Life...One Day @ a Time...

Just a photo update of our life.. summer is officially here and so is our warm weather, for the most part we are loving it..i love seeing the garden finally getting green and stuff growing. The days get warm for our trailer sitting in the blazing sun, so I take advantage of the air conditioning at the store in the afternoons... and we'll hit the swimming holes a few times.. ..for once he's not making a face at the camera.. he's heading to boys camp in about two weeks, Norv hates being the only male around here.. we def. will miss him in more ways than just getting my lawn done! ..big sis...little sis... This weird strawberry plant has at least 30 berries on it, looks like its a quirk of nature, the stem is prob. 1/2 inch wide with a multitude of them grown together. Ellie discovered my patch so my unripe ones are getting devoured... ..some of my few flowers that are finally blooming... My newest flower bed by the house, hey i gotta cover that septic cover some ho...

Since last November we've had two baby goats born to "Jennie" , a pygmy we got from Nelson and Donna years ago. They have been roaming as they please around this land and now that my garden is in , the last thing I need are goats in there,so we decided we need to get rid of them 'cause we didn't have a pen big enough for three... So we are down to two goats now as of Thurs. night...a guy stopped by the store ,heard we had a goat to give away, so Norv took "Lucky" to a goat farm just north of here. This old couple has a hobby farm and Lucky joined about 20 + other goats there! Julianna is playing with the newest baby .....baby and mom roam the yard freely and last week I discovered some of the leaves on my plants were chewed off, so they are banned to their pen.. this little guy is more sociable than the other one was, he'll jump up on the kids backs, dancing around and just being cute! too bad they don't stay that way... ..took this at ch...

Yest. was our long ,awaited school picnic day ! Of course we always wish for a nice day because of track and field outside, but we suffered yesterday! It was so COLD and windy, but those kids were running around in bare feet like it was hot, just made me shiver looking at 'em. Jeff and Loretta make their yummy grilled chicken for supper and we had strawberry pie, so that part ended up being the best , in my opinion .... I like food , can you tell? Class of 2023..... -Dominic, Jared, Joseph,Julianna,Kari,Heather,Caleb and Anthony Brent in midair.... and made it! Cody on his way over....... Jocelyn is the winner! ....another successful high jump! The boys getting ready for the 25 yd. dash....

Well May 1st came and went ...nothing to brag about. It was a cold , rainy ,sun-shone- a - little - bit kind of day...I went out this afternoon and actually got some work done on my flowerbeds... got Cody to haul some dirt around and fill some new beds. Now that Cody got the four wheeler, jobs are fun again...of course everyone jumps at the sound of it starting up, Ellie is the worst! She thinks she owns it and everyone is to give her rides. She makes a beeline for it every time she's outside, climbs up as far as she can and yells... She is starting to imitate everybody and of course she gets the laughs she wants...'fraid this one will turn into a B-R-A-T... Norv went to an auction in St. Ignatius, MT. with Charles Schrock. An Amish guy was selling out his furniture business, so he got a few pieces he found for the store, hickory rockers, a hoosier cabinet, etc. They'll join the furniture corner that is Norv's baby, his touch in the store and they are ac...

Sittin' on the porch, enjoying the sunshine! Ellie Rose, 1 year old She's gonna be our wild child i'm afraid. In the last few days she's: -drank vinegar, and liked it, that somebody left in a cup, don't ask.. - took a shaver and swiped it at her hair and took a chunk of hair off the front... -has no fear of our steep front yard and lane and will wander down the "mountainside", once she gets rolling, watch out!

Whew...where does the time go? It's almost the end of April and school's coming to a fast end! We'll be happy for that. Even tho' its been a good year, the warm weather always gets the kids restless and harder to get out the door in the mornings, esp. with a four-wheeler sittin' by the front door , ready to ride! Yes, we splurged and bought a used one from Jevon, its faded and old but its a FOUR WHEELER! Now choring it such a pleasure, you know our lane is so long......... We teased Cody if he'd walk any slower he'd fall over as he ambled up the lane, to and from feeding animals. Now that spring is finally here and it's time to think gardening, i'm itching to get started on fixing up our greenhouse that the neighbors had, and did'nt want anymore. (it caved in due to snow) It'll take some fixing up , the pipes bent, so Norv will have to take a torch to it. ...And with our deer problem, we'll have to fence our garden. I want to cover it...

...its another day,not much changes,BUT its my BIRTHDAY and I'm going to enjoy my day off...from working at the store,from cleaning my house,from cooking meals,my work will be there tomorrow! My sweet sis-in-law, Judy, planned a shopping day for Mom-in-law, Shilah and April And I,so we hit Goodwill and about 3 other thrift stores and of course STARBUCKS on the way home! ..And to top it off ,Norv brought a Cheesecake home from our NEW Safeway, absolutely delicious! So now I am loaded with sugar from all that chocolate and I am wide awake! I should go do laundry... We hauled home our neighbors fallen-over- in -the -wind greenhouse,( its HUGE!) And hopefully with a torch and some man power we can straighten out the bent metal poles and get it set up soon! Never in all my born days did I think I'd get a greenhouse! I was reminded today AGAIN of what a blessing it is to have family and friends,so many wished me a good B-day on FB,it was fun ! I get my messages on my phone and it bee...