A Pirate to the rescue

When your down and out and in a funk, it's nice to have someone to pull you out of it. Friends are like that. I've been suffering the winter doldrums these past few days. Many of you out there in Blogland live in the south where the sunshine is starting to warm things up, my sister in Florida is telling me of 80 degree weather down there and even my husband has turned on me. He is still in TX, but having to suffer through 70+ degree days with a high tomorrow near 80. I told him not to come back unless he brought some of that with him!

Anyways.....as I was saying....I was in a funk today, but a friend pulled me out of it, if only for a few hours it was nice. He brought to mind some good old music I haven't listened to in a long time. I am a music geared person. Not that I play any instrument or have a degree or anything of that nature, it's just that music is in my soul. I have to say my favorite and most listened to, is country, but my music enjoyment is a hodgepodge of many styles. From classical to country, blues to jazz, oldies to rock, they all strike a cord with me at different moments of my life.

Today I needed some of that good rock to jolt me out of this. My Pirate friend turned me on to some good ole' Lynyrd Skynyrd. I was rocking to Sweet Home Alabama, What's Your Name (Little Girl), and my favorite - Give Me Three Steps. Then I pulled out a couple of old albums, (yes albums, NOT CD's) and cranked up the old turn table and played some Foghat, ZZ Top and even some Boston. My living room floor became my dance floor. Rockin' the night away!

I needed that today. Thanks Pirate! I owe you one.

Just clothes?

The Original The Savior, twelve disciples,
And a fishing boat.

Luke 5:4-6

I admit it, I'm pathetic

I am so ashamed. I know I shouldn’t expose this but I really need to openly confess. I am only human. I have been exposed to temptations that a woman cannot walk away from. Desires that my body hungers for. I knew it was wrong, but I was weak.

The worst part is I liked it and would probably do it again! It was like I found heaven on earth. And I waited until my husband was out of town. I am shameless.

A commitment broken….
Trust lost…..
I ask for forgiveness…..

But……………

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It was SO good!! Fried Cheesecake is absolutely delectable!
On the first one I drizzled some caramel. Mmmm!

Then, just for the benefit of you, I thought using a raspberry topping might make a better presentation so.........

They were both 'to die for'! And it is so very easy to do, but will leave your guests talking about it for a long time to come. I will post the recipe on my other site in the next day or so.

So much for my diet huh? Well I may just have to (bite my tongue) exercise. But it was well worth it! Every luscious bite!

**Update - Recipe has been posted here**

"When I grow up, I want to be...."

I'm trying to remember what I wanted to be when I grew up. I know I thought about being a lawyer at one time, but then found out how much schooling that would require and changed my mind real quick! Foolishly, I was not interested in going to college. I wish I had gone, but I can't say that I really regret that I didn't. I guess I really did get what I wanted....to be a full time mom. It's a job I have loved! Although I really would have liked a few more children, it takes two, so I think the three I have is what it was supposed to be.

I'm hoping my children have higher expectations of themselves. Not that there is anything wrong with the path I took, I would like to see them go into a career of some sort. My daughter is gifted with an artistic talent. It would be ashame if she didn't use it some way. Here is a sketch she did recently for a school report. (Click on image for a better view) She keeps a sketch book and draws in it often. She also did this painting for me when she was only about 9 or 10 yr old. Granted, it's paint by number, but she did a beautiful job with it.

My youngest son used to say that he wanted to build things. I've tried telling him he wants to 'design" the building, ie architect, but no, he wants to build it, ie construction worker. Hmmm. He does like working with his hands. He is taking wood shop in school and has made me a few nice things. Here is a picture of a few of his projects. But lately he is now considering becoming a chef. He's quite handy in the kitchen.

My oldest son on the other hand has no clue. The only 'career' that he has ever mentioned is as a sniper. Great! He's going to be a hired assasin. Maybe get on with the SWAT team. I honestly believe he'll end up going into the service, which is ok by me. He can learn some responsiblity, get an idea what he wants out of life, get help paying for school and possibly learn a career there. I think the military is a good way for many kids to go. It was the best thing that ever happened for me.

Art, good food and protection. At least I'll be taken care of in my old age!

I'm a winner!

I won! I won! I can't believe it, I never win anything. Except those concert tickets last year for being the 9th caller, and the time I guessed # of jelly beans in a jar and won a 6 foot submarine sandwich, and....ok, well I hardly ever win anything.

Boomer Chick had a contest to win a copy of her book "Romancing the Soul" All you had to do was tell her what you thought having a soul mate means to you. There were lots of good answers. Check it out I'm looking forward to getting the book but I'm a little concerned too. My husband and I have been married almost 20 years (8 more days), I hope he's my soul mate or we're in trouble!

Warming by the fire

I think I may go to Jamaica today, or maybe Cancun. Not sure which. Anyone want to join me? It might be kinda cozy though, those tanning booths are pretty much made for one. Hee hee! That is how the tanning salon my daughter goes to names their rooms. Each room is named after a tropical paradise. She went yesterday and it sounds really tempting. I am naturally tan and in the summer really get dark, but the tanning rays may temporarily alleviate these Winter blahs. I am so tired of the cold. There is one advantage to the cold weather and Winter season that I enjoy though. Here is a picture to warm all of you up. This is in my kitchen. Being an older farm house, the fireplaces were built in the kitchen. We don't have one in the den. But seeing as how this is where everyone gathers any way it works out nice. There is a fan that blows the heat out and it really helps to keep the rest of the house pretty warm. I just like the ambiance. Grab a chair and a cup of coffee and feel free to join me.

Watch out on the road!

Earlier this week I took my daughter to take her drivers test. The night before we spent in the parking lot of the local grocery store practicing parking. This seemed to be the most challenging part of driving for her. She couldn't pull into a parking spot straight to save her life. I was a bit worried for her about this part of the test but she pulled it off with flying colors. She was so proud of herself for not knocking over one flag! After that part of the test the rest was a breeze. Except for the one curb she ran over on a right turn. Ooops. But she passed. Whew! A few more gray hairs on mom. She was really upset though that the Sect. of State office was closed though and she couldn't go directly to get her license. So I let her check in late the next day to school so that we could go get it. It was Valentines Day after all, so that was my treat for her. Two down, one to go. My youngest is counting the days before he can start drivers training. Sometime in April. That is going to be an experience!

Well, it's that time of year again. Taxes! Got ours done today and we are getting back a nice little lump sum. Enough to pay for our yearly property taxes, which makes me happy. Trust me, here in MI that's not peanuts!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Peach gets physical

Okay, I"ve been stringing y'all on long enough. Basic training was really pretty cool. Drill Sargent could really rock out some great cadence! It was almost like dancing. :)

Now, back to Terry. He's the guy I took a shining to during basic. Really sweet guy, wrote me some poetry I still have. Don't know what ever happened to him, I don't know why we didn't keep in touch. Anyway....we had to be careful how we spent our time together. Uncle Sam was worse than my mom and dad! We couldn't sit with in so many feet of each other or have any physical contact what so ever. Well, needless to say we got caught sitting too close, holding hands and kissing once. Boy did I pay! Each time we got caught it was "DROP and give me 10!" Then it went to 20 then 50! I learned how to do push-ups real quick! At the end of basic there was a contest to see who could do the most. Guess who won for the females? Yep! Yours truly. I was in the best shape I've ever been when I left Ft. Jackson.

Well that's it for my Army stories for now. There are plenty more, trust me, including one about canoeing down a river losing a few articles of clothing ;) But we'll have to save that one for another day. Back to the hum-drum events of the every day house wife and mom.