THIS IS TY.....

enjoying herself, her elephant ear and the music at the county fair last Sunday night.

I'VE BECOME OBSESSED.....

with the movie "Hairspray" (the musical.....not the first one). Here's the official movie trailer for it. It came out last summer; and, yes, that's John Travolta playing the part of a woman. (I thought he did a rather good job, myself.)

I think the whole movie is very entertaining and the music and dancing are awesome. Another one of those Broadway plays made into a movie that I'd love to see ON Broadway. Oh, well.....one of these days, maybe *shrugs*.

(Turn your speakers on and click on the triangle.)

Now, I wasn't quite as old as those teenagers in 1962; but, I WAS old enough that I couldn't wait to BE that old. I was 10 and counting the YEARS until I could drive.....lol.....and the really scary part is that I remember the hairdos, ratted with headbands and those dopey little clip-on, fake suede bows, and clothing styles, sailor blouses and pleated, plaid skirts and dresses. I think that's part of the charm of the movie for me.

I WONDER.....

why, when we change our clocks in the spring and fall, we are, technically, supposed to do it at 2:00 a.m. Who is up at that time? Why not 10:00 the night before or 6:00 the next morning? Why 2:00 a.m.???

ELLIE'S FIRST.....

video seemed to be a crowd-pleaser. Here's another.

I THINK SHE LOOKS.....

a tad peeved. What do you think???

LAUGH, ELLIE, LAUGH.....

I WONDER.....

why do baseball coaches wear uniforms just like the players but basketball coaches don't and football coaches don't and soccer coaches don't and swimming coaches don't?

I WAS SO INTRIGUED.....

by the prairie dogs in Borger. A prairie dog, basically, looks like a giant chipmunk. As a matter of fact, when I showed these pictures to Tylie the other day, that's exactly what she called them. Anyway, they were cute to watch and fairly cooperative when I tried to take their pictures. In the next to the last picture, it looks like a momma and a baby. I took that photo and turned my head. When I looked back, there were TWO babies. So, I took another picture.

UPDATE: I just remembered.....my dad's "handle" was Prairie Dog back when CB radios were all the rage and everyone, not just the semi drivers, had one in their vehicle. Some people (my father-in-law) even had one in their home. Actually, when you think about it, they were the equivalent of cell phones today. Everybody had one and they were always talking to someone on it. Only, you couldn't talk to anyone anywhere in the world who had one; you had to talk to someone who was within the "range" (usually 5-10 miles, or so, I think) of your radio. (Yes, I had one, too. My handle was Movie Star because I wore big sunglasses.)

THE 1150 RIDERS' WEBSITE.....

has been updated. Please check it out. Scroll up on the right for the link.

(For those of you who don't know the story.....our son, Willie, was a member of the 1150 Riders, a very informal group of people who love to ride motorcycles. They were his very best and closest friends. Willie was killed in a motorcycle accident on June 9, 2007 just 4 days after his 28th birthday. He was married and had a little girl, Tylie. Tylie was 2 in August after Willie was killed. His motorcycle buddies wanted so badly to do something, ANYthing, for us after Willie died. They got together and decided to raise some money to put toward Tylie's college education. They were hoping to raise a couple thousand dollars. They raised over $5,800 and started her college fund with that. At that time, they said they were going to do some sort of fund raiser every summer until she went to college. These friends of Willie's worked tirelessly to make that weekend a success. And it was a HUGE success. We have thanked them over and over and it still isn't enough. We are going to make sure that Tylie always knows what they have done for her and, more importantly, WHY they have done it. It is the way that Willie's friends are demonstrating their great love for him. I've put this picture on here before, but I'm going to do it again. These folks deserve all the recognition that I can give them. God bless them all.)

The 1150 Riders and Tylie.

WELL, I CERTAINLY CAN'T.....

put pictures of just three on here. I've got four, so.....here's the other one. Tylie doing a not-too-bad job of coloring.

I'VE BEEN REVIEWING.....

all my photos from the last trip to Borger in anticipation of posting some along with the amusing captions I always manage to come up with. (Incorrect grammar.....I know) There are just too many and the girls are just too cute. Pffffft.....maybe I'll just put 'em all on here. Here are some teasers....

Kristin posing outside Sonic the day I took her to breakfast and then shopping.

Hannah with her lopsided "Flick" smile when I took her to lunch at McD's and then shopping.

And the baby.....Ellie.....this picture speaks for itself. Am I lucky or what??? :-) GBNG (Great Big Nana Grin)

FORGIVE MY ABSENCE.....

I haven't felt very bloggish the last week. I'll be back soon, tho. In the meantime, you can check out some of the blogs and websites I like to look at. There's a list on the right. Scroll down. (errrr.....scroll up)

I LEARNED A FEW THINGS.....

from the two older granchilluns during the past week.

1. I look fat. (true)
2. Hannah is allergic to whipped cream. (not true)
3. "Shush" sounds like "sh*t". (true.....but only if you're 3 1/2 years old)
4. My butt is too big for the potty. (not true) (OK.....perhaps I DO lop over a bit, but the important parts are where they're supposed to be.)
5. The words "I love you, Nana" make my ears happy. (TRUE!)

I HAD AN IDEA FOR A POST.....

about feet back before I went to Texas. Now I can't remember what I was going to say. I need to start writing this stuff down.

ONE LAST POST.....

from Borger. As you all may or may not know, I'm down here in Borger for a specific reason. Well, TWO specific reasons, really. In the beginning, the reason I was coming at this particular time was for Kristin's dance recital.

Then, since I was going to be here this week and Shannon could use me to keep the girls out of the way, she scheduled the packers to be here this week. They were busy beavers today; but, they didn't get it all done by any means. Today they packed stuff out of all the closets and cupboards and some drawers. Tomorrow they come to load all the stuff they packed today onto the truck.

SOOOOOO...........after tomorrow sometime, I won't be able to post until I get back home which will be late Sunday evening. I'll most likely be too pooped by then to even want to look at the computer. I WILL have stuff to post, tho, when I get back to it. With these girls, there's always PLENTY to talk about (or, at least, quote.....LOL)

I'M BACK IN BORGER.....

and it's hotter than a chili pepper (one of those lethal ones); I've been shopping with the girls (that really should go without saying); and, we're all just kinda puttin' in our time until the packers and movers come to pack and move so we can head on over to the local Best Western to put in our time until dance recital time and then to the airport the next day for our last flight out of Texas; me back to Indiana and all the Biggses on to Washington state.

WEAR CLOTHES.....

wash clothes, dry clothes, wear clothes, wash clothes, dry clothes.....eat, wash dishes, dry dishes, eat, wash dishes, dry dishes.....changes the sheets, sleep, wash the sheets, change the sheets, sleep, wash the sheets.....pick up, dust, vacuum, pick up, dust vacuum..........Doing housework is like stringing beads on a string with no knot.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES.....

Turn your sound on and let it load before you watch the whole thing.

HA!.....I LEARNED TO DO SOMETHING NEW.....LOL

Let this run through once and then come back and watch it again. It won't have any starts and stops in it.

TOO COOL.....

via videosift.com

WELL, RYAN AND SHANNON (a.k.a. "Small Town Kids Make Good").....

bought a house last week. Here it is.

I think it looks like a keeper. They have a fantastic view of Birch Bay and the Canadian Rockies.

Tony and I are going to take two weeks this summer and drive out there. Should be an interesting trip. We're looking forward to it.

FROM TIME TO TIME.....

I will be having a guest poster. Please welcome:

MAXINE

THIS MADE ME LAUGH.....

I was walking past the mental hospital the other day, and all the patients were shouting, "13....13....13." The fence was too high to see over, but I saw a little gap in the planks and I looked through to see what was going on. Someone poked me in the eye with a stick. Then they all started shouting "14....14....14..."

I MANAGED TO KEEP.....

Tylie out of the baby doll's stroller. But then I turned my back.....

HANNAH'S HULA HOOP SKIRT.....

This needs no explanation.

SMILE AND SAY "CHEESE".....

These girls are too funny. They will use any excuse to pose in front of a camera. Of course, I'm only TOO willing to take their pictures. I don't need much of an excuse to get the camera out. While I was down there, we went on ONE ginormous shopping spree. And they wanted to pose with their favorite things they got that day. Kristin got a REAL MP3 player. One that she had been after her mother to get her but that her mom thought she wasn't old enough for. Mom.....you shoulda told me. I need to ask Kristin if her mom has downloaded some music for her.

Hannah got a dress-up outfit. There weren't many to choose from in the aisle where we were looking; but, I thought this one was pretty cute. And she did, too. Unfortunately, they didn't have it in her favorite color, purple. Fortunately, they DID have high heels in her favorite color, purple. Who cares that they don't match? NOT US!!!


Runway Magazine should be callin' us any day.

*BEAMING WITH PRIDE*.....or IF THE SHOE FITS.....

Ryan, the son-in-law, had his car shipped from Texas to Bellingham and when it got to Bellingham, it was dropped off at a tow company so that they could store it and then come and pick him up when he got into the airport. So, Ryan flies into Bellingham, calls the tow company and they come to pick him up. On the way back to drop the gentleman off at the tow company, the man says to Ryan, "I just have to ask you one thing. What kind of big shot (my emphasis) gets his car shipped all the way from Texas to Bellingham, WA and then gets picked up at the airport with his car? The guys in the office (at the tow company) had a bet going. Some of us thought you were some big shot (my emphasis) with customs moving up here while some of the others thought you must be some big shot (my emphasis) at one of the oil refineries up here." Ryan then replies, "Well, I guess it's the latter." :-)

AUNT SHANNON MADE.....

a headband for Tylie and sent it home with me. Here she is modeling it. (I had to cut Papaw out of this picture.....he had his eyes closed!!) Papaw says he thinks her hair is turning blonde. I don't think so.....let's vote. Who thinks blonde and who thinks red??

Here's a good one of Ty and Papaw. And I just realized.....there's a picture of her dad on the fireplace back behind them. That's Willie's senior picture.
She loves her headband, Aunt Shan!

I'VE STILL GOT.....

enough pictures from Texas for two or three more posts. I've also got some pictures from my brother's trip to Orange County, New York (hint, hint) that I hope will be an interesting read. Keep checking back.....