Countdown ~ 1 Month, 11 days

The countdown has begun for the Girl's weekend at Runaway Country!  This is a three day country music festival in Florida.  Not sure how it all started, but all of a sudden we all had airline reservations, hotel reservations, and three day passes.  Of course it is now a milestone that we are all looking forward to and specifically getting ready for.  Music festivals are a "marathon and not a sprint" so they do take some planning.  The days of grabbing a swim suit and heading off to Florida for five days is long gone for this group... or at least a portion of this group.  Interesting enough is the level of prep each person is concerned with at the moment.  Some are focusing on boots, some on chairs, some on coolers, some on transportation, some on clothes, and some on just how to pull the whole thing off with the least amount of stress!  Staying at a hotel instead of camping is a great relief... we will have a pool, breakfast, beds, and showers.  This fact alone makes the trip two parts... vacation resort and festival excitement.  The relaxation of showers, bed and pool... along with great music and festival fun is setting the stage for a terrific adventure.  The countdown and pregame prep has begun!!!!!

Flash From the Past

This is a repost.... thanks to everyone that commented... I'm starting again!!

I've decided that life is like the soccer ball section of the wii fit where they kick soccer balls at you along with shoes and pandas that you are to dodge. Life sends events at you and you go for it and meet most of them head on and feel terrific. Every now and then you get hit with an event which you are supposed to avoid but somehow get hit. What's important is how you handle being blindsided or hit with something you can't control. You can drop, mope, feel sorry for yourself, complain, or you can rebound and go for the next challenge. Right now I'm going for the challenge!!!!!!

I'm Back!!!!!!

I haven't blogged in a few years and don't even know if I remember how to do this but.... Since I have stumbled across some of my comments encouraging me to continue... I will venture into the Wacky World of Blogging again!

Each and every one of us has experienced life and those experiences have shaped our perceptions of how we see the world.  Usually just as I start to think I have a handle on my life, something else pops up to cause me to go Whoa! What was that?  It's those types of experiences that are frightening, exciting, sad, scary, unsettling, and enriching. Those Wacky Experiences take me out of my comfort zone and make me live outside the box... even if it's only in my mind!

Machete #8

The The Double Sided Machete made #8 due to the description! It's a saw and machete in one. I wouldn't usually be attracted to reading about knives but then I caught the word daughter. Check this!

"Perfect for camping, clearing brush at the cabin or just intimidating the next guy your daughter drags home, this handy tool puts two blades in your grasp."

Having two daughters I immediately saw the wisdom in this statement.

Deluth Trading Co ~ Countdown!

#9 Pictures were requested so now we have added visuals! The ad description reads...Extreme conditions call for a new kind of work shirt. Now this doesn't sound too bad until the sentence.... Won't help with rattlesnakes though...WTF.... do rattlers like sweat???? Do rattlesnakes smell???? Then they throw in the testimonial... "We have to stay cool to keep our minds sharp!" Try telling that to any menopausal woman you know... on second thought don't mention it.. might set off an explosion!

Deluth Trading Co ~ Countdown!

Ok... you guys are going to have to deal with this for the next 10 days! (or ignore... your choice) I received the Deluth Trading Co catalog today. I was going to throw it away when I noticed that it contained some real gems and the most clever writing ads ever! So for the next ten days ....yes 10 days... I am going to enlighten you with the best ads ever!

#10 Longtail T ~ The solution to Plumber's Butt (Let that soak in a minute) here's some more of the description.... "Why be the butt of job site jokes?" and the testimonial.... "My husband loves his longtail T's and so does everyone working behind him!"

On page 1, I realized that this catalog has true potential!

DJO

It has been forever since I have blogged. (Or at least since January!) Lots has happened. I guess one of the most fun times has been the DJO crew. We have performed at the Rialto Theater with a Celtic Rock group, on Pearl Street and featured at the Heartbeat festival. It has taken many hours of practice but I do think we sound pretty good. We are preparing for our second season so we'll see where we go from here.