kids, lots and lots of kids...

it was a perfect spring day today

so all of us girlies went for a walk

we took the path to our

neighbors house,

 he has kids~~~

that goat kind that is

and

they

are

twins!

they are not yet one month old

mama and the babies

awwwww, so sweet

this little girlie loved them!

this little girlie wasn't so sure

two kids at play

now she wants a goat!

~*~Happy Spring~*~

what a way to pass the day~

on saturday

we,

(the hubs and i)

spent

the entire day

going from one

antique store

to

another

in the antique capitol

waynseville

i'm always amazed at how neat

and orderly some of the booths are~

my favorite

booths

are those

that arrange everything

by

color

i found and purchased

a little pair of sterling silver

pickle-olive tongs

i'm thinking they had really

little

pickles way back when

as these tongs are very

small

i didn't buy them for pickles....

or for olives...

                                                                    

   i  plan on using them for sugar cubes

                                                                           

~perfect~

  

can she really be 14?

 it's hard to believe

~you ~

have reached

the 14 year milestone

in just those few

short years

you have accomplished much

ahhhh,

but so much more is yet to come

so many first to come your way

such as

proms

school trips

driving 

dating

that very first job

shopping trips with girlfriends

and

so

 much

 more

we  are so happy to have been

a part of your past

and to be

a part of your future

~~~~~~~

~happy birthday abby~

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it's a jeep thing...

~jeep~

it's a girl thing

i drive a red jeep that

looks much like this

one

only

much

much

smaller!

we were driving by car lot and low and behold

A GIGANTIC JEEP

the black jeep that it is teathered to

looks like a

match box car

Projects from sticks and string

~our library has a knitting group~

we meet every tuesday for several hours

of knitting, crocheting, cross stitch, embroidery,

and whatever project you want to work on

we also enjoy homemade goodies, tea and companionship

~nutkin handwarmers~

this is my second pair of these

i really like the pattern, but i'm truly ready

to be done with these and to move on

to other projects

~a baby sweater~

miss Ruth is doing such a fantastic job

on this little sweater

truth be told, she does a fantastic job

on anything she attempts

and always has the most joyful smile

on her face

~a tiny doll bed blanket knitted using crochet thread~

this tiny treasure is being worked by Megan

she is 10 years old and has the ability to

knit or crochet most anything!

she is home schooled making it possible for

her to join our group

~a toddler sweater~

rachel, ruthie's mom whipped up this toddler sweater

for her new grandson

she too, is multi talented with

thread, needle, hook and

great conversation!

tuesday.....knitting day, is one of my favorite

days of the week, not only because

i get to spend several hours working

on a project

but

because i get to spend time with

some really great folks

Friendly Flowers

~girlfriends are the best~

~one of my bestest friends came by for a party on Saturday~

~she surprised me with these smiling flowers~

~and in turn~

~made me smile~

                                                

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A Day for the Irish~

~our St. Patricks Day celebration began with a dinner

of corned beef, potatoes and carrots, a side of

oven roasted cabbage (a new recipe from Martha...soooo yummy!)

and soda bread~

~we then headed to the library for a chocolate tasting~

there were stories for the children, a shamrock hunt,

musical chairs, a wonderful sense of

community and the most amazing chocolate

goodness~

~it just doesn't get any better than a entire table of homemade goodness~

~shamrocks & tophats~

~the hubs playing musical chairs~

no, he didn't win, despite the fact

he just may have pushed a small

child out of the way in a attempt

to get a seat~

* just kidding*

~all in all it was a great day of green and

I leave you with my favorite Irish prayer~

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

and the rains fall soft upon your fields,

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm

of his hand~

Happy St.Patricks Day!

A Trip to the Art Museum

this big pup met us as we walked through

the door at the art institute

i'm thinking every little kid who walked through

the door wanted to have a seat on him

for some reason, if it's a rainy, dreary day,

I want to head to the art institute

it's quiet and peaceful and

there is beauty and inspiration all around

even the wrought iron is pretty

Happy Birthday little brother!

Happy Birthday! 

Happy Birthday Brian!

(In my very best singing voice, clearing throat, ok, here goes!)

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhday dear Brian,

Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!

Cha cha cha

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And they just kept coming...

We live in the sticks.  We see our fair share of wild life..... deer, raccoons, turkeys, an occasional fox, snakes...you get the picture.  Last night we had the company of more deer than we have ever seen at one time.  They came slowly and dined on grass (which we haven't seen in several weeks), played a little bit and then moved on.  We counted 32, they moved on and then 10 more came across.  There were a few young ones (teenagers) kicking and running, but not one buck!  I think they know the hubs doesn't hunt, so they are safe to stop by have dinner on our yard.

At first, just a few.....

Then a few more...

Then something spooked them and they all took off!

                                                                          

Congratulations Ashlie Barker BSN RN

Yesterday, this girl became a nurse!

She is one of those lucky people who has always known what she

wanted to be when she grew up and by golly, SHE DID IT!

With honors no less!

We have watched her grow from a teenager to

a young lady, graduate from highschool and move on to college,

the transition from a single gal to a married lady,

from dorm dweller to apartment renter to home owner and now from a

student to a nurse!

Congratulations Ashlie!