Wadley Girl Knows Bo

Last night as I was watching Auburn play LSU in basketball, they showed Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson. He was inducted into the Auburn Baseball Hall of fame yesterday. Now anyone who knows me very well knows that I absoulutely love Bo Jackson!! He is one of the best athletes if not the best athlete of all times! I remember the cold dreary day in November of 1982 that I sat on my bed in the dark watching the Auburn/Alabama game dreading another lost to the mighty Bear Bryant. I also vividly remember when Bo Jackson "went over the top" to score the touchdown that enabled us to beat Alabama for the first time in 10 years!! He helped change history on the plains and became endured in my heart forever!! I was lucky enough to attend Auburn one year of his 4 there. I got to be part of his campaign for the Heisman in 1985. I still have my "Bo Jackson For Heisman" pin as well as my bumper sticker. The day of the Heisman award ceremony, I was taking a Saturday final. My teacher brought in a tv and when it was time for the announcement, she let us watch it. Just to watch him run with a football was like watching poetry in motion. When I see him today or see old clips of him playing ball it brings tears to my eyes! He left Auburn before he actually received his diploma but he always promised his mother he would go back and graduate and that is just what he did! Even though his mother had already passed away, he made good on his promise! He is a man of his convictions and of his word. He is someone young people can look up to and have as a hero and that today my friend is quite a feat. He never used performance enhancing drugs or was a lying cheat. He was a true athlete with God given talent that he used and is still using to make a difference in people's lives! He made a difference in my life as well as every other true Auburn fan! Auburn loves Bo and so does this small town girl!! War Eagle!!! I believe in Auburn and love it!

Loving the 80"s -Preppy Style

Lately I have been doing a lot of reminiscing about days gone by and as I visit the various blogs I follow, I find myself missing the 80's so much! I miss my big rolled hair, my preppy school wardrobe with everything monogrammed, my penny loafers(which I still have complete with the penny I put in them the day I got them), my Tretorn tennis shoes with the different colored/printed sides and backs(loved my madras ones), my add-a-beads, my whale sweater, my walking shorts and knee socks, wearing my sorority letters, my button down shirts, and my Izod shirts, Oh how I could go on and on!! I am going straight to the attic and dig out my Preppy Handbook! Visiting with my new blog friends, I have seen that preppy is still in and I am going to come out of the preppy closet and flaunt my preppiness everywhere!!Yesterday I started by buying the cutest pink/navy madras skirt and pink cable knit cardigan from Target and today I am going to order a pair of Tretorn Tennis shoes (They are hard to find nowadays but I think Land's End has some and with Google nothing is impossible to find!) I can not even describe how comfortable those shoes are not to mention how cute and preppy!! So here's to being preppy and not being ashamed about it!!!

Favorite High School Memories

When I was doing my 25 Random Facts about myself, one of my facts was that I actually enjoyed high school and would go back in a minute and do it all over again. I got to thinking about what I loved about high school and I came up with these reasons:

1. I attended a small high school. It was a K-12 school with around 500 students in the whole school. I loved that everyone knew you and you knew everyone. This went for the teachers too.

2. I had great teachers!!! My favorite teacher was my English teacher - cKb- She was a wonderful English and literature teacher and I learned so much from her!! She is still near and dear to my heart! She teaches at the local Community College and I really want my daughter to be able to have her as a teacher. College Girl wants to major in English and I think that having cKb would make her love English/literature even more!

3. I loved cheering for my high school! I was a cheerleader for 4 years and was captain my senior year. I was even a cheerleader mascot when I was just 4 years old. I wanted to cheer for my "Bulldogs" from that point on!! I loved pep rallies, wearing my red and white uniforms, homecoming, making signs to hang up at the ball game, painting downtown business windows for the big games, shaking my huge pom poms, supporting my team, dating the quarterback, having a victory line, attending cheerleader clinic every summer, and going to away games only to get back real late!

4. My best friend went to high school with me. Even though she was younger than me, we still were at school everyday together and we even cheered together for 1 year. I had many good high school friends that I still am in contact with even now. True friends are friends forever!!

5. I enjoyed learning! I enjoyed getting new notebooks, pens, pencils, and paper each new semester. I couldnt wait to organize my notebooks and get ready to take notes! I feel that I got a great education at my high school!

6. I loved knowing students from the other schools in our county. Since all the schools in our county were not very big we all knew each other.

7. I loved knowing my biggest crush! He doesnt know what my true feelings were for him back then or still to this day nor will he. But I know!!!

8. I loved having had one of the most inspirational teachers I have ever known. She was dedicated to her students and wanted them to truly understand the concepts of math even when she was dying of cancer. She never though of herself, only of her students that she had to teach! To this day, I think of her often and the things she taught me and instilled me. sWm I miss you and love you!!!!

9. I loved going to high school when drugs and violence wasnt an issue. I loved being able to go to school unafraid and being able to truly learn!!!

10. I loved my high school plain and simple! I still love it to this day. I feel a strong allegiance to it and everything about it! New teachers, administrators, students and buildings are there now but the true spirit of ole WHS will always be there always and forever!!!

25 Random Things About Me

Since I am new to the blogging world I thought I would do another post on things about moi. When I am reading other blogs, it is always interesting to find out more about the people I am reading about. So here are some of my likes, dislikes, and random facts about me!

All About Me

1. I am an only child.I was happy about this when I was younger. Now not so much!!!
2. I love Reese's Cups. It is the best candy.
3. My dream trip is to London, England.
4. I would go back to high school in a minute!! I actually loved high school and I would go back and enjoy it all over again!!!!!
5. I love to watch movies at the theater even if I have to go by myself.
6. My favorite flower is daffodils. I love to go and dig them up wild and replant them.
7. I love the Harry Potter novels.
8. I would love to write children' s mystery novels.
9. I want to work at Disney World. My dream job there would be to play Snow White.
10. I adore pasta.
11. I love to take pictures. I want to take photography classes.
12. I miss my grandmother - Big Mama- each and every day!!
13. I love old china.
14. The Holiday is my favorite movie. I have seen it probably 25 times. It makes me feel good!!
15. I am addicted to Coca Cola!And I mean addicted...headaches and all when I dont have one!!
16. I can retire from teaching in 3 years at the age of 47.
17. I sleep with my cell phone beside me in my bed.
18. I have to have lipstick on at all times except when I am sleeping!
19. I have to have socks on that match my outfit.
20. My favorite seasons are fall and spring.
21. I don't think my broken heart will ever heal!
22. I have had the same best friend for 40+ years!
23. I love the Auburn Tigers with my whole heart and I attended Auburn while Bo Jackson while at Auburn. I got to see him receive his Heisman while taking a final at Auburn. I have met him on two separate occasions.
24. I cant sleep without a digital clock beside my bed.
25. Some days I want to live on the green grass on the other side!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you have a lovely day with the ones you love!! You don't have to have a sweetheart to be able to enjoy this day! Just spend it with the ones you love and the ones who love you!! Remember chocolate gives you the same feeling as if you are in love and it won't break your heart!!
XOXOXO,
dMb

Love Is.....Chocolate

Forget love....I would rather fall in chocolate!! It is a well known fact that I absolutely love chocolate! My favorite candy is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups but any chocolate is simply divine to me! I found two great chocolate recipes that would be perfect for Valentine's Day. Both of these delicious recipes came from the Betty Crocker web site (http://www.bettycrocker.com/). Try them out and see if you or your significant other aren't just in heaven!

Chocolate Heart Peanut Butter Cookies

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water

1 egg

2 tablespoons sugar

36 heart-shaped milk chocolate candies

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water, and egg until

dough forms.

2. Shape dough into 36 (1 inch) balls: roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased

cookie sheets.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately press chocolate candy

into top of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely,

about 20 minutes, before storing in a tightly covered container.

YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY!

Better-Than-Almost-Anything-Cake

(Well, almost everything)

1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist German chocolate cake mix

water,vegetable oil, and eggs called for on cake mix box

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 jar (16 to 17 oz) caramel, butterscotch or fudge topping

1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 bag (8oz) toffee chips or bits

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees for dark or nonstick pan). Bake cake as directed on box for 13x9 inch pan.

2. Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with handle of wooden spoon. Drizzle milk evenly over top of cake; let stand until milk has been absorbed into cake. Drizzle with topping of your choice. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.

3. Spread whipped topping over top of cake. Sprinkle with toffee chips. Store covered in refrigerator.

Special Tips to Insure Success With This Dessert

1. The cake may stick to the wooden spoon handle while you're using it to make holes, so occasionally wipe off the handle.

2. Caramel topping will be easier to drizzle if it has been kept at room temperature. If refrigerated, remove the lid and microwave on High about 15 seconds.

3. Special Touch - Instead of the toffee chips or bits, coarsely chop 5 bars (1.4 oz each) chocolate English Toffee candy, sprinkle on top of the cake.

Scrumptious! Scrumptious! Scrumptious! Scrumptious! Scrumptious!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's weekend!!!

XOXOXO,

dMb

Love Is...

I used to love to read the "Love Is" cartoons in the newspaper when I was a teenager. I used to cut them out and put them on my bulletin board while I dreamed of finding the love of my life and living happily ever after! Unfortunately, I was "seeing things through rose-colored glasses". I don't know if everyone does has a love of their life but I do hope one day that I can BELIEVE in love again. I do believe that God has a plan for me and hopefully part of of that plan is healing my broken heart putting someone in my life that helps me find a new pair of rose colored glasses.

"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Cor. 13:4-7

I want to find the love God intended us to find. I want to find this kind of love. This is the true kind of love!!

XOXOXO,
dMb

A Mother's Love Is Abounding

My mother never fails to amaze me! She is always there for me no matter what and is willing to do anything I need her to do!! I will never be able to repay her for everything she does for me, gives to me, and provides for me even if I try for the rest of my life! You can not put a price tag on these things because they are priceless!! I need to be taking care of her but instead she is taking care me and my family without so much as a complaint even though she doesn't feel well and is having health problems. So thank you Mother for everything!! I love you more than you will ever know!! I appreciate everything you do for me even if I don't always express that to you! If I can be just half of the mother she is, my children will be lucky! They are all ready lucky to have her in their life and to be able call her their "Nanny". The definition of mother in the dictionary should say someone who is selfless and devoted to their children and it should have a picture of my mother.
"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take"

So don't go another day without telling your mother how much you love and appreciate them. Being a mother is the most important job in the world!!

XOXOXO
dMb

Southern Sunday

10 Things True Southerners Know:

1. The difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit

2. That "gimme sugar" doesn't mean pass the sugar bowl
3. Ain't nobody's biscuits like Grandma's biscuits.
4. When "by and by" is
5. Real gravy doesn't come out of a package.
6. True southerners make friends in lines (We don't do
"ques", we do lines).
7. It is sucker, not lollipop.
8. We say lid not top.
9. We would never, ever say pop or soda.
10. We mash a button instead of push a button.

Are you a true southerner? I can truly say that I am!!! What are some of your "southernisms"????

Blessed Are The PURR at Heart

Thank the good Lord that it is Friday!! I don't think I could have taken another day at school this week!! All I can say is SPRING BREAK!! Today I decided to do a post on another favorite of mine....cats!! Anyone that has a cat knows that no one owns a cat...they own you!!! I have never been a dog person but I have always loved cats. Cats are cuddly, loving (even though some can have catitude), spoiled, and act like people!! My almost 20 lb. tabby Scooter is the most loving cat I have ever had and he is just like my baby!! He has been there for me while I went through an especially difficult time in my life and while I have been experiencing empty nest syndrome. I love when he sleeps with me and snuggles with me keeping me warm. He actually stretches out and lays his head on the pillow. I think cats are angels with fur!!! I can have a bad day, but when I walk in the door and am met with 20 lbs. of purring pure love, all my day's problems just melt away!!!

Scooter- The Best Cat In The World

" What Is A Cat"

Gentle eyes
that see so much,
paws that have
the quiet touch.

Purrs to signal
"all is well"
and show more love
than words can tell.

Graceful movements
touched with pride,
a calming presence
by our side.

A friendship
that will last and grow,
small wonder
why we love them so!
-Author Unknown

So Scooter......You Are:
1. the cat's meow
2. purr-fectly sweet
3. the kit and the kaboodle
4. a spoiled-rotten cat
5. a purrrrrrson
6. my friend
7. a cool cat
8. a curious cat
9. a lazy cat
10. a cutie patootie
I LOVE YOU!!!!

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." -Albert Schweitzer

My choice for refuge is my Scooter and he has been there for me for 5 years!! He has helped me through many miseries and for that my friend you are "King of the House" even when we have to call you Scooter Pooter!!!!

Which do you prefer...cats or dogs? What makes your special pet so special?????

XOXOXO,
dMb

Wishful Wednesdays

"When you wish upon a star
makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those
who love
The sweetest fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and see you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true!"

From Pinocchio

My posts on Wednesdays are going to be called Wishful Wednesdays. Wednesdays are fun days for me because they signal that I am on the down side of the work week. I am always thankful for what I have. I have a good job (when so many don't), I have 2 wonderful healthy children who I am so proud of, I have wonderful friends, I have a home to go to every day (when so many don't) , I have 2 loving parents who would do anything for me, and I have my good health but it is nice sometimes to wish for things you would love to really have one day. Sometimes it might be things you know you will never have but sometimes it is things that are within your grasp. I have lots of things I wish I could have. Some of them are things I have seen here on some of your wonderful blogs. Some of them I may some day own and some are things that will remain in my dreams. But hey, it never hurts to dream!!!! So here is my first Wishful Wednesday.....


1. Mr. Big from SATC
Chris Noth
He is soooooo dreamy!!

2. A blue enamel Tiffany box-
Tickled Pink and Green posted
this on her blog and I fell in LOVE!
When my daughter visitis NYC next
year, I will be having her stop in and
pick this up for me!
3. A mountain cabin in the
Smokey Mountains for
get aways.






Oh well, only one of my wishes are truly attainable but a girl can certainly wish, hope, and dream!!! If you could wish for anything, what would it be????
XOXOXO,
dMb

Let's go to The Movies

This weekend I did make it to the theater to see When in Rome and the movie critics were wrong! It was such a cute movie!! It was a fun, feel good movie. I loved it and Kristin Bell was adorable!! Look out Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, and Sandra Bullock!!! There are so many new movies coming out all at one time that I want to see. It looks like I will be spending the next few Saturday afternoons at the box office!!!
Movies I want to See:
1. Dear John
2. Valentine's Day
3. Alice in Wonderland
4. The Tooth Fairy

Going to the movies is one of my favorite things to do. It is fun to escape real life for 2 hours and become engrossed in someone else's. I love funny movies that make me feel good!! Dear John probably will make me cry but I have heard so many good things about it and the book is flying off the bookstore bookshelves. Johnny Depp looks so intriguing as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and The Rock is funny and I loved him in the Game Plan so I know I will love him The Tooth Fairy. Valentine's Day has so many different actors/actresses in it, it should rock!!

But the one movie, I can't wait to see is SATC 2. I loved that series so much and was heart-broken when it went off the air. Come on summer!!!! I absolutely adore Chris Noth as Mr. Big!!!
What movies do you want to see???

XOXOXO,
dMb

I've Got A Friend In You

Webster's Dictionary defines a friend as one attached to another by affection or esteem. I can say I have many good friends but one friend has been my friend for about 40 years and I consider myself lucky to have had her in my life for such a long time! She has seen me at my best and at my worst but still loves me anyway. We have had a lot of fun through out the years, shared secrets with each other, been there for each other, been in each other's weddings, and raised our kids together. I want to say to cKp that I love you dearly and I am so glad God put you in my life! We may not see each other every day but I know you are there and would do anything for me as I would for you!! One day this small town girl at heart will be back home and we can see each other every day! Just know I love you and remember "Friendship is not a big thing....it is a million little things."

Friends should never be taken for granted! If you have a special friend in your life....tell them how much they mean to you and always keep them close to your heart!!!

XOXOXO,
dMb