My Toy

We cleaned the bed out today and found the original
(was covered w/ plywood).
It's all going to have to be replaced.

Hubs tried to name things on the engine for me...
*points* 'that's the thermostat, blah blah blah'
after he named like 5 or 6 things, I said
'you lost me after thermostat'.

I wonder if he knows the challenge he has taken on?
Teaching me car speak.

I told hubs -
you might as well take a sharpie and write the name of 'whatever' on it, so I know what it is.

'51 vs '54 pickup

Let me just say - I've wanted a '53 chevy since forever. I wanted one when I was in middle school (that was waaay before Twilight was conceived).

Hubs has known my love for the pickup since we first started dating, he would point some out and my reply would be 'not round enough'.

He came home yesterday and made a call. Today we went to look.

Pros to the '51-
I love the patina. Rust down to turquoise.
Has the motor.
Split window.
Doors close nice.
Hood closes nice.

Cons to the '51
shut the door and it 'rains' rust.
holes, lots of holes.
hubs doesn't like the front grill.

Pros to the '54
corner window (Always loved those)
less body work
curvy front

Cons to the '54
it was a 1 year only model
I hate the color
no motor

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we bought a truck. he has his 'toy' and now I have mine. the only problem - now I *HAVE* to learn how to work on it. I told him 'buy me a truck and then I will learn, until then....'. I guess I didnt think that thru enough.

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It's HERE!
Now, I have 1 question...

WHERE do we start?

Broken Angel

I posted the bottom one on Pinterest.
She is so beautiful and yet sad.
I love cemetery angels, but this one is sad because-
her arms and wings are missing.

Haunted - Willow Cross

Haunted by Willow Cross

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I book of short stories. I enjoyed it. I like hearing/reading other peoples experiences.




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It's been an adventure

13 years ago today -

Hubs wore a long sleeve, black tshirt,
jeans
and his fave shoes
and I stood next to him in my navy blue, long sleeve tshirt,
my hot pink and navy blue plaid,
flannel pants
and shoes -
we stood in a parking lot in Pigeon Forge, TN -
behind us were the Smoky Mountains
and before us stood Judge King.
It was a quick lil ceremony, just the 3 of us.
It was our lil secret
that we announced in the Paper 2 wks later.
It's been an adventure -
I ♥ you Hubs.
Happy Anniversary!

D8 T2 D8 D16 A19 A19 E3 BINGO!

Went back home for the Holidays.

It's taken 14 years and 2 kids later for hubs to stick to promises he made me when we first started dating...
Went to the Gator Farm and Airboat Rides in Moss Point, MS
It's a lil expensive ($30 for adults and $15 kids 5-)
But it was fun!
We held baby gators.
Known as 'lil bits' because if they bite you...it will just hurt a lil bit.

Went to a wonderful lil restaurant that hubs always said had "GOOD FOOD',
I originally ordered Fried Chicken Livers, but they were OUT! For Shame!!!
Ended up getting Fried catfish and shrimp.

Went to the Island to look for shells.
Hoss found quite a few.

Drove down to Bayou La Batre, home of Big Shrimpin'.

Visited with family and friends, but wasn't able to see everyone we wanted.

The boys met their cousins.
(we don't live near any of them, so meeting for the 1st or 2nd time)

All in all it was a good trip, but did have a few hiccups.

The biggest of all was:
Having our 1st flight (the flight I paid for months ago)
was on time (when we arrived at the airport),
but cancelled as soon as we got to the gate 5a.m.
We were put on a flight for 7p that night,
but until then we played musical gates on standby...
thankfully we got one at 2p.

I've never loved SLC more than when we landed.

Happy New Year!

Birdnest take 2

I wasn't feeling the larger image, w/ the word.

After looking at it most of yesterday-
I took to it w/ scissors.

It looks much better-small.

*this was a gift for a girlfriend*

***Also, I cut the word off,
but wrote it much smaller and put on the back***