50 ODD Things about you!

50 ODD Things about you! Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!

1. Do you like blue cheese? No
2. Have you ever smoked heroin? No
3. Do you own a gun? Yep
4. Your favorite song? It changes daily
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Nah
6. What do you think of hot dogs? No thanks
7. Favorite Christmas song? I cant think of any right now
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? anything but coffee
9. Can you do 10 push ups? Doubt it
10. Favorite thing about the 80's? My hair, it was big. Oh, and my colorful array of Rocky Mountains
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Probably my star ring I made in college
12. Favorite hobby? maybe not favorite, but only hobby seems to be working on Relay for Life. 15 more days!!!!!!!!!!! woo hoo!!!!
13. Secret weapon to get the opposite sex? I dont think the girls are a secret
14. Do you have A.D.D ? Probably
15. What one trait do you hate about yourself? I usually dont finish things I start, but that might just mean I start too many things
16. Middle Name? LEA
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? Im tired, need to re-write my Relay program, alpha order all the luminaries, unpack from this weekend, go thru my notes from today, but I think Ill just wash my face and go to sleep
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday? choc milk shake, Raspberry margarita, breakfast taco
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Vitamin Water....and maybe water
20. Current worry right now? RELAY!!!!! How will it ever all get done????
21. Current hate right now? The fact that I dont have 45 people on my Relay For Life committee, oh-and making my car payment
22. Favorite place to be? ...at mom's, when she is cooking
23. What did you do yesterday? did a radio interview!!!!!! picked up money and luminaries, delivered them, worked at HEB, meeting with Activities committee, attended Shirley's goodbye party
24. Where would you like to go? I would like to go to Blanco's Relay For Life this weekend, oh-and to see Randy Rogers tonight in Chicago
25. Name three people who will complete this. Not sure
26. Do you own slippers? Nope
27. What shirt are you wearing? grey sweatshirt (that Jared bought me at the coast this weekend, because it was so stinking cold there!)
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No
29. Can you whistle? No
30. Favorite color? PURPLE
31. Would you be a pirate? NO
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? ANYTHING on the radio, or in my head
33. Favorite girl's name? Arah
34. Favorite boy's name? Depends...
35. What's in your pocket right now? no pockets
36. Last thing that made you laugh? my IM with Robin
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Seasame Street, or anything flannel
38. Worst injury you've ever had? I broke my toe once
39. Do you love where you live? ummmm....I guess
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 4 (2 in my bedroom! hahaha)
41. Who is your loudest friend? Im afraid Im usually the loud annoying one in a crowd
42. Do you have a dog? yes, two
43. Does someone have a crush on you? HaHaHa, doubt it but I did get asked to 'hang out' tonight!!!!!!!!
44. Favorite cartoons? ???
45. Who is your favorite author? Ha!! wish I had time to read
46. What is your favorite candy? M&Ms
47. Your favorite Sports Team? FOOTBALL
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? HUMMM, I guess just music I like...Randy Rogers Band, Aaron Watson, Brandon Rhyder, Stoney LaRue, Wade Bowen, Jason Boland
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? same place I am tonight....sitting on my bed with my computer in my lap
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? 'should I get up and look at the sun rise??"

23 days, but who's counting!

www.TheBreastCancerSite.com is having trouble getting enough people to
click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammograms in exchange for advertising.

Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know. http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

Also, I think everyone knows how involved I am in the Relay For Life of Gillespie County (this is my second year as the chair. Last year we raised $125,000!!!),
I feel that it is all of our jobs to spread the word, especially about early detection!!! Our Gillespie County Relay's website is http://events.cancer.org/rflgillespietx ...just in case you wanted to register a team or make a donation to my team!!!!!!!!!! PS...everyone is invited to come to my Relay For Life. It is May 2-3, 2008. Opening ceremony is at 7pm Friday May 2....be there or be square!!!!
Thanks!
ARAH

Update flower bed

Well, to update my last blog...
Tuesday nite was supposed to freeze, so (for the first time this winter) I covered my plants. I put a big plastic tub on some of them, then gently laid a blanket on the others.

At this point, I notice Beau is really eyeing the blanket. He is a 8 year old, big, black lab. But, he LOVES his blanket, drags it around with him all the time.

Wednesday morning I realize the blanket was maybe not a good idea. Apparently Beau is not particularly partial to HIS blanket. Any blanket will do, especially a new one.

So, most of the baby plants survived the freeze, but the impatients did NOT survive a 100 lb dog on them.

What a beautiful day

I just wanted to write about our beautiful day in the Texas Hill Country. Today was so warm and sunny!!!!! I could have gone down to the river at my house, but I didnt want to push my luck (you know what starts coming out when it is warm!) I cleaned out my flower bed, planted new flowers, took a ton of pictures, and listened to some live, local music!!! What a day! Oh, and finished it off with a supper at my mom's house.

'The Part of You That No One Sees'

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are compassionate, caring, and soothing. You like other people to depend on you... In fact, you don't feel right unless you are helping someone out. Underneath it all, you feel the burden of everyone's problems. Without your guidance, you fear that many people's worlds would fall apart. You like to feel in charge, even if it brings you a lot of stress. This is all stress that you hide from everyone, this is made easy since you have few close friends, you dont like to show the real you.

What's the Part of You That No One Sees?

Isnt it crazy when you do a survey and it really hits home!!! I question everything, everyday...

Luckenbach, home

Ok, not to divulge my life story, but my mom was quite the free-spirit, and while living in Dallas she saw Luckenbach in a magazine. Actually I think it was the back cover on the record 'Viva Terilingua' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Terlingua Anyways, that picture encouraged her to just pack up and move...to Luckenbach, TX population 3. I think about 3-4 years later, I came along.

Ive heard tons of stories about hanging out at Luckenbach. If you have never been there, it is really just a beer joint...but kinda like a whole town, maybe more like a park. Not pretty and fancy, but lots of trees, washer pits, picnic tables, people just sitting around singing and picking guitar and, most importantly, ALL of your friends. Even today, it is a little more scheduled, but they try to keep their roots.


Well, one of those friends has been sending pictures! Ive spent so much time researching my

grandparents and beyond, that I guess I forgot about the immediate family. These pictures are great.

The little one in this picture is yours truly!!!

The below picture is my mom and Lee McCullough. He is the one that wrote the song, 'Sweet Arah,' for mother. He is also the one that added the caption. hehehe

Be sure to note the huge sunglasses and tied, pearl snap shirt.

I definatly have a shortage of 'best friends' in my life right now, and these pictures make me so homesick. Ok, maybe not homesick since I live no more then 2 miles from where all these pictures were taken, but wishful for those good times of

just sitting around with friends. This picture is a little scary for me....yes, everyone says I look like my mom, but OMG!!!! Add some bigger blue eyes on her and GEEZ that is me!! In this picture, she is actually the same age I am right now.

Well...its over

Ok....everyone knows what happend to me on September 25 (if not, go back and read about 'My Horrible Day'). It took me over a month to sleep alone in my bedroom, but I did on October 28th. I quickly gained the security of WINTER. Yes, this is Texas, so calling this winter is a bit of a stretch, but it was a small security blanket. I rarely go to sleep before 2, 3 or even 4'clock, and I am always on IM or on the phone until I absolutley fall asleep.

Now....that is over!!!!!! Today it is 67 degrees and there is a huge pasture fire across the river. So, dad and I hop in the truck to go check it out.

WHAT IS IN THE ROAD!?!?!?!?! Nooooooooooooooooo....this cant be!! Keep you guessed it, the sn%^&s are already out. It is January 11th and already warm enough for the reptiles to come out! It is a good thing I dont have a job....cuz I am going to be losing even more sleep tonight.

uggghhhh!