We're On The Road Again.....In The Big "O"....

Guess??!!??  Saturday, October 30, 2010

Happy Day Before Halloween!!!

Guess where we are......go ahead....GUESS!?!?

Here's a few clues.....

1)  We are north of Texas.....

2)  We are south of Kansas.....

3)  We are in a State that starts with an "O"

4)  They named a movie out of this State....

Yep, we're in OKLAHOMA!!  We met my sister, Debbie and her husband Brady here yesterday at Lake Texoma for a nice relaxing camping weekend.....Ahhhhhhh.......

We have solved most of the worlds problems and spotted no less than 4 falling stars..........

You Will NEVER Believe What Ant Ellie Sent Me.......

Thursday, October 28, 2010


Awwwww.........my 50th Birthday just won't end.........

Ant Ellie & Me

This sweet lady is my Ant Ellie......not "Aunt" Ellie; but "ANT" Ellie.....

I received a package in the mail the other day from my sweet Ant Ellie.  I always tear into packages I receive from Ant Ellie cause, as anyone in my family will tell you, there is NO TELLING what is inside.....she sends the greatest gifts....  Sometimes its chalked full of manicure and pedicure tools; sometimes its got a duo of marshmellow shooters loaded with marshmellow bullets; or maybe its a zebra walking stick........Just wait till you see what I got for my 50th Birthday!!!!

Now, before I tell you what was in the box, I need to first tell you a little story......

It goes back several months ago when I received a phone call from a dear friend of mine.  It was her month to host a "Couples Dinner" at her house and she was looking for some way to entertain her guests.  For some reason, she thought of Liz.

My phone call went something like this, FRIEND: "Liz, would you teach my guests how to belly dance?"  LIZ: "Uhhh....I don't know how to belly dance.  Why would you think I know how to belly dance?" FRIEND: "I don't know; I thought it would be kinda funny to have someone come teach belly dancing to the group and I thought of YOU."  LIZ: (After a few seconds of 90 mph thinking) "Well, I guess I could teach your group to belly dance......that might be kinda fun.....I could go online to YouTube and learn how to belly dance.....I could do this!"

So it was set; I was going to teach this group how to belly dance.....I was actually excited about it.  I immediately went on YouTube and learned how to do Hip Snap Moves by Portia as well as the Figure Eight and the Egyptian Walk....I was really getting into this!  I told my Ant Ellie about it and she got excited too!

Then I got the call......the call from my friend saying the dinner had been canceled, therefore my gig had been canceled.  DANG, DANG, DANG!

My New Belly Dancing Outfit

Now......on to my gift from Ant Ellie.  As I opened the box, I pull out the most jingly, sparkely, adorable belly dancing outfit EVER!

I just LOVE my Ant Ellie!!

Mr. Doodlebug Has A New Name - And I Have a Project For You!

October 26, 2010

Miss me?????????

Wondering what our neighbor's Alaskan dog, Mr. Doodlebug's new name is??

Before I tell you who won the Grand Prize, Uncle Walt and Aunt Becky would like to "thank" all of you for your wonderful suggestions......some of them were just plain weird, but most were very, very clever and good........

DRUM ROLL PLEASE............The Winner of an All Expense Paid Weekend Teaching Mr. Doodlebug Not To Doodle In The Floor is......

NANCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Whoooo Hoooooo......Way to Go Nancy!!!!)

I must tell you, Nancy worked hard to win this honor.  She researched, she studied, she gave many well-thought-out suggestions.......And Mr. Doodlebug's New Name Is:

TOGO

(or as Chuck and I call him; "To Go")

Sorry for those of you who thought the Grand Prize was a Lexus......Can't imagine where you got that idea......

Now that we've got Togo named, I've got a fun, exciting project for those of you who are not weak-at-heart.  I also don't want you to think poorly of me for being excited about this, but when our neighbor came over the other day and told me that his daughter and her boyfriend showed him this, welllll......I just had to see it for myself.......and boy howdy......this chick wasn't disappointed!

Have you ever "enjoyed" popping zits.......whether on yourself or someone else??

I have.

I am a Zitaholic and I Admit It.  I was blessed with the fact that I had very few zits during the puberty years, but I absolutely can't keep my hands off a good, juicy zit.....I'm constantly checking behind Chuck's ears like its an Easter egg hunt......so imagine my excitement when I saw "The World's Largest Zit" on YouTube.   This was AWESOME, folks......but I must warn you....this was not for the faint of heart.  I could actually hear a girl in the background "hurling"......

You know you want to pop this.........

So if your like me and enjoy the satisfaction of popping the mashed potatoes out of a zit or maybe you're a closet-zitaholic, you need to check out all the zit video's on YouTube......



Please don't think badly of me.......

Our Little Cheerleader Does The Funky Chicken.....

October 16, 2010 - Allen, TX

Is there anything, and I do mean ANYTHING, cuter than watching little 5-year old cheerleaders leading the cheer for little 5-year old football players??  Seriously??  Much more entertaining than watching the Dallas Cowboys for sure!!

Chuck and I were fortunate enough to get a front row seat to watch our "almost 6" granddaughter, Brie's, cheer squad perform this past weekend.  They had perfected cheers such as "Rock, Rock, Steady Eddie"; "The Funky Chicken" and "Come On You Texans and Shake Your Caboose".......these kiddos were "cute as a pancake on a cat"!

Brie and her "Baked" LeLe cupcake

We are T-minus 9 days and counting before Brie's 6th birthday and thought we'd help her celebrate it a little early this past Saturday.  After she entertained us at the football field, we headed on to the house for cupcakes (yep, it's true......Liz "baked" cupcakes.....I recently found out if its good stuff like sweets, its called "baking" but if its just basic food stuff, its called "cooking"........I just want to know "why".....Same oven "bakes" and "cooks".....Why make it so complicated by giving it different names??).

Meg - My Barbie...

The girls and I always love to play Barbie's when we visit.   I picked my favorite Barbie of the 4,587 Barbie's they own several years ago and named her "Meg" and they always make sure she's patiently sitting on the table waiting for me.  She was usually sitting there naked when I arrived, but recently she has been wearing Cinderalla's dress or Pocahontas' poncho or has even been seen wearing Ken's trousers....I'm just glad she's not naked anymore......and I'm relieved the girls finally moved out of the "Naked-Barbie" phase........I just wish we could do something with Meg's hair.......I think the hampster has been gnawing on it while I'm gone....

Some of our "prettier" faces.....

Mr. Doodlebug Needs A Name....

October 17, 2010 - Mt. Vernon, TX

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!  

Murphy's God-Parents, his Uncle Walter (Troy) and Aunt Becky (our next door neighbors) recently became parents to a sweet 3-month old Alaskan, massive white haired, twice-yearly shedding puppy with no name..........

We need your help in naming this little munchkin cause we can't keep calling him, "Doodlebug" or "Baby" or "Aw Cute Puppy" too much longer.....Please help Murphy's Uncle Walter and Aunt Becky by SENDING IN YOUR FAVORITE PET NAME..... for.......for.........Mr. Fluffy.

HURRY!!!

(To Give A Name Suggestion, Simply Click "Reply" To This Email).....Now, HURRY!!

Dad's Twittering His Way To Being a Beck-A-Holic!!

October 9, 2010 - Twitterville, Texas

In my infinite wisdom, I have discovered that most people are either Beck-a-holics or Beck-a-haters......of course I'm speaking of Glenn Beck of Fox News.  Our household happens to be Beck-aholics.

Unfortunately, we have some immediate family members of ours (I won't name names, BUT.....your initials are JC & JCG) that are, well.........unenlightened.  They have been "brainwashing" my father into thinking Mr. Beck is "evil", "malicious" and yes, even "sinister".  Obviously, they have no idea what they're talking about and, unfortunately, he pays more attention to JC & JCG than he does Liz......

So yesterday, at 3:57 pm, I texted my father that he had 3 minutes before Glenn Beck's show came on.  He promptly texted me back that he "was too busy to turn the TV on".....and THAT, my friends, is when I had a SPLENDIFEROUS idea!   I decided to Twitter him through the hour long show.....

So every 3 minutes for the next hour, I texted him what had happened during the prior 3 minutes.  I could picture him sitting at his desk trying to work and his iPhone zinging him every 3 minutes with what Beck was doing and saying.  Here's a small sampling of our Twitter conversation:

LIZ:  "It's time 4 u to turn on Glenn Beck....u have 3 minutes."
DAD: "I'm busy. Working..no time for politics now. Love YA."
LIZ: "No problem...I'll twitter u what he's saying...no need to thank me..."
DAD: "Save your battery."
LIZ: "Ur worth it...."
DAD:  "I'm in the car going to bank"
LIZ: "No problem....I will keep u informed...comm'l break"
DAD: "Cops says I can't text while driving..."
LIZ: "Ok, just read then...don't text back..."
DAD: (No reply)
LIZ: "Comm'l break...final thoughts coming up shortly.....next time, turn on Glenn Beck & I won't torture u with Twitters."

It might be my imagination, but I think he's very, very close to being a Beck-a-holic!!

The Tick.......

October 8, 2010 - Tire Store, Mt. Vernon, TX

Today, while getting a nail out of my tire at the local tire store, Murphy and I noticed a tick on his neck.  I successfully extracted the blood sucking varmint, tossed it to the floor and stomped on it.  When I lifted my foot..............NO TICK.

Hummmmm.......unfortunately I had forgotten my shoe had a hole in the bottom of it.   I quickly took my shoe off, frantically shook it until the little booger fell out and proceeded to pound it mercilessly with my shoe.

Funny how everyone in the room stops what they're doing when a crazy, shoe pounding woman exists among them.......

Real funny........

Ready For Another LizBay??

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

KRIS!

I actually "baked" a cake today......or is it "cooked"a cake??.......no, I'm pretty sure I "baked" a cake............for my friend and neighbor, Kris.  It's her B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y.....

My cake is the one on FIRE......

Interesting thing happened on the cake......after I baked or cooked the cake, Chuck helped me out by "icing" the cake....or is it "frosting" the cake......no, I think he put icing on it..... Unfortunately, we ran a little short on the icing or frosting.....and the cake part was kinda showing through....did I say kinda??  I meant REALLY showing through.   We had 15 minutes before we needed to head out the door with the cake and it looked weird.  Really weird.....

As I stared at the freaky looking cake, I had a sudden blood increase to the brain and remembered I had put faux flowers on and around a cake this had happened to me before on.  I rushed to my craft room and grabbed some faux flowers and WHALLA!!!  A very pretty cake........at least thats what everyone said!

Are you ready for another LIZBAY??   For those of you who aren't familiar with LizBay, let me explain.  I started LizBay (Liz's version of Ebay) years ago when we moved from Dallas to the lake full time.  At that time, we had two houses full of furniture and I needed to sell lots and lots of furniture and stuff.  I tried having an actual auction, but my friends were too twitchy that they would insult me by bidding too low, so no one bid on anything.  So I had to approach LizBay from a different angle.  I knew I had stuff my friends wanted to buy, so I decided to put a price on each item (like "Craigs List" before Craig had a list....) and whoever emailed me first, got the item.  All items were negotiable and I priced them fairly, so they all went quick.

Now I am preparing for another LizBay.  It's been a few years since we've had one and I have a lot less stuff, so I need your help.  If you have "good" stuff; furniture, appliances, decorative items, etc., and are needing to sell it, or if you have a small business that makes cool stuff, email me with a picture and description and we'll get it on the website.  I will put your email address on the item and you and the buyer can negotiate the sale directly.  I will take care of everything else.  And the best part??  You get 100% of the sale of your item(s).  Yep, that's right......I make nothing off of the sale of your stuff (unless you'd like to make a donation to the "Murphy-Needs-New-Shoes" Fund).......

No clothes, please.........but the stuff I have found that sells quickly are Furniture and Decorative Items.....And you must be prepared to sell your stuff at rock-bottom prices.  So if you're looking for some extra $$ for Christmas AND clean up the house, let me help you out.  All I ask is you remember to send me a Holiday Card at Christmas......I'm soooooo easy.......

And This Is Why I Love Going To The Dr. With Chuck....

October 5, 2010 - UTSW, Dallas

Today was doctor day for Chuck.......

Chuck's Scabby ICK Head

First stop; Dermatologist.  Remember that funky, scabby, nasty sore-looking ICK that Chuck had on his head while in Colorado?  We thought he had "repaired" it by secretly slathering Purell on his head every day?  Well, it didn't last.........so off to the dermatologist today we went.  Fortunately, it turned out to be just minor skin cancers that the doc could freeze off and we were quickly on our way.  YEAAAAAA.....we move on.........

Dr. Elliot Frohman

Second stop; Neurologist.  Chuck is blessed to have one of the top neurologists in the country, Dr. Elliot Frohman at University of Texas Southwest, a top teaching hospital in Dallas.......kinda like Seattle Grace on Grey's Anatomy, but without Meredith, Derek or Christina...

We have discovered over the years that when his appointment is in the afternoon, we are usually going to have a bit of a wait......so we come prepared.  Chuck brings his iPad and snacks, Liz brings her iTouch and Wifi card.....but the very BEST part of Doctor Day???

THIS............(scroll down)

I get a foot massage..........aaaahhhhhhhhh

How Dumb Was The U-Haul Lady???........

Round Top, Texas - October 2, 2010

The U-Haul Lady Was SO Dumb That..................

If you moved her plate 5" to the left, she'd starve to death.........

Now, I know that sounds terribly mean.....and yes....it is, BUT.....let me just say that it shouldn't take 3 hours to pick up a U-Haul trailer.  It just shouldn't........but it did.  We arrived around 9:00 am to pick up a reserved U-Haul trailer to carry our treasures home in and walked out of there around Noon.........






The whole experience got more unbelievable....implausible....preposterous.....absurd.....farcical.....harebrained......cockamamied.....kooky.......imbecilic......and yes, WACKO.....with each passing moment.....

Just trust me on this one......

This is where the floor has been worn out from people like us having to stand at her counter for three hours waiting...... waiting...... waiting...... waiting......waiting.....

And that's how we started our day.......

And this is how we ended our day............













And here are some of my favorite highlights of the day.....

Can you tell who is the left-handed one in our group???

THE END

of a splendiferous weekend