Celebrity Apprentice is Fantastic

So I have been waiting awhile for the debut of Celebrity Apprentice, hoping it did not disappoint me.. Well alas, It did not. Who doesn't love Crazy Gary Busey as the "Pepperoni Prophet"?? Ridiculous.. I also enjoyed Jose' Canseco wanting to kick the crap out of Richard Hatch. I remember Richard Hatch from watching the VERY first Survivor..back when Survivor was actually still entertaining.. He was a snake then, and he's a snake now..but does that make for good tv? YES..Plus he's been in prison for 4 years, so now he's probably really hateful and crazy..I cannot stand Star Jones.. I despise her so much that a few years ago I actually took the time to write a letter to ABC stating why I wish they would take her off the air.. They did..But I don't think it was because of my letter.. dang. That is only one of two letters that I have written in protest of someone..Guess who the other one was? Omarosa from the first Celebrity Apprentice.. I didn't like her either.. But this season looks really good.. Dionne Warwick and Latoya Jackson can compare Psychic Friends, Nene and Star Jones can fight it out..John Rich and Lil' Jon have already become best friends, and Nikki Taylor appear to cook a mean Pizza.. I think its going to be quite entertaining.. I'm also watching Jet & Cord McCoy again on the Amazing Race..I went to college with Jet. We had an English Sci-Fi class together and I remember he would show up to class with his eyes black, or his arm in a sling from being thrown off a bull..He is a funny, nice guy, so I hope they win it this time around. Then there's Idol.. I was cheering for that Clint guy, but he got the boot. So Now I've directed my attention to the girls, and I'm cheering for that Lauren girl..I think she's cute and fun times. Everyone automatically thinks I'll cheer for the Country guy..Scotty. But I'm not..why? Because he's not original.. He sings just like Josh Turner, so until he shows me something a little more magical, I'm going to cheer for someone else.. Jordan & I played tennis last week..it was fun times..Why? Because I won.. As most of you know I'm insane about being competitive..We are thinking we'll try to play doubles soon, so for right now we are both working on not serving puffishly..Doesn't look like the Weather is going to cooperate this week, but we'll see.. The Dogs are good..Payslee got a new easter Dress from doggiedudsbydeb..Its the picture up above, and yes, she's smiling again..People seem shocked that my dogs smile all the time, but geez..Have you seen my dogs? They live the lives of Kings! You'd be smiling too!

The Wind..Blows..

What can I say..it does. I get out of the car this morning and it whips so hard that I dang near lose my balance and fall down as the car door slams up against me.. The wind is just annoying to me.. In fact, all of Oklahoma weather is annoying to me.. First its snowing..then its sunny and 70, then its snowing again..then its raining, and then freezing, and then 80.. I wish it would make up its mind!

I had a productive weekend this weekend..I managed to get a laddar and change all the lights in my house! Even the ones in the 30 foot ceilings!

Speaking of lights.. Check out this website if you are looking for any: LIGHTS
Well I found out that I'm going to be singing at the Rodeo Opry on March 28th. I'm going to do a Patsy Cline Medly, so if you would like to join me you can go to www.ohfo.org. From what I understand you can already buy tickets to the 28th show, so its should be a good time. I know my mama is excited to hear me sing again!

I've cut back my hours at Paws around Town.. AS much as I love working there, I also LOVE my weekends. Its really the only time I have to get things done around the house, and also spend time with the dog babes. Since its an 8 hour day at the store on Saturdays, I can't take Miss Payslee, and I missed hanging out with them on the weekends.

The Job at Chesapeake is going well, and I'm hoping to be a permanent employee there soon. In the meanwhile I'm still helping people upgrade to Windows 7 on their computers, so if you have any questions about that, feel free to ask me, lol. .Saturday night Jordan & I went with a group of friends to the Loony Bin..The comedian was hilarious.. We had a great time except for all the smoking. I can't stand my hair smelling like smoke, so I had to wash it the second I got home. Then yesterday we went around and looked at houses. We both like the same types of houses, so it shouldn't be too hard to choose one.. We just have to wait to see what is going to happen with my job situation before we actually get serious about buying one. Thats a big responsibility..

I watched the Oscars yesterday but the whole time I kept finding myself saying "Who cares".. I had watched "Black Swan" and it was good, and "The Social Network" and "Inception" .but I didn't see "The Kings Speech" or any of the others.. Plus it seems like its just a big moment of butt-kissing the actors and actresses of the films..Not that exciting to me.. However, I am enjoying American Idol this season..A Lot. .I think Steven Tyler makes it entertaining, and they really seem to have some amazing talent this year..

Payslee's Easter dress is on the way from www.doggiedudsbydeb.com.. Its got pink bunnies on it, and its soo cute! I'll post pics soon. We went on two visits last week and she was so sweet to the residents. She's a good girl. I'm glad she can make others smile as much as she makes me smile! I'm still enjoying my Sunday School class. We are now covering the book of Job..and I'm telling you..If you think you have trials, and suffering..just read Job..It will put your whole life into perspective..

Valentine Cline

Well I had a great Valentines Day.. Jordan and I actually went out on Friday night to Boulevard Steakhouse..It was REALLY good.. REALLY expensive, but thankfully we had bought a Groupon that took $40 off our bill, so that was helpful. I had Tenderloin tips with Mushroom sauce and garlic mashed potatoes..He had a Fillet with Button Burgandy Mushrooms..It was delish. Saturday We rented all the X-Men movies and watched them. I usually don't enjoy Sci-fi movies, but I do like all the X-men movies..Hank is my favorite.. Because he is weird and puffish blue. Then on Sunday we went to watch "Just go with It" with Adam Sandler & Jennifer Aniston..It was a great movie! I love Adam Sandler.. More on V-day in a moment..

Saturday Brandon invited me to go see "Always, Patsy Cline" at the Lyric Plaza Theatre.. I wasn't sure what to expect, because not many people can sing like Miss Patsy Cline! So my expectations were pretty low.. But man, when the actress leaned into Walkin After Midnight we were hooked! She sounded so much like her that I thought she was lip syncing! She looked like her too, and ended up singing like 13 Patsy songs throughout the show! The actress that played her best friend, Louise, was an Oklahoma Native, and she was hilarious and awesome too! It was a REALLY good show. We were so glad that we went..In fact its inspired me to do a Patsy Cline Medley when I performa at the Rodeo Opry on March 26th. For tickets go to: www.ohfo.org and you can purchase tickets from their site. My mom is excited and she will be joining us. I'm not going to be HOSTING the Opry, just performing. I'm not really entertaining enough to host by myself..lol..

So on Valentines day Monday, I gave Jordan all his stuff..I got him a bunch of Ford Raptor crap.. Like a hoodie, T-shirt, matchbox car, and an OSU tag..Oh, and a head massage..how great is that! He came over and didn't have anything in his hands..so I was like "What! Where is my Valentine, and I was crying around to Sawyer and Payslee that I didn't get a Valentine.. Well little did I know that he had snuck into my Bathroom and put a giant vase of flowers (pictured above) in my Bathtub! He knows how much I love to take a bath, and that I would find them there..So of course I had to eat Crow and apologize..lol.. I also got a Silver "I love you" Ring from Tiffany's.. He's pretty much the best..

Last night we finally (because of 2 weeks of snow) got to finish the "Muslims & Christianity".. It has been SO interesting. Jordan has been going with me to it, and we both really enjoyed it. We'll start another class next week over the book of Romans. I'm also loving my Sunday school class too..I wish I could sing in Church, but I don't want to join the choir..I would, but they practice on Wednesdays, which would take me out of my class, and you have to sing in both services, which would take me out of my Sunday school class.. So if you want me to sing at YOUR church sometime, Holler at me! lol.. kcsheperd@aol.com I'll see what I can do..

Therapy visits tonight! Have a great weekend!

Snowklahoma!

Wow! Is this weather bizarre or what! It always cracks me up when people see snow and say "Yeah, Al Gore, this is really Global Warming!"..because if they did any research at all, they would realize that drastic highs and lows and giant snowstorms across the whole US IS a part of Global Warming..But whatever, thats a rant for another day..

Anyway, Chesapeake actually closed the campus on Tuesday & Wednesday, which apparently NEVER happens, so that tells you just how serious this snow and ice was in Oklahoma City! I was afraid to leave my garage because I knew my G6 would not "ramp" back in.. Jordan didn't want to leave his vehicle out either, so we did manage to move some things around, and fit that Giant Ford F150 Raptor into my garage! Yay! So we stayed in for 2 days while I made Potato soup, King Ranch Chicken, and fried potatoes.. I can't say that I didn't enjoy it.. I think Oklahoma City ended up with 12 inches of Snow..However, the dog babes were confused and bored. There was a 3 ft drift outside my back door, so if they wanted to pee, they had to cross over the drift and they were like "Mama, what do we do?".. so I grabbed a shovel and built them a tunnel..that made them much happier...but still bored. Finally yesterday after being shut in for 3 days and keeping themselves entertained with bully sticks and chews, I was able to take them to their field.. They ran and played and dove in and out of snow for 30 minutes! They were so happy! (See pic left) What great exercise for both them and me! I was glad they were able to use up some of that energy.. people, its important that your dogs get exercise..They need it, we need it, so yeah, do it...Payslee is NOT a dog that can go without it. She may only be 6 pounds, but she is 6 pounds of annoying when she doesn't get exercise! So this morning I took them back to the field again. AFTER..........

I realized that the damn garage door was broken.. Now to some this might not be a big deal. To me it means I'm going to be robbed blind if I don't figure out how to get that garage door back down! Thankfully my landlord answered the call and sent someone over to fix it..Apparently the wheels had come off the track, (which is incorrect and causes it to NOT work) and he put them back on, shot some WD-40 in it, and away we went! So thankful for garage door repair guys on a Saturday!

I'm still working at Paws Around Town on some Satursdays, although I've cut back quite a bit, because I worked 7 days a week since November and realized I needed a little time off..but I still love going there, and so does Miss Pays.. We also made some Valentines Day Cards to give out on our Therapy visits this week..The residents love to have little keep-sakes to hang on their walls after we leave, so I think they will like them.. They are pictured Below..They turned out really cute.. Speaking of Valentines day, I think I'm getting TIRES for V-day.. yeah, not that romantic, but dangit, I really need two new tires on my car..blargh though..Who wants freakin tires for Valentines day!! Damn.

The Michael Jackson Experience

WEll Hi.. So I've been playing "The Michael Jackson Experience" on my Wii.. It was one of my favorite Christmas presents this year..The premise of the game is that you listen to Michael Jackson songs, and then you dance like he dances...This is humorous to me, because who can really dance like Michael Jackson? NO ONE..And certainly not THIS White girl! However, I still love it because I love his music, and by the end of 4 songs I've had one Helluva a workout!! Even when I put it on "Easy" and dance like the backup dancers I stll am huffing and puffing by the end..Part of that is because I'm out of shape (boo) but the other is because Michael Jackson is a pretty bionic dancer.. So if you like Michael Jackson, get the game...its pretty fantastic..I play the game in the confines of my house..Playing it in front of others would probably provide hours of entertainment while they made fun of me..So I'm not quite ready for that yet. But I would love to watch others play it, and then make fun of them!

We had a couple of good therapy visits this week. Payslee & I went to the Alzheimer unit on Wednesday and she made a lot of people smile there..and then on Thursday I took Sawyer & Miss Pays to The Fountains at Canterbury. They had a great time! I think Sawyer is getting a little bit better at therapy stuff. He likes people, but he's not sure quite what to do with them. Sawyer has always been a sweetie pie puff face, but it takes him awhile to truly LOVE people. He's always friendly, but he doesn't want to always keep hanging out with the people. Payslee will sit on the residents laps for a long time as long as she can see me, and she will let them pet and love her. She's very tolerant. Yesterday she was wearing a Pink Tutu with a glitter crown on it..It was a big hit. I'm so thankful to have them..they are such a blessing to me and to others.

For those of you who have asked me about the "Pet Communicator", she will be back at Paws around Town on February 5th. If you'd like to book a session with her for your dog babe, call the store, and they will take your information..I know she books up fast, so the sooner the better..Its pretty fun. My suggestion is that you take in questions that you want to ask your dog, because I didn't really take any and just kinda flew by the seat of my pants..but she will ask them specific questions if you have them.

So this weekend Jordan and I are celebrated our year anniversary..Can you believe that! It doesn't seem like its been that long, and I think thats because its been such a fun, easy relationship..which is how they all should be. It only took me 15 years to figure that out! haha! We went to Deep Fork where I had a delicious Walnut Crusted Tilapia, and he had steak Diane. He also got me a coach wallet to match my bag..which I really needed since my old wallet was falling apart and quite ugly. My parents got back from Denver and our Bull, Renegade won Grand Champion! How great is that! Now he will just go back to the farm and be a "Stud".. Happy life for him.

The "Christians & Muslims" class at Crossings is just fascinating..Jordan went with me this week and he liked it to. Terry is such a great teacher that he really explains it well, and you learn so much. Stuff I would have never knew before..Its on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 if you ever want to join me..

New year..New times..New opportunities

Well folks, I'm going to be honest. 2010 was NOT the best year for me..After I found my love, Jordan, it pretty much went to crap after that..In March my former radio station blind-sided me with a pink slip..no explanation, No reasoning..No nothing.. I understand business..and I understand a crappy economy..what I don't understand is people pretending to be my friend, and then stabbing me in the back..or people asking me to look out for their family, and then stabbing me in the back..or when I constantly ask "Can I help with anything?" "Is everything going okay with the station?" "Is there anything I can do?" people lying straight to my face, knowing all along they were going to give me my walking papers a few weeks later.

My parents have always taught me that if you work hard, do your best, do MORE than your share, and treat people with respect, that you will not only KEEP your job, but stand a good chance of being promoted..Sadly, that is NOT the case with the radio business, and its not the case with a lot of jobs with the way the economy is these days, which is a shame..because really good people with amazing talents are out of work, or working in jobs that do not challenge them creatively..thats really sad.. BUT.. The good news in all this is that now I have an opportunity to find something else that I love to do, and try to continue to help people through my therapy dog work..

Its been what I call a "Learning year"..I've had a chance to work on my relationships..My relationships with family and friends, my relationship with Jordan, and more importantly my relationship with God. I've been forced to look at myself and think about what I've been doing with my life up till now, and I've also realized that I need to work on my Walk with God, and the way I handle myself, and the people around me..Its been rough, but its been good..and I've also been able to look at the "Trials" in my life, and realize that through those struggles, God is big enough to turn them into "Victories".. So with that said, I'm thankful for this crappy 2010 year..why? Well here ya go, here's my list of trials this year:

1) I'm thankful for getting let Go at KKNG. it brought me new friends, amazing opportunities, funtimes, and taught me that there is more to life than just a career..

2) I'm thankful for a former Boss I had in College: Even though I disagree with the type of person he is, it was his radio station that taught me how to do good radio.

3) I'm thankful for Ex-Boyfriends.. I've dated some good guys, and some real losers, and I'm thankful for both. The crappy ones showed me what I DON'T want in relationships, and the good ones showed me how to be a better girlfriend in my present relationship.

4) I'm thankful for the opportunity at new jobs because I am learning what I like doing, Vs. What I don't like doing, and I can take those steps to change it.

5) I'm thankful for Negative, Pessimistic People because they show me how I don't want to be perceived, or act to others.

I know God has a plan for me.. The irony is that before I always asked the Lord to bless "MY" plan.. Now I'm just asking him to bless the plan he has for me.. I would be foolish to think that anything I could come up with would be half as good as the amazing things that he has planned..When my grandma Leona died I was so sad, and one afternoon I layed down to take a nap..I had a dream that she called me from heaven and said "KC, You have no idea the amazing things he has planned for you" and right when she started to tell me what they were, the Lord reached over and slapped her hand and said "Shh!".. lol.. That dream will stay with me forever, because I know she was right.. So right now I've just got to be patient, and let him work through me. I have an amazing family, an amazing boyfriend, awesome friends, and the sweetest, cutest dogs I could ever ask for..So while this year has been crappy, I still feel so very blessed and thankful each day. Bring it on 2011!!

The story of MJ

Well I successfully stayed up to midnight last night.. Shocker. I was really surprised. MJ, Lauren, Brandon, and I all went to McNellies pub and had some drinks and watched OSU get beat by Gonzaga..Then we decided to go Cosmic bowling..The place we went was less than fancy, but hey..balls are balls..and bowling is bowling..lol.. So with that going on we managed to stay up till midnight! I was happy to bring in the new year with good friends, and my love..

2010 Was an odd year for me.. We had that bizarre snow-storm throughout Christmas..but I was on vacation at the farm, so I enjoyed being warm with my family.. I brought in the New Year with friends, and a date..It was an odd date that went NO WHERE, and that was the end of that.. but I wasn't discouraged because for some reason I just felt that this was the year that I was going to meet the man that was brave enough to put up with me.. So for those of you who don't know the story of MJ, here ya go..

MJ stands for Magical Jordan..His name is Jordan.. He was a friend of a friend, that being Brandon & Amy, who I had gotten very close to although I had never met MJ at that point..In Early January I was having a "Wii" party with my new Wii that Santa had brought me..AT that time I was dating a Cop that I had met, and he had come over for our 2nd date. I really wasn't that into him, but I had not been dating for a year, so I was trying to be optimistic..The dogs didn't try to bite him, so I didn't think he could be all that bad.. Well as the night went on, Brandon & Amy inform me that they have invited MJ over, but he has stranger danger and hates talking to new people.. Little did I know that they had invited him over to meet ME, and not told HIM that I was on a date with another guy! Great right?

So when he gets there, I run outside to 'save' him from my crazy neighbor who has been hollering at people parking in the street all night.. I run outside and say hello and invite him in..but remember I don't think he is there to meet me, I think he's just there to see Brandon & Amy.. So he comes inside and we all start to play wii.. I begin to lose at Wii, so I begin to cuss in a big way..As you know I'm very competitive, and I hate losing.. So I'm slurring some pretty good cuss words together.. Oh, and did I mention all the wine? Yeah..lots of wine.. Anyway.. So throughout the night Amy & Brandon are texting Jordan and I saying "What do you think" "Do you like him" "Go make your move"..etc, and I"m thinking "I'm on a date with another guy!".. but I have realized at this point that whether I end up dating Jordan or not, I do NOT want to be dating the Cop.. However, The Cop has decided that we SHOULD be dating, and I should not be talking to anyone else at my party and begins to act like a D-bag..

So by the end of the night the Cop is mad, Jordan is confused, I'm confused, and Amy & Brandon are claiming 'innocent'.. :) Well after all that mess, Amy & Brandon ask us if we want to go on a double date that weekend..so we agree.. We ended up talking on the phone a few nights, and it was great..We had a lot in common.

Not to be sappy, but our first date was awesome, and I loved him from that moment on.. We went to the Mont in Norman and had 'swirls'..and I'm not sure if it was the swirls, or his pretty blue eyes, but it was a done deal for me.. lol.. He was such a gentleman, and so sweet..and Miss Payslee loved him too.. I think it took him like a week before he liked me as much, but we have been inseparable since that time..On the 23rd we will have been together for a year! And I still love the guy...and thankfully he loves me back! So yeah, while the job front pretty much sucked ass in 2010, I'll still be thankful that I found my Magical Jordan! This has been the easiest, most effortless relationship, and now I know that "God does bless the broken road, that leads you straight to your love!".. Thanks Rascal Flatts.. Okay..thats enough sap for now..I'm even making myself ill.. Happy New Year!