February

Happy Groundhog's Day!
He saw his shadow. . . .
Six more weeks of Winter!

Hurrah!

Know when to hold 'em

It's been a good day so far. . . .it's 8 a.m. ~ how can I mess THAT up? I've been tracking down an elusive $.09 on my checking account. Still no luck! I've added and subtracted until my fingers are numb from the calculator so I'm taking a break to blog.

Jennifer sent this pic yesterday in an email. The girls had a friend over and the house was TOO quiet. When she stepped to the door of the playroom this is what she found. They had brought out a game, set it up, and were happily playing. (now why would a mother worry????) Looks like they are having fun and each of them have "chips" and cards. I know they aren't playing Texas Hold 'Em but would you have read this posting if the title was "Three girls playing"?

Sarah ~ Felicity ~ Claire

Check this out!

Jakob is in the fourth grade at Lupton. Last Wednesday at church he was telling me he had to build a volcano by Friday! You know that means panic mode ~ hurry hurry. The next day the teacher had changed the due day to yesterday (Tuesday). Much better, yes? He constructed an under body of a bottle, some wads of paper, and duck tape (what would we do without it??) Then he put a layer of plaster on top of that and let it dry for a couple of days. By Sunday it was ready to paint and "landscape". The results look like an A+ to me!

The volcano with landscaping

(don't know what the signs have

written on them ~ maybe keep off the grass?)

Jakob and his finished volcano. What a cutie!

It's Monday

We had a "small" problem when Lisa got ready to leave yesterday. . . .she was stuck in the yard! We got a LOT of rain Saturday night and it's never been a problem like this before. She usually pulls in beside Buck's truck ~ on the grass.

Such an "innocent "face
She gave me a thumbs up because
she did such a good job of getting stuck?

Thank goodness Buck was still home
and could hook up to her truck with a chain.

Lisa watched in her side mirror

as Dad did his "magic"

Hurrah! She was out of the mud and
I didn't even have to push!

Now we have a nice "ditch"

gotta fix that today!

Once again Buck was the HERO!

Happy Birthday Buck

Happy Birthday today to my husband Buck and his twin brother Chuck. Today is a Sunday so I'm hoping you can spend the day relaxing and not working. Always remember: I love you more!

Happy Birthday Jennifer

Today is Jennifer's birthday. Wish we are there with you or you were here with us. I should bake a red velvet cake in your honor today, yes?? I hope today is a good day for you and that your birthday package arrived? I'm sure we will call you sometime today but I wanted to blog about you, too. I love you muchly, my sweet girl, and don't ever forget that.

Kiss Kiss Hug Hug

Two months

It's been two months since Daddy died. I miss him every day but I try not to wallow in my grief. I went to the cemetery and talked to him today. Is that weird? I am trying to get my life back together. After August when he had what we now assume was a stroke it seemed my days revolved around him and Mother and being there for them.
Since his death, my days have been full of helping Mother and Teresa cope with the lose of Daddy and getting on with their lives. People ask them all the time "How are you doing?" sometimes they even ask me "How are your mom and Teresa?" Isn't that funny? They don't ask me how I'm doing. I guess I must be doing okay. I cut my hair today. Nothing drastic ~ just a trim. It was starting to show some damage on the ends from blow drying and braiding so much. It's still long enough to braid (I hope). We'll see if anyone notices. I colored it two weeks ago and so far NO ONE has mentioned it.

This is my new ink. It is on my left shoulder. It is a pocket knife for Daddy because he always carried one. The purple coloring is for "dementia" and "Alzheimer's". I've had it two weeks today and very few people have seen it. Buck, of course, and yesterday ~ Mother and Teresa. That brings my tattoo total to eight.
Bye for now. . . .kiss kiss