Carpenters'

Food & Family!

2012-01-02T16:27:00.000-08:00

Food and Family...
What more could you ask for!

Merry Christmas!

2012-01-02T16:24:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! We'll see what happens this year! It is amazing to know...they all have blessings in store, And ya never know what will be next!:-)

Trick or Treat!

2011-11-01T19:23:00.000-07:00

Alice our little blonde witch!

Lila our little ballerina

Damon riding an ostrich

Aiden in his leathers...

And Cathy and Caleb's new Bumble bee! (Has a very short stinger!

2011-10-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

Guess Lar decided not to leave until Thursday! Good! Now he can help take calves to the sale! I am not feeding 10 babies!

Oct. 11,2011

2011-10-10T15:46:00.000-07:00

Larry is going back to Texas. I am selling all the baby calves when he leaves. He hangs on to them and they'll be 2 years old if I don't watch him! LOL!Anyway...I don't want to do the chores! It is close to winter time. Who wants to milk or what ever in the winter! Not me. I am getting old and lazy!

Aiden and Damon Football 2011

2011-10-10T15:40:00.000-07:00

Damon

Aiden #8!

Damons 6 pound catfish!!!

2011-10-10T15:33:00.000-07:00

He kept bothering his Grandpa to take him fishing. They didn't have school today so off they went. A few weeks ago Larry caught a 4 pounder so I don't think he hurt his feelings too much!

The photos kind of speak for themselves! He was proud of this one! Wonder why!?

2011-09-08T12:40:00.000-07:00

I am so tired! Larry left for corn harvest at Stinnett, Texas. So I am doing his work and mine! Oh, my! I need a nap! ALL THE TIME! LOL It won't last forever and he'll be back. I know he will for a day or so at the end of the month. He has a cousin coming from California he has never met and I know he is not coming all this way to see me! Since it is only 4 hours home he will come and meet him and visit. I think it is cool!

Alice and her Daddy

2011-09-08T12:36:00.001-07:00

Alice has such beautiful curls. They are a little unruly like her! Isn't she beautiful?She is so good. Hard to handle sometimes like when she threw her head back when Mommy was holding her and felt like she broke her clavicle. But it was an accident. I call her "Toodles"! At least she knows when Grandma is there!

Bald is Beautiful!

2011-09-08T12:21:00.000-07:00

i have had the priviledge to help take care of my

Beautiful Bald Sister! Many prayers have been said

and many have been answered. We only have 2

chemo treatments left! I was here 10 years ago.

But time goes so fast this stage will be over before

ya know it! Saves a ton $ on hair supplies and it is

comfy too! She has many scarves but I don't think

she needs one! Don't you think she is beautiful?

earth quake!

2011-08-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

We had an earthquake! I was watching a movie and about 11:45 the whole house shook. I, at first, could not figure it out! It only lasted about 10-15 seconds but was I weirded out! At first I was thinking what would do that? And then duh!A little voice told me it had to be an earthquake. Who do you call at that time of night. I woke Larry up but it was like talking to someone that was asleep.Imagine that. The next morning he didn't remember why I woke him up! Who ya gonna call? So I emailed my Mother. Then the next day I heard there were a few after shocks but I didn't know anything about them. And my brother in Eads that is about 100 miles away felt it! He said it felt like someone was puching his chair and then he noticed the chandalier moving. He sounds like he was as smart as me! Guess that's what happens when you've never had one before.
I talked with my neighbor and she had talked to someone that lives by Trinidad, and they said it happens all the time! I did not know that. Learn something new everyday.hmmm...
I heard that they felt it as far away as Nebraska

June 2,2011

2011-06-03T00:10:00.000-07:00

Had a little tiny visitor tonight! Wonder where his MOM was! I think he was wondering too! He looked like a little kitten so the dogs were kind of picking on him. After I told them no they left him alone. It was kind of weird that they minded!(No, I didn't try to pick him up!)

a little more of the little one!

2011-06-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

and another of Colton with entertainment!

Something wrong with "Itty Bitty"

2011-06-02T23:52:00.000-07:00

Every time I pointed the camera at that silly cat he started rolling around! I am sure there is something wrong with him!!!

He almost fell off once! LOL!

More of Hunter in May 2011

2011-06-02T23:42:00.000-07:00

Too much energy in the a.m.

I have a feather...

And good balance!

A little more of May 2011

2011-06-02T23:38:00.000-07:00

Flowers from Travis for Mothers' Day! I finally got one of them trained not to give me cut flowers! Yea! Don't give me flowers that are already dead...when I can kill them myself it is so much more satisfying! LOL!

Tidbits of May 2011

2011-06-02T23:10:00.000-07:00

This blog is hard for me cos it seems the story is backwards. Oh well, Good Luck and figure it out? Read from the bottom up and it makes more sense.

It Happened to Aiden last year. When I turned the little bird he found loose...he was a little miffed when it flew away. He really wanted to keep it!I will post the photo if I ever find it!

The very next day Hunter came and got me cos he found a bird. It evidently flew into the tree(literally)and knocked itself silly. It couldn't fly and kind of had a far away look in its itty bitty eyes! So, we took a picture of course! After awhile he remembered who he was and flew away.

I do not have exact dates. Just that these photos were taken in May.Rachel was here and I saw a little bird pass the window and I said not here you don't! She looked at me kind of strange and I told her it was a barn swallow. The little birds that make their nests in the most annoying places. Like above your door.Anyway...a little while later I walked onto the porch and could hear little wings fluttering AND there was one of its little buddies got a little too curious and was in the window trying deparatly to fly away. Darn glass just was in the way...

Colton in Colorado

2011-05-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

Kickin it in Colorado at Grandma and Grandpas' house.(Actually, this is Travis' backyard:)

Not by the hair of my chin-e-chin chin!

2011-05-03T18:40:00.001-07:00

Poor baby. Probably scare her if she could see right now!

Introducing Lila Jade Carpenter 2 May 2011

2011-05-02T16:29:00.000-07:00

Flat tire

2011-03-28T21:17:00.000-07:00

I came down to Texas to help Rachel for a couple days. On the way down I had a flat tire. OUT in the middle of Egypt!!! Really just past Higbee. Where there is nothing! I had it off when a nice man stopped to help me. He even had a little pump ya plug into the lighter and aired up my flat spare! What a nice person! Thanks Jay! Saved a women in distress and was really nice about it! When I first had the flat I went up on the hill beside the car to try and get a signal on my cell phone. Ya know those things are really worthless when ya need it? But back to the hill...there was a snake skin where a snake had shed off. I thought to myself oh great! Probably a hillside full of snakes! But no. I was safe. And here is a thought for anyone who cares to read.... Who ever made those rinky dink jacks to lift a car to change a tire must've not been real serious. Seriously, I could think of a better place to keep that hunk of junk!(I am being nice)It is the most hardest, most difficult thing in the world to use! I think I will find a good place to throw it but, it won't have anything to do with my trunk! Seriously! Now I can go shopping! Not only do I need a real jack but I need a tire too!

Chickens?

2011-03-12T10:49:00.000-08:00

I had 99 but down to 98:( I put the last 24 in a cage and they are so tiny they slipped thru the wire and now I'm down one! I brought them into the house. Have to grow them a little bigger before they are ready for the cage outside! I have 10 chicks that will lay chocolate colored eggs, 15 Wyandottes(which are blue in color) and25 red leghorns, that lay white eggs, and 25 buff orpingtons, which are a bigger chicken(light brown eggs) and they are good sitters. Then I will not need an incubator! And the last 23 are Americana and they are the Easter egg layers. They lay green or blue or pink eggs. I have 3 and get a dark green,a light green and a light blue egg. I have a few more chickens but they don't all lay. I am going to have to cull some. I will try to post a Blue Wyandotte. I'll see how well the computer obeys it's master! HA!

A picture of a blue Wyanotte I found online.

My eggs will be similar to this photo(also found online)

HUNTER & HIS "CHICKS"!

2011-03-12T10:30:00.000-08:00

MUST BE SPRING!

Sports!

2011-03-05T20:21:00.000-08:00

Cutest hunks on the block!
We barely got one of the pics back from photographer.(happens with friends!) :0

Just Deanna: Make a 3-D flower applique

2011-02-27T17:42:00.000-08:00

Just Deanna: Make a 3-D flower applique

Rounding up the yearling!

2011-02-14T20:40:00.000-08:00

Ride a mailbox. My favorite ride!

Get me up Grandma!

Bath time. Not afraid of water either.

Come on Grandma. I'll show you what's really fun.

Now that's a pony tail!

She didn't believe I had her til she bounced off my legs at the very end of the video!

Alice is my wild child! She is so funny. Not afraid of anything. There is a ledge in front of the windows in the front room. She brought her purple bean bag and put it in front of the windows...then crawled up on that ledge and then just took one giant step for mankind and would land in that beanbag! I got to watch her all afternoon for Vanentine"s Day. What a blast! After her bath we chased each other and read books and conked Grandma in the head with her head. 'bout took Grandma out and it didn't faze her at all! We also swang a little and rode the mailbox.

It was a good Valentine's Day.

2011-01-20T09:32:00.000-08:00

Today is Family History Center Day. I work in it every Thursday. Love to do genealogy. It seems there is always something new to do or find. At least I am busy for those 4 hours I am there:)

2011-01-01T00:44:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!

Bugg!!

2010-12-10T09:06:00.000-08:00

Her name is Bug for a for a reason. She don"t want to play by herself so Sophie humors her for a bit. But at the end of the video, even she is asking"why me"..."help!".

The Grinch

2010-12-10T06:55:00.000-08:00

Aiden & his friend Donovan were in the Christmas singing program for the parents last night. They were great! Donovan was a cowboy and Aiden was the "Grinch". It was great. He had a big green tshirt and a stocking hat. He paraded in from of the children scowling.But Grandma didn't have her camera so she didn't get a picture of it! You'll just have to take me word for it I guess!

Happy Halloween?

2010-10-31T20:51:00.000-07:00

Just feed them candy, they'll go away!

September

2010-09-19T12:02:00.000-07:00

At the zoo Hunter was our lil dinosaur

We have 2 more months before the" new" one get here!
Rachel is here for a few days.
We went to the Cheyenne Mtn. Zoo.

September 2010?

2010-09-06T01:41:00.001-07:00

Since school is in session so is football! Damon is so proud of his shoulder pads and helmet!

I tried to warn people she was a climber.

Alice doesn't know that her feet aren't hands too!

My Birthday! Aug.2nd

2010-08-08T20:58:00.001-07:00

I need to learn to put pictures in the right order. Makes more sense if you read from the bottom.

Who me?

get back here!

and fun!

mmmm, food!

Pumpkin Blossom

2010-08-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

Larry took a picture of a pumpkin blossom this yesterday morning. I was way bigger than his hand. But because my camera is old and tired it didn't open the lense all the way. But yo will get the just...

Cathy Reading to Alice

2010-08-08T20:40:00.001-07:00

Cathy reading to Alice just before she had to go to work.

"No don't tickle me!"

July 19th 2010

2010-08-08T19:31:00.001-07:00

And after all this I discover my camera has the wrong date on the photos!
Oh,well///it is the thought,right?
If you were there I tried to get a pic.

The 10th of July we went to a " Family Picnic" up by Denver. We have done this in the past and is a really nice camp area. So thankful to have people who know of these places!

First part of July

2010-08-08T19:24:00.000-07:00

The first part of July we went fishing at San Isabel.

Sad news

2010-07-13T09:19:00.000-07:00

My poor brainless Boston "Bug" fell out of the pick up yesterday and broke her leg. To the tune of $800.00! Good thing I already owe my vet! It's okay. I told him I'm never going to pay him a long, long time ago. What's he going to do? Repo my dogs! LOL!!! Had to have the femur wrapped in wire and a bolt down thru it. Broken in 3 places. Good thing she didn't smash her face!!!

2010-07-09T18:23:00.000-07:00

I took this at some peoples house that live a couple roads over. One of the prettier ones I've seen this year.

Well it sucks that I don't take the time to post here but doubt anyone would know the difference except me anyway.Life goes on. Whether yer ready for it or not.

Hunter is coming!

2010-05-21T21:37:00.000-07:00

Hunter and Rachel and possibly Chris will be coming tomorrow for a couple days! yea! We are all having Hunter withdrawals!

feel bad

2010-04-30T20:18:00.000-07:00

Since this is the loast day of April I feel bad not blogging and sharing a picture or two but, my computer is down. Altho I have more than one computer, the one with all the photos is the one in the shop. I will do better next month. I had said I would try to blog at least once a month. I have.

Aiden's Birthday

2010-03-25T20:40:00.000-07:00

Aiden is the one whose clothes was filled with snow today...But he got happy later!

Because...Today also was Aidens' 7th Birthday!

And it is always fun to blow your ONE candle out 7 times!

My Angel Alice

2010-03-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

Had to be fast but, I got'er done! Those glasses went sailing as soon as she could get her hand up there!

4 kids and add snow

2010-03-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

Of course one kid was in the house already cos somehow his clothes on the inside was full of snow! Amazing how that happens?

2010-03-04T08:59:00.000-08:00

Grandma Rhonda helping Hunter with his new bicycle for his birthday from uncle Travis S. (Baawah) Feb. 27,2010

Opening a few presents for his birthday! It got us and Travis' family and Rhonda and Andy down to Texas! Had a very good time!

Our Hunter has turned 3 on Feb. 28,2010. And onerier than ever. Her he is sharing the water from his squirt gun with his father!

Our first "official" goat litter. This nanny had four kids!

The lily from the bouquet that Cathy & Caleb gave us, for our 33 yr. anniversary,was bigger than my hand and smelled so good!

Grandma trying out the backpack.

Alice outside. Testing the air with that tongue!

Playing with Alice

2010-02-03T16:59:00.000-08:00

2010-01-22T19:03:00.000-08:00

Everyone is fine. Everyone has something new. Alice is 4 months old and laughs out loud! Hunter has a new knowlege knot on the back of his head, Aiden has a loose tooth and Damon has grown taller! Grandma is not keeping up so well. But...I will try to post at least once a month. My how time flies...whether you're having fun or not!

Grand Kids

2009-12-07T08:47:00.000-08:00

Delight of my life. My first beautiful grand daughter. I mean my first grand daughter and she is beautiful.Had the privilege of baby sitting the other night for 8 hours. I think she cried for 4 of them.

You forget how to do the baby thing. My husband is great. He takes it all in stride. I am menopausal and all I want to do is cry after about 30 minutes of it. OH, the life of a grandma.

I am still trying to get used to the 3 grandsons.
First

Second

Third

AND 2 of them live with me! Thought I would share some pictures. I do love them. Their Grandma needs to just be brave!

Snow?

2009-12-07T08:42:00.000-08:00

It has been snowing for two days and we almost have an inch! WOW. Still snowing anything could happen.I haven't been out in two days. Probably won't, so I will work on the photos and the blog. Maybe my 700 emails.But the emails not high on list.Once they have been around they tend to come back, so if I miss them the first time... they'll more than likely be back.Know what I mean....

no bed for a baby!

2009-10-17T17:22:00.000-07:00

and no bottle? "Here Travis hold her a minute." And what does she do? Latches on to his bicept. Had you going huh?

Ooops! A day late!

2009-10-17T17:15:00.000-07:00

Here's my baby! She slept from 2 to 4 and I got to see her little blue eyes long enough to eat a 2 oz. bottle and change the diaper and she went to La La Land, SO...at 8 she was still sleeping and I said "that's enough of that!"So, I woke her up and we visited til about 10. Just before her mommy got there she nodded out again...

Friday

2009-10-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

Watch for baby pictures here Friday!!! Grandma will be baby sitting!!(Not til afternoon) She is such a good baby. She smiles all the time and knows how much we love her! AND Saturday is her birthday...she is one month old!

Alice Jane Carpenter(& dr.)

2009-09-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

Alice Jane Carpenter
Born: Sept. 20,2009 8:20 a.m.
7 lbs. 10 ozs. 19inches!

Cathy worked very hard for her. She went to the hospital
Friday and didn't have her til Sunday.

Proud Parents! Cathy and Caleb.

Side profile of Alice, whom we joyfully welcome to our family.

Blowing Bubbles Aug.30,2009

2009-08-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

This week...

2009-08-13T18:39:00.000-07:00

From Butterflies,to spiders,sunsets and Go Carts! But then...our parade for the county fair is tomarrow...anything could happen!(If we're lucky something will!)You will know if I post anything tomarrow! LOL!!

flowers

2009-08-04T19:19:00.000-07:00

I got a suprize in my garden this evening as I was passing. I couldn't hardly believe it had grown there without me seeing some sign of it!(not that my weeds were that tall, too!)

Today's My Birthday!

2009-08-02T16:53:00.000-07:00

The "boys" got me a jar of marshmallow creme for my birthday. How appropriate is that? My favorite 2 food groups are marshmallow and chocolate!!!

I am now 27. 29 got to be boring so I changed it! Caleb brought me beautiful red gladiolas. And a card that has a dancing hamster on it and plays the hamster song. We'll see how it lasts before someone tears it up. Anyway... Yesterday was Damon's Birthday and have a few pics of him as well!

Sunset July 20, 2009

2009-07-20T19:53:00.000-07:00

Tonights sunset... and now it is thundering out side and sprinkling a little. My prayers are it would turn into a real rain!

Tomatoes!

2009-07-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

My first tomatoes of 2009! We ate them and they were awesome! I know I am too excited over this BUT usually I get NOTHING! We ate them with the zucchini from Larry's garden. MMMM!

A bird in the hand....

2009-07-20T19:28:00.000-07:00

makes a boy smile! My dog was teasing it out in the yard. So I gave it to Aiden. He really liked it and was really p.o.'d When I threw it up in the air and it flew away. But at least the dog didn't eat it!

2009-07-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

July 14 ... My Cactus Bloomed! The bummer part is they only last one day!

Damons' New Do!

2009-07-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

July 1....Damon deciced he needed a new hair cut.Be careful what you ask for! And "yes" it is still this way after 3 weeks.

Mtn. Trip

2009-07-19T14:27:00.000-07:00

Everyone needs a little Colorado Rocky Mountain time!

DOWN AND DIRTY

2009-06-08T01:24:00.000-07:00

Grandpa had to get in on the action and add the blood!
Since Damon didn't want dirt in his hair we have our "special effects guy" (Aiden) adding cinnamon graham crackers???

iF YOU ARE EVER BORED AT YOUR HOUSE MAY I SUGGEST A LITTLE DIRT, A SHOVEL,GRAHAM CRACKERS,CATSUP AND 2 LITTLE BOYS WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF GRANDPA?

BUGS!

2009-05-29T23:27:00.000-07:00

Bugs are out! BIG ONES! And they have friends!

I have seen them in my garden:)

Life is hard at my house!

2009-05-04T21:56:00.001-07:00

And it must be! Aiden fell asleep in the car and later he wandered in the house. But this is as far as he could go!

2009-05-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

Charlie says it's "Ruff!"Actually he usually says "woof" but I have never seen one!

April 27,2009

2009-04-27T19:00:00.000-07:00

It's not that I don't do anything...
I think it would be boring to write.
And there are no pictures to prove otherwise!

Spring is Sprung!

2009-04-03T21:42:00.000-07:00

Babies poppin out all over!

April 1,2009

2009-04-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Fool's Day!
We were supposed to have more snow today. April Fools! Alls we have had is wind. Hmmm,bummer.

March 28,2009

2009-03-27T17:28:00.000-07:00

We got snow! The weather people said we'd have 40 mph wind too. It was bad...but not that bad. About 25.I don't care. WE GOT SNOW!

Hunter's #2 Birthday!

2009-03-04T00:36:00.000-08:00

There were games and pictures taken...

There was cake and relatives and games and ...did I mention cake?

Imagine

2009-02-17T14:52:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when you turn a 5 and 9 year old loose with your camera!

A little game time...

2009-02-09T12:33:00.000-08:00

This is how we spend the next 24 hours after being sent home from school with pink eye.

I am so past this. I am a GRANDMA. LOL Once a Mom, always a Mom.

2009-02-04T16:48:00.000-08:00

People often wonder what it is that I do. Well it is the zoo in full swing. I have 20 kids on the ground right now and expecting more! The momma goats have sooo much milk we recruit baby calves to help out. And this way I don't have to milk! We have to stands and the nannies know what they are supposed to do. They get up there and we give them grain and the calves do all the milking! We have 8 calves on milk today. That could change tomarrow since I live just down the road from the feedlot and I take all the baby calves they get.

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Got Hunter to display a dress for us. He'll be so impressed when he gets big!

Went to Texas to see Rachel for 9 days! I got there Thursday night. Friday morning when I got up I had a sore throat and got worse from there. We got to be together but not much of a visit cos then I got Rachel sick. The cold that keeps on giving for about 6 weeks. I went to the Dr. when I got home and that is what she told me...oh happy day! I am exhausted. But it is part of the cold thing I guess. Do a little, rest a little.

While I was there we did get to go shopping! I am so sure the Dollar Store hates shoppers like us!! But we did put all the balls back.

2009-01-05T10:55:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Every One!!!

2008-12-28T13:33:00.000-08:00

Christmas is done...Everyone seems to be to pooped to party anymore.

2008-12-28T13:26:00.000-08:00

Not the only bug in the house....BUT we are all doing better now.

2008-12-25T20:18:00.000-08:00

Not doing Christmas next year. Think I finally learned my lesson.

Everyone in my family has had the stomach crud over the past week. NOT FUN.

Here's a better picture of my "Bug".

LadyBug(Bugsy)

2008-12-08T21:03:00.001-08:00

and here she is...

2008-12-07T17:24:00.000-08:00

I got a new puppy! I don't have pictures downloaded yet...BUT I WILL! She is so cute. She is a Boston Bull. Itty BITTY HAS BEEN STOCKING HER That is what I really want to show. It is sooo funny! He bounces at her and she runs and cries. Then she'll turn and bark at him. Keeps me entertained. Even my 2 year old puppy is starting to play with her. I think she is going to fit right in!

Itty Bitty and Christmas Cactus

2008-11-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

The only thing they have in common is they both have "BLOSSOMED"!" Itty Bitty only weighs 25-30 pounds.When he sneaks in on the bed in the middle of the night...it's okay til he steps on you! Or wraps around your head and purrs! He's just a big o' fat marshmallow!

Bummer

2008-11-05T18:08:00.000-08:00

What really bummed me out after talking about the awesome buck I saw...the very next day in just about the same spot...a big white Dodge pickup truck and a State Patrol were parked. I watched as the patrolman got out of the car and walk across the road...and look in the barpit kind of disgusted, then walk back to his car. I have not seen the deer since...Bummer!

Better Late than never...

2008-11-05T17:46:00.001-08:00

Trick or Treat!

2008-10-28T19:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday,on my way to Ordway to do the "Randy" chores I saw a pair of coyotes. I was headed west and they were cutting across the pasture headed north. Then I turned north and a young coyote ran across the road in front of me! That's too many coyotes for me in one area! Glad they are not closer to my house! Although we have our share. Every once in awhile I throw a firecracker out the door to scare them away because they are making too much racket, too close to my yard!

Today, as I was headed to Ordway, I saw the most beautiful Buck run up to the road! He was awesome but, what I didn't realize at first is he wasn't stopping! He kept on coming and I had to hit the breaks to keep from hitting him! Then as I cross the bridge I glanced to the west and there were 4 or 5 more crossing the river! What a sight. It was just neat. Guess this is wild animal week!
Larry got to see a momma Bobcat and kitten on his way to Rachel's house. I am so jealous!
I will be able to post wild Halloween pics on Friday! Eeeeew! Hope they're not too scarey!

Pumpkins!

2008-10-15T08:52:00.001-07:00

These are my 3 little pumpkin carvers!
Damon, Aiden and Hunter!
Damons' had 2 faces.

Hunters' had two sides as well!

Aidens' was the scariest! Especially in the dark!

Round one ...done!

2008-10-02T15:59:00.000-07:00

Well, according to a neighbor this horses nose would turn black and rot where the bite was. He looks pretty darn good to me! Took this picture this morning. No swelling,no black, no nothing. And I am thankful! Dispite the flies trying to gobble up his face he is fine.

Not all fun and games

2008-09-25T08:55:00.000-07:00

Today started out pretty interesting. My poor horse was bit on the nose by a snake! I am sure he don't appreciate it a lot. His mouth is swelled open so the flies are having their way with him. I put him in tall weeds so he can maybe wipe them away.(Probably good place for more snakes) There is not a whole lot I can do for him. Antibiotics and fly spray. Poor baby. He is a site for sure. Never a dull moment. If it is not a kid it is a critter.

Hot Tub Treat

2008-09-21T22:34:00.000-07:00

Tonight my son said,"I'm going to take you somewhere." I said ok?

What a sweetie. He took me to the kids' other grandparents house and we got to get in their new hot tub! Pretty awesome. Never expected anything like that! AND we were invited back so we could have a barbeque or something. I think that is a nice invite since the price of propane is out of this world! No pictures...but it was nice!

Coyotes!

2008-09-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

I think I may need a BIG dog that is good with kids and cats and furocious with coyotes! They were very close to my house tonight. I yelled at them and threw a fire cracker but I think all I scared is our old dog who is now on tthe porch with the cats! They give me chills when I hear them especially that close! My son came in the room and told me not to let my little dog out. I thought that was kind of nice since he doesn't like her. But for him to come and tell me they were here, it wasn't just cos they just "sounded" close, they were close!

Rachels' Birthday

2008-09-17T15:59:00.002-07:00

My Mail Box!

2008-09-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

Ya know how the little things can bug you? Well, in this case it was my mail box. A yellow mail box is always included in the directions to my house. So... I have to have to a yellow mail box! Mine was so faded and beat up. So, yesterday I took it down and took the layers apon layers of paint off and repainted it Floresent Yellow! Oh, my! It is so loud that you could not talk in a normal voice next to it! LOL But that is what happens when you have a few minutes of your own. Get a little creative and fix that things that bother you!

Calebs' Skate Comp

2008-09-13T20:56:00.000-07:00

Today was my youngest sons skateboarding competition. We were there most of the day waiting for hin to take a turn. Most of the time he was a judge. Could not judge himself but did so until his turn! Anyway I doubt that I will go to many more because I can't take the falling down part...
Until then I was good. Caleb biffed it big time and landed on his cheekbone. I so wanted to go to him but I would've embarressed him. SO I turned away and when he was done he walked up where I was sitting and I tried to put a ice pack on it and he got all "macho" and went and sat elsewhere so he wouldn't have to put up with me. He is working tonight at ~Pizza Hut~ and says he is fine. So I guess he is! I have a pic of just before he went down I'm posting in retaliation!

I also got a couple of tree huggers!
Damon and Aiden

And of course their father was shocked by it all!

I'm Confused

2008-09-12T22:13:00.000-07:00

Today the forcast for weather in our area was rain. It was hazy and it sort of misted but not really a"rain". This evening it finally gave us about a 2 minute shower. Then a few minutes after that...I saw a snowplow! I had to double take on that one! A snowplow? This was about 10p.m. I don't know what to think about that. Maybe it is not me who is confused!

She's our woman!

2008-09-11T19:32:00.000-07:00

Sarah,Sarah, she our woman!If she can't do it no one can!

Hibiscus

2008-09-10T19:53:00.001-07:00

I love to take pics with my 35mm. Especially when they come out the way I want them to!

The airplane is my 9 year old

grandson,Damons' kite!

Today is the first day Larry has gone on "Corn Harvest." He will be in Texas for the duration. Today was also the first day I have done our chores by myself in a while. All I know is a couple of the calves need weaned!

I nurse the baby calves on goats. They do awesome that way! And the goats aren't so big I can't shove 'em around. I think if I had a cow it might be a little more difficult. I don't know. These days I think the goats are more economical. But for today..."All is well."

September 9,2008

2008-09-09T07:36:00.000-07:00

Today started out interesting. Damon spent the night with the Mom and Aiden stayed home. This morning had to go switch kids so the Mom could take Aiden to school and I brought Damon back home with the flu. She new he was sick but insisted that he come so she could spend time with him. Quality time? I doubt it. She had Travis take him over about 9p.m.(bedtime) Aiden wouldn't go cos he don't like to spend the night at his other Grandmas' house.( I always liked my Grandmas' house!) Then this morning I took Aiden to Mom and traded one healthy child for one with the flu? So, Mom, could take him to school. Didn't make sense to me either!

Damon has been fighting the flu about a week. He finally thought maybe he could take a day off and rest. Usually, he goes to school and about 1:00 I pick him up in the office cos he's throwing up and has a fever.

I told him if he's stay home a day and rest he might get over it a little quicker. We shall see. At 9 years old he usually knows everything and Grandma is dumb. He's just lucky Grandpa is still here to do all the chores!

Grandpa is supposed to leave and go work for Chris in Texas for awhile. Larry was teasing and said I'll be back around Christmas. Ya, right! I don't think so. He might but I know a secret...it is only 4 hours away! AND he has a cell phone, so I call and bug him till he does come home. Or I can go there, cos I know the way!

Only thing is, when I leave I have to find someone to do all my chores, and the chores Larry has been doing for a friend. Of course there is Family History on Weds. and Thurs. that I am at the Church. So I have to plan around that! Oh well. It could be I had a job too!

Auction Time!

2008-09-06T21:47:00.000-07:00

Today I pretty much wasted? Guess it's all in how ya look at it. Of course I do not think it was... I went to an auction almost all day with my friend Peggy. She is a bad influence on me. Like it takes much...
Love those auctions. Have pretty much decided in the spring instead of a yard sale, I'm having a "yard auction". That way everything sells. You don't have anything left! Even the clothes. Takes a couple hours and you're done! Instead of packing(again) til the next good day or taking it to the box or the dump or whatever. You're done! At this point I am ready to give it all away. I don't have that much but maybe by Spring I'll be cleaning out big time.If you own something you have to find a place for it, dust it, take care of it, and I'm pretty much ready to sell out. Just think, no dusting, no cleaning, no washing. I don't want to get rid of my house altho living in a tent has its good points. Like when the floor gets dirty...just move it over a couple feet! ha ha ha ha ha

Bogners'

2008-09-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

The Chris,Rachel and Hunter family left today. I'm sure it is a relief to go home after a week. I miss 'em already. But they have a lot of work ahead of them. Harvet starts next week and Larry will be down there to help soon. Hunter will love it cos he does love his Grandpa! Even when they dress funny!