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Hello Phoenix Readers.  ;-)

It’s Thursday. I hope everyone’s week thus far has been amazing. I’ve had a couple of great nights this week, and hope to have a few more before the weekend is over.

I’m not real sure how I feel about the new iPhone update. It feels very Fisher Price. Don’t think I like that much, but we’ll see. I’ll give it a few days before I pass actual judgment.

 

But I kinda like the new way my house looks on the map app…

The red line marks our property. 5.5 acres. The orange circle is the bear pit. My son loves to fight with swords in there. The yellow circle is the track. Yep, we have a track.

I’m headed to one of the local race tracks this weekend. So excited. Been a while since I’ve gotten to play with or watch the cars. Got a good group of people going. Yay for Saturday track nights.

Hope everyone is having a great week. And as a friendly blogger reminded me just the other day, there are only 97 shopping days left till Christmas.  Thanks Suthern! :-)

Know what I love about Race Day?

When I can’t attend the race, the NASCAR app is the next best thing. Know why?

Cause I can follow my driver like this…..

In this case, my driver happens to be the leader, so the two bubbles are on top of each other. :-)

Or…I could ride along with Kyle and see what he sees out his windshield…

I can watch the race live on TV, and then ride along with The KBShow on my phone. It’s awesome! Love this app.

…and then Kyle wins at The Glen!!!

So proud of him. Ambrose dominated most of the race, but Kyle showed us just how great he really is. People can complain and talk bad about him all they want, but he is a great racecar driver. And that is why I love him. Well, that and he’s a fun/funny guy outside of the track. And his wife is amazing!

Bummed for a bunch of other drivers. Ambrose. I hated seeing him wreck. Gordon. Another one that didn’t deserve to be taken out. Kahne. The list goes on. Road courses are tough. And the drivers know it could end badly. And sometimes it does.

Congrats to Kyle. Love seeing the KBShow in action.

April Photo-A-Day (Part 2)

Howdy!

Here’s the rest of April. (Click here to see the first half).

 

If you want to play along, download the Instagram app on your iPhone/iTouch/iPod. And I heard they now have it for the ‘droid. The app looks like this…

 

Here’s the second part of the month…

~ April ~

 

Day 16: flower - This flower hangs on the wall in the patio of the house I’ve been at for a few weeks. It’s a beautiful flower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 17: Something you don’t like - Ew. This Sauerkraut is in her fridge. This is the perfect example of “ick”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 18: Hair - This little guy (his name is Widget), just got his first haircut that day. He looked a bazillion times better. He’s going to be a superstar. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 19: Orange - This is one of the cats at the ranch. There are several in this matching team, so I can’t tell them apart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 20: Something you drew - This is my attempt at “fishing”. Stick People art is where it’s at.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 21: Bottle - This bottle sits on the shelf in her kitchen. There appears to be something appealing about it. I wonder what it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 22: The last thing you bought - Jack in the Box. I heart this place. I eat there at least one meal a day, five days a week. It’s gross, I know, but I’m not overweight, so I’m allowed. :-D

 

 

 

 

 

Day 23: Vegetable - Ewwww. This is in the freezer, and there’s no way in a thousand years you’d ever get me to eat this. Eww @ veggies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 24: Something you’re grateful for - the relationship between RJ and I. It hasn’t been this good since he was four.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 25: Looking down - This is what I saw when I looked down into my glass.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 26: Black + White - Meet Bruce. He likes to wave.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 27: Somewhere you went - Didn’t do this because I was distracted by FUN company. And we didn’t leave the bedroom house.

Day 28: 1pm - At 1pm, I wasn’t looking at the clock. See day 27.  :-)

Day 29: circle - I saw LOTS of circles this day, but didn’t happen to capture photos of any of them. :-(

Day 30: Something that makes you sad - Meet Max. He’s an old Yellow Lab, who’s had a lot of good years in the business. He has several titles under him name, but when it comes to snakes, he’s just a big puppy. Curious about everything, I’m sure he snuck his nose into a hole, bush, or maybe even just bent down to smell it in the open air. Unfortunately for him, the rattlesnake didn’t happen to appreciate the invasion of his space.

Rattlesnake bites are a bummer, and sometimes dangerous,so until the swelling goes down, this guy looks unhappy.

 

 

 

That’s it, Readers! That’s all of April. But fear not, the game for May has already begun. Here’s the game board…

Go check it out. Play along. It’s fun to see what everyone’s interpretation of the day’s photo is. Try it.

April Photo-A-Day (part 1)

Hi Readers!

We completed March’s Photo-A-Day, and I promised I’d play along for April. I even talked Sis into playing along.

If you want to play along, download the Instagram app on your iPhone/iTouch/iPod. And I heard they now have it for the ‘droid. The app looks like this…

Here’s the first part of the month…

~ April ~

 

Day 1: Your reflection - Playing outside with the dogs, I caught a glimpse of myself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2: Color - My poppies at work are back. So excited!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 3: Mail - This is where RM#1 puts my mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 4: Someone that makes you happy - Obviously, Kyle Busch makes me happy. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 5: Tiny - This butterfly was tiny.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 6: Lunch - The Easter Bunny brought this to a coworkers house, who in turn, brought it to me. Yay for M&M’s and NASCAR! And the Easter Bunny. ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 7: Shadow - Kasey’s shadow makes a wolf shape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 8: Inside your wallet - The inside of my wallet is not exciting, I promise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 9: Younger you - Yes, I shamelessly posted a photo of me from when I was a youngster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 10: Cold - This icepack is freeeeeeeeeeezing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**No photo for today. I ate at Jack In The Box that morning, but failed to get a photo of it. Apologies.**

 

 

Day 12: Stairs - These stairs are a work in progress. Eventually, there will be pretty landscape around them.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 13: Something you found - I found jeans that fit. So tired of wearing jeans that are too big or too worn out. Yes, that’s a size 2. Don’t hate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 14: How you feel today - I felt kind of empty headed. It was a weekend day, so didn’t have anything to focus on. Other than relaxing and taking a nap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 15: Sunset - Sunset was at 7:27p that day. :-)

I caved. Don’t judge.

Here it is, y’all.

Yep. I did it. I caved and bought an iPhone. My iThingy was great. I spent much more time on it than I did my regular phone (mostly because the internet on my phone wasn’t “G”), so figured I’d go ahead and add them together. I got tired of carrying around a phone and an iThingy.

I changed service providers and changed phone numbers. Fresh start. I’m excited. Nervous, but excited.

I haven’t gotten a case for it yet. I ordered one from Amazon, but it hasn’t arrived yet. Can’t wait to get it so I can stop worrying about breaking it. I’ve already dropped it once, on it’s face. I wanted to scream. Then I realized it didn’t have a scratch on it, so vowed to be more careful until the case arrives.

Are there any apps that I need to know about? Anything YOU can recommend?

March Photo-A-Day (part 2)

Here is the second half of March’s game. To see the first part, click ----> here <----

If you want to play along, download the Instagram app on your iPhone/iTouch/iPod. The app looks like this…

Let’s start where we left off…

Day 15:  This is JK’s car. My favorite car. One I have surely missed over the last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 16: My sunglasses got to see some amazing things when they were in Vegas for the race a few weekends ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 17: I had to get down low to take pictures of this short legged guy. He SERIOUSly looks good in this green grass.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 18: This bookshelf sits in the corner of our guest bedroom. RM#1 has read all of these. I’ve read none.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 19: This funny little Great Horned Owl was four weeks old when I took this. Funny little guy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 21: I couldn’t pass these up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 22: RM#1 is very OCD about EVERYTHING. Including the kitchen sink. The faucet MUST MUST MUST line up directly with the center of the sink. AT.ALL.TIMES. *sigh*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 24: This little guy and his sister were back for another round of that TV show everyone seems to be so hooked on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 25: This was my breakfast one morning. Don’t judge. Sometimes bacon and eggs just don’t sound good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 26: My house key. This was given to me the same day I moved in with RM#1. Of course, NASCAR. Would I have anything else?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 27: This planner is amazing. I got it here. Check it out. My entire life is documented inside these pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 28: Sometimes, when you’re shooting a commercial with puppies, things get thrown out by mistake. And when that happens, someone has to dig through the trash to find them.

 

 

 

 

Day 29: Sis says this doesn’t look like my feet, but it is. Lovin’ this polish color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 30: This is one of my favorite toys. It’s not my MOST favorite toy, cause it would be wrong to post a photo of THAT (wink, wink), so this is the next best thing. It has provided me with some amazing photos. I miss playing with it. Wish I had one of my own.

 

 

 

 

 

That’s it, folks. An entire month completed.

Y’all ready for April? It started today. Go check it out. Play along.