HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAIGE....

I HOPE YOU HAVE

A WONDERFUL DAY!

Book...

Most of you know that I love to read. While I'm reading I can tune out anything or anybody (ask my mom), I am completely into the book. When I start a book I usually stay up into the early morning hours to finish the book. I got Redeeming Love for Christmas from Crystal. It was so good and long. I started late one night and I stayed up until 2am...2 nights in a roll to finish the book. It is a Christian novel. I recommend it.

Made Me Laugh...

I was going to post this last night but I was having blog issues. When I was working on the post one of my co-workers was asleep at his desk. He had been in the office 12 hours, hadn't gotten much sleep and was only asleep 10 minutes or so.

TOP 10 THINGS TO SAY IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ASLEEP AT YOUR DESK

1. They told me at the blood bank this might happen.
2. I wasn’t sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands.
3. I wasn’t sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!
4. Amen
5. This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last management course you sent me to.
6. Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper
7. I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress.
8. This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!
9. Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won’t wear off!
10. Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.

Christmas Day...

My Christmas day started at my Mom and Dad's house. I had breakfast and opened presents with Mom, Dad, Blake and Kristen. I had lunch in Enola with the Hoggard Clan. Finally I went to the Condrays' to see them. Below are some pictures from Enola. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Mele Kalikimaka!! (Merry Christmas)...

Wishing You A...

Holiday Shopping...

I'm very excited that I got all my Christmas shopping done last Saturday. It was a mini marathon shopping spree. This year I started out great. I got several gifts very early then I just stopped. I will say I think that the deals are better the weekend before Christmas. So many things were half off. I got a great deal on slippers for the ladies in my office. They all loved the slippers. I have other gifts that folks will open Christmas day that I'm really excited to see their reaction. I love it when you find that "perfect gift".

You Are Invited...

I'm not sure who all reads my blog....maybe not many. Below is an invitation to a watch party on Thursday, January 3rd. I would love for all of you to come. Also included is RSVP information but you can always email me!

FORMER ARKANSAS FIRST LADY GAY WHITE

CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO AN
IOWA CAUCUSES RESULT WATCH PARTY
IN SUPPORT OF
United States Presidential Candidate
Governor Mike Huckabee (R)

Thursday, January 3, 2008
7:30 p.m. – until the results come in

CLEAR CHANNEL METROPLEX
10800 COLONEL GLENN ROAD H LITTLE ROCK, AR

BBQ AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED
CASUAL ATTIRE

RSVP: 501-324-2008 or
RSVP@explorehuckabee.com

My Favorite Way To Spend A Saturday...

Well the blog police have called me to update my blog. Most of you now that I enjoy sleeping. I like to call it one of my hobbies. My favorite way to spend a Saturday...sleep until I wake up...meaning no alarm clock. Then cook breakfast, watch TV, clean house, do laundry and maybe an afternoon nap. The most important part of the day is to spend it in my pajamas. Spending Saturdays like this are few and far between but I enjoy one every chance I get.

Peer Pressure...

Hey, I just made a total elf of myself. Check it out by clicking the link below.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9638042722

Thanksgiving At Dennard...

Most of you know that I go to Dennard on Thanksgiving Day. If you have been around my mom of any amount of time you have heard about Dennard & the cabin. Very few have seen pictures of the cabin and even less have been to the cabin. Below are some pictures!

View from the cabin

The Bluffs

The cabin...there is an addition in progress!

Congrats To The Condrays...

They have another beautiful baby girl on the way!

9:20pm and 42 Degrees...

Kristen and I are getting up EARLY tomorrow morning to go shopping. Our plan is to meet at Best Buy in Conway. Well on my way home tonight I drove thru Conway Commons to see if there was anything going on. There were people standing in line at Best Buy. Keep in mind the store doesn't open until 5am. There were tents, people in lawn chairs and lots of folks wrapped up in blankets...it was 42 degrees. There were probably 45-50 people in line and people parking to get in line as I was driving away.

I really wanted to take a picture so I could post it but I thought that would be a little weird for some random lady to take pictures!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I hope to report back with some great deals from the early morning of shopping!

Thanksgiving Myspace Graphics

Check It Out...

Update...

I thought I would share some updates from the campaign

• We have added 15-20 staff members nationwide.
• We are expanding our office in Little Rock...AGAIN
• We have campaign offices in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire
• Governor Huckabee is climbing in the polls
• A new Iowa poll come out today with Governor Huckabee 2nd place behind Romney
• Governor Huckabee is all over TV & radio
• Not too long ago Chuck Norris endorsed Governor Huckabee

The Iowa Caucuses are January 3rd. Then on to New Hampshire on January 8th. It is going to be a very busy next couple of months.

I love it and I'm still having the best time.

WOOOHOOOO...

Jody & Jodi Lynne

they are engaged!!!

Thought...

My First Buggy Ride...

My Uncle Doyne has a horse and buggy. He took me, Jessica, Emery and Guice for a ride this afternoon. It was a great day for a buggy ride.

Me, Emery and the buggy

Pictures of Barney

Emery

Guice

Food Network - Ace Of Cakes...

One of my favorite TV shows is...Ace of Cakes. I love Duff, Mary Alice, Mary Smith and Geoff. Duff owns Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, Maryland. The show is a little like reality TV. Cakes are ordered, baked and delivered.


Some of our staff went to Baltimore a couple of weeks ago. They asked me what to do in Baltimore...I told them to stop by the bakery.


Check out some of the cakes on the website. The pictures do not do them justice.

The show airs on Tuesday nights.

http://www.charmcitycakes.com/

Good Week...

I had to post this picture. On several political blogs the quote is "Huck-a-mania running wild!" Honestly this pictures is a little disturbing to me. I'm a Mike Huckabee fan and a Hulk Hogan fan. However those two people do not go together.

The campaign is having a very good week! A new Iowa poll came out on Wednesday. This poll has Governor Huckabee in 3rd place....which is GREAT!! The poll is from Rasmussen Reports (good source).

Below are the poll results!

Survey of 650 Likely GOP Caucus Voters October 10 & 14, 2007 Iowa Caucus
Mitt Romney -25%
Fred Thompson -19%
Mike Huckabee - 18%
Rudy Giuliani - 13%
John McCain - 6%
Other - 8%

Today reports surfaced that Senator Brownback will withdraw from the race for president. The announcement is expected tomorrow in his home state of Kansas. It will be very interesting to see what the coming weeks will bring.

We are just over 70 days from the Iowa Caucuses. The caucuses are the next big test for the campaign. Many members of our "campaign family" will be spending their Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays away from their families. I know this will be difficult for many of them but they are all very excited about being in Iowa still the same.

The Iowa Caucuses will be held Thursday, January 3, 2008.

Just For Fun...

Casey Jones Village...

On my way back from my last trip to Nashville I stopped in Jackson, TN to visit the Casey Jones Village. The best my mom and I could calculate I had been there on a family vacation in the early 90s. I remembered visiting but not much else. I stopped...spent about 15 minutes and saw it all.

I don't want to offend anyone from the central Arkansas area but it reminded me of Pickles Gap Village. Don't get me wrong I remember Pickles Gap back in the day when they had a small zoo. Anyone else remember that? They had monkeys, some sort of farm birds and I don't remember what else. I would assume back in the day that Casey Jones Village was the place to stop.

If you are ever thru Jackson, TN stop by Casey Jones Village..it won't take long, it is right off the interstate. Below are a couple of pictures highlighting my visit.

Birthday Pajamas...

Kennedy and Jude have both celebrated birthday recently. Here are pictures of them opening their birthday presents from me and a picture of them in their pajamas.

The Review Is In...

I know many of you have been waiting. I have read the new Nicholas Sparks book...The Choice. The book came out last week. It is no my favorite Nicholas Sparks book but it is good. It is a typical Sparks book for the most part but there is one thing in particular that I didn't expect. I won't ruin it for those who are planning on reading the book.

I'm ready for the next one to come out. Also wanted to let you know that another one of his books is being made into a movie....Dear John.

Happy Birthday...

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY JUDE!

I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Headaches...

I've been home the last two days with a headache. I get sick I have a headache. I don't get enough sleep I have a headache. I get a little stressed I have a headache. Work has been rather stressful...so I'm blaming it on that.

I'm just a headache person. There is this guy at work that says he feel so bad for me because he has never had a headache. Who has never had a headache?!?!? Well apparently this guy.

Something to ponder....What would life be like without headaches?

Happy Birthday...

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY

KENNEDY JANE!

I hope you have a fantastic day!

First Official Day Of Fall....

Cranberry...

Tuesday night I visited with the Condrays. Kennedy is the most fun. She is a week shy of 3 years old, super smart and hilarious. She has the most vivid imagination. She tells great stories. My personal favorites are about Joby and Bob.


Well Tuesday night she asked me if she could play with my cranberry. I laughed and said "yes, but it is a blackberry." She loves to send emails and make calls. So through the course of the evening she told Paige and Cary about using the cranberry.


This story may not be funny to anyone else but me. Kids are so great and so much fun!

Nashville Visit....

I went to Nashville this weekend to visit The Andersons. I had so much fun! I played with Emery. I held Guice....when I could. When I got ready to do this post I realized I had no pictures of Guice...of course he was there.

Below are the many faces of Emery. She is a HOOT to hang out with!

Nashville Bound...

I'm going to Nashville this weekend to see Jessica and the kiddos. Last time I was there Jessica was still pregnant with Guice and Emery was in Arkansas. So this trip will be different. I'm sure we will go to the mall so Emery can show me the bear and ride the mimis. It should be a great time. I of course will post pictures when I return.

Weekly Update...

A full time receptionist started in the office this week but I think the most exciting news of the week happened today. Our campaign office has been expanded. The carpenter took out a wall in our office and added some much needed space.

I then cleaned the new office area this afternoon. I've been on a cleaning spree for a week now. I'm not sure why. I have cleaned out my closet at home. I have cleaned the refrigerator at the office. One of the staff members left the campaign and I cleaned his work area. In one of the desk drawers I found fingernail clippings....GROSS!!

Answer...

Here is the answer to the brain teaser. My mom, aka the blog police, did not like the brain teaser. Here's the answer I'll have something else to post later in the week....it won't be another brain teaser

1. Hoover does not belong as it's the only one which is not a Car Manufacturer, Dodge does not belong as it's the only one which is not the last name of a President of USA.



2. Bishop does not belong as it's the only one which is not a class of nobility, Earl does not belong as it's the only one which is not a Chess piece.



3. Dead does not belong as it's the only one which is not a color, Green does not belong as it's the only one which is not the name of a sea.

Brain Teaser...

I thought we would start this week with a teaser. Comment with your answer or email me. I will post the answer later in the week. Have fun!!

In this teaser, you have to find the odd ones out in the groups of words. BUT WAIT! There's a catch. Each group of words has TWO words which do not belong. Can you find them both?

EXAMPLE: Lily - Jane - Tulip - Rose

Jane does not belong as it's the only one which is not a flower. Tulip also does not belong because it's the only one which is not a girl's name. You're on you own for the rest!

1. Dodge - Ford - Lincoln - Hoover
2. King - Earl - Knight - Bishop
3. Yellow - Green - Dead - Black

Quotes...

We have a small office space. I have my own office with a door. There are a little over a dozen other people in the space and we can hear what's going on all over the office. There very little privacy. Everyone hears every conversation telephone or otherwise.

We have this one guy who is a SUPER loud talker. He is also a little...well what's the word...crazy. So it isn't uncommon for someone to hear something he has said over the phone and an email will go around with "the quote of the day" as the subject line. This is how we entertain ourselves.

Quotes are a big deal around here...we have a quote wall. Almost everyone in the office in their "personal space" has a quote printed out or written on a dry erase board.

The quote currently on my dry erase board: "You can be stupid or you can open your mouth and remove all doubt!"

Update...

It has been crazy at work since I have gotten back from Iowa. It has been so busy that last several days. The phone and emails have been so busy....but lots of fun too. I still haven't caught up on my sleep. I don't feel like I ever will.

We did take a break from work this weekend. One of the guys drove down from Iowa for the weekend. A group of us floated the Caddo River on Saturday afternoon. It was lots of fun and relaxing to just float.

I don't have a lot to report other than the campaign is going great. We are busy and moving ahead. The next mile stone is the Iowa caucuses.

Pictures from Iowa...

I have picked a few of my favorite pictures from Iowa. It was hard for me to find only a few to post. I wanted to post ALL of them. I hope you enjoy.

Hilton Coliseum...where the results were announced


Waiting on the Straw Poll results

Governor doing media after the announcement

Me and the future 1st sister (Pat Harris)

Former Governor David Beasley (SC) talking to the crowd after the Straw Poll

AWESOME...

I am still in Iowa. For those of you who don't already know Governor Huckabee came in 2nd place in the Iowa Straw Poll. We are so EXCITED! This is exactly what we needed and wanted. It was amazing to be in a group of over 100 Huckabee supporters when the announcement was made. It was what the staff had been work towards all year.

Just to give you an idea of my day yesterday. It started at 6:30am with a bus ride to Ames, IA. I registered Huckabee voters and handed out straw poll tickets all day long. It was over 100 degrees. Governor Huckabee's band played, we had BBQ, Hope watermelon, snow cones, popcorn and the very important water.

The results were announced at around 8pm last night. There were a lot of hugs, tears, laughs and pictures. Governor Huckabee was mobbed by tons of media. He left Ames, IA last night with over 100 people shouting. "We like Mike". Yesterday was definitely on my top ten of most amazing days.

We started saying on Friday..."Tomorrow changes the rest of our lives." and so it starts. I will post pictures soon!

I'm In Ames, Iowa...

I'm currently sitting at a picnic table in Ames, Iowa working. It is a little warm but everything is coming together and will look GREAT tomorrow.

Hanging out in the hotel

Me and Sarah
Trying out the dunking booth
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

I'm In Iowa...

I've made it to Iowa. I'm sorry for the delay in posting. I thought I would have time to post this morning but no such luck.

There are a few first in my life experiences just on the bus ride.

1. Riding a bus for 9 hours
2. Trying to use "the facilities" in the back of a bus going down the interstate
3. Being at a Flying J at 3:00 am
4. Visiting Iowa

I hope to have pictures soon. All is well

Still Going To Iowa...

I'm still going to Iowa but there has been a change. I am riding a charter bus to Iowa. We are leaving at 8pm Thursday night and driving thru the night. We will arrive in Iowa EARLY Friday morning. Anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT a morning person...so this will be an interesting test.

I'm so excited about going that I think that will cancel out the terribly early arrival in Iowa. I will keep you posted. Hopefully I will be able post while we are on the road. I'm pretty sure I will not sleep thru the night.

I'm going to Iowa...

Ames to be exact. Four of us from the office are leaving Friday morning and will be back on Sunday night. We are going for the Iowa Straw Poll.

What is the Iowa Straw Poll?
The Iowa Straw Poll is the most important event on the 2007 calendar for the Republican candidates seeking the Republican nomination for President. As other states continue to front-load the Presidential nomination calendar, Iowa's position at the front of the nomination process brings more significance in this cycle to both the Iowa Straw Poll and Caucus. In 1999 the first and second place finishers at the Iowa Straw Poll went on to receive over 70% of the vote in the Iowa Republican Caucuses in January, an indication of the importance that each campaign places on doing well in the Iowa Straw Poll. The Iowa Straw Poll has also historically winnowed the field of presidential candidates. In 1999 just two days after the Iowa Straw Poll, Lamar Alexander ended his campaign for president after a poor showing at the event. In October of the same year, Elizabeth Dole ended her campaign after not exceeding expectations in the Iowa Straw Poll. While the Iowa Straw Poll is not binding, it has become the first real test of each campaigns organizational strength. (Information from the Straw Poll website)

All that said...this is an important test for the Huckabee Campaign! Governor Huckabee did great in the ABC debate on Sunday morning. His numbers are increasing in Iowa and all over.

I'm so excited to get to go to the Straw Poll! I will keep you posted. I'm sure I will have a story or two and some great pics!

15 Of My Favorite Movies....

Below are a list of some of my favorite movies. These are the movies that if they are on TV during the weekend I stop what I'm doing and watch. They are in no particular order.

1. Steel Magnolias
2. Dirty Dancing
3. Shag
4. A Walk To Remember
5. Can't Buy Me Love
6. The Goonies
7. The Great Outdoors
8. Footloose
9. Sixteen Candles
10. Top Gun
11. Three Men and a Baby
12. Runaway Bride
13. Bring It On (I know)
14. The Ice Princess
15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

The funny thing about this list...I was only going to do 10 but then I thought of 11 and then 13 so I felt like the listed needed to be 10, 15 or 20. So I stopped at 15.

I Learned To Make A Slideshow...