American Pickers

First off-Picture overload
Second off-If you have not seen the TV show you might not know what I am talking about.




My friend and I went to the shop of the Mike from "American Pickers" today.

The picture below is the place we ate. This was the first place we went to since we rolled into town about noon. The funny story here is that this is basically a bar with a short menu for the 'grill' part of it. My friend and I were the only people sitting at the tables eating. There were a few (maybe 4-5) men at the bar and everything was pretty quiet. Well while we were talking at our table I over heard the people at the bar talking about tatoos. The only bartender (who was also our waitress) said "My sister Danielle ( and then touched her upper chest area and then continued talking about Danielle's tattoos)" Some of you might know where I am going with this. I then looked more closely at this lady and she looked just like Danielle from the show "Amer. Pickers" So my waitress at the bar and grill was Danielle's sister. Later when we went to the store I talked to Danielle (and got an autograph and a picture with her) and I asked if her sister worked at the Riverview Bar and Grill and she did. How weird?

Some pics of the town.

This is my friend. She is 8 months pregnant. I also have my pic by this car, but I look 14 months pregnant in the pic and I am not pregnant at all. So I didn't post it.

This is Danielle below and this is some guy I don't know. Again I do have my pic with her, but I do not like the way I look so I didn't post it.

I saw the episode with this suit

I saw the episode with these lights.

I saw the episode with this gas tank.

I saw the episode with this fridge.

My friend making business calls.

And a little refreshment before we left. This does not help with my looking 14 months prego.

It was really fun. The town also has tons of other shops to look around in. I just bought a t-shirt from American Pickers and a little pear decoration for my kitchen (from a different store)

Mike and Frank were not there. Danielle said they are on the road 3 out of the 4 weeks in a month.

What annoys you?

This post was sparked by a conversation with a friend. This was all in good fun, I am not annoyed or in a bad mood. We just listed for fun all the things that annoy us and here is my list:

*people who are LATE!!!!!!
*people (singers) who try to put their own 'spin' on the National Anthem, please sing it as written, don't hold notes longer, etc it is not your song, it is our song
*This next one you have to know two things first 1. I am a substitute teacher and 2. I get this question 6,000 times a week....Do not ask me the following question: "How many days a week do you work?" Have some common sense people! I work when I am called, it depends....every single week is different....I can not tell you how many times I get that question....I work anywhere from 0-5 days a week....don't people now that, especially my family and friends?
*when my husband leaves lights on or the TV running
*looking at used Q-tips in the bathroom garbage
*thinking there is a parking space open and then getting closer and seeing that there is a cart right smack dab in the middle of the spot
*people who rev their cars or motorcycles after 11:00 pm
*when every TV show has a commercial at the same time
*People asking me when we are having a baby (I have not told anybody that we are trying, so they don't know that I can't...I am not ready to tell yet-I am also talking about when people asked me this before we started trying and before I knew I can't easily get pregnant)
*adults who wear obvious and stupid pj pants in public....I am not saying a clean pair of sweatpants to run to the gas station for a drink....I am saying a grown women wearing "Tweety" pants or hello kitty pants
*people who don't use turn signals
*going into a public bathroom stall and not having a hook to hang my purse on available I HATE SETTING IT ON THE FLOOR


What annoys you?

Ok, my turn, What I like about Fall

Since EVERYONE else is doing it, my turn. (I do enjoy reading what others like about Fall)

Let me first start out with a confession.

WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT FALL

Please please no hate mail, y' all will be shocked at what I am about to say, ok here goes....

I HATE THE SMELL OF FALL SCENTED CANDLES
PUMPKIN-EWE
SPICE-BLACH
LEAVES-ICK
BASICALLY ALL FALL SCENTED CANDLES I DO NOT LIKE

I know, I know, calm down, I realize that every other women in the world loves them, that is all I hear about, but I hate them.....(If you are curious I also hate all candle scents that smell like food, for example, chocolate((I love the smell of real chocolate but not fake scented imitation chocolate)) sugar cookie, pie, etc the only exception is maybe fruit because I like apple ((if you consider that a Fall scent then that is the one scent I like...not 'cider' but Macintosh Apple or something like that)) or grape, or strawberry. The scents I like are flowers or clean smelling candles.

My current favorite is a scent called Moonlight Path from bath and body works ( I can't find a pic online right now? Weird?)

BTW-Bath and Body Works have the best candle, way better than Yankee...these candles actually burn correctly (level all the way down and completely liquidfied (sp?) and they are not sooty

Ok, now WHAT I LOVE ABOUT FALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cool temperatures
my BIRTHDAY
my husband's birthday
football
chili
bonfires
leaves changing colors
a crispness in the air
fall clothes (jeans/sweaters)
fall tv line-ups (new seasons)
apples
pumpkin picking

I do love Fall

Tuesday So Far

So I went to curves and checked it out. I am really leaning on joining....I wanted to sleep on it one night before making a rash decision (I am really bad at impulse buying and joining a 12month contract is not suppose to be an impulse buy) So I think I will go tomorrow (plus I already took a shower and did my make-up really nice for tonight, so I will start tomorrow I think) Today is my brother's 26th birthday so we are going out to dinner for it. I also ran some errands and then sat outside for about 1/2 an hour. It was kinda weird because when I sat on my back patio, I really zoned out and then suddenly I shook my head and was like "how long have I been sitting here?" It was really that relaxing. I think it was the wind mainly. Well ta-ta for now.

Here is what I did today

1. Got a new pair of jeans.

2. exercised (I am thinking about joining Curves...going to get info tomorrow...my doctor suggested I lose 15lbs for fertility issues)

3. watched The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion....and 'whatever' is all I have to say right now about that

4. Made Italian beef for dinner

5. Four loads of laundry

6. continued working on decorations for my husbands upcoming surprise 30th birthday party

7. painted my toe nails and then because of exercising and socks...they are now messed up

Housekeeping Question

How do you easily clean a sifter? (like a flour sifter) Whatever I sift is always stuck in the nooks and cranings..(sp?) Is there a simpler way to clean it well?

Conversation With a 5 Year Old

Here is an actually conversation I had today with a 5 year old.

5Year old: We are moving to Florida

me: Oh, really, that sounds like fun...why are you moving?

5yo: Because my house has ants.

Me: ok



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Sounds like a good reason for me.....why don't we all just move when our house gets ants!!! hahaha

We have meat!

Just got back from the meat locker. We got 1/2 a cow. I have enough meat in the freezer to last probably till Christmas. Tomorrow night, New York Strip. The funny thing about this cow is that we did not pay for the cow. I husband did three days of siding someone's house (a friend's mom and stepdad) and we got the cow as payment. But, hey, I have a full freezer.

How many grapes is too many to eat in a days time? Because I have had a ton of grapes today.

I have like 8 blogs that I follow point out that today is 9-02-10.....and have done posts on the TV show 90210. My little claim to 90210 fame-I am friends with Josh Taylor's cousin. He played Dylan's father on the show. He is from a town right next to mine. I believe he is also on Days of Our Lives. My parents home town (fairly close by) has a bar that Josh use to frequent and there are autographs and pictures (I believe 2 pics) of him on the wall. If he is ever back here he will stop by that bar. This is very rare though, he is never back here. Does this make me cool? Just kidding, no it doesn't.



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Date of Birth

25 September 1943, Princeton, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Tommy Tim Taylor

Mini Biography

Armed with a Burt Reynolds-like laid-back grin, virility and swagger, handsome soap actor Josh Taylor was first noticed tending bar near the popular Burbank Studios where "Days of Our Lives" (1965) was being cast. He won the role of working class Chris Kositchek (a bartender, natch) and for four seasons won the hearts of many a lady fan from 1977-1981, returning to the role again in 1982 for another five years.

Born Tommy Tim Taylor in Princeton, Illinois. When he was two-years-old, his family moved to nearby Chillicothe, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth University. Despite his good-ol'-boy reputation, he managed to buckle down and holds a Juris Doctorate in Law. Following his daytime fame in the mid-80s, Josh was successful in crossing over to prime-time TV with the sitcom "Valerie's Family" (1986) as series star Valerie Harper's husband, Michael Hogan. In 1988, squabbles between the title star and the network led to Harper's abrupt dismissal. Instead of the expected cancellation, a surprise change showed up in the form of Sandy Duncan who came to the rescue as Valerie's sister and household help, changing the name of the show to _"Hogan Family, The" (1988)_. The program went on for another three seasons.

Brief forays into mini-movies and episodics ("Murder, She Wrote and "Matlock") and a recurring role as Luke Perry's ne'er-do-well father on "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) failed to keep up a steady pace so Josh returned to the daytime fold in the mid-1990s with brief stints on "The Young and the Restless" and "The Guiding Light." In 1997 he came home to NBC and "Days..." as Roman Brady this time, and stayed with the show until 2004 when his character (and many others in a studio cost-cutting measure) fell victim to a serial killer. Later it was discovered his character managed to survive after all. Josh continues to live a "nine lives" cat-like existence on the show while playing out an attention-getting love triangle with stars Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn. Divorced from film action bombshell Sandahl Bergman of "Red Sonja" fame, Josh remarried and lives with wife Lisa in Burbank. He has a daughter from his first marriage.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net

Spouse

Lisa Tremblay	(7 November 1999 - present)
Sandahl Bergman	(? - ?) (divorced)
Geanne	(? - ?) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

1 daughter, Tristen

Ex-Jesuit priest Father Terrance Sweeney, who served as technical advisor on "The Thorn Birds" (1983), officiated at Josh and Lisa Taylor's wedding.

Taylor met wife Lisa when she was a flight attendant for American Airlines.

Won "Sexiest Man of the Year" award by Afternoon TV and "Best Newcomer of the Year" by a soap opera magazine during the late 70s.

Has the unique distinction of having been in two different long-term roles on the same show. From 1976 to 1987, Taylor portrayed Chris Kositchek. In 1997, exactly one decade later, the actor returned to the fictional town of Salem to tackle the role of Roman Brady.

The Future

I am in a 'thinking about the future mood' right now. I think it is a combination of watching LOST with them skipping through time and past/present/future and a conversation I had today with a friend. (My point here is I prompted the future conversation with my friend because of watching LOST and thinking) I asked her, "If you could see into the future, would you want to and why?" As she was answering I was thinking honestly about IF I could would I? I came to the conclusion that if I could see into the future I would like to pick only a few things to see and not everything, because I want to be surprised. I actually would really love to know if we will be able to have a baby. Because right now I am working part time because the plan is for me to quit when I have a baby. But, if I can't have a baby then maybe I would focus more on my career. I feel like I am wasting time. Should I start thinking about my career or should I stick to the plan? hmm, I don't know........................

So, if you could see into the future would you?

Lost

I have said before that I have been watching "Lost" I am currently in the middle of season 5. (So 1 and 1/2 seasons to go). It is such a good show! I am very impressed!

Matthew Fox-Be still my heart ~swoon~



I am very looking forward to this Labor Day weekend. I will tell more later.

Fall is in the air!