Find Out Who Your Friends Are...

I heard a song on the way to work this morning...I have heard it before, so it wasn't some new revelation, but it made me realize something. I don't really care what type of friend other people want to be, it is what type of friend I want to be that matters. I hope that my friends realize the lengths I would go to, the things I would overcome and items I would put off until later to be there for them. All they have to do is ask and I will be there (sometimes I will just show up without being asked, so be prepared for that too). This song is SOOOOO country but it represents the type of friend I want to be!!

Artist: Tracy Lawrence
Song: Find Out Who Your Friends Are


Run your car off the side of the road
Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere
Or get yourself in a bind lose the shirt off your back
Need a floor, need a couch, need a bus fare

This is where the rubber meets the road
This is where the cream is gonna rise
This is what you really didn't know
This is where the truth don't lie

{Chorus}
You find out who your friends are
Some body's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas, get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far'
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who your friends are

Everybody wants to slap your back wants to shake
your hand when you're up on top of that mountain
But let one of those rocks give way then you slide
back down look up and see who's around then

This ain't where the road comes to an end
This ain't where the bandwagon stops
This is just one of those times when
A lot of folks jump off

{Chorus}
You find out who your friends are
Some body's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas, get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far'
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who your friends are

When the water's high
When the weather's not so fair
When the well runs dry
Who's gonna be there?

{Chorus}
You find out who your friends are
Some body's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas, get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far'
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who your friends are

You find out who your friends are(yeah, yeah)
You find out who your friends are

Run your car off the side of the road
Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere
(Well man, I've been there)
Or get yourself in a bind lose the shirt off your back
Need a floor, need a couch, need a bus fare
(Man, I've been there)
Man, I've been there
Oooh yeah.

Over It

Thanks to all of you who sent encouraging comments after my "bitter blog". I have been feeling pretty down since this past weekend, so it felt good just to get that all out. I am better now. I want to post a blog about my vacation, but that will have to wait for another day...I need to get in the shower and go to bed now.

Love to all my beautiful girl friends...Connie, Laci, Jamye, Anjolee, & Kari!! Sweet ladies I tell ya!

Fed Up

Currently I am fed up.

Fed up with people who pretend to be your best friend, but in turn are a fair weather friend (you know only seem to care when it benefits them).
Fed up with always being there for people to always be disappointed when they don't return the favor.
Fed up with never having any "extra" money and things always coming our way to set us back.
Fed up with being the last to know about anything important, but instead having to read about it on the internet with 5000 other people.
Fed up with being so irritated that it ruins my day.
Fed up with blogging, myspace, and everything else I take the time to update when no one reads them or at least no one leaves a comment to show that they read it or even looked at it (if it is a picture).
Fed up with being the only one truly committed to something while others take it so lightly.
Fed up with loved ones who you wish to be close to but they always push you further away so you feel like you don't even know them.
Fed up with my stinking dog who seems to always revert back to orneriness when I know he understands what we are saying.
Fed up with my living room carpet always showing stains that appear out of no where.
Fed up with always letting my anger out on my husband when he is not the one who deserves it.
Fed up with the fact that I never can seem to get anything done around my house during the week, but have to use my free time on the weekends to do it.

I am in a terrible temperament lately and just wanted to share my thoughts, even if they are grumpy ones.

I am thinking of deleting this blog and my myspace page, because I am sick of taking the time to care when others don't.

That's all.

Frankie returns!

Or I guess he never actually left. I didn't see him at all yesterday, but this morning heard a strange noise rustling in my trash can bag and there he was, trying to jump up the side of my trash can.
























He then proceeded to jump behind my desk and up the wall using the cords connecting to my computer. It was quite amusing to watch actually. I didn't know he was capable of all this! Here is a picture of him squeezing his way out from between the wall and my computer desk.




















And now here he is emerging from behind my computer tower with dust on his nose from his dusty climb behind my desk. This picture was taken right before he jumped out from behind my monitor.

















As much as I like Frankie, I could not have him jumping all over my desk today. I took him up to my bosses office and let him jump around in there for a bit, where he tried to scale the wall again, but was unsuccessful this time. I then took him to the edge of the nature center and set him free. I tried to clean the dust off of his nose for him but he jumped away, into forest freedom.

Goodbye Frankie, the friendliest frog I ever met.

Office Visitor and Dad Update

Yesterday I had a little office visitor, he stayed with me most of the day. I am going to call him Frankie... Here he is!





































It is funny to me that I get creatures coming into my office. That is what I get for having an office in the shop and our building being so close to the nature center. haha!


UPDATE: My dad is hearing great! He heard music clearly for the first time two weeks ago and he hasn't heard that in several years. He is slowly recovering from Bells Palsy and is doing wonderful. We are excited to see how much more he will be able to hear in the upcoming months.

ABC tag

* A - Attached or single: Attached
* B - Best Friend: Chris, my hubby
* C - Cake or Pie: cake for sure...with lots of butter cream icing...yum
* D - Day: Saturday
* E - Essential Items: Cell Phone, hand sanitizer either wipes or gel
* F - Favorite Color: blue or black
* G - Gummy Bears or Worms: worms
* H - Hometown: Saginaw, TX or Republic, MO
* I - Indulgences: chocolate!!
* J - January or July: January for sure!
* K - Kids: have none, and NO I do not consider Spencer my kid...
* L - Life is incomplete without: Love and family
* M - Marriage Date: October 15, 2005
* N - Number of Siblings: 2 - Levi & Laci
* O - Oranges or Apples: apple juice
* P - Phobia or Fears: losing loved ones
* Q - Quote: Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13
* R - Reason to Smile: My sweet husband and hilarious nieces and nephew
* S - Season: Winter
* T - Tag two: Laci & Stevie
* U - Unknown fact about me: I absolutely HATE being referred to as Spencer's Mommy!! I did not give birth to the varmint and as much as I adore him (I know some of you are laughing right now) he did not in any way shape or form come from me.
* V - Vegetarian or Not: NO WAY. I need meat...
* W - Worst habit: My Internet addiction...staying up too late
* X - X-rays or Ultrasounds: only had x-rays so I don't think I can choose
* Y - Your favorite food: chocolate
*Z - Zodiac sign: don't believe in it

Jules' Magic Trick

Here are two phrases you will hear through out: "You're TIRED, You're TIRED!" and "When I clap my hands..."

Uncle Chris is actually pretty good at making all those animal sounds, what do you think?