Workin' Man Blues by tennesseecowgirl
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Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues
Lyrics: Merle Haggard
I am thinking he is not all that blue..
So I thought I would share a little story about my shopping adventure with my daughter Erin. First of all let me introduce Erin she is 16 going on 32 and she never fails to amuse me with her attitude and sense of humor, but shopping with her can be a challenge, so.... we leave and she has stores in mind where she wants to shop, well knowing how long it takes her to pick out, try on and browse through racks and racks of clothes I decide to drop her off at the first store so I can run an errand or two, so I do that, and return, she is still trying on clothes, okay so I browse around, I went down every aisle in this store, I was looking at dog dishes, I have no dog, there was even an aisle of art work, framed photos, I saw a few and got a couple ideas for some of my photos so I sketched them on the back of my list, for later reference, she is still trying on clothes, I run into a friend and probably spend 15 minutes catching up. and yep she's is still trying on clothes so finally we leave purchase in hand, one shirt she actually choose I had noticed and thought that would be cute on her, score one for mom. Earlier we had been looking and I picked a shirt up that I thought was "her" and said this looks like an Erin shirt, and she gave me a look and said its more like a Jenna shirt. LOL Jenna is her older sister, and they are like day and night when it comes to fashion, Jenna is jeans and t-shirts hair in a pony tail ready to run out the door, Erin is to say it mildly high maintenance haha .. Still with me here? So we head for a shoe store, her second favorite thing besides purses, as I am entering the store, my phone rings, its my sis from California, and the music in the store is loud so I motion to Erin that I'm going go out side so I find a bench and we end up talking for probably an hour, and I finally laugh and say I better go see what the damage is in the shoe store, Loraine laughs she knows her well. So I head back in this teenager goes out of her way to hold the door open for me, she must have been a foot away but walked back to get it for me (only in Tennessee) so Erin is standing there box in hand I open the box and inside one pair of black HIGH heels, mom is not surprised, so I smile and say I can't recall ever wearing high heels in school. We finish our shopping and are driving home and she says to me, so I know what I am going to wear tomorrow and I say oh?? and she says yeah remember that skirt you made me a long time ago, and I think back, I made her this skirt in probably 7th grade, for some school function, and I say yes, so she say well I am going to wear that with a white sweater, lol. So okay in my mind I am thinking;
Shopping for a whole day, shelling out money on clothes, shoes, and searching for that perfect pair of already faded jeans, and she's going to wear a skirt I made her 5 years ago, Unbelievable , shopping with a 16 year old wanna be fashion model PRICELESS I came home and poured a big glass of wine, turned on the Dodger game and fell into my favorite chair exhausted, and Erin as she does every year gave me a fashion show of her new Fall wardrobe.
Did I mention you all rock.
The Closer you get.. a different Perspective
The Closer you get.. a different Perspective
Comments (83)
JSGraphics
Fantastic work! Well Done!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent shot and scene, very well done....
DAVER2112
Love this image. :)
Rainastorm
LOL Love the story, can't beat the real thing for a good story!! I've got four kids myself, thank God only one girl! LOL Great image also:-)
awjay
NICE SCENE
moonrancher
Love this! And the story. Such different personalities.
E.Houser
Excellent photo! Great work.
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful compo
MOSKETON
es una imagen, preciosa. excelente..
MtnMist
This is a phenomenal shot! That sky is such a gorgeous backdrop to the colors surrounding the 'workin' man'. I can NOT wait to get there!
clbsmiley
I love the sky in this and your story was hilarious!!! Yes kids... I have only dealt with boys and one daughter in law who doesn't like to dress up... Now my Mom is another story.....took her to the mall for her 72 birthday, she is fixing to be 75, and spent hours there... thank goodness the mall CLOSES, wouldn't want to take her to a 24 hour store....
mgtcs
Excellent shot my friend amazing narrative!
NoelCan
Kids are always the JOY in our lives.. along with the frustration.. Great Rural pic....
orig_buggy
he has a long way to go!!!!!
KarmaSong
Excellent capture and narrative :-)
goodoleboy
Stellar foto of the farm, Lynell, and lol at your catharsis vis-a-vis your shopping adventure, or ordeal. Girls of that age have three favorite expressions they often use when chatting with each other: "Did you see what she was wearing?," "I think he likes you," and "That is so yesterday!" Oh, and they like to roll their eyes when talking to their parents.
bangonthedrums
wonderful treatment of that photo you were telling me about hon - the shot has an expansive, almost cinematic feel to it... too cool! ...and your story - wow - i laughed aloud reading it, and i'd already heard it! you have a flair for humorous storytelling, lynell - you should write more often! :)
THROBBE
That was such a funny story Lynelle! I'm sure it must be tough to raise teenagers these days! Well, at least you got that well deserved glass of wine! Btw, beautiful work as always! Ray
bronwyn_lea
A fantastic picture as always. Reminds me of my grandma who would do hay and run around on his tractor. Your story had me laughing. I did shopping with my 16 year old son last night. Boys are so much easier.
babuci
What a sweet story. My heart would hop out of the place. After all, she want THAT skirt you made. Girls funny in these years. Back to the picture. I am sucker for haystack in any form so I realy love this shot. Fabulous frame too.
poet001
What a lovely theme and a beautiful photograph! I love what you did with the editing of the photo and the colors are just fabulous. Very nice job!!! Also, thanks so much for the very nice compliment you left me, they're always nice!
Faemike55
the picture is fantastic! I remember when the farmers had bales that weighed anywhere from 50# up to 125# and my friend and I would buck them to the flatbed...9 hours is a long time when you're doing that.... Love the story and a very nice twist that your daughter gave you! congratulations...
npauling
Your shopping trip sounds familiar when my girls were teens. I had one very high maintenance and one normal too. Even now I try to avoid going shopping with my high maintenace one as it is still a pain. I love your scene here it brings back my farming memories.
Minda
amazing picture and great story lynell i love it..
jared99
A beautiful scene, presented wonderfully.
danapommet
That's a lot of hay. You could have used it on that never ending shopping trip. Super capture and frame. Dana
magnus073
Classic country scene that I have the pleasure like you of seeing every day here. Great job of capturing it Lynell
bimm3d
superb!!!!!!!!!!!
lior
A fav for sure:)
mbz2662
Great shot! LOL at your story!