I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE BROOKES ROOM AFTER PLAYING ON LINE FOR A WHILE AND AS I WAS WALKING OUT I KICKED AT THE BLANKET ON THE FLOOR THAT WAS STICKING OUT AND IN MY WAY ( I WAS TRYING TO WALK AROUND MITTENS WHO WAS TAKING UP THE MAJORITY OF THE VERY LIMITED FLOOR SPACE!)  ANYWAYS, IT HAD BEEN STORMING EARLIER AND I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT DAISY HAD BURROWED UNDER THE BLANKET AND ENDED UP KICKING HER.  AS SHE RAN DOWN THE HALL I CALLED HER AND SHE STOPPED SO I WALKED OVER TO HER TO PET HER. AS I LEANED FORWARD I PUT MY ONE LEG OUT BACKWARDS (TO COUNTER BALANCE MY CHEST SO I WOULDN'T TOPPLE OVER!) AND WHEN I DID I KICKED MITTENS IN THE HEAD. SO I STOOD UP TO TURN AROUND TO TELL MITTENS I WAS SORRY AND HIT MY HEAD ON A SHELF THAT IS HANGING UP IN THE HALLWAY!

I LOVE CHRISTMAS PENQUINS

 I JUST COULDN'T RESIST THIS SETUP WHEN I SAW IT. WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS PENQUINS YEARROUND? THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NEVER BEEN TO MY HOUSE....

SO THIS IS DEDICATED TO MY  SISTER WHO MAKES ME ALL MY WONDERFUL LIGHT UP CHRISTMAS PENQUIN PIECES IN THE COLORS THAT I WANT EVEN THOUGH THEY HURT HER EYES! ( I'M ALSO GLAD THAT SHE HAS LEARNED THAT PENQUINS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BLUSH ON THEIR CHEEKS!!) I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE NEXT PIECE FOR MY COLLECTION....... NOW TO JUST FIND SOMEWHERE TO PUT IT.

WELL, I HAVE A NEW HERO.  LAST WEEK I WAS WHINING TO MY BOSS AT THE HOTEL HOW HOT MY PLACE WAS BECAUSE THE AC WASN'T WORKING SO HE SENT  GARY (THE HOTEL MAINTENACE MANAGER )OUT TO MY HOUSE TO LOOK AT IT.  LIKE RUSS, HE SAID THAT THE THERMOSTAT IS WORKING FINE SO HE WENT OUTSIDE TO TAKE A LOOK AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DELAY TIMER? WHEN HE GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL HE CALLED THE HVAC PEOPLE WHO WE USE AND THEY HAD THE PART I NEEDED AND DROPPED IT OFF AT THE HOTEL FOR GARY. GARY CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND FIXED IT ALL BETTER.  YEAH..... IT HAS BEEN WORKING FINE EVER SINCE. NOW THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS SENARIO IS THAT NOW THE HOTEL EXPECTS ME TO BE NICE IN EXCHANGE FOR HAVING DONE THIS FOR ME.  THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE...

OKAY- I'VE HAD IT. IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG HOT SUMMER AND I'M GROUCHY ALREADY!  ONCE AGAIN MY A/C HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK. UGH!!!!!!! UNFORTUNATELY, UNTIL I CATCH UP ON THE UTILITY BILLS I DIDN'T PAY SO I COULD HAVE MY CAR FIXED I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED.  IT USUALLY WAITS UNTIL JULY 4TH WEEKEND TO GET TEMPERMENTAL. STUPID STUPID PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!

TODAYS TOPIC AT THE OFFICE ''WATERCOOLER" WAS CONCERTS WERE HAVE ATTENDED OR WERE GOING TO.  SO, I THOUGHT I WOULD TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY.  THE VERY 1ST CONCERT I EVER WENT TO WAS WHEN I LOVED IN NORTH CAROLINA AND IT WAS PRINCE!  I WAS SO COOL IN MY LEATHER MINI SHIRT AND BLACK SPIKED LEATHER BOOTS!

FROM PRINCE I MOVED ON TO COUNTRY MUSIC. THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW ALABAMA IN CONCERT I ALMOST DROPPED THE BINOCULARS I WAS USING WHEN I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF RANDY OWEN! I'VE GONE TO SEE THEM SEVERAL TIMES.  WHEN THEY PLAYED AT FLCC I TOOK AUDREY WITH ME.  AUDREY AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN.  AND TO MAKE IT COMPLETE RANDY WAS WEARING WHITE PAINTERS PANTS!! LOVE A MAN IN WHITE PANTS!!

WHEN BROOKE WAS YOUNGER I TOOK HER TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONCCERTS RANGING FROM BROOK & DUNN TO BACKSTREET BOYS. BACKSTREET BOYS WERE ALWAYS A FUN TIME WHITH THOUSANDS OF TEENAGE GIRLS SCREAMING.  HEARING LOSS FOR DAYS AFTERWARDS.

I CAN'T FORGET THE TRIP TO PENNSYLVIA THAT I MADE WITH SHAWN AND AMANDA TO SEE TEH GEORGE STRAIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL.  WHILE SHAWN DIDN'T ENJOY IT I HAD A FABULOUS TIME (SORRY YOU GOT STUCK WITH SHAWN AND NOT ME AMANDA......) THERE WERE LIKE 7 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THERE.  THE ONE THAT STANDS OUT THE MOST IN MY MIND IS KENNY CHESNEY - I DO THINK HIS TRACTOR IS SEXY!!!

OF COURSE I CAN'T FORGET THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERTS I HAVE EVER ATTENDED.  DONNY   YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT HOW SOME OF THE WOMEN ACT AT HIS SHOWS - I MIGHT AS WELL BE AT A BACKSTREET BOY CONCERT.  NEXT TIME I TAKE YOU TO A CONCERT DOREEN I EXPECT YOU TO ACT YOUR AGE!!! (HE HE HE) HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THE RIGHT DOOR TOO...

UNTIL NEXT TIME - ROCK ON........

 I HAD AN INTERESTING PHONE CALL AT WORK THIS AFTERNOON.

 I WENT TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND I WASN'T REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT I WAS SAYING AND I SAID "ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE , SHARON SLEEPING!!!!! (YES SLEEPING) AS SOON AS IT CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH I WAS LIKE PLEASE BE SOMEONE UNIMPORTANT. 

WELL IT TURNED OUT TO BE SOMEONE VERY IMPORTANT, AT LEAST TO ME. IT WAS MY FIRST LOVE - RAY.  WHAT AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE. ( YES DOREEN I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING - LEAVE MY SISTER ALONE.......YOU CAN RELAX HE ONLY WANTED SOME INFO ON THE HOTEL)

BOY DID THE CONVERSATION BRING BACK MEMORIES THOUGH.  IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR 25 YEARS AGO THAT WE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME.  IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD REALY BE THAT LONG AGO.  I CAN STILL REMEMBER OUR FIRST KISS - OUR LAST KISS. ALL THE FUN TIMES ( DANCING, MOVIES, CHURCH ON SUNDAY , ROSELAND PARK , PLOWING THE FIELDS!) AH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN...

I GUESS YOU NEVER REALLY FORGET YOUR FIRST LOVE.....

LAST NIGHT I'M IN BROOKES ROOM CATCHING UP ON EVERYBODYS BLOG WHEN SHE HANDS ME HER KITTY BLANKET TO HOLD WHILE SHE CHANGES HER SHEET.  YES, SHE STILL SLEEPS WITH HER BABY BLANKET FAITHFULLY EVERYNIGHT.  FOR BEING ALMOST 21 YEARS OLD THE BLANKET IS IN SUPRISING GOOD CONDITION TOO.  AS I AM TORURING HER BY LETTING MITTENS TOUCH THE BLANKET (HEAVEN FORBID THERE BE MITTENS FUR ON IT!) I MADE THE COMMENT THAT I SHOULD HAVE A FULL SIZE KITTY BLANKET MADE FOR HER FOR HER 21ST BIRTHDAY. HER FACE LIT UP AT THE IDEA. AFTER ALL , DON'T ALL 21 YEARS OLD NEED A FULL SIZE BABY BLANKET?  SO, ALL YOU CRAFTY PEOPLE OUT THERE, HOW DO I GO ABOUT THE VENTURE?