Greaserama, Sleeperama and Breakfast at Tiffany's Oh My..

 Lots of events going on in KC this Labor Day weekend.

We have Santa Caligon Days in downtown Independence,

which is a mishmash of craft booths, food, games and some carnival rides,

squeezed together by large crowds, excessive heat and very little parking.  Lol.

We've got Irish Fest going on downtown at the Crowne Center Plaza,

which I would love to eventually go to.

We've got the Good Guys squeaky clean, polished hot rod show

and then there is Greasearama.

Greaserama is the don't bring your shiny car to our show.

If it's rusted out and has to be trailered in because it's not running?

You are welcome to stop by!  Lol.

My husband and his tbucket are there,

since he never finished the interior, and probably never will.

 

I spent last evening sipping Sangria and watching

Breakfast at Tiffany's with some of my wine mob friends

at the Fence Stile Winery.  It was awesome!

The sangria was delish!  The movie was great!

I'm so behind the times on certain things,

that was the first time I've seen the movie.  : )..

Loved it. 

 

However, I didn't get home and to sleep until after midnight,

and had be to up and getting ready for work by 330am

this morning.  Needless to say, I ran on caffeine all day.

 

Dutch went to Greaserama.

I went to Sleeperama.

Bought Milo a used basketball to play with (which he loved!),

and then I took a five hour nap.

I started a breakfast casserole in the crockpot and am

about ready to call it a night again.

It's another 330am wake up call.

Two more days and it'll be my weekend.

Whew!



Hello My Name Is..

Love this song, heard it twice today,

once on the way to work,

once on the way back.

Ooooh yeah!!! It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!

I ventured into one of our local Hyvee liquor departments

and started doing the happy dance!

They have stocked Windy Wine's

Peanut Butter & Jelly wine!

 

Yay!  So of course!

It has to be...

Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

 

And what better way to celebrate?

With the troops.

Welcome to the Helmick Nation!

The Rams chose to release Andy yesterday.  : (.  It could be because they want him to be on their practice squad as a backup or for next season.  After all the hard work he put in with them?  He deserves a spot on the roster.  Sooo.  We have decided to start promoting him with the Kansas City fans in hopes that the Chiefs saw something in him when they had him over for a practice before the NFL draft this year.  What better way to get him noticed?  How about another blogspot blog?

Click here for my other blog..

There we go.  : )..  Beware Rams!  Snooze you lose!!

Aww Nuts.. : /..

I don't like what I saw on a website today.

It wasn't good news like we had hoped.

: (..  Sigh..

 

Even Grumpy Cat was disappointed..

 

: /..

Dizzy Bat Fun with Ram Rookies.. Lol..

It was the Ram Rookie initiation day yesterday,

and what better way to welcome them

to the team than to play dizzy bat

with ice water to boot?

 

Here's the rules and scoop.

The rookies had to run the ball a bit,

then take a bat, lean over with 

their head close to the end

and make 24 spins,

then run back down the field.  : )..

 

Or not, as demonstrated in these pics..

 Dizzy batter meets dizzy grass..

One down, one up but not for long.

Lol.

 

Click here to see how the Ram Rookies fared!

Go Andy go!

And yup, he was one of the ones

meeting the dizzy grass.

Lol.

: )..

Ooooor, as he put it,

"Was that you out there?"

"No.  Lol."

Wineaux Wednesday.. : )..



Jack Johnson! : ).. Yay!!

I love, love, love me some Jack Johnson!

Love, love, love this song!

: )..

Taters, Maters and Mullets.. Oh My!!

Had an awesome non-weekend weekend..

Now, I've got one 8 hour shift between me and

a weekend to recover from my

non-weekend weekend..

 

The Helmick Nation journeyed across

 the great state of Missouri to root

for Andrew Helmick's Ram debut.

What a debut it was!

7 minutes left in the game, the Rams

were down 19-0.

Andy finally got his shot.

 

His mom Jeanie and half of our crew

erupted in a cheer so loud from the lower level

that it caught the attention of the camera man and the

pressbox above.  Not only did they make the

game coverage?  They also showed Andy

on the field right after that talking

about how much support he had from family

and friends.  Awesome.

 

What could be even better than that? 

His first pass??

CAUGHT!

He gained 30 yards!

Second pass?

Batted down from a GB Packer defender,

although Andy almost managed to catch it!!

Third pass?

CAUGHT!!

He picked up a couple more yards

before getting knocked

out of bounds.

All in all???

Awesome!

Fantastic!

Wonderful!

Such a great debut of a young man who defied the

odds and would never say never.

Whatever happens is in someone else's hands,

but lemme tell ya!  I think the Ram's

have seen so many great things from Andy.

They would be crazy not to keep him on that 53 man roster!

My favorite souvenier from the game..  : )..

 

Other activities this weekend included a Sunday

morning brunch at a local St. Louis winery,

trips past a farm selling "Taters and Maters!"

and a gas station selling mullets.

It was a long drive, a great time

and then a long drive with wine stops here

and there.  One more day and

then I can rest..  : )..

 



Still one of my favorite recent songs.. : )..

Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, chew tobacco,

spit!  Lol.

Game On Tomorrow! : )..

 

 

 

Gotta get rested up for the trip tomorrow.  : )..

So excited to support my friends

Jeanie and Andrew in his

quest to make the Ram's roster for this season!

 

Go Andy Go!



One More Day..

Watch out St. Louis!

Helmick Nation is coming to town!

One more day and we get to see

Andy in his first Ram's

preseason game!

 

Cant wait!

Here's a link to the St. Louis Post Dispatch's

latest article on him..

 

Go Andy Go!!



Why I never swim in anything but a concrete pond.. Lol..

You're a little shark, just out to get a little bait dangling in front of ya..

When all of a sudden..  A bigger shark eats you and the bait whole..

 

Mind you, I love to swim, but nooo thank you..

I'll just stay in the boat..

 

 



Just too cute.. : )..

Sweet little puppy,

I hope he woke up when they got to the beach!



Loving this song right now.. : )

The Avett Brothers "Live and Die"

A Little Sunday Mornin for this Sunday.. Mornin?



A great day..

Worked my 8 hour shift and got off

early enough to enjoy the day..

 Checked in with Ladoga Ridge Winery to

see if they would be harvesting grapes

again soon.  I certainly hope so!

 I had such a great time last year! 

This wine came from grapes I helped gather..

 Would love to have some shrimp..  : )..

Ummm hmmm!

 And found out that my friend's son is back

in the game, trying to make a spot

on the St. Louis Ram's 53 man roster.

He's definitely making a name for himself out

there, including this great one-handed touchdown catch.

We get to go to St. Louis next weekend to

see his first preseason game!

Can't wait!

Go Andy Go!!

Helmick Nation is on it's way to support ya!



It's Red Friday.. And that means..

 The Chiefs 1st Preseason game is here!

 Complete with new additions

Alex Smith, formerly from the San Francisco 49er's..

 And my favorite MU Tiger..

Chase Daniels!!

Go Chase!

Nooo.  Really come on Chase!

(He.. Umm.. Had a rough first game..)

(Still had some passes..)

(And at least he didn't have any interceptions!)

(Still head and shoulders above Palko

from a few seasons ago.  That QB couldn't figure

out what team he played for.  Kept throwing

interceptions like a gaggle of 2 year olds

fighting over a cookie..)



I need it!! Lol.

I need to stay away from informercials.

: )..  Lol.  However, until that happens?

I could really use one of these!

 

 

Stone Wave Cooker

I love fluffy cheese omelets!

My husband loves apple pie!

I love poached eggs!

I love shrimp scampi!

 

I neeeeed one.

Or two.

 

Informercials are dangerous!

I could spend way too much money on these

handy little gadgets!!

 



Yes Please..



Now that's how to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Cool Temps..

Gray skies..

No rain..

Sweet breezes..

Great friends..

And..

 Vidal Sangria with mango,

peaches, limes and lemons.. 

Ahhhhsome.

Ahhhh.



So worn out..

On top of starting my 5am shift this week,

I've been sticking around doing four hours of overtime

in my old department to help out since they are short handed.

Whew.  I am ready for my two days off.

 

 

For now?

Here's a little wet dog humor for ya.

Lol.  : )..

Lovin this song right now..

I still think Keith Urban's hair was one of my favorite

things on American Idol this season.

He will be back and possibly joined by JLo again.

And of course, my favorite thing about this year?

Candice Glover!  : )

Oooh yeah.

No! You don't need anymore notebooks!

So I've known that I'm a little OCD when it comes

to notebooks and pens, but today it really

came to light.  I kept thinking

that I needed more notebooks and pens

despite the fact that I've definitely got plenty of both.

 

My inner inbound operator was sparring with my inner

outbound operator this afternoon in a lively

debate over what supplies I might need,

including one quip, "No! You don't need more notebooks!"

in a Tony Montoya voice.  Lol.

K.  I've decided that my 0500-1330 shift either has

me suffering from lack of sleep, or I was

super happy that I got off work at 1:30pm.

I've also decided that this means my husband has watched

Scarface a few too many times around me.

 

It's kinda like OMG - I'm OCD with a little

ADD tossed in for good meas-Hey there's the FD!ure.

 

Thought that I was going to have to watch my speed this morning

on the way to work too, but realized every time I looked

I was going 10 miles under the speed limit.

It's going to take a while to get used to that 0500 start,

but I'm definitely loving the early end.  : )..