PK's Toy Box

So as PK told you on her blog she wasted no time bringing out her toy box.

She said something like "might as well" or something to that effect and disappeared to the back part of her and Nick's house. She was back there a long time.

I knew what she'd gone to get so I yelled back "Do you need help? Is it that heavy?" I think she called me smart ass or something like that.

Finally she emerged. I think that she was separating the spanking toys from whatever other toys they might own. I saw a huge trunk in her room. That's probably where they keep the other stuff.

Anyhow, she sat down in the middle of the living room floor where we all could see. It was rather surreal as she pulled one item after another from her toy box. We discussed each. She told us where they'd acquired each. My absolute favorites where the ones Nick made for her. She's got a homemade crop and a homemade flogger. Both were awesome.

Nick's ability to weave leather was rather amazing. It looked almost professional. He explained how he made each. One started with the metal wire handle of an old flyswatter. How creative is that? Except he wasted a perfectly good spanking toy to create a perfectly good spanking toy. LOL.

Her flogger that isn't homemade has long strips of suede/leather. And yes, it's true. I tied knots in it. I thought it might increase the effect however PK look scared so I untied them. Hehehe. And her crop that's not homemade has the prettiest blue handle. It felt totally natural to sit and fidget it with it as we all talked. I swung it around. Slapped it against the palm of my hand. I think it was then PK accused me of being a switch. Honest, I'm not. I was just trying to scare her. It didn't work though. She knows me too well.

Another favorite was one of those two sided fun little numbers of a paddle. You know the kind I mean. Business on one side. Furry fun on the other. The furry side has leopard spots on it. And I'll bet you it's caused PK to purr more than once!!

The best of all though is the toy PK held up and said "When I win at strip poke I get to pick what Nick spanks me with. I Choose this one."

IT WAS A PINK FEATHER DUSTER. ROFL. In their toy box. So PK may be a spanko but that pink feather duster just goes to show she's a wimpy one!! Apparently though, when she chose it, Nick didn't use the end she'd bargained for. Oh and that reminds me. When we were in the mountains last Sunday we were joking around about finding switches in the woods. PK disappeared when we stopped to look at some scenery and came back holding up a stick. "Here's mine," she announced. I think it was about 4 inches long and wasn't even as thick as a wire coat hanger. Back to the feather duster for a second. When I went searching for the picture at right, can anyone tell me why a search for "pink feather duster" brings up a bunch of frenchmaids? PK, is there anything you're not telling us?

So there you have it. Those are the highlights of what's in PK's toybox. The best part of it is having friends we can share this part of our life with. No, not like THAT. I mean just to talk about it. Compare notes.

And one more thing.... Our new toys?? PK gave Adam.... you guess it, the hairbrush and it's a beauty!!

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On an entirely different note, I want to clue you all in on my medical issues. There's nothing to worry about but I do have a lot of things going on right now. I'm telling you so that you will know that it's no big deal if I disappear for a time over the next couple of months.

Two and a half years ago, I quit smoking. I'm quite proud of that however, I gained way too much weight. Weight has been an issue all of my life. I've been up and down more times than I can count. I can never seem to keep it off. This most recent gain has also been accompanied by back pain, ankle pain, and other things which stop me from doing what I need to do in order to lose the weight. And quite frankly, I've been overweight to one degree or another since puberty.
I've told you all too about the Niagara falls flooding that's been going on? Since May 14th.

Here's how it's all coming together the next six weeks.

Tomorrow - Monday - I'm having a D&C done. I don't anticipate it holding me down when it comes to popping in to visit all of you, especially since I have a laptop now.

On July 27th I am having a stomach scope done which is a pre-requisite for gastric bypass surgery. For the past year we've been taking the steps, jumping through the hoops in order to get to this place. This past Thursday the surgeon called to say it's a go with insurance and such. It's scheduled for August 13. I will be in the hospital for about 4 or 5 days at that time but plan to have PK update you all.

I know many think that this is the easy way out for weight loss but I've done my homework and there is NO easy way to lose weight. This is just an alternative for me that my doctor suggested a year ago when she said to me "Your back will feel better when you lose some weight." I told her "I'll lose some weight when my back feels better." That's when she suggested the surgery.

If there was any other way I'd take it. I'm tired of pain so excruciating that it makes me cry. I'm tired of not being able to move around easily. There are things Adam and I would like to do that are impossible for me at the moment. I had to get my doctor to give me some pain pills so that I could at least do a little walking on our trip. They helped but it still wasn't easy. And who knows, maybe this won't help but all the doctors say that it will. See, I have arthritis in my back and a disk that is "narrowing" as my doc put it. The extra weight is a strain.

Anyhow, I just wanted to put it all out here on the table so you all would know what's going on. Encouragement, prayers and support are most welcome! Please though, I know the risks. I'm okay with them. I had to have a psychological evaluation. During that time I was asked if I knew the risks. I told the psychologist that I know 1 in 100 die and if I'm to be the one, then I welcome it. I'm tired of the pain.

I love you all... friends, acquaintances, lurkers.

Road Trip Summary

When Adam and I first started planning our trip we first had to figure out how many days we'd need for travel to get from here to there to there to there to there. We passed through many cities. Some we stopped for a meal. Others provided a nights rest while others we stopped to visit a point of interest. Others we just blew past on the highway.

Our trip was divided into three segments. The first stop was time with our oldest daughter. The second segment was Adam and I alone just for us for a few days. And finally the last segment was our wonderful visit with PK and her family.

Here's a list of the major cities we saw in one form or another: Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Oxford, Tupelo, Little Rock, Texarkana, Dallas, Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati, Columbus.

It was quite a road trip and I would back up and do it all over again. The best part was that it was like three trips rolled into one. None of them were alike. They all had different purposes.

We had a blast with our daughter. She lives 850 miles from home so our visits with her are few and far between. She took us to a neighboring city to see where she has been offered a new job. That was awesome because we got to see two cities we otherwise wouldn't have seen on this trip.



The second part of our trip was three days in Savannah. If you've never been there, consider it for your next road trip. It is a beautiful old city. We spent three days walking the streets, strolling by the river. One night we watched the boats come and go underneath the moonlight. Another night we took in a show. It was pure music from beginning to end; two complete hours of live fifties music. There was a little acting in it but mostly music. It was a very nice performance.

Finally the third part of our journey took us to PK. Wow. We had a blast. She's already told many parts of the visit on her site so please excuse any duplicates. The first night there they came to our hotel and picked us up. PK and I rode in the backseat. Instantly... I mean IMMEDIATELY the guys were talking.

I don't know who was more shocked...PK or me. Many times throughout the visit she and I would stop talking just to listen to the boys. I think we knew that a lot was riding on whether or not the guys got a long. I can't speak for Nick and PK but I can speak for Adam and myself. We walked away knowing that we've made friends for life and that this was just the first of many visits.

There will be more to come about our trip but you know what? I'm open to questions. Ask away. You'd be doing me a favor. You see, over the next six weeks I am scheduled for three surgical procedures. Two are minor. One is major. I've got all that heavy on my mind so it's hard for me to think of anything else.

And yes, I am guilty as charged when it comes to the backscratcher but did you notice that even if it is evil, PK still refers to it as a "toy." I think she's trying to make you all think it's worse than it really is. Hehehehee Anyhow, it was an awesome twelve days right down to the very last minute.

My Version of TMI Tuesday

My Version of TMI Tuesday

A lot of people out there post TMI Tuesdays. I thought this would be appropriate... though I'm sure a some it you've heard here before.

Honesty is always the best.....
...thirty-nine secrets about yourself.[be honest no matter what.]

[one] what is your natural hair color? brown of some shade... it's been years since I've seen it, but the roots have lots of gray

[two] where was your picture on your profile taken? it's not me. The picture of my eyes on the top of my blog is from a picture I took a while back.

[three] what's your middle name? I wasn't given one; now it's my maiden name

[four] your current relationship status? looking

[five] does your crush like you back? I have several crushes at the moment... I'm not sure how they feel.

[six] what is your current mood? Pretty lazy.

[seven] what color underwear are you wearing? white

[eight] what makes you happy? Lots of stuff... I'm a pretty happy person. Family, email, blog comments...

I'm not sure what happened to [nine]... somebody have a question?

[ten] if you could go back in time and change something, what would it be? If I changed something, I might not be where I am now, so I guess nothing.

[eleven] if you must be an animal for one day, what would you be? One of my parent's dogs. They have it well!

[twelve] ever had a near death experience? I guess it depends on your definition.

[thirteen] something you do a lot? I spend WAY too much time on the computer.

[fourteen] the song stuck in your head? Nothing at the moment... just the wind chimes blowing overhead.

[fifteen] who did you copy and paste this from? Darkneuro, one of my favorite bloggers.

[sixteen] name someone with the same birthday as you? My old OBGYN... he's retired now.

[seventeen] when was the last time you cried? Sunday

[eighteen] have you ever sung in front of a large audience? Yes, at church and at the high school talent show a couple of years ago... much to my daughter chagrin!

[nineteen] if you could have one super power what would it be? To look at some one and read their thoughts.

[twenty] what's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Their smile.

[twenty-one] what do you usually order from Starbucks? White Chocolate Mocha.

[twenty-two] what's your biggest secret? If I told you it wouldn't be a secret!

[twenty-three] favorite colors? Red, black, orange

[twenty-four] when was the last time you lied? I'm not a good liar; I'm more likely to omit the truth.

[twenty-five] do you still watch kiddy movies or TV shows? Occasionally

[twenty-six] what are you eating or drinking at the moment? coffee with my sweetener and creamer

[twenty-seven] do you speak any other language? A little Spanish.

[twenty-eight] what's your favorite smell? I like lots of smells: fresh clean cotton, lavender, a clean man...

[twenty-nine] if you could describe your life in one word what would it be? Blessed

[thirty] when was the last time you gave/received a hug? My dad on Father's Day. I'm due.

[thirty-one] have you ever kissed in the rain? I don't recall

[thirty-two] what are you thinking about right now? A man to hug and kiss in the rain... not my dad!

[thirty-three] what should you be doing? Baking, cleaning up... lots of stuff!

[thirty-four] what was the last thing that made you upset/angry? I don't recall... I'm pretty easy goin'.

[thirty-five] how often do you pray? Not as often as I should.

[thirty-six] do you like working in the yard? Not particularly, but I do like it to look good, so I do what is necessary... and pay someone to do the rest!

[thirty-seven] if you could have any last name in the world, what would you want? I'm okay with the one I've got.

[thirty-eight] do you act differently around your crush? I try always to be myself.

[thirty-nine] name one song that reminds you of an ex? "Evergreen." It was the song first song we danced to at our wedding reception

Some New Spanking Toys

While on our trip we picked up six - yes S*I*X - new spanking implements. I guess even when you aren't exactly living the lifestyle, it's never far from the mind. I'm going to show you all six and then we're going to play a little guessing game with them but before we do, I have something to show you.


No. This is not a spanking toy. This is the handle of my gravy ladle. Can you begin to guess why in the world I would show you the handle of my gravy ladle?

On Saturday, PK fixed us all some ice cream. It was awesome... strawberry cheesecake. And she stuck some of those long round cookies in it. I forget what you call them. Anyhow, on about my fourth bite of ice cream, guess what I noticed? I about fell out of my chair. It's just one more thing we have in common. We both have the same exact silver. It blows me away every time we discover another twin thing so I just had to share that with you.

Okay now on to the new implements. In a day or two I will tell you where we got them along the way on our trip but due to the nature of the game I want to play today, you'll have to wait for all that info.

In no particular order ......

We acquired this... that's right ladies and gentlemen we now have our very own slapper. Adam discovered that the rawhide handle is almost as much fun as the actual implement. It's been used once ... okay... maybe twice.





This is hard to decipher in the picture but it's one of those two sided paddles. It's about the size of a ping pong paddle. It's fur on one side and all business on the other side. We've not had opportunity to use it yet but hopefully before the snow flies again we will have our life back.





Next we have this little beauty. That's right folks. Eva who has never before been spanked with a hairbrush has joined the ranks of the rest of you. It's not been officially broken in however it has packed a wallop or two to my rear ... just to test it.

This next number is just down right pretty. It's a thin spatula made from "tiger maple" which I had never heard of before. I wouldn't have known what it was if it wasn't engraved, burnt into the handle. Lovely isn't it? Personally I think Tiggr needs one of these!!

Standard Spatula. Not yet used. I don't think I'm very afraid of it.

And honestly I think Grace slipped this back scratcher into the collection!!! I mean where else in the world could it have come from?



The funniest part of all this is on the way home - on the final stretch - Adam informed me that as soon as I am up for a thorough spanking we're going to play "name that state" where without looking I'll not only guess the implement but have to remember which state we acquired it in.... and that he will spank me with each one until I get it right. I immediately shouted "California!" Adam laughed so hard I thought he was going to wreck the car.

Ummm.... we didn't go to California on this trip. hehehehe



Now for my fun little game. You all are going to vote. The question is ....

Which toy did PK give to Adam as a gift when we arrived in her area? And if you haven't read her site yet, go do that. You should be able to eliminate one of them easy enough. Just don't forget to come back here to vote!!!

New Implement

Which new implement did PK give to Adam?? The Slapper The two sided paddle The Hairbrush The Tiger Maple Spatula The yellow spatula The Backscratcher Current Results

Our trip was sensational. I knew it would be because Adam and I have discovered that we travel perfectly together.

We've been in twelve states in as many days. Due to some medical problems I have been having there isn't as much spanking to report as I'm sure you all were hoping for. In all honesty I've thought about shutting my blog down because there just is NO spanking to talk about. Not much anyhow.

I have hoops to jump through before my life will return to normal in those areas. We take what little we can get when we can get it but it usually feels like a tease. It would feel like an even bigger tease to write about it. I have two doctor appointments this week. I have a minor surgery next week on Monday. I have numerous appointments in July. Then the big surgery will (hopefully) finally take place. Adam has been on the phone on my behalf quite a bit today. We're thinking the big surgery will be happening in August.

Until after that I don't know where I will be going with my blog. I promise it will return to spanking one day and I might throw a bit in there now and then when I have anything exciting to report. In the meantime, I will be writing some about our trip. I'd love to share that with you so I hope you keep reading.

I guess all I'm saying is that if this blog has nothing to do with spanking in the upcoming months, I understand if you don't want to read but I'd love it if you would bear with me. After all I've got lots to share about PK!!!!

For starters, here are three things you might not know about her:

1) She has the most beautiful family.
2) She loves her kids more than a mama bear loves her cubs. I pity anyone who would ever try to hurt either LJ or Molly.
3) She lies. She can too cook and clean.

Grace 2

Today I'm excited to post another great writing from our friend Grace. This one touched me when she first posted it and touched me again just as much the 6th time I read it. Enjoy!

Oct 5, 2006

dirty laundry

I was only joking when I said I would do my next post on laundry. Apparently, you all are fascinated by laundry. Therefore I feel it is my duty and honor to write a post about laundry.

First of all, what is it about dirty laundry? It's obviously dirty. It smells bad. There are stains. Dirty laundry can tell you a lot about a person. First of all, you can usually tell if it's a male or female. You can tell if it's a baby, child or adult. You can probably even tell if it's a teenager. If you dig further, you find out, what kind of perfume they wear, what kind of deodorant they wear, what they had for lunch or dinner.

If you look at my sons laundry, you would find lots of grass stains, every pair of jeans with a holes in the knees, lots of paint and marker stains, and always, always, always, you will find food stains. You will easily be able to tell what he had for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You most certainly will be able to tell that he plays sports. As with most little boys, you will smell that dirty dog smell that he so sweetly smells like after a hard day of play. Mixed in the laundry basket, you will find, army guys, hot wheels, Star Wars figures, and plastic toy guns. This is my son.

My daughters laundry is a whole different story. My daughter chooses to wear thongs. There has been great controversy over whether a good parent would allow their precious teen wear such a sexy piece of clothing. My short thought on that is...I can't stop her. She buys her own underwear, and she would wear them whether I said yes or no. She started wearing them before I even knew she wore them. Her friends would buy them for her. Since I'm pretty positive she isn't sexually active, I am not to concerned about the thongs. So, in her laundry, you would find thongs, you would find the hormonal smell of teen female. You'll find miniskirts and pink striped socks. You would also find secret notes from her friends. Notes about the worst teacher in the school, the cutest boy in P.E. class and (unfortunately) which girl in school is pregnant. Her laundry tells the story of her life. It's chaotic and grown-up, and it's little girly and sweet. It tells the story of a girl child trying to become a woman. This is my daughter.

Bossman has boring laundry. It's smells extremely manly. It has the occasional crumpled dollar bill, or a few stray coins. You might think the man was having an affair because you could easily find scraps of paper with a woman's name and phone number. Lucky for me, I KNOW better. These scraps of paper do give you a glimpse into his "other" life. Names and numbers of people that he talks to and comes in contact when I'm not around. This is my Bossman.

So, what does my laundry say about me? What would a person find out about me if they went through my dirty laundry? Would they notice my tigger tee-shirt with the holes in it that I got when I was pregnant with my son and I still love to sleep in? Would you notice the food stains that I always spill down the front of my shirt? What about the receipts that I always leave in my pockets? If you read those you would know what stuff I buy at the store. Like the tampons and the kitty litter. Would you notice that there is only one bra? Would you notice that I wear jean and tee shirts? Would you smell my favorite perfume, "sweet honesty"? This is me.

Laundry, like life, gets dirty. There are plenty of times when my life smells. Sometimes the smell is yucky, sometimes it's sweet perfume. Life also gets stained. Births and deaths, stain our lives in permanent ways. Ways that won't come out in the wash. Heartbreak and happiness, fade in and out of our lives just like the stains that we get out with a little "spray and wash".

If you took a look at my laundry 6 months or 6 years ago, you would have found something different than today. Laundry, like life, changes over time. Soon my daughter will have grown up laundry. Maybe she'll have the newlywed laundry. The kind with lots of sheets and towels. Maybe she'll have the laundry of a tired new mom with baby spit up on every one of her shoulders. Soon my sons clothes will get bigger. Someday he will have teen boy clothes. Maybe instead of grass stains, I'll find notes from girls. Maybe he'll leave his student id in his pocket. Maybe I'll still find some football sweaty clothes. Maybe instead of the dirty dog smell, I'll smell the hint of cologne. Maybe...

What will the laundry from Bossman and I look like in the future? I don't know. I hope it will have stains from graduation cake, stains from the wine at the wedding toast, and new grandbaby spit upstains. I hope it will still smell like sex and old spice, and sweet honesty. And maybe, if you look closely at the bottom of the basket, you might just find, mixed in with the clothes and socks and underwear...

The backscratcher that I once again hid from Bossman!

later.....

24 Hours With PK and Nick

I don't know where to begin to tell you all how great this past 24 hours has been and how very much I'm looking forward to the next 24.

Being with PK in person is no different than talking on the phone except I can reach out and touch her, hug her, punch her in the arm, etc. She's every bit as fun and loving in person as the person we know here in blog land. She's also the same person I've grown to know and love through our many, many phone conversations throughout this past school year.

We've had a ball so far but I have to tell you..... I was a bit nervous when she invited me into the pool. I told her I didn't have a swim suit but she was insistent that we both go into her pool without suits.

I've never been in such a secluded pool in all my life so I figured why not. I wasn't quite prepared though for what happened next. I'm telling you, you won't believe this. Nick and Adam came at us and both of them had a camera in their hand and now the three of them - Nick, PK, and Adam - are insisting that I post a picture for all of you to see.

I have to be honest I'm just not comfortable posting pictures like this here on my blog, but you're our friends, right? You won't think less of us, right? Seriously people... I mean it. I'm counting on you all to not turn your backs on me and PK because of the picture I'm about to post.

Soooo with all that said.... if you really think you can handle seeing PK and me without our swim suits on go ahead and scroll down. If not, it's okay if you leave now.... you might want to go ahead and scroll below the picture though because I have a new archive post that is an absolute treat to read.

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