ok...so I didn't go to bed early tonight...infact it was just about 11:40 when I got in bed, but here I am wide awake at 3:23 AM and I've been up long enough to take a bath check my myspace account and look at my yahoo account....I SO DON'T LIKE THIS!!! My sleep is valuable to me.

What makes it worse, is that I even took a little walk this evening...an unexpected one. You see this lovely little thing I have called a cell phone will not pick up in the house here at mom's, so it rang & as I normally do I head outside so I can talk (and get the West Nile at the same time)..its about 8:20 or 8:30 when this happens...and I am standing in the middle of the road talking one minute and the next thing I realize is that I'm almost down the road a half a mile or so. While I've been talking, I've been wondering down our newly paved road. Mind you the phone conversation really had me distracted because I never realized how dark it was on this back road until I started to get off the phone & then I hear every little thing around....a car coming...some creature that I think was an owl...for you see we have a dark road..but after you get past the "V" the trees completely shade the road and there was no moon light where I had gotten to...I have my trusty side kicks with me...Chase, my red heeler..whom will bark for any reason and at times growl...and then the "attack cat" Copper is with me. I think I have more of a chance of Copper actually biting something than Chase. But to make a long story short after I got off the phone and started to head home by the light of my cell phone I get stopped by 3 different people on our road. Thank goodness I knew all of them!!! So now even with my little "dark walk" I'm still up!!! GO FIGURE!!

The wedding stuff is coming along great. We got Mom a dress the other day. Bridget is on the bridal registry at Belks and Wal-Mart. I've got a dress...Cheyenne's dress is ready, Cole has boots, and pants...Now the fun part to dress Daddy and find my HUGE feet some "cute" shoes...for you see HUGE and cute shoes don't really go together well..but hey, it's a reason to go shopping yet again for 3 weekends in a row! I've got a few arrangements left to do for the reception and I think we will be ready to get this on a roll. I kinda woke up today at work and realized that my "baby" brother is getting married in less than a week and a half...I'm happy for him for I think he has found his true mate in Bridget. She fits right into the family well. But a part of me wants to be sad to... It was just me and him single and able to do as we please, but now it's just me...But they are going to be close to here. Chris will still be working with Irby after the wedding which means he will be working off. But Bridget will be here and as scary as Chris is about this. She and I get along extremely well. YOu have to know my history with Chris' ex-girlfriends to know that I don't normally like many of his girlfriends...I think in the back of his mind, he keeps thinking that any minute now she and I are going to start going at each others kneck...but so far so good...We have this thing we are living by...if you don't like what i've done or am doing, tell me, and I'll do the same with you. Hey, it works better than all that sneaking around behind Chris' back that some of the other ones did.

Ok...headed back to bed..maybe I can get a few hours sleep before the alarm goes off in 2 hours!!!

I stole Nana-Bell's idea...so here goes..did you know the answers or not?!?!

A- Age: 28
B- Bed size: queen
C- Chore you hate: um...any of them!!!
D- Dessert you love: German choc bars
E- Essential start your day item: an alarm clock!!!
F- Favorite actor(s): Matthew McConaughey, Josh Lucas
G- Gold or Silver: silver
H- Height: 5'5"
I- Instruments you play: use to play a clarinet ...but now just the radio
J- Job title: Official title-Office Manager...
K- Keeping track of your day: Day Runner calendar 2 of them..one at the office (that can't be seen for the work piled up on it) and one in my purse
L- Living arrangements: Mom, Dad and the turtle (inside)..plus the 2 dogs and cat (outside)
M- Mom's name: Stacy
N- Not liking right now: things I have no control of...sitting back and "waiting" for things to go your way
O- Overnight hospital stay other than birth: none that I'm aware of
P- Phobia: lizards
Q- Quote you like: "Just try me!"
S- Siblings: Brandy & Chris
T- Time you woke up today: 6:15am
U- Unique habit: I could careless what some people think
V- Vegetable you hate: hominy ( is that a vegetable?)..don't know Nana, but I don't like it
W- Worst habit: Not caring
X- X'rays you've had: teeth
Y- Yummy food you can make: homemade ice cream, german choc bars
Z- Zodiac sign: Pieces

Don't go to bed EARLY!!!

Here I sit at 3:12 am on a Thursday morning...(not quiet pulling a Jennifer...but close) When you get out of your normal routine, it kicks your butt! Normally I work (in Meadville) come home, piddle and fiddle around, unless I have a fire meeting, Bunko or an EMT meeting...then I'm home by about 8 or 8:30. But I'm normally always in bed by 10 or 10:30. Well, Tuesday night we had people in and out looking at and working on wedding stuff. Then out of the blue an old friend of the families pulled up for a visit. So, we visited to I think well after 11:30 or so... I had to get up EARLY yesterday morning and head to Franklinton to cover that store. Since I don't travel much anymore, anything over a 30 min drive makes me sleepy...so I work all day...drive home and what happens???!!! I'm sleepy from the drive..which it rained...correction stormed on me the whole way home...and that just made me more sleepy..so I get home..play with my new digital camera that came via UPS today (see Nana maybe I'll blog more now...just have to get educated on how to use the smarta** thing..it's way smarter than I), checked my email and laid down the bed at 8:15 for a few min to watch a tv show...and I just woke up from my little nap...and can't seem to go back to sleep!! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET OUT OF ROUTINE..YOU CATCH UP ON THOSE PROMISED BLOGS!!!

So, I'm finding out that I did not get my sleep patterns from my Daddy, who can come in every afternoon, feed the dogs, eat supper, and fall sound to sleep in his recliner by 7 or 7:30 and sleep all night...

Only good thing is that I'm working in Meadville today so I don't have to be up so early...I think I'm going to try to go back to bed for a little bit....

Going...Going...Gone....

It's been kinda a bittersweet month around here...For those of you that don't know...I sold my house...or as I refered to it as my "Cube in Bude"...Which is something I've been wanting to do for about 4 years now. But, I've gotta say, I kinda miss it...but not enough to go back!!! I've since moved back in with Mom and Dad. As you can see from the picture, my little cube wasn't much, and I was totally shocked to see just how much junk I managed to haul out of that little house. I have a medium storage building FULL, I have this bedroom I'm in at Mom's pretty well full, and I have Daddy's skinning shed full...which I have to find somewhere to put that stuff by October 1st, opening day of deer season ( I think)..

I've enjoyed being back out here at Mom and Dad's, so far. I get to spend plenty of time with the Cheyenne, Cole and Colby (the newest edition to our family, via Chris' future bride). I'm still working on getting my routine set. I've got the moring down path, I get up before Mom does take my bath and then we both fight over the bathroom for the last 45 minutes of getting ready. How we ever made it with 5 family members in our house...and that's not counting the year Kevin lived with us, I'll never know...

We have a family announcement!!!!
I tried to scan the invitation, but it didn't work too well..anyways...here goes...Chris and Bridget have decided to get married ( Bridget is in a prior post) ..the date is set for Sept 9th...yea of this year...not much notice...I know..but that's what they wanted...at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 4 pm...reception to follow in the fellowship hall....Please pray for them and their "ready made family" they will have...Bridget has an adorable little boy named Colby....so, we hope to see you all there!!!

1996 was "Our Time to Shine" and in 2006 -10 years later "We are still Shinning"

Tara Sullivan Foster, Mark Reid, Michelle Robers, Mandy Long Zimmerman, myself & Matt Wilson

On July 15th the Class of 1996 held it's 10 year reunion in Brookhaven at the Multi purpose Building. We had approximatley 25 classmates show up with dates, spouses or friends in tow, we had about 50 people attend. A good time was reported by all. Wes Waycaster of Brookhaven out of the "goodness of his heart" DJ'ed the event after the meal. Thanks Wes!!! After the mess was cleaned up and we said our goodbyes for maybe another 10 years for some of us...

myself, Diana Ard White, Tara Sullivan Foster, Wendy Zumbro, & Mandy Kerben Wilson-wife of Matt Wilson

more pictures to post once received