Friday, April 30, 2010

{{{{this moment}}}}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
thanks to Amanda @ Soulemama

without my bestie, this moment would not
have been possible
for she shared
her find
with
me
thank you!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

~alpaca farm days~

on a dreary
rainy
 gray
 day
we  hopped in the jeep and headed to the
local alpaca farm
for a open house
they had many alpaca's
and one little
cria
(spanish for "baby")

(did you know that douglas?)

they keep all expectant mama's
and the new mama's & cria
in one area
isn't he adorable!
he's 8 months old
they were just recently sheared
which according to
jeremy, our farm guide,
they do not like
one
little
bit!
he said they have to restrain them,
they
scream
yell
&
spit
(glad we missed that part)

meet the girls
they have the sweetest little faces
and according to jeremy
just like people
 they each have a unique
personality
all the girls are kept
together

~i love her toothy smile~

and what's a farm without a tractor?

don't ya just
love
his
haircut
he has beautiful blue eyes
which jeremy said
is an indication
that he is deaf
they keep the girls with the girls,
the boys with the boys
the teens with the teens
if
not
you have lots & lots of
cria

Monday, April 19, 2010

happy birthday bestie!


 

we've been friends
for
a
very
long
time
~
longer than we've been mothers
longer than we've been wives
longer than we were in school
longer than we've been nana's
together we've endured
working together
first time apartments
vacations
camping
weddings
first time homes
the happiness of pregnancy & birth
the graduations of our children from
kindergarten
8th grade
high school
&
college
weddings of daughters & sons
the gain of sons and daughter in laws
divorce & separation
the loss of loved ones
moving
children breaking out on their own
children becoming their own
children having their own children
becoming nana's
celebrations
***
we are
lucy & ethel
thelma & louise
lavernve &shirley
wilma & betty
we are
best friends
and for that I am truly blessed



~*~*~happy birthday~*~*~


Saturday, April 17, 2010

the shadow walkers~

we try
every morning
to
walk
we don't always
but
we do try
we walk two and one half miles
on most days
but
some days
we walk only one mile

our gym has no treadmills,
or elliptical,
no weight machines
no air conditioning
and no track

our gym is a back country road
with corn and bean fields,
friendly neighbors
some horses, goats, turkeys,
the dogs, hope & molly
a few donkeys
 a couple of llama's
and
two
REALLY
big hills




the hills are much bigger on
the way back
~*~*~*~

Friday, April 16, 2010

{{{{this moment}}}}


{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Thanks Amanda!


Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Spring at last~

                        

in the springtime when i see all the beautiful
tulips, daffodils & hyacinths
i tell myself
i'm not going to be lazy
with the bulb planting
in the fall

then fall arrives
and i'm tired of working in the flower beds
and the garden
or
it's cold
or windy
or rainy
or
pick any excuse

i'm done with outside work
so
bulb planting eludes me

not so last fall!

                                                                    
we worked up the bed
(the hubs & me)
added peat moss
sand
fertilizer
compost
and
bulbs!



i'm so happy
i wasn't lazy last fall

~happy spring~

Saturday, April 10, 2010

happy birthday to you~
happy birthday
to youuuuuuu

happy birthday
dear ashlie

happy birthday
to youuuuuuu