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

Yes sir,I'm back and I did miss doing this blog but I really didn't have an excuse! These are my reasons for my absence,whether you want to hear them or not! (It sounds worse written down) #1 my computer gave up the ghost along with my pictures on them but there is hope for 'em I understand! The hard drive can be taken in to our computer geek at church and get them off for me, so as soon as he does that I want to get christmas cards done...that time of the year already??? I skipped the last two years so this year I'm gonna! So long story short all my blogging has to be done with my phone which is SLOW! #2- the next most obvious reason is THE STORE! Its been busy for us this fall and with ordering and everything that the store and my family REQUIRES, some days I don't know if I'm coming or going! We've been getting a website designed so you can go to sharonscountrystore.com and see us! And for people on facebook, we're on there too! People have been ...

Wow, winter has hit us full force! We are having lots of snow this week and the kids are loving a short week from school! It finally warmed up from a FRIGID single digits (and below zero) to almost 30 degrees today! My windows get all frosty in my unheated sewing room that was supposed to be my hideout! But it actually helps us out by helping us heat the rest of the house, my room takes up the front half of the trailer. Those windows are single pane and absolutely worthless!! That's our next to - do project! I think I'm gonna get some styrofoam insulation and covers them up for the winter! They'll look mighty ugly on the outside...what could I do to dress em up??? We had a fun thanksgiving at Bruce and Shilah's and had way to much food to eat, the kids went sledding, the big boys went hunting and Alex was rewarded with a nice buck. Cody has been eagerly awaiting elk season coming up..if he gets one we'll need a freezer,I need the meat and a freezer but I was hopi...

I sure hope you don't get tired of my blogs full of pictures, 'cause they say more than a thousand words could...I'm not a fast typer either ... We had a late Birthday Party for Mom Skrivseth outside on my feeble looking lawn, the day was so nice and i didn't have shade on any other part of my lawn (the part that is flat) :) Hopefully by next spring we'll have improved the front lawn. We have to shore up, where we park, with big rocks and then we'll fill in the lawn too! I'd like to kidnap this baby, isn't she the sweetest thing? April , if you ever need a babysitter for your girls....you know where to go.. ...good ole' fattening food! Ellie loves her pink boots Judy gave her for here b-day! Samantha and sidekick Stephanie @ the church campout... this got in by mistake and i couldn't delete it... Ellie looks very triumphant about something, Jesse was very meekly letting her play, he is 10 days older but she is def. bossier..... This...

We have been enjoying our beautiful weather since summer is well on its way to disappearing faster than it came.. since Geneva and Ryan are here we did some fun things with 'em , Smith Lake for supper and fishing and swimming. Our muggy weather makes everybody kinda grouchy around my house, so we've been taking the kids to the lakes to cool off. ..an absolutely , heavenly nite , so peaceful and quiet. Samantha was helping Emily and Toria bait their hooks and take their fish off, they both caught some! Emily was so impressed with Toria's Barbie fishing pole and tackle box...or was it princess?? ..these guys weren't too successful, they are both heading off to boys camp this week....

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....