STRANGE

I absolutely LOVE Reba's new song titled "Strange".
Here are part of the lyrics - you'll see why I love it. I think someone was watching me and found themselves a hit song. Below you will also find a link to her live performance of "Strange" at the Country Music Awards.

I laid there feeling sorry for myself
In a bed of kleenex
Stuffin chocolates in my mouth
On the phone with my best friend cussin my ex
He broke my heart
Felt like the world had ended
I cried myself to sleep Thinkin I cant get over him

Strange
Talk about luck I woke up
And the sun was shining
Strange
I oughta be in bed with my head
In the pillow cryin over us
But I aint, aint love strange

http://www.onlylyrics.com/lyrics_video.php?grid=8&id=1032248

Tattoos and Disappointments

I was so excited to learn there was a Derby hopeful named Square Eddie. Because of his name, I was going to root for him to win the derby and to capture the Triple Crown. Since working as Kerry Cauthen's secretary in the mid-90's, I've never wanted another horse to win the Triple Crown. Mainly because Kerry's older brother is Steve Cauthen, the last jockey to ride a Triple Crown winner. Kerry and I have remained friends and I still tease him that I taught him everything he knows about practicing law. Brand new attorneys have a lot to learn and I had the honor of teaching Kerry what he didn't learn in law school. Kerry and I are about the same age. While working together, he went with Paul and I one night to Tattoo Charlie's. At age 24, I decided I had never done anything I might regret and wanted to do something "bad". I opted for a tattoo - the "in" thing at that time. He and Paul helped me pick it out - and as it turns out - I should have chosen my own tattoo and not left the choice to those two. We waited in line forever (like 5 hours) before it was finally my turn. Emily was with us (age 2-3 yrs at the time) and she was good as gold. Paul finally took her somewhere to eat because she was hungry and I couldn't lose my place in line. While getting the tattoo, I started to black out from a combination of things - mainly the pain and lack of eating. Charlotte (of Tattoo Charlie's) talked me through the blackout explaining everything that was going to happen. In the meantime, she sent for Orange Juice and Oreo's in the back to help me recover. Do I regret the tattoo? Not really - I don't ever have to look at it. It's on my left outside ankle. I made the choice to place it there so that if I ever drove a UPS truck or a Jeep, I could take the doors off and people could see my tattoo. Now that is what young logic is all about! And to think, by that time, I had been married about 6 years and had a small child. Scary...

Kerry and I both moved on from the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs. He is now the Managing Partner for Four Star Sales, a thoroughbred sales agency. I moved on, expanding my family, returning to college and ending up in the adoption field. Since I know the Cauthen family, I just wanted them to hold on to the title so to speak.

Anyway, back to my original story. Square Eddie had to drop out of the Kentucky Derby due to a shin injury. So, now I'll have to find another horse to be my favorite. It'll take more than the name this time around... and I probably will not be hoping for a Triple Crown winner this year either.

I may post a picture of my tattoo sometime - come to think of it - I don't even have a picture of my tattoo. Maybe I should take one...

Someone has a birthday coming soon...

Click on the invitation below to read. My creativity was hard at work! Edison absolutely loves horses. It is his favorite word and he calls most everything with 4 legs a horse. He always says the word with a question mark - horse? How cool to come all the way from Guatemala to the USA, live in KY and celebrate your birthday ON Derby Day! I have a big celebration planned with stick horse races and pony rides! I also splurged on a cake made by the Twisted Sifter. Can't wait to post pics of that...

Happy 2nd Birthday Isaac Clay!

Edison was invited to his first social outing with friends the other day. We went to the park to celebrate his best friend's birthday. We call Isaac Clay and Edison "partners in crime" - take a look and let me know if you agree...

Notice the lipstick on both of their cheeks. Those lips came from IC's mom. I am so excited that Edison and Isaac Clay are going to grow up together. Right now, they both go to the same baby sitter, the same church, and our families have been friends forever! My mom grew up with Isaac Clay's paternal grandparents; Isaac Clay's dad and I have known each other all of our lives and got into some trouble of our own - LOL! They will be playing soccer and t-ball before we know it!


As you can see below, Edison had tons of fun at the park with his friends. He can't wait to celebrate his 2nd birthday. It's coming soon - on Derby Day!!!

God knew I needed this rainbow...

As Edison and I were eating dinner tonight, I had to move his high chair around because the sun was shining very brightly onto his tray. I looked out the back door thinking that I needed to adjust the blinds and could not believe that it was raining as hard as it was. I immediately knew that with the sun shining so brightly, there had to be a rainbow, so I grabbed my camera and went on a mission to find it. The picture is not the best, but you can see it. God knew I needed to see a rainbow to remind me that no matter how many promises are broken by man, His promises will always be kept.

Being the Google queen that I am, I went on a search tonight for quotes about rainbows. Enjoy them and give me your thoughts.

Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its color appear. Author Unknown

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain. Dolly Parton

“May God give you...For every storm a rainbow, for every tear a smile, for
every care a promise and a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends,
a faithful friend to share, for every sigh a sweet song and an answer for each
prayer.” Irish Blessing

“May those who love us, love us; and those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts; and if He doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we'll know them by their limping.” Irish Blessing

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. John Vance Cheney

Let no one who loves be unhappy... even love unreturned has its rainbow. James Matthew Barrie

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. Lyman Frank Baum