Pioneer Woman Book Tour (Final Edition)

So what was it like meeting the Pioneer Woman? Surreal...yep, just like that. We each had a different experience when we met her.
Becky...cool, calm, collected. I'm sure she carried on a nice conversation with PW but during her signing, I was fighting Cheryl for the Marlboro Man! Becky is a natural...she looks like she meets famous people every day. Doesn't she? I bet she wasn't sweating profusely because of the nerves! (I was!!!)

Cheryl...well, she is just classy. She had the nicest laid back conversation with PW while she signed her books. I bet she wasn't sweating profusely because of the nerves! (I was!!!)

Dawn...well, Dawnie...I'll try to do you justice here. Dawn spent about 3 minutes with PW but somehow managed to tell her whole life story. You would have thought they were best buds &, long, lost friends. Dawn, you continue to amaze me! And I'm pretty sure Dawn wasn't sweating profusely because of the nerves.

Then there's me...I'm not even sure where to start. I was soooo nervous. I mean I was meeting a celebrity and all. I sat down and PW started to sign my books. She was soooo sweet. The first thing she said to me was, "Love your hair." What did I do? I felt like Ralphie in the Christmas Story when he meets Santa. (Click HERE to refresh your memory.) I froze. I kept saying "thank you" with this silly grin on my face. What I should have said was, "Thanks...I printed a picture off of YOUR website and took it to my hair dresser! I wanted my haircut to look just like your friend's!" Oh, and the sweat...as soon as she started to talk to me, my face got hot and I felt sweat dripping off of my forehead and start running down my back. And then it was over...so my chance to impress PW was overshadowed by a silly grin and drippy sweat.

Our night was topped off by meeting the Marlboro Man. He was nice as could be. I won't tell you who shoved me out of the way just so she could touch him (hint: red argyle sweater!). He was everything and more than we expected...except maybe Becky. I think we made her blush when we were talking about him. And since this is a family friendly site, I can't tell you what we said about him.

The night was perfect. Standing in line for several hours wasn't ideal but we entertained ourselves, got to know one another better than we thought we already did, and made some great memories. Plus we got to meet PW and the Marlboro Man.

Pioneer Woman (Part 2)

We wanted to do something special for PW...so we put our heads together and gave her this card...jazzed up a bit.
The front says, "The more I see of man, the more I like dogs...(unless you are the Marlboro Man)!"

Inside, we wrote, "To PW...Our favorite butter lovin', calf nut cookin', picture takin', home schoolin', punk raisin', cow chasin', Charlie lovin', book tourin', cookbook writin' blogger! We love you more than the Wal Marts! With all our love, admiration, and devotion."

The wait to see the Pioneer Woman was long...very long. Hours long. So the gals and I entertained ourselves. We were smashed in a little aisle between a railing and a bookshelf. It was hot. I was dripping sweat. The last thing I wanted was to have a shiny face and stinky armpits when I met PW...but I'm afraid that is how it was.

So this is were we hung out. Nice and cozy...hot and sweaty!

So to entertain ourselves, we tried to see who could pick out the weirdest, oddest or most annoying books. Dawn, here, picked out Wind Power for Dummies. Interesting...nice one, Dawn!

Cheryl picked out "Dirt Cheap: Green Thumb." I'm always one for a bargain, so I give your pick a thumbs up!

There's still more PW adventures to discuss. What did we do when we met her? What did we say to her? Oh my...

Pioneer Woman's Book Tour (Part 1)

Tonight was a blast. My life is forever changed. Some gals from work and I got to meet the Pioneer Woman tonight. I have so much more to write about...because standing in Barnes & Noble for 5 hours creates lots of memories...plus we got to meet our favorite blogger!!

As if it wasn't enough to meet the Pioneer Woman...we got to meet the Marlboro Man, too! It topped off the evening.

Good night, and I will post more tomorrow.

Look Ma...2 Teeth

After A Long Day's Work...

So what does a 3 year old do after a long day's work?
Nothing like stripping down to jeans and hanging out on the couch, watching shows.

Still watching his show...Charlie Brown's Halloween Special...23rd showing in 2 weeks! God love TiVo!

Here's the conversation that took place here:

Me: Camden, where do we live?

Camden: In a hotel!

Me: What?

Camden: Yeah, it's stinky!

Oh, Lord...the sugar rush has kicked in!

When did my sweet little 2 year old boy turn into a 3 year old monster?

Family & Random Thoughts

This past Saturday, we headed to Gridley to celebrate Dad's 65th birthday (a few days early). It was the first time that all 7 grandkids were together. Between Kye's baseball this summer and a bout of pneumonia in September, we we just couldn't coordinate getting them all together.
What does a mellow 11 & 12 year old, two, chatty 3 year olds, 1 happy & 1 fussy baby & a 6 year old who didn't dig picture taking equal? A fun and memorable grandkids picture! It just wouldn't be right if everyone was looking pretty and smiling! That is certainly not reality.

Our first (of probably many) attempts to get a Christmas card picture. I wasn't really feeling it the other day and Durham was screaming about now. At this point, I am kind of holding out for snow so we can get a more festive card. Is that wishful thinking? Actually, I am really hoping & praying for a snow day. I have some TV shows to catch up on and I really would like to lay in bed all day, eating Fun Sized Snickers and doing nothing but watch Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Oprah... That reminds me of last year when some of us were hoping for a snow day...we got out of school for an ice storm and an extreme bout of below zero, ridiculously low wind chills...so much so that our kitchen pipes froze up!

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Other news:

**Kye made the seventh grade basketball team. He was pretty excited about it. Needless to say, our fall/winter will be quite busy as Jordyn's basketball wraps up and Kye's begins.

**I really, really need to lose a lot more of my baby weight. I have done Weight Watchers in the past with much success. I just need to get some motivation to do it. I keep saying..."when life slows down..." But I don't see that happening anytime soon. I've tried to do it here...by myself. That doesn't work for me, so I think meetings will be in my near future.

**Durham's first 2 teeth popped through this weekend. He's starting to roll everywhere. I'm not quite ready for him to be on the move.

**Until next time...

Halloween 2009

Introducing our scary dinosaur and little monkey...