Cinderella, Shattered Glass, and Slit Wrists Because Simon Says ...

Yah ... I know ...

When I said "busier than a one armed paper hanger" last week? Well ... it got worse!

I really wanted to post on Sunday evening once we FINALLY arrived home ... but I was so tired, I went straight to bed.

Saturday - Cinderella was performed at the Renaissance Center in Dickson ...

LeAnna and Kaitlyn enjoyed themselves ... and Kaitlyn fell in love with the Prince in the short time we were there. Here he is signing her playbill ...

This was some interesting art displayed at the Center, paying homage to Alice In Wonderland ...

I was really excited to finally be able to attend the Renaissance Center ... been wanting to for a while - will definitely go back!

I had clients picking up pictures before and after the performance Saturday ... so Saturday was very busy at my house!

Then ... Sunday happened ...

-Sunday School

-quick lunch

-open house at the condo - had a looker, sounds promising - still hoping and praying for a call!

-"Simon Says" performance at the Becton's church

-Choir Practice

-Sunday evening church

-dinner with friends

yep ... another very busy day! But a very pleasant one!

Monday ... normally a day of "getting back to a routine" ... well ... work happened and not much else! Then a birthday dinner for Aunt Judy!

Today ... hmmm ... well ... CRAZY ... and that (crazy) is becoming part of my "norm" around here!

I had to leave my house all day for not wanting to talk about it reasons ...

stayed at Mom's ... and worked the best I could without my computer ...

I had to make a run to the grocery store for Mom this morning ... she needed "bulk" items ... so Aunt Betty and I went to Costco at 9:45am ... only to discover that they do not open until 11am (with my gold member status - not sure how golden that is!) ... so ... left and went to Sam's Wholesale ... got in the door and I couldn't find my stupid Sam's card ... hmmm ... Nate took it out of my wallet! ARGH! Had to get a temporary card made just to shop for 3 items!!!!! AAHHHHH ... Sam's didn't have everything Mom needed ... SO when all else fails ... I guess ... go to Walmart?! I really don't prefer Walmart ... but had to do it! Anyhoo ... Whew!

So ... this afternoon, Mom asked me to make a Blender Chocolate Pie to take to someone for her ... SO ... I did ... however ... when returning home with my blender this evening ... the pitcher part fell off the base that remained in my arms and shattered all over my kitchen and dining room! Do you know how thick blender glass is? VERY! Glass flew and a piece landed in my thumb - OUCH - pulled it out ... not a big deal ... until I started to clean up the mess and slit my wrist on a large jagged edge of glass sticking up! Okay ... I was at the point of slitting my wrist - but only in theory, NOT actually proceeding with it! Anyhoo ... finally stopped bleeding, calmed it with a band-aid ... good as new now ...

oh well ...

like I said before ... my life is SO boring and lacks action ... so I occasionally do things like drop my blender and slit my wrists ... JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT!

whatever!

okay ... so ... THEN ... to top it ALL today ... I got a phone call that I HAD to attend a meeting this evening for the subdivision - a director's meeting ... the President of the association could not arrive until 8pm so I (being the sucker that I am - was voted in as Vice President of the association last Fall) had to attend at 7:30 to cover until the President got there ...

Yep ... NOT where I wanted to spend my evening from 7:30 until 9:00 this evening!

However ... the good news is ... I am home ... home sweet home ... and SO tired that I can't even sleep!

hmmm ...

anyhoo ... just a "glimpse" of my "Moment's" lately ...

Maybe I can come up with something exciting to talk about tomorrow!

happy day ... tammy

Empty Eggs + Lost Stones + Wild Flowers = Simple Treasures ...

Yesterday (Wednesday) ... I took Mom, Aunt Betty and Nena to the Copper Kettle for lunch!

Yum-meeeee

a cool little meat/3 beside David Lipscomb University.

Had a great lunch and afterwards went over to our new Whole Foods in Hill Place ... OH MY Goodness!!!!

At Publix ... they have an end space on one isle with organic type foods ... but imagine an entire grocery store as big as Publix PACKED with everything healthy and organic!

I have to admit ... if my camera had of been with me ... there would be pics to post ... the way they arrange the veggies and fruits ... MAKES you want to buy them ... well me anyway ... I have issues at Target ... because everything is SO color coordinated and neat that it makes me want to BUY way TOO much each time I go ...

anyhoo ... Whole Foods ... definitely an experience ... I did buy several items ... and used some already ... I was VERY happy that LeAnna actually TRIED some new organic strawberry yogurt and even liked it!

So ... I pick her up from school ... and this is the 2nd day in a row that she has had me drop her off at the front of our subdivision and she jogs home!

I drive slowly right beside her and turn the radio up for her to have music ... SHE MUST HAVE SEEN that commercial on TV where the wife is doing this and the husband drives along beside her playing music ... probably not ... but it made me think of that!

anyhoo ... she thinks this is the coolest thing ... AND I think this is the coolest thing ... because if you asked me to jog UP our hill through our subdivision - I would politely decline ... it's a rough hill ... EASY to go down it ... but coming up is a different story ...

fun ...

so ... when she got home ... as soon as she walked in the door ... she says, "I'm bored, I have no one to play with" ... oh my goodness ... I was like "REST" ... you've been going ALL day ...

anyhoo ... we went outside for a bit and I sat on the front porch reading a magazine while she "hunted" for items in our yard ...

this is what she came up with ...

1. A robin's egg

2. A stone out of someones ring

3. Pretty flowers ... she flipped out when I told her that the yard was being cut Thursday ... she started panicking and picking ALL the flowers ... after questioning her WHY she was doing this ... she thought that the flowers wouldn't be back until next year and she thought they were so pretty! I was happy to tell her that they would be back NEXT WEEK! Along with the weeds ... too bad she doesn't have a thing for weeds!

oh well ... she was excited with her "treasures" ... and couldn't WAIT this morning to take the Robin's egg into class to show her friends ...

Thanks LeAnna for reminding me ... that if we would take time to stop and literally "smell the roses" ... that we would be amazed at what treasures we would find ... not that they are treasures to anyone else ... but whatever makes YOU happy is a treasure.

happy day ... tammy

DecembeRadio Kind Of Evening ...

Whew... busier than a one-armed paper hanger!

So ... a funny ...

Yesterday ... Princess had an appointment at the "beauty salon" ... so we're going into Petsmart .... and she discovers a cage of birds ... so ... we had to stop and let her jump up on the glass ... fun for her ... terrorizing the birds ... then ... we start walking to the back of the store towards the groomer ... this whole time, she has been right by my side, as always, eager to keep up and be EVERYWHERE I'm at ... (she even goes to the bathroom with me - TMI, I know ...) anyhoo ... all of a sudden, the leash tugs ... I turn around and she is sitting on the floor with her back legs up in the air and it appears that I'm DRAGGING her! So ... I said, "No, Princess - let's go" ... I figured maybe she either - 1. didn't want to go to the beauty salon, or 2. wanted to go back and terrorize the birds ... however ... it was neither ... it was #3 (choice not noted) that actually turned into #2!

AAHHHH ....

she was POOPING!

and I was dragging her through it!!!!

Oh MY ...

yep ... in a 9 foot area, there were 5 poop logs on the floor!

I was SO embarrassed ...

I looked ahead of me and the lady behind the counter just pointed to a small kiosk on an end isle and I turned around and ... how convenient ... a "poop station" ... there were wipes, baggies, trash disposal, Purell ...

So I grabbed the "necessities" and started wiping up ... thank God for firm poop! - however, it took me two trips to the "station" to get it all cleaned up!

VERY embarrassed ...

and ...

it's like this all the time ... I just don't share everything!

oh well ...

life

So ... last night ... went to The Rutledge ... a live music venue on 4th Ave. ...

This week is GMA week and one of my favorite bands right now (Nate's too) is DecembeRadio ... and they were there!

Oh My Goodness!!!! It was SO good ...

Woo-Hoo ...

Some friends invited us to go and we had a great time ...

Doors were supposed to open at 7pm ... we were there at 7pm and had to wait until 8:30 to get in ... AAAHHHH ...oh well ... still had a great time ... we didn't leave there until 11:30 ... there were three bands and the one we wanted to hear didn't play until last (go figure) ... I told Nate, we could have stayed home, put LeAnna to bed, watched the news and then left to come down here! ... ha!

It was nice to just get out and do something like that ...

Ok ... I must move on with the busy"ness" of the day ...

happy day ... tammy

Childhood Profanity Can Be a GOOD Thing ... at the right moment ...

My friend Allison invited me to attend this with her last night ...

It was SO super cool and I had the best time ...

I LIVED for concerts in my 'teen' years ...

I remember having a subscription to CCM Magazine and the FIRST thing I would do (after scanning the front cover and index) was flip to the back and look over all the upcoming concerts in the Tennessee area ... I would circle the ones I wanted to attend ... call friends and see who was interested and then immediately make plans to go ..

I attended so many ... and it was SO much fun ... this was a definite highlight of my youth.

So ... when Allison called and asked if I would like to go - I was like ... Oh yeah! And then the memories started flooding and I was almost giddy about it ...

The concert was to benefit Mercy Ministries and to celebrate their 25 years in existence. Just hearing the stories and learning about them, was very cool. To know that a lady, Nancy Alcorn, had a vision 25 + years ago to have a home for girls facing "crisis" in their lives and giving them a place to go "free" and offering them "hope" when they got there ... amazing ... AND it's non-funded by the government ... "on purpose" ... if they took money from the government, they would not be allowed to share the love of Jesus with these girls ... and Nancy knew that's exactly what these girls needed ... issues with eating disorders, drug addictions, cutting, teen-pregnancy - help they "could not" get at a mental hospital, she could offer through Jesus.

Wow ... very enlightening, and a very heart-touching experience.

The music was SO incredible ... we stood up a lot of the time, "cheering the artist on" so to speak ... =0)

It SO took me back ... I remember how good it felt to be with all my friends, having a great time and doing something my parents approved of! ha! Jumping around, screaming out after the song was over ... clapping and hollering like a crazy person ... not a care in the world, other than being in the moment ... yep ... it all came back ...

I had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed myself ... except this time ...

I'm older ... I have a husband at home, a child at home, more responsibility, a house of my own to take care of ... all of the fringe benefits of becoming "older" ...

So the thinking "this time" wasn't as "carefree" as when I was a teen ... but because it's been so long since a good concert - it just took me back!

We had the best time ... and Israel and New Breed ROCKED!!!!! Oh My ... to hear them in person, when I'm so used to just hearing them on the iPod ...

it was great!

Afterwards ... we went to eat at Mafiaozas ...

however ... on the way ... we're sitting at the corner of Wedgewood and 12th Ave. South ... and a homeless person comes up to MY window, slams his hands on the window and I literally thought I would die ... I was SO startled by this ... Dianna in the backseat saw him coming and all she could do was say, "aahhhhh" as he got closer ... and all I saw was two large hands slam against my window ... oh my goodness ... apparently I immediately reverted to childhood profanity and all I could get out of my mouth was ... "AAAHHH - you Dumb-Dumb!" and then I turned and pushed Allison's arm and said DRIVE!!!! However... we were at a red light and there was a car in front of us ... and I guess by pushing her arm it would cause her to push the gas pedal and would make a swift exit ... (as I was coming out of my seat) ... and I all but excreted waste in her seat!

Yep ... it was horrible ... and I was scared to death! Thank GOD the door was locked! It just didn't matter at that point ... as far as I was concerned ... he was coming through the window after me!

oh my goodness ...

everyone in the vehicle were laughing their heads off at my childhood profanity outburst!

It was pretty comical after the fact ... but ... "dumb-dumb"? Where did that come from?! OH well ...

funny ...

We didn't get to the restaurant until around 11:30 or so ... we had the best time ... and I wasn't delivered home by our designated driver (Allison) until 1:37am ...

woo-hoo ... it was definitely a GNO to remember ...

It was nice "thinking way back" to the younger years ... but I love my life now and wouldn't have it any other way!

Thanks to all our husbands who took care of the kiddos while we were having a GNO!

(but now that I think of it ... the husbands don't come in with "thank you's" to us when they have a "guy's night out" ... hmmm ...) oh well - Thanks Anyway!

happy day ... tammy

A Day Of New ...

Craz-eee - biz-eee ...

I had a client today at the Bicentennial Mall ... very interesting place ... I have never been there and it is such a cool place ... definitely want to go back ... can't believe I haven't experienced this before ... check it out here

Mom ... returned the "crock pot" ... the business - "Linens N' Things" in Rivergate ... they were very kind to her ... and yes, they believed her ... and were very sorry ... they didn't even ask for her receipt! Mom asked them if they "look" in returned boxes upon return ... and the guy said, "normally, yes" ...oh well ... Mom said ... "I bet you will from now on for sure!" ...

So ... she returned home with her brand new crock pot ... BUT not before opening it at the front counter and pulling every piece out and checking it ... it was packed so tight, they had trouble getting it all back in the box to close properly ...oh well ... she wasn't about to leave without doing so ... and rightly so ...

Went to the Bound'ry for dinner this evening with friends ... we sat outside at a table with a fire pit ... beautiful night for it ... had a great time ... ambiance was very nice ... "another" never been there, but want to go back. Here's their info

And ... doing breakfast with Karla in the morning ... at a new place called Fido's ... "another" new place for me ... their info

hmmm ... I suddenly feel like a "tourist" ...

ha ...

oh well ... a day of "new"

happy day ... tammy

It's A Crazy Life ... but ... It's my life.

Okay ...

so ...

last night before bed ... had our clothes laid out and ready ... lunches packed .... backpack packed and ready to grab on the way out the door ... it's the big field trip to the Renaissance Center in Dickson Tuesday morning ...

However ...

LeAnna woke up with a headache ... which turned into more of a migraine ... she was hurting so bad she was crying and complaining a little too much for my comfort level ... she doesn't do this very often ... so I was worried ... I had NO Tylenol in the house ... but I had Motrin ... hmmm ... well ... she didn't want to eat ... I got two bites of cereal down her ... which ended up not being enough I guess ... she took the Motrin and went and laid down ... Motrin is SO hard on your tummy on an empty stomach.

I called the teacher to explain what was going on ... she was expecting me to take pictures today of the kids for the scrapbooks she's making to give each child at the end of the year (thus the reason I'm at school a lot taking pics) ...

no answer ... so I left a message and my number for her to call ...

well ... the phone rang and it was her ... however ... I was in the bathroom with LeAnna holding a cold rag on her head while she was throwing up!!!!! Bless her heart ... eek ...

So ... got her settled back in bed ... and called her back ...

once again ... had to leave a message ... and "again" ... told her that I wasn't sure if I would make it I would have to see ... but to call me and give me details of what to do about our tickets, etc. ... and left my number "again" ...

Now ... a knock at the back door ...

it's Aunt Betty ... coming over to tell me that LeAnna's teacher keeps calling at Mom's house!

ha! oh my dear goodness ...

remember my last couple of days? CRAZY Monsoon!!!

well ...

the number that I gave the teacher to call me back? Was MOM'S ...

Not ONCE ... but TWICE folks!

How dumb is that?!!?!??!

Yep ... definitely feeling the effects of my downpour ...

Anyhoo ...

She got sick a few times ... but after the headache went away, she was fine ... and has been eating normal since lunch and feeling fine ...

YIKES!!!!

Always "something" ...

My life is SO boring ... I just don't understand why we never have any excitement or anything out of the ordinary happen around here!!!

Such a boring life ...

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH ....

anyhoo ...

the day started getting better ...

LeAnna started feeling better ... and I even got a call today about the Condo ... Woo-Hoo ...

The taxes however, have bummed us ... BUT ... Nate decided to contact our Accountant at the last minute (literally) ... to have him look over our Turbo Tax mess that we tried to do on our own ...

as of a little bit ago ... we got a call stating that we owe a little over a $1,000 less than what we had conjured up on our own!

woo-hoo!!!!!!

Thank God and the Accountant

A funny "dumb" today ...

I decided to try a new recipe ... which ended up being an original ... since I was lacking two key ingredients that it called for ...

however ... it went well and we liked it with the replacement ingredients! And that's all that matters I guess ... that you please the palate of your family ...

anyhoo ... the "dumb" part ...

I asked my Mom if I could borrow her "NEW" crock pot ... mine's smaller and I wanted to try her new BIG one that she got ...

anyhoo ... "sure" was her reply ... so I haul the box in the house ... NOT paying attention to what it actually looks like on the outside of the box ... just that it was "something new" to play with!

SO ... remove it from the box ... noticing it was shut with only one piece of tape on one side ... mental note made but nothing registered ... then started to remove it from the box ... and noticed there was no lid on the top but just thought, it's somewhere else in the box ... moved along ... took it out and thought ... wow this is a bit dusty ... probably from the packaging it was packed in ...

and of course I always wash anything new before using ... so moved it over to the sink and removed the pot from the crock (or whatever) and when I laid the pot in the sink to start washing I glanced over at the "crock" part and noticed it was dirty - like food had been cooked and spilled over into it ...

WHAT?!?!? how dumb is that? I thought Mom said this was new ...

hmmm ... maybe she used it and forgot she had ... she IS medicated ...ha! (big joke right now ... that's her crutch for everything - "I'm medicated")

so I thought ... well ... before I use this thing, I need to wipe that out ... so I started cleaning the inside of the "crock" part and as I was cleaning, turned it around to the back ...

AND ... the whole back is caved in and THEN notice it's not even sitting in it's base properly ... it can't because it's broken!!!!!

WHAT?!?!?!?!

Back to the box to look at it ...

NO LID ... anywhere ... AND ... it's white ... the box (that I didn't notice before) pictured a Stainless Steel crock pot that was a WHOLE different model and make than what was sitting on my counter top ...

WHAT IN THE WORLD?!?!?!

And poor "medicated" Mom thought it was a GREAT deal ... for $49.99 on sale from $69

Okay ...

Some dumb idiot (sorry) ... packaged up their wedding gift crock pot from 20 years ago, with no lid and dented in and packaged it back up in a "different" box and returned it to the store ...

probably the week after Christmas when the checkout lady was way TOO busy to actually open the box and CHECK to make sure there was indeed a crock pot enclosed ... it could have been a box of rocks!

Hmmm ... what does this tell me?

Some dumb idiot ACTUALLY got away with this ... and is probably at home RIGHT NOW ... rummaging through his garage or who knows ... the neighbor's trash ... looking for JUNK to box up and return to the unassuming DUMB BLOND at register #1 ... only to leave with BRAND NEW items ... which means ... innocent "medicated" Mom's will come along and purchase neighbor's junk ... and WHO KNOWS ... might even give it as a gift!

Can you imagine?

If Mom had purchased that as a gift and gave it to someone for their wedding?

Oh My Goodness ...

dying thinking about it ...

Anyhoo ... she was SO upset ... that her and my aunt and cousin got in the car and drove back to Rivergate to return it ...

Can't WAIT to hear what they say ... my "fear" was that now that this box was actually going to be opened up in front of the DUMB BLOND at register #1, that she might think that MOM rummaged around in her garage or in the neighbor's trash to try and "pull one over" on her and NOT believe her ...

oh my ...

only my family ... only my life ... only me.

There are SO many details I leave out about my crazy life ... I seriously don't think anyone would believe them all!

ha!

happy crazy day ... tammy

Sprinkle Wishes On My Monsoon ...

thanks Allison for the "sprinkle wishes" ...

however ... my monsoon got worse this evening ...

just when you think ... "nothing else" ... you find out ...

you have to PAY taxes instead of getting a return!

yep ...

not a fun evening at the Batson household!

BUT ...

my "sprinkle wishes" for tomorrow ... happened this evening

... this is how I found LeAnna this evening when I came upstairs to the bonus room ...

yep ...

my evening just got better ...

I actually laughed out loud and then ran for my camera ...

guess she was "feeling my monsoon"

ha - gotta love it!

happy evening ... and better day tomorrow ... tammy

Just "A Day" ...

only one comment today ...



"When it rains ... it pours" ....



and today ...



It's a monsoon!





enough said.



a day ... tammy

Three Years ...

Today is a special day ...

Three years ago today, LeAnna had open heart surgery ...

Her "window" was closed.

Yep ... I still remember ... and reflect how far we've come in three years. LeAnna is doing GREAT! And we are SO blessed and thankful that all is well.

She continues to have annual check-ups and will for the rest of her life. Her last check-up was a great report ... and we are just so thankful.

Throughout the day today, I've stopped and had "thoughts" of our day three years ago ...

it was a very scary day ... one of anticipation ... and waiting ... hoping and praying.

I also remember the day sort of "floating" by ... we know it was the prayers of our family and friends that was carrying us through that tough day.

I try SO hard not to think about what actually happened that day, but to reflect on the "result" of that day ...

Thank God we had such special people that were there that day with us ... and I have thought about those people throughout the day today ... and how thankful we are for family and friends.

I've had a rather busy day ... this was Kindergarten Graduation Portrait weekend ... and I'm just finishing up ... so that's kept my mind really occupied ...

but ... my thoughts still drifted to "that day".

I'm so glad it's all over and that we chose to do it when we did .... she still remembers alot about it ... and will ask questions here and there ... and will want to know why they fixed her heart.

She knows she is a special girl and has a special heart ... and we are so grateful for our LeAnna Rachel ...

LeAnna and Dr. Christian ... her surgeon

happy day ... tammy

And The Answer Is ...

Ok ... enough torture ...

First ... my apologies for those of you who spent any extra time staring at the computer screen, moving your noses in and out until you were dizzy or exhausting any other efforts to see this "work of art" ...

I have been SO busy and have been unable to post the anwer ...

so ... my apologies ...

the answer is ...

what you see in the picture .... is ....

NOTHING!

Once again, I am so sorry ... I just couldn't resist ... my extreme apologies to Allison who admitted to spending a little extra time towards this effort ...

I'll make it up to you with a Frosty!

And ... it was TOTALLY worth all of this just to see Nathan move in and out from the computer screen ... looking for NOTHING!!!!

ha!

happy day ... tammy

Hidden Picture!

See if you can find the hidden image in the group of characters below. It takes some concentration, but it's worth it. Have fun!

(You'll be surprised when you see what it is!)

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Most people find it easiest to put your nose right up to the screen, then slowly back away while continuing to stare.

I'll post the answer later ...

happy day - tammy

Find the man's head!

This is SO weird ...


Find the Man's Head within 3 seconds and you're a genius!

READ THIS FIRST!

According to medical experiments:

If you can find the Man's Head within 3 seconds, your right brain is more developed than normal people.

If you can find the Man's Head within 1 minute, your right brain is developed normally.

If you can find the Man's Head within 1-3 mintues, your right brain is slow in reacting, you should eat more meat protein.

If you can find the Man's Head in 3 minutes or more, your right brain is a disaster... extremely slow in reacting, the only suggeestion is please watch cartoons to help normally develop your right brain.



You'll find the picture below:

Happy Day ... tammy

Lucky Number Six ...

Unimportant Things About Me ...

1. True. I really did have a riding lawn mower and push mower ... my Granddad was a "fix-it" man and his shop was always full of stuff that he was either working on or collecting! So he kept me in business! ha! and yes ... I did cut grass ... I was a TOTAL tomboy!

2. True. My dad bought me an old Model-T car and until I was old enough he had to drive me around in it ... it was a small "replica" that had a go-cart engine ... that was my riding toy compared to today's Dora jeeps and Barbie corvettes! And we did dress up and use it for Sunday School ... clown suits, balloons ... we definitely got the attention of the Sunday School kids.

3. True. I don't just "like" clocks ... I LOVE them! They are ALL over my house ... my guest bathroom is even decorated with a clock theme ... there are clocks on the walls, pictures of clocks on the walls and there is a sign laying on the counter top that says, "tick tock, tick tock, time's a wastin' " ... if you think about that one for a minute, it might bring a smile knowing it's in the bathroom! Or maybe it's my weird, contorted mind that has conjured up a funny about that ... who knows!

4. True. I cut my finger on the glass window of a stove when I was 3. It has always given me fits ... to the point that my Mom offered to pay for plastic surgery - 1. because she has always blamed her self for it happening and ... 2. she knew it bothered me so much. No one ever pays attention to it I found out - ha! PLUS, it is usually hidden at all times - well, when I'm feeling conscious about it.

5. True. I attended an event at the home of Sylvia Roberts, where George W. and Laura (we're on a first name basis now) had a fundraiser. They raised over a million dollars that evening ... it was a once in a lifetime event to remember.

6. FALSE. I Do NOT like riding REALLY big roller coasters ... I have, in my lifetime, ridden lots of coasters ... but have an aversion to really big ones ... however, it is true that with the eye issues, I have been told not to ride them. Wow ... one "good" thing about the eye issues ... I now have an "excuse" for my aversion.

7. True. My dad REALLY did tie a string around my tooth and a door knob and slam the door ... it worked ... the tooth came out ... it should have - at the time it was torture ... but we laughed about it later!

8. True. I was on the Bozo show for my fifth birthday. I was so excited about it ... talked about it for days ... THEN ... we got there ... taped all five shows in one evening ... and besides a few things about the show, about the only thing that stands out in my mind ... was the little girl next to me THREW UP on television EVERYWHERE ... I will NEVER forget it ... I can still smell it and see it! AAHHHHHHHHH .... she had spaghetti with macaroni noodles in it ... Oh My Goodness ... I'm telling you ... I still remember ... I remember the lights being really hot shining on us, standing on bleacher type stands ... and she "lost it" literally ... on TV!!! haahahhahaha ... oh my ... I remember having to get up at like 7am to watch it every morning that week ... we didn't have Tivo back then!

9. True. I really like the color black ... especially to wear ... many reasons for it ... we won't go there ... ha!

10. True. If you know me well at all ... you KNOW I like to smell things ... and actually I think I have a pretty good smeller ... I can smell a drink without tasting it and tell you what kind it is. That's probably no big deal, thus the reason it's listed here with "unimportant things about me".

(thanks Allison for my really cool sign picture that you found for me - I love it!!!)

thanks for participating in the fun ... I've enjoyed reading "other bloggers" who are participating ...

happy day ... tammy

Ten UNimportant Things About Me ...

I was challenged from another blog that I read ...

to list unimportant things about myself ... but one of them is NOT true ... and you have to figure out which one is not true ...


1. When I was a preteen, I had my own riding lawn mower and push mower.

2. I had a Model-T car with a go-cart engine that my Dad and I dressed up like clowns and used for Sunday School.

3. I like clocks.

4. I got a bad cut on my finger at age 3 and the cuticle has never grown back, and the nail grows out bumpy - and I'm VERY embarrassed by it.

5. I've been to an event and spoken with the President and Mrs. Bush.

6. I like riding really big roller coasters, but can't anymore due to my eye issues.

7. When I was a child, my dad tied a string around a lose tooth and the other end to a door knob, and then slammed the door!

8. I was on the Bozo TV show for five days when I turned five.

9. My favorite color to "wear" is black.

10. I smell everything.


Leave me a comment and list which "#" you think is NOT true ... I will reveal the answer in a later post ... AND I am challenging YOU to do the same on your blog ...

happy guessing ... tammy

A Focused Pfunky Time ...

Yesterday was a great day ...

... it all started with breakfast at the Pfunky Griddle with a group of girls who got together for Jennifer's birthday ... we had a great "pfunky" time!

here's a few pics ...

... afterwards ...

Nathan and I spent the afternoon together shopping ... and then dinner at Sambuca's in downtown Nashville. GREAT food!!!! Wow!

it was such a pleasant day ... I didn't want it to end ...

it is SO rare when we get to go out ... with NO agenda ... NO rush ... NO where else to be ... and just spend quality time together ... he and I took off yesterday ... so it was very nice to just RELAX!!!! The focus was just US and reminiscing of our 16 years ...

Nate had roses sent to the house ...

Sambuca's ...

Today ...

LeAnna stayed at Granny's house from Thursday night until this morning (Saturday) ... even though I had just gone to the Pfunky Griddle on Friday morning ... Nate had never been and LeAnna was dying to go after hearing me talk about it ... so we decided to go for breakfast this morning ... we went to pick her up this morning and Dawson was so upset that she was leaving ... so we took him with us!

They really enjoyed themselves! And loved making pancakes!

wouldn't you know ... the only pic of LeAnna and I and she would have her tongue sticking out! oh well ... we all had a Pfunky good time!

Nate gave me some more Le Creuset and I am so very happy ... more for my collection!

I gave him a 32gb iPod touch ... he was OVERwhelmed and so very shocked!!!

And together ... we purchased a print for our bonus room from Z Galleries ... slowly but surely we're getting the bonus room like we want it ...

... one realization from the last two days ...

spending quality time together is SO very important ... not that all of your time together is not quality, but when you have that "focused quality" time together ... it helps you to connect again ...

I find it easy sometimes, to get in a RUT for lack of a better term ... but it's true ... we rush here, rush there ... and somewhere you meet in the middle in the busy of the day long enough to exchange quick hello's, goodbye's, love you's, and necessary info that must be discussed ...

it's crazy sometimes ... but it's true ... and it takes days such as an Anniversary to slow you down, if but for 24 hours, to reconnect again ... and realize that you really are on the same page (in case you forgot) ... and GET on the same page if you're not! ... ha!

Another BIG reason Nathan and I decided several years ago ... how VERY important it was to us as a family unit to MAKE SURE we had a family vacation every year ... for the sake of "connection" and "keeping connected"! I had this growing up and it still, to this day, brings back SO many sweet memories of my time with Mom and Dad that I can retrieve at any given moment and reflect on the "good times" when I'm missing my Dad so much ... SO very thankful my Mom and Dad made this happen for "our" family unit of 3! And we want LeAnna to experience the same ... I'm learning more and more every day to NEVER take any one person ... or opportunity ... or special moment for granted ...because ... you just never know ...

happy day ... tammy