FOOTBALL BUNS

There's just something about a guy in a football uniform, right girls?

I don't know if it's the spandex or the shoulder pads that get to me.

Oh, all right, it's the spandex! It's all about the "football buns", as my mother

and I fondly refer to them. Can I get a witness? Whoot whoot!

Those Hayes boys in uniform... soooo cute! That #32 Wildcat stole my heart back in

the 80's and now the Crusader's #58 keeps the tradition going for a proud mama sittin' in

the stands in 2010.

This weekend was our son, Khelon's homecoming game. This is his first year to play at a

college level, so of course, we are proud as punch! What a blessing for him to attend

Evangel University just down the road in Springfield, Mo. It's a perfect fit for this Christian

young man.

We had a good turn-out of support from family members from my side & Brad's. Our oldest daughter, Dru, came in from Montana for a few weeks, so it was great having her there as well.

I snapped lots of pictures...all the huggy, kissy stuff after the game plus a few action shots where I actually managed to catch Khelon in the frame! I uploaded a whole series of photos on Facebook, so if you want to see them, just go to my page (as I haven't figured out how to add more than one picture on this blog!) Hey, I told you that I was computer-illiterate.

POINT OF THE STORY: Do these spandex football pants make my butt look big? ANSWER:

Why, yes they do! hee hee.

MY IDEA OF ROUGHING IT

I'm the kind of country girl that enjoys nature by day, and a hot bath & warm bed by night.

My idea of a good time does not include "roughing it". Sleeping in a leaky tent and putting make-up on using a 3x3 inch mirror at dawn's early lite isn't my cup o' tea.

I have, however, been a good sport in times past. Inevitably, I make an attempt to participate with the fam, and am punished by nature's wrath:

*EXTREME HEAT (Arkansas)

*EXTREME COLD (Montana)

*LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS (Montana)

*SNAKES, CRITTERS & BUGS (Arkansas)

*TORRENTIAL RAINFALL (All of the above)

So when I discovered this idea of "GLAMPING" (glamour camping) in a Montana magazine, I just knew I had to attempt it. After several weeks of serious contemplation, planning & waiting patiently for my professional do-it-yourselfer husband to go back to work, I made my list

and headed to the local Home Depot. (There's nothing like the smell of HD in the morning... I know... that's just weird.)

Anywho... when you're a girl and don't have male construction supervision, sometimes you just make things up as you go. In this case, I gave up the grommet tool after hours of frustration and opted for the industrial staple gun. So much for the idea of a temporary, easy-to-take-down, tent-like-structure. :)

YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO THE CABIN...WE'LL GLAMP IT UP TOGETHER!

Now where's my new issue of Montana Quarterly? I need a new project.