Happy Friday

Hey y'all! Happy Friday to ya. I'm so very glad the weekend is finally here.  Its been a crazy long week.  Honey is driving in tonight and I am so very excited I get to see him and spend time with him tomorrow.  We are headed to the rodeo to see Chris Young!!  I hope y'all have a fabulous Friday and even better weekend!  Cheers!!

 

 

Callin' Baton Rouge

You read that right.  This girl right here will be callin' Baton Rouge May 23rd to see my man, Mr. George Strait.  I am so excited.  I kept trying to tell myself that I would be fine if I didn't see him on his Cowboy Rides Away tour, but I also know that's just a big fat lie.  I have to see him one last time or I will kick myself pretty damn hard for missing out.  So honey and I are headed to Lousiana to see my favorite award-winning singing Texas cowboy...King George. 

Do you think Norma sighs every time he walks into a room?  I would.  I mean seriously...he's a Longhorn fan AND a Cowboys fan.  He plays the guitar, rides a damn horse, ropes and wears a cowboy hat like nobody else.  Let's not even get started with those Wranglers. HAVE MERCY!!

I mean...who wouldn't want to see this...

 

 

Dear God...I'm a total bucket of mush right now. 

Absolutely love this man...

 

 

Sigh...

 

You're welcome!!

 

Yep, I'm giddy..........

 

 

 

 

Parenting

I don't handle punishing my children well at all. I never have. Any time I have had to, I cry when I'm done. Tonight is no exception. I've grounded my son from everything and taken away everything. His world has just been turned upside down by his momma and daddy and he is one very unhappy boy right now. As bad as he is feeling, I think I'm hurting more. I love this kid so much and want him to succeed but his attitude towards school lately just completely sucks. His grades are reflecting that so we did what we thought would impact him the most because nothing else has gotten through to him. How else do you make a 15 year old kid understand how important his education is? I seriously dread the next 4.5 years of school with him. I hate this. I truly hate this. He is a good kid but he just has to change his attitude because what he has going on right now isn't working.  I hate being the bad guy. I don't handle it well. But I know what I'm doing is the right thing and the best thing.  I think about how strict my parents were with us growing up, and I know I need to be stronger,  harder....and not such a softy.  I've gone in his room to check on him since the punishment was handed down and we finished the phone call with his dad. He is in bed already. He has stopped crying. My heart is broken. I hurt for him, but he has done this to himself. No one to blame but himself. I think it's hitting him now.  Somebody please tell me that I'm doing the right thing, that this sting of being the bad guy will go away or become easier for me to handle because damn people, I still have a lot of years left doing this parenting thing!  I think the absolute hardest part for me right now is that I want to go snuggle up with him, put my arms around him, hold him tight...and remind him that I really do love him. But I won't. I will be strong. I will stand my ground. I will be a mom.

This is the part about parenting I really don't like.

The Good Stuff & The Funny Stuff

Between Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter I come across some really good stuff and some really funny stuff.  I love the stuff that makes me laugh out loud...and then continuous giggling cuz it just cracks me up.  That's the best.  Now understand that sometimes its just really stupid stuff that tickles me the right way and it may not tickle you....but I'm sharing it with you anyway.  Ha! 

First up...the good stuff. 

The most beautiful people....

 

 

Have Mercy!  Think Strait...Every.Single.Day...

 

 

 

Next up...truths and the funny stuff

 

Cheers my friends...

Happens more often than I care to admit....

 

 

Doesn't everyone do this?

 

 

This was a continuous giggle because this is SO ME!  My kids will also tell you that I snarl or growl at them when I mean business...its me making sure I'm getting my point across....

 

Love me some Michael Jackson Thriller....

 

 

Ok seriously ladies...how many of you let the shaving go in the winter for long periods of time?  Let's be honest here.  Long britches...what's the point?  I know I have...if I can get past the pokey uncomfortable drives-me-crazy stage and let it get long enough stage.  This just really cracked me up...look at how snooty she is darling, with her curlers and lipstick....(talking in my snooty falooty voice dahling)...

 

 

 

Damn those ducks!

 

 

 

Sadly, this happens more often than I care to admit....

 

 

 

Now, let me just say this...I'm that girl that never ever tried anything but alcohol. Even after I got caught and realized I was cursed with the Berger "red" gene, I was very careful about drinking and not getting caught.  Add to the fact that I was scared to death of my parents and knew they had eyes EVERYWHERE and that I wanted to live for a very long time.  Having said all that, this absolutely cracked me up.  I can totally see my cousin Dina and I in this picture.  Laughing so hard we can't breathe or talk and about to pee ourselves.  I damn sure better not ever find this in any room...but Lordy, I love this kind of laughing...and it tickled me just right when I happened upon it the other day....

   

 

I hope some of these made you giggle or even laugh out loud and I hope y'all had a great hump day Wednesday, free of headaches and cramps!!  Am I sharing too much...so sorry!

 

Love ya babes!!