Famous Quote:
"There are two types of people...those who ask for directions and the others who find their way. Both may reach the destination but the satisfaction of the other kind is far greater." Dominik Silver
Unfamous Quotes:
"If you can't get there without asking directions, you don't deserve to arrive." James (Grizzly) Reilly
"Men who embrace these philosophies should travel together so their wives might arrive three days before them and enjoy massage and mojitos while they wait." Robynn Reilly
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Looking For Some Validation?
Sorry to leave the party blog up so long without any new posts but Ms. Techie here inadvertently linked my BLOG address and not the PARTY post address. Ah, what 3a.m. will do for you. So, bear with me if you see it post again this week. Newcomers still need to find their way around.
In all my partying, I came across a new blog I decided to follow called Modern Mom Musings. Check her out. I think you'll like her, too. She said, "Someone who knows I'm not on Facebook right now (she gave it up for Lent!) shot this link my way." And I loved it.
And I wanted to watch because we bloggers have this mutual validation club going. And sometimes I question it. Is it good? Am I needy? Should I get therapy and/or medicine? Yes, yes, and that's pointless because no one is talented enough to cure me, and meds and I don't play well together.
Besides the reality is, I LOVE validating people. And obviously you do, too. Look how much we're hangin' out together and just read all the lovely things you say.
A little warning: there are a few bad words from one guy who gets mad. Not BIG bad words but they are there. Yes, I know we hear them everyday and everywhere. But this would be rated PG if you were going to a movie. And I thought you should know. So without further ado.....here is "Validation."
In all my partying, I came across a new blog I decided to follow called Modern Mom Musings. Check her out. I think you'll like her, too. She said, "Someone who knows I'm not on Facebook right now (she gave it up for Lent!) shot this link my way." And I loved it.
And I wanted to watch because we bloggers have this mutual validation club going. And sometimes I question it. Is it good? Am I needy? Should I get therapy and/or medicine? Yes, yes, and that's pointless because no one is talented enough to cure me, and meds and I don't play well together.
Besides the reality is, I LOVE validating people. And obviously you do, too. Look how much we're hangin' out together and just read all the lovely things you say.
A little warning: there are a few bad words from one guy who gets mad. Not BIG bad words but they are there. Yes, I know we hear them everyday and everywhere. But this would be rated PG if you were going to a movie. And I thought you should know. So without further ado.....here is "Validation."
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Ultimate Blog Party 2009 - Welcome!
Hi! My name is Robynn and I'd like to say......
Welcome to my place. Thanks for coming!
Giveway: $30 Amazon.com Gift Card
I'll tell you a little bit about me and this spot where I hang out with my friends. I write a humor blog, mostly. Once in awhile it's not - by design....or accident. Take a little tour and you can decide for yourself if we're laughing because we have a sense of humor, or we've just lost our minds. You be the judge and then decide if you're one of us.
Technology ever give you fits? You might identify:
Do you love the scale at the doctor's office? Then don't read this:
Has your pastor ever taken his false teeth out for your personal entertainment?
Ever have gophers attached to body parts?
These are part of the goofball things we talk about around here. But maybe you're interested in homeschooling issues. I'm getting ready to graduate Hannah-Bo, who is a senior. And The Wild Man is in 7th grade. I've homeschooled from the beginning. I don't claim to have all the answers but I'm happy to share what we did to get this far. You might like to read this:
Do you enjoy short stories about the great outdoors? Kids and camping? Bears destroying cars? Tune in here:
I also have a little category I like to call "Observational Twitters." They go something like this:
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Observational Twitter 11
Fact:
"Today is Fat Tuesday."
More Pertinent Fact:
"For me, EVERY Tuesday is fat Tuesday. What I really wanna know is: Where the heck is Skinny Wednesday and why haven't I been invited to THAT party?"
And then I gotta show you the family of course and that includes kids, animals, nature.....and posting links.
Thank you SO MUCH for dropping by! I hope you'll come back or sign up to join the party by following. (Look for the "follow" button over all the pictures up on the right hand side.)
Prizes I Would Love:
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19 - $50 Gift Card to Target Stores Provided by Shoot Me Now
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Ecclectic Exchange about Everything
I got the nicest compliment this morning from the lovely designer at Azure Island Designs. She described me as having "a love affair with words." If I'm so accused, I hope I am soon convicted.
Do you think she would be depressed if I used a sentence like, "There is dog barf sitting behind my chair right now?" JoJo just came and hurled up something from last year. Excuse me while I attend to this....gag.....gag.......oops!....dry heave.
Okay, I'm back and smelling like Clorox Wipes. Blech.
And I just knew you would want to know this next bit of information.
Yesterday, I got caught up with my laundry AND did the ironing from it ALL ON THE SAME DAY. Yes. That's right. Very 1950's moment. I nearly wore my pearls and heels. Oh my gosh! I almost forgot to mention that I actually MENDED, too! Yes, that's right! I sewed on a button that had been missing off a shirt for ten years. Why, you might ask, would I still have a shirt with a missing button after ten years?
Do you think she would be depressed if I used a sentence like, "There is dog barf sitting behind my chair right now?" JoJo just came and hurled up something from last year. Excuse me while I attend to this....gag.....gag.......oops!....dry heave.
Okay, I'm back and smelling like Clorox Wipes. Blech.
And I just knew you would want to know this next bit of information.
Yesterday, I got caught up with my laundry AND did the ironing from it ALL ON THE SAME DAY. Yes. That's right. Very 1950's moment. I nearly wore my pearls and heels. Oh my gosh! I almost forgot to mention that I actually MENDED, too! Yes, that's right! I sewed on a button that had been missing off a shirt for ten years. Why, you might ask, would I still have a shirt with a missing button after ten years?
Well, you WOULD ask that because you're a sane person. The thing is, it's a good cotton shirt, white with the cutest buttons and sort of timeless and very casual. But a button fell off and, well, I put it away somewhere and shoved the shirt somewhere and somehow, after sorting something (what would I do without the word "some?" You truly can see how clever and imaginative I am with words) I found the blouse. But the MIRACLE is, I remembered where I saved the button! And yesterday, the two of them got married!!! And ironed! And now I can wear it again!
(This is some guy hitting on me while I ironed. This happens to me every time and is the main reason I don't iron more.)
You have no idea how extreme this accomplishment is for me. The odds were right up there with Allison Krause showing up at my door and asking me to sing with her on her next album. (Hold on.....there's the doorbell....."Why Allison! Come in! I'll be right with you.....gotta finish this post to the blog buddies.") Why not? It's a day of miracles.
OH YES! Libby at Neas Nuttiness is having a contest at her place. Go on over and check out the long list of loot. I'm not entering so your chances are even greater of landing these goodies.
Okay, that's it for a bit. If I have anything else as gripping as dog barf and laundry I'll get right back to you.
P.S.!! The Ultimate Blog Party begins tomorrow. If you haven't heard about this, click on my "Invitation Button" on the top right of the blog. There's still time to enter and participate by featuring your blog, giving away a prize, etc. Of course, I'm just now getting around to getting ready for it because I've only known for a month. Another compelling reason NOT to iron!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Minky Minutes - News From the Renewable Energy Front
Minky Tinkerson here. That's what my mama calls me all the time. I'm also known as Bingo, Monkey, Minky Tink, Tinkle, Little Dog, Baby Dog, Wooky (cause I talk like one), Little Doglette, and Nutcase. They morph my name all the time. It's a wonder I know who I am.
But I figured you might want to see me in a more positive light than JoJo depicted me. Man, she even took pictures of me in the middle of a criminal act. So now you probably think I'm a thief and strung out on coffee all the time. I thought I better check in and pontificate on my finer points. (By the way, JoJo promotes herself as the "Honest One" but an honest picture of ME would have included all my lovely, finer points. So, just take HER with a grain of salt (or a 50 lb. bag of salt).
Let me tell you about one of my favorite places and what I do there.
This, of course, is me. Aren't I getting big and gorgeous?
I had Hannah-Bo take all these pictures. And I wanted you to see these flowers that bloom in the field I like to run in. She says they look like sea horses. I don't know. I've never seen a sea horse. You be the judge.
Another shot of me. I am SOOO happy. The field is my favorite thing in the whole world.
Well you know who THIS is. JoJo gets pretty happy out here, too. Look at that smile.
I'm getting ready for something really fun here. But can you see the sun glistening off my ears?
In a second they're gonna throw my frisbee. I am officially a frisbee dog. It's my favorite thing in the whole world.
Wow! Look at that catch!
Wow! Look at me running away with it. I don't bring it back as well as they want me to. I think they need exercise so I make them come and get it. It's my favorite thing in the whole world.
I put this one in because, well, it was too good to leave out.
She caught me in mid-bound! I like it when my ears fly up.
JoJo and Me and that's the underside of my tongue. I knew you were wanting to know what it looked like.
And this is the topside of my tongue. And in case you never noticed, look how different our coats are. JoJo's is shorter and straight and mine is curly and luxurious. She wishes she looked like me. She won't say so but I know it's true because who WOULDN'T want to look like me? I'm so cute!
This is an action shot! We're running down this hill so FAST it's blurry. Running is my favorite thing in the whole world.
Here's a family picture with me, JoJo, Hannah-Bo, and The Wild Man. We're sitting on a saggy piece of fence. The G-men put this fence up years ago to keep us out of the other side. Must be REALLY good stuff over there. I guess we could just walk over the fence and find out.
And right after this shot, the sky turned orange, which was bad, because that meant we had to go soon.
And then we had to leave. But that's okay because now I can share the whole thing with you and that's my favorite thing in the whole world.
I'll see you next time. I think my mom's gonna show you all the results of my detective work. I've been scouting everywhere finding things that need to be chewed up. She took some pictures of my handiwork. Thanks for visiting!
JoJo and Me and that's the underside of my tongue. I knew you were wanting to know what it looked like.
And this is the topside of my tongue. And in case you never noticed, look how different our coats are. JoJo's is shorter and straight and mine is curly and luxurious. She wishes she looked like me. She won't say so but I know it's true because who WOULDN'T want to look like me? I'm so cute!
This is an action shot! We're running down this hill so FAST it's blurry. Running is my favorite thing in the whole world.
Here's a family picture with me, JoJo, Hannah-Bo, and The Wild Man. We're sitting on a saggy piece of fence. The G-men put this fence up years ago to keep us out of the other side. Must be REALLY good stuff over there. I guess we could just walk over the fence and find out.
And right after this shot, the sky turned orange, which was bad, because that meant we had to go soon. 
And then we had to leave. But that's okay because now I can share the whole thing with you and that's my favorite thing in the whole world.
I'll see you next time. I think my mom's gonna show you all the results of my detective work. I've been scouting everywhere finding things that need to be chewed up. She took some pictures of my handiwork. Thanks for visiting!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Pioneer Woman Sweeps It!
Many of you know and love Ree Drummond from "Confessions of a Pioneer Woman." So you'll want to to hear the news, if you haven't already, that she ruled the Bloggie Awards last night in Austin, Texas.She won "Best Design," "Best Photography," and the biggie, "Best Weblog of the Year." Lots of you read her regularly and will think EVERYONE has this info already. But I know first hand that many of you still have never heard of her, or visited her if you have, and maybe now you'll head on over and see what all the fuss is about.
Click here to go directly to her blog. Check out her recipes, photos, and serialized novel, "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels," about how she met and married her husband.
Congratulations, Ree! No one is surprised but you!
And Happy St. Patty's day to everyone from a woman married to a ruddy Irishman! (That's ruddy as in coloring, although.......)
And go here for some interesting facts about St. Patrick!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Kid Whizdom 1
Some of you know I battle a health condition that is progressive and has taken out some nerves, small muscles, and caused other problems. We're still on a hunt for final answers and I'll go back to San Francisco again next week for more fun and games at UCSF. It can cause pretty dramatic flare-ups when it hits and has seriously worried The Wild Man at times. He's my thinker/fretter. Like mother, like son.
But awhile back when my liver went south with it for bit, I was in rough shape. TWM came up to me, gave me a big hug and said, "I don't want you to die, mama."
I said all the reassuring things moms say and, because we kid about nearly everything in our family, even illness, I looked at him and laughingly added, "Besides, only the good die young. I'll be around for a LONG time."
He wasn't in the mood to pick up the teasing thread and looked at me in all seriousness and concern. "But," he paused a little too long, "Aren't you.......too OLD to die young?"
THEN he laughed because I fell onto the couch in hysterics! Boy, was HE right!!
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