

1. Don't squat with your spurs on.
   
2. Don’t interfere with something that ain’t bothering you none.
3. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
4. Always drink upstream from the herd.
5. Telling a man to git and making him do it are two entirely different propositions.
6. When you give a personal lesson in meanness to a critter or to a person don’t be surprised if they learn their lesson.
7. If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still back there.
8. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.
9. If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
10. And never, ever, miss a good opportunity to shut up.

Guitar Hero Roadies

Bunnies

I've got a theory: it could be bunnies.


Bunnie aren't just cute like everybody supposes.
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses.
And what's with all the carrots.
What do they need such good eyesight for anyways?

Bunnies! Bunnies! It must be bunnies!

Horseback Riding

I've started horseback riding at my friends house. We've got it planned to have training every Saturday for a while. It'll be good physical therapy for MS.
It's a good thing. When I parked at her house, just walking up to the barn/arena my legs started to go tingly. But the riding didn't have that happen. I'm actually not sore at all. My knees hurt a bit when I first got off the horse, but by the time we got back down to the house, they were fine.
I'm really excited about this.

Kitchen Island: part deux

Alright! The votes are in, we are going with the black one! I placed the order once the polls closed, and it was supposed to arrive Thursday, but they couldn't find our new address (understandable), so they're redelivering it (with very specific directions) on Tuesday. I'm really excited! We have to put it together, but that'll be fun.

First Class Honeymoon

This is when Destiny and Heather came up with the idea to do a skit for Ryan and Hailey to reveal Patty and Tim's special honeymoon gift.

Kitchen Island

Alright, so I've decided on an island, a kitchen island that is.
Check it out.
The only thing holding me back is deciding on the color. It's between the black or the red.
Vote on which one you think would be the best.

What if roadies ran the world?

I loved this Super Bowl 43 commercial... because it's soo true. If roadies ruled the world, it'd be awesome! Enjoy!

Inauguration

As I watched the inauguration, I realized how stressful it must be. Both the announcer and President Obama had problems talking.
The official announcer stuttered once on the word senator when one was entering.
Also, our new President had problems with the Oath of Office, but he smiled it off. It could have been that the man opposite him had cut him off earlier, and it threw him off.

I am excited for the new regime to proceed in this country. I wait patiently to see what comes before casting doubt or support on the new arrivals to the governmental offices. But I do wait to see if this is just due to the pop culture we live in where we've established politicians as pop icons; or if these icons will stand up to their growing job as role models.

Obama's speech was about responsibility, and hope was drawn upon darkly. At times he sounded like a father giving his child a life lesson. At other times he sounded like he was still running for candidacy, with promises that seem so far from reality, at least not all of them within the four years he has. On my News & Views blog page is a transcription of his inauguration speech.

Advent Conspiracy Promo Video

this is such a cool video... and for a great cause.

More Book Work

The following website has some really cool book craft work:

http://www.cbbag.ca/AB03web/AB03ab.html

I think you'll like it.

Star Wars Backpacks

You guys should check out these totally cute Star Wars backpacks! I would never wear one, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of them. Enjoy!

One for Yoda...


Another of R2-D2


They're viewable at http://www.spankystokes.com/2008/10/star-wars-r2-d2-backpack.html

Model Books

You guys should check out this website:


http://1dak.com/art/models-made-out-of-books-44-photos/

It's got some really cool ideas. I'm thinking about doing something like that for bookends, out of some stable materials of course. :)

Feel the Joy

Adapted from The Daily Motivator©
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Feel the joy

Can you feel the joy in life today? It is wherever you choose to let it be.
Do you see the joy in each new person you meet? Look for the joy that others may
be hiding, and make it your job to bring it out in the open.

There is joy to be found in every direction and in each new situation. No matter
how life may unfold it is always a privilege to experience and explore it.

Expect to find joy, and you will indeed find it. Choose to feel the joy, and you
will know it.

There's no need to spend time searching for joy in one place or another. Joy
exists anywhere and everywhere you allow it to be.

Make life rich and wonderful. Feel, spread and live the joy that is always yours
to choose.

~Ralph Marston


"I have learned to live each day as it comes and not to borrow trouble by
dreading tomorrow. It is the dark menace of the future that makes cowards of
us."
~Dorothy Day

House in Progress

New, Brand New

Yeah! It's a new year! Congratulations to everyone for for surviving 2008!

Well, in celebration of many things, I got my hair cut and colored today.

We closed on the house Friday, with a little "ado". But that's neither here nor there... okay, it's there, on my Job website.

Random Funny Pictures

Owasso Home Tour '08

Garrison Keillor: Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian

I heard this clip on NPR the other day and absolutely loved it! Allways a fan of Garrison Keillor. I just thought I'd share it with you!

Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian
Saturday, November 29, 2008Listen (MP3) Listen (RealAudio)
(THEME)
TR (ANNC): And now, from the hushed reading room of the Herndon County Library, it's Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian.
(STAMPING) SS: I am so excited, Kent. Just ten more minutes and we close and I'm headed to Ohio. (STAMPS)
FN (TEEN): Gosh Miss Harrison. What's in Ohio?
SS: The best libraries in the United States, that's all. (STAMPS) Thank you, sir. Enjoy your book.
TR (BUSH): I will. Got one called "The Brush is Gone, and Now What?"
SS: Glad we could help. The door is over there.
(FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)
FN (TEEN):Gosh, the best libraries in the country are in Ohio???
SS: The Columbus Metropolitan Library. The Cuyahoga County Library. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Names known to every librarian in America.
FN (TEEN): Gosh, neat. So what you going out there for, Miss Harrison?
SS: Inspiration, Kent. I want to spend an entire week simply loitering in libraries and pondering and perusing.
FN (TEEN):Gosh, that sounds like fun Miss Harrison.
SS: And when I return I want to build a new wing with soft couches where people can recline and read. Dim lighting and mysterious objects that people can touch--
FN (TEEN):That could be dangerous, Miss Harrison—
SS: People think of libraries as austere places. I look on reading as a sensuous pleasure—
(FOOTSTEPS)
GK: I'm sorry, did somebody say sensuous pleasure?
(SS GASP)
SS: Why- you look very familiar sir. Oh my gosh you're Carson O'Connor, the mystery writer's mystery writer.
GK: The very one. Pleased to meet you.
SS: My goodness. (HEARTBEAT) We are honored. Kent, can you — oh, he's gone.
GK: Wow— your dress. Just then. I've never seen — it just has a sort of aura in this late afternoon light.
SS: This old navy-blue knit thing-you know I was going to de-pill it this morning--
GK: That's not what I call navy blue. In this light, it looks more indigo. Or lapis. Or cerulean blue.
SS (TO HERSELF): Now I wish I'd worn heels instead my beige comfort loafers—
GK: It really brings out your eyes, Miss Harrison.
SS: (GASP) You know my name!
GK: It's on your nametag.
SS: Oh— my nametag. Pinned to my bosom.
GK: Stand right there. Don't move. I need to take a few notes.
SS: Oh be still my beating heart.
GK: Lissome. Angular. Lithe. Nubile.
SS: Nubile??
GK: Don't move. Please.
SS: I'm feeling faint for some reason.
GK: I'm going to put you in my new novel, Miss Harrison. Except your name will be Herrera. Raquel Herrera. You'll be a tango queen and the star of the tango craze sweeping the Ohio river valley.
SS: Did you say Ohio!
GK: Yes, my new novel is set there. It's called "The Theft of the Sacred Thesaurus" —
SS: I'm dreaming.....
GK: And it's set in a library. Except for the tango parts of course. They have wonderful libraries in Ohio. Maybe you've heard.
SS: Me. A late- middle-aged reference librarian with no makeup on whatsoever — nubile.
GK: There's just something about you. A sort of noble vulnerability.
SS (UNDER): Noble vulnerability. (HEARTBEAT) How did he know? It's like he can see straight into the beating chambers of my heart.
GK: I've been observing you for the past hour, from over there in the shadows. Getting a feeling for your rhythms-the way you talk, what you think about—
SS: What I think about— if only you knew—
GK: You're a tango dancer. You try to bring the beauty of the dance to people who love to eat sausage with cheese and chili.
SS: It's me. It's the story of my life.
(DOOR OPENS, FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
TR (BUSH): I'm back. Say you don't have a bookmark, do you?
SS: Right there on the counter, sir.
TR (BUSH): Good. Sometimes I get lost. Need a reminder.
SS: There you go sir, take two.
TR (BUSH): Thanks. I'm going now.
(FOOTSTEPS OFF, DOOR OPENS, CLOSES, A BEAT)
GK: I'd love to have dinner with you. Except I see your roller bag. You must be about to leave on a journey.
SS: I've been on a journey for a long time, Mr. O'Connor.
GK: I have a plane at the airport, we could fly to Ohio together. Get adjoining hotel rooms, have dinner, a glass of wine, we could talk about books. You and me.
SS: Why—this is so sudden—
(DOOR OPENS, FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
TR (BUSH): Um. I just realized I never paid for these books.
SS: Sir.
TR (BUSH): Stole 'em right outta here like some kind of bandit.
SS: Sir, this is a library. You don't buy the books. You borrow them.
(A BEAT)
TR (BUSH): I don't get it. So you're saying these are free?
SS: Not exactly, but just hold on a moment, Mr. O'Connor— oh — where'd he go?
TR (BUSH): I think he left.
GK: I'm right here. I just bent down to tie my shoe.
TR (BUSH): Oops. Mistakes were made.
GK: So what do you say, Ruth. Fly to the romantic metropolis of Cincinnati with me. Walk on the pedestrian suspension bridge in the moonlight.
SS: Oh Mr. O'Connor-
(FOOTSTEPS)
FN (TEEN): Your cab's here, Miss Harrison. What should I tell him?
SS: Tell him to go away, Kent. I already have a ride. The one I've been waiting for half my life (SIGH).
(THEME)
TR (ANNC): Join us again next time as we bring you into the hushed reading room of the Herndon County Library for the adventures of Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian.
(THEME OUT)