Cornhole

OK... so I promised in a prior post to upload a pix of the Corn Hole game.... or Cornhole.... however it's written. There are 2 of these boards and 2 sets of 4 bean bags... object is to toss the bean bag into the corn hole.... cornhole.... kornhole..... kornwhole... I guess points are assigned... and the fun of it is to design a fun, colorful board and some whacky bean bags.

1st Annual Pig Roast a la Cas Crew

We'll after much excitement and chatter... and perhaps squealing of the pig, we had our 1st Annual Pig Roast. Don was declared a master griller! and is now recovering from smoke inhalation! We call it the "Kirsty Ally voice" w/ that deep husky bravado that she's got going on... well, that's Don for the time being.

We had 82 ppl show up for the event - 1/2 from church and 1/2 from the community! The pond shore line was filled w/ anglers hoping to catch the "Pig of the Pond" as we fondly call our huge porker of a bass! He and his bros have been caught and released many a times!

There was canoeing and eating and fishing and eating and corn hole (ok all you non-southerners... I hope I got a pix to put up, so you can get a visual on it... nope... so, I'll have to google one and put it up), and eating and basketball and eating and socializing and eating and still having 2 huge pans full of pork... and that was only 1/2 a pig.

Anyway - thx to all who made it a blast... and hopefully more of you can make it next year... we plan to do it in June... when it's cooler!

Blogger won't allow me to put up the last few photos... there's 30 below... so, the newest post will have the rest of the Roast!

Talkin' About a Heat Wave

We turned our AC unit on yesterday... only to figure out by the end of the afternoon that the house wasn't cooling sufficiently. So bright and early this morning I got on the horn and called up some local companies. The first co. couldn't come out until the end of next week... ugh... I think to myself that this is not looking good. The 2d company I call up can make it out today! Whoo-hooo! We're in bizniz!

At least we were in bizniz until the man showed up and walked in the basement maintentance room and said, "Uh-oh." Not good news... the motor that is barely 8yo is fried up! So, he estimates about a couple M notes to replace - once the part is ordered and gets in here locally and then makes it out to our place. So... no telling when that will happen - we'll get the call later this afternoon!

So - thankfully we own a basement home and that's where we are all hangin out and doing school work (school ends for us on 6-13), and playin' and sleepin' and livin'! We are officially sub-terrainian dwellers!

The cartoon caption might be hard to read. Here's what it says: Witch, "I'm melting." Dorothy and gang reply, "Shut up, we're all hot!"

Everyone cross your fingers that this unit was on a 10y warranty!

Take Action Now!

So, I'm an unashamed "Ditto-Head" and I just bust a gut with Rush's humor! But, that's beside the point! While briefly listening to him today (because I only listen to him while I'm driving -- and while owning a diesel, I won't be able to afford to drive much longer!) he spoke about a website Newt Gingrich, another of my political heros!, has come up with. He has fashioned a means with which to take all our signatures to congress to show that we want to drill here and drill NOW! So, please join me in signing such petition by clicking here (or any other colored text on this post!)

And while on our farm, we don't own sheep to trim the grass, we do our green part in owning a small herd of bovine and one equine! wink!

It's My Birthday!

This is my Gma, me, sissy, mom, cousin, & sil!

This is Jen, E, Sissy, & Me!



Me & my bro! the 2 peas in a pod!

just a decade apart!

How can I say it so modestly? It's my birthday and my youngest son claims that I'm 28! Yep. I'm sticking with that one! My sister claims I'm an 'old fart.' And my bestest friend from grade school wrote on my card to have a 'great 37th birthday!' So - I must be so old that no one can remember my exact age! That's why I'm going with this next picture! cuz 'girls, we just wanna have fun!'

So, how did I get to start my day, you may ask? Well, you know I've blogged about our run-away cow, Dory! Well, she decided to start in on bellowing outside our window at 2am! Yup - it's her 'special' day of the month! Lucky me, she cycles every 2 weeks! We try to ignore it, until we hear our horse, Star, tearing up the turf running to and fro - freakin us out! So, Don & I get up and dress, haul our tired ol' butts out to the barn and arm ourselves with bushels of sweet feed for all - cuz when Dory's not happy - ain't nobody happy! So - yes - happy bday to me! I'm ready for a long winter's nap! (is she 15mos yet so we can get her knocked up already?)

I'm Fighting Back!

I'm fighting back! On our goofy low-budget 10p news there is a segment called: 5 Things You Need To Know Before You Go To Bed. Tonight I learned that researchers have found that the dyes found in Blue 2 and Red 40 in M&Ms candies have the potential to bind to cancerous cells and ward off this disease.

(OK - so don't quote me on the exact science - in case you haven't noticed it's 12:30a and I'm waiting for my Dr. Pepper from dinner to wear off and my sleeping pill to kick in!)

So - rest assured. I eat my colors almost on a daily basis! Now I'll pay better attention to up my intake of the Blues & Reds!

Aimee's Birthday!

Today is my friend, Aimee's, birthday!

Pop on over to her blog and leave her a special birthday wish!

Aimee and I have been friends since the 5th grade! This is an amazing feat for her, because sometimes I'm quite difficult to get along with! So - thanks Aimo, for being such a wonderful friend. Hope you have a great day!

Love ya much - cheri

I Won!

I won a blog naming contest at The Sweet Spot ! This is only the 2d contest I've ever one!

X-Citing!

My dearest friend, Aimee, has a friend Brandi that is getting a blog make-over. And part of the blog make-over entails a new name! So, I threw in my $0.02 worth and came up with "A Splash of Brandi". My sweetie pie, Don, not to be outdone, came up with: "Brandi's Whine" and got placed as an honorable mention! woo - hoo! I guess you can say that with a life filled with 4 chillin's we-be-funny! Yes - my family - and - my friends - Ms. Anal Annie aka Cheri - does have a sense of humor! Proven by winning a major naming right of Brandi's blog! : )

OK - for reals. If you're searching for that all encompassing blog name - look no further! ha

And when you're looking for that awesome blog make-over - look no further than:

Shauna!

(So, I tried to upload her blog button pix - and it didn't work - this time - but I'm out of time to play with it... can you say - soccer practice for 4 kids AND a baseball game for 1 of them AND toting our sweet little baby that we watch AND making it to Pizza Hut to share a common bday with my friend's girl, Hannah & Charlie!!! Of course, all of this done without my loving hubby who is working late tonight in the Ville.)

and ps..

I must say that I got a blog make-over by Shauna. She did my header pix with the wording and font! Isn't it great!?!

So - go visit her because she's really expanded her business and has so many cute options one can include to spruce up that boring looking blog!

A Man's Usage for a Post-It Note!

I tho't this was funny! My hubby sent it to me! In case you can't read the Post-It... it says "Jane"! That's why I love *MY* hubby so much! not only did he know my maiden name, he knew how to spell it too! and very early on in our relationship, too! Love at first spelling!

What Is Your 80s Theme Song?

Your 80s Theme Song Is:

Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

What's" Your 80s Theme Song?

Well - I'm kinda shocked by this answer to the blogthings.com quiz. I'm not really a Bruce fan - never have been - despite the fact that my dh use to set up his tents for his concerts in Jersey! At least it wasn't a DuranDuran tune! ugh! That was one part of the 80s that *I* didn't partake in! But really, I'm surprised it wasn't a Prince tune, or the Artist formerly known as Prince - but back in the 80s - he was Prince.

Let me know what you came up with! (even for those of you who are too young to remember much of the 80s!)