Thursday, January 27, 2011

Scary .... Crazy ... Happy Story found here ...

This is my cousin Becky and her three little kiddos.  


A mere two weeks ago, she was pregnant with her fourth little one, when her heart stopped ... no really, it stopped!  Her husband and paramedics worked on her for over twenty minutes as they tried to bring a pulse to the Mommy and the baby ... you can read her husband's words here.

Now she has some fancy equipment resting near her heart and she and baby are home again.  I LOVE a happy ending!  So glad you're okay Becky.  We love you!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

It's a giveaway!

The bedroom is coming right along ... but as for now ... it's a spectacle! You know how things usually get worse before they get better? Well I'm here to tell you that things are worse! Here is a sneak peak of current conditions ...



On the up side ... if you're into LOVE and/or mushy, gushy Valentine's Day ... then you simply must visit Kacey's blog for her latest and greatest giveaway. Tell her, her Mommy sent you!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Meadows don't belong in the bedroom ...

Once upon a time, there was a girl who LOVED the color green! She loved it SO MUCH that she put green carpet all throughout her home. GENIUS! Over the past several years, the whole house has gone through some little makeovers, but the master bedroom has kept that lovely shade reminiscent of an old meadow flowing beneath the bed. Well that's about to change ...

Stay tuned ...

Monday, January 17, 2011

Finally ... a thrilling new post!

It was pointed out to me recently that I haven't posted since Winter came ... and before that it was Fall. I've been slipping for sure! Then today, Keaton emailed me and asked me what my blog address was so that he could keep up on what the family was doing. Well son, the family got Winter! I'm so ashamed!

My mind has been consumed with technological diagrams and formulas ... it ain't pretty! Last year I decided to bite the bullet and start acting like we own a real company. This decision brought on the world of Quickbooks ... a world that is so foreign to my simplistic world that the two worlds nearly collided with catastrophic results. At the same time, my "real" job commenced with an entirely new system at work. A system that required even more training and brain sculpting. At the end of the day, my brain has been tired yet pleased. I'm learning new things and I think this makes my brain happy.

The hardest part should be over now, and I'm geared up for more blogging. I think this year might be bigger on words than pictures. Sometimes I don't write, because I fail to have a corresponding photo for the post. I think I might be over that thought process and I'm just going to start tossing words out to the keyboard. We'll see what happens when I throw such caution to the wind!

I'm a wild & crazy gal for sure!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

I spoke too soon ...

Winter came ... oh boy did it come! I've never seen so much bedding spread out over front yard foliage in my life! The residential desert now looks like the homeless have taken up camp in all front yards and on top of every bush throughout the land. People are trying to save every last stem & leaf as they use every last stained sheet and ugly blanket to protect their roses and such. Not me. I say survival of the fittest! If we lose a few leaves, so be it. They always come back. And I'm not showing the neighborhood how U-G-L-Y and mismatched my linen closet is ... because it may or may not be symbolic of my own wardrobe.

Anyway, now I have a cold ... a nasty cold ... a nasty and snotty cold. I hate to be cold and I really hate to have a cold! I miss Fall. I might even be looking forward to Summer. On the upside, I drank some TheraFlu last night ... and it worked. It was also successful in reiterating to myself that I could never be an alcoholic. I don't understand why you would continue to drink something nasty until it starts to taste pleasant. Weird.

So Happy New Year to everyone ... and may you all have plenty of Aloe in your tissues.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

I shall call this Fall ~

... and I believe we will skip Winter this year!
I apologize Minnesota.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Visions of our cabin ... danced in our heads ~

Lately, we've been spending a lot of time at a place I like to call ... our cabin! It's so cozy around the fire and just plain delightful!


Jake loves to frolic with all of his wild animal friends!


We're hoping that none of the raccoons have rabies this year!



Garrison has got to be more careful with those silly skunks!


We LOVE Bass Pro Shop our little cabin!