Thursday, October 31, 2013

HOME



"Home"
(originally by Michael Buble)

Another summer day has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I want to go home
May be surrounded by a million people I,
Still feel all alone
I want to go home
Oh, I miss you, you know
And I've been keeping all the letters that I 
wrote to you
Each one a line or two
I'm fine baby, how are you
I would send 'em but I know that it's just not enough
My words were cold and flat and you deserve more than that
Another airplane, another sunny place
I'm lucky I know, but I wanna go home
I've got to home
Let me go home
I'm just to far from where you are, I want to come home
And I feel just like I'm living someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside when everything was going right
And I know just why you could not come along with me
This was not your dream
But you always believed in me
Another winter day has come and gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home,
Let me go home
And I'm surrounded by a million people I,
Still feel alone and I want to go home
Oh, I miss you, you know
Let me go home
I've had my run,
Baby I'm done
I'm coming back home
Let me go home
It'll all be alright,
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home

TRICK OR TREAT

THE DARK ANGEL AND THE LUMBER JACK
BAT BOY 

THE ANGEL AND
 HER VIDEO GAME HERO

THE TRICK OR TREAT CREW

Cara Mia, Te Amo

"Cara Mia, Te Amo"

"I Love You, My Beloved"

These are words I love to hear.



10.31.13

And......Happy Birthday Houston

Monday, October 28, 2013

Quote Of The Day

"The brave are simply those
with the clearest vision 
of what is before them -
glory and danger alike -
and, notwithstanding, 
go out to meet it."

Kate and Leopold

MY VERY FAVORITE BOOK


Saturday, October 26, 2013

LEAVE THE REST BEHIND

“No one does it all. We each, if we're lucky, will have our chance to leave a mark on the world, but we are trying too hard to be perfect. So don't emulate Wonder Woman; think about what's wonderful to you instead. Then boldly, audaciously, joyfully, leave the rest behind."

Barnard college President Debora Spar, Why the Woman Who “Has It All” Doesn’t Really Exist

Friday, October 25, 2013

Life is a journey 
Not a destination.

I am loving the path!

Thought of The Day

When you make up your mind that you want something, 
All the obstacles seen to vanish.


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

63 Days

Until Christmas

136 Miles Drive

I love Phoenix, it will always be my home town.
I took a drive Saturday. I have taken this same drive many times before, seen the same things many times. But lately I am reminded to be appreciative of them all. 
Cookie went with me on my drive. She manned the stereo and sang along as the wind thrashed her hair. When life gets a bit stress full she asks for a drive at night. She loves to see the city lights. Just like her mamma I guess.
The thermometer said it was 90 degrees and here in Phoenix we call that Fall! The freeway was packed, there was a lot of traffic for a Saturday afternoon. I drove with the windows down and my hair pulled up, my curls were blowing at my sun glasses, but it felt great. Nickelback was on the stereo, loud enough to be heard over the traffic and the screaming wind. 
Our drive took us through town, through the tunnel, from one end of town to the other, then out of town as well. I have always loved a drive around town, it's comfortable, grounding.
I love the mountains that surround the valley. I love seeing the skyline, the old and new buildings, the landmarks. I want to take photos as I drive, so I can keep the view. The sight of Camelback mountain from Firebird Lake is Wonderful. 
Phoenix has grown so vast in my lifetime; I remember watching Metro Center being built, I remember Ledgend City, I remember when the outskirts of town weren't so far out and farm land stretched for miles.
As I drove past Sky Harbor I watched a plane take off. I hoped that there was someone on there that was as excited as I was when I headed to Kentucky. I hoped that they would find everything they were looking for, like I did. 
As I headed back home, I noticed the drop in temperature as I drove past the few remaining bits of farmed land on the west 101. The smell of farming has always made me happy; it's cool and sweet. I always ask my kids if they know whats growing in the fields, and surprisingly to me, they do. I see that Phoenix is their home town too!


FALL


Monday, October 21, 2013

Though Of The Day

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."




Mahatma Gandhi

Monday, October 7, 2013

B.S. of America

Jessette and Cole went to the grocery, 
on the way out boy scouts were at the door. 
Jessette got all excited, 
then she found out that boy scouts 
don't sell cookies. 
She said she can't support an organization 
that isn't run correctly. 
She says the boy scouts are a fraud. 

I told her that another grocery sells some cookies 
that are just like Somoas 
and she doesn't even have to 
support any kids clubs to have some. 

THE POLICE MAN SAID....

Mom is the Queen of The Castle

My household has to play MY Game
Play by My Rules

I am IN CHARGE until the Child turns 18. 


FOUR YEARS TO GO!  


I hope we all survive. 




Friday, October 4, 2013

.....In My Dreams

I woke up to my name being called.
A familiar voice, comfortable and loved.
I knew I was safe and I would be taken care of.
I listened, still in that state of sleepiness, where everthing is sureal.

Was this real or was this a dream.........
..............................Bliss, Delight.

Then I heard the door close, the sounds of industry flooded my ears.
I remember yawing, knowing I would be watched over, from afar,
Knowing I was safe, cared for, loved.
Knowing I would be thought of throughout the week to come.


The breeze touched my skin, I snuggled into my comfortor and
I was asleep.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

What A Lot




PIERCE, Neb. (AP) — A handful of barely driven vintage Chevrolets fetched more than half a million dollars on Saturday at an auction that drew thousands of car buffs from around the world to a small northeast Nebraska town.
Bidders and gawkers crowded shoulder-to-shoulder for the auction in a muddy field just west of Pierce, a town of about 1,800. Spectators in helicopters and airplanes circled overhead as the lead auctioneer, Yvette VanDerBrink, inched down the auction line on a wooden platform hauled by a pickup.
Event organizers said an estimated 10,000 people traveled from as far as Norway and Brazil to see the sale in person, and more than 3,800 had registered online to bid at an auction website by mid-day Saturday.
The auction of more than 500 old cars and pickups was expected to continue on Sunday. Organizers said they hadn't yet totaled the bids for the roughly 50 most high-profile, low-mileageclassic cars and trucks, which were auctioned on Saturday. As of midday, six of the most valuable models had sold for a combined $545,000.
The collection belonged to Ray Lambrecht and his wife, Mildred, who ran a Chevrolet dealership in downtown Pierce for five decades before retiring in 1996. Unlike most dealers, Ray Lambrecht stashed many of his unsold cars in a warehouse, at his farm and other spots around town if they didn't sell in the first year.
The first vehicle sold — a sky-blue, 1958 Chevy Cameo pickup driven 1.3 miles — secured the largest bid at $140,000. Another bidder spent $97,500 on a red and white 1963 Impala with 11.4 miles on its odometer, the manufacturer's plastic on the seat and a yellow typewritten window sticker displaying its original price: $3,254.70.
Lyle Buckhouse, a retired farmer from Hankerson, N.D., poked his head Saturday into a 1963Chevy Corvair with 17.2 miles on the odometer. Moments later, the self-proclaimed "Corvair guy" was hunting eagerly for the bidder-registration tent.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Buckhouse said. "That's why I came down here. You just don't know what you're going to see."
Bob Esler, the owner of Bob's Garage in Westfield, Ind., bought a four-door 1964 Bel Air station wagon for $30,000. The car had 326 miles.
"This is one of the cars that I had my eyes on," Esler said, as he leaned against his new purchase. "I want to use it to haul all of my customers around."
"How are you getting it back home?" a friend asked.
Esler shrugged. "I haven't figured that out yet," he said.
Preparations for the two-day auction began in June. VanDerBrink, the auctioneer, said she took calls from as far as Iceland, Singapore and Brazil before the event.
The two least-driven cars, a 1959 Bel Air and a 1960 Corvair Monza, have one mile on their odometer. The oldest vehicle with fewer than 20 miles dates to 1958; the newest is a 1980 Monza with nine miles.
Some bidders used the auction to hunt for rare parts for their collector cars and trucks, while others came to watch the spectacle.
"What drew us here as much as anything was the story," said Ernie Turcotte, who drove with his son, Jeff, from central Massachusetts to look for fenders and running boards for his 1955 Ford F-100. "I don't understand how it even happened. But here they are."
Ray Lambrecht opened the downtown dealership with his uncle in 1946, on the corner of Main Street and Nebraska Highway 13. The U.S. Army veteran quickly established himself as an unusual salesman: He gave his lowest price up front, without negotiation, and encouraged hagglers to try to find a better deal elsewhere.
In 1954, he drove then-Gov. Robert Crosby down Main Street in a parade celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Nebraska as a territory.
The most valuable vehicles were stored for decades at a nearby warehouse, until a heavy snow collapsed the roof. Some were damaged, but many were saved and moved elsewhere. The models at the dealership were among the best preserved, even as the building gave way to bats and holes in the roof.
Ray and his wife, Mildred, retired in 1996. Ray, 95, and Mildred, 92, still live in Pierce, but their health has declined. They decided to sell the collection so others could enjoy the cars and pickups, said their daughter, Jeannie Stillwell, who lives in Florida.
!964 Chevy Impala ~ Just like the one my 
guy first drag raced. 
But take a look at that beautiful 
Model A by his side!!!

The rear view.....Not a Nine Inch Rear End
After all it's not a Ford!

 And how is this for Irony! "Mano e' Mano"
I have to say, hands down, that Impala make's
My heart skip a beat!! 
But I did look Hot in that Vet! 
Just saying!


http://autos.yahoo.com/news/thousands-travel-neb-vintage-chevy-auction-151655435.html

Quote of The Day

"You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear." ~Oscar Wilde