Did you Know When You Turn 50, You get BUSHY Eyebrows???

Not really...well, I'm sure there are SOME people who get them...the ones in this picture are just plastic candles growing out of her eyebrows.

This is Terri.

Terri is my OLDEST sister....I know, I know...she looks YOUNGER than me.

I get it all the time....

Terri has Native American blood....I do NOT. Thus, the reason

why she looks younger than I.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Terri is the big FIVE-OH.

Terri has twins that just turned the BIG THREE-OH.

Here is one twin, Lindsay.

The other twin who shall remain nameless...cough, cough, Cortney, decided to celebrate apart from our weird family for some reason....I have no idea why....maybe she thinks we might embarrass her or something.....LIKE WE WOULD DO THAT.....sheesh.

Any respectable person would LOVE to be around our family.....

We also celebrated a nephew's birthday....remember HIM?
He is the one with his name TATTOOED across his back just in case
something ever happens to him and he forgets his name.
Not to mention it is fun for complete strangers to
yell, "LEVI" and then have him turn around
and wonder how they know him.
He turned the BIG TWO-FIVE!
Wow! I just realized that he is HALF of my OLDEST sister's age....


When one turns 50, things like seeing your precious baby wearing a t-shirt out in public that announces SHE IS KNOCKED UP just rolls off your back....
At least the kid is married and lives...well, lives at home....oops.
Ok, seriously, she is just living at home because she has a home in California and her husband is a DIE HARD OU SOONERS fan and refused to let his child be
born in any other state.....
Thus, the reason she is living with her mommy right now.
I won't need to mention that hubby is also a proud sailor and currently deployed.




The perks of being 50 is also that you have wonderful grandchildren....
Yes! Grandchildren that you GIVE BACK when they get cranky!
Grandchildren that you have GREAT influences on....
like shoving a pair of goofy jammy pants over their heads and BLINDING them
all the while taking actual VIDEO FOOTAGE while they run around bouncing into walls....tripping over dogs and looking quite drunk.
Yes, she is that kind of Gi-Gi (JEE JEE).
Oh and of course she LAUGHED THE WHOLE TIME.
Yes, that is a proud grandparent video to show anyone and everyone who
will stop long enough to see what a 'pecial Gi-Gi (JEE JEE) she
is to her grandchildren.

She might not be able to ride a MOUNTAIN BIKE on the rocks.
But she sure looks athletic just walking it doesn't she?
I won't say anything about the "knocked up" chick walking
FASTER than the 50 year old chick pushing a bike!
Nope, not going to say anything about that.....

At least she reads the labels on bug spray to make sure

it isn't going to hurt her little grand baby....

Yah, tick tock....how long does it take to FOCUS so one can

actually READ the writing on the bottle......

Ok, NOW she has it figured out....

PUSH OUT ARMS A LITTLE FURTHER....

TILT HEAD....

STICK OUT TONGUE....

It magically comes into focus when one does this....

Don't believe me?

Ask Terri!

The Terri who is 50!

The day before this picture was taking...

I overheard her tell someone that she was a TRIPLET.

Yah, the third addition to the TWINS who turned 30!

WHATEVER....

But give this lady a FREE SILVER DOLLAR CITY pass only

because she is 50 this year....and magically, she is PROUD TO BE 50!

Seriously, if you are turning 50 in 2010 or been married 50 years in 2010, you

can get a SEASON pass at Silver Dollar City in 2010.

They are celebrating their 50 years too!

Just take your driver's license or marriage license to show and you can

get the free season pass.

See? She is NOW PROUD to be 50!

I heard her PROUDLY shouting it out from the Ozark

Mountain tops!

Even while stuck in traffic for THREE HOURS just to get to Silver Dollar City, she proudly jumped out of the air conditioned car to run UP a hill

and stand in front of the sign.....the BIG FIVE-OH sign!

She all of the sudden became INVINCIBLE!

She rode down the road while carelessly clinging to

the side of our pick-up!

Oh the DANGERS of turning 50....

BEWARE people!!

Turning 50 makes one decide that life isn't so bad...

That life can be enjoyed....

That life can be lived as happily as the dog

sticking his head out the car window...

Terri is ready to take on this second 1/2 of her life with GUSTO....

She is clinging on for dear life.....

Don't get in her way, she is a gun packing Gi-Gi!

She is fearless against those hormones that make you not be

able to concentrate on a conversation because they

are making sweat roll down your butt crack....

She can still keep up with the youngest of them....

and the oldest....because there will ALWAYS be

people on BOTH sides of her!

She was quite unsure about this milestone birthday.

Terri, I love you sissypoo and thanks for leading the way so gracefully for

your other two YOUNGER sisters.

You are certainly showing that AGE IS AN ATTITUDE and NOT A NUMBER.

By this rule alone....we will FOREVER

BE THREE!!!!

God made us sisters....Love made us FRIENDS!!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

June 9, 2010.

So, is 49 Degree Water on a 95 Degree Day REFRESHING?

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the family hit to the campground where the rest of the family was actually camping....we went to visit for the day.

There is a river at this campground that has water from the BOTTOM of

the dam.

The water is a constant 49 degrees according to the pamphlet...I beg to differ.

When one steps into this water, it immediately feels like someone chopped off your feet and you are just standing on NUBS.
It also has been known to keep a watermelon ICE COLD...as long as you
keep it contained and not float with the current down the river....

This is Regan's reaction to the cold...no, it is not her interpretation of

the Raptor on Jurassic Park.

York the Diving Dork...remember him?

He thinks Regan is a wuss...so, he RUNS into the river....

Yah, see the expression....see the clamping of the sunglasses?

I am thinking at about this point....he is ready to apologize to the girl for acting like a girl.....

I know...you are thinking that is one weird looking ghost w/ a sleeve on or something....

This is wimpy, screams like a girl Levi....

I can't believe he actually thinks that holding his hands where they are

is actually going to provide some sort of protection....

Oops...the current rips off his flip flop...he has to REMOVE the hands

to retrieve the runaway flip flop....

He gets it put back on just in time for York the Diving Dork to

take another DIVE....

Right into Levi....just in case you aren't sure which is Levi..

He wrote his name on his back so you can peg him easily.

York did the right thing....HE SAVED THE GLASSES....

Remember that, always SAVE THE GLASSES....

I am wondering where Levi's hands are in this picture....

are they still providing protection??

York is doing the "run against the tide" run to get away

from Levi....RUN YORK RUN!!

About this time, Levi REMOVES his hands...see? there they are!

Now look at his expression...I guess they DID provide some

sort of protection, huh?

Levi is doing the famous..."suck it in" and still try to look cool.

York is trying to get back to land so he can put on his

sunglasses....

Speaking of sunglasses....now you see them....

Oops, where'd they go?

Yep, he didn't learn for York the Diving Dork....he dove in with his glasses on.

I'm sure there is a very happy trout that is thanking Levi for his donation to the sunny underworld of the river.

So, what's a guy to do.....run and throw York the Diving Dork into the water?

Go apply some sunscreen?

NOPE

Go get his son and dunk him into the water....

see?

Levi picks on the little guys.....

Look at that poor face....it looks almost drugged....

I think his blood turned to ice cubes at about the time I took this picture.

Yep, and dad smiles the WHOLE time....soooo sad.

I can't believe parents could be so CRUEL to their children...

sheesh...what kind of family is he from anyway?

Yep, believe it or not...there was a 3rd guy...he thought

he could be Joe Cool and handle the frigid water...

He managed to not make sissy girl faces....

But, there is a sign that it was FRIGID....

besides the rock hard nipples from the cold...

look at the "SUCKED IN GUT"!

Yep, sure sign he is trying to maintain the cool factor!

A Little Thriftin' Brings Simple Summer Joys!

This picture is for the college girl...

I thought she would like this dress and I can't show it

to her unless I post it on her Facebook page or on my blog.

I decided on the blog because...well, I haven't posted

in awhile.

I love the extremely retro look of the dress....please note that the model is suffering from a massive sunburn from the holiday weekend. I honestly think the sunscreen companies are putting less protection in their products, because if we don't reapply every HOUR, we get burned. Has anyone else noticed this?

Back to the dress, can't you just see a cute little can-can under it???

Add a cute pair of white sandals...some very retro sunglasses...oh why wasn't it in my size....sigh...

Anyhow, a college gal who enjoys dresses would really love this and could pull

off the look and not look weird....I know she could.
The dress was a whopping $2.00 and it is HOMEMADE!

This beautiful basket was $3.50!

Won't this make a wonderful market basket?

The handle is very sturdy and thick....I can load this baby up and

no problems!

Say "HI" to Daisy Doodle! For some reason, she is so much less camera shy

since I've started blogging.....

Get ready....Here is the next item....
Here is the PURPLE RIBBON of BARGAINS!!
A malt machine!! I made a very quick run through a thrift store
that is mostly clothes....one thing I've learned about thrifting is be consistent
about going to them so you can spot something new when it comes in.
I stopped and automatically hit the shelves that are around the perimeter of the room.
As I walked toward the shelf, I noticed something yellow.....way to the back of a shelf. I got closer....
I bent down....
Ok, I actually got on one knee...
I moved three bulky items....
It was then, that I heard the chorus of angels...really, I did....
they had music playing on the radio....
IT WAS A MALT MAKER!!!
Either I let out a little squeal or someone stepped on a squeaky toy!



It isn't a heavy duty one...not like the ones in the restaurants....but it is YELLOW and retro.....HAVE YOU SEEN MY KITCHEN??? It is YELLOW and RETRO!!
I plugged it in to make sure I wasn't getting excited over nothing.....
It took a bit to figure out the safety feature on it....then it WHIRRRRRRED.
WOOHOOOOO!


Soooo, I did the next expected thing.....
I TWEETED & FACEBOOKED about my FIND!
When my friend, Brownie, who has been looking for one also found out....
she text me and said.....and I quote, "I HATE YOU."
Yes, my friends....sometimes finding a bargain means you have to
lose some friendships!
Seriously, all was made good, when Mr. Manly Man made some after dinner shakes! Did I mention that "hates me now" friend is lactose intolerant???
Also, I think we found her one on Craigslist for $10.00 if I hear back from them...
Malt Maker....$3.00!!


I have a feeling I had better keep an ample supply of ice cream around this summer....He is the MASTER of the MALT SHOPPE!!

Even "SUNBURNED" gal said it cooled the burning.... :)