Kasie's Blog

Naked As A Jaybird.

2008-11-29T15:18:00.002-06:00

Hey Guys!
Right now I am.
Anyways-I have completed Any Deer Rifle Season completely empty handed. I don't think I'm the worst hunter out there, but I may be the most pathetic. However, I do enjoy hunting. I took a shot at one deer in Ava but she was about 150/200 yards away and I wasn't taking a rest, which just screws everything up. On opening day, it rained, then snowed, then sleeted, then more snow, and then more sleet...and repeat. And it was windy, which makes deer hunting almost completely impossible because deer can't hear when it windy so they won't move around as much. But ain't that my luck, right? I also hunted below my parent's house where an angry Gray Squirrel barked at me and was a little more than pissed at me for sitting under his tree. With all the hours of sitting in the woods I've done in the last two weeks, I have decided that the deer hunter's antagonist is the squirrel. I'm sure when that squirrel was barking at me, it alarmed every deer within a mile radius that there was some frumpy, cold hunter waiting with a gun. And I can't tell you how many times my heart has climbed up my esophagus because I thought I heard a deer walking close by, only to swallow my heart and realize it was a squirrel prancing through the leaves.
Maybe my deer will come...into the scope of my gun.
Later!

The Gray Is Back

2008-11-10T20:39:00.002-06:00

Hey Folkers!
I have always loved fall and winter, but there's always the part of fall and winter I forget about until it happens. Which just so happens to be going on right now. The gray. The gray is the entrance of cold in Missouri. I have no clue if it turns gray in Colorado or Montana, but that Missouri Gray...should be a color sample at Lowe's. It's distinct and you know what to expect when it comes along. All HELL! Today it is cold. Very cold. Heavy jacket cold. The wind is blowing. And with the cold, this wind is to the bone. And it's raining. A steady rain. A steady, cold, windy rain.
I recall last winter being gray. I still love for where I am living, but about the end of winter I remember sitting at my dinner table, looking out the window and thinking "Blah! This is so bland!" Not again. There has got to be something wonderful about Missouri Gray. I won't get tired of starting a fire every time I come home to a cold, empty house. I won't be bitter about the bare trees, the cold wind and the gray sky. My goal is to find a handful of favorite things about Missouri Gray.
Later...

I Guess It'll All Work Out

2008-11-06T16:37:00.002-06:00

Hey Guys!
Clinical season is here. I am in full swing in a geriatric rotation. I'm now becoming fully submerged and feel like an idiot for thinking nursing is one way, when really, it's very different. I still have a "romance" for nursing and am trying not to think "I'm going to save the world", but clinicals have given me confidence. As I look at some of the nurses at the facilities I'm at, I'm realizing that I could probably make it as a pretty dad-gum-good nurse. I've given SQ, IM, and insulin shots. PEG tube med administration. Wound dressings. I'm some kind of wild woman! The book work SUCKS, but this hands-on part of school is my favorite. And...you already know who's going to make a crappy nurse before you go to clinicals, but all my thoughts and suspections are reaffirmed. I'm tired of the criers, the babies, the "Ewwww...Is that poop?"...however, I'm almost halfway to glory..and my NCLEX.
Later!

Blah-Blah-BLAH

2008-10-21T20:57:00.002-05:00

Hey Folkers!
So, my solemn swear to blog like I've never blogged before is kind of turned into a big fat lie. Well, here I am. Oh, and um-uh...sorry.
Justin and I are getting ready for the cold weather. There is still a lot of wood splitting to do but my uncle brought the log splitter back over from my cousin's place in Brownbranch. There's plenty of chopping to be done.
Saturday night I slept outside. I tend to be couped up in the house with homework from school. So, I pulled out the backpacking tent and pitched it out in the woods. Honestly, I slept terrible. My head was a lot higher than my feet and every time I heard a movement outside I was trying to guess as to what critter it was. A coon? A bear? Snake? Rat? Cat? Eventually I fell asleep and had a dream about a wild fire that was burning just to the north of our house. I woke up about seven a.m. The sky was perfect. Through the trees I could see the hills on Clark Ranch. The air was cool. The squirrels were jumping limb to limb. The tent I was in has a mesh opening at the top so I could lay in the some-what-comfort of my tent and watch the squirrels. It was the best way to wake up, I'll tell you that for sure.
It was also the first time I've gone camping without a campfire. Oh-no. I have to take that back. One time, Rachel and I went camping at Busiek State Park and didn't have a campfire, but not due to a lack of effort. We tried burning everything. Leaves, dead grass, match boxes, oatmeal packages...etc. Fortunately, we had some Bailey's and was able to keep the chill off.
Later!

Sun Up.

2008-08-20T18:56:00.002-05:00

Hey Folks!
I have been keeping busier than a one armed paper hanger. I finished A&P monday with a B (which I'm a little disappointed in, but glad it wasn't worse) and started Pharmacology. Needless to say, I'm a little intimidated by this class. The first day the teacher gave us nine books! NINE BOOKS! She swears everyone of them is relevent, so we'll see.
I am learning a lot of information and I enjoy school a lot more than I thought I would. I can honestly say that on the first day of school, I didn't feel ambitious or determined. But I've noticed myself taking more of initiative in last few weeks. I'm not saying that I didn't do any of my work, but I more or less half-assed it. Even at half speed I managed to score a 89.8 in A&P! Maybe a little more effort at some point would have gotten me an A.
Later!

Lookin' Up.

2008-08-14T19:53:00.003-05:00

Hey Guys!
Long time, no see...or type...or...OH nevermind.
Well. This day is a long time in coming, but the day has finally come. Justin and I now have some-what high speed internet in our cozy cabin. So, this I do swear, "More blogging and more good times shared!"
So, I started school about a month ago. Ehem...Nursing school. It's not what I expected, but I tend to over-imagine future events in my life. I didn't actually expect to know a whole lot the first day but I really didn't anticipate being one of the "normal" ones. Yeah..yeah. "Kasie, there's no such thing as 'normal'. What's normal to you isn't normal to someone else!" I say to you, "Touch`e!". However, there is something definetly abnormal going on in some of these people. I can't put my finger on it, but something makes me want to know "Why?".
I am enjoying my classes, kind of. I've never heard of anyone taking A&P and saying, "You know, that was an enjoyable experience." I have my A&P final on Monday, so God willing and if the creek don't rise, I'll make an okay grade. I'm also in Fundamentals of Nursing and PVC. Fundamentals includes a lab, so by the end of this I'll be able to put in a catheter and do wound care, etc. PVC is customer service and management training. At least that's the gyst I'm getting out of it.
A few weeks ago I started to get the bug for deer season. My days off were CONSUMED with watching deer hunts on the Outdoor Channel and with thumbing through the Bass Pro Shops advertisement. (They have a good deal on deer stands for one day only, August 21.) I've got an idea of the type of stand I'm wishing for. I want the climbing deer stands. They're great for trying to hunt in different locations. Grandpa Bilyeu said that one way to get an advantage on your game is get up in the tree. Which is true, because then your scent tends to carry above the noses of whatever you're hunting. Last year, I sat on the ground and saw two doe and one mule deer. Fortunately for them, I hadn't practiced shooting with my gun enough. But I rattled up those deer using deer antlers from the barn. My uncle gave Justin and I a hunting blind, which if a deer stand dosen't happen this year (which it probably won't), then I can at least give the blind a try.
Later!

Summer Time!

2008-07-01T15:16:00.002-05:00

Hey Folks!
Saturday I had the day off and went to an auction in Forsyth. Of course, it was raining all day long, but Justin has been wanting a frow, which is an old-timers tool used to make shingles. Uncle Rick had said there was suppose to be one there. However, I had no clue what one looked like, so when I bid on a frow, I was actually bidding on a tool that pulls out nails, with is available at any hardware store. My dad saw me bidding on the wrong tool but was unable to get my attention till I had bid on a lot of goodies, including what I thought was a frow, and drove the price up to six bucks. I was disappointed but suprised to find a six inch strip of copper and about two pounds of brass in my lot.
Justin and I are busy preparing for the 3rd of July party! The bonfire is just about completed and I finished painting the living room. So, come one, come all.
Later!

Kathleen.

2008-06-17T14:30:00.002-05:00

Hey Guys!
One of the residents at work can't get the hang of my name 'Kasie', so she calls me 'Kathleen'. Which is a far cry from 'Kasie', but whatever. Another girl's name is 'Keisha' and this same resident calls her 'Pauleen'. 'Pauleen' is alot better than 'Kathleen'.
Justin and I are preparing for the Hillbilly Hootenanie at our house on July 3rd. Justin is in full speed on building an outhouse. Also there will be a bonfire. Justin was pretty soured by the City of Springfield when we moved away. So, he builds the biggest, most rediculous fires on occasion, which is fine by me. All three of my readers are invited to the Hillbilly Hootenanie. Come one, come all.
We took Reece to the creek yesterday. I asked Justin, "If Reece was going to be in a movie, where the animals talked, which celebrity would do her voice?" I said Jennifer Aniston because she's squirrly. However, Justin's suggestion Ellen Degeneres was much better. He says "What about Wells and Rachel's dog?" Well, Snoop Dogg would HAVE TO do Snoop's voice and Fran Drescher would do Hershey's voice.
Later!

Bowl-a-rama.

2008-05-23T15:12:00.002-05:00

Hey Guys!
As most of you may or may not know, I am not very good at bowling. Which is a sad ordeal, because I took a college level class at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri in bowling and archery. I should also mention, I'm not too hot at archery either. I can, however, keep score. Well, last Saturday night, a bunch of people from work got together at Dogwood Lanes outside of Branson and bowled. Really, "bowling" is code for "drinking". For some odd reason, I've always thought that anyone in the health care field would tend to do things healthier-er than other occupations. For instance, I've always expected the guys Justin works with at the Harley Davidson dealership to dabble in drinking, but the drinking habits of some of the people I work with is comparable. "Tequila chases the blues away" is the slogan of one too many nurses I know.
Later!

Rant and Rave.

2008-05-13T15:49:00.002-05:00

Hey Guys!
I am completely neglectful of my avid fans. I apologize (but don't say I'm sorry).
A few weekends ago, I went out to Sparta to the Bests's house for a shindig. My girl Joby Jo was there and it was good to see her again. I don't enjoy drinking by myself. I really enjoy public humilitation. Anyone who knows anything about me knows that. We watch a UFC fight and Joby explained the similarities of UFC fights and cock fights. To summerize: Fighters are young so they fight without thought and with explosive bursts, which makes the fight more fun. Needless to say, I learned more that night than I intended.
We've got a garden partially planted. The ground is still saturated. We'd bought tomato and pepper plants before the last rain we got, and got those in the ground first. We've still got a lot of seeds to plant however. I still don't have a scarecrow up yet, but I need to get some straw first.
I was reading Country Living last week and I discovered my newest pet-peeve. The writers are very lazy and instead of describing a task as 'efficient', they described it as 'super-fast'. In another section, a picture of a garden was described as 'super-cute'. I remember in elementary getting "Super Job!" stickers on my homework, and that was okay. Country Living is a grown-up-ass magazine. Not Highlander. Super is not that good of an adjective! Food Network is just as bad with their lazy adjective, describing meals or prep tricks by adding 'super-' in front of them. 'Super-easy', 'Super-simple', 'Super-shutthehellupdumbass'.
Later!

Dam.

2008-04-13T16:22:00.004-05:00

Hey Guys!
Thursday after work, my sister (Melissa) and I went to see the Tablerock Dam. (To get there you just go down the dam road...you can take all the dam pictures you want and they even have a dam tour! It's perfect for anyone that's a dam freak or even if you're not!) Some people don't even know what the flippin' big deal is with Tablerock Dam. Thursday was the first time in 50 years that the flood gates have been open. This could be an once in a lifetime spectical! Saturday I went to Shadowrock Park in Forsyth. It's flooded also, which is kind of the downfall of Forsyth's placement. Anytime there's excess water, to keep it out of Branson, it flows into the park. The water has completely covered the lower bridge and is within ten feet of the high bridge that connects over Bull Shoals Lake. Swan Creek flows into Bull Shoals, but at the moment is flowing BACKWARDS, but I can't tell how far because the road that follows Swan Creek's banks is flooded.
Oh-just a little sidebar: I got accepted into nursing school this last week. I feel like such a hotshot saying that. Rather than "I go to OTC.", I get to say "I'm in nursing school. Oh? You're still at OTC. Don't they accept people who are homeless and not really all that smart. I think they do, because I went to school there too!" I'm going to Gibson Tech in Reeds Spring, Missouri. It's about a 35 minute drive from the Ridge. It's just a LPN program, but some associate degree RN programs are more likely to accept you with the LPN program already completed. Plus, health care is all the time needing smokin' hot nurses, like myself.
Later!

The Short Life of Bax

2008-03-28T15:07:00.005-05:00

Hey Guys!
Baxter got hit by a car last night and entered into dog heaven where all things are raw hide and cats don't swat back. He wasn't the brightest dog, but he was still real young. Where we live isn't the greatest place to train a dog to stay out of the road.
Our pond is FULL of frog eggs. I saw four pairs of frogs doin' the dirty yesterday! Some of the frog eggs are in a big ball about the size of a softball and then some are curly-q-ed and black. I thought something had gone terribly awry with the pond. However, after a few minutes of critical thinking, I put two and two together.
I finished reading The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway. I know what you're thinking, "Wow Kas! Ernet Hemingway? That means...you were reading a classic novel!" My response would be, "No biggie! The book was only 93 pages long and it took me about two weeks to read it because I kept falling asleep." So, now I know you all envy my intellect. The only reason I read The Old Man and The Sea is because I notice it at Bass Pro all the time and thought "As intimidating as Ernest Hemingway is, I'm gonna read this here book from front to back and become more learned." Actually, nothing has changed; I'm still the same artard from before this book. Oh, and in case you were wondering, it was a good book.
Later!

Rain, rain, rain.

2008-03-21T14:55:00.003-05:00

Hey Guys!
Good Lord Almighty! Do you think we could get anymore rain? I took F-Hwy home and north of the bridge, over the mighty Bull Creek, there are a couple of big, nice houses. One of them has a gazebo. Bull Creek flooded up into their yard and dragged the gazebo off of its foundation about 50 feet. As fun as living right next to creek would be, I don't know if that's really the smartest thing a fella could do.
My buddy Randi produced a baby yesterday. I heard her baby can already speak and said "kinky" the other night. What kind of parents are these people? They probably drink a lot...or maybe cook meth. Probably both.
Later!

Warm Up.

2008-03-13T14:49:00.002-05:00

Hey Folkers!
Tuesday night, Justin and I got our first drop by visit. Nick (from Nicko vs. Wild) and his buddy Tyler ended up in the area. They were out scouting the mighty Swan Creek. I drove by Swan yesterday and thought "Man! Look how deep it is!", but Nick and Tyler are hoping and praying for a down-pour before the weekend because they want Swan to be a little more ravid...shows how much I know about kayaking.
Sunday I got a hammock! Monday it was hung gloriously in the back yard. Tuesday I napped most the day (One of the first things out of my mouth when Nick and Tyler showed up was 'Hey. How's it going? I GOT A HAMMOCK!') Tuesday night I unfurled my sleeping bag and slept in my awesome hammock until about 4am when something scurried out of the woods, causing a riot with the dogs. Man..I love my hammock.
Also on Tuesday we got a new dog. He was accident. Dad's "Prize Squirrel Dog" got knocked up by my aunt and uncle's border collie. My sister named him Baxter (He smells of mahogany and many leather bound books.). He looks like my aunt and uncle's border collie except that instead of being black and white, he's smokey and white and has a tan paw. One year at the greatest fesitval of them all, Farm Fest, I saw a fella that trained border collies for herding. I believe the trainer trained the dogs in German and they were herding ducks that day. So, needless to say, I have high hopes for Bax. All I need is to learn a few key German phrases, the patience of the Lord God Almighty and a few ducks.
Oh-my folk's other dog, Sammy, just had nine pups. Nine. They are border collie and cur (mut). So-if you would LOVE a mut of your own, I know the perfect place to go.
Later!

Picture

2008-02-28T11:16:00.004-06:00

This is Justin being entirely inappropriate. He slipped this photo in a slideshow and it ended up being shown at family get-together. I was pretty embarrassed seeing as his grandma was there!

This is from the Christmas Eve Bonfire.

Here's a picture of our house. I don't think I've posted any. Here's a "fun fact" about where we live. The cabin was built by my great-grandparents, Clarence and Nettie Bilyeu in the 60's. It was the first all-electric home on the White River Co-op. Isn't that crazy to think about? Not until the 60's did the White River Co-op have a home that heated and cooked with just electricity!

Twister.

2008-02-22T14:54:00.002-06:00

Hey Guys!
I HAD to share this story with you. One of the residents at work needed blood drawn and it took two to hold her down and one to draw blood. However, this woman knicks the bottom of 4'9". During our scuffle, she decided to start fighting dirty and gave me a titty twister. It hurt pretty bad...
Later!

Armageddon's Blade.

2008-01-24T15:39:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I know...the title of this blog is weird. Sometimes I have a hard time deciding titles. I double clicked in the bar where you write the title and today's title was the first one to appear...
I'm having a hard time with the cold weather. Ugh. At least once a day I tell someone I work with/Justin/complete stranger that I'm ready for summer. Winter wouldn't be so bad if I could swim in the creek and comfortably wear shorts.
I've already started a Summer's Resolutions. First and foremost: Go to the creek as humanly possible. Second: Don't let the weeds overtake the garden this year. Third: Start a fight club. Fourth: Have an herb garden. Fifth: Find the best bug spray. Sixth: Don't get a farmer's tan, like I had last year. Seventh: Find a place where I can tan at my house where no one can see me stark naked tanning in the sun.
I'm such a simple person.
Later!

Easy Greezy.

2008-01-17T15:10:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I passed my CNA test on Tuesday. When I first started taking the CNA classes Rachel gave me some words of encouragement. It was something like: "You'd have to be mildly retarded to not pass the CNA class." So all that I conclude after passing the CNA test is that I am not mildly retarded.
On my way over to my brother's house (which is where I am right now) I got to thinking about traffic in Springfield. One of my most favortie memories of Springfield is from when I was going to Evangel. I was at Kansas and Kearney at the light and a guy stopped even with me and motioned for me to roll down my window. I, being small town enough to actually roll down my window, wasn't prepared for the weirdo in the Geo Tracker. "Hey," he asked, "Do you know where I could find some porn?" My jaw dropped. "Uhhh...no." "Mkay. Thanks!" After a few years of living in Springfield, I know the correct answer to be Kaleidoscope or Family Video in that creepy room in the back.
I've really been having a hard time with this nutty winter weather we've been having in the Ozarks. One day it's cold and dark then the next day we're nudging 65 degrees. On the days that are warm I just get this sensation to go to the creek and swim. Fortunately, I have enough sense not to, but I'll go to Bull Creek and peer into it and bite my bottom lip, wishing for those summer days. Last summer's swimminng NNA Hole may be cut off for this year because the land that I though was public to access it, isn't actually public. It's now fenced off. I've gone to the slab and scouted there and the slab may be my summer dipping hole. There's another hole that's not nearly as deep, but at least it has privacy and so I can lay out without feeling like an eighteen year old skank.
Later!

In the Past

2007-12-27T15:57:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I realized the other day that I've digressed since living in Springfield. I was at my folks a few weeks ago and I was using their computer, a HP, and I got on the internet using AOL. At one point I remeber thinking, "WOW! This is a lot faster than I remember!!".
In case you were all wondering how I vent without my blog, I have started a blog in Notepad. As I think about that I think about when Ryan protected everyone from the mind of Creed by opening a Word document on his work computer so the Creed could "blog online". (From "The Office")
For Christmas Eve Justin and I had the First Annual Fisher Ku Klux Klan Christmas Bonfire. The only reason I added KKK into the title because Justin and my dad built a 30 foot tall teepee to burn. It was GLORIOUS! As glorious as it was, it lasted all of about ten minutes...
I guess that's another digression I've experienced. Who celebrates the birth of our Lord with a teepee bonfire and not a nice service at church?
Later!

Long Time Comin'

2007-09-11T15:46:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
Here I am! Yesterday Nick said he noticed I hadn't posted anything in a while. Due to the lack of internet, I have stooped to a level I never thought I would stoop to. My brother just recently got HIGH SPEED INTERNET, so here I am in Powersite, Missouri picking up my brother's laundry, just so I can get on the Internet. God I'm pathetic.
In tradition with my ways, I have to share this story with you all. Trent's girlfriend, April told me this TRUE story. She has a friend that works at the Dixie Stampede in Branson in the ticket booth. Anytime anyone buys a ticket she has to ask, "Do you want to sit on the North or the South side?". Most people say I don't care. One time this white couple (yes, there race is very important) came in. They were white trash and stunk to high heavens. However, they were holding the most beautiful black baby. After they purchased their Stampede tickets, the girl asked "What side would you like to sit on, the North or the South?" The woman proceeded to explain, "Well, you see, we have us one of them there nigger babies and we don't want it the thinkin' we're racist, so we better sit on the North side since we have us one of them there nigger babies." (She repeated the nigger babies part twice in case there was any confusion.) On any normal occassion the foyer is loud due to the concession stand, large groups and the hustle and bustle of any Branson show, but the moment that woman said "nigger baby" the entire room fell quite.
Later!

Bug Bites

2007-07-25T12:35:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Those mosquitos are out in masses this year. I (more than anyone else...trust me) hate mosquitos. However, one of my favorite Big Smith songs remind me "If we had no bugs attachin', we'd never know the joys of scratchin'". It's so true!
It looks like chickens are in our very near future. Thanks to Joby and Stan, we'll be getting some of their excess poultry. It'll be exciting having animals just because it will be a change of pace.
The garden just went bizerk on us and started shooting out green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and the watermelons are getting bigger and bigger by the day. The garden really is a lot of work. Weeding takes up a lot of the evening.
Last night I ventured over to the Old Chapman Place and picked blackberries. Unfortunately, someone had already beat me to the punch so I barely covered the bottom of my bucket. My Aunt Chris picked four gallons last weekend. She's hard-core about her berry picking though. She picked four gallons, but was out there for FOUR HOURS! After about 30 minutes of fighting thorns and the tall brush I'm sick and tired of picking berries.
Later!

Bad Idea

2007-07-23T12:54:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Last Saturday night, Justin and I decided to go to La Pizza Cellar in Rockaway Beach. Trent (my brother) was invited last minute because he was in Rockaway Beach playing Guitar Hero...all day long. As we were finishing dinner, he says, "Hey, wanna go to a party?" Justin and I decide to go not expecting at all what we saw.
I know deep down that Justin had a great time, but I just have a hard time with "House parties" at people's parent's house. God. The hostess looked about 19 and all of her friends were about the same age. Three-fourth's of the girls were on their phone half the time with friends saying "OMG! I am so drunk!" Which in drinking terms, that's the worse case of immature drinking. You're just asking to get knocked up. There was "FAG BOY" too. The kid who is still unsure of his sexuality. "OMG fellas! I'm so drunk! Oh no! I just dropped my cig!"
Once the girls got nice and plastered the boys turned into horn dogs. Most the boys there were barely 21. They played ganster rap and danced like they were having sex. (Culture shock for me!!!) At one point I hollered "Play 'The Gambler'!"
I felt completely out of place. There were no good 'ol boys, no Jerry Reed, no shots. It was horrible!!!
There are couple things I can't tolerate at a party and one of those is sitting around, which is what went on most the time. The moment I pop a squat, the depressional effects of alcohol take effect and I start getting sleepy. I really believe, now more than ever, that energy drinks and hard liquor mixed together make a party go until the wee hours of the morning. Not beer. Or playing 'Circle of Death'.
So whenever you drink, don't sit. Stand up in your chairs!
(I think I just vented about drinking???)
Later!
Kasie

What's a Joby?

2007-07-09T11:01:00.002-05:00

Hey Guys!
My country-fried buddy Joby Jo celebrated her birthday yesterday. The other day Joby forwarded one of those e-mails saying "See how much you know about me and then forward this to fifteen friends and then find out if they are "really" your friend. I think that crap is crap so I thought I would post my response online for all my readers to read.
My Name: Joby Jo
Job: Artist/Breeder/Drinker Extrodanare
Hobbies: Pottery
Vehicle: A van big enough for all her dogs and feed for the chickens and goats
Man: That's Stan the Man
Drink of Choice: Whiskey
Left or Right Handed: Right
Fave Quote: "Pig Pen this here's Rubber Duck and I'm about to lay the hammer down."
If I could have any other occupation, what would it be?: A trucker. Who smokes and swears.
Fave Game: Pictionary
Have I ever Mooned Someone: Yes...many, many times
Have I ever been embarrassed: Never
Have you ever seen me mad: Joby is all-time bartender. Never accuse her of giving you 'shine instead of whiskey.

July Has Come Back Around

2007-07-02T10:59:00.001-05:00

Hey Guys!
Saturday night, Justin and I joined my family over at my cousin's place. Neal and Leann have a place outside of Brownbranch. I love going over to their place, once you get past their driveway. Brownbranch was having their fireworks display and Brownbranch Fireworks are tied with my favorite, which is the Rockaway Beach Fireworks. Rockaway Beach's are louder, since they echo off of the bluffs, but Brownbranch's...They just do something so...backward that it just tops the whole night off. They strap dinomite to a tree and blow it up as the opening act for the fireworks. We were about five miles north of Brownbranch, but when they set the dinomite off, I jumped. There was smoke billowing up into the air. It was a sight to see.
Later!

Bada-bing

2007-06-27T10:46:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
A few weeks ago, Justin and I erected a scarecrow in the garden. I'm not sure that Harold the Scarecrow is doing his job very well, but the neighbors are getting a kick out of it. One on the main reasons that I put up a scarecrow was because my all-time favorite movie is "Cold Mountain" and they had a scarecrow because "crows have et-en up haf our win-er gard'n". I haven't seen one crow but there are all sorts of small birds picking around.
Monday on the way home from the creek, we picked up a box turtle and brought him home to take charge of the pond. The pond has a bad case of millweed and we've heard there are chemicals that can kill off the millweed w/o hurting the wildlife, but it's outrageously expensive. Justin is in the midst of researching if there are any plants that would keep millweed out. We've thought about a windmill, but the pond isn't all that deep, so a windmill would end up catching on the bottom alot.
Justin and I finally got our fishing licenses and trout tags. We're going to take the dam road down to the dam fishing docks down by Powersite dam Sunday morning. Well-at least that's our intentions. Justin bought me an Ugly Stik fishing pole at Bass Pro and I'm really excited to use it!
I've really enjoyed moving back to Pine Ridge. I spend more time at the creek and have picked up my guitar again. I hadn't really played around with it in a long time. I started a lyrics folder on my mac and anytime I think of a couple lines to a song that I think of, I post it in there. Nothing goes together for a song, but occassionally I'll revist the thought and add to it. For instance, one stanza I have is "There are so many flies around here-I wish Grandpa was alive-He was a badass with a flyswatter." Not that any of them are very good (or rhyme for that matter), but it's just tid pits of information or memories that might one day make a good concept and then millions of dollars...yeah right.
I have a new favorite swimming hole. I call it "No Niggers Allowed" Hole. The reason I call it that is because there is a home-made sign that list the rules of the hole. "Rule #1," it reads,"No snitchin' bitches. If you are a snitchin' bitch, go back to the slab." The slab is about a mile or two up the road where all sorts of skanky people party non-stop on the weekends. "Rule #2: Always bring your brew and weed. Rule #3: If you object to any of these rules leave!" And then at the very bottom, it is interjected "NO NIGGERS ALLOWED!". I never see anyone else at NNA Hole, which is good because I don't follow the rules, especially rule two. And if anyone is wondering, yes-I have gone skinny dipping in NNA Hole.
Later!

Long Time Comin'

2007-06-13T13:34:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Did you think I'd fell off the face of the earth? Me too!
Since Justin and I have moved back to Taney County, I find myself running into old friends and remembering old memories. My favorite "white trash" memory (I've catagorized my memories: family memories, good memories, awkward memories, drinking memories, etc.) has crossed my mind alot recently. Growing up I rode the bus to Taneyville and there was these two girls who were sisters, Brandy and Shasta. They were both ugly as hell, but Brandy was closer to my age. One day, she plopped next to me on the bus "Hey Cuz!" I'm not sure how we were "cousins" but she gave me lengthy geneology explination at one point, but I lost track of what she was talking about quickly. She continued, "My mom named me and my sister after her two favorite drinks." I couldn't believe she had just told me that. Her mom must have been one screwed up woman to name her kids after alcohol and off-brand soda.
Later!

Cops

2007-05-04T23:01:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
Justin and I went out for a very romantic dinner at Shoney's tonight. Okay-okay. Justin and I went out for dinner at Shoney's tonight.
Afterward, we were heading down Evergreen and some chump in a red F-150 threw a mortar shell out his truck. We didn't run over it but it hacked Justin off. He wanted to get this guy's license plate. (Don't you see how Justin is heading into a future of being a mean old man?) I'd think we'd lost him and Justin would spot him and drive in a blaze of glory after the perp. We never caught him but for another 15/20 minutes we circled around looking in all the driveways in the area and even headed north on National hoping to nail the bastard.
Sunday, Justin and I are going to the 4-wheel Jamboree. That's right...a JAMBOREE! A few things I always expect at the 4-wheel Jamboree. 1. For the past few years there's been these wanna-be-gansta white guys from Illinois with a huge white truck with doors that swing up in the air and blare Nelly...ugh. I hate Nelly. 2. Rednecks to the left and to the right. 3. Corndogs with mustard. 4. Monster Trucks!!!! This year Gravedigger and Bigfoot will be there. It's going to be a great show. 5. Free stuff. 6. Justin walking around pointing out what he likes about certain trucks and what he thinks is "gay".
Later!

Picked up.

2007-04-27T18:16:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Today after class I went to Magestic Flea Market off of National and Division. While I was there, there was this guy probably about 17 or 18 that kept crossing paths with me as I walked up and down the aisles. He was real goofy looking with a tattered shirt and NASCAR cap. Finally, he stopped me and asked me "Has anyone told you today that you're sexy?" I stared at him for a second and probably crossed my eyes. "I'm married?" Yeah-I asked him...that I was married... He looked at the ground and did this 'Awww shucks!' reaction. I could tell he was frazeled. "I'm Kasie, what's your name?" "Johnny" something. "Well nice to meet you." At least I tried to make the best of the situation. I turned and walked around and the rest of my shopping experience was awkward. If I saw him in another aisle, I'd dodge into a booth and look until the coast was clear. When I left I saw him at the check-out counter...with his goofy looking mom! So-I can say "I got hit on at a flea market." Does that sound just a bit white trash to you? Me too.

In case all three of my readers haven't learned, our house is under contract! We close May 18th!

Later!

Mary Mother of God

2007-04-23T16:41:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Yesterday, Justin and I went for a drive down to Arkansas. We drove over to Protem, MO took the farry across and drove to Mount Judea (pronounced like 'Judy') and then headed back up to Jasper and onto 65. On our way between Jasper and Harrison there was a sign for a catholic church called Mary Mother of God. I had a lot of fun for about five miles saying 'Mary, Mother of God'. On "Super Troopers", the Indian officer says "Mary Mother of God" right after they pull over those kids that were smoking weed. Then the Miada flies by real quick and they all take off after it.
Outside of Mount Judea, there's Sam's Throne NP. There was a trail that took you along the bluffs. I'm pretty much chicken-shit, but Justin would stand as close to the edge as humanly possible and look down...while the wind blew real hard. The bluffs and ridges were so steep in those parts that you could spit to the bottom.
In Jasper, we paid 2.97/gallon for gas at the first gas station we saw. I about threw a fit when I saw another gas station within a mile selling gas for 2.84/gallon. Meanwhile, gas in Springfield was only 2.60-something. However, we enjoyed a nice dinner at a restaurant called Ozarks Diner (I think). It's on the square in Jasper and we both had pasta. It was so good and the presentation was nice also.
Later!

Funny or Die

2007-04-20T13:30:00.000-05:00

And We're Back In the Game!

2007-04-16T20:02:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Justin and I had a mild disappointment in selling our house last Friday. The guy offering to buy our house IN CASH said our house was too small. We were both pretty bummed about the whole situation. However, this evening we got a call from Collin our realtor saying that the fellow was interested in it again. I hope he is serious and quits toying with our hearts.
Sunday we went to Forsyth for Trent and April's engagement party. It was just my family and then April's family over at her grandparent's home. My family set down and we noticed that there weren't enough chairs for April's grandparents and great-aunt. "Oh wait, where are you guys going to sit." "Oh no," they said, "We already eat!" We all looked at one another in mass confusion, when Trent goes "That's how it is everytime I come over! They'll fix a dinner enough for 15 people and then say they'd already eaten!" Reguardless, the dinner was great. It was the prettiest dinner I have ever ate in my whole life!
Later!

Gettin' Hitched.

2007-04-13T10:55:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
My brother, Trent, finally proposed to his girlfriend April! I never thought he'd come to the place where he'd ever settle down. He called me monday night and was sincere when he said he was going to propose. April posted a blog on her facebook:

"Ok, so Tuesday was mine and Trents 3 year anniversary. We went to Ruby Tuesday where we had are first date. (It sounds super significant but we always eat there cause I really like the food!) After the meal the Manager comes up and says "Brandon told me that you are celebrating your 3rd anniversary, so on behalf of Ruby Tuesdays we'd like to give you desert on the house" (Brandon as in Brandon Crouse, highschool friend that works at Ruby's) She sets it down and its a Chocolate cake, strawberries and Vanilla Ice Cream. (Can you see the symbolism?) Well right on top of the Cake was the ring. He picks it up and says "April you are my best friend and I love you more than anything" I say "I'm gonna cry!" he says " I know you are but I need to ask you something (gets down on one knee) Will you marry me? " And of course I said yes!!!!!"

That night Trent called me, I asked him what he was going to say. He goes "I don't know, but it'll be good..." I told him not to screw it up for her because every little girl dreams of the day she is asked to be married, so don't say something stupid. So-thanks to my pep talk, Trent didn't ruin it for April.
We still haven't sold our house so if you know of anybody, send 'em our way!
Later!

For Sale.

2007-04-09T20:43:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Things have been hectic lately. After three years of living at this location we finally have it in the shape we've always wanted. However, there is a "For Sale" sign in our front yard. Finally!!! Our house listed on Thursday and we had one looker on Friday, then another looker today...and an offer!
We're really excited and hope everything works out just fine!
Later!

The Day Randi Saved My Life.

2007-03-30T13:08:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Yesterday after leaving my last client, who lives north of Springfield, I thought I'd take the farm roads over toward Willard to see the house that Coy and Vyctorya are thinking about buying. I kept taking right after right and saw some gorgeous country. There was a lot of rolling hills and cattle farms. I thought about how awesome it would be to have some cattle and I could practice my lasso on them. I drove for about twenty/thirty minutes when I landed in Morrisville. I had a moment of panic because I had no f-in' idea where Morrisville was in relation to Springfield. I was timed pressed because I had class that night too. I started heading north and then I thought "What if Springfield is south of here?" So I turned around and then thought "What if Springfield is north of here?" I began to get really nervous, which made me have to pee.
What to do, right? Wrong. I knew exactly what to do. I called Randi. I tried to play cool. "Hey Randi! How's it going?" "Oh, good," Randi said, "Just hangin' out." "Right on...cool. (pause) Say Randi, you wouldn't happen to know where "Morrisville" is, would ya?" I say "Morrisville" in quotations because it was so small of a town that I don't know if it would really qualify as an actual town. Hell-I didn't see any city limits signs at either ends of the single two-lane road that ran up its middle. "Morrisville? Sorry Kas, I haven't!" "Oh dear God..." I thought. "Why?" Randi HAD to ask. I explained to her I went on a little drive and got turned around and had no earthly idea where I was. "Wait just a second," she said, "I can check Yahoo maps and tell you where to go." Yay! Turns out I had landed in B.F.E. (a very technical term). I was northeast of Bolton. She told me which way was west and headed me that way. I actually followed her directions for part of the way. I ended up in Walnut Grove, instead of on Hwy. 13 (knowing how I am, I probably crossed Highway 13 twice and never noticed). So, I went throught Walnut Grove, Ash Grove (where I stopped to pee), and Willard. I drove around for a little bit trying to find Coy and Vyctorya's potential house, but couldn't find it.
Needless to say, I had the thrill of a life time. I was near to just giving up and calling 911, but Randi kept it together and saved my life. Thanks Randi. You rock like only people that rock can.
Later!

President Lincoln.

2007-03-21T20:42:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
I come across weird characters on a daily basis. One who lays claim to the mafia, another who said she met Dolly Parton twice and they went shopping for poor kids between photo shoots. (That one is my particular favorite!) But today-I met a presidential icon look-alike. Today I was at a older guys house and he looked like Abe Lincoln himself! Yes-the 16th president on the United freakin' States! He had the same beard that didn't have any sort of soul patch. I didn't notice it as much until he closed his eyes when he was laying down. I didn't say that he looked like President Lincoln because I barely knew the fella, but it was pretty cool.
Justin and I are getting our house ready to sell. Last week I finished up painting the walls and started painting our front door red/brick. I was excited to get all that done. I noticed the Wells's is already under contract! What was that? Like, a month? I hope it works out that way for us!
Later!

My Grandpa 2

2007-03-16T12:02:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys...
Last night my Grandpa past away at the age of 80.
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My Grandpa.

2007-03-15T10:09:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Grandpa Bilyeu was admitted into St.John's Saturday with pnemonia. He just woke up with it. He went to bed without any kind of cold symptoms, not even a runny nose or cough. Dad and him rode up via ambulance to Springfield Saturday morning. Slowly the pnemonia has moved over to his other lung and he has a breathing mask on all the time. He's been given doses of morphine to help him relax and breathe the oxygen in, otherwise, he's fighting it. He's slipped into a comatose state, so there's not much hope of recovery. He's too weak to cough anything up and he requested no life support to be given to him.
Anyways-just giving you all an update on him.
Later!

My Dear Friend Rachel

2007-03-07T17:54:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I have a situation. You see, I have this friend, named Rachel (the same Rach that comments on my blog) who really is going through a hard time. I just recently learned a lot of horrible things about her.
First off, her left eye is fake. You don't really notice it until she looks across a crowded room and says "So, what do you think?" I always look at the people to my right and left and they look at me. Mass confusion.
Second, her fourth cousin, twice removed, is in a cult.
Third, she never learned her sevens multiplication tables, which is a shame because sevens are lucky.
Fourth, her family derives from a family of witches that escaped the Salem Witch Trials back in the latter of the 1600th century. She has a giant wart on her left butt cheek that has mole that circles it, making her "god" Saturn. She casts spells on small cats and children who's first names start with W's, like Wanda, Wilbur, William and Wanita.
Fifth, Phillip Scoggins is her step-dad.
Sixth, she dosen't celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. day.
Seventh, she's never left Greene County because she's heard awful stories from the Department of Conservation that if she leaves Greene County she may never walk again.
Eighth, she told me that stars aren't actual burning balls of gas but really a large fleet of battleships, crewed by the damned.
Ninth, she had sex with Joe Dirt.
Tenth, Rachel can't spell her own name in English. She can only do it in Portugese.
Eleventh, she stole her favorite pair of shoes back from the American Red Cross after donating them last fall by forging false financial documents and crying.
Twelfth, her computer is a PC in a Mac case.
Thirteenth, she sharted herself when she was in the seventh grade. Now everyone calls her Shartface. Unfortunately, that's a pretty lame nickname, but that's how Rachel's life has been since day one.

Workin' Like A Slave.

2007-03-03T17:39:00.000-06:00

Hey Folkers!
Life has been keeping me busy. Work consumes my mornings and school takes over the afternoon and evening hours. I check in to see if anyone leaves comments and think "I really should leave a post" but get preoccupied and don't.
We're also busy getting our house together to sell. Justin reseeded the front yard and got all the fallen limbs off of the ground. I went to Wal-Mart last week and bought a flat of nine pansies for only three dollars. I thought that was a good deal, so I made out like a bandit. I have intentions of finishing up the last wall in the living room and then repainting the front door, but it was too cool today.
I don't really have anything exciting going on nowadays. Just work, school and repeat.
Later!

Breaking 'em in.

2007-02-13T20:51:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
This weekend Justin and I went down to my folks to see them. I spent most of my time cleaning over at Grandpa's. I did a few loads of laundry, cleaned the can, etc. He was happy to have a clean house when it was all said and done. Justin was with my dad. I always kind of worry when they get together. Justin tends to just go along with whatever my dad decides to do. Sometimes they do things like make a trail in the woods, mow, play with the tractor and then sometimes they burn. No big deal, right? Everyone knows I love to burn too. But I like to burn wood. My dad, on the other hand, will burn anything not tied down. This weekend they burned three TVs and two microwaves. Fortunately, no permenent damage was done, except to the environment.
I ended coming back home with a new pair of boots! They're Ariat Fatbaby boots, in brown bomber. I'm busy breaking them in. They are a little snug on top, but I'm working getting that stretched. They are slick boots though. My mom gave them to me. When she came down to swap couches with me, we went to PFI afterward and she had me try on this exact pair. She tried to buy them for me, but I told her I couldn't except them because I was just being modest. So, she bought them for herself and then gave them to me when we came down this last weekend.
I'm proud to have them.
Later!

Rock out

2007-02-10T09:38:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys@
Most of you guys know that my favorite show is "The Office" that comes on after "My Name is Earl" on Thursdays around 7:30ish. I don't usually get to watch and Justin is able to "tape" it for me so I can watch it later. I was able to watch it this morning and I just get so frustrated watching it because I want Jim and Pam to get together. However, if Jim and Pam would get together, we risk the show ending. But if they do get together there's this whole scenario of them getting married and on and on. It'll be just like "Days of Our Lives"!
Anyways-there's no direction to this blog, but I just had to vent for a second. I thought I was going to explode.
Later!

For sure.

2007-02-05T17:41:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
Things have been real busy lately. Aw. Not really.
Mom, Dad, Melissa, Trent and April came up this weekend to swap a couch around with Justin and I. We used to have a huge green sectional that devoured our living room that was a hair bigger than a peanut. So, negotiations were made so that Mom would give us her couch in exchange for our sectional. She really needed it more than us because her and Dad have a big house and the pull out couch will be handy when family comes in for Melissa's graduation this spring. The couch Justin and I ended up has a few pros and one major con. The pros: It's smaller and our living room looks bigger. It's comfortable. It's a nice couch. The con of all cons: When I look at it I think of Arizona. No-it wasn't designed by any Indians, but it has their handy work all over it.
If we come up with the money, I plan to get a slip cover for it to resurrect that negativity. Hopefully, it dosen't make our couch ghetto or anything.
Later!

Death of a Legend

2007-01-22T22:02:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
My goodness! Hasn't this weather been a mess. I'm happy to announce that Justin and I have returned home and enjoy all the comforts of home, which would be internet and a washer and dryer.
This month's ice storm ripped all of us in Springfieldland a new one. Justin and I have a mess in the front and back yard of our house. Our family had only one fatal loss. That would have to go to the 2000 Hyundai Accent that is in our backyard. It took it's final deathly blow from a tree branch through the windshield and body. It has had many close calls in the last five years, hail damage, reckless driving and bout with engine trouble. It's passing will be difficult, but needed, as I am sick of it as a yard ornament. It's final resting place will be in a junk yard somewhere on the the northside of Springfield. Godspeed.
Also, big news on the homefront. My brother-in-law, Coy, and his wife, Vycotrya, gave birth to Hallie Nicole this morning at 2:11 am. She's a cute as can be and can't wait to see how her big sister, Callista will react once she realizes little Hallie is staying for keeps.
Later!

Hot to Trot.

2007-01-09T21:50:00.000-06:00

Hey Folkers!
Man-the past few weeks have been completely uneventful. I spend my days working and the evenings pestering Justin. Which takes me back to the summers when I was a kid. I can't even count the number of times I called Mom at work in hysteria because Trent had pissed me off. One time he said he was running away and I secretly didn't want him to. "Trent..Trent...you can't go! I'll tell Mom!"
He slammed the door real hard, knocking some of Mom's Home Interior buys off of the wall.
"Oh dear God.." I thought,"I'm in so much trouble if he really just ran away!" I was twelve. I run to the front door to look out and he's no where to be seen. "Trent!" No reply. "Trent! I'm calling Mom!"
As I close the door, I start to cry. When I cry it pisses me off. I dial up Mom's work number, which is a number that we'd call about ten times a day to settle our daily disputes.
"Hello?" Thank goodness Mom answered.
"MOM! HE LEFT! HE'S REALLY GONE!" I blubber into the phone. Mom told me just a few years ago that she had me on speaker phone the whole damn time.
"Who's gone?" I mumble really bad when I'm crying.
"Kasie, you've got to slow down and speak up!"
"Hubble, fubble, cubble, AND I CAN'T FIND HIM!"
"Who? Trent?"
"Yes!" My mom was always so patient during my panic attacks. I was kind of tightly wound as a little kid. I kind of pushed myself a little too hard. I remember crying when I got my first C and crying because I'd been sick and I had so much make-up home to do after the fact because Trent has been a slacker since day one and didn't bring it home.
"Kasie! Settle down! Let him run away! He'll get hungry and come home!"
"BUT MOM! WHAT IF HE'S STOLEN?"
"About five minutes of him and they'll bring him home."
Trent must have heard me freaking out because he came busting through the door and laughing at me. I don't remember letting my mom know he was back. All I remember is the fury and chasing him back out the door and then locking him out in the summer heat for a few hours.
Later!

52.

2007-01-03T22:42:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
This weekend Mom sent me home with a record player! I have been wanting a record player for the longest time. I've been desperate to play a little Dolly Parton off of my records instead of iTunes.
So to celebrate, I pulled out my cards and did something I hadn't done in a long time. I play solitare. My goodness! I forgot how awesome that game is! I have two decks of cards that are reserved for drinking games and solitare. One is my Dollywood set. The other is my newest and most favorite. One the back, they're red, white and blue with a white star and they say "Don't mess with Texas". That cracks me up. I got those at a flea market (imagine that).
Anyways-Justin is reading over my shoulder now and sighing really loud...so-I guess that's my que to go.
Later!

Sleven in 2007!

2007-01-01T22:06:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
Dang! I can't believe it's a new year all over again. Ten months and three day until my birthday. I'll be 24. That's kind of weird to think about.
Justin and I went to my folks this weekend. My parents are tearing down a house and plan to use some of the lumber to put wood floors down in their house. The wood has some great sentimental value to it because the house was my grandparents' place. However, that house is just became an eyesore and no one lives there. So we spent sunday gutting out the sheet rock and walls. Today, Justin and Dad ripped out the sheet rock and insulation out of the roof. We only had two masks with the breathing holes in them (whatever those are called).
Melissa and I went over to Grandpa's and cleaned his house. He was really excited to have a clean house again.
There was an almost-theft today on the Ridge about five miles away, toward Forsyth. Herman Rosner's gate chain was cut open and someone took their truck and a trailor out in his field. Fortunately, for Herman, the fields were muddy from all the rain and they slid into one of his ponds. The thiefs unhitched their trailor and pushed the trailor over on it's side in his pond. We don't know if they were trying to steal cattle, but I was glad they were the crappiest thieves ever!
Later!

Post-Christmas

2006-12-26T22:39:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
Justin and I got back from Taloga, Oklahoma today. It was really good to see my family, but mostly to see Grandma Riley. I've never seen her so unindependent. In the 23 years I've visited Grandma, I have never vacuumed her floor. She wouldn't even let us vacuum our own floors when she came to visit us. She's been in alot of pain since her surgery. She wasn't able to lift her right arm for anything and kept a heatpad on there most of Christmas Day. She's tough as nails though. She smarted off at my uncle for not doing her laundry right and chatted with Donnie (her cousin, who looks like Dolly Parton if Dolly was fat, never had any sort of augmentation and was as hateful as I'll get out...blond hair, eye shadow and all).
We spent our afternoons hunting. Justin purchased a shotgun on Saturday and was ready to blow the hell out of some armadillos. And blow he did. Last year we shot up about 13 'dillas but this year Justin shot two. He was the only one who shot something the whole weekend. He also shot a rabbit that I scared up. Unfortunately, he was a little too close and the meat was ruined. We didn't shot any quail. Dad was saying they had a pretty bad drought this summer and then a sand storm that took away alot of the topsoil. Some of the quail could have been smothered, which explains why we only was two cubbies. Still, it was a lot of fun.
Later!

Woohoo!

2006-12-18T16:42:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
Last night Justin and I went with Wells and Rachel over to Dave and Randi's to enjoy the final Survivor. Yul won. I don't know. I kind of wish Ozzy won maybe for the sole reason that he looks like Johnny Depp with all that facial hair.
Tomorrow night is the Third Annual Alford Extravaganza! It's the best Christmas party you'll ever go to. It's even better than one's that involve alcohol, nudity or presents. (Seriously. It's that good.) There's always a big scavenger hunt. I'm awful at them, but I usually end up with people who are brillant and figure it all out.
Speaking of people who are brillant, my final grades for this semester came back today!!! In Pre-Algebra: A. Nutrition: B. Speech: A. Life-Span Development: A! I didn't think I worked hard enough to earn those kinds of grades.
Later!

Finally.

2006-12-06T23:41:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I'm studying for a test right now...well. It's kind of off and on. I've been studying for three hours and my eyes feel like they're going to pop out of my head! I've had a couple cups of Diet Mountain Dew because it provides the caffeine without the carbs.
This weekend is Vyctorya's, my sister-in-law, baby shower. She's having another girl and I believe Coy and her are going to name her Halley. It could change. Who knows?
My buddy, Joby Jo, helped out with a gift. Like I've said in the past, Joby is artsy-fartsy so she decorated a photo album for the shower. I am so pleased with how it came out! She did a great job. I showed it to my crazy A.M. client and she loved it! She said it was a "classy gift". Thank God I have her approval! Everyone will be able to see it Saturday at the shower or if you see me before the shower.
Next week is finals! Hot dog! I'm especially excited about my speech final. Tonight, Mr.Henderson informed us that the first 25 minutes of the test we'll be on out own and then the next 20 minutes, it's open book and notes!!! And he handed us a study guide and last week he gave us the answers to questions that would be on the test. So, if I don't screw it up, I'll have that one in the bag!
Later!

Snow Days!

2006-12-02T08:02:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
How about all this snow? I'm thinking "It's about time!" I have a feeling that this is going to be the greatest winter ever.
I didn't go to work on Friday because of the icy roads and I ended up getting a ton of stuff done. I cleaned the bathroom, did the dishes made a low-carb soup, did all the laundry, wrote two abstracts for Nutrition and did some homework for Speech. I even finished clearing out the driveway. I even had time to pack in a little King of the Hill.
We had a little issue with the trees around us. There's a tree on the north west corner of our house and it has managed to drop five limbs, three on the ground, one is still on the house and one where my car was, but fortunately I left early for work on Thursday. Thursday night, Justin and I got out there and picked up the branches. We discussed how we were going to get the limb off of the house and we noticed a small limb about five feet long that was holding the big limb on the house. I looked like it would just pop off but it was so high above our heads. All of a sudden, I get this crazy notion. I run into the garage and grab my lasso. It took me about five tries, but I snagged that branch securly. However, that branch must be a little greener than it looked because we weren't able to snap the branch off and my lasso is still lassoed around that branch.
Everything went great with Grandma Riley's breast cancer surgery. Mom and Dad went to Oklahoma City with all my Mom's brothers and their wives. Mom is going to go back to Taloga with Grandma and stay a week or two, but Dad's suppose to come home today.
Today I'm going to Fair Grove (maybe) to see my sister, Melissa, play basketball. Due to all the snow and ice, the games kept getting cancelled, but now they are going to cram both games into one day. Ahhh! Now I'm going to end up spending my day with a bunch of high school girls!!!! I'm going to go nuts!!!
Well-everybody keep safe on those roads!
Later!

And I'm Back!

2006-11-27T17:44:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I sure hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving and got their fair share of eats. Justin and I had a ton-o-fun in Yukon. There was always a constant state of "grazing".
However-I have chosen the worse time of the year to start a diet. Justin's cousin, Jenifer, has lost a bunch of weight since I saw her last. In fact, almost ten dress sizes!!! She did the Atkin's diet and so I've decided to do that too. She sent me home with bags and bags of really nice clothes that I cannot get into. That pissed me off pretty bad...so I decided to do something about it.
With the Adkin's, I'll only be having 20 carbs a day and I've done super good today, only have six so far. I do still have dinner and I'm still undecided as to what to fix.
I've also began doing some research on what has carbs, what dosen't and what has a small amount of carbs. My greatest finding so far? Wild Turkey has ZERO carbs! That's the greatest news of the whole diet!!! So-I can diet and keep my bourbon too!
Later!

Gooble til You Wooble

2006-11-21T11:41:00.000-06:00

Hey Nerds!
I'm so excited about Thanksgiving! It's not particuarly my favorite holiday, but I have a lot to be thankful for. My health, my smokin' hott husband, my family, my job, Justin's job, that I'm happy, school (yeah-I still love school!), Wild Turkey, friends, my witty-ness....I could go on and on.
FYI-Grandma Pat is having her breast cancer surgery on December 1st. Mom is going to stay with her for awhile and then come home, then back to Taloga, OK for Christmas at Grandma's. They are going to be doing a lot of driving. 'Member to pray for Grandma Pat.
Well-I'm off in the morning for Oklahoma. You guys better have the best f'in Thanksgiving ever!
Later!

Gooble-gooble-gooble

2006-11-17T12:09:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
My mom confirmed that Grandma has breast cancer in both breasts. She'll have them removed sometime in December, but won't be having them reconstructed. Mom said that Grandma's grandma had breast cancer, which means...breast cancer seems to skip generations. Therefore, I am at high risk for breast cancer. Breast cancer isn't as scary as it used to be. Anymore, they remove the breasts, give cemo and then your done, unless you get a boob job, which is covered under most insurances. Which I think it's pretty cool that it's covered.
Thursday morning, Justin and I will be hoping in with Jerry and Bonnie and heading for Yukon, Oklahoma. Yukon is right outside of Oklahoma City. Justin told me that OKC is the same size as Los Angeles, California when it comes down to square miles. It in no way has as many people and isn't as crowded, but from city limit to city limit, OKC and L.A. are the same size.
Anyways. Later!

Fly Like An Eagle (but not in an uplifting way)

2006-11-13T18:44:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
Had a killer time hunting this weekend. "Killer" as in fun, not in as "we killed a deer". But it was fun relaxing outside and sitting by a fire.
We saw an "f-in" bald eagle though! Today I was telling "my crazy old lady" about seeing the bald eagle. My c.o.l. at one point in her life was very rich, powerful and never had sex with her husband (according to her) and kind of became snooty with age. So, of course, she topped my story by saying that when she lived in Nixa, her and her family owned a few thousand acres and would watch the bald eagles on the bluff. She told me how magical it was to see those birds fly, teach their young to soar and blah-blah-blah. Then she stuck her nose in the air and looked down her nose at me and goes "You know bald eagles have white heads, they're not really bald." Damn woman! I graduated the third grade! Of course I know! It's kind of crazy what falls out of an old woman's mouth.
I finished my Psychology term paper on saturday, just in time to go hunting. It was due today at five pm. I happened to begin and end my paper all in one day on Alzheimer's disease. My points ended up being the effects of AD, therapies available and prevention.
Rachel started a food blog. She has a really good French Onion Soup receipe on there. I bought all the ingredients for it, I just need to make the time to make it. That probably won't be until next weekend though. That's how it goes. Rachel, Randi and I discussed red wines last Survivor-night. (Kind of funny that I've replaced "Thursday" with "Survivor-night", like it's an actual day of the week.) So, I bought a bottle of "Country Red" by St.James Winery. I've drank about 1/2 a glass in the evenings because it's good for your heart and according to my paper on Alzheimer's, it aids in the prevention of dementia and AD. But you have to consistently drink the one glass a day (actually, what's even better is 3-4 glasses a day, but I'm not able to drink it that much.) for it to be effective. But check out Rachel's food blog and leave lots of comments like "add dill for a more festive flavor" or "sprinkle about 3/4 cup of crumbed goat cheese on top" or "sounds like it needs more Country Bob's steak sauce and those peppers they have on the table at Steak-n-Shake".
Later!

Huntin'

2006-11-10T22:55:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
I've been trying to add myself to Wikipedia. Man-they are sticklers. Even in their terms and conditions "any nonsense will be deleted." I don't know if it really accepted my 'Kasie Fisher' entry into wiki, but it was worth a try.
Sunday I'm going hunting. Justin and I are going to Ava (Spell it backwards. It's the same!) with his dad, brother and uncle. We'll get there Saturday night and get up early to enjoy the hunt.
I'm actually working on a paper for Life Span Development right now. I can't decide what to do it on, so I thought I'd look around Wiki.
I heard about Wiki off of the Bob and Tom show, which is my favorite radio show. It's ten times better than Adventures in Odessey!
Later!

Rainy

2006-11-04T10:18:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
Last night Justin left me alone to go bus at Cowboys so he can support my habits. He's such a swell guy! I ended up watching 'Click' with Adam Sandler. That movie was really funny! However, they start showing everyone getting old and starting to die and that's when I lost it. I know I want to be a nurse really bad and deal with old people, but after watching that movie and realizing that I cried when old people died...I think I'll be too emotional. Or maybe not. I don't know.
I took everything down on my walls. I'm going to start taping soon so I can paint the living room. I really need to get on that.
Later!

November 1st

2006-11-01T15:33:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys!
After tonight's class, I will begin Fall Break. Which means I don't have class on Thursday. Wow. One whole day off.
I have to give that persuasive speech. I ended up coming up with a third point. "and because it's easy." Yep. I believe it's important to vote because it's easy. Remember? I have five minutes to fill! I found a couple videos I'm going to show. Here's my favorite one by Amy Pohler. You have to click on Amy's picture.
Monday my mom called and said she'd talked to Grandma. I guess the doctor think she has breast cancer. She lives out in western Oklahoma, so she's going to meet with another doctor in Oklahoma City for options and a second opinion. About three years ago a doctor said he thought she might have breast cancer, but after some test it came back negative. Hopefully, a second opinion will bear better news. Keep Grandma Pat in your prayers.
Had a pretty good Halloween. Justin and I had about twelve trick or treaters. None of them had very good costumes. One fat little girl goes, "You guys have a huge hill." I shook my head when she said that because our drive was is a little steep but in no way "a huge hill".
Grandpa Bilyeu was in the paper. He used to drive the Lake Queen back in the day. Here's a link to the article: http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006610310360) He even helped build it. Now it's being refurbished to be enjoyed at the Landing. Hanging on my wall in the office is a certificate I got back in 1985 (I would have been two) that states I am certified as an "honorary captain of the motor vessel Lake Queen". And Grandpa signed it. To this day, people will swing by the cabin and call him Captain Cliff.
Later!

All in a day's work.

2006-10-30T21:03:00.000-06:00

Hey Nerds!
Tonight really hasn't been too productive of an evening. I did a little research for a persuasive speech I have to give on Wednesday. The rest of my evening has been spent battling explosive #2's and watching 'The Office' on Justin's computer.
I know Justin dosen't like it when I'm on his computer, but that's the only was I going to be able to watch 'The Office'. 'The Office' just so happens to be my favorite show. Ah man! It cracks me up. About five minutes ago, Justin comes in a goes "Babe, don't you need to go to bed?". Meaning: "Go to f-in' bed!" "Sweetie, it's only nine uh'clock." The time change has really screwed up my internal clock too, but he usually comes in around 11 or so to send me off to bed. "Can I have my computer back?" "Yeah, just a second." He sighs. The sigh means he's only pretending to be patient. I hop up out of his seat and he plops in it. "My seats hot," he mumbles. At that very moment I knew I needed to blog our conversation. I love that man!
My speech is going to be about why you should vote. Not just this current election, but any election. I'll discuss how to register to vote, the importance of casting a ballot and something else. I haven't came up with my third point. I might not have a third point. It's not really required but I need to fill in five to seven minutes. I get so nervous when I go up to give my speech. I think I'm going to have a drink or something beforehand.
Later.

Where was I?

2006-10-28T08:44:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Big news going around right now. The Cards won the World Series! How about that? I'm mostly excited because my father-in-law, Jerry, hates the Cardnials and is a hard core Royals fan.
But-I didn't even get to see the Cardnials win the World Series. I was with Justin, who was helping a guy load a motorcycle into the Denney's H-D-mobile. You should see the truck that dealership has. It's a double cab Ford. I don't know what F series it is, but it's big enough to haul eight Harley's. Yeah-they have this huge trailer that they haul motorcycles around in for customers.
One of my favorite bluegrass bands, Old Crow Medicine Show, came out with a new CD in August and I'm just now figuring it out! You can go onto their myspace and hear "Down Home Girl" to catch a sampling.
Also, just so you guys know, I have a myspace account now. I've found that you can run into just about anybody, like friends from high school. I even found this weird psycho kid from high school, who's now a Marine. In his myspace there's an option for "Who would you like to meet?". He answers something along the lines of 'I don't care. I just want to kill something.' Probably won't make contact with him.
Well-about time the Cards didn't suck it up in the World Series.
Later!

Emergency!

2006-10-25T10:37:00.000-05:00

Hey guys!
I want to discuss colorblindness. There are so many mismatched people out there and all that is to blame is colorblindness.
My mom sent me an e-mail with a link to www.myschool.com/SWF/ColorBlind2.swf. There you can take a colorblindness test. Make sure you can devote about five minutes...and your volume is turned up real loud.
Later!

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost!

2006-10-24T09:02:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Can you believe that in one week will be Halloween? I'm so excited! I'll be handing out M&M and I haven't decided what else. I don't usually have alot of trick or treaters, but that's cool. I remember the first year I handed out candy. Justin and I were dating and Matt and Shelia (Justin's roommate at the time and his biatch) were going to wait around with us. I handed out Jolly Ranchers. I was very disappointed because by 8 pm I still hadn't gotten any trick or treaters. So Sheila sent the guys to the Derb' and came back with Malibu and pineapple juice. Finally, around 9:30 our door bell rang and there stood a little girl, probably about five, "Trick or Treat!". Her parents looked at me in horror as I thanked her for coming by and then gave her three handfuls of Jolly Ranchers.

Saturday, Justin and I went out to Mike's. We didn't get there until almost ten o'clock. Katie (Rememeber Katie? I threw eggshells at her.) came running from the bonfire. "Hey Sweetie! I'm so glad you guys made it!" What the hell!!!! What is going to take for this girl to understand that I can't stand her. I've already yelled and thrown eggshells at her.
My favorite moment of the night has to go to Mike though. We were all in the kitchen hanging out. Mike was trying to think of way "to cause physical or spiritual harm" to somebody. I didn't catch that part. Joby suggested making a voodoo doll. Joby is always looking for an excuse to do a craft. Mike then points his finger at me and says "Think of something God dammit! I know you're part Indian!" Just for the record: If I'm any part Indian, it's not enough to get a scholarship for school!
Oh-and thanks to Stan and Joby Jo for deciding the title of today's blog!
And happy birthday to hottest Mommy I know, Randi! May all your Christmases be white!
Later!

Like a Mad Woman

2006-10-21T10:25:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Dang! I've been cleaning like crazy lately! I think there comes a point that when I go to client's houses and I see all the unorginzation and filth that I become scared that I'll slip into that suddenly. So, yesterday I went to a magical place that we all know and love, Wal-Mart, and bought two of those vacuum seal bags. Honestly, I was able to put every extra sheet, pillow case and other linens into one of those suckers! I was amazed! For two of those bags I spent twelve bucks. Then I took the other and stuffed one of our winter sleeping bags and our camping pillows into it and then just slid it under the bed! One thing I love about growing up is that you can shove stuff under your bed!
I've also rewashed all my wash cloths and hand towels. I wouldn't have, but as I was cleaning out the hallway closest, I notice little turds from some mice. That kind of stuff completely grosses me out! So-then I set out a mouse trap and this morning we'd caught the little bastard! Another day. Another victory.
I know you're thinking, "What kind of nerd blogs about cleaning?" Me.
Soon I'll be repainting the living room/kitchen. I've already bought two gallons of "Spring Fawn" and I'm ready to start painting.
Later!

Mac Daddy

2006-10-17T22:47:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Today I retired my turquoise Apple desktop. (Hey Wells-you can have your monitor back!) I now will be writting to you guys from my new Macbook! Today I took it to class and I felt like the biggest nerd! But, I did get alot of compliments on it! Now I know how Strong Bad felt when he got his Lappy 486.
Saturday I did the Sunshine Run. The reason I did it is because I get twenty-five extra credit points for my nutrition class. So, that's pretty sweet.
Anyways.
Later.

Pictures

2006-10-16T21:02:00.000-05:00

From Farmgirl Fare.
This is my very favorite picture from Farmgirl Fare.
This Justin and I's first Four Wheel Jamboree when we were engaged. We've attended every year since and I get a penant every time.
Imagine waking up every morning, walking out on the front porch and seeing this... This is a picture of what I could see every day. Now you see why I hate living in the city?

Secret Codes

2006-10-15T22:22:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Today was a very stressful day. Regardless that Justin and I slept in today. This afternoon, all hell broke loose.
Justin was going to try and transfer a video onto my computer but needed my user id and password for my computer. However, I have no idea what my password is. So-we delete my original account. Oh, the insanity! I have a new login account for my computer, but all my bookmarks and autoset passwords are gone! I had a bunch of pictures set up for my background on my computer, those are all gone also! I blame Justin.
It'll be okay. My new Macbook will be here tomorrow. It's going to be a great day!
Later!

X-ray Powers

2006-10-13T20:24:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
My computer is just two days away from being in my possession!
Tomorrow at 8:30, I'll be in my first race. People are always amazed by my speed and agility. You know how football players will run through opsticle courses? I do that on a daily basis. So if you want to see incredible feats of athletisism, go to the Sunshine Run at 8:30 am and look for racer number 3355. I'll be the one power walking.
After the race tomorrow, Jerry and Bonnie and Rachel and Wells are going to Mt.Vernon to go craft fairing! I'm so excited. Mt.Vernon is the best craft fair in the area. I believe it has something to do with apple butter. I couldn't tell you for sure, but I'm not going to the apple butter. I'm going for the crafts. That's right...I said the crafts.
Anyways...if anyother racers are reading my blog before the race and are doing the one mile race, you better watch your back!
Later!

Easy

2006-10-10T21:15:00.000-05:00

Hey Nerds!
Dang. I've been so busy. It's been..what..five days since my last blog. Man.
Sunday, Justin and I went down to my folks in Forsyth. Mom and Dad invited Jerry and Bonnie and Coy and Vyctorya down for my birthday. My parents had the best spread set up for lunch on Sunday. Deer steaks, sweet potatoes, green beans and deer gravy. Good Lord, it was good! Then afterwards, we all ventured down into the woods. Crossed Aunt Elane's property, down into the Mark Twain National Forest (in Christian County) and had little stroll through the woods. Callista came too. She isn't quite walking yet, but we all took turns toting her up and down the hills.
Justin didn't come along for the hike because my dad had set him to bush hogging on the tractor. It's been awhile since the tractor has been up and running, but Dad and Grandpa finally got it going this weekend.
Afterwards, we all met up over at Grandpa's cabin and went out to the barn to watch the fellas work on the wood splitter. Justin rolled up his sleeves and was able to get that sucker running quickly.
Well-needless to say-it was a great weekend to spend out of the nasty city and enjoy the sun.
Later!

New Computer

2006-10-05T23:16:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
In case you were wondering, I had a great birthday. After a hard day working and giving a speech at school, Justin wisked me away to Willard to W.F. Cody's where we split a burger and fries. I ordered my signature drink, Midori Sour. The waitress had no idea and neither did the bartender (who was pregnant) because after I drink the ms, the bartender comes up and says "I have a practice one at the bar, if you want it. On the house." On the house. Honestly, not the best Midori Sour I've ever had, but free equals awesome in my book.
Tonight Justin and I made our second largest purchase. A laptop. It's kind of crazy that my Mac will cost less than Justin's truck did orignally. With the new wheels and tires, it might be worth a bit more.
Let me tell you something. Something magical. Something just about as magical as true love. It's the story of how I love Mac. I purchased my first computer when I was 18 at Circuit City. It was HP desktop. I took it to Evangel, where I met my future husband and met my first Mac. I would slam my fists on my desk when I became frustrated with my PC and it's idle ways. When my wall mate (we shared a wall), Rachel said, "Macs are way better." But I didn't believe her. Then I bought a Dell Laptop about a year later. Buying a Dell was my greatest, stupidest thing I've ever done. At this point in time, we have to have a fan pointed at it whenever it's running or it will overheat and shut off. Calling customer service is a nightmare too. (Speaking of nightmares, Halloween is in 26 days!) I'm partially racist and I get tired of talking to people who can't speak English. After Justin and I got married, I'd play on his Mac. Then one day, I inherited his old Mac while her inherited Wells' old Mac. It's so easy to transfer info from one Mac to another. Within 30 minutes, I was set up and ready to go. Nothing to load onto it. Justin moved some music from his to mine and it might not have taken so long, except that I had to hook the wires up and all. But-that's just how I go.
Well-my new Apple will be here in just a few days and it will be like adding another member to our happy family.
Later!

Twister

2006-09-26T21:08:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Just a quick reminder that The Kasie's Glorious Birth Day is nine...count 'em...nine days. I've lobbied my congressman, Jim Talent, to make it a national holiday but the bastard won't comply. So-I'll probably vote for that skanky Clair McCaskill. God she's ugly? Isn't she? Well-whoever can complete my request gets my vote.
Last night Joby Jo called me up just to chat. She said Stan is out of town doing some installations. I think he installs the sunrooms and the such. That's kind of awful of me to not know. Joby said he was installing and all I said "Oh yeah!", like I had a clue.
Joby kind of hurt my feelings though. We were talking about craft fairs and I was saying that I think I'm going to go to the one in Ozark that's coming up soon. Joby says,"Well Kasie, do you do any crafts or hobbies?" "No," I said. Joby laughed. Here's the deal, Joby Jo. My day consists of just a few things. I get up and go to work, might not even eat until three o'clock in the afternoon, go to school, come home to my husband playing San Andreas, maybe study, blog, and then bed. What is that...a total of seven things that I consistenly do? Man. I'm lame.
Naw. Joby said she's decided to make it her soul mission to get me a hobby. Joby's the hobby queen though. She has a secret craft lair under her home. Like on Mr and Mrs Smith...when Brad Pitt shows were he hides all his guns. Except instead of guns, Joby keeps beads, fishing line, scrapbooking materials, her pottery making stuff and so on. I, on the other hand, have a bunch of sparkley stickers that have smiley faces on them. And I love witchcraft. I guess that's as crafty as I get.
Totally kidding about that witchcraft thing. I more into Vacation Bible School crafts.
Later.

Gobble, goble, goble.

2006-09-24T00:07:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
This morning Justin took me to Hemingway's for breakfast. It was pretty good stuff. They had apple dumplings. When you ate them you could just taste the butter on your palate. It was so good.
I decided to write a song about my friend Mike and his wife Katie. There's no rhyme or reason to my though process at all (or is there?). Here's kind of how it goes:

The day Katie went away
Wasn't that bad of a day.
She left her husband and a baby
And was actin' all shady
*Somethin', somethin', somethin'.
Chorus:
Don't feel so sad.
It ain't all that bad.
Things ain't so mirkey when you're drinkin' Turkey
It's fine, fine, fine, fine.

That's pretty much all I've got. I thought it up in the shower this morning.

I sang that song to Justin tonight and he shrugged it off. I don't think he realizes that my mind's alway running. Maybe he does. Who knows?

Well-
Later!

And The Truth Shall Set You Free

2006-09-21T22:51:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Justin lied to me. I believe it's a lie that is going to tear our marriage upside down. I don't know whether I'll recover or how I'll move on. It hurts so badly. Justin is the man that I thought wouldn't lie or be shady. But, maybe...maybe I was wrong.
Thank God I'm not dramatic or anything! I know that's what you're thinking.
In the two years Justin and I been married, we've visited Blockbuster many times. I always find "Pure Country" in the drama section then thrust it into the air like I'd found the Holy Grail. "Baby, can we please rent "Pure Country? I know you'd like it if you'd just watch it once." Justin's faith in my taste has been ruined after slipping "Steel Magnolias" and "Miss Conginiality" into our movie collection. "Kasie, I've seen 'Pure Country'." I drop my head and put "Pure Country" back between "Purple Rain" and "Pursued". However, Justin revealed to me this week, he has never seen "Pure Country." I'm better now. We've worked through our differences and Justin said "Pure Country" was okay. Okay dosen't work for me. If it was the first time I had ever seen "Pure Country" I would have automatically said "Classic!". It's got George Strait, a girl that barrel races, lassos and country music. What else do you need?
I've been rolling it around in my brain to start a new blog. Of course I would consider kasiefisher.blogspot.com my main devotion. What the new blog would be is my online dietary journal. At school, I have a nutrition class and my eyes are being opened to the idea of regular exercise and better eating habits. So. That's just what I've been thinking about.
Well-hey-have a good weekend. If anyone cares, there's a craft fair in Fair Grove this weekend. I'll be there Sunday around 11 or noon. Be there or be square.
Later.

And Baby Makes Four

2006-09-18T17:56:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
Today my sister-in-law, Vyctorya, found out she'll be having another little girl! Yesterday while over at Jerry and Bonnie's, Coy and Vyctorya were discussing baby names. They said if it was a boy it would be Gavin Lee and a girl would be Hallie Nicole. So-we'll be looking forward to meeting Hallie in February!
Everyone will be happy to know that Coy picked out Hallie Nicole. Vyctorya picked out the first one, so Coy gets the second one.
Yesterday, the afternoon was spent lounging around over at Justin's parent's house. Callista was there and she's almost able to walk and she so personable, so she made for some fun entertainment.
Justin and I also cooked up some deer stakes for everybody last night and it went over well. There was no left overs and everyone left stuffed.
Not really a whole lot going on outside of all the excitment with the new baby.
Later!

Big Pimpin'

2006-09-11T16:25:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
This weekend has been eventful. Saturday morning my mom called me up all teared up. I asked her what was wrong, thinking something bad happened to Grandpa. She said she thought she had a blood clot in her leg. Now see, my mom has had vericous vains since she's had kids but thankfully she's never had problems with them. It's hereditary on the Haffner side of our family. Thankfully, however, I believed I've made out like a bandit on the hereitary side of things by inheriting Grandma Riley's vericous free legs. However, I also inherited her thin hair, wide feet and smartass wise cracks.
So, Mom and Dad came up to Walnut Lawn Urgent Care. The doctor was concerned because it was a clot, but asured Mom that if it was a shallow clot, she'd get medication, her leg wrapped and get to go home. If it was a deep clot, she'd have to be admitted into Cox's Hospital. Fortunately, after an ultrasound on her leg and a two hour wait, we were glad to hear it was a shallow clot and Mom would be sent home.
Dad was on a camping trip with our church and I ended up driving the Pimp Mobile (that's what it was called in high school) back to Forsyth, tucking Mom in and waiting for Dad to take me back to Ozark, where my car was parked.
Before Dad took me home, we swung by Grandpa's. I'd been wanting some deer meat and Grandpa sent me home with four packages of deer steaks. Last night Justin and I fried us up a package. (Thanks Joby for the deer cooking tips!) It was so good!
Then today, Monday, Justin went and got him some new tires. A few months ago Justin bought some new wheels off of a guy on ebay and has been saving for tires. I wish I had a picture of his new tires, because they are going to make his truck bad ass! He also bought a waxer, so his truck will be looking pretty slick in time for the car show this weekend! I know he's really excited about it!
Oh-if you decide you're going to go to the car show, you wouldn't find me there. I'll be in a lawn chair just north of Glenstone and Kearney.
Later!

Craft Fair

2006-09-08T17:11:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Well-I guess it's getting to be about that time. Craft Fair Season. I make it sound like it's a sport, like football or something. My mother-in-law Bonnie and I are all about going to craft fair. Tonight, Bonnie and I will be dragging Jerry (my father-in-law) along to Seymour (Butts). I don't have anything in mind that I particularly want to buy, but I'm sure I'll come across something fabulous.
I forgot to tell you all, but last week my grandpa had prostate surgery. He's doing good now. But I always try and keep my faithful readers (or those who stumble across my blog) updated.
Oh! And here's a picture of my grandpa and dad. They're sitting on Grandpa's front porch.
Later!

Karate Chop

2006-09-05T21:24:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
In case you were wondering, I had an awesome time canoeing this weekend! My grandma went! It was kind of a really big deal that Grandma went. She's always had a fear of water and would never take my mom or her brothers swimming. Mom said it was because Great-Grandma instilled a fear of H20 into Grandma. Fortunately, Taloga, Oklahoma has one nasty "river" running outside of it. It cracks me up that they call the Canadian River that runs in Dewey County a river. First off, it's shallower than any creek around south west Missouri. Second, it's not big enough to be anything but a creek or a stream. The mighty Canadian River's bottom is made up of sand. Even in Grandma's well there's sand. If you hold up a glass of water from the tap in the light, you can see all sorts of sand particles. I have a hard time drinking water there and end up buying bottles from the gas station slash motel in town.
But, I think Grandma had a lot of fun. She rode with Daddy and he's really good at floating. All Grandma had to do was sit back and relax, cuz Daddy did all the paddling.
Sunday night, Mom bought enough tickets to make a group and took us all to Shepherd of the Hills. Grandma had said she had wanted to go and so Mom thought it would be cool to take us all. Thankfully, it was a cool night because other wise I would have been going crazy.
Later.

Float

2006-09-01T12:31:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
I hope everybody has big plans for this weekend. I have a butt-load of family coming in for Kansas and Oklahoma. Well...actually my mom will be keeping them for the weekend. Our plan is to float the mighty North Fork down to Dawt Mill. The North Fork is usually pretty chilli. With all the extra rain and cooler temperatures, you won't see me jumping in too often.

This is Mike. Justin took this picture on one of their backroad adventures. There's no doubt in my mind that Mike's about to do the deuce.

Have a great weekend!
Later!

Double Time

2006-08-30T20:46:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Needless to say, you learn something new everyday. Today I figured out how to put pictures on my blog!!!

This is a picture of a campsite we stayed at on our honeymoon. We were swinging through Beverly Beach, Florida and set up camp. Obviously, it was really close to the ocean, but the waves were so rough. It made it hard to enjoy the boogy-boards. The waves were bringing in a lot of sand from the ocean.
Good times...
Later!

By myself

2006-08-28T12:04:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Justin took off with Mike for two days, one night of man fun. I'm sure that includes beer, off-roading and a big ass dog. I think they took Shaker with them. Shaker is an American Allaunt, which is a rare breed of dogs. Justin and Mike were heading toward Eminence to go to see some of the springs and parks around that area. I know Justin was really excited. Unfortunately it's done nothing but rain the last day and a half. I'm sure those guys are drenched but having a lot of fun.
So-with the man of the house gone, that gave me some time to do homework. I'm not any fun by myself. I did homework and watched info-mercials until my brain was fried.
Saturday night, Justin and I headed to Bruner to Stan and Joby's to celebrate Mike's 36th birthday. I think I called Mike's wife nasty, broke a dead tree limbs off a pine tree, made plans with Joby to perm my hair and sang...a lot. And probably not very well. Oh! But Stan and Joby put out an awesome spread. I don't know what they did to their steaks, but those were the best steaks I've ever had. I'm sure Stan would have punched anybody that asked for steak sauce. Joby maked potato something with cheese and then took green beans and put sunflower seeds in them. My goodness! It was all so good!!!
Later!

First Day of School

2006-08-21T12:17:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
I'm pretty excited because today is my first day of school. All my classes are in the evenings so I can still work. I have biology, nutrition, pre-algebra (retard math) and a psycology class.
Saturday we celebrated Mike and Katie finishing the house. The house looked awesome. It's amazing what paint and suppling free booze so your friends will help can do.
Sunday, Justin and I were on our way over to his parents and we passed a lady selling a porch swing. It came with a swing and a frame. I was histarical, of course, and pursuaded Jusin to buy it for me. The price? $25.00! It was a steal! But when we got it home we realized the frame was junk and Justin said he's going to build me a new frame for it to swing on. I'm all about that!
Also my mom called me Sunday night and said she'd lost her wedding rings! Before she told me all about how upset she is about it, I already knew it how hard it was for her. When I was in junior high, Mom and Dad's house was broken into. They stole TVs, kitchen appliances and cleaned Mom out of every ring she had except the ones that were on her hands. The rings stolen were her and Dad's class rings, her grandma's wedding ring and some of her other jewelry. A few months later her original wedding ring's diamond fell out and was lost so Mom went to Montgomery Wards and go a new wedding ring. It took her almost two years to find a matching wedding band. This last week, Mom had gone to Prime Time (which is a gas station) and had gotten her key ring caught around her fingers and she shook them free, which dislodged her wedding rings. She didn't realize it until she got back to work that it wasn't there. She went back to Prime Time and they weren't there and the attendant said no one had turned one in. My mom's was real upset. She called my dad crying. I think what makes it worst is that they paid alot for those rings. She said the set total was about $2000. That'd make me sick too.
Later!

One Year of Rockin' and Shockin'

2006-08-18T20:29:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Today was the celebration of my one year blogging anniversary! Pretty exciting day in history, if you ask me.
Things have really changed in this last year. The reason I started blogging is because my husband, Justin, has about 50 hobbies. He collects Michael Jordan memorabilia, scooters and three-wheelers, his truck, the garden, Reece (our D-O-double G) and so on. I, however, lead a less exciting life. I like reruns of "Friends" and Fox Talk Radio. That's me at point blank.
So, I heard of blogging and thought it would be cool. When I was in high school, I made a web site and it was pretty okay. I don't have any idea what the web address was or I'd post a link to it. I had an update page where I'd go "Hey Nerds! It's K-Dog again!" (In high school, all the girls on the softball team got gangster names and I became K-Dog. Another girl, Lyndsey, was L-Dog. That's about as creative as we got.) "Just letting all my homedogs (notice I would have only used one g because I didn't really know that Snopp Dogg used two g's) know that I had an awesome time at our sleep over Saturday. We watched "She's All That" and "American Pie" and stayed up until midnight. It was off the chain! Then we blared a little Three Doors Down the next morning to wake everybody up. Chasity's parents were so P-Oed. I love Three Doors Down. And that song "Kryptonite" is so sweet. See you guys at school! Class of 2002 forever!"
Yeah! That's how High School Kasie "blogged". It was pretty lame. But this new and improved blog is ten times cooler.
Later! Class of 2002 FOREVER!

You Might Be a Redneck...

2006-08-15T22:17:00.000-05:00

You might be a redneck if you go to your neighbor's house to watch it fall into a giant sink hole.
I guess that make me a redneck then.
Some poor guy in Nixa, Missouri lost his garage to a sink hole. His GARAGE! Tonight, Justin and I ventured over to Nixa to check out the hole. It wasn't only us who had that idea. There was probably thirty or more cars parked around the block. I thought a good business practice would be to sell t-shirts saying "Let's Make It A Pool!" or "I Saw the Hole That Swallowed Some Guys House!". Also, candy bars and soda pop would also be available on sight. That's just the entrepreneur coming out of me though.
Later.

Shake 'n' Bake

2006-08-13T20:05:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Last night my buddy Stephanie Bagby invited me to her Alltel Freedom Festival. There was twelve of us. We went to Zio's and had a bunch of carbs. It was still really good.
Then, Justin called and said that he was going to Branson Midnight Cruise with Wells. The Branson Midnight Cruise is the reminder that summer is just about done. So-I bailed on the A.F.F. and went over to Wells'. We ended up watching Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby with Dave, Randi and Ben. It was in prepartion of the cruise. That movie was pretty freakin' awesome! I was really glad that we watched that movie because events at the Midnight Cruise made more sense after seeing it.
Rachel and I had to go to the bathroom. Traffic was pretty much at a stand still so we went across the street to the Conco. This Conco was so small. There was a line from the register to the beer coolers in the back. Then there was another line that ran horizontal through the register line to the bathroom. Branson has so many people that come from local places it makes the whole thing a blast. This one guy was in line to purchase to two cases of Keystone. About ten people in front him was some guy he must drink with a lot or something. All you hear is "Hey, Jeff! I've got beer!" "Me too!", his buddy replies. "Shake' n' Bake!" They yell at the top their lungs pointing their fingers at each other as to be saying "I got your back, man."
With any car show, there becomes a point when all the Cameros are red and all the other muscle cars are competition orange with two black stripes running from front to rear. Some kid must have gotten dared and then got high. All of a sudden there's some blond, skinny white kid running around in his whitey-tighties with his arms up in the air like he'd just finished a marathon. (That was also from a scene in Talladega Nights...twice. But Ricky Bobby thought he was on fire. So it's not exactly the same, but kind of.)
The Wells' Mav is making some major progress and we're hoping for it official reveal in time for Street Machine Nationals which is in about a month. So-Godspeed. Get it?
Later.

Workin' Like A Slave

2006-08-10T20:34:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
I'm still getting used to standing all day. Some days I feel like my feet are going to snap in half at the arches. However, I'm getting better at running around like crazy. I really am enjoying my new job though.
Today i went up to Ozarks Technical College and got my books for this semester. I'm pretty jazzed about it. The heifers charged almost $500.00. But it ended up a little better because if I take my receipt back to the bookstore in about a month they'll give my 20% of my purchase back, which would be a hundred smackers. So that was pretty sweet.
Last night Justin rented "The Burbs" for me to watch. I have always been given crap for not seeing classic movies like "The Burbs" and many others. Justin has taken it upon himself to make sure that I see the classic movies. One thing I'm beginning to notice that all the movies he calls "classic" have Cory Feldman in them. Here's some examples of movies I have watch in recent months. And yeah, they all contain Cory Feldman. "The Goonies","Stand by Me" and "Gremlins". But I'm a much better person because of it.
Later.

The Fair

2006-08-02T19:15:00.000-05:00

Hey Kids!
It's that time again! The fair! I don't care for the rides or the kereoke. I like to go look at the farm animals, the produce and pies from the contests and the music! Justin and I went Tuesday and saw Miranda Lambert. She sang Kerosene. That's a great cheatin' song. Also at the fair was New Blue Yonder. They were okay. But their website is cool. You can listen to the entire album from their site. But I always like listening to bluegrass and seeing what's new out there. NBY is like the Dixie Chicks. Well, not really. The Dixie Chicks are better but because their last album didn't catch my attention, I'm dabling in other artists now.
Justin and I also bought some honey from the Beekeepers Association. They sold some of it with the comb still intact. We also had corndogs and funnel cake. Nothing is better than that.
As Justin and I were leaving, we happened to stumble across the KOZK Kereoke Stand. There was some white kid doing his version to "It's Getting Hot in Here" by Nelly, but about farming. You all know my feelings on Nelly. He's a pansy. He makes millions of dollars and won't get his teeth fixed! There were a couple of skinny black guys and their one white friend standing around. When that kid started "rapping" they were snickering and started yelling "Aw, hell naw!" I rolled my eyes at them for acting like assholes. But then I begin to think how much I hate then people butcher my country music with Cowboy Troy and saying words like "bling" in the song.
How was that for Jerry's Final Thought?
Later.

Shinanigans

2006-08-01T15:57:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Last Thursday was my last day with Alltel. Thank God. Even though I secretly hated Alltel and bashed it in my exit interview, my manager was cool. She pulled me aside and gave me her business card and said if I ever needed a reference to put her down. Then my supervisor took me out to lunch. And then at lunch my sup and another sup sat there and bashed Alltel like it was the second coming or something. Alltel is like a disfunctional family.
I've really enjoyed my new job so far. No one has been crazy, just hard of hearing and unable to clean. So that's what I've been doing. Cleaning. And more cleaning. One of my first clients I had led me on an adventure that landed me in the Mo-Ho. (The Missouri Hotel for those of you who don't live in Springfieldland.)
Later.

Crazy Neighbor Lady

2006-07-23T10:01:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Yesterday, Justin and I got a letter from the city. It was in regards to our inoperable car in the back yard. What? The Hyundai? Why would anyone not consider that a yard ornament?
Without a doubt in my mind it was that crazy neighbor lady who called in on us. She calls in on every neighbor we have. The people who are diagonal from her, Dave and Lana, have had calls in too because of their compost pile. They called the city back and was like "Hey! What's the deal? I can't just move this huge pile of dirt!" I love the City of Springfield people. "What was your address again?...Oh! Your near that crazy lady. She calls here all the time. Anytime you have a complaint, just let us know that you live close to her."
We're suppose to have the car out of the yard by August third. But Justin is refusing because he knows it's her complaint. So, now were going to call the city on her. She has this six foot bush that grows onto our side of property. So to prove how mature we are, we'll call the city tell them about the bush saying we can't see around her bush to get out of our drive way. I guess there's an ordance that your shrubs can only be so big and she's definetly bending that one.
Hahhahhahaha! We're gonna get her good.
Later.

Ultimate Fighting

2006-07-21T22:18:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
Tonight I had my first taste of Ultimate Fighting. I've heard about how wonderful it is from Stan, Joby and Mike, but never did I expect what I saw. Wells rented the first two seasons of Ultimate Fighter. Justin and I caught the last season, which would have been in 1994-ish. It was one of the years that Royce Gracie busted up some white kid from Europe. Nothing like a good bitch slap to put you in your place.
I don't think I could ultimate fight. I wince too easy. One good titty-twister and I'd be tapping out. And I really don't mind blood and needles, but if some spic was to nail me in the nose I'd be crying like a pansy. That's just how a roll.
Later.

Let's Blow Up Lebanon

2006-07-18T19:45:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys and Gals!
I think President Bush is doing the best he can with all the b.s. that he has available to him. But, if I was Dud-yu, I'd have blown up Iraq and with all Lebanon's rediculous ways, I'd have beat them up. I think we should let all those killers and rapist that we have in our prisons loose in a couple of Middle Eastern countries and let our American ways mess up the color of their skin, if you know what I mean. Oh! And that Kim Jong-il! If he isn't a nut job, I don't know who is. First off, his name is Kim. And second, his name makes me think of shlong. But, he is a pretty good actor. In Team America World Police, I was just amazed with how well he did.
But seriously, let's stop using so much oil and do 1/3 oil, 1/3 corn and 1/3 Diet Mtn.Dew. (I know Diet Mtn.Dew always gives me a good kick start without all the calories.) Then we don't use another country's oil and we don't have to suck up to somebody.
At least the Jews are on our side.

But, I digress.

Saturday, Dave and Randi called us up to hang out with pizza, games and babies. Ben is a little momma's boy and would get nervous without mom in eye shot. I got to hold him and I would try to be cool, but Ben liked to be with mom. Gabe and Erin brought over their little boy, Seth who is just a few weeks older than Ben. One of the other girls at the Alford's commented that Seth looked like he was three. He is so long and big. It's just amazing how big he is compared to how skinny and slim his mom and dad are. But, regardless, Seth will end up just a troublesome as his dad. It's inevitable.
I felt kind of shady leaving early from Dave and Randi's when Justin called and said "Hey! It's Joby's birthday party tonight!" But, Justin wanted to show off his strawberry brandy so we were off for Sparta to Mike's. There was little confirtation that was started mostly on my part. In a previous entry I said my wrestler name was Mother Christmas. Mike and Joby were furious (maybe not furious) and said it's Mother Fin Christmas. Then somebody else said that my wrestler name sucked and they tried to come up with others like Fancy Dancin'. So, I guess I have a pending wrestler name.
Last night Justin cooked up some spaghetti squash that Mike's neighor Hank brought up. Remember Hank? He's the drunkest man I've ever met. But the squash we ate was awesome. It's about the size of a honeydew melon and you cut it in half and put it on a baking sheet and warm it up until it's warm at 350 degrees. Then you spoon out the seeds, scrap out the innards into a bowl and it comes out like spaghetti. Whip in some butter, salt and pepper and you have a feast and a half!
We also picked our first tomatoes from our garden last night. They were about the size of tennis balls. Tonight we doused them in a little salt and enjoyed them. Tonight we also picked some green beans. There wasn't enough to make a meal of so I snapped them and then froze them.
Later.

Take This Job and Shove It (I Ain't Workin' Here No More)

2006-07-13T21:04:00.000-05:00

Como estas, Bitches!
You know, I always thought Hank Williams, Jr sang "Take This Job and Shove It". But much to my suprise, it's a group called the Dead Kennedys. At least that's what Google says.
The reason I would even mention that song is for one simple reason. Today..I put in my two weeks notice at Alltel! Don't you like how I built it up? Whenever someone puts in their two week notice, everyone else becomes jealous of you. Even if I would have told them I'm going to be driving a ice cream truck for the same price as what we gave illegal immigrants, they'd still be envious of my new found freedom. One girl goes "F*** you!". It was pretty funny because she's six month pregnant and is only sticken around because she'd get maternity paid. I know she's secretly wishing for bedrest.
I start on July 31st at Integrity Home Care. I'm excited about going back to health care. What I'll be doing is going into people's homes and helping them straighten up their homes, cook (I lied in my interview when I said I was good cook.), help with showers and baths, etc. Pretty much, I'll be helping people from having to go to nursing homes and the such.
Hot damn!

How to make a baby

2006-07-09T22:10:00.000-05:00

Hey-
Last night Rachel and I were talking and she stated that a few of the couples we know are trying to have babies. I guess this was discussed over lunch a week or so ago, but I wasn't there but Rach was just relaying information to me. I guess the conversation came up on methods of baby making. What positions are best? How far before or after ovulation? And so on. My dear friend Randi spilled the beans on how her and Dave conceived little Ben. Every fella that's knocked up his girlfriend knows this. Nothing says "I'm going to knock you up!" like shots of tequila. So says Randi. That's probably how I'll get pregnant.
I guess the baby making fiasco happened on their anniversary. Dave and Randi are so lucky because their anniversary falls on June 9th. I wanted to get married on 6/9 because I'm a pervert at heart. Honestly. But, in 2004, June 9th fell on a Wednesday. Which is a little inconvient for both Justin and I's extended family.
Merry Christmas.

Hardly workin'.

2006-07-08T12:31:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
I finally got the office and bedroom painted, swapped and decorated! Such as great feeling! Actually, Justin's side of the office is still a wreck, but I have my side organized and everything. So-I guess that makes me better than him or something like that...
Anywho. Our garbage disposal isn't working. Thankfully that means I can't do dishes because Justin ripped out all the plumbing last night. He called me a few hours ago and says "Maybe you can call my dad and see if he can fix it." Excellent idea!!! I'm waiting around for Jerry and Bonnie to drop by.
Weird thing, Jerry and Bonnie are. I knew Justin and I were suppose to be because of them. Jerry is a smartass and Bonnie likes to go to flea markets, thrift stores, garage sales and so on. When Justin and I first got engaged, we were riding with Big J and Mrs. B and we started talking about baby names. I've always notoriously wanted boys and maybe one girl. One girl for simple reason that I know how I was and I believe that whatever I did, my kids will do but do it a hundred times worse. Bonnie goes, "I always said if we had another girl I'd name her Cassandra Kay." My jaw dropped. "Well, my name just so happens to be Kasandra Kaylene." It was kind of cool and crazy all at the same time. "I thought your middle name was Kasie." I don't know why but I've always though Kasandra Kasie was the most retarded name in the whole world. But that might be just me.
Later.

quatro de julio

2006-07-04T14:28:00.000-05:00

Happy 4th!
I just realized I haven't flipped my calendar.
Today I'm going to paint the new bedroom. It's Blue Bottle. That's what the paint card said at Wal-Mart. It's the closest I could get to the blue in the old room. It'll work. Sounds like our Fourth is going to be eventful.
Wal-Mart was a mad house! But, I got my paint, strawberries and cool whip. Justin wanted the strawberries and cool whip. That sounds kind of kinky. Strawberries and cool whip.
Saturday, Justin and I went down to Forsyth to Pine Ridge to see my parents. They were over at Grandpa's and Trent was showing off his fancy weed eater. Trent's been running a lawn care business and has gone through about three or four weed eaters. He finally bought an industrial weed eater. Then we went to the barn and cleaned around the outside. It really needed a good mow.
Then that night we went down to Bull Creek and camped. The next day we went swimming and Justin got a lot of fishing in. He said he had about 20 takers but only four were keepers. I got a bit of sun. Sunday I was so red I looked like an Indian. It's pretty much tanned out now except my shoulders.
Well-I've got to get back to painting. Later!

Your mom

2006-06-30T17:29:00.000-05:00

Hey!
So-I guess I got my wresting name at Mike's last weekend. My WWF wrestler name is Mother Christmas. I believe it came about when I likened Christmas to whiskey.
Justin and I got the bedroom and office swapped around. I painted it green and it looks cool. Justin completed my door desk. I'm going to save up plasma money and buy a piece of glass to cover the top. The bedroom is still tore apart and needs paint, but I'll get to that eventually.
Today Justin and I went to Hidden Valley Golf Course and played nine holes of golf. Actually, Justin golfed. I caddied. I got to play the third or fourth hole and I made it to the green within two strokes, but I suck at putting so I went over par by five strokes. We rented a golf cart and I got to drive it. Hidden Valley hires kids to do their grounds keeping. One of them was probably sixteen or seventeen and squealing up behind me on a cart and goes, "Hey! You know you're suppose to keep the carts 40 feet away from the greens?" No, you four eyed punk. "Sorry. This is my first time driving a golf cart." "Oh. Well-it should be written on your cart." It wasn't. "I apologize!" Little punk drove off. Then I talked bad about his mom.
I can't believe my week of vacation is already almost up. That blows.

Summer Time

2006-06-20T22:41:00.000-05:00

Hey Folkers!
So-it has happened. I sweat in my pants so much it looked like I pissed in them. It was so hot today! I thought I was going to keel over.
Today I only had to work half a day because I was having my pap done. (Oh-sorry-forgot to warn the fellas!) One thing that guys should understand is that girls won't go to pretty woman doctor's for this yearly visit. And the reason is simple my friends. The whole time I was laying there wrapped up in that ugly hospital gown, I was thinking "I bet she'd look like an overstuffed bean burrito with extra cheese in this gown. I look freakin' hot compared to her." And I don't know that I could have a guy give me my pap. What's the first thing that pops into my mind when I think of a male OB-GYN? F-in' perv. Especially the short bald guys that aren't cute. I bet they're just little horn balls. But cute male OBs...dirty frat guys. Get that cheesy grin off your face. Maybe that makes me shallow. But..hey...that junk is my business.
So-next week, Justin and I have our blissful week of vaca. Nothing really planned except to swap the bedroom and office around and paint and clean the carpet. Tuesday I'm meeting with an enrollment person at OTC so I can register my first semester of classes. The rest of the week is kind of up in the air.
My grandpa finally got to come home last week so he got to spend Father's Day at the cabin in the woods! We were all real happy to have him home, but probably not as much as he was. He had a pace maker put in him and that was like a kick in the pants to him. Grandpa eats a little bit more everyday. He has a nurse come hang out with him during the days while everybody else is at work. But-it's just great to have him home again because the whole time he was in the hospital I was just scared that he'd never get to go home again.
So-crazy news in the Fisher Outfront. Coy and Vyctorya are expecting their second squirt. They have to be like rabbits or something. Well-because, rabbits don't use protection.
Well. Don't let the bed bugs bite!

#2

2006-06-12T19:04:00.000-05:00

Hey Folks!
Today is Justin and I's two year anniversary. It's kind of crazy to think about just because it dosen't really feel like two years. Tonight Justin is going to take me to dinner at Red Lobster. I told him I didn't care where we went as long as we could wear t-shirt and jeans.
Last night we had a heated discussion about getting him a pair of tennis shoes. "I only need cowboy boots, hiking boots and my DCs. I think my DCs are like tennis shoes". Which they aren't!!! So, I apologized for thinking of him. Then he interjected, "If anything I need a pair basketball or running shoes!" Is Justin really so out of the loop that he dosen't realize that running and tennis shoes are almost the same thing? So if anyone sees a sharp pair of running shoes, let us know!
Last Sunday, Justin, his parents and I went to Silver Dollar City and walked the busy streets. It rained off and on through out the day, so we looked like wet rats by the time the day was over. However, SDC was having their Bluegrass and BBQ Festival and Big Smith was there. For those of you who don't know, this is how I'm related to Big Smith. My Great Grandpa, Clarance Bilyeu, was a brother to Hosea Bilyeu, Sr. Hosea, Sr. had a mess of kids, maybe a small army. Then all his kids had kids and that's where the Big Smith guys come from. Anyways, we ran into hear them play and put on a great show. Afterwards, Jerry (my father-in-law who dosen't have a bashful bone in his body) walked up and shook their hands and pointed me out and goes "She's a Bilyeu too!" Now, I've met them before, but nowadays, there's so many Bilyeus, it's hard to line up your linage. We started talking to Rick and we ended up trying to figure out how we were related. "My grandpa is Clifford Bilyeu." "Clifford? Is that the one that got struck by lightening?" "No. He's the one that got shot!" Great-grandpa Clarance was the one who got struck by lightening while showering off under a spout that was shooting rain water off during a storm. He'd put a bar of soap on the metal woodbox and then lightening struck the house, knocking him off his feet and onto his back. Now, how my Grandpa got shot is a pretty good story. He's always loved to hunt and trap. One turkey season, Grandpa Cliff and his buddy Gary were hunting and gotten seperated in the woods. Grandpa had sat down and leaned up against a tree all decked out in his camo and started calling turkeys. Gary walked up on Grandpa and heard him calling turkeys, but didn't see Grandpa to know it wasn't really a turkey. And yes, Grandpa Bilyeu is very good at calling up turkeys. Grandpa Bilyeu swears he hollard at Gary to let him know that he was there, but Gary never saw him. All Gary saw was the reflection off Grandpa's gun, like the reflection off a turkey's feathers and fired off at Grandpa. The pellets from the bullet started off at his elbow and ran up toward his wrist. No major damage was done, but Grandpa still has a few of those pellets in his arm.
Just in case you were wondering, Grandpa is doing so much better. Today he had a pace maker put in. The doctor was kind of concerned about his liver, but that came back just fine. And Sundays chest x-ray came back okay too. He's starting to walk around but still needs to hold on to someone. Sunday I watched him down a large plate of food with chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes. Not too back considering about a week ago he was still on just liquids because anything else would make him puke. Thanks for all your prayers.
Later.

The Trilogy

2006-06-05T23:13:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Happy birthday to Wells and congrats on his 24th year of life. Oh the things he's seen. Ataris to xbox 360s. Cassettes to ipods. Run DMC to Nelly (but we all know Nelly is a puss). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles to Queer Eye. Here's to another 24 years of rockin' and selling your crap to my husband.
In honor of Wells' birth, we went to Steak and Shake on the south side and then saw the last x-men movie. Good movie. But not good enough to flash your student I.D., when your not, to save two bucks. Wait till your buddy buys it or go see it at the Palace when it finally shows up there in about six months.
Last Friday, Dave, Randi, Ben, Amy and Matt Hawkins and Justin and I went to Ozark to the Bull Riding. More than anything, it was Ben's first rodeo. He was pretty excited. Or at least I brain washed him to think so. Maybe not brainwashed. I don't think you can do that when he's just two months old. But I'll always give it my best. We (Wells and Rachel, Justin and I and Dave and Randi) want him to be a doctor by day and a cowboy by night. Just a couple of suggestions.
Justin Sane.
Later.

Stop Signs

2006-06-01T18:33:00.000-05:00

Hey!
Last weekend, Justin and I spent our Memorial Day at Stan and Joby. They'd smoked a goat named Mikey and Mikey tasted like ham, kind of. He was very good. Stan and Joby set up a nice spread for the Memorial Day festivities. They had a regulatuion size horseshoe rink..I guess it's called a rink. I even commented and said "Are you sure this is regulation size?" Stan was very matter of fact when he said "Hell yeah it is!". So all my doubts were put to rest.
Monday night, we had Justin and Rachel and Nick and Jeralyn over for burgers and chips. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a little blow up pool, hoping that we could soak our feet in the back yard. For the first time since Justin and I have been married, I am so proud of our yard. You can barely see the rut marks from when Justin would park his truck in the front yard. The back yard has just became more homier, with the garden, the mowed grass and thing-a-ma-bob I got at Hobby Lobby that is holding a lantern and a hanging plant. So, we were hoping for a relaxing BBQ and it begins to rain...and hail. That sent us into the house huddled around our coffee table watching Dances with Wolves. I don't think you can watch Dances with Wolves too many times.
I guess there's one crappy thing about our back yard and that's the berry tree. It drops some sort of berry in our yard, right in front of the garage door, and then we track it all over the kitchen and occassionally onto the carpet. But the other three seasons of the year, it's a gorgeous tree.
Grandpa Bilyeu is in the hospital. When I was a sophmore in high school, he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. For about the past two and half years his feet have felt like they're asleep. He can still feel them, but they feel asleep. The week before last he had a reaction to his cemo and started vomiting and was nauseas and soon they found out he was dehydrated. They also found out he hadn't eaten in three days. He complained of pain around his stomach. Tests found he had a blockage in his intestines. Thankfully, the blockage was only scar tissue. However, he's been in the hospital for going on two weeks and he's almost always had a tube running from his nose to his stomach, pumping out this goo from somewhere in his digestive system. When I saw him May 22nd, it was a yellowish brassie color. Today it was a deep grass colored green. Just keep him in your prayers.
Later.

Wreckin' Ball

2006-05-22T17:33:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
Saturday night Justin and I went to Mike and Katie's to help start tearing off a section of their roof that was burnt up by a fire. I guess there was the initial debate over whether it was smoke damage or actual fire damage when they first bought the house. But as the roof was ripped open, there was no denying that that mo-fo had been chared. In all honesty, Katie and I didn't really help alot that night. We were doing our own form of "gettin' ripped". After Hank, the drunkest person I've ever met in my life, did a hack job on Mike and Katie's front lawn with a riding mower, Katie fired up the four wheeler and I hopped on with my beverage of choice and we checked out the mow job. That night I didn't think it looked too bad, but the next morning I came to realize that it looked like a whole fleet of aliens landed in the front yard and left crop circles. Well-not exactly circles.
The next morning, bright and early, Stan (Joby's man) showed up ready to start on the roof again. The girls and Justin were left at ground zero to rip nails out of boards so that Mike's bergade of dogs wouldn't eat or step on any. Eventually Justin ended up on top and fell through the roof into the upstair's bathroom. Fortunately, he managed to grab hold of one of the trusses so that he didn't fall a whole ten feet. Hence, Justin got his wrestler name "Wreckin' Ball". About the second or third time Justin and I came out to Mike and Katie's they kept saying they needed to give us wrestling names because everyone there has a wrestling name. I'm still a little jealous that I didn't get my wrestler name before Justin because everyone knows I'm a lot more likely to end up in a fight anyways.
June 3rd, Melissa and Matt (that we met at Mike and Katie's) will be getting married in the glorious northern gazibo, that was almost destroyed by Crazy Hank and his mower, out at Mike and Katie's. I think it starts at two, but I think I'm wrong because that could also be the time I'm suppose to be at Stan and Joby's next weekend for smoked goat. But I'm sure if you show up at anytime the third of June there'll be someone there.
Later.

Back in Black

2006-05-20T10:26:00.000-05:00

Hey Guys!
I got back on Thursday and I was so happy to finally make it home! I love my Grandma to death but it's so boring out there. She lives outside a podunk little town in B.F.E. and wheat fields as far as the eye can see.
Well-I'm f-in' sick again. I went in to work for about two hours this morning and got bitched at by a couple customers and a couple of my supervisors. Last night I had a fever and woke up feeling crappy, so I thought that was a good enough reason to call it a day.
Rachel left for Haiti on Wednesday. She is going on a medical trip. Everytime I hear of medical trips, I always think of ER. But I think ER's medical trips are in Africa. I could be wrong. Rachel was telling me after she had paid for her trip (which is non-refundable) her mom tried to talk her into not going. Rachel's mom works for Evangel University, which is a Assemblies of God school, so, of course, a missionary scared her about Haiti and told her all the worst possible stories. Maybe Haiti is a little unstable and always in a state of war, but I'm sure Rachel could kick some "a double s".
Later.

The Art of Selling Yourself

2006-05-11T17:55:00.000-05:00

Hey!
Tomorrow is the big day. But none of you heifers have even suggested anything for Justin and Rachel's Maverick. I thought of a couple that I was sure someone would post. Such as, The Ef-er, Cooter Banger, Red Rain, Bernice, Big Red, 23, Dirty South and the list goes on and on. Maybe next time I'll have some better prizes.
Well-Saturday I leave for OOOOOkalhoma. Mom and I in the Chevy 'Bu (Classic). I don't ever call my car "The Classic" because that sounds like an old lady car. I like to call it 'Bu, short for Malibu. But, so this last week I've tried to get a bunch of cds together that both my mom and I would enjoy. The problem that I'm running into is that a lot of the music I enjoy either cusses or talks about "doin' it". My mom is a married woman but is a modest woman. So never once did I ever hear my mom say "I totally just got nailed by your dad!" So-I made a couple of politically correct cds. A little Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Dixie Chicks...skip that polically correct part with the DCs. But it'll be a good eight hour trip.
I'll see you nerds in about a week!