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Monster Trucks This Weekend!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 31 May 2013 05:29:52 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, the Redneck Summer Nationals are coming to town this Saturday to Metra Parks Grandstands! Woohoo! My kids are completely stoked about it too! Metra Park has this to say about this years Redneck Summer Nationals: The Red Neck Summer Nationals is a one of a kind, must see event that combines [...]

My "Favorite Friday" Song Pick Of The Week Is…

Tara Nicole — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:27:11 +0000

Okay, so my pick this week is a bit early. I had to do it though! I’m sitting here in my room watching Coyote Ugly and was inspired. By what? Well…. By Coyote Ugly of course! I forgot how much I really did like this movie. I think it’s a little teenagery (if that’s even a word), [...]

My Daughter's Sweet 16!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:02:57 +0000

So, today was a landmark day for me. My oldest child, a beautiful, smart and funny girl, turned her “Sweet 16″! Holy moly I am getting old! I almost couldn’t believe it! Since it’s a momentous occasion, we wanted to do something special for her birthday. So, leading up to her birthday, we had our [...]

Stuck In An Elevator While It's Going Down

Tara Nicole — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:00 +0000

Okay, so getting stuck in an elevator is not that much fun. I don’t know if you know this or not. But it’s not. We(there were 4 of us) were just getting ready to go to lunch for a co-workers birthday(he’s very, very old and needed food to keep his blood sugar up). When the [...]

My "Favorite Friday" Song Pick Of The Week Is….

Tara Nicole — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:33:41 +0000

I’ve gone with some older songs the last few weeks, so I thought I would bring it forward by about 20 years with my “Favorite Friday” song pick of the week! This weeks song pick is Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart”. I love this song! Every time I hear it I can’t help but sing [...]

Time To Play "Blog-aroke"!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:29:04 +0000

Time to play another fun round of “Blog-aroke”! Do you think you know the song and artist for these “Blog-aroke” lyrics? Well try your hand at these lyrics and see if you can guess my “Blog-aroke” song of the week! Well I was sitting in a bar room when I took a lil’ dip Drinkin’ [...]

A Good Time And Great Cause With The MDA!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:57:14 +0000

I had a great time with some really cool people that work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Wednesday. We even helped to raise some money too! I was nominated by our business manager to get “Locked Up” for the MDA. Wow! They meant it too! I had two “Police” officers show up at the [...]

Two Games Of T Ball Under Our Belt In Billings

Tara Nicole — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:24:46 +0000

My youngest son(6 yrs.) had his first game of T Ball last Saturday and his second game tonight. All I have to say is “Wow”! It was super funny to watch and yet it could get quite tedious at times. I love him, love watching him play a sport, love watching him and his teammates [...]

What On Earth Is This?

Tara Nicole — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:35:59 +0000

So, I’m walking into work the other day and I saw this on the ground in the parking lot. It’s scared the #@! out of me as I almost stepped right on it. At first, I thought it was “Gonna Get Me”! “Holy cow” I thought to myself (I actually thought something different, but it’s [...]

My Mom's "Favorite Friday" Song Pick Of The Week!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:00:16 +0000

To celebrate Mother’s Day weekend, I decided to let my Mom pick the Favorite Friday Song of the Week! Do you know what she picked? It’s one of my own personal favorites from the “King of Country”, George Strait! First off though. I love you Mom! For my entire life you’ve been there for me. [...]

Have You Noticed That Allergy Season Is Fierce This Year In Billings?

Tara Nicole — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:29:48 +0000

I’ve suffered from allergies my entire life. I’m happy to say that over the past 10 years they have been getting better, but they were severe to start with. This winter and spring are killing me though! Help! I’ve tried all kinds of over the counter medication from zyrtec, to allegra to benedryl(which knocks me [...]

My Favorite Friday Song Pick Of The Week Is…

Tara Nicole — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:26:54 +0000

So i’m driving down the road today and this song comes on the radio. It seriously takes me down memory lane like no other song can. This is probably one of 3 of my all time favorite songs. This weeks song pick is, drum roll here please…Brooks and Dunn’s “Neon Moon”. Wikipedia has this to [...]

Am I The Only One Who Loves "Bizarre Foods"?

Tara Nicole — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:06:03 +0000

I love food. All kinds of food. From normal run of the mill to exotic and of course anything from the sea(well mostly). Is this strange? Do you know what one of my all-time favorite shows is? I’ll tell you. It’s “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern”! I love it! He goes to all corners of [...]

Second National Heights Little League Game For Team Fuddruckers!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:52:05 +0000

So tonight was my sons second game of the season against Team Staley’s Tire. It went awesome! I made it there a little late(family friends were in town). Team Fuddruckers scored the the first run and the game was on! After that, the kids battled it out. Team Staley’s had a pretty good defense, but [...]

Top 5 Gifts You Better Not Get Mom For Mother's Day

Tara Nicole — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:40:45 +0000

Mother's Day is May 12, are you ready? Did you get your mom (or mother of your child) a gift that show's her how much you love her? Or did you just grab what you could in order to have anything for her at all? You might want to steer clear of these 5 gifts if you want to maintain the peace.

United Blood Services Announces "Emergency Appeal" for O-Negative Blood

Tara Nicole — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:54:56 +0000

Hey, our friends at United Blood Services need your help! Due to the storms last week in MT and WY, plus multiple recent accidents, they are extremely low on O-negative blood. The major demand right now is for O-negative blood, although any and all blood donations are welcome. If you would like to donate you [...]

First Game For Height's National Little League Team Fuddruckers!

Tara Nicole — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:11:46 +0000

You just have to love baseball! You’ve just got to! T Last night my son played his first “Official” game of the season on Team Fuddruckers. It was awesome! Team Fuddruckers played Team Yellowstone Electric Co. at Bitteroot Field in Billings Heights. Ironically, our good friends son, plays on this team and so it was [...]

Mother's Day Ideas For Moms In Billings.

Tara Nicole — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:12:14 +0000

Mother’s Day is coming up soon. I should know, I’m a mom! I also happen to have one too. I’m pretty much an expert really. Well… when it comes to mom’s anyways. I invited my mother to come up for this auspicious day from the Black Hills and it got me thinking. What should we [...]

Tax Deadline Is Almost Here!

Tara Nicole — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:31:09 +0000

April 15th is coming up this Monday. Are your taxes done? Do you know what you need if you are mailing them in? What if you’re not ready, what then? Well, I’ve got a few tips that may be able to help! If you are mailing in your taxes here are few things you [...]

What Kind Of Car Can I Buy With $1,000?

Tara Nicole — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:02:05 +0000

My daughter is getting ready to turn the big “16″ in about a month and with tax season still here and our “$1,000 Tax Refund” contest going on, it made me wonder…”What kind of car could I get my daughter for $1,000″? After doing a little online research, this is what I found.(Below) a 1996 [...]