Category Archives: Pioneer Woman

Cookies and Chaos!

Sooooo… I had big plans to tackle Christmas this weekend and I did absolutely nothing of the sort. It all started last week when my BFF, Pioneer Woman ( I call her Shama) and I were trading texts back and forth, back and forth about totally random stuff, when she said:

PW: What are you doing this weekend, you and Lang (the Senator’s daughter) want to come up to the Lodge? I am having a baking day. Short notice.

SW: Sure. She would love that. She misses her BFF’s. This Saturday at what time?

PW: 10:30 ish…Big cookie decorating class, then candy making!

SW: Will it be as crazy as the throw down? As in cast of thousands?

PW: No, Shama (she calls me Shama). More like 20 people max.

SW: Liar!

PW: It will be very calm.

SW: Ha ha ha.

So, we went up to the Lodge to see our friends, decorate some cookies and had a perfectly marvelous time.

I got to see friends from the ranch and also met some amazing women, moms, bloggers, bakers, photographers….

…and it inspired me to switch it up around here on this site. Which means, I spent all of yesterday afternoon designing a new look and feel for my blog and I am moving it to a new location….as soon as I can get my domain to point in another direction.

All of this means I did absolutely nothing on my To-Do List in terms of decorating the house for Christmas, Christmas shopping or tackling the piles of laundry and sink full of dishes this weekend.

And, if you know me and my Type A tendencies…..you know the hair will start falling out soon.

Check back later………….

Update: It Worked Y’all! Hope you like my new diggs.

Predestined

My friend Ree of Pioneer Woman fame dropped her girls off for a visit last weekend. When I say dropped off, it was more like an actual exchange in the Love’s Travel Stop parking lot on I-35. Location was of no importance, only that these four were getting to have some quality friend time together.

Ree and I used to do this all the time growing up….getting to spend weeks at a time together. And, it warms my heart that our off-spring insist on doing the same. Not a minute was wasted. There were multiple art projects, swimming, movies, a trip to the local art museum, “chilling out” time, bowling, more swimming, staying up in the wee hours of the morning talking and playing poker… of course, I only found out about the midnight to 3:00 a.m. poker game way after the fact. Promise.

Their friendship was predestined…

And they wouldn’t have wanted it any other way!

Political Photographs

We had a serious dilemma around our house recently. No, there was not a leak in our roof, the dog was alive and well (the last time I checked) and the dish washer was in full working order…maybe.

No, it was much, much more disturbing than that! September had turned into October, and October was…well, almost over and the Senator did not have a current family photograph to use for next year’s re-election campaign.

We are picky about family photos that are used in campaign literature. They have to have that special element. Something that sets it apart, makes that person stand out. These photos have to be real, but at the same time capture the very essence of the candidate while exhibiting some form of positive energy. Personally, I like them to be edgy and unique. There is an art form to this and my BFF, the Pioneer Woman was just the right person to make it all happen this year.

Thank-you PW for alleviating the stress that knocked on my door daily. I have officially checked campaign photo off the ‘to do’ list!