Kicks 101.5 Country Fair

Looks like a weekend of concerts for us. We, Suzy,Anna,Ashley and me,
are here at Lakewood Amphetheater. Tonight acts are Clay Walker, Pat
Green, and Travis Tritt. Travis has been gone for a while but not
tonight. So here's a quarter go and read a blog. :)

Eagles Concert Cont.

I have to say WOW. The concert was awesome! They played from 8:10pm until 11:30pm with only one short 15 minute break. Who noticed it was freezing, we we did. The top picture is of our friend Becky who was the last chair casuality of the evening. They had chairs to rent for $5 and they were breaking all over the place. This was the 3rd out of the 6 that we had. I know, who rents chairs for the lawn at a concert the ever aging crowd of Eagles fans. Encore Park is a great venue, the food was very good and the sound was fantastic. The bottom picture is of Joe Walsh sining "In The City". They ended the night with a very moving rendition of "Desperado". In fact you could actually here the crowd over Glenn. Anyway we had a great time and thanks to Becky and Charlie. And to Merrel, Suzy says she sorry for cripling you.

Stay tuned, you never know where might show up next......

Eagles Concert

Me and Suzy here right now at the concert. The new Encore Park is
great so far. We are on the lawn section. Starts in 10 min. We'll
let you know how it sounds.

Mothering Day 2008

“Mothering Day”, is what they call Mother’s Day in the UK. I like that term because if you think about it a little, this is actually how and why we celebrate this day because we were ‘mothered’. Some have been mothered more and some less. Some are mothered not by actual mothers but grandmothers or great-grandmothers. I suppose mothering doesn’t always have to be done by a female. In that absence the act of mothering basically means to nurture. In my culture and lifetime I have been taught that a motherhood is probably the most precious and wonderful things that could ever be bestowed upon a woman, an honor perhaps or reward maybe. Unlike the question, “which came first the chicken or the egg”, we actually know how and when a woman becomes a mother.

I have the very fortunate life that I have because of the mother that I have. I am 37 years old and for every year of my life she has been an influence. The things that she has instilled in me carry through every day without a thought about it. We, I believe that I can speak for my brother here, have learned how to be kind, to listen to others, to go out of our way to help those in need, to love and trust Jesus and to pray. There are so many things, not to mention learning how to clean house, fold clothes, do dishes, etc. Even as a guy, these things are nice things to know when you have to keep your own home when you don’t live with mom any longer. I still learn from her today but it’s different than when I was a child. Now we can talk and laugh and continue to grow in life and she doesn’t have to tell me to wash my hands or not walk on the carpet with muddy shoes.

The other mothers in my life have included 2 grandmothers, 3 great-grandmothers and even a great-great-grandmother. All of which I am blessed to have known. As you know moms mom, Nanny that Lives By Us or a.k.a. Tiger Nanny and Granny Day are still with us and I thank the lord for that. We didn’t know that this time last year would be the last Mother’s Day we would spend with Nanny, or as Jason and affectionately referred to her as ‘Other Nanny’. She was a wonderful woman of whom I also learned many lessons. Her memories and love radiate through us all. I am thankful to have all these women in my life. I am also blessed and thankful for Suzy who is my love, not the biological mother of my child but a mother to her non-the –less. This goes back to my earlier surmise of not all mothers come to be mothers in the exact same way. She is a wonderful mother to her son Patrick who also loves her; I believe I can also speak for him. I have watched her do this alone for the last several years and can’t imagine doing that alone for all the years that she has. What strength it takes to be a mother no matter what the circumstance.

So to new mothers, old mothers, expecting mothers, single mothers I wish you all a great day and many more great “Mothering Days”.

There's Money in Them Thar Blogs

Who knew.... I was wathcing the Today show this morning and there was a segment on how all these stay-at-home moms are making a killing by blogging. The way this works is that advertisers are contacting these ladies and paying them big bucks to advertise on the blogs. Unfortunately I wasn't able to watch the entire piece to find out how to get these advertisers. Just think, Tonya you might be able to advertise for the restaurants that you are eating at. Even better maybe you could start a rating system. The categories could be TONYA'S TERRIBLES and TONYA'S TOP-NOTCH. Perhaps Shane's BBQ would want to offer you money to advertise or give US, yes US, coupons to eat there. Mandy, what a perfect time for you to get sponsors. You know what I am talking about, BABY BABY BABY. Everyone is baby crazy these days. Cheryl you could do lots, srap-book stuff, planes, what it's like to be the boss and advertise for Bruce. Lisa since you had a hard time the tax place this year start writin about tax places and then maybe you could work that angle. Me, not sure I could advertise for public transportaion, since I'm into that and all now. Anyway lets all just scribe like crazy on these blogs and make some money. :)