stuck on you, i've got this feeling down deep in my soul that i just can't lose

i went to clayton thursday and friday so i could babysit noah friday. we spent all day together. he is a very entertaining little person. we went for a walk since it was sooo nice out. when we got downtown he freaked out because he saw the river. he screamed in his little boston accent(not sure where it comes from, he doesn't say his r's or l's quite yet) "the wiva emmy!! the wiva is bue!!" which translates to the river emmy! the river is blue!! i love it when little kids cant say their r's or l's. its so flippin cute!!! noah is actually posing for me here. and saying cheese. but he didnt sit still long enough for me to get another shot... i couldn't resist this pic of fawn, the boxer, and olie, the great dane. they once shared a kennel, back when olie was just a puppy. so they still always sleep with each other even though they know have basically a whole house. its love, what can you say....

home, to a new and a shiny place, make our bed, and we'll say our grace.....

in between football this weekend, billy started refinishing a little table that belonged to my grandfather. it was his candy drawer, so i may have to keep with the tradition. i don't think it will be a hard task.... if anyone has any furniture to be refinished it looks like i know a good place to start....billy has a new hobby.

witches, wet t-shirts, and sarah palin's baby....

here are some more halloween pictures. these are our "before" pics! myself, bobby and catie...

john and catie... aunt sally, bobby and catie...

bobby and catie

aunt sally, dylan (the blind ref), wyatt (the ghost rider) and noah (tigger)

tom, the scary clown...yikes. i had to sit next to him when we played cards. he kept winking at me. scary scary!!

mom and aunt sally with their co-workers...

catie the witch and john the wet t-shirt contest winner...can't blame them there!!
bobby and julie
chris, the host. he was a football player.



john, holding sarah palin's baby. she was there too but i don't have a picture. her advisor said it would not be wise, considering the crowd.

and finally, myself, the rock star midget. i was hangin with sarah palin's baby too. her baby loves all minorities, even the little people.

fun with noah

part of my weekend consisted of hanging out with noah, my cousin catie's 2 year old. we hung out all day saturday, just the two of us and uncle bobby, of course. we played outside, colored and then he took a 4 hour nap, wiped out by all of the excitement of the night before, i am sure. i had to wake the little guy up!

friday i was in clayton and i decided it would be fun to go trick or treating with the kids and john, catie and bobby. it was fun walking down the familiar streets like when i was a kid. and noah was so cute to watch. he said "trick or treat", "thank you" and "happy halloween" at every door, and sometimes even went right inside and made himself comfortable! on the way back home he was pretty tired so he rode on my shoulders all the way back and we chatted about pumpkins, snow and he counted to 13.

it was a great time with him and i am glad we got to hang out together!

clear...

my ipod reads my mind....

it just gave me another awesome workout mix

the pot - tool

out of range - ani difranco

be mine - david gray

wake up - arcade fire

fistful of steel - rage against the machine

sail away - david gray

i feel so amazing, as clear and refreshed as if i just dove into this water!

my own

when you were young
and tiny in my arms
i rocked you to sleep
putting you at ease
away from this big, new world
and to the places you
would dream of in
your sweet little mind

you would cling to me
and call me your own
and i loved you
as if it were true

to watch you grow
is a bittersweet thing -
proud of what you are becomming
but missing when i was your shelter

the things you are going through
are not fair and not right
so when you are feeling hopeless
when you feel you are alone
rest easy in my arms
where you can find peace
and find those dreams once again
and i will love you as my own....

fast times at yearbook high.................

this is "my yearbook photo" from 1998, which is actually the year i graduated...and then again in 1994.. and '92...
and '90....
let's not forget '88
here i am in 1986...

and again in '82

and in 1980...

this is me in 1978...

and again in 1976....

and here in '74...........

and in '72...and in 1970...this is my favorite, from 1968...and looking hot in 1962....and in 1960....
and finally, all the way from 1954...