Kitty Picture Corral

I have been collecting some kitty pictures and thought would share some of the cute ones~

 

This definately happens to me!

 

 

Just a funny

 

 

Add fabric on that list and this is me~

 

 

 

Made me smile

 

 

 

The funny things they do!

 

Would make for an awesome tattoo

OWN THAT SHIT!

It seems to me that people don't own the things they say and the things they do. If it is a good thing, they are all over it like white on rice, if it is a bad, stupid, dumb ass thing, they try and shine that on. Like "what?" I don't know what you are talking about it.
I just wish that people would own the shit they say and the shit they do~ So I found some pictures and sayings that just tap in to how I feel about this, so here goes...

If you ask me a question, be prepared for an answer you might not like. If you are a true friend you will want the truth.  I WILL tell it to you. 

It amazes me that the people that are the backstabbing dilholes, think they get away with it. They think they can talk shit and trash you and that you will never find out.  I am glad they live in their bubble of delusional brilliance. It makes it more fun because they seem to be oblivious to my sarcastic response... :D

That saying "keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I just as soon, get rid of the enemies and the negative baggage they bring. Maybe they should call them enemas, instead of enemies..  get rid of that shit!

I can relate to this, but it will be my pleasure to be sarcastic and rude if the occasion calls for it!

Then you get the people that don't realize you are being rude and sarcastick because they think you don't know what stink ass, backstabbing turds they are. Oh, but you do.. you do.

I do believe that what you put out, you will get back, times 3. So if you are insecure about yourself, and bad mouth others to make yourself feel better, if you are just mean and get off on treating people like shit, Karma will find you. You won't know when, that makes it awesome~



Just know, I will call you out, and I won't have a problem telling you to your face. I don't need friends like that and I sure as hell don't want them.

Faith in humanity

Today my father went with me to a Dr Appt. On the way we have nice chats, for the most part. He brought something to my attention. He told me that he thinks that today's kids are more cruel today, than of days gone by. For some reason this got me to thinking of a story I saw on FB about some teen boys that had hung a puppy. They had smiles on their faces, like they were proud of what they had done, thought it was funny or cool. It broke my heart. I had to hide the post, I couldn't look at it. Supposedly it was taken a couple years ago, but that doesn't make it any easier to see. I have also heard about another "fun" pastime that some people seem to think is cool... kitten stomping. Makes me nauseous just talking about it.
Do these young people lack any kind of concsious, any empathy? How do they live with themselves. Are they monsters at home. Is the public the chosen few that get to see this behaviour?  How do these young people learn these horrendous patterns.
I never understood how a child could see something being beaten and think it is alright. Don't they have a twinge inside themselves that say, "don't do this, this is wrong in so many ways". Even if that is what they are seeing their parents do. All of this "leaned condition" makes me want to vomit. You either know something is right or something is wrong. Don't most people have that sense? That brings up this.. I don't want to hear that they see their parents are telling them it is alright so they do it. There are children raised in vile situations that totally go the other way and never do this kind of crap.
This makes me almost lose hope for our future generations. I think the US is going to hell in a handbasket, but can you imagine having these youngsters running our government and military, etc.. It makes me weep. I hope things change for the better, but the way things are going now, I am glad, I hopefully, won't be alive to see it.
I guess I am just kind of rambling, but I had to get this off of my chest. It has just been popping up, here and there. Maybe I will get some peace now, I can't change it and I can't fix it.. I can only do the best I can with those I live with and those I love and those who are my friends. Here's to hope: hope that things change and that my "Faith in Humanity" isn't a lost cause.

Bike Rally Fun

Some people will look at me and say, "no way, she doesn't look like a bike rally type gal!" I am here to set the record straight. I really enjoy going to Bike Rally's. My favorite, and I have only been to a few, I will admit, is Hogrock. We have been going to this rally for about 11 years. I don't always go twice a year, June can get pretty hot and those that know me, know that the heat and I just don't get along that well. It totally saps my energy. Though I will rally and try and hang with the crew.

The Original Hogrock Crew

Ron, Emily, Terri and Eric

There are few things more fun than sitting at your camper, drinking your favorite drink, with shots of tequila in between, watching people who are just as drunk, riding their bikes!

Oh, the laughter we have had at Hogrock, at other peoples stupidity! A quick thanks to those nameless many! Thank You, Thank You!!

There is also the joy of being able to laugh at those in our own group!

       Ron being free and easy with Brian

Brian playing hard to get with Emily

Kissy face Eric.. and me looking like
I drank to much the night before~

                                                                                                                                    

Das Irrenhaus

                          (The MadHouse)

 

                                                                     

Hanging with my Home Slice

I am not sure, but I think Ron is doing that wrong???

Two Chicks and a Harley
can't get much hotter than that!

I know that many people think that bike rally's are full of druggie, bike gang, nasty ass people. They think that all is done is rape, robbing and pillaging! lol Yes, I said pillaging.

But this isn't true. We haven't even seen a fight. I have seen some sexual activity.. which did not gross me out, I just kept going on my way. There is a lot of drinking and nudity. But the whole thing is just a bunch of fun! I really enjoy going and I am glad that friends we have, enjoy going too!

If you are wanting to go to a bike rally, but are scared because of the rumors, just go for the day, give it a shot, you might find that you really enjoy it, and that you have a little freak flag to fly of your own! Try and get your bestie to go with you, if you can. 

My bestie Emily!

If your lucky you will leave with having had a handful of righteous boob and NO hangover!

Ode to a "Lovin' Man"

~I'm Sexy And I Know It~

I can't begin to describe how much I feel for my "Lovin' Man". Saying I love him just doesn't quite seem to do it justice. How do you describe the feelings you have for someone, who has come into your life and just loved you. Loved you and your son, unconditionally. Has had no problems with your quirky ways and your "nuttier than a squirrel turd" family? I know he came from a quirky family himself, so that probably does have something to do with it. He has put up with so much and still loves me. 17 years in April and it doesn't seem like it. I just am amazed at how he just goes with the flow of the things that are going on. He has been there through my illness and surgeries.  Such unconditional love amazes me. I look at others in relationships and there are few that compare to what I have with "Lovin' Man".  Not that I don't realize how lucky I am, but it just reaffirms it. I have heard it said that "the grass is greener on the other side".. I think we are the other side. I love my life. I love my family and I am more thankful everyday, that I have a man such as him, in my life. Now, don't get me wrong, we have had squabbles and have been mad at each other, but out of the 16 years of our relationship, I can count the times we have had an actual fight on one hand.  I think that is pretty damn good. My favorite part is when he tells me he loves me and how beautiful I am, even when I look like something one of the cat's drug into the house, and he means it!
So I just want to say to my "Lovin' Man".. thank you, you will never know how much you mean to me, because I can never actually put it into words.

Wise Women

Wise Women

There is one thing that women have, I truly believe this. It is women's intuition. My mother had it in spades. I mean that woman, knew your number the first time she met you. You can ask my family on here, they can attest to it! (well the family that knew her) While I don't have it as well as she did, I did get some extra "umph" from her. Now there are some people on here, thinking coughbullshitcough. Well my friend, you should not doubt. I can get a good read on people the first time I meet them if it is for a significant period of time.. Some of you might want sock that away for future reference...

Oh the tangled web...

Well my little kitties, today's blog is about drama.

Now, who couldn't see a break up coming, raise your hand? I didn't even know anything about them and could see this coming a mile away. When a third party is involved, you know that something is going to blow up. Someone is going to get burned. You would have to be deaf and blind not to see or feel this coming.  I think it is kind of funny, the "oh so sad" kind, not the "funny haha" kind of funny, that an outside couple could see such a disaster coming and the three invovled couldn't.

Now, I know there is more to this than anyone knows, except those directly involved. I also believe that no one is innocent and all involved have at least one finger in that pie! I have theories on a situation like this.

First: If you are a third party in a relationship and you feel and smell tension between a couple.. back away slowly.. when you get to the door, RUN!

Second: If you didnt do anything wrong and it just looks bad, back away slowly, when you get to the door, RUN ~ because no matter how the situation is spun, you are going to be the big fat stinky turd in the middle. The cause of all the strife. The scapegoat. The patsy!

Three: When you become the big fat stinky turd in this totally fucked up situation, you will not just lose the friendship of the couple. You will lose the friendship of all those that you hung around with. If nothing else, all the trust. Tearing apart more friendships, therefore, causing even more drama. Whew... that was alot to say!

Four: If your intention was to break them up, own up to it. You wanted someone and by god, you didn't care who you stepped on to get it. Stand up, be proud, you just might end up with that trophy. Remember though, the grass is always greener on the otherside of the fence, until you realize it is fertilized with bullshit.


Five: The couple in the relationship should try the best to make sure that innocent parties are not blamed, if friendship is all that was involved. Don't ya just hate being a patsy, if you were really only a peggy?

Oh the tangled web you weave when you stick your dick in someone else's wife, or you put your puss on some other woman's husbands dick... or something like that!

You get my drift.. all actions have consequences, make sure they are worth it, in all decisions you make, and that you can live with those decisions with a clean conscious. If you have done nothing wrong, smile and walk on~

My Beautiful Mother

Thanks to my mother:

I want to say thanks to my Mother, even though she is no longer with me.

Thanks for teaching me to be the woman I am today. The mother that I became and the daughter that I hope you were proud of.

Thank you for teaching me to say what is on my mind, brutally honest if need be, but honest still the same.

Thank you for teaching me to love my son the way that you loved Tim and I, with hugs and kisses all of the time and telling us that we did good or looked nice, to build up our self esteem.

Thank you for standing up for me when you thought I needed it, and taking me down a peg when I needed that also.

Teaching me right from wrong and the all about the grey area in between, that life isn't always rosy and that you just have to roll with the punches and or roll up your sleeves and get shit done!

Thanks for teaching me that I have self worth, that no man is worth taking shit from, and that I will be loved for being me and there isn't a man worth it, who treats me like I am less than.

All of these Thank You's, can't even begin to show the love that I feel for you. The appreciation I have for all you have taught me and the loneliness I feel without you.

The beautiful mother I will always remember

Happy Mother's Day~

Like you need a reason...

"Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods."

~Christopher Hitchens

Seriously cool!!

~Gotta Have Catitude~

And that says it all!!

The Crazy Cat Lady

The crazy cat lady ~ that is what my "Lovin' Man" said I am going to turn in to. I have been pondering this statement, and decided that I don't know if that is a bad thing! I love my sweet girls. They are so onery and lovable at the same time. The make me smile all day long and it doesn't matter whether they are being good or a bad.

I think that one thing a pet owner/lover knows, that those without pets, don't is that unconditional love that they give. Pets don't even realize how much they do for us, spiritually and emotionally and some of us physically. When you feel down, they seem to know and want to make you feel better, either by snuggling up to you or by trying to make you laugh. Somehow they just know. I wish that more humans had the compassion and empathy that animals have. I wish more humans had the capacity of love that animals have, and that those same humans would share it with others. I think the human race could really take some pointers how from animals.

Now, I also have one cat that is real tempermental. She has CATITUDE! The kind of cat that you buy three different cat foods for and she would be like "I would rather have the kind you didn't buy".. even if she did like the other three! She is Ms Kitty Fu ~ Queen of the House. GlidaBelle is just a mellow cat, who goes with the flow. She is the "Whatever" cat.. whatever makes everyone happy. Then there is Ffiona who is the youngster of the group. I think though that she might try and swipe the title of Queen. We will have to see...

UPDATE: Two more kitties at the corral! I have a Hazel Mae or as we call her Crazy Hazey and when have Lux. I am trying to get another baby.. but hubby isn't really wanting it and I need to take his feelings into consideration. He is such a wonderful hubby, he deserves consideration.

These different characteristic are what make my life so filled with smiles. Pain, sadness, whatever it is.. those little characters make me smile. I am thankful every day for those little meows and growls and sniper attacks. 

 ~ Meow.. from The Crazy Cat Lady

Unconditional Love

Lately, I have been down. I haven't been able to do much because of health reasons. While I was pretty much laid up, it was my girls that made me smile at least once a day. I can't express enough, how those little four legged ladies kept my spirits up. If I didn't have a furry little cat looking at me and those little meows, tinkling in my ears, I think I would have went stir crazy. The babies meowing at me at dinner time, made me want to get up and feed them, how could I let those little furballs of love go hungry, they counted on me.. I am MOMMy and they want their mommy! They need their Mommy. I think when you feel needed, when your children are grown up and really doing their own thing, and your hubby and father, they think they are too old or too stubborn to ask for help. Those little Blessings from the Goddess wanted their mom.

Feeling GlidaBelle, snuggle up against me at night, wanting in her spot against my chest. Waiting for my rubs on her chest and back. That is her spot.. she needs her rubs.

 Ms Kitty Fu.. wanting the validation of being Queen of the House. She wants her fair share of love, hearing my voice tell her that she is the 1st and rules the roost.

 My baby Ffiona mewing at me that supper time is here, and she is hungry. She is a little squirt and she can't wait.. always wanting it now.

I don't know what it is about pets that just make a person feel better, how they know your moods and if you need attention and love, but they do. Love of a a pet makes you feel better no matter how bad you feel, I am soo thankful for my little girls. No matter what they do. I am blessed to be an animal lover and to be loved back, unconditionally by them, in return!

I Love Red Lipstick

I don't know what it is about lipstick that makes me feel better, but when I am feeling blue, lipstick seems to help. Red Lipstick even better! I just love red lipstick. I can't seem to figure out the rules that some people wish us to follow, when it comes to lipstick and makeup, like you can wear this shade if you are pale or dark, is your skin yellow toned, cream, blah blah blah. To be honest I don't give a cat's butt about the "instructions" or rules. I am going to wear whatever color lipstick that I want. I am going to pick those colors that are taboo for a red head or a woman with freckles. I am a rebel, that way! Yeah, I am bad ass!

The lipstick I am jonesing for right now is Ruby Woo by MAC. I think MAC stands for Major Ass Cash. Meaning: babe, you better be coughing up some cheddar to pay for that. (How gangsta do I sound?) lol So, I am saving up for my Ruby Woo.. and then I am going to be feeling fine. OMGosh, maybe lipstick is my crack? So I guess the rest of my makeup.. eye shadow and blush and mascara is just to get by on, until I put that HO RED LIPSTICK on! Then I am awesomeness, even if it is just to myself! I will be rocking that red lipstick, even if it is just in my mind. I am fearless that way.

And I will be feeling fine~

Ginger's Unite!

Oh NO.. a ginger in the tub!!

I was reading a blog (4Hens&aRooster) the other day. Mother Hen had posted about her daughter being dubbed by classmates as a Ginger.  When I was growing up, I had such a hard time, but it was mostly from family. Family being the older aunts and uncles, grandparents and such. The kids in the family didn't really tease me. I had all the nicknames, that I hated, and what made it even worse is that I was the only "totally ginger" in the family. I was the only child in our family that had red hair. Straight up redhead!

My brother and I, he.. brown.. me ginger. lol

Don't mess with a ginger, she will poke your eye out!

 In grade school I didn't really get teased.. or hell, it has been to long for me to remember. So, if I did, I wasn't scarred for life. :D

If the hair doesn't scare you, the teeth should!

It wasn't until jr high that I started noticing the LOOKS. I can't even remember anyone else in my jr high having red hair. I think it kept me from having boyfriends. I know I am not monkey butt ugly, so I don't think it was looks. I had a good amount of friends, so it wasn't my personality. It had to be the red hair. High School wasn't much different. Through out high school I had maybe four boyfriends, and the last and longest one was a ginger also. Funny how that worked out. That little romance changed me forever though. To this day, I would not date a man with red hair. I seriously think it is because of the last high school boyfriend thing. It went south and my attractions to gingers went with it. Not that I don't think gingers are beautiful or handsome.. just can't date them.

If we had had kids, they would have been gingers ~ definately.

I really started realizing how special being a ginger was, when I was in my 20's. To bad we have to go through all of the other stuff before we realize how lucky we are. I have met women who would kill to have the color of hair I had when I was growing up. Hell, I wish my hair was that color now. Damn old age, damn you to hell! Thank goodness for Sally's Beauty supplies, I can still be pretty close to my natural color. Can I get an Hell Yeah!!

It seems to me that in this day and age, that Ginger's are more sought after, natural ones, even more so. You have actresses such as Julianna Moore, Bryce Dallas Howard, Christina Hendricks & Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley-Harry Potter), just to name a few.

I guess now I am rambling, so I will wrap this up. Some things from Mother Nature are a gift. When we are young, we sometimes don't realize how lucky we are to be blessed with these precious gifts. It takes a few years and learning to love ourselves, then we realize how lucky we are.

Gingers are special. We are a rare group of people.

WE ARE SPECIAL!

Please embrace that red hair and those freckles.

Gingers Unite!

(And remember, the next time someone calls you "Carrot-Top" tell them,

Carrot Tops are green ~ Einstein!

Terri .. a Ginger

and proud of it!

Naked Cooking with "Lovin' Man"

One thing I do love about having an empty nest, we can do what we want, when we want, where ever we want, however we want. I know as an adult you are supposed to be able to do that anyway, but when you have children, there just ain't no way! Yes, I said ain't! So tonight we decided to bake our Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread tonight.

 The best part about it, WE CAN DO IT NAKED!!  (Only going to show the arm! The rest is just for me!)

 

I know, we are odd and twisted and a bit freaky, but that is the way we roll! We paint that way, we clean that way.. make the bed. You name it, we usually do it naked.. at home of course!

Your bedroom always looks better, after it has been painted by a naked "Lovin' Man".

You can have a beautifully painted living room with great eye candy actually doing the painting!

Now personally, I never thought I would run around naked.. and to be honest, I usually have jams on. I do INSIST that "Lovin' Man" be naked, as soon as he walks in the door!

If I have had a bad day, the site of him in the buff always makes me smile and I know that the rest of the evening will be okay! 

If you are reading this and you happen to be a couple, that have your house to yourself, live a little ~ run around naked!

Oh by the way: This is how amazing your Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread can look, when you bake naked!

YUMMY!