The Search Is Over...

I found a buffet to use in the bonus room as a place to store my wine bottles, and margarita ingredients! I have searched everywhere, and finally found this in the JC Penney catalog! I am excited, and can't wait until it arrives!



To have it shipped to the house, they wanted about $150! To have it sent to the store, it's only $65. But, when I went thru the ordering process, there was a coupon good for free shipping to the store! So, I get my buffet, and don't have to pay $65 for shipping! That's extra $$ for wine, wine glasses, ect, ect, ect. Hopefully they will be calling me soon to come pick it up, and then the bar will be open! Who wants to come over for drinks?! Got any good suggestions for wines? I like my wine SWEET. Don't like the dry ones! I am a big fan of Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, and Zinfandel. But, always open to more options.

My Newest Favorite Video

Ok, it's been a year since I started this blog, and if you've read any of it at all, you'll understand that I LOVE www.youtube.com! I can spend hours surfing videos on the site! And, I have shared a few of them right here on my blog, with you guys.
This evening, John asked me if I had seen this video. They did a story about it on the Today Show this morning. I had already left for work, and missed it. Here is the video of Christian the Lion. I warn you, if you have not seen the video yet, grab a tissue before you hit play! You might need it! I know I did!
This is all John's fault. BLAME HIM! LOL!

I Have Shopped...

till I dropped.
My feet hurt! Boo Hoo!
Several months ago, John suggested we put a cabinet in our bonus room to store my wine glasses and wine bottles. I have searched EVERYWHERE! And I mean everywhere! I have googled buffets, servers, dry bars, cradenzas, and came up with only 1 thing that I love.
I found this buffet on-line at an Amish furniture store that we visited while in Sugarcreek Ohio.


It's what I wanted. But, the price tag is not what I wanted! Instead of the drawers, they will make 2 doors that open to storage with a glass shelf inside. With shipping, we are looking at $1500! I know some of you guys would buy it in a heartbeat. But, for a single piece of furniture, that is out of MY budget! I know it's a piece of quality furniture, and it will be very well built, and we'll own it for forever. But, I just can't bite the bullet and spend that kind of money. So, I'm still looking. If anyone knows where I can locate a piece of furniture like this, please tell me. Because I am tired of looking! I throw in the towel. I'll just put a bucket in the corner, and chunk all the bottles in that! Works for me! LOL!

My Newest Hero

I wish I was like this when I was 10 years old!
Good golly Miss Molly, this little chickie poo can kick some butt! LOL!



John said IF he had a little girl, he'd want her to be just like Alex! I bet she could whoop his butt. But ssshh.....don't tell him I said that!
I don't think this little girl will go all the way, and win a million dollars, but she is definately cool in my book!

Friendship

None of that Sissy Crap
Are you tired of those sissy 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality?
Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship.
You will see no cutesy little smiley faces on this card.
Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship.

1. When you are sad --I will jump on the person who made you sad like a spider monkey jacked up on Mountain Dew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3. When you smile -- I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.

4. When you're scared -- we will high tail it out of here.

5. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining, ya big baby!!!!

6. When you are confused -- I will use little words.

7. When you are sick --Stay away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have.

8. When you fall -- I'll pick you up and dust you off-- After I laugh my butt off!!

9. This is my oath...I pledge it to the end. 'Why?' you may ask --
because you are my FRIEND!

Friendship is like peeing in your pants
everyone can see it,
but only you can feel the true warmth.

Nothing Of Importance

Not much excitement going on around here.
A good buddy sent me this picture via email, and I just had to share! LOL!
C-O-O-K-I-E!!!!!! LOL!

I kinda felt this way yesterday at work. We had a scheduled computer downtime. But, even though you know it's coming, it's still a bummer. I was amazed by the amount of down time we had yesterday. You don't realize how much time you spend tied to a computer as a nurse. I mean, I'm a nurse, my job is to take care of patients, not play on a computer,....right?! WRONG! We even use the computer to pass meds. Our patient name bands now have bar codes, and we scan the bar codes with the computer, to make sure the right patient is getting the right med at the right time. It's high tech security. But still, doesn't it remind you of Revelations?! It sure does to me!
Anyways, the computer downtime lasted about 5 hours, but even after the 5 hours, the computer wasn't totally fixed. :-(

The Bucket List

This past weekend, John and I watched "The Bucket List" on DVD. What a great movie! So inspiring, and touching, and heart-felt. Naturally, I cried like a baby! You know how it's going to end, but it's still hard to take.

For those of you who have been living in a cave the last few months, these 2 men are thrown together at the hospital, each given their death sentences after battling cancer. They develop their "bucket list", the things they want to do before they kick the bucket. I just pray that if I receive a diagnosis like that, that I will be well enough to live out my bucket list, before it's too late. It is very reminiscent of the song "Live Like You Were Dying."

Anyways, the movie got me thinking about my own bucket list. What do I want to accomplish while in this world, before I move on? A few things I have accomplished, so I can mark them off:

I have the career that I always dreamed of.
I have a wonderful marriage to a great man.
I have a healthy family.
I have friends.
I am lucky enough to be able to travel.
I live in a beautiful house.
I have seen Niagara Falls, and been in a helicopter, so there's 2 things off of the list at one time.
I have driven a race car REALLY FAST!

So, what's left you ask?

*I hope to someday have a child, if time allows.
*I want to see the Grand Canyon, and maybe ride a donkey to the bottom. My question is, how do you get back to the top after riding that donkey down?! I'm afraid they make you carry the donkey back to the top!
*I want to see Alaska. I hope to see whales and caribou.
*I want to go on a photo safari of Africa. Imagine seeing lions in the wild!
*I want to go to Australia, and see kangaroos.
*I want to go to Hawaii and see an active volcano, and relax on a black sand beach. I would love to ride in a helicopter again, over an erupting volcano! Or, ya know that Travelocity commercial where the gnome is roasting marshmallows in the volcano? Yea, that sounds like fun!
*I want to be kissed in front of a fountain in Rome.
*I want to go to the top of the Eiffel tower, but I could care less about going to Paris. Go figure!
*I want to see/experience a ghost.
*I have to go to New York city, go to the top of the Empire State Building, see Ground Zero, take a carriage ride through Central Park, and see the lights of Time Square.
*I want to see "the strip" in Vegas, and maybe win some $$ at the blackjack table.
*I want to ride scooters in a quiet Italian countryside.
*I want to go back to Yellowstone in the summer to see the bears.
*I want to ride horses on a beach in Jamaica, or Puerto Rico, or anywhere in the Caribbean.
*and, I want to experience fall in New England. Maybe ride bikes through some quaint, little town.


I guess that would keep me busy for awhile! Sure hope when I get that diagnosis, they also give me a wad of money to pay for all of these trips! LOL! Somehow, I don't think that will happen. So, I'll have to visit these places on the Internet, and pretend I am there. :-(

What's on YOUR bucket list?

Cardboard Testimony

I saw this video on a friend's blog, and I had to put it on my own.
What would YOUR cardboard testimony be?
I'm struggling to make my own.
All I know is....no matter how bad things get, no matter how dismal things may look....God is enough.


Penny

Happy 4th of July!

I know, the 4th was Friday, and it's Sunday already. We've been a little busy.
I hope everyone had a good holiday. What did you do? Did you have a picnic? Did you watch the fireworks? We didn't do anything like that on the 4th. John worked on the house next door. Oh yea, a lot of you don't know this. John and I bought the house next door in May. He's busy fixing it up. It's remarkable the mess the previous owners had over there! Their idea of a paint job was something else! I think my cat could have painted better! Just a good coat of paint has helped a LOT! We're totally re-doing the bathroom. He had Bath Fitters come in and cover the old tub, and put up a new surround. The tub was just plain gross, it was so bad! And, since the tub was new, we decided to replace everything. New flooring, new toilet, new vanity, ect, ect. The whole bathroom will be redone when he's through. So, John worked on the house on the 4th, and I was out shopping. We did grill burgers for dinner that evening, but that's the extent of our holiday.
John wouldn't go see fireworks, so I drug this photo out of my archives. Shoot, this picture wasn't even taken with my good Canon. This came out of a point and shoot. Not too bad if you ask me.
Yesterday, he worked on the yards of both houses while Judy and I shopped. We went looking for the great 4th of July sales everyone was bragging about. We didn't find anything good for sale. When we got back, I helped John pull weeds off of the fence. I don't think my back will ever be the same!
Today, he's back in the house, fighting with the vanity. When he gets the bathroom done, then we can shut that door, and move on to another room! I think he's going to be painting for a very long time!