Clark Girls

viva has studio was just voted BEST HAIR SALON in hamilton county by the Noblesville times...way to go FANNY

1.Twilight
2.Reading books while laying down on something soft while listening to beautiful music and drinking hot tea and nibbling on scones.
3.Japanese food
4.Conner
5.Movies that are thought provoking, unique and beautiful...just like her.
6.putting together an outfit
7.rock bands with cute guys in them
8.boutiques/cafe's & bookstores
9.ugly sweaters
10.Goodwill
11.Carlee (the Saturn)
12.colors
13.design
14.Gilmore Girls
15.Europe

1.Talking in an english accent or talking in an opera accent.
2.Karaoke...admit it. You love it.
3.Taco Bell?
4.Having the longest legs.
5.And the bluest eyes.
6.Being the first grandchild.
7.Being a Mom
8.Being appreciated by a loving MAN. yes.
9.BRACELETS! Helloooo!
10.Aunt Boo~Boos roquefort dressing.
11.PaPa
12.Grease
13.Little Red Riding Hood
14.Peter Pan
15.You know you LOVE NobleTucky!

15 of Loganns favorite things......
1.bananas dipped in peanut butter
2.creamy ramen noodles? haha
3.VBECKS
4.PopSugar
5.Jennifer Aniston
6.High dollar Sunglasses
7.The ring and necklace from her Mom and Dad
8.Tori
9.BARBIE
10.Color Theory
11.throwing zingers
12.mani~pedi
13.Tori's hair
14.The Beach! And the Ocean! And the Lifeguards!
15.playin' it cooool

KELLY BY HIC
1. BLOGGING
2. LISTENING REALLY WELL
3. SYMPATHY FOR ANYONE
4. BIG HEARTS
5. HER FAMILY
6. SPIRITS (GHOSTLY AND FLUIDS)
7. MIKES MUSIC
8. UNDERDOGS
9. BEAUTIFUL NATURE
10. BEING SILLY TALLY WITH KELLY P.
11. DREAMS
12. FAIRIES
13. TOUCHING MOVIES
14. HATES PROPERTIES ABOUND
THERE ARE ONE HUNDRED MORE BEAUSE SHE LOVES EVERYTHING!!AND EVERYTHING LOVES HER.

I wanted the pretty blond girl with the awesome hair to win but I didn't hear her sing, I just thought she looked like my skipper doll when I was little and I wanted to brush her hair. Was she any good?

1.being married to Jake
2.MAV
3.mountaindewslushies
4.shopping on line for deals
5.American Idol
6.toast
7.Cheetos Cheese PUFFS
8.Coca~Cola
9.Leonardo DiCaprio
10.VBECKS
11.Yoga
12.Mango Margaritas from RosePepper
13.The Boutique in Nashville that she takes Stevie to...it's on the tip of my tongue.
14.making bread
15.playing games, making plans, blogging, singing, musicals, dancing, being a girl.

Well ladies, I am once again satisfied with the results of tonite's Idol performances. I was def loving Adam Lambert's totally awesome Rolling Stones rock sesh. I loved it bc he def brought in his musical theater background bc it def had a showtunesy feel. Loved it. I was also happy to see those other two peeps go through, the young girl and guy. I hadn't really seen much of them up to this point, so it was kinda like seeing new peeps! That is a bad thing about all the expose's they do on peeps, bc some get absolutely no screen time! The young girl, Allison, was really good though and she could really rock. She def has a kelly clarkson look. And ofcourse I loved Kris's song bc "man in the mirror" has always been my fav MJ son. And I am thankingGod that norman gentle did not survive another week, hopefully he doesn't make it back in in the wildcard round! EEK! Still rooting for Gokey!

I would like to sit at their table I think. Maybe Danny Glover could sit at our table too. Kevin Klein and Phoebe Cates. Robert Downey Junior and his wife. Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn. Kate Winslet and her Dad and Sam Mendez. Brad and Angelina. How does that sound. It's a big table. Okay, Meryl Streep and her daughter and Hugh Jackman and his Dad.

1. Dewars
2. Javier Bardeem
3. Her Chair
4. Cadillacs
5. Willie Nelson
6. Touched By an Angel
7. Reading
8. Anything on a cracker
9. Road Trips
10.Perfect Love(Her song)
11.Being a Mother, Grandmother & Great Grandmother
12.Pepper
13.Rakish men
14.Sharp Dressed Men
15.Doing her own thing!

Dear Hic~
You loooove
1. To lay on a raft and float in the pool. (and read?)
2. The Bahamas
3. Giving
4. Laughing
5. Winning
6. Oprah
7. Musicals
8. Meryl Streep
9. Cooking pot roast or anything that makes the house smell good
10.John Travolta
11.All the stuff that goes in her Barbie tote, (see earlier post.)
12.Being a Grandparent
13.Nobletucky,Beaverville and Marco
14.A good ghost story
15.Precious

BooBoo
1. Martha Stewart
2. daisys
3. James Bond
4. Jack & Coke
5. Event Planning
6. Christmas Day
7. Mick's sweetness
8. knowing the whole story and then putting it in a nutshell.
9. The cabin
10.Will's calmness
11.Tori's happiness
12.bright colors
13.going to the movies with her boyfriend
14.painting! YES!

I thought this might be fun to try. I'm going to do KiKi because I miss her. Wasn't this whole thing her idea in the first place? Uh Huh. Yo, KiKi, where are you anyway? Honestly. Okay, here goes, lets see how I do....
KiKi's list of faves as interpreted by kelly
1. Route 66 diet cokes from Sonic. Is that right?
2. That little clip she bought at Kim's Home Show that holds her phone on her hip.
3. Her phone.
4. Her Lap Top. It used do be her day planner, remember? SHe called it her bible.
5. Gardening
6. Dirty martini's & hot, I know.
7. One bite of everything.
8. Her hairdresser, Scott.
9. Waterford
10. Neil Sadaka
11. Pierce Brosnan?
12. Thanksgiving Day
13. babies
14. weddings
15. Hunters laugh when he was a baby and Loganns brown Buddha belly when she was a baby.
KiKi, how did I do? Someone needs to try this, it's fun!

my barbie doll needs to be dressed in total comfort. black long sleeved t shirt with a big red peace sign, short black skirt and a pair of uggs. i need a red baseball cap and a big tote for my accessories. accessories include, checkbook, hand sanitizer, chocolate, coffee, wine and gift certificates for steak houses. i will need a big red tahoe to cart all my grandkids around. i could be the 1st grandma barbie in the world. Just call me GRANDHIC!

Logann,
When you go to work for Mattel will you make Clark Girl DOLLS?
Pleeeeaseeee.
I can hear you saying yes to me.
K,I want little wires hidden in my long hair so you can curl it with a plastic curling iron.
I would also like birkenstocks and that dress I found on line with the dove on it. And a shawl. Ohh, maybe not birks cuz I want barbie feet not Ken feet. Okay, I want carmel color boots with a nice heel. And a purse with maybe some fringe.(long strap)
I also want an easel and paint brush and pallatte. I want an i pod and some books for my accessories. Maybe a picninc basket and a blanket, like an indian blanket and a frisbee. Okay Logann? Can I have some turquoise jewelry too? Maybe silver hoop earrings. Thanks Logann, I can't wait!
And her name will be KELLY.

It's about MEEEEE and I don't care who knows it! So, I am starting a new lifestyle approach! I am going to eliminate sugar from my diet. And yeast. I may occasionaly eat a bowl of cereal that has some sugar in the ingredients or I may have a sandwich every once in a while but I won't be eating oreos and donuts and such or crescent rolls or french bread, or drinking coca cola. Here's why. I don't feel good and I'm tired and I feel poofy. I'm hoping this will make me feel better. I will let you know. Yes I will. You know I will. First of all, I usually get hungry for lunch around 10:30 and now I don't eat lunch until around 1:30. Big difference. I have on a pair of size 12 jeans, but it looks like I have on a life preserver under my shirt if you can imagine it. Sugar makes me feel bad and I am saying NO to it!

Next Week is Country Week! Can I get a Yee Haw?
Monday 8:00 Fox and Hound,Carmel. He will be the fourth singer.

Well ladies its a lovely day down here in Savannah, Ga. It feels about 70ish outside which is perfect weather for our fitness practice in a hour, yuckk. I am currently working on a optical painting of barbies face and can not wait to hang it in my office when I get my job for them :).  Today at breakfast I saw a flyer for a paid internship at Disney and I am totally going to apply! You go for like a month in the summer and they pay for your stay and pay you to work, how fabulous does that sound?? Even though I am not big of the idea of being away from home any more then I have to be.  My parents are coming down this weekend to visit there favorite daughter and to celebrate there birthdays! 59 and 58... I cant believe it.  I have a scrimmage in Jacksonville, Fl against University of Jacksonville on Saturday so my parents will get to see Matt and his family.  My roommate Gabby has Staff! So I have been doing my best to stay clean and away from her so I dont get it.  I have also been wrestling with what I am going to do with my life?!? Major wise I just cant fully decide.. Advertising with a minor in photography, Fashion marketing and management with a minor in advertising, Visual communications with a minor in photography...AHH so many choices.  Even though I think I have dropped the fashion one cause that limits me at barbie (not that I am planning my whole life around that).  That is about all the news I have for yall.  

Results have not yet been posted but here are some pictures of Minnie the Moocher,Shirley & Shoulda been a cowboy,Mike. Mike told everyone in the crowd that he loved them. I hope it's true and that he wasn't just saying that. It probably is true. I will ask him when I talk to him next. Sometimes he says funny things when He's got that microphone in his hand. Like stupid things he would normally never say. Like "I love Ya'll. And I'm thinking to myself. Does he pre plan these things or do they just come out. He probably thinks of the idea but then the words have a life of their own. It's borderline horrifying and hysterical. Living on the edge. What an ever lovin' goof ball! He has a new dance style that he broke out on stage too that is pretty amazing. Once again, can't tell if this is rehearsed or organic and once again, I'm thinkin' you can't make this stuff up. It must just happen....

The Dark Horse......
Shirley sang,At Last, last week and this week sang,Minnie the Moocher. Everyone loves her and she is quite the performer. And she brings her A game every time. Mike sang, I should have been a cowboy by Toby Keith. He did a great job. I wish everyone could see him perform because it's awesomely entertaining. The whole night is pretty hysterical. Everyone is so passionate and unique. I will let you know when I find out if Mike makes it to the next round. And post more pic's when available.

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If you scroll down 5 posts you will see the video of Hugh Jackman giving Barbara Walters a lap dance. I don't know what to say. He is unabashed, to use Tori's word. She asked for it. Oh did she ever ask for it. Naughty Barbara!

loved singing along!

I have to say that Kate Winslet is exquisite! I love her! And her dad's whistle was adorable! Reminded me of what would've happened if I'd just gotten that Oscar! And my fathers whistle would have been heard as well!

Hated Reese's dress girls! Sorry! And the eyeshadow was way too heavy and the hair was.......nothing to write about! Love her, not impressed by her presentation!

I am with Lo on the whole Angelina/Brad situation. Those poor kids having both parents up for best actor/actress. Are you kidding me? Can anyone say, "show me the money!"

And as always I still think Meryl Streep is a classy woman! Even if she didn't win, she's still a legend!

And I have to say that I really enjoyed the music that was performed for the winning movie! It was eerie yet enticing!

Off to the dentist! And a day of errands! Love to all!..............

Wow! Hugh Jackman totally rocked the opening number! Hilarious! LMAO!

Well Ladies! That wraps up the red-carpet... now onto the awards. I have no doubt Slumdog Millionare will win best pic, although I def loves The Curious Case...

I am sure I will find more pics to chat about.

Not so sure about the hair or dress, but the makeup is right on! Drop dead gorgeous. She is so humble and extraordinary-- and once again-- love the british accent. The dress really is pretty, just not "WOW!"

Don't need much commentary for this. I know Lo is still against Brad & Angelina (as a duo) but c'mon you cannot deny the natural beauty.

An absolute beauty. I love this dress & I love her personality bc it is just as beautiful. I mean she has it all going on, the hair is perfect!

jennifer gray showed up. Rando-- right? She is soo unrecognizable with the nose job though. I will be curious to find out why she showed up. Looks good though-- although I'd rather see her do some Dirty Dancing.

Meryl looks pretty too. She actually had a good dress this year.

Robert Pattinson (aka edward cullen from Twilight) was def the man of the night. sooo adorable & that british accent! And I did not get a chance to see Slumdog Millionaire, but I have no doubt it will win tonite. And here is the actess Frieda, who is an absolute beauty. I am not so sure about her dress, but her face is too elegant not to post. And of course, my little Heidi, who is totally fashin forward in her origami inspired dress. I love the "up to there" slit. I plan on posting more. I was really loving Taraji P. Henson's dress. She was in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and she is absolutely stunning. I will post a pic when I find it, but the dress is def my fav so far!

aww and how cute were the slumdog millionaire kids! soo presh! btw- i was watching the E! redcarpet, so we may have seen some diff things.

I absolutely love the weekend. What I love the most about it is the slow-pace. Plus, on the weekends I try to put everything aside, so Jake and I can just hang out, worry-free. Last night, he did convince me to run up to the liquor store (& i did decide I should put a bra on), only because he agreed to take me to Bed Bath & Beyond so I could get a new sponge for my dishes (hahaha- i know i know - old lady). Anyway, we came back home and sat around drinking & listening to some music. I tried a little dancing with Mav, but I mostly took the main stage solo, using the remote as my mic to sing some Whitney (I even tried "I wanna dance with somebody" but it didnt prove to encourage anyone). For some reason, I guess he didn't have enough liquor in him yet, Jake did not join me, but he did have fun laughing at me. Oh, and I discovered Mango Jack, which is mango rum! I used it to make a strawberry daquiri which was delish! I called it a manberry daquiri or stango, I'm not sure which will stick yet.

This morning we slept in and headed to Publix (a sunday morning ritual). We have plans to make some delicious chili for dinner. We also finally got to eat at a new Chinese Restaurant that opened right next to Publix, less than a mile from our house. So we got some chinese take-out and it passed the test. Jake said that the mexican restaurant we normally go to is going to have a run for its money. Now I am just sitting here blogging, with a belly full of Chinese, while Jake is working on making a rustic italian loaf in the bread machine. We'll probably wind up watching a movie this afternoon. So perfect. What is it that is so special about the weekends? I mean, we are doing nothing really, but each moment seems special. Plus I have on the perfect weekend attire, my fav jeans, a button-up flannel (casual yet classic) and air-dryed hair (wavy--not straight-- more natural!) and of course uggs!

I want to hear all about everyone's weekend rituals. The only thing that would make my weekend any better would be a walk in the neighborhood or park with Mavy, which we just might do! Loove it. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend with their loved ones as much as me.

ohhh--- plus we have the oscars tonite! can't wait to chat about it.

Congratulations to Nicole Richie & Joel Madden! Nic is expecting again, so little Harlow is going to be a big sister. I love this pic of them, Nic def has the casual cool outfit down & I need that scarf. And how cute is Harlow in her purple hoodie?

The hair has been cut!!!!!!! Sorry tori, got your blog a few too late! And it's adorable. But the new shocker is that she made a deal with ME! She said she'd cut it off if I let her get her ears peirced tomorrow! A picture will be posted tomorrow! Not sure what it will be! I'm a little in shock right now!

CUTENESS OVERLOAD!

-the photo of will, mom and mick was the closest I could come to a photo of just will and mom! And i scoured my pics all the way back to '04! I guess we will have to settle for one with mick in it too!

Well Saturday at the Haley's sounds great! Unfortunately mine was spent at the hospital, but now I am back home with my hubby, who is trying to convince me to go to the liquor store with him but I am already in my pajamas with wet hair & no bra! I think I am perfectly ready for sitting on the couch and watching a movie!

I definitely am a fan of the long hair! Abby has worked so hard to grow it out & it is precious. Abby, you are beautiful no matter what! But just remember, your favorite cousin tori has long hair, although since I am saying this, I may no long be your mom's favorite cousin! Maybe a compromise and just an inch off the ends?? Love you!

Abby's grandma says Abby can do whatever Abby wants to do, but Shealee says that she should cut her hair.

I just came across this and it was too cute not to post. See, Mocha did used to be brown, not mocha lite?

2. I remember the skunk but not the tree.
3. I peeled your skin off.
4. I got the same cut the same day - was it a Shag or a Gag??
5. FOR THE LAST TIME...I wanted to see how many times the dial would spin!!
8. Who stole the camero?
9. ...and money in the hay stack.
10. Don't forget the Rat Patrol Hat.
14. The first place I ever had Blue Cheese Dressing.
15. How about the purple bathroom that Mom was so proud of.
16. and my black hose with white strappy heels.
17. He still scares me.
23. How come I never knew this?
24. The street light was home base.
27. Tony Toole...it was his first time singin'.
33. Firehouse sausage and mushroom is a close cousin.
36. Who did it?
37. Sanding chess pieces in Beech Grove.
38. They even put our name on the matches!!

1. Christy painting that skunk on the toilet lid pinching his nose. I still think that is so funny.
2. Christy painting on that huge canvas a little evergreen in the corner and the rest of it solid blue. I thought it was pure genius.
3. Cathy putting Estee Lauder Swiss Performing Extract on my face when it was sunburned.
4. Cathy cutting my hair into a short shag. yikes.
5. Kim weighing her head in the grocery store. giggle.
6. Me getting my wrists stuck in the dining room chair.
7. When BeBe won the camaro
8. When those guys stole the camaro
9. Antelope Club picnics and Christy throwing the rolling pin the farthest
10. Louie Peronko and his uni-cycle
11. Irene's tube tops and rubber flip flops
12. The smell of BeBe's butane lighter, it was a zippo with an antelope on it.
13. Those cute antelope club glasses.
14. Prime rib at the Antelope Club
15. gettin to sit in the bar at the Antelope Club.
16. When KiKi got the hot roller stuck in her hair at Chris & John's wedding.
17. Sammy Terry
18. Bananas Foster
19. Fresh Pineapple
20. Coolers of fresh crab and crawdads.
21. When Dad made me eat that soft shell crab.
22. When Marjorie BeBe moved to Japan.
23. When I got struck by lightning on the way to school and the pricniple didn't believe Me.
24. Hide and Go Seek
25. When I got in that fight with Lou Ann Poisel.
26. BeBe sitting with her friends under the tree in the front yard on lawn chairs with her friends. Smoking marlboro reds and drinking scotch when I got home from school.
27. Going to see a play at Arlington and that black guy sang Old Man River.
28. I went to see the King And I at starlight musicals with Stan and Dorothy and Tuna.
29. When Doritos were invented.
30. Big glass bottles of coka~cola.
31. When we went over to Arlington to see that car crash and we wern't supposed to and I cried and got everyone in trouble. I think the Premores were in town.
32. Getting in trouble for listening to a George Carlin album. I think the Jobes were in town.
33. When Grandma Essie and Grandpa Jim would come to visit with their friends in their big moblie home. Shorty Geisler?
34. Big parties with sharades(the plastic giant mayo jar with the red lid that we kept the sharades in) and blended drinks and ribs on the grill.
35. To Your Door Pizza
36. When Kims friend threw a ball in the house and broke the green glazed flaminco dancer (the guy dancer, not the girl)Bebe glued him back together.
37. Going to the ceramic shop with KiKi.
38. Going to La Tours for dinner. Is that the right name?

Well, some of those memories may be confused but once I started I couldn't stop.

KIMBERLY~
......drumroll please.......
Top Ten Reasons why Boo Boo is blogger of the day.
10. She can twirl a baton
9. She's smarter than Oprah
8. She's classier than Martha
7. She brings you soup when you are sick.
6. When she points her finger at you and looks down her nose, it's really scary and and funny unless it you getting schooled.
5. The more the merrier is her motto.
4. Christmas Day Brunch
3. She married Hirsch and gave the world Will, Tori and Mick.
2. I'm pretty sure she has super powers.
1. She's practically perfect in every way.

If everyone had a Kimberly in their family the world would be a better place. It would be a happier, better fed, closer, more honest, more fashionable, more well spoken, more beautiful,sparkly and colorful, cozier, respectful place. She is the glue that holds this family together. She laughs till she cries or cries till she laughs. Thank you for all you do. You do it well and it matters more than words can tell.
Namaste~

Country
Alan Jackson Southern Man
Big & Rich Save a horse ride a cowboy
Brooks and Dunn Cow Girls Don’t Cry
Brooks and Dunn My Maria
Craig Morgan Almost Home
Craig Morgan That’s what I love about Sunday
Dwight Yocum Fast as You
Dwight Yocum Long White Cadillac
George Strait Carryin’ your love with me
Kenny Rogers The Gambler
Toby Keith Shoulda been a Cowboy
80’s
AC/DC Shook Me all night long
Bad Company Bad Company
Bad Company Shooting Star
Bon Jovi Livin’ on a Prayer
Bon Jovi You give love a bad name
Bryan Adams Straight from the Heart
John Mellencamp Jack and Diane
John Mellencamp Little Pink Houses
John Mellencamp Hurt so good
Journey Don’t stop believing
Kansas Carry on my wayward son
Poison Every Rose has it’s Thorn
Stevie Ray Vaughn The Sky is Crying
Lynrd Skynrd Sweet Home Alabama
Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline
Neil Young Heart of Gold
Eagles Desperado
Tom Petty American Girl
70’s
CCR Bad Moon Rising
Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline
Neil Young Heart of Gold
Rolling Stones Start Me Up
Steppenwolf Born to be Wild

Last Monday was actually pretty fun and entertaining, Here's the schedule~
Rough Draft:
Any song- Dead or Alive Bon Jovi
Country song- Little Sister Dwight Yocum
80's song-Cuts like a knife Bryan Adams
Madonna-Live to Tell
Beatles-Let it Be
70's Song- Some kind of Wonderful Grand Funk Railroad
Billy Joel-Only the Good Die Young
Any Song-Country Boy Can Survive Hank Williams Jr.
Any Song-Heart of Rock and Roll Huey Lewis
Any Song-Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks

This will change one million times.
He is trying to get them to do a songwriting contest next.

Hi guys, so I've recently bought some cd's and I thought I would provide a review!

1. Joshua Radin: Simple Times- This is a great cd. I thought Kelly would especially love it bc it is very mellow and happy, similar to Jack Johnson.

2. Lily Allen:Its not you, Its me: This cd is a great sophomore album for lily. It is my favvity fav British Pop. This album is surprisingly a little toned down from her first album, but it stays true to her quirky, unabashed style. I love it bc it is so happy and you will be singing along, not really thinking about the words and then you go "OH! Did she just say that!?" So fun!

Enjoy your day!

The largest cell in the human body is the female ovum, or egg cell. It is about 1/180 inch in diameter. The smallest cell in the human body is the male sperm. It takes about 175,000 sperm cells to weigh as much as a single egg cell. Hence, even in the beginning, women have more substance than men.

Well my little lovelies I guess my birthday is over. I got pulled over today for running a stop sign (doh!) and I will admit, I was an idiot, because I kinda also ran the one before it and I was just thinking to myself: "I need to be careful or I am going to get a ticket". Sometimes karma works awfully fast! So anyway, that put quite a damper on my day, which I tried to remedy with some shopping, which only helped a little bit. But I did get the cute one-shoulder top from american eagle that I showed you guys. Anyway, I am sitting here, writhing with guilt waiting for Jake to come home so I can break the news. Wish me luck!

ps-- I am not the first Clark to recently get a ticket.... our little stevie-lynn got one too for running a light-- i hope she didn't learn that from me :)

So I am spending a little part of my afternoon watching the Ellen DeGeneres Show (which I love) and I am sitting here dying laughing. Ellen always has members of her audience play a game for a give-away and today they were playing a new game that I absolutely cannot wait to try! So here it is:

You put a tennis ball in the end of a pair of stockings. Two people put a separate stocking over their head with the tennis ball at the end. Then, you and your partner spin around and around and get your balls tangled up and try to pull the other person's stocking of their head! It was soo funny to watch this mom & daughter do it on the show & i think half of the comedy is just the sheer stupidity of swinging a tennis ball around with a stocking over your head. There is no video up on youtube yet, but I will keep an eye out. I imagine the game (called "twisted balls" btw) being immensely fun after a few drinks.

Mike needs to pick out songs for the American Icon contest:
Here are the categories-

1-80's Song
1-Madonna Song
1-Beatles Song
1-Country Song
1-70's Song
1-Billy Joel Song
4 -Any Songs

Some I like are:

Country Boy Can Survive
Sweet Home Alabama
Friends in Low Places
Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy
Should Have Been A Cowboy
Carryin' Your Love With Me
Dead or Alive
The Gambler

We need an update from you CCR. It's been a while. Sure would be nice to hear from you.

Audrey as Sabrina.

Mike invited Linda, Ernie, Stevie, Me and Katarina over for dinner one night at his home in Pine Knoll. He had just moved in and he wanted to have us over for hamburgers. But he didn't have a grill, I guess. Linda told him to just put them under the broiler. Well, he damn near burned the house down. The fire alarm was wailing and it was smoky and funny. I thought that there might be something about him that I liked that night. The next night he called me and we talked on the phone for the longest time. We just seemed to get a long. Even though we seemed so different from each other, we really wern't. I was really happy when I was with Mike. He made me feel safe and he made me laugh. That was eight years ago. If you ask me, Marriage is a miracle sent straight from God. How else could it work? I think our children are lucky to have parents who love each other and get along so well. Sometimes we don't have enough money or they have to make their own dinner or we make them do all the chores, but those things aren't so bad. We are lucky it's worked so far with each of us bringing a child into the marriage and then having Conner. I love our home in South Harbour. I especially love the fact that I've lived there for eight years. Mike and I hit the ground running when we made this little family of ours. Just like the song he wrote for me,"Like a ready made family just sittin' on the shelf, don't think I've ever had such fun." Before I met Mike I said a prayer and asked God to send Me a Man who would treat me the way My Grandpa Jim treated Grandma Essie." When I found out that Mike shared Grandpa's birthday I honestly thought I might pass out. Maybe it's a coincidence. But what's not a coincedence is that He tells Me that he loves me every day. And he shows Me that He loves me every day. He's got a big heart and He loves to laugh. He changed My life when I met him. I know God made him especially for me. Life's a funny thing ya know. It's kind of like a box of chocolates, sometimes, if you're lucky.

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Last night on American Masters, (which is one of my fave shows on PBS along with FRONTLINE, This Old House, Antique Road Show, Mister Rogers, etc.) I'll begin again. Last night on American Masters they featured Jerome Robbins. Here he is with Michael Baryshnikov. He was a talented dancer and choreographer. Maybe you've seen his work? He did The King and I, West Side Story, Gypsy & Fiddler on the Roof. He also worked extensively in Ballet. It was so good. Hick, I thought of you the whole time. Every week they have another fascinating person. This man was a genius.

I have no idea how to spell her name. I like this hair cut. But, I think I'm growing mine out long so I can wear that hippie dress with a long braid. And Birky clogs. The flannel ones.