This is how I Know I’m a Redneck!

This weekend we went to the funny car races at Sacramento Raceway. I’d never been to any car races, moto-cross, nothing, and I had no idea what to expect. Our tickets gave us pit access, and I was envisioning us down on the track, in the pits, while they changed the tires and such. Um. No. Actually, pit access is way cooler than that! We got to walk around all the cars as they were being unloaded, put together and warmed up. It was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever seen, and I learned a lot of things I had no idea about. For instance, some of the cars aren’t set up to actually drive, so they get pulled where they need to be, and then they race. Oh, and did you know that they have more than just funny cars when you to a funny car race??? I didn’t! We saw all kinds of cars, from street legal 11 second cars to nitro burning 250mph cars, and everything in between, including motorcycles that go 150-200mph!!! So yeah. I’m getting out my wife beaters and a cooler, and I’ll be spending a lot of time at the racetrack this summer. I want to see more funny cars, more motorcycles, some tractor pulls, and hell, let’s throw in some monster trucks too! And when I’m not there, you’ll find me at the River Cats games. Looks like it’s gonna be a fun filled summer!

Oh, and grab your sunblock, so you don’t look like this!

SHUT UP!!

I’m sitting here, playing on Facebook and Meetup, wondering why there’s a dog outside barking his head off at 12:22am. He’s been barking for about 5 minutes now. Are you kidding me people??? Do you seriously just leave your dog outside all night so he can run along the fence and bark? And do you not hear him?? Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m an animal lover, but I’m about to go stuff a sock in this dog’s mouth and de-bark his dumb ass owners! I’ve never, nor will I ever, tolerated random barking from my dogs. It’s annoying to me and everyone around, and it’s just not acceptable! I’ve also never tolerated tantrums in my children or behaving like cave people in public…um, yeah. Nevermind.

Dog is still barking.

I took the kids to the Capitol this morning. It’s one of those things you never do where you live, you always do other places, but I think it’s important for kids to learn about things like government and such. So, we loaded up in the car, complete with touristy camera, and spent about 2 hours walking the grounds, and then the inside. I have to say, the grounds are amazing and huge! Mowing the grass alone has got to be a full time job!!

12:27am. Dog is still barking.

But we had a lot of fun and took a lot of pictures, and we were definitely ready for lunch when we got done! Do you know how many stairs are in a building with 4 floors AND a basement, when all the ceilings are like 20ft tall??!! Yeah. We walked all of them. My ankle and foot love me tonight Nothing an hour long soak in the tub can’t fix!

12:29am. Dog stopped barking for about 30 seconds…and guess what…he’s barking again! If I was asleep like I’m supposed to be, I wouldn’t even hear him. Yeah, I could sleep through a hurricane

Speaking of dogs, our puppy was born last night, and we got to meet her and her siblings tonight. She’s a beagle, and mom and dad are both amazing, so I know she will be too! She’s so cute, and the 8 weeks we have to wait to get her are going to feel like FOREVER! We’ve been wanting another doggy for a while now (our Jose needs a friend!) and we tried rescuing 2 different dogs, but neither worked out. The first one bit my daughter and I everytime we came near her, and loved my husband and son, and the 2nd one did nothing but bark, even with the bark thing that’s supposed to emit a sound that makes them not bark. I feel like we’ve talked about how I feel about barking. Not only was she driving us crazy, Jose hated her more than the biter! So, it was perfect timing when a coworker told me her daughters doggy was having puppies, and a beagle will be a perfect addition to our family

12:33am. Does this dog do this every night, and do I seriously sleep through it????? OMG, I’m about to give him some doggy sleeping pills!!

We’re down to one box…and 3 bags of clothes that don’t fit, but “will again some day”. The one box is random stuff I’m not sure what to do with, and the bags of clothes are just depressing and I haven’t attacked putting them in the drawers yet. I should just donate them. We’ll see.

We went to a River Cats game last night. It was SO MUCH FUN! I think the whole family is hooked, so I need to check into getting us more tickets, and possibly add this into the budget Yeah, I’m that OCD with our budget! Next weekend is the funny car races. None of us have ever been, and we all love cars, so I think it’s going to be another winner! Our tickets also give us pit access, so there should be lots of pictures from that. I guess I’m going to have to get more regular with my Flickr account again, now that I’m blogging again. I mean, I’m not even sure if I have regular readers yet, but darn it, some day I’ll be famous!

Alright, 12:39am, and he’s still barking! I’m going to bed.

Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts ~ Jeff Foxworthy