stickyfeathers

thoughts for thursday.

going gray.  that's what i'm talkin' about.

i don't have any gray hairs (that i'm aware of...yet).  however, when the time comes i'm not sure what i'm going to do.  right now, i just foil highlights and lowlights into it as my roots grow out.  when i go gray, can i just keep doing this, or will i have to dye my entire head and then proceed with the highlights?  i'm not sure i'll even want to dye my entire head...i might want to just go gray.  will i even look good when i'm gray - will i even care?  do you tell people you are gray but you've dyed it, or do you just let them assume?  i think i may go gray just thinking about this subject today!

so, what do you think you'll do?  if you've already gotten to that point, how did you decide what you were going to do (dye it or not)?  how often do you dye it?  do you get it done in a salon or do you do it at home?  god, there's so much to think about!

now, i could sit and tell you all the people i know that dye their hair and whatnot, but i won't because i'll protect them.  some people have kept their gray hair in the closet and i wouldn't want to blow the whistle.  but i'm serious here.  tell me what you think about going (or not going) gray!

when you're done, check out these other thoughts for thursday bloggers: heather, jenny, nicole, michelle, robyn, nicole, kasey and helmet.

we have a winner.

i can't believe it.  stickyfeathers hit 3,000 comments.  you guys are rambling on here as much as i am!  :)  really though, i want to thank every single one of you that has left a comment - i love reading them! 

i know you are all in suspense about the winner of my 'pay it forward' contest.  well, i used this tool, and it generated no. 10.  the funny thing about no. 10 is that it's my good old friend kim.  she wrote in her comment how she never wins anything and well, stickyfeathers turned that right around for her.  i mean, if i were her, i would go out right now and buy a powerball ticket because well, today really is her lucky day.

i can't wait to get her little gift package together.  that's the best part!  congrats kim!  again, a big thanks to everyone for playing and helping me reach 3,000 comments! 

daddy needs a new pair of shoes.

i'm not even kidding here people.

here are matt's shoes:

they should have been thrown away months ago...but nooooo.  my husband seems to think if they don't have holes in the soles, then they are fine.  actually, i think there might even be holes in these (i'd check but he's off wearing them somewhere).  it is so irritating that he just won't let go of these!  he has a pair of dress shoes, a pair of sandals, work boots, snow boots, fishing boots...and then these tennis shoes (or sneakers or whatever you call them).  they are ugly and beat to hell, but he will not buy new ones.  oh, and if i buy him new ones, they will seriously just sit there until these disintegrate. 

does anyone else have a husband like this?  am i the only one that has no control of her hubby's footwear (or wardrobe for that matter)?  i'm looking for some support ladies.  in the meantime, i'm going to think of ways to advance the aging process on these shoes.

bay days.

this weekend was the bay days celebration where i live.  they celebrate the town and its history and all that good stuff.  there are a lot of events going on and it's fun to see people that come home to visit. 

friday night, matt and i went out with our group of friends.  all of us (14 of the coolest people ever) went down to the crossings for dinner before heading to the lounge.  they had a street dance there, and that's where the majority of the crowd was.  tucker stayed home with natalie and a new sitter (she turned out to totally rock and i am so happy i found her).  we had a great time.  it was good to see leah too!  oh, and would you believe that i did not take one single picture?  it's a shame, i tell you.

on saturday morning, tucker and i had appointments to get our hair cut.  my mom stopped up, just in time to give tucker the opt out option.  he gave a big ol' pout and refused to get his hair cut, so i didn't feel like bothering with it.  my mom took him to my gram's while i got mine chopped (and i love it).  we then hit up the parade, and i did manage to get a few shots while we were there. 

tucker and daddy watching the parade go by:

tucker had on these beauties (i am slowly growing to actually like these shoes):

tucker giving daddy a little love:

there's my brother in 'big green' and my dad and sister were in the truck behind him.  tucker thought it was pretty awesome that they were in the firetrucks! 

this one's for dustin...because i know how much he cares for 'big green':

after the parade, tucker went with grandma cheryl to take a nap.  matt and i went over and watched the logging demo where they had a contest with a pulp loader.  it was part of the celebration of the town (taconite, tourism, and timber) so it was fitting.  some local loggers put on a show and in the end one of them had bragging rights for his win.  the winner is shown below moving the logs as part of the contest.  exciting huh?  there actually was a pretty big turnout for this event. 

after that, we bbq'd at our house with corey, dustin and tina.  i then picked up tucker and the sitter and we headed to my brothers to play bags and have some drinks.  when the bugs came out, we headed to the lounge, which was not exactly the place to be as everyone was in the neighboring bay at the evenings street dance.  we hung at the lounge though and caught up with some old friends.  again, i have no pictures of the evenings festivites.  crazy!

sunday morning, jenn, natalie, tucker and i went to the pancake breakfast at the fire hall.  tucker was SO EXCITED to see the firetrucks.  he climbed all over them, time and time again.  i snapped some shots, but this one pretty much summed up how he felt about playing on the firetrucks:

so, it was a great weekend.  next year some of us hope to get on the planning committee to try to make the weekend bigger and better.  i can't wait!

contest time! do you feel lucky?

CONTEST CLOSED!  STICKYFEATHERS HIT 3,000 COMMENTS!  WINNER TBA SOON!

so, i got my goodies and now it's my turn to 'pay it forward'. 

i figured this might be a good time to celebrate the fact that i'm nearing 3,000 comments.  yeah, isn't that crazy?  i've loved every single one of them.  so here's how my contest is going to work.  listen up.

1. comment on this post to qualify to win something awesome.
2. you can write whatever you want. 
3. once i hit 3,000 comments (blog total, not just on this post), i'll close the contest...and pick a random winner.  i could be one comment away from 3,000 or i could be a hundred comments away...you won't know until i give you a holla that the contest is up. 
4. if you win, then you have to post a picture of the loot you get from me and have your own little 'pay it forward' contest to keep things rolling.
5. that's it.  oh, the prize, well, that's obviously going to be custom tailored to the winner.  how about those apples?  :)

now isn't that simple?  ready, set, comment!

if only this meant something.

so, i seen that tammy had this little gadget on her blog and i had to check it out.  it calculates what your blog is worth.  i have no flaming clue how they estimate it...but i just wish this actually meant something to me.

My blog is worth $23,710.68.
How much is your blog worth?

i just have to note: i think my blog is priceless.

i won, now it's your turn...almost.

so, i recently won a 'pay it forward' contest.  kelsey from midwest mom sent me a sweet package that included the following goodness:

yep, she sent: starburst, a personalized cd, three different journals, pens, post it notes, and two sets of note cards.  so fun!  she also sent tucker a set of mini playdoh - which he loved.  i have the video to prove it:

he's a funny one i tell ya.  the whole 'it's beautiful' (with his facial expression) just kills me.

since i won, i'm supposed to 'pay it forward'.  tomorrow, i will post my contest.  i would post tonight, but i'm tired and have to go to bed.  so until tomorrow...

thoughts for thursday.

i was going to go all jack handey on you guys today, but it's not happening.  i'm unable to produce deep thoughts at the moment.  maybe next week.  however, i do have some questions i want you all to answer. 

1. what is your favorite kind of 'parade' candy?  i like milk maids or frooties. 
2. do you enjoy riding rollercoasters?  i always get butterflies in my tummy when i'm about to ride them...and i like butterflies so yeah, i do enjoy them.  i especially like to see the pictures they take of you while you are on the scariest part of the ride.  they are always so flattering. 
3. do you sing along to music in the car?  i do, but only when i'm alone or with my boys.  i spare melissa when we ride to/from work.  i love to sing in the car.  i sound just like the singers, or wait, maybe it's because the radio is usually too loud for me to hear my own voice. 
4. what's the last thing you do before you go to bed?  i tell my boys i love them.  oh, and brush my teeth. 
5. how many email addresses do you have?  four.

after you answer these, go check out the other thoughts for thursday bloggers today!  they include: michelle, jenny, kim, helmet, and anne. 

my vision is cloudy.

really, it is.  i had an eye appointment today and it didn't go as planned.  i had worn my contacts a little too much and now, probably because of that, i have a bit of a cloudy cornea.  not good.  i don't notice it, and it isn't super bad, but because of it the doctor can't fix the vision in my left eye to be 20/20 with lenses (yet).  i was given some super duper eye drops and will put them in my left eye, four times a day until i go back to see the doctor next week.  he's pretty sure that will clear things up, and well, if it doesn't, i have no idea what's going to happen.  seriously, all i want is new contacts.  please, do the happy vision dance and hope all goes well next week. 

in other news:

• i received my 'pay it forward' gift last week from kelsey at midwest mom.  it was AWESOME and i PROMISE i will be posting pictures of the goodies this week - along with starting my new 'pay it forward' contest.  i can't wait for my next contest! 
• got a package in the mail today - and it was full of my photographs!  i love getting new prints in the mail.  i had some wallets of tucker made...and got a bunch of 4x6 prints for me and other family members.  it was a fun order! 
• i bought the new dierks bentley cd today.  holy crap is he smokin' hot.  as long as his hair is short.  i didn't have much time for him before, but now...oh. my. god. 
• my kid is hilarious.  he makes every single day better.
• the town i live in is having a big celebration this weekend.  i'm really looking forward to it! 
• on saturday, both tucker and i are getting our hair cut.  saturday cannot come soon enough for me.  my hair sucks right now, but i'm sure i'll wake up saturday and it will look awesome.  isn't that what always happens?
• tomorrow is thursday.  hallelujah!

hope you are all having a fantabulous week!

a day @ the games.

on sunday, tucker and i headed out to finland to watch the wooden bat softball tourney.  matt and corey were playing together, so we got to watch them both play.  we got to watch them play one game...and then watched a couple other teams before tucker and i headed home for naptime.  the little dude fell asleep for about ten minutes on the ride home, then would not nap the rest of the afternoon.  stinker.

i got a few pictures while we were out there.  nothing super, but kind of fun.  this shot of corey, matt, charlie and tracy cracks me up.  i caught our buddy tracy in mid-walk. 

tucker's beverage of choice: juice box.
matt and bob's beverage of choice: beer.

tucker watched the games...

...but had fun playing trucks too.

we tried to get a family photo - but tucker wasn't havin' it. at all.

all in all, it was a fun time and tucker had a great time just hanging with the guys.

sorry for the picture overdose.  or maybe i'm not.  :)