i love my puppy dog!

Norman, oh so dramatic, after his mani-pedi nail clipping. He cooperates, but he always lets me know afterwards that he is completely worn out, and pouty.  :)

29 is just fine

I have never posted about food before, mainly because I am considered the least of the cooks in my family.  When you come from a family of all women, and they are all GREAT cooks, being average lands you at the end of the line.  :) The funny thing is, I really like my food, but no one else has the amount of enthusiasm as I do (in their defense, I have had some total bombs, no doubt about it!)   I think it's really quite humorous, especially because when I offer to cook for my family when we all get together-  inevitably one of them will say, "oh that's ok, you don't have to, I will do it!" or when I announce that I cooked a particular item that's for dinner, my mom will say, "just try it everyone, I did, and it's not that bad!".   :)  haha

anyway, I have aquired a few new prizes that have greatly delighted this oldish lady. :)

First up - I now have a full set of cast iron cookware and I absolutely looooove them! I will never cook on anything else - so great. Some people have had that Apple/PC moment when all the stars align and the angels sing, signaling they have finally find THE product that works for them. 

Hello my name is Lindsay, and I'm a Cast Iron.

Here is my beautiful breakfast. (am I a total art nerd - I LOVE that they're black!!! I just love the color black. love i say.)

If I was stranded on a desert island, I would take a few very cherished items with me...Right next to my favorite Bonnie Raitt and Fleetwood Mac records, I would take this manual milk frother. I don't do clutter or things on the counter top, but I DO do latte's, and lots of 'em.

foam!!

 the finished product...yum :)

Best day ever in the history of NASCAR and DERBY's

I went to Arkansas to visit my sister and bro-jay (holla!) and we had the best redneck time! First up on the docket - MINI NASCAR GRAND PRIX. Yep, that's right, I said mini.  it was Brill.

check it out!

Every NASCAR event needs a pace-car to start the event:

Our car PASSING another car...go FOX!

Pit Stop Chest Bump

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, we went to a demolition derby that night. BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE it was so much fun. And- funnell cakes, tater twirls w/ nacho cheese, brewksies, corn dogs...need I say more??  :)

Happy Mudders Day!

This post is dedicate to my awesome momma, I love you!!

When the doctor handed you a wiggly, slimy, new born crying baby girl, did you EVER imagine it would lead to a life like this??

What a blessed and happy life you gave us, thanks mom!

Normy and H-dog

We went to visit my fabulous cuz and family this weekend, and of course, Norman's uncle Hershall was a big hit. Hershall and Norman are both anti-social, grandpa-type creatures who are typically very quiet, sleepy, and good - but they both don't really enjoy the company of other dogs. We captured some very precious moments with these 2 crank pots. Enjoy :)

 

Gess who's who?

This next picture is VERY funny is you know these boys.  Hershall is on norman's bed, and this is hilarious because #1 Hersh does NOT go on other dogs beds, period. and #2 Norms does NOT allow other dogs on his bed under any circumstances.

brave hershall

Norman walks out - pretending he doesn't notice the large brown mass on his bed.

best friends

Garden!

I am about to plant the annuals, so here is what has been growing from last year!!

butterfly bush

forgot the name of this one...

lambs ears

another no name flower

cactus!! the 3 on top are new from last week :)

strawberry, yummmy

Easter Gooooodies

Ok so I was 100% totally bad and did not take ONE picture of my Easter celebration this weekend! We were in San Antone celebrating first of all our Risen Lord (can I get an Amen!) and the incredible Steve Stone's 60th Birthday...and I have nothing to show for it. I could just kick myself.

Some funny stories:

-  While skype-ing my nephew, I was (like any normal aunt) trying to get him to say my name and how much he loved me, so I place myself front and center in the webcam - my head as big as the screen. In the middle of our conversation, skyler says "russell?". Wait - - who??? You are supposed to me loving me!?!?!? Yes. Russell was standing behind me, only his left hip in the frame, and my nephew decided he wanted to say his name instead of mine. And to add salt to the wound, as the conversation went on, he kept saying "russell?" at random, making sure he was still standing back there, while also not saying my name.

The final name count:

Russell's name: 50 zillion.

My name: 2.

-  Also on the skype call - Mrs. Stone brought in some wild creatures (a chicken, a parrott, and a turtle) and held them up to the webcam to show them to sky. It was a BIG hit. My genius nephew said all their names and he kept poking the computer screen when he saw them and would say "BIRD!" or "TURTLE" and the whole screen would shake and get wonky...my sister kept having to grab his hand and say "no, don't poke the screen". haha :)

-  The Stones have 4 dogs, 3 of them are about the size of russell's boot. One is medium sized - a huksy-looking dog that is about 1/2 norman's size named abby. She is not threatening at all. Every morning she would lay on the tile in the hallway, and we would just step over her again and again to go into the rest of the house. Well, as soon as norman came out of his room and saw the completely harmless dog laying down in the hall, he would back up and look around with this panicked look on his face that said "oh boy, oh boy. I will never get out of this hallway. there is no where to go. nope, I'll never get out. I guess I'll just stand here....ok....she didn't move. I'm going back to my room. I'm trapped. I can't go anywhere."
I would finally have abby get up and norman would nervously rush by and his nails clicked as he scooted by...what a weenie!


I just remembered I did take one picture on my phone on the way home of the Norman man sleeping happily in the back of the pick-up.  I swear that's a smile on his face.  :)