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Each week I try to come up with something creative and intriguing for Thursday Thirteen and each week I wonder if I’m hitting the mark. While I have a whole list of Thursday Thirteen ideas to choose from, the fact is, I’m not in the mood for any of them. It’s been a difficult day and my nerves are shot, so I’ll keep this short and sweet.

Remember last week when I mentioned that me and my van had some sort of disagreement on the big honkin’ hill?

Well.

While driving home today (at a high rate of speed on the interstate mind you) the van and its gas pedal decided it might be fun to play a trick on this ole’ gal and it got hung up somewhere between 68-70 mph.

Shut Up.

I’ll give you a minute to re-read that sentence to make sure you read it correctly.

Yes. You. Did.

Two words for you.

Scared. Todeath.

The cruise control was set at 70 mph and I had just hung up with McDaddy who was headed home from his second home Pennsylvania where he was been working 3-4 days each week for the better part of 2010 when I tapped the brake to disengage the cruise and change lanes.

Only the cruise did not disengage and the van did not slow down even though my foot was attempting the shove the brake through the floor board.

Within seconds I became keenly aware of every vehicle around me. I assessed how much room I had to get stopped, how close the vehicle behind me was and the fact that ten seconds or so later the van was still not slowing down.

Quickly I ran through my short list of options, which included, throwing it into park, throwing it into neutral, and freaking out. I can tell you that freaking out seemed like the easiest option. Which is exactly what I did shortly after getting into the emergency lane and throwing the gear shift into neutral.

The conversation with McDaddy on my beloved iPhone went something like this.

ME (WITH HEART RACING): Hey, the brakes on the van went out and I’m sitting on the side of the interstate in the emergency lane.

MCDADDY: Did the brakes go all the way to the floor? Is the cruise control still on? Is the van in park? Did the idiot lights come on? Can you drive it at all?

ME: Um, I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know and I don’t want to at all because ITS NOT SAFE AND I MIGHT DIE!

MCDADDY: We’ll its obviously time to trade that thing in on a Jeep.

ME: Um, okay. As long as it runs.

MCDADDY: Keep your foot on the brake and start it up.

The engine ran as if it were still going 70 mph.

MCDADDDY: Keep your foot on the brake and push the gas pedal.

The engine returned to normal and I watched the tachometer (or whatever its called) decrease from 3 to 1.\

It is worth mentioning that a situation such as this would not have been a challenge for McDaddy. He possesses the wherewithall to take charge of emergency situations and make quick decisions. I, on the other hand, require a list, a sharpie, a calendar, and at least a 24-hour notice.

This was seriously one of the scaredest (yes, its a word!) events in my life and no, before you ask, I do not drive a Toyota.

I am happy to report that the van is now tucked safely away in the garage and as is always the case in a situation like this, the thing ran perfectly normal for McDaddy as he brought the hunk of junk thing home.

So, with that being said, I do hope you’ll excuse the fact that I am walking down Random Road tonight.

1. One of my favorite iPhone APPS is Words With Friends. It’s a Scrabble type game and if you are a member of the iCult, er, I mean iClub, you can do a search for JulieWV and we can get a game started. Oh, and if you’re looking for about 72 points, play the word Jeep on the triple letter, triple word spaces. YeeHaw!

2. My heart is heavy for my BFF, Becky and her family, who lost their aunt earlier in the week. Death is so stinkin’ tough. Cancer, you suck!

3. While I really love watching American Idol, I do not have a clear favorite this season. I like Big Mike and I think Crystal Bowersox rocked it out tonight!

4. My McDaddy is the original McDaddy. 

Just sayin.

5. While she would not have been my first choice based on her lack of musical experience, Ellen is doing a pretty good job as Judge #4 on Idol.

6. And speaking of crazy words, I learned a new one today – encopresis.

I’ll give you a second to look that up. Never heard of it before but saw it on the Facebook and did what I do when I’m on the hunt for something. *coughgooglecough*

7. Apolo Ohno will be on Jay Leno tonight. I will have to DVR it because sadly I’ve spent one too many late nights in front of the TiVo watching my boyfriend Apolo Ohno go for the gold, which he looks good in by the way.

Well, he does!

8. Some girlfriends are coming over tonight to decorate my newly remodeled basement walls. I have purchased some really great stuff but have no idea how to make it all work and pull it all together. So, weather permitting, I might have some pictures to show you very soon! (Hi, Susan!)

9. At this very minute, McDaddy is sitting on the couch with his laptop looking at used cars on the internet because that’s what he does at the first hint of a car situation. He’s found a copper colored Mazda 6 that is a six-speed. Oh, and it is a front wheel drive that will “do just as good as your van if not better on the big, honkin’ hill!”

Can you say Saturn Sky?

10. This post is at 1,011 words, so much for short and sweet.

11. My nephew, Isaac Cade is 2 years old today (as of this writing on Wednesday). Happy birthday, buddy!

12. The random isn’t flowing as easy I thought it would. Of course American Idol and Words With Friends are battling with the randomness, but still.

13. More snow today, are you kidding me? Enough already!

I hate to end things on such a cold note, but, that’s just the way the random rolls, I suppose.

Care to share something random today?

Just like most of y’all who live here on the East Coast, we’ve had more than our share of snow.

I, for one am sick of it. Especially since we live on a big honkin’ hill with a steep curve.

On Friday, I worked the Book Fair at Stevie’s school for a few hours and then headed home. As I made my way up the big, honkin’ hill, it dawned on me that the hill was much worse than it was two hours earlier when I took Stevie to school. I made it half-way up the hill when the trouble started.

It wasn’t me who started up the big, honkin’ hill singing along with the blaring stereo to Selah when the van decided it was the little engine that couldn’t. It also wasn’t me who sat frozen with my foot on the break while summoning the courage to make another attempt at getting the van up the darn hill.

Shortly after deciding I did not possess the knowledge courage to get the thing up the hill, it wasn’t me who sat in the passenger seat mentally calculating how long I could possibly sit in the middle of the road before someone would need to get past me. Seconds later, I did not quickly pick up the phone to call McDaddy to ask him how in the heck I was supposed to get the van up the big, honkin’ hill.

After being instructed by him to turn the traction control off, it was not me who put the petal to the metal just before the thing started to slide BACKWARDS TOWARD THE LAKE. At that very second, it wasn’t me who silently thanked the sweet soul who decided to install the guardrails around the lake last fall.

So, it couldn’t have been me who cried out to McDaddy that “I JUST SLID OFF THE ROAD AND ICANTDOIT AND CAN YOU PLEASE COME DOWN AND GET ME!!!!”. And as you can imagine, it wasn’t me who recalled every bad thing I’ve ever said about McDaddy’s heap, er, I mean Jeep, as I watched it round the corner coming to my rescue.

When he arrived on the scene, it was not me who could have kissed him right in the middle of the road because hello? he is hot and he is mine and he would most certainly get the van safely out of the ditch without incident. When he began to back the van down the big honkin hill, it wasn’t me who smiled while thanking God that McDaddy was working at home on that day instead of 300 miles away as he does 2-3 per week.

And it wasn’t me who felt my eyes bug out of my head when McDaddy asked if I felt comfortable driving the van while he winched it up the hill.

No sir. Not a chance.

Twelve hours later, it was not me who sat in the passenger seat of that very heap, ahem! I mean Jeep when McDaddy slid it off of another big, honkin’ hill after a fun evening at our friends’ house. And once again, it was not me who was so very thankful that McDaddy is a skilled driver who kept his family safe in spite of the snow and the ice and the slush.

We weathered another storm, me and him, and I couldn’t be happier that he is mine!

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This weekend, McDaddy and I will be spending the weekend at a local state park resort attending a marriage conference.

The prospect of spending a kid-free weekend with the love of my life has me all giddy. I am hoping that the weather cooperates and that Alex’s croupy cough is gone by then. Not that the weather would ever stop McDaddy (and his heap, ahem, I mean JEEP) from going anywhere, but it would certainly make my trip more enjoyable if there wasn’t, um, I don’t know, snow, sleet and ice to worry about.

For today’s Thursday Thirteen, I though it might be fun to share some Valentine’s Day fun with y’all. The following 13 things all refer to my sweet McDaddy. We have been together for 18 years, and have been married for 12 years. He is a wonderful husband, father, and son!

Very easy to get along with

Always does the right thing even when no one is watching.

Loves chocolate chip cookies better than any other food

Educated in the Electrical Engineering Department at West Virginia Tech

Nice and good and thoughtful and loving

Tinkers in the garage with his JEEP and other automobiles on a daily basis

Instantly likeable by everyone who meets him

Not to crazy about my DVR docket

Expert at dealing with reading my moods, my flair for the dramatic, and emotions

Saves before he spends

Devoted to his wife and very involved with his boys

Annoyed easily at people who use the word amazing

Yes, he is a dream and he is mine!

I was making my morning blog run when I stumbled upon a post over at Chic Critique called What’s In Your Make-up Bag?  From there, I visited a few of the gals linking up to the carnival and the next thing I knew I was searching for my camera to join in the fun.

Then, I discovered that my camera is missing.

Now if I’m being honest, actually it’s McDaddy’s camera that is missing because before the deployment, the boys and I got McDaddy the camera for Father’s Day. Only McDaddy pretty much said he liked my camera better because it was smaller, and told me I could have the new one. And now there is a running joke at the McResidence about his camera being my camera. And, unless you’ve been taking copious notes throughout this paragraph you probably have no idea which camera is mine and which is McDaddy’s.  To make a miserably long story short, the fact is that I could only find one camera and basically I’m letting McDaddy know because he will wonder how the pictures of my make-up bag and its contents found its way onto his camera in the midst of pictures of the heap (ahem! I mean JEEP), the truck and all the other car parts that are for some reason stored on his SD card.

Anyway. On with the make-up bag post.

Meet my make-up bag,

And it’s contents,

There are actually a few other items in the bag, but since I don’t use often, I didn’t allow them to take part in the what’s in the bag make-up post.

Nor am I showing the blogosphere the bags under my eyes. (ahem!)

It hadn’t dawned on me that most of my make-up is Arbonne because I have purchased it one or two items at a time from McDaddy’s sister over the course of the past year. She is, by the way, my sister-in-law, but for the sake of clarity I thought I’d call her McDaddy’s sister).

Sheesh. How do I get so far off topic?

The details.

• Arbonne FC5 Nurturing Day Lotion with SPF 20
• Arbonne NutriMinC Repair - Corrective Eye Creme
• Arbonne Virtual Illusion Make-up Primer which I speak very highly of…
• Arbonne Mineral Powder Foundation with SPF 15
• Arbonne eyeshadow in Petal and Linen
• Arbonne Virtual Illusion Eye Definer in Hepburn
• Arbonne Dual Volume Mascara in black
• Arbonne brow waxin blonde
• Arbonne Cream Concealer - Light
• Cover Girl Super Thick Lash Mascara in very black
• Clinique soft-pressed powder blusher in Mocha pink (however it is clearly more brown than pink)
• Clinique lipstick in Guava Stain (my all time favorite lipstick)
• Clinique lip liner in Berry Nude

That’s whats in my bag! What’s in yours?

I’m off to find my McDaddy’s camera.

Our home is a joyful place.

Except when two of its members are squabbling over the same version of Lightning McQueen.

Or the youngest of its members forgets that his teeth are only for chewing food.

Even then, the McResidence is a great place to be. Things seldomgo awry. The situation rarely escalates to a point where an adult is required to step in. Everything is so tidy, that no one ever loses anything or leaves toys lying around. Every member of this house is eager to pitch in to do his part, leaving very little work for me. And, as you might of guessed, this place runs like a well-oiled machine.

(Ahem!)

And if you were a fly on the wall, YOU WOULD NEVER hear the following statements in our home…

“Can someone please wipe my bottom?”

“Daddy” (times about 4,329)

“Mom, where is my [insert item here]“

“Mom, can I play the Wii?”, “Or the DS”,”Or the computer”

“Mom can we please watch a show?”

“Are these clean or dirty?”

“I don’t want to!”

“I can’t”

“Is it bedtime?”

“Can this be a play bath?”

“Ew, what is this stuff? Well, I don’t like it!”

“Did you remember to call the insurance company?”

“If toys are left out again, they will be put up and you won’t see them for a month!”

“Is it time to pick up Stevie?” (at least 14 times a day!)

“Mom, why do we need fingernails?” Um, good question, I really have no idea!

“Do you want me to get the spankin’ spoon?”

“Mom, are you in the bathroom?”

“Do I need my aggerly (allergy) pill today?”

“Can we take the JEEP?”

“Mom, can I wear my snow boots today?”

“I’m mad at myself!”

“Can I have a brown sugar and cimmanun poptart?”

I suspect I answer approximately 3,281 questions each day.

And, if you were a fly on the wall in our home, you would not have heard the following conversation take place three nights ago…

ME: “Alex, do not put that booger on the couch, you need to get a tissue – Alex, what are you doing with that booger?”

ALEX: “Putting it back in my nose!”

Seriously, you would NOT have heard that from my 4 year old darling boy because he always wipes his nose with a tissue.

Oh, and FYI, McDaddy and I most definitely did NOT spend another Friday night in the ER because of my stupid blood pressure.

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McDaddy is a good man.

He is a great husband, and an awesome father. In fact, he is the kind of guy that does that right thing even when no one is watching.

He is that good.

Still, there are some issues to which me and McDaddy do not agree.

In fact, I have learned that we will probably never see eye-to-eye on some issues unless of course, one of us were to fall and hit our head (which would probably be me because have you heard I’m a klutz?) So, we will press on in spite of these issues because we vowed to love each other for better or for worse in spite of our agreeable issues.

Or something like that.

And now, I present the list of things that I have learned that McDaddy and I will never see eye to eye on.

1. In my world, the more lights you have on, the better everything looks. In McDaddy’s world, the more lights you have on, the more your monthly electric bill will be.

2. According to me, it does not hurt to eat, drink and be merry in your vehicle, especially if, like me, you spent approximately half of your life in your vehicle. According to McDaddy, one should use a vehicle to get from one place to another, or in the case of the heap, (ahem! I mean JEEP) for off-roading pleasure. Vehicles should not contain food, drink, or clutter.

Whatever.

3. McDaddy is a firm believer that the lid on the washing machine should be left up after each wash so that the barrell will have a chance to dry out without smelling of mildew. I am a firm believer that the lid on the washing machine should be closed because it is too much for my OCD to handle looks ridiculous

4. McDaddy has replaced all of the light-bulbs in our home with energy saving light-bulbs that take about seven minutes to fully light up. If I had my way, those energy saving light bulbs would be thrown out on the curb on Monday morning for the trash truck and we would replace them with the brightest light bulbs known to man.

5. You will never see McDaddy dunking, soaking, dipping, or sopping food. You will never see me eating french-fries, chicken strips, poptarts, cookies, doughnuts, or chips without dunking or dipping. Likewise, I throw cornbread into my soup and dunk (sop) my toast in my oatmeal.

McDaddy is probably gagging just reading that last sentence.

6. In my humble opinion, if I am home, and it is above 60 degrees outside, I like the front door to be open so that our home is welcoming. McDaddy again, sees an open door as an increased electric bill and will remind me that we’re not trying to cool the neighborhood.

7. McDaddy considers the heap (ahem! I mean JEEP) the best vehicle of all time citing its versatility. I, on the other hand have trouble getting in and out of the thing since he “lifted” it and complain every time I get in it because it is impossible to mount the passenger side seat without brushing up against the muddy, filthy, brush guards on the side.

And for the record, our boys are in total agreement with McDaddy on all matters concerning the heap (ahem! I mean Jeep).

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This great guy…..

Loves to go Off-Roading with the guys in the WV Jeep Club.

  Is an awesome dad to our boys.

   Joined the WV Air National Guard in 1991 (he was still in High School).

  Is the web-master of our church web-site.

  Was commissioned as an Officer (2^ndLieutenant) the same year he was commissioned as a husband.

  Is a Principle Service Specialist for Honeywell. That’s code for “Control Systems Genius.”

 Just completed a 6-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

 Works at home a few days each month.

 Travels for work more than he would like.

Likes to ski.

  Loves, loves, loves chocolate chip cookies.

  May not be able to tell you when or where something happened, but could definitely tell you what we were driving when it happened.

  Runs the sound-board at our church.

 Makes sure I have the cleanest minivan in the carpool lane.

 Comments on all blog posts involving his heap (ahem! I mean JEEP!)

 Had LASIK surgery 6 six years ago.

 Does it right the first time.

 Plays the drums at our church.

 Has a lot more patience than his wife.

Loves to ride his motorcycle even though he doesn’t get to ride it as often as he’d like.

 Would do anything for anybody.

 Watches Ice-Road Truckers, Grey’s Anatomy, Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, Extreme 4X4 and Criminal Minds.

 Currently holds the rank of Major.

 Is the oldest of 5 kids.

 Would rather me write about someone other than him.

 Is adored by his wife.

Has a birthday today!!!

Happy Birthday McDaddy! I hope you have a wonderful day! Thanks for sharing your life with me!!!

I Love You!

Each week I wonder if I’ll be able to keep this “Things I Learned This Week” gig moving along.

And each week, I find myself learning some incredibly weird stuff.  Hopefully some of that weird stuff will help somebody out in blog land and the information will not be wasted.

So, in no particular order I present to you… Things I Learned THIS week.

1. When your four year old gets the Dark Knight Tech Mega Wings for his birthday, he will absolutely love them. They will, however, aggravate the snot out of you and every other object sitting on any table within a three feet radius.

2. A pinata will bring joy every. single. time.

3.  A group of first-grade boys will enjoy scrapbooking for their cub-scout scrapbooking badge. You should take more than one sheet of sports, construction, fishing and cars stickers though.

4. Getting a new pink DELL computer is comparable to driving a new BMW after driving a broke down hooptie.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT MCDADDY BOUGHT ME A BRAND NEW PINK DELL LAPTOP???? I JUMPED UP AND DOWN LIKE A SCHOOL GIRL WHEN I SAW THAT IT WAS PINK!!! AND DID I MENTION I GOT ME SOME NEW FONTS. I LOVE FONTS!

Ahem. Sorry. I didn’t mean to yell.

But I really am thankful!

5. When it has rained for a sweet forever, weeks on end it is probably a good idea that you keep your van on the pavement. If not, you might find yourself stuck in a rut that you cannot get out of.

6. If you find  your van stuck in a rut, three burly tree-trimming guys CAN rock your van out of the rut if you get on the gas and give it all its got.

7. If you find that your van is stuck in a rut, you should probably compose your hysterical self long enough to snap some pictures of your van or else your be wishing you had. You will also be wishing McDaddy and his beloved JEEP was at home so they could winch you out.

 There you have it.

Another week of incredibly weird stuff.

Head over to Musings Of A Housewife for more things people learned this week. Oh, and if you need a good laugh, be sure to read this post at her place first!

It wasn’t me who sat in my big, blue, bloggy chair for the past two hours searching every. single. file. on my laptop for six pictures that were e-mailed to me three weeks ago. Because I would never ever hit a wrong button on my computer or be side-tracked to the point where I lose files. No way, because surely I am way too brilliant to do that.

It also wasn’t me who scratched her head and sighed real loud a short while ago because the green bench? The stupid green bench in my room is completely hidden by clothing. It wasn’t me because I never just throw clothes down instead of hanging them up or placing them in the laundry basket. Never.

Why, oh why can I not keep that thing clear of debris?

It couldn’t have been me who stood in her kitchen on Friday holding her beloved iPhone to one ear and the house phone to the other ear in an attempt to have a three-way call with two of my best gal pals. It couldn’t have been me because I don’t enjoy talking and couldn’t think of enough to say to keep two conversations going at once. Never. Not in a million years.

Ahem!

It wasn’t me threw her hand over her mouth when the words, “Man, that’s a nice lookin’ jeep” came spilling out as I passed a Jeep Wrangler as I headed into the grocery store. Nah, wasn’t me because JEEPS do not excite me.

[I can see McDaddy smiling from here!]

Oh, and it certainly wasn’t me who left the sliding door on my van open while my boys and I were in the Dentist because I would never be so careless as to let it all hang out. I’m still not absolutely sure it happened, its just that when I hit my door clicker the door was closing instead of opening. I choose to believe that I hit the clicker three too many times causing the door to open and then close before I noticed what was going on.

Yes, I’m sure that was it. It had to be.

And finally, it wasn’t me who won a gift certificate to the flea market in the Amish Country on a bus trip on Saturday, then forgot to use it. That would be silly because a gift certificate is like money in your pocket and the only thing I love more than shopping is having a gift certificate.

Aren’t you glad I didn’t do all of those things?

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It’s late and I’m tired.

I thought about doing a Thursday Twelve and listing all of our nieces and nephews, however, I don’t have parental consent for all of them and I’d really like to add pictures.

[Note: If you happen to be the parent of one of the twelve children I am referring to, please let me know your thoughts before next Thursday. Mkay, thanks!]

But for this week, we’ll talk about my TiVo.

Have I mentioned that I triple big puffy red heart my TiVo.

I’ve got one thing to say about the TiVo.

Best. Invention. Of. My. Time.

Seriously.

But, you should keep in mind that this list is only a sampling of what is there. I could probably fill up a Thursday Three-Hundred-and-Twelve if need be.

1. The View.

I know, I know. You’re thinking I’m a weirdo. And, yes, I probably am. But, I love the View. Today, Chris Rock is on today talking about weaves and I am watching the gadget guy introduce the first self-cleaning, washable, flushable litter box which you can buy at Catgenie.com for $329. Where else can you find out about David Letterman’s indesretions, a weave, a Samsung camera and Patrick Swayze all in one big place. Oh, but I miss Elisabeth Hasselbeck and hope she returns soon!

2. America’s Got Talent

Obviously I’m a little behind on my DVR viewing. I have no idea when America’s Got Talent finished, but, the two episodes on my DVR are from September. So, who knows if I’ll get to them before McDaddy introduces them to the delete button.

3. The Young And The Restless

I’ve been a part of the Y&R family for over 20 years. I did get behind on the daily drama when McDaddy was deployed, but I’ve since got back into the Y&R groove. I decided to start watching again even though the writers killed off Brad. I miss you, Don Diamont. And, y’all I know that he is now on the Bold and the Beautiful now and I used to watch the Bold and the Beautiful every.single.day, but I’m trying to cut back, so I haven’t started B&B back up yet.

4. Tom & Jerry

Sometime last year, Stevie was at my granny’s house and watched a show that he wondered “if I had ever heard of about a cat and a mouse called Tom and Jerry.”  Then, last Christmas, we got StevieSanta brought a Tom & Jerry DVD for his Christmas stocking. Ever since then, our boys have been a fan of that silly cat and mouse duo. They giggle themselves silly everytime they watch it.

5. Monster Jam

Two boys = Lots of monster trucks. Stevie’s favorite is El Toro Loco and Alex’s favorite changes daily. They love to ‘play in the dirt’ with their monster trucks.

6. Survivor: Samoa

When Survivor first premiered, McDaddy’s sister and her husband would come over every Thursday evening for dinner so we could watch Survivor and Friends. Then, we’d talk and talk and talk like we hadn’t seen eachother for months. That was back in the day before either of us had kids and back when actually got paid for working a full-time-job. I still watch Survivor, but the novelty has either worn off or been replaced by American Idol and Dancing With The Stars. Oh, and just for the record, between my whine and my whine, I wouldn’t last 40 minutes on Survivor, much less 40 days.

7. I Want A Dog For Christmas Charlie Brown

Don’t ask me why this is still on our TiVo. Our boys watched it about 4, 732 times between December and March. In fact, It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown had already made its holiday debut when my boys were still waiting for Charlie Brown to get that dumb dog. For some reason, it is still there.

8. Dancing With The Stars

It’s rare that I would ever be behind on my DWTS viewing. This week is no different. The episode that I have saved on the DVR happens to be the Tribute to Patrick Swayze. I’ve watched the group dance several times and I might watch it several more before deleting it. I actually cried the first time I watched it.

9. Bones

Bones is McDaddy’s baby. He got hooked on Bones while he was deployed at Guantanamo Bay and has been watching it ever since he returned home. We now watch it together. It’s a crime show which I usually enjoy, but sometimes it grosses me out.

10. Auto B. Good

Auto B Good is a cute cartoon that features cars. The Auto B Good website says this about the show…. 

In every child’s imagination, the inanimate come to life. What if it was possible for those creations to become a reality and teach important life lessons? There is such a place, the little City of Auto, just off of County Road “B” in the State of Good. Our boys like this show and we like them watching it.

11. Xtreme 4X4

Sheesh. McDaddy and Stevie love to watch this show together. Here’s what the show’s web-site says about tonight’s episode… Jeep Scrambler gets its tub, drivetrain, beadlocks and more all in a 2 car garage with simple tools. We’ll install a doubler kit for more gearing options, diy beadlocks, then keeping with our budget theme, we’ll head to a local custom shop where the cage will be professionally welded cheaper than having to buy an expensive 220 volt machine.

Blah. Blah. and more Blah.

12. Sherri

Sherri Shepherd has a new sitcom based on her life. It is on Lifetime and it is really cute. I watched the pilot earlier this week and I liked it. Malcolm Jamal Warner plays her hubby. If you’re older than dirtabout my age you probably remember him from the Cosby Show. Okay, in a search for a picture of Theo Huxtable, I just discovered Warner was born on 1970 which happens to be just a few short years ahead of me. Maybe the whole ‘older than dirt’ thing was a little much.

13. Thomas And Friends

As time passes, our boys watch Thomas less and less which is fine with me because the narrator’s voice drives me on a slow train to insane. They still play with the 437 trains they have with the train track set, but thankfully, the days of Thomas on our DVR are just about over.

Wow.

I guess you can tell a lot about a girl by taking a quick peek at her TiVo.

And speaking of TiVo, it could probably use a break.

That’s a wrap. Night y’all.