Fast Living!

That is how life has seemed here lately! I have had a great day today. It started with a meet-up at Irondale Cafe - The Original Whistlestop Cafe. It is the same restaurant that was featured in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" (I linked to a You Tube clip of the original movie trailer) If you haven't seen it you will really enjoy it. Ok back to the meet-up it was held and hosted by my friend Rachel of Alabama Bloggers.

I always enjoy the Alabama Bloggers meet-ups. At today's meet up there were three new bloggers that I had never met. I don't have their links right now but if they link up at the Alabama Bloggers site you can find them there. The ones that I knew that were there was Wade (he has several blogs!) Drew (Okra Cola) , Rhoda (Southern Hospitality), Amy (Ordinarily Extraordinary) and of course Rachel (Grasping for Objectivity).

I had the Beef Tips and Rice. I don't think I have ever expressed that one of my favorite foods, besides Mexcan - it is ALWAYS first, is beef tips and rice. I can not make beef tips and rice to save my life. I have the rice down but not the beef tips. So any tips out there on how to make it good and not tough I'd appreciate!!! The food at the Irondale Cafe is sooo good. Good southern food!! I did not get the fried green tomatoes - people that like that say they are really good, I just do not like it. But I do not eat tomatoes on anything - so. But the beef tips and rice and the roll I got was delicious. If you want some good southern food you need to head on over to the cafe.

There is so much going on at home and at work that these days are just flying by. Before I know it it is the end of May. There has been a few changes in my life lately and will fill you in next week. I have a lot of catching up to do and since I now have a little more time on my hands I will be able to get back to regular programming blogging!

Thought I would share this picture with you. My 9 month old grandson likes to antagonize. He is always picking on his older brother, our dog Chico and even me!!! He gets so tickled with himself that he just starts smiling and wiggling all over. These two little guys always bring a smile to my face!!

Have a blessed day!

An Award, An Award!!!!!

Hello Everyone,

Look what I got!!! This award is from 2 Toddlers and Me! It is the Best Blog Award!!! Thanks so much I LOVE awards!

Ok the rules for this award are:

• Accept the award post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link.
• Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have recently discovered and think are great. Remember to contact those bloggers you have awarded to let them know they have been chosen for the award.

15 is a LOT of blogs but luckily I happen to have 15 blogs that I have just discovered!!! 

The first blog that I have newly discovered is my daughters blog!!! Her blog is Summer Breeze! It is new so hop over and say hello and also give her any advice that you can about starting a new blog. I have given her some and she has met some bloggers when she went with me to the Alabama Bloggers meet up (that's my grand baby front and center with chocolate ice cream all over his face!). I know she would appreciate any and all advice you can give her!

Ok now the list:

Summer at Summer Breeze

Susan at Blackberry Creek Home Arts

Marie at All Access Pass to Jack

Natty at Eissua

Jeri at In The Gutter

Sandy at Aging Disgracefully

Priscila at Little Miss Heirlooms

Pennie at Mom Thoughts

Pippa at A Mother's Ramblings

Christi at Polka Spot Farm

Eva at Wrestling With Retirement

Rebecca at The Adventures of Fred and Ethel

Mommy Amy at The A to Z Twins

Lee Ann at Lee-Ann's Crazy Life

Julia at Everyday Mom Ideas

I hope you all enjoy your award!! Now everyone hop over and say hello to these great new bloggy friends of mine!

Also I wanted to call to everyone's attention that some of the bloggers that participated in my Ornament Swap are part of my list. If you click on my ornament swap button (left sidebar) you can check out everyone that has already got their ornaments and have posted their links. Until next time

Have a blessed day!

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Hello Everyone!!

Today is the “Score For Your Team Football Carnival” over at Alabama Bloggers. Well you know that I just had to join in. Everyone that knows me, reads my blog or hey even looks at my header knows that I am a BIG BIG BIG ALABAMA FAN!!!

Loving the Crimson Tide was passed on to me by my beloved grandfather and grandmother. You rarely seen my grandfather without a Alabama jacket or hat on. Some of my best memories are being at their house and watching Alabama Football!!

Growing up it was always loud at my house, with six kids you can understand why. But when Alabama was playing I am sure it sounded like the biggest brawls ever. Screaming, shouting, cheering and yes even cursing.  I have great memories of the time spent with my siblings watching the games and cheering on our team.

As I got older I went with my school to Legend Field to help with selling items such as peanuts, cokes and hot dogs. We would walk up and down the isles. It was a great way to be at an Alabama game. I seen Coach Bear Bryant up close many times from volunteering to do this. Great fun!!!

I would also visit T-town every weekend as I became a young adult. It was a town full of electricity when Bama was playing. I have so many great memories of friends, fun, food and the Crimson Tide. Let’s not forget the tailgating. You have got to experience tailgating at the University of Alabama!!

When I got married it had to be to an Alabama man. We unfortunately are not fit to be anywhere during a game. Nowadays we do our screaming cheering from our own living room. We are just too overly enthusiastic to be at anyone else's home or in public. lol Trust me, we like it like this!

No one escapes wearing a Alabama shirt on Fridays and Saturdays. Even Chico has his own shirt!

 Here is the best video that I have found that expresses the way I feel about the Crimson Tide!!!

This video gives me goose bumps!!!

I can not do a post about our great Alabama Crimson Tide without including the words to our fight song.

"Yea, Alabama!"

Yea, Alabama! Drown 'em Tide!

Every 'Bama man's behind you;

Hit your stride!

Go teach the Bulldogs to behave,

Send the Yellow Jackets to a watery grave!

And if a man starts to weaken,

That's a shame!

For 'Bama's pluck and grit

Have writ her name in crimson flame!

Fight on, fight on, fight on, men!

Remember the Rose Bowl we'll win then!

Go, roll to victory,

Hit your stride,

You're Dixie's football pride, Crimson Tide!

If you are an Alabama Crimson Tide football fan hop over to Alabama Bloggers and join in on the carnival. If your not a fan I feel sorry for ya!!! lol Until next time

Have a blessed day!! Oh and

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!

The Weekend, Bible Study & A Meet Up

Hello Everyone,

We had such a great weekend. Hubs and I did absolutely nothing! I love weekends like that.

Saturday we had Ray and did we have fun. We had bought Ray a used pop up tent a few weeks back well Saturday we discovered we were missing some poles. So being the problem solvers that we are we used the rods that came with our two person motorcycle tent. Let me tell you that before we could get it up Ray was in it! He then was running back and forth putting all of his toys in there with him. He was really having a great time. We have decided that we are going to try to find him one with Diego on it – he loves Diego. lol

On Sunday all of my family but me and my sister were at the lake. I don’t like going to the lake because of my transplant I can’t get in the water. Well that’s what the doctor’s told me. I have an appointment on Thursday and am going to ask again.

Summer, Josh and Ray came over also on Sunday to wish hubs a Happy Father’s Day. Larry wanted another painting from Summer and she painted him on canvas with oils a picture of Big Al leaning against a goal post with a hounds tooth hat on. If you are an Alabama fan you know exactly what I am talking about. Whenever there is a present to be given to him from Summer Larry requests that she paint him something. He absolutely loved it! He had been bugging me all weekend about what the painting would be of. I am happy to say that I did not give in an inch!

Praise the Lord!!! My hubs who was laid off back in April was called back to work!!! He went back yesterday and let me tell you it was just in time. We have made it on my income alone and due to a little tightening of the belt we made it through. We have not gotten any extras (other than my lunches with my sisters lol) and it is good to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I tend to get a little testy when we are low on funds and hubs even remarked that I hadn’t been. I told him that I hadn’t felt like I needed too. I can only attribute that to God because I had the feeling that every thing was going to be ok.

I am excited about today! Today is the start on The LPM Blog of Summer Bible Study!! I am also excited that I am joining a group of ladies here in Birmingham for that study. Jamie at Happy Harper Stories is arranging this group and I am so thankful that she is. She was truly a God send to me. Oh and she has an award for me that I need to go pick up too.

I had so much fun Thursday when I went to my first blogger meet up. I met some great people there and am still trying to visit their blogs. Unfortunately the pictures I took are stuck in my camera as my batteries are dead AGAIN! But hop over to Alabama Bloggers and check out the Rachel’s post about the meeting.

Well I guess that’s all I have for now, I am sure I am forgetting something. Until next time

Have a blessed day!

Hometown tour, Flip Flop and Hometown Swap

Hello Everyone,

So in my last post I forgot to mention that today is my Hometown Tour post over at Alabama Bloggers. Go now!!! Check it out!

Semi-Slacker Mom at Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom held a Flip Flop Swap. Look at the totally cute flip flops that Robin at The Stallings Clan got me! Aren't they so cute? Thanks Robin!



Shannon over at Welcome to the Nut House! had a Hometown Swap that I participated in.



My swap partner was Tanya at up from here in Colorado. Look at all of the neat stuff she got me.



She got me an Estes Park t-shirt, Colorado sticker, Cosmos flower seeds, a little Colorado clippie, a Colorado key chain, Colorado water bottle, Colorado magnetic notepad (I love these thingys!) with a matching pen and Walking Into Colorado's Past book. It is beautiful with a lot of pretty pictures. lol And did you see the card? It is too cute!

I have always wanted to visit Colorado I think it is just beautiful! Hop over and check out these ladies they have great blogs. Oh don't forget to check out my post over at Alabama Bloggers! Until next time

Have a blessed day!

Lucky Me!

Hello Everyone,

I guess I am lucky so far this week. On Monday I told ya'll that I had won Jori's at Jeff & Me + Three $15 iTunes giveaway. Well yesterday I won Future Mama of BabyMakinMachine baby burp clothe giveaway. My hubs saids that I need to go buy a lottery ticket. lol

So I ended up watching 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' after saying I wasn't. But you know what when my hubs said that he was going to watch it I was shocked. The only, I guess what you would call reality show, he watches is Survivor. I told him well there aren't really any celebrities on there is there? He said three words Lou Diamond Phillips.



So I clicked right over to it. {{Sigh}} That was enough for me!

But actually the only celebrities I know are Stephen Baldwin, Lou Diamond Phillips and Janice Dickinson. Ok I know who Sanjaia is but I really don't consider him a celebrity. All of the other ones I have never seen and don't have a clue who in the world they are. My hubs did say one was a wrestler and one a basketball player. It really isn't the best show but it was ok. I actually got to read up on some blogs and make a few comments while watching it. lol

I am really glad I got to read some blogs last night because today I am on the run all day. Errands, errands, errands!

Hey did you notice that new button on my top right hand side? Well I am taking the Crystal Light Challenge. Click on it and join in.

I have joined Alabama Bloggers! I was wanting to find a place where I could find other blogs from Alabama and while I am following quite a few I thought there must be a site. Well Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in my Subjective Life put this blog together. I have talked to Rachel and I am going to be a regular contributer to the site. Yay!!!

I am going to be deciding if I want to blog about a specific topic for a regular column or if I just want to write about different things. I just have to let Rachel know what it is I want to be doing. I will be thinking about it. Any ideas?

You know I will definitely be letting you know what's going on! I am really excited about doing this! Until next time

Have a blessed day!