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so dumb…but still funny….at least to me.

because i am sure you have 10 minutes to sit and watch these funny clips…

kelly ripa…one of my FAVORITE SNL commercials 
"and he was crying a little bit…"




 

i hear that song on the radio and i can't think of anything but that scared face!

Sara Cameli - oooooooooh Meg, that Bidet bit cracked me up SOOOOO much. Thanks for sharing.

purejoy - hmmm. we’re thinking of adding on a new bathroom… and now i pretty much want a bidet… a bidet…
best commercial ever was the kotex classic. you must google it. in terrible taste, but oh, so funny!!

Courtney - oh they were great! just the laugh i needed today πŸ™‚

Michelle Whitlow - Ok, I watched these yesterday…and laughed hysterically of course! But today I was in the store…Kohls to be exact…by myself…and that Michael Buble song came on. And I started cracking up, but then had to quickly hide it cause I wasn’t with my kids and I would’ve just looked like a weirdo standing there by myself laughing πŸ™‚

Jen - oh I so needed those laughs today! Thanks for sharing!

Jill - Thanks for posting those. I hardly ever watch SNL these days. My partner recently found out she didn’t get hired for a job she really wanted, and has been in a bad mood. This provided a well needed laugh last night… especially Hamm and Bubbly! I’m chuckling just thinking about it now.

Karen Gerstenberger - I’m not usually up late enough to see SNL, so I loved that you shared this – thank you! Hilarious…and especially so, since we recently saw Buble perform in Seattle.

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Thank you, from me and the Mister.
Kristin Wiig makes me love my double chin – just a little.

Angela - HAHAHAHAA!!!!!!! I just posted those to my Facebook page. Hilarious! Just what I needed after my long day. πŸ™‚

Julie - I’m an SNL fan, too! Thanks for sharing the clips!

Messy@Bungalow'56 - Too bad, I wasn’t able to open them. Might be a Canadian thing. I’ll have to find them on youtube. I could use a laugh.
Dana

mandy - ha! i needed that laugh today! you’re the best to pass on a little humor… now i have to call my husband and have him watch them too!

Piccolotakesall.wordpress.com - I’ll take my Hamm (yummy) without the Buble, please!

Dana Banana - Thanks for the laugh Megan!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Too funny! I didn’t know Kelly Ripa was a comedian and Michael Buble really had the scared look down. That was great.

Staci - I LOVE KELLY RIPPA!!!!!!!!!! HOW funny!!!!!!

Sarah@Clover Lane - you find the funniest things!

Gemma - I love Michael Buble!
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Kristin - Oh my gosh – I hear that Michael Buble song and just laugh. I’m glad I’m not alone!!!

Debra - We have a bidet, what can I say? πŸ™‚

Julie - I pretty much need me some Tressant Supreme… Forget Electrolux appliances. The bidet! My sister in law lives in Europe and JUST DIES when she comes out to visit due to the extreme lack of bidets. Because apparently they change your life. Too much information, no?

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thank you beth.
i have heard this before but it was so nice to hear it today.
i am in the craft room for the next 5 hours…not coming out!
i am making ART!

info about the sierra leone trip in the coming days.  :) 
 

lauren - meg, thank you for this! it makes my heart smile and reminds me why i do what i do. i created a post on my tumblr about it (http://lowleeta.tumblr.com/) – its set to post in the morning. wanted you to know i referenced you and your blog there. thanks for the inspiration!

DreamGirlLisa - OMG, I love this!!! thank you for sharing it!

amanda fuentes - Too cute! I linked your post on my blog (hope you don’t mind! Take a looksee). My 7 yr. old daughter LOVED this! She is our little artist and it won’t surprise me if she has her own version of this over the weekend.

Becka @Studio222 - I adored this! thanks for sharing.

Lisa Lentini - I love this video. I played it at the beginning of the school year for my AP Art class. It was an inspiration for them. It just makes me happy. And it sticks in my head. Love it!

Meredith Salmon - I love this!!!I wish I were in my craft room for the next five ours. I have a box of unfinished projects that needs to be completed and some birthday presents to make. Never ends. I just wish I were not at a desk at work right now and doing my own crafts. Have fun!!!!

Kari - Thanks for sharing this video – I loved it and it made me think of my sister! I sent it to her and she loved it :). Question for you – where can I find your Etsy shop?

Holly - what a great video!

*Alex* - So amazingly incredible, I love this song! πŸ˜€

emily - love this ssssooo much!!! thanks for sharing!!!

Rachel - Love it! β™₯ I’m sending the link to my daughter. This is totally her thing!!!

Lisa - That is inspiring, made me feel like I could possibly make something arty, and it would look good. It is a magical clip.

Elizabeth McDonald - Thank you so much for that video link! I love it. It made me smile! Especially since I love art. I just spent my morning sewing a new dress….
Also, I follow a wonderful blog about a woman who cut sugar out of her life..maybe you have found this blog also……http://myyearwithout.blogspot.com/

Jessie - Love this!!! It has inspired me to not be scared of creating. It seems so silly to be scared of art, but sometimes I don’t even begin because of the fear it may not be what I hope.
I love art, miss it. That’s what was so wonderful about being an art major…you were forced to create. Man, I miss that!! πŸ™‚

Ashley Ann - Perfect thing to see today. Thank you.

Foy (Garden Cook Write Repeat) - It’s true sometimes you just need a little inspiration. That was a fun little video. The only problem is now I want to make art, but I have stuff to do. I need to finish some applications and do a bunch of writing. Maybe I’ll have to make some time later today for art.

gina - I had found this video last year- love it!

Danielle @ Transforming Home - That has to be the coolest video ever! It is inspiring me to keep at it with my current decorating project. Thanks a ton!
Danielle

Jill - Very cute!
I have to tell you that I’ve been {stalking} your blog for some time now and absolutely LOVE your sense of style. In fact, seeing all of your cool room inspired me to launch a challenge/giveaway on my blog! It would be FABULOUS if you entered! πŸ™‚ Just kidding, but oh how I would love for you to makeover my daughter’s room!!
Take care!

A pocket full of posies... - LOOOOOOOVE this!!! AMEN!-(cause I kinda just think it deserves one!) off to create!
Blessings!
Jill

Dana D@BoysMyJoys - absolutely loved this!

Danielle - So great!! Thanks for sharing!!

maria - so CUTE! I sent it to my daughter – who is an ART student in California – enjoy your CREATIVE day!!

Rachel / cREaTe - LOVE. incredible. and i LOVE the song! i just got an idea a 1/2 hour ago & i’m desperate to start. πŸ™‚ this was just what i needed before i turned on my space heaters & got to work in my dungeon of a basement turned art studio. and i WISH i could listen to this song on repeat. best of luck to you meg in your creative 5 hours!

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saw this the other night…had to rewind it and make craig watch it.

hillarious!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Good times, indeed.
Just watched w/ Cory. Thanks for the laugh.

Scrappy Girl - LOL…too funny!

Christina - Oh my word, that was so funny…how on earth did he get through that without falling out?!
“Good times, indeed!”
I’m crying.
What’s sad is that it’s probably not too far off the mark…yikes!

Christina - This isn’t related to your post, but I had to say, Duh! when I realized that the baby you were talking about was Amy’s baby (I read her blog too). Great pictures. They made me cry! And I don’t even know them in real life. It’s such a miracle, though, and after the last few years I don’t take the beginning of a life for granted. It’s great that you were able to experience that with them!

alice - what a hoot! and to think i used to be such a miley fan. not anymore – sadly – i had to email this video to a couple people – thanks for posting it :O)

DreamGirlLisa - Too funny, thanks for a good laugh to start my Saturday morning!

Heidi Jo the Artist - Too funny! Finally got twitter a couple of weeks ago. I already hate the fact that I can’t write my usual long winded statements like on FB.
Heidi Jo the Artist
http://swirlsofcreativity.etsy.com
http://twitter.com/SwirlCreativity

mary - billy dee makes me want to actually buy these for all my family members for christmas …that would be a hoot!

Julia - That.Was.Funny.

Kelly - That’s great! Thanks for sharing!

Lisa Liddell - Girl that is too funny

Liz - Yes. Just yes.

Maria - too funny! I had to share on twitter of course…

Angela - BAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You always post the best links. I am still cracking up about the one you posted months ago w/Justin Timberlake on SNL. “He’ll bring sexy back.” “What? Bring sexy back? What does that mean?” “I don’t know! But it will be gone, and he’ll bring it back!” I even made my husband watch it, and we still use that quote at home. Yeah, we’re strange. πŸ™‚

Nancy-The Goat and The Kid - That was so funny. Billy Dee Williams…. such a guy! He is so smooth…

carissa... brown eyed fox - SO needed that… SO flipping funny!
every time i “tweet” something… which is every OTHER blue moon…
i think WHO in the world really cares about my nonsense… i was just telling someone…
i don’t GET it… the point!
thanks for the laughs!!!!

maria - oh my! I will be passing that one around, thanks!

Jill J - HA HA HA!!!!! I think that made my morning even more than the dirty dishes in the last post!

robyn - Stephen Colbert did a bit on it calling it a “Twadgedy” πŸ™‚

Heather - That was hilarious! Thanks for a fun way to start my Friday!!

Darby - Meg, These are my thoughts exactly about Twitter! πŸ™‚ Hilarious!!! Happy Weekend to you and YOURS!!!

Julie - That was great! Thanks!

Dana Banana - DOO DA DOO too funny!!

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7 things.

1.  i have been listening to Pandora all week with the station i typed in of the Jackson 5.

       it is making our morning chaos a little fun…..we're groovin'.

2.  this was on the radio this morning on the way to school. 

     

     i was belting it out and dancing too….oh oh oh ohohoh!

     it was 20 years ago that i went to their concert in Kansas City with steffany.

     they wore rainbow colored sequined blazers.  

3. i bet you didn't know i am really good at naming movies from another room…by sound not sight.

    i will be doing something in the kitchen and craig calls to me "name that movie"

    it's just like name that tune….

    i am a name-that-movie expert.  (self appointed expert of a game that i made up)


4.  my 15th anniversary was last week…..and i forgot!    but craig didn't.

5.  i made coffee on sunday about 2 minutes after i got out of bed.

     i forgot to put the pot in the machine.

     the whole pot of coffee ended up on the counter and floor.

     niiiiiiiiiice.

6.  i have a attack plan for cleaning my house over the next 8 days that i will be home.

     2 rooms a day…deep cleaning….UGH.

     but it must be done.

     i started with the craft room so i would feel like i could breathe.

     and today is the boys' room.  MAJOR mess.  

     they "clean" it on saturdays but i am going to CLEAN it.

     with The New Kids on in the background.  

7.   wild sunflowers are everywhere….

Talb

Liz - I used to suffer BIG TIME with this crap! I have been cotleemlpy delivered from anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, ocd and much more for over 5 years now. No it’s not a, you gotta pay something nonsense. I want to tell as many people as I can because I am cotleemlpy healed of it all without having to a pay cent! Check out my channel or go to my site: fuentesevangelism . com. You will not be disappointed!

Sabine - I used to suffer BIG TIME with this crap! I have been comtlepely delivered from anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, ocd and much more for over 5 years now. No it’s not a, you gotta pay something nonsense. I want to tell as many people as I can because I am comtlepely healed of it all without having to a pay cent! Check out my channel or go to my site: fuentesevangelism . com. You will not be disappointed!

Zeynep - Sensitization , Bewilderment and Fear. This person is treppad in the anxiety state due to extreme sensitization, both physical and mental ( you can see his nerves are edge all the time). This sensitization is kept alive by belwiderment ( he does not know why he feels like this and wants to be his old self agian if only he knew how) and the most powerful emotion FEAR. Unknowinlgy he adds FEAR to FEAR. He needs to PASS THROUGH the fear the right way and not avoid or quiten it. DR Weekes

Kristine Robb - talby’s shirt is awesome!

Trina McNeilly - Love this post.. always love knowing random things about people especially when they are things like making coffee without the pot… i do things like that too.
ps- if you get a chance stop by my blog.. i’m having a fun giveaway….i think you will like!
Have a great rest of your week!
xx Trina

Val Russell - I have done the same thing with the coffee TONS of times… but at a restaurant that I work at! The coffee pots are right behind the counter where people sit, so they always notice and laugh.
And one of my talents is naming a movie that a certain song is on… Like in the car hearing a song and knowing what movie(s) it is on. Don’t know why I’m good at that. But it’s fun.

tami - Love the new look too cute!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - That is a great plan of attack. My house needs a thorough cleaning, but all at once seems overwhelming. Two rooms at a time may be doable. Thanks.
Love that you screw up too. I’ve been running around with my head cut off lately. That just lends it’s self to screw ups.

Heather Richter - I have done the coffee thing, danced to NKOB, but I can’t name people or movies to save my life. I need the “mom translator” from Saturday Night Live. Thanks for the flashback. :)~Heather Richter

Courtney - I started playing the video and my two year old got up and started dancing all around! So cute to see my kid jam out the music of “my day”. lol!

Angela - LOVE IT!!!
I am such a NKOTB fan. I went to a concert 19 1/2 years ago. LOL
I actually had tickets to a concert this past summer. I was going to go w/my husband. But then he had to go out of town. So my mom was going to go with me. But then they MOVED the concert ahead a week, and SHE was out of town (as was my husband still). So I sold them. It was a two-hour drive and I didn’t want to go alone. I’m still bitter.
I have recently discovered Pandora and LOVE it! I’m sure you know this, but you are aware, of course, that you can combine artists for a station, right? I have a New Kids/Debbie Gibson station that rocks my socks off! πŸ™‚

se7en - Oh good grief – I have never even thought of your coffee project, what a nightmare… but I never remember our anniversary or the poor man’s birthday!!! The luck of the draw I guess… I could remember his birthday and forget his lunch!!!

DreamGirlLisa - Love the picture! And I like your idea for the cleaning. Made the rainbow cake this weekend for my daughter’s 18th bday, it turned out great, she loved it!

ashley - i love pandora…it also makes my daily activities a little bit more groovin’.

Jennifer - I LOVED Jordan. I practiced writing Mrs. Jordan Knight on my notebooks! My mom took me and my cousin to see them in Wichita. We had a NKOTB wall with all of the magazine pictures of Jordan and her favorite Joey. When I hear their songs, I can’t help but smile and sing along!
Last week, I told my husband to throw the pancake griddle away beacause it wouldn’t heat up. Turns out, I forgot to plug it in!

Betsy - I was also at the New Kids concert in KC. I didn’t realize it was 20 years ago. It was my first concert. I still talk about the fact that I went to it … AND … Young MC was the opener. Wouldn’t it be funny if all of us were sitting near each other?
Happy cleaning! I wish I had the same plan to clean my condo this week. Maybe you’ll inspire me a bit! πŸ™‚

Dana - I totally play the ‘name that movie’ game with my husband, he tries to stump me all the time and gets mad when I get it. I can even name movies I’ve never seen, as long a I have seen the trailer at some point. Great list, I love your blog.

Jaime - I too love your blog…and the coffee pot one cracks me up. That is so something I would (and probably will) do. πŸ™‚

Kate - I was a Jordan gal πŸ™‚ LOL – awesome song – it is cracking me up! 7th grade I think? πŸ™‚

Lauren - I love your blog!!! It’s one of the first things I read in the morning and it always makes me smile πŸ™‚

amy - let’s see here…
-love pandora. i like to type in dixie chicks or led zeppelin or sometimes both. fun stuff!
-NKOTB…yep. went with my seventh grade boyfriend and he was mad at me the whole time because i wanted to attack jordan.
-my anniversary is coming up…my husband reminded me yesterday!
-hate it when coffee pots can’t fix their own malfunctions!
-can you say cleaning frenzy?? come on over.
-talby is too cute.
oh, and one more thing, thank you for your sweet comment about my ben boy. it made me smile. {hugs}

carissa... brown eyed fox - meg… you are happiness!

Meg - i too was at the nkotb concert in kc 20 years ago. although i’d rather not put the number of how many years ago that was. wow!! still love them to this day.

Jenny Wenzel - Hey Meg…love your new kids video…I never got to go to their concert “back in the day”, but my friends and I went when the came to KC last November…it was a BLAST! A bunch of 30-something women screaming for these guys!!! What a memory!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - You are rainbow-rific.
And I wasn’t allowed to listen to NKOTB. I revolted a couple years later by memorizing most of the Metallica Black album. Showed them.

sarah w - I have the same cleaning plan this week. A room at a time, deep cleaning.
I HATE cleaning. But I HATE living amongst a mess.

Christina - I LOVE THIS POST!!
I was such a New Kids fan…I went to a concert and peed in my pants a little I screamed so hard. How embarrassing is that?! My mom was so sweet, she took me and a bunch of friends to a concert at the Richmond Col. and then she wouldn’t let us have the binoculars. It was also about 20 years ago. Crazy. And that song has been stuck in my head for several days for some reason-weird. I thought it was such a riot to see it here!
And I have done a couple of similar things like your coffee pot story the last couple of weeks. I also had to share them with the world. Funny stuff.
And you are majorly inspiring with your deep clean…I was about to tear into our living room and our schoolroom, oh, and our computer room. Blech. But seriously needs to be done, just like you said. Wouldn’t it be fun to get together with a group of your friends and clean together? Just go from one house to the other! It makes me miss my mom. Or my sister-in-law. It’s so much easier and fun when someone is with you. Since I’m all alone, I guess I need to be Hangin’ Tough. πŸ™‚
Have a great day, and hope you get lots done.

fanee - I totally play “name-that-movie” too! The smallest little snippet is all I need- Glad there’s someone out there who shares my “gift” πŸ™‚

Jill @ Barnes Yard - Oh I could really get some deep cleaning done with NKOTB in the background!

amy d - man, if you can deep clean your whole house in 8 days, then i must really have a lot of stuff….i gave myself until halloween! bonjour!

Summer - I was pretty into Jon…I liked the shy guys.

Erin Drennon - Love Love Love New Kids, I too went to their concert in Kansas City (that is where I live) what a blast from the past. They were on the The Today show a few years ago and I was singing the songs in front of my girls and they thought I was so weird. I tried explaining that I loved New Kids like they love Jonas Bros.

Molly Pearce - Oh gees girl you just brought back memories with that song. That was me and my sisters first concert and we screamed so hard that we had sore throats the next day. My mom got us the bedding, sleepng bags and dolls. Me and my sister would play Barbies for hours and pretend that they got married to Jordan and Donnie. HAHAHA, fun times!! Love reading your blog everyday chicky!!!
~Molly P

adrienneK - my husband loooves pandora radio it’s pretty neat!!

Kelly - GREAT photo of Talby! Fun list! Kelly

Keri ~ ForeverFoldingLaundry - I have done that coffee trick as well. It’s such a mess. My condolences.
Have fun with the cleaning. Funny that my boys’ room is my least favorite room of the house to CLEAN as well!

purejoy - i know i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, but a little new kids along for the ride never hurt. i love that idea!!

Nicoleigh - I like the sunflowers! That is one thing I don’t see a log of in Iowa.
But a comment on Pandora…you get only 40 hours of free music a month. Last month I used it up the first week…since I had it playing every day at work. But I still love it!

Kathy - OMG great list, I can’t believe you forgot your anniversary!!
Deep cleaning good luck with that, I think I have ADD when cleaning! Love your sunflower picture, so cute.

misty - new kids!! yay! i am glad someone else likes them and remembers them from when they 1st started! sometimes i feel so old! love the sunflowers! wish we had them growing like that here in Tulsa!

Laura Phelps - #5 is HEART BREAKING. I actually cried a bit for you.

Sarah - Love the 2 rooms a day!…think that might motivate me!

Erin - I had NKOTB everything – even pillowcases – pathetic. Never went to a concert though – just to Boyz II Men πŸ™‚
And we were just singing The Right Stuff at a party last night – so funny!

Lori Danelle - the coffee. . .I have totally done that!! Luckily, now I have a coffee maker that holds the coffee until the pot is in place. Or at least in theory it does. I think that feature is working a little less well than it did originally.
Now, I just find the milk in odd places. Like the cupboard with the sippy cups.
http://loridanelle.blogspot.com

Michelle - Joey WAS the hottest. Ahhhh memories of my mom driving 2 hours in a snowstorm to take my sister, me, and several friends to the concert. She must have REALLY loved us.
Thanks for this post this morning Meg, it really made me smile.

Miranda - NKOTB. Yes. I also adore ‘name that movie.’ I think in high school I quoted so many movies that I rarely spoke original thoughts.

Starnes Fam - I cried at their concert. Seriously. I did. Not sure why. I think it’s what I thought I should do.

Jess - happy belated anniversary. i am in “organization” mode right now, ’cause i procrastinated getting it done before school started. i like to do a deep cleaning in the fall more so than the spring. i luuuuv fall!
delightful pic. love it.

Julia - We went rollerskating this weekend and in a very “uncool” move I participated in a race. I got put with the other mommas. Apparently this embarrasses one’s children.
I won by the way.

Sarah V. - Donnie was and still is my favorite! Only I didn’t get to go to their concert until this year and man was it fun!

Jaime @ Simply Arizona - NKOTB was the best! πŸ™‚ It was Jordan for me! πŸ™‚
Deep cleaning, huh? Yeah, I had a 4 day weekend and was supposed to do the same. I managed to get just about nothing done. =(

Jaime @ Simply Arizona - NKOTB was the best! πŸ™‚ It was Jordan for me! πŸ™‚
Deep cleaning, huh? Yeah, I had a 4 day weekend and was supposed to do the same. I managed to get just about nothing done. =(

cori barney - NKOTB FOREVER!!! Donnie still makes me light headed!

Sara - Oh, I was so in love with Joey. Now I feel old.

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i love the demo derby.

i am not kidding.

i love to go to the demolition derby in my home town.

it's a fun night…everyone is there to have a good time…and sometimes you get muddy!

raise your hand if you like to go to demo derbies too!

i knew i wasn't the only one.

we sat with our friend joel and his two grandsons.

it was packed.  

we sat on the side facing the sun and it was so bright for the first hour. 

blinding sun.

the drivers wear helmets while they drive (so we can be safe…says dora the explorer)

they have no glass and i was told by kids this year that the gas tank is in the car…so it won't explode.

correct me if i am wrong.

i probably am.

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they paint their cars all different…this striped one was my favorite this year…unique.

but i will always cheer for a pink car also.

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and it is really loud.  

when all those engines are running at the same time it is LOUD.  

they have 60 seconds to get their car running again if they are stuck or their engine dies.

if they can't they have to break off their flag in their window and sit and wait till the heat if over.

(again…correct me if i am wrong)

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this is a "demo official" as you can see.  

they tell the cars when to start…if they need to stop…help them if their tires fall off…etc.

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seriously.

the derby runs in heats of about 7 cars each until only two cars are left.

so you sit for about 15 minutes in between heats.

one break you have to go get a snack…we just got pop because the line was too long for funnel cakes.

there is country music blaring over the speaker system.

you have to have ambiance you know?

another break always has to be waiting in line for the porta-potties.  UGH! so gross.

and another highlight is the guys in a golf cart throwing out demo t-shirts to the crowd.

i want a demo t-shirt.

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after a tractor pulls the cars out that are dead this truck sprays water over the dirt to keep it wet.

when it's really muddy the cars can't drive as fast…(so we can be safe…)

notice the guys in the orange shirts…they are texting!??

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between heats the kids can be on the fence…not during.   

safety.

the girl in the pink tee and sunglasses was shaking her little booty to the music…it was so cute.

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the cars parade around the arena before the heat starts.

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sun was starting to set…that is mud flying in the air.

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there are a lot of fire fighters, EMT and police to keep everything under control.

so would like to hear a little of this derby?

thanks to joel and his cool flip camera…i have video for you! 

(and now i really want a flip camera too)

the first one is just us in between heats…

the drunk man was a problem and we asked him to leave…finally…he did.

i told you i was a weirdo-magnet.

this proves it.

and now you are dying to see the real thing…i know it.  

you want to feel the action!  

crank up your sound so it feels like you are there.  

you are all redneck mamas like me who love to watch cars smash each other.

did you love it?!  

HA!

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there was even a compact car heat.  

a ford pinto!  (aaron meyers i miss you.)

our group was really wanting lloyd's red car to win…screaming for lloyd.

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but Cory won.  

he and his buddies were pumped!

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this year there was a fireworks show before the final round.

and they were really good…i was impressed.

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the Hamm brothers were the two final cars…kind of the usual thing.

they are "famous" for winning the derbies in hillsboro.

jason (left) has his wife's name on his car…CARLA…now that is love.

she probably had to put up with a lot of him working in the shop to get a winning car.

i think her name should be on the entire side next year…end to end.

just a thought carla.

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another night of small town goodness.

grateful for stuff like this…even if it is really hick and redneck.

it is too fun to care.

Jordan Livingston - We’re the officials every year it is fun

Sebastian Gaydos - I’m still thinking why most of you love watching demo derby. My wife loves watching ’em too and I think she’s addicted to it! There’s this one time that she even wanted to join and use our car. And I’m like, “What?! Our car?! Are you out of your mind?!” Hahaha! But still, I love her for that. =)

Christian Louboutin Platforms - “It turned out to be one of the best short pieces I have ever done, and Kate Wilson, editor at Scholastic, read it to her little girl, and they both loved it, and she emailed me in the new year and asked if they could publish it as an illustrated book.

truck rental - This sure seems like a perfect night out! TO be honest- I didn’t get the “fun” you were talking about at first- but going through your pictures- this seems like an amazing event to attend!

chris schroeder - i enjoy running derbies. usually run canton and hillsboro every year, u know my number OU812 just out to have fun!!

Kristine Robb - O.M.G! ha ha i am totally laughing out loud!!!!!!!!!!!! that is HILARIOUS! i think i will have to add a demo derby to my summer-to-do-list next year! your pictures are amazing of course but the video is a nice touch. you could totally score one of those for christmas!

pam - raising my hand! LOVE the demo derby.
eric and i were TOTALLY cracking up at the videos.

jamie - i LOVE demolition derbies. haven’t been to one in years. i think my 5-year-old would LOVE them too. thanks for the video!

Treemama - and i thought i was the only pseudo redneck mama who loves the derby! and this is the first year we went for the derby instead of rodeo night.
we (of course) rooted for the girl driver in the pink car with the peace sign on the side!

simply stork - my husband is an emt and we sometimes get to go and work the races in our area…one time I got to go and due to a double accident I was the one who drove the ambulance…Way Too Cool!
~simply~

Alicia Fulmer (Coach) :) - I.LOVE.THE.DEMO.DERBY!

Lindsay - If I ever make it to Kansas I hope it’s on demo derby night!!

Tess S. - fun, fun, FUN!

emily :] - demo derby… so much fun! its my favorite part of going to the pratt county fair. btw, i love the picture of the fireworks to pieces. not to sound like a creeper, but it’s now my desktop background, i love it that much.

sara - i love a good demo derby too! now for a real county fair.. have you ever heard of hog wrestling??

adrienneK - hmmm im not one for demo derbies BUT it was great getting to see you guys on video!!! yay:)

Dana D @BoysMyJoys - The video was hysterical with all the on-screen comments!
Now I need a lesson on using my fingers and math to determine how long until the sun goes down! I’ve never heard of that before! πŸ™‚

Danielle - Oh, we were talking about going to the demo…. Thanks for the video, now we can experience a little of what we missed. My brother drove in it so many years ago—really a lot of FUN! Next time wait in line for one of the funnel cakes those two are some of the NICEST people I know!

rachel - WOW that looks fab fun. I’m with Sophie’s comment, I too thought the derby was only on something like the ‘Simpsons’ – doh I’m an idiot!

Sophie - I’m gonna sound like SUCH an idiot but I didn’t think those derby’s even existed. Forgive me, I’m English. I’ve only ever seen them in cartoons and stuff. πŸ˜›
I seriously wanna go to one now! (:

Peggy Rice - Okay, now my 2 year old thinks you are the coolest as well!!! He says, “more, more, more!”. Jaylee says, “now that’s how you smoosh a car.” Paris needs a race like this.

Laura Phelps - Hmm.
OK.
Um…
Is there a Starbucks close to this?
That might be the only way to get me there.
BUT.
In all fairness…I have yet to see your video.
It is LATE here.
And my husband is sleeping.
I may have a different opinion in the morning.
Hmph. Just when you think ya know a girl!

dawn - Okay, I didn’t read through all the comments and maybe someone already mentioned this — but what about the SMELL?!? Did it smell like…burning rubber and overheating car?!? I grew up in rural Minnesota. The demo derby comes every summer and my mom started taking me young. (If you saw my mom — you’d never guess her to be a demo fan — but she was pure awesomeness and exposed me to all kinds of cool things like this.) I miss them. They must have them somewhere in Oregon — I’ll have to research. My daughter is now four — it’s time. Glad you had fun — and I wish I could’ve been there! πŸ™‚

Beth - As entertaining and fun as you make it sound, I still don’t think I would like the demo derby. Enjoy reading about AND seeing your time there πŸ™‚

Carol S. - Totally agree. I’m from suburbs of Chicago, and we love the demo derby out here too. Cute videos! You guys have a little southern drawl happening over by you. Very fun. You’re too cute. Fun website.

Stephanie - Yes, the derby was exciting, but what I found even more thrilling is that you stood in line to get a “pop” and NOT a “soda”. Finally someone outside of Ohio drinks pop.
I knew I loved Kansas!

Courtney - Oh man, this brings back the memories… back when I was a country girl growing up. We’d go to the county fair each year for demo derby night. One year our machanic even bought my mom’s old tank of a car off her and put it in the derby. They painted it like a pack of fruit striped gum and called it the lifesaver. I cried because it made me sad that our old car hurt (I was little OK!). I miss the fair and the demo derby and the funnel cakes.

Jenn - Looks like a great way to spend an evening! Never been to one… but someday perhaps when Olaf gets a bit older πŸ™‚

Cate O'Malley - I love that you call soda … pop. πŸ™‚

tabitha - i took my two boys to a demo derby like a hundred years ago [ok it was more like 10], they were 11 and 8 and i thought they were gonna love it!!! they didn’t. at all. they were overwhelmed by the awesomeness, that’s what i told myself, later i realized they were both sick with head colds and the noise and fumes probablly nearly killed them. i rule as a great mother! haha…they have, since then, come to appreciate [loudly and with enthusiasm] the joys of the Demo Derby. πŸ™‚
ps. ~hosting giveaway at my blog πŸ™‚ ~
http://www.ftnliving.typepad.com

Meg - My favorite was the people watching from the bucket that was suspended 50 feet over the arena. Good times. Check out our blog for my interpretation of the county fair.

Julie - I have never been to a demolition derby -I wouldn’t even know where to find one – so thanks for the vicarious experience through video! That was great.

amy - this had me chuckling–especially the video with the little notes in it. my favorite by far was the “drunk man says yeeehawww!!” reminded me of going to the rodeo by my parents house in new jersey. yup, a RODEO in NEW JERSEY!! good times.
yeehaww!

Christy - You are so funny! My husband & his brother entered the derby at our state fair, several years ago. They didn’t last too long, but they had an absolute blast! The uglier the car, the better. They love to buy old random beat up cars & trash on them, silly boys!

amber - I love small town life! I would have cheered for the pink car too!

TRACI - Not a fan of the derby but LUUUUUUUV the videos. You crack me up with your fancy necklace on at a DERBY with MUD..LOL

Sarah - Would you still like me if I told you that you could’t get me to one of those if it was the last place in the world that sold funnel cakes?

maribeth - love it! especially the pop up video . . . looks like you have a blast!

candice - How fun, I have never been, do they even have them in Cali? You look so cute on the video, the curly hair and your necklace, how cute! More videos please, I love videos!

colleen - I haven’t seen this much Redneck fun since I went to Walmart… thanks for the videos…they were great!

Dana M. - This made me smile. Good to see you at the derby. You captured it in all it’s glory, mud and crazies. Kate spent the entire first 4 heats under the “mud” blanket we brought. When she finally emerged she screamed that this was “The best derby EVER!” To really enjoy an event like this, it helps if you know some of the drivers. The Hamm brothers are usual winners, but they build good cars and this is what they eat and breathe. Growing up across the road from them as kids, we put on our dad’s helmets, lined up our big wheels and trikes and played “demo derby.” What memories. Next year plan on your family coming to our place for supper, then we can “do the derby.”
Let me know when you plan to come to town this week.

Emily D. - We sat on the opposite side no sun, but you have to get there a little earlier! The boys enjoy it, not really my thing, but since I have boys I guess I have to endure it! Kind of wish the Hamms would have more competition, not so fun when you know who will win.

Shawna Landers - This looks just like Abilene’s Central Kansas Free Fair demo night!! I love the demo. It must be a Midwest thing or something but I can’t imagine the fair without it. I didn’t realize that Hillsboro had their fair at the same time!!
Great pictures!
Thanks!
Shawna

Anna Marie - Now wasn’t that a fun post?!? Your hair was super duper cute in that first video ;)|
My brother-in-law drove in a derby 2 weeks ago. Fun stuff!
Have a great evening, Megan πŸ˜‰

Ruth - This looks toooo fun! And for a redneck you are incredibly glamorous πŸ™‚

kelli - thanks for posting– that brings back fun memories! btw, i think you were the best dressed demo derby go-er!

Amanda - ahhh there were fireworks this year? lucky. i had plans so i couldn’t make it. πŸ™ thanks for the recap though. i had some friends in high school who worked on the pit crews. i desperately wanted to be their (better) friend so that i could do it too. oh, and i also want to be friends with the fam who sits in the cherry picker.

Lauren - I love the demo derby too!!! I haven’t been in years! hmmm….maybe that’s an idea for the weekend!
Love your blog – read it every day! Have a great week!

Valerie - This brought back the memories. I am a Tulsa girl, but for “one and a half winters” we lived up in MN (that’s how you count time up there). My husband’s cousin up there invited us to the demolition derby. We had no idea what to expect and showed up in our little preppy Ralph Lauren shorts ensembles only to find ourselves surrounded by rednecks and mud flying up in our hair. It was awesome. It still makes me laugh to this day. I’m back safe and sound again in Tulsa, but I will always love Anoka, MN for its county fair and the hilarious night it gave me. πŸ™‚

Allikayes Mama - I went to a demo derby at the Nebraska State Fair when I was younger…we teased our hair up nice and high…put on lots of makeup…and put on temporary barbwire arm tattoos! We fit right in back then!!! So fun!!!

jennifer - Feelin’ like the dorky city girl here. I only thought they did that in the movies, not in real life! Kinda like when we first moved to CO and I realized that there really are cowboys, too. I have apparently led a very sheltered life and I need to experience more. Your pictures are wonderful, as usual. You’ve got such a gift!

Amanda B - so funny…dave and I had a conversation last night about how much I LOVE demo derbies….we didn’t go last night but we were at the carnival and animals, WISHING I was at the derby, but not sure how a 1 and 2 year old would do. Anyway…I was telling him how much I love them, I really really do. He likes them too, but thought it was funny how much I had to say that I LOVED them! So I’m glad that you love them too! The one in my hometown is AWESOME, way better than Harvey County! I want to go back there next year! I have that redneck/hick streak in me too! It’s kind of fun, I’m not ashamed to admit it.
Sorry to hear about the drunk guy. But glad you guys got him taken care of.

Angela B. - I live in the city and now am so jealous that we don’t have the derby around here. What a blast!

kristin - i’m am HIGHLY avoiding the question from micah about when the demolition derby is…we forgot until it was too late. he is not going to be happy.

Kirsten - Oh I have to ask my parents about this memory…like I was a little girl in the 70’s…Pasadena CA?…and I remember we had these huge ugly green corduroy pillows we would take to sit on at the races – figure 8 racing. Loved it, and wish we had flips back then, lol!

Lori - Wow! that looks really fun! If you hadn’t included the video, I would never have considered it. Thanks!

amy j. - Corey is driving back to Abilene tonight to go to the COMBINE demo derby. Are you jealous? πŸ™‚

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Oh yeah! We went last year and our kids had so much fun. You captured it well.

Georgia - Meg, your so glam!! β™₯ a glam red neck mama! lol x

Karen E - Oh I love the demolition derby. Lots of fond memories going to the derby with my grandma at the local fair. My sweet looking grandma screamed and yelled and jumped out of her seat when watching it – she loved it so much!
I lurk on your blog, only discovered it about a month ago and I think your photography is fabulous. πŸ™‚

A pocket full of posies... - Too funny!!! growing-up for fun my dad owned a dirt race track…I was the trophy girl stand-in one night…I was 12…don’t you know that poor guy who won was sadly disappointed!! πŸ™‚

Julia - Have had a migraine for 4 days…even with that I am still laughing at that first video….now I’m confused about division….haven’t heard about the famous Hamm Brothers-feel a little out of it.

Amanda Jo - My husband is a very proud redneck and we go to Cowtown Speedway near Ft. Worth everytime they have a Demo Derby! You have to get there EARLY otherwise you’ll be wading in a sea of Wranglers and cowboy hats.
I think everyone should experience a demo derby at least once in their life time!

misty - off the subject…
have you seen the Disney Family Fun magazine? I just saw it for the 1st time yesterday and picked up a copy… when I was reading it last night I thought just about every project in there would be right up your alley to do with your kiddos!
they have a website
http://www.familyfun.com I haven’t checked it out yet but the magazine is GREAT

misty - omgosh this looks like FUN~ I am in Oklahoma and we have a LOT more rednecks than Kansas ;0) so I am sure there has to be a demoderby around here somewhere!! I MUST go! I am seriously going to look into it because my birthday is coming up and we were going to to go a Tulsa Drillers game, but I think my husband would enjoy this so much more! (& me to) =0)

Jen - My dad drove in demolition derbies up until I was 2 or so. He had a car with all our names on it and I have a picture of my mom posing on it with a small beehive hairdo and pedal pushers. Co-ol.

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break it down…

 

i almost got up to dance…. 

that song is just so catchy.

the grandpa with the suit jacket and hammer pants?   HA HA HA HA

and i hope those pants NEVER come back in style.

erin - Shut the door! That is so funny. We just went through some old high school pics at a girls night and one of my girlfriends was wearing a nice royal blue pair with a cute jacket with gold chains to match. Fabulous! Just stumbled across your blog from one blog to another to another and here I am. Love it!

Kelly - Here’s the link to the story about the comeback of the pants –
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/BeautySecrets/story?id=7769216&page=1

Kathy - So cool I would love to be somewhere when that happens! Can you imgine how long it took Granpa to learn those moves! Love it!

Naomi Williams - saw them on the streets of NYC last week in fact…though they were an understated and tasteful black not the garish gold lamΓ©…
…she said with a hint of sarcasm

Jenn - AWESOME. I totally had a pair. Electric blue with a big black design all over them. They ROCKEd.

Kelly - Funny you said that about the pants…I just saw a new story within the last month on Good Morning America or The Today Show or something like that about the pants making a comeback. It was funny! They really are showing up on runways – not that any of us acutally wear those clothes – but they interviewed MC Hammer about it and I guess the pants are really in stores. I’ll have to see if I can find the link.

amy bell - confession: i have been watching hammer time’s reality tv show that just aired…. love it……love the video!!!

kristin - okay, yes, i HAD THOSE PANTS. oh my.
and ha! i bought that “ignore the rain” print on etsy already!
: )

Nicole Milkie - Hilarious….wow…that hardly deserves words. that was stinkin funny. Just imagine!!

Theadora - That was great! Just found your blog today through Simple Mom. Love your pictures. I need a pot of coffee and the kids in bed to really sit down and enjoy your whole blog…hmmm? That sounds like a good idea for tonight. πŸ™‚

andrea liese - that is so funny, my first concert was mc hammer i was like 10

sandy toe - I saw this video..so funny.
sandy toe

Teresa - Hi Meg!
Totally off topic from your post.. buuut, I’m redoing my bedroom and have decided the walls will be green. I remembered you had green walls somewhere in your house so I went back and looked at your “Our House” section. Could you tell me what brand and shade your daughter’s green room is? and also the brand/shade you used for your foyer? I want to run down and buy a few samples to make my choice and I just love how they look in your pictures.
Thank you!

Kimberli - HILARIOUS!! Couldn’t keep my feet still! =)

Darby - Oh Meg…. they have them at Target… I think they’re coming back, or trying to come back. Not for me though… never ever. I’ve seen that video and it’s HILARIOUS!

Mary Elizabeth - That is freaky and too funny!!! Love the grandpa too!!!

adrienneK - ha ha!! so funny! i used to work in retail and if people ran in my store dancing like this …well i’d join them!!! πŸ˜‰

Patti - my hubs and i laughed so hard the first time we saw this. it never gets old. have you seen the sound of music at the train station? it’s classic. puts a smile on my face every time! here’s a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k – enjoy!!

Diana - OH MY GOODNESS…that was hilarious!!!!!! I couldn’t keep my feet still!!!

ang - Love it!!! Those pants are quite somethin’!!! Can’t believe people once wore those and were stylin!!!

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it’ll be gone…and he’ll bring it back.

oh my…….
so funny.

Gypsy Soul - omigoodness…thanks so much for the laugh! that was my favorite part too!

lilyhaven - hehehehehehehe….. πŸ˜‰

Marcie Bowman - That was a great skit! I love it when JT hosts SNL.

Julia - that must have been the one SNL skit in the past year that was funny – it was a great way to start the morning. thanks.

sherry - I have a not so secret crush on JT…not even that he’s that cute…but my gosh, he is hysterical. Funny thing, I think my husband has a bit of a “man crush” on him as well. How can you not?

Katie Gonzalez - thanks for sharing! i hardly ever get to watch SNL and that just made my morning!!!

Courtney - So funny!

Keri - This one was funny — JT can do it all!
Hope you’re having fun here in Cali (and enjoying these mild temperatures!!)

Trish - funny πŸ™‚

amy (not corey) - Those are my favorite SNL when JT is on! Hope you’re having fun! πŸ™‚

brooke - this entire episode was my most favorite…i’ve already made many mentions at my place…and yes i am horrible and let my ladies watch the ‘turget lady’ and now every time we go to turget my ladies shake their shoulders and say “classic peg”…and the barry gibb talk show…pure amazingness!

Susan - That whole show with JT was hilarious. Love him!

traci - that is great. i have never really been a justin timberlake fan, but i am now. he is hilarious when he is on SNL!!

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