Redneckville, USA

ok am I the only one who knows what to do when the zombie apocolypse happens?????
here are some essential survival gear:
BIG GUNS!!!
AMMO!!
ARMORED VEHICLE/TANK
BIG MACHETE/SWORDS
DRINKING WATER
if you have all the above then you are prepared...as long as you have guns and ammo you can always take food from other survivers......big machetes/swords are also essential because eventually you will run out of ammo.....
head north cause zombies are SLOWER in cold weather...good luck in your zombie apocolypse preparations......haha

so have ya'll missed me???? just been up to my usual stuff...doing nothing....lol
actually I went to the doctor and I am scheduled for neck surgery in october...yeah me!!!can you feel the sarcastic love in that post??? at least I am on the road to being fixed. part cyborg already so a little more won't hurt I guess...will let you know how it works out for me.....

I thought I was Superwoman but.....
I am coming to realize
there are some things I can't fix.
There are some hurts that bandages can'tmake better.
There are some tears that tissue can't wipe away.
There are some pains that meds can't take away.
Since I am not Superwoman, God they are in your hands.

One of the greatest guys I ever knew passed away last week. He wasn't perfect, and was known to spin a tall tale or two and call em real. He was crazy, fun and very smart. Most of all, he was my hero.
God I am gonna miss you Donnie!!!!!!!!!!

We had to take mygranddaughter home to Missouri during 4th of July weekend. Its been a week and my back & neck are still going nuts. Oh well, this little princess gotta suck it up. Just been in pain and having a pity party.
I did however, get directions from my hubby's physical therapist for ice packs which is below. Believe me, this ice pack stays cold a lot longer than the 10 to 15 minutes you should leave it in one spot. I alternate between my neck and back while lying down in my recliner.

ICE PACK RECIPE

you will need:
two 2 gallon size ziploc bags
2 cups rubbing alcohol
6 cups water
1/8 cup salt

Directions:
place one bag into the other , so your ice pack will be double bagged, then add all ingredients, close bags, and freeze.

gotta pain in the neck and was told I need surgery for it..getting a second opinion and sitting here waiting for my referral. oh well. it looks like its gonna cut my summer with my gbaby short. next summer better be better.

uuuhhhgggg...you ever had a grandchild or child get ahold of a permanent marker and mark all over your furniture???? Well I did!!!! Then I had to go searching for ways to get rid of the permanent marker mark on my love seat.
The solution...plain old rubbing alcohol. The mark on my loveseat was there for over a week while I tried different things (basically "setting the stain). I got the hubby to buy a bottle of rubbing alcohol and then I went to work...I actually poured the alcohol on the loveseat because I have a hard time scrubbing things, gentle rubbing was all that was needed. Stain gone...

I am back.....and very happy to be here.... 
:-)

ok, I might be a redneck but I enjoy having nice pictures taken. I have been checking out a talented individual on facebook

Been watching (supervising)  the hubby as he is building a chicken coop. can't wait to have fresh eggs. yum!!!

Going home was an adventure, and also one of the best times I have had.
My little brother Billy (over 6foot 3 tall) and his wife Jana were great enough to give me a ride home.
I am used to using a map and mapquest for roadtrips that was I know where I am. I get nervous when I cant see where I am on a map.Well Billy uses GPS and that would be fine but you cant see yourself on a MAP. oh man.
We had a fun time traveling, just sightseeing, making up stories and reading aloud. I got to lay down so that helped with me traveling which was great!!!
All I can say is if you are doing a road trip, you MUST take one with Billy and Jana because they are great travel companions!!!!

I am assuming everyone knows what a parasitic twin is...Just so you know, I didnt really have one.
That being said, at the age of 41, I got my first absess.
YUCK-PUKE-GAG!!!! The darn thing was on the back of my neck.
The bad thing was, it really kicked my butt!!! It might as well have been a parasitic twin, cause God knows it felt like it was sucking the life outta me!!
I actually thought it was a spider bite and let it go for a while, then I got feeling sick and had my SIL Brandi take me to the hospital. We waited in the ER waiting room for over 3 1/2 hours. Before I got seen by the doctor I was frustrated with the wait and my back was killing me and I said to Brandi that we should just go to a pharmacy and get some cream for it. Brandi asked me what it looked like and I told her I dont know, I dont have eyes in the back of my head. She took a look and told me I was staying.
So when I got a room and the doc starting putting the gloves on she had the biggest needle and so I told her I would just hold onto the side of the bed and she could just skip the needle and cut it open. Yes, I let a doctor cut a hole in me WITHOUT anesthesia. That was a BIG FREAKING NEEDLE!!!!
Anyway, I am feeling better now and hopefully I never have another one of those gross things.

ok....so there was a dresser drawer that had fallen apart. unfortunately it was made out of what I call "paper board".
So after gluing it back together, I realized that there was a spot where the staples weren't hittin anything cause of the paper board being broke there. Well I got some newpaper and glue and papermacheted the hole in the board. worked pretty well.....

this one is for my neice savannah....love ya girl!!

five little monkies sitting in a tree,
five little monkies staring at me.
the two older monkeys had pretty long hair,
the two youngest monkeys were a matched pair,
while the monkey in the middle jumped into da air!!

so how do you know you're a redneck??
when you go to move, and the hubby gets the tractor and hooks it up to the house....

how do you know you are a redneck????
when you car is on blocks and your house is on wheels......

My neice Kenzie came and got me cause there was 3 peices of a candycane in the toilet. I had to get a gallon size ziplock bag and use it as a glove to get the peices out. I managed not to touch the nasty toilet water....ziplock bags are great when you dont have rubber gloves.lol

Years ago, my husband Wayne had a race car. It was a Gran Torino that he raced at Wall Dragway when we were stationed in Texas. (we are retired military). One day I had some friends come over. While the kids were out in the back yard playing and Wayne was in the garage tinkering with his car and doing transmission work I was inside visiting with my friends. Suddenly the kids run in the house screaming, "mom, the car fell on dad and he is hurt real bad.". I go out to the garage and find Wayne stuck under the car with the transmission (bell housing too) on  him and he was unable to lift it. I had to crawl under the car and help him move the bell housing and transmission thingy off and bolt it into place.
So after that accident I decided it might be a good idea to be WITH him when he is working...LOL

I read this book called BLUE by Lou Aranica and at odd moments I think about it. The book is about how a girl with leukemia and how her father and her create a world of make believe. Later her parents get divorced and she stops making up stories with her father about this world called Tamarisk. She becomes sick with cancer again and discovers the world of Tamarish exists and together with her father try and fix a problem with their imaginary world.
Truly a must read!!!!

I want to give a BIG KUDOS to my SIL Brandy for setting up this blog for me. She has been great, worked very hard and knows her stuff!!!! She is helping me out with blogging.  :-)
I really appreciate the work she did and the help..'
thanks bunches Brandi!!
your SIL,
Julia