Happy National Ammo Day

Go to the store and celebrate National Ammo Day. If we don't make it to the store today, we'll do it this weekend.

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Strange days, indeed. Most peculiar, momma.

Hey, lookit guys ... I'm over 2 million hits now. I sort of missed it with all that is going on in my life.

But, that's sort of cool. Just blogging about 4.5 years (give or take) and little ole Army of Mom reached 2 million hits. Groovy.

Had a weird kind of day. Hot Rod went to the doctor and got the official asthma diagnosis. Made my heart ache for him. *shrug* He's fine; no inhaler or anything. But, still makes me sad. Just an extra challenge for him in life. Pickle has been fighting many in his 15+ years. I just hate to see another of my kids have a struggle. One is plenty.

*sigh*

Then, total randomness - get a call from a casting company wanting to talk to Hot Rod about being on a kids' game show. *shaking my head* He was nominated for his perfect TAKS score last year. Weird, huh? We'll see if he makes it.

Total Eclipse of the Heart

I always loved this song, but I remember being puzzled by the video. I always thought Bonnie Tyler must have had a bit of a cougar/Mary Kay LeTourneau thing going on her Total Eclipse of the Heart video. But, I really love the literal version that V the K posted. Go have a giggle. Don't be drinking anything, though, or you'll spit all over your monitor and keyboard. No one wants to see that.

Its smiling at us

Ok, so it isn't as bad as the Christmas dinner goose from "A Christmas Story" but it certainly looks like a happy duck being choked by the 10-year-old in this first image. Actually, it is a wood duck shot by Army of Dad this morning.

Hot Rod went hunting with him. Maybe next year he'll get to do some shooting after a hunter safety course. For now, he's just helping dad out.

Little Bit couldn't be left out of the fun, though.

Those are some proud fellas. AoD used a shotgun that belonged to his grandpa.

And, the pretty little ducks before they were prepped for Sunday supper. Their feathers were very soft.

And, another of the proud boy with both ducks.

Mean Green Mark 1,000 Wins

The awesome Mean Green men's basketball team earned its 1,000th victory tonight with 80-62 win over Cameron. Pretty awesome.

And, of course, Collin Mangrum looks good while playing. Oh yeah, his play is pretty good, too. My videography? Not so much. But, I'm trying.

I tried to get just a few clips of the beauty in motion. :) Now, I have to wait until Nov. 24 for the next game to attend. *sigh* We can't go to the UTA game next week. Oh well, they'll just have to win without us. :)

I spared you the hippie pics

Unless, of course, you want to see the hippie pictures. I didn't post any of them here. I got a couple of winners, too. These pics are from the Muir Woods. These are the redwoods in this part of California. Gorgeous.

And, the view from the mountain above Muir Woods, where we got lost when we missed our turn.

Mom and I looking down on San Francisco.

Sunrise over the Bay.

The penguins at the Puma store in Union Station.

Welcome to the Hotel California.

Cute sleeping sea lion at Pier 39. They were fun to watch.

They were pretty smelly, though.

Mom with Alcatraz behind her. I didn't know she wanted to go until the evening before we left. By that time, it was too late to get tickets and a ferry.

Mom, me and SpongeBob. I couldn't talk her into taking the SpongeBob 4D ride.

Mom and I dining for lunch in Chinatown. Not a single tourist in there but us. The food was plentiful, tasty and uber-cheap.

My friends and colleagues out in San Francisco to celebrate my birthday. The staff sang Happy Birthday to me. Afterwards, we walked to an Irish pub and closed the place down. The house band sang to me, too.

Separated at birth?

Can you pick which one is Oprah's boyfriend and which is our attorney general? I didn't think so.

Mean Green BB

I love this time of year - yep, the Mean Green men's basketball teams back in the Super Pit. And, for the first time in a couple of years, my favorite player is healthy and was back on the court last night.

I missed the steal when I was trying to video, but got the two points he scored as a result of it.

Lots of hustle.

Sinking two free throws.

And, for the first time ever, we are now Mean Green season ticket holders. I'm very excited.

And, I saved the best for last. Check out Hot Rod the dancing sweeper! I think those are Michael Jackson moves there.

Happy Veterans' Day!

Happy Veterans' Day to my favorite veteran, Army of Dad (on the left) as seen outside our apartment near Fort Hood circa 1997. This was his best buddy, who is some sort of NCO now. Not sure of his rank any more. Many thanks to all the vets we know and love and those we don't. AoD has a cousin, who is a Ranger, and many other relatives and friends serving. God bless each of you and your families!