O.K. So, now that I've been to this little site...

Erin @ http://www.inkysmiles.blogspot.com/ has this link to a place called BLOGTHINGS...there's a cute little quiz that tells you what kind of Ice Cream you are and the questions are really unrelated but I ended up being my most favorite flavor on the planet so I decided to look around on this site and this other little QUIZ caught my attention - "Are You Like Your Mom?" Anyone who knows me will tell you that I DREAD being compared to the woman I once called MOM - now I just ignore her - SAD BUT TRUE!! She truly BUGS the heck outta me!! Anyway...I got the results I was hoping for! See how it turns out for you...

If anything...the little picture is kinda humorous and I find myself picturing my mom's face in place of the lovely lady pictured below!!

You and Your Mom Are Completely Different

At times, it seems like you and your mom aren't even related. You often wonder how two people from the same family can be so different. As the saying goes... you can pick your friends, but not your relatives.

Are You Like Your Mom?

Erin - WOW!! I can't believe that my MOST FAVORITE flavor came up!

...you know what this means - I must've answered those questions "truthfully" and with some "thought"!! Mint Chocolate Chip is my absolute FAVORITE!! YUM!! Great...now I'm craving ice cream!!

You Are A Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Girl

Creative. Expressive. Unique.

http://www.blogthings.com/whatflavoricecreamgirlareyouquiz

What flavor ice cream girl are you?

Thanks for the cute link!! I had a little problem in posting a direct link here so if curiousity gets you...copy the link in your browser and give it a whirl...hopefully, you find it cute like I did!!

New PHOTO!! Yep! That's my buddy - Petey!! He just had his vaccinations and he had a reaction - not a good day!! Well, the swelling is finally going down!! Did you know that FAT dogs PUFF up like a marshmallow in a microwave when they respond NEGATIVELY to RABIES vaccinations?? I had NO IDEA!! Well, YEP... If you have a dog that's allergic to his meds this is the craziness that you deal with. At least my boy's face now matches his body!! I've been told that he looks OVERWEIGHT - YIKES!!! Who wants to hear that??
Certainly, not ME!!! UGH!!!

Well, here's my little guy - puffy - but NOT OVERWEIGHT!!

I'm LOSING!!

I have too many friends getting Blog Happy and I can't keep up!! There are so many FEATURES out there!! Can you tell? I'm so trying to stay in the "LOOP" persay, if the latest and greatest features!! *MUSIC - check...*SLIDESHOWS - check...*RECENT ARTWORK - errrr, ummm - check...

So, I'm trying... REALLY, REALLY trying to keep up, K?

Now, here's a BIGGIE...I gotta sign out - go and comb my hair - and ask Michael to snap a photo... I need to post an updated shot... HANG TIGHT!! I'll be back!!

~ Susan

I'm getting good at this!!

Can you believe this new feature I found?? WOW!!

Enjoy!!

So, I said I'd post SOME ARTWORK - in fact...I PROMISED...

Well, I created a card... I've showed it to a few friends and I received some positives. Why not share it here? I have a group of FABULOUS friends ALL OVER that I swap with and this is what I created for them...shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - don't tell them that I've posted it here, O.K.??

I just gotta share one more shot of the races - sorry, I REALLY had a great time!!

It's not EXTREMELY obvious but this is Ashley Force on our local track - WOW!! Yet, another true celebrity - I KNOW that this girl and I both appreciate the same driver from several years back - - the reason I LOVE racing - - Shirley Muldowney.

So - for my next trick... I GOTTA learn how to share MUSIC on this blog!! I KNOW it can be done...

There are so many of you that scrapbook - I want to share MY latest favorite music to scrap to. Maybe, it's because when I visualize a mythical Muse creature...this is what I would imagine her voice to sound like?? Sound crazy??

I know I mentioned earlier I'd explain an issue we're having today - - here it is...

I have two boys - very close in age. They are seven and eight (15 months apart). Nick is older and a serious "social butterfly" and A.J., well, he's not a shy kid by any means but he EXPECTS to be accepted without putting that foot forward. Nick was asked to spend the night at his friend's house and A.J. wasn't really sure why the invite didn't include him...I know this will be an issue I deal with more than just this weekend. It kills me - but the logical part of my brain tells me that this is totally normal. I don't favor one kid over the other but I KNOW that each of them deserves a break from each other. REALLY. So far, we've enoyed a FABULOUS evening alone with just A.J. - I know that he's enjoying it, too. And I don't worry about Nick, he's at his good friend's house. At the time of separation, though, DRAMA!! Wyatt's mom felt horrible and all I could say is, "they need this little break...Please, understand". UGH!! So, on that note I've gotta go play UNO or Sorry or whatever A.J. picks!! Have a great night!!

Please don't get all spoiled that I've posted twice in one day - I'll try harder to keep my blog current, deal??

~ Susan

OKAY, OKAY...I hear ya!!

So, in light of recent requests - I'm posting some new stuff on my blog!! WOW!! I had no idea that so many people visited my little spot on the web!! Hee-Hee...you guys need something to DO!


As many of you know...we're into racing!! I should back up a little and say that "we" consists of myself, my hubby Michael, and the two lights of my life (HA!!) Nick and A.J. So, last night we went to Bandimere Speedway for the 28th annual Mile High Nationals...best way I can think of to spend a Friday the 13th!! We met and aquired autographs from Tony Pedgregon. Nice guy!! Nick got him to sign his hat and A.J. had his shirt signed. We also met Robert Hight - he is first in his division and not mention John Force's son-in-law!! Both of these guys took the time to allow me to pose them with my kids while there was a mob scene waiting behind us for their turn in that short window alloted for their "meet and greet".

Here's the boys and Tony Pedregon -

...and Robert Hight

I can't tell you how anxious I am to scrapbook these photos I took yesterday!! We had soooo much fun!! They finished last night's show with a terrific fireworks display - to describe it wouldn't do it justice. They set off these EXPLOSIONS...one every four to five feet and they went off consecutively down the length of the track - BOOM, BOOM, BOOM - they were these big huge fire balls and you could feel the heat from them where we were sitting (roughly twenty rows up from "front row". They lit off the large showers of sparks and the colorful bursting ones, too. Again, we were so close to all of this that there was debris from these fireworks right in our faces - very scary, but a rush all the same!! I just looked at the photos I took of the fireworks but I only had a few that came out - I was awestruck in watching the show instead of snapping photos. Nick had a good laugh. We thought the fireworks were finished and more of the fire ball explosions went off - I was so taken by surprise that I nearly peed myself!!

So, on to other things... I SWEAR I'll post some of my latest stuff before the end of today... (July 14th, 2007) I have a little guy who's needing some attention... I'll explain later, K?

Have a great day!!

XOXOXO ~ Susan

P.S. Thanks for the gentle nudge to keep my blog going...you guys are my inspiration!!