Monday, April 20, 2009

The First of the weekly pictures of the gardens- I like to see the difference of the growth, now granted the spring flowers will go away, but I thought they looked pretty. Just wanted to share.
Last week we had a few days of warmth-it was great and things really started to come up. Now if I can keep the animals from pulling up the newly planted hostas that I split from others. I think things will really be filled in this year.

The hamocks came out on Saturday and Dad and I both took time to enjoy them. Always need to take time to smell the roses by laying and just listening to the sounds of nature.





Sunday, April 5, 2009

Goodbye Tramp

YESSSSSS!!!!!! After many tries and much inpatience I finally succeed in down loading pictures from the camera to the computer. We had wanted to show the pictures of what happened to the Trampoline during a major storm.

There were marks on the swingset and the wood around the play area where the Trampoline was dragged and tried to resist the power of the wind, but the wind won. It finally ended wedged in between the trees. It took some work but Dad and I were able to get it freed from the trees. We gave the mat and springs to the Larsons. The net went into the trash and all the metal we sold to a metal salvage place for 3 bucks Whahoo!!!!!
We shall miss the trampoline, hopefully we will replace it. Ally, when she is better likes to jump, as does her friends.
Dad suggested that we buy a 10ft tramp put in in the ground in front of the swings so kids can swing, jump off onto the tramp and then do a flip onto the ground. I believe Dad thinks we are all gymnasts. I'm sure in his youth he would of loved to try that.

Friday, March 20, 2009

March - a little bit of this and a little bit of that!

Really warm one day, cold the next.

Sunny then dreary.

Windy then REALLY windy.

Crocus's blooming.

Hasta's curling.

Windows open in the evening and closed in the morning.

It's my FAVORITE time of year!!!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Snow

Snow- Anna told me to take some pictures of our big snowfall and put them on our blog. Well it has taken me over a week to do it and now they are saying we could get even more snow than what we got in this snowfall. I'm hoping for a 2 hour delay. Please not a snow day. It just takes away a 3 day weekend and that's not fun. But anyway, here is our "big snowfall" a big 4 inches.







But of course I couldn't resist and I took a picture of one of my favorite bird. Just second to the colorful Cardnial. This is the Pileated Woodpecker. It is our largest Woodpecker, it measures about 19 inches. It is so cool to see it in the yard and even better at one of the suet feeders, When we had small suet feeders it would wrap it's tail up over the bottom of the feeder up to the other side as it enjoyed the suet. It was fun to watch. When it makes its sound you feel like you are in a jungle, almost like a monkey. But you'll just have to come here in the summer to hear it's unusual sound. Here it is on a tree, looking for some frozen bugs.









Here is Ally coming home from school. The snowflakes were really big. Can you see that she is wearing flip flops? That's my daughter, or better yet she is her father's daughter.


Tuesday, November 18, 2008





















Ok so who said it was okay that when Ally was 14 she could be taller than me.




This- now I guess I can be called "little Mama" time just goes by way to fast. Parents enjoy your little ones the grow up fast. I was told that when our 4 younger ones were small and I had taken them all grocery shopping with me. Well you can imagine they were all over the store and when someone said that to me, I wanted to laugh in their face. Having older kids have to easier than this- yes they get older but their problems and issues just change to match their size.
Now with the boys- I don't think any will pass Dad. Danny will give it a good try.




















Saturday, November 15, 2008

Dad again!

Hey! This was a great week! I spent Wednesday evening w/Troy and Kristin and then Thursday evening and Friday with my parents while in the Atlanta area for work!

It was GREAT!!!!

I watched my first episode of "Fringe" w/the Wardwell's and I swapped stories w/my parents.

Thanks for the memories!!!

Quote for the day:

"Don't give up what you really want for what you want today!" Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley