Red Skelton's Explanation of The Pledge of Allegiance

I pray that you have a happy and safe Independence Day.

My utmost gratitude to those who serve our country to help keep it free!

Featuring Sandyisms: A Friend’s New Recipe & Life Blog

I know Sandy through school. Our boys are in the same grade. Two of our boys are on a traveling baseball team together this year. She’s been so great to drive Buddy on the days I’ve had to work.

Now, this gal from the North Shore (of MN, not HI) has been writing articles for our local newspaper The Advocate. She has decided to start a blog to share her yummy recipes and her life. The title of her blog is Sandyism’s: Recipes and More from the North Shore.

Here’s a bit about Sandy (on the left in photo) and her “isms”:

Here are 10 things you may or may not know about me but you will only know them all if you read this blog.

1. I can drive a stick shift. Thanks Dad.

2. I own every record that I ever bought or received as a gift including the Urban Cowboy Soundtrack and Styx. (To the boys who gave me these...I will treasure them always.)

3. I like to brush my teeth in the shower. They feel extra sparkly clean in there, don't ask me why.

4. I sleep with a blankie. It is a NAP blanket and perfect. EVERYONE should have a blankie.

5. I watch "Snapped" on Oxygen. It is my favorite show, not because if I want to harm anyone I just like to figure out how the criminal mind works.

6. I am authorized by the state of Minnesota to marry couples. Yes, Reverend Holthaus at your service.

7. My first name was going to be "Edwinna". Oh how a name can change the direction of your life. New parents..think about it.

8. If deep fried cheese curds had no fat or calories I would eat them everyday.

9. If you play the hooker name game mine would be Tiny Rae. (First pet name paired with mom's middle name.)

10. Well now I think I will keep Number ten to myself...smile.

Her first recipe is for a Lemon Tart! YUM! Head on over to get the recipe and welcome her to the blogging world! We all had to start somewhere, remember?

Rayovac Powers Your Summer Twitter Event ~ TONIGHT!!

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God Gave Me You by Dave Barnes YouTube

So, it's true that I don't have anyone that I want to share this song with, but I think it's such a spectacularly beautiful love song that I just had to share it.

My hope is that one day a man will feel this way about me. Ugh, I'm a hopeless romantic.

God Gave Me You by Dave Barnes

I’ve been a walking heartache
I’ve made a mess of me
The person that I’ve been lately
Ain’t who I wanna be

But you stay here right beside me
Watch as the storm goes through
And I need you

God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
For when I think I’ve lost my way
There are no words here left to say, its true
God gave me you

There’s more here than what were seeing
A divine conspiracy
That you, an angel lovely
Could somehow fall for me
You’ll always be loves great martyr
I’ll be the flattered fool
and I need you

God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
For when I think I’ve lost my way
There are no words here left to say, its true
God gave me you

On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I cant do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I could baby, never undo

God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
For when I think I’ve lost my way
There are no words here left to say, its true
God gave me you, gave me you.
Gave me you.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Paint Balling Birthday Party!

My son getting blasted!

Taking out the other team (or hiding)

After the battle. 6 sweaty boys!

Be sure to visit these awesome Wordless Wednesday sites, too: J. Leigh Designz, 5 Minutes for Mom, and Two of a Kind Working on a Full House