Why it's nice to have my husband

As we approach our 15 year anniversary of meeting each other (September 4th), I just want to pay tribute to the man I love more than any other on this earth. The person that makes my life interesting, different, and spontaneous. My partner in life and my partner in business.

And these are just a few of the reasons why:

1. He loves me no matter what I look like when I wake up in the morning, when it's 100+ degrees outside, or when I get out of the shower naked.

2. He and I enjoy doing all the "nerdy" things and we really truly enjoy doing them goether.

3. He works so hard to make sure that everything is perfect when running our business. He tries really hard to make sure that it is successful and that our customers are taken care of.

4. Because he LOVES to travel (the same as me) and we love to talk about all the places we have yet to go. I love it that it wants to go from early in the morning until late at night cramming in every bit of sightseeing that we can get crammed into one day.

5. Because he has been such a good step-father to my kids and making sure that we always had fun places to go, food on the table, and a nice place to live.

6. Because he treats me like a princess and I know that every single day I wake up that he loves me and we are truly partners in this game called life.

I love you baby!



P.S. Can't wait until I can start posting the "skinny" pictures. I must remember to "suck in" the neck muscles when taking pictures :-)

NO DISTRACTION Friday

Today I will not allow myself to be distracted.

Today I will be totally focused on the tasks at hand.

By the end of the day -- this will be done:


All the stacks of paperwork on this desk will be gone and task completed.

By the end of the day -- this will be done:


All the mail on this counter and all the laundry on this table will be opened and put in it's proper place.

By the end of the day -- this will be done:


All the boxes in this old office will be cleaned up and properly filed and gathered up and put in their proper location.

Uh.......no........THAT is not happening by the end of today. Hopefully this task will be completed by the end of the year, but doubtful that it will be happening by the end of today.

Seriously, I gotta go. I'm distracting myself by being here.

A Ho-Hum kind of day

You know those days I'm talking about. You're going to be doing the usual things, the usual way, at the usual time, in the usual way.

The demon staring me in the face today is: PAYROLL!!!

But first I need to catch up the daily paperwork so that I actually know how many hours I am paying people for......or I could guess :)

Actually, all this paperwork has become a mundane task. I don't even really look at the numbers anymore. I just assemble, staple, enter, enter, file. It has become so routine.

I just need some excitement, something different, something to motivate me.

I think part of my problem is that everything is my life is half done. Practically every single room in my house is "half done" in one form or another. My yards are "half done". Projects are sitting around "half done". Maybe if everything was "done" I would feel complete.

So now if I can just call that magic little genie that is going to magically transform me into a whirlwind of energy and motivation and get all this stuff done -- I might have a little better outlook.

Okay....starting now -- get off the computer and let's get this payroll done!

Lost Romance

1 Year Ago Today......at this very spot..........



a young man asked a young lady if she would like to be in a relationship together and a first kiss was shared



1 Year Ago Today.....the young man comes back to this same place alone



But during that 1 year, the young man has learned so much and has grown up into a great man



Love you Aaron. Hope some day that this spot won't be such a sad reminder to you and you'll be able to smile and think about the happy memory that was shared there.

And we're leaving.....on a jet plane

....don't know when we'll be back again......



Actually, we do know exactly when we are leaving on that Delta jet plane and when we are coming back. September 17-20 and we are going to.......ATLANTA!!



Woo hoo.....didn't have to be home very long before the next opportunity for travel arose. However, I would like to point out that this trip is strictly business....just business....with a little bit of fun thrown in there.

We will be attending the SoFo Foods Expo on Sunday and part of Monday, but the rest of the time is ours!

This is where we'll be staying - The Crowne Plaza



In between the seminars, ALL the food sampling, talking to vendors, competing in the gourmet pizza competition, and partying at their Expo party here are a few of the things that are MUST see for us in Atlanta.

Number 7 on the Presidential Library Tour. The Jimmy Carter Library and Presidential Museum.



Learning about the Civil War and perhaps getting the opportunity to visit a museum or a famous Civil War site.



Or maybe even taking a tour of this place:



But of course we must remember, we are here to do this:

A-dawgs special day

25 years ago today I gave birth to him and what a delight he has been to raise.

Here's the way you could describe him:

Crazy --



Loves to be the center of attention --



Really loves being with his family --



Is very loving and has a caring heart --



Is my baby and always will be.
Happy Birthday Aaron -- I am really proud of you!

Wordless Wednesday: Things that make me smile...

......or even crack me up



......or fill me with peace (see the shadow on church wall at end of the street. You can click on photo to enlarge)



......or fill me with love



.....or fill me with family