i'm moving!

 

christmas has come and gone

 

and blogger says my space for pictures is gone as well

 

the free part of blogger is just for words

 

pictures will eventually cost you~

 

my intention of doing a blog was to share pictures & stories

 

not have advertisers & sell stuff

 

but now

 

 i can only share stories on this blog, no pictures

 

in all fairness to blogger, i can share pictures i've already posted

 

but i can not upload new pictures without paying

 

&

 

the hubs gifted me a new camera for christmas

 

and i'm certain i'll want to share them with you!

 

so......

 

you can find me at

 

life on coyote hill continues...

 

i would love for you to drop by for a visit!

 

 

i hope you had a merry little christmas!

 

~*~

 

the end....well sort of

 

 

 



i can't believe it's december already......

i've heard it over & over

 

i've said it over & over

 

it's december?

 

yet when i come to my blog to see what every one is doing in blogland

 

my blog screams....

 

it's NOVEMBER!!!!!

 

there is still a picture of a turkey for crying out loud

 

in order to have any type of winter pictures

 

i would have to resort to last yea's photo's as our weather has been anything but winter

 

it has been in the 50's & 60's

 

(how do you people in warm climates motivate yourselves to decorate ????)

 

regardless...christmas will be here in ohio no matter the temperature

 

so today i'm decking the halls & changing up the blog background

 

yes yes....my header only contains words...no picture

 

i didn't want to mess with picasa today!

 

i upload a pic from last year

 

...well i almost upload a pic

 

but google tells me i'm out of space!

 

hmmmmmmmm

 

~*~

 

gobble gobble gobble

~happy thanksgiving~

 



Franklin Park Conservatory with the sweet pea~

 the hubs & i headed to columbus to see the kids...

and we say" to see the kids",what we really mean is " to see our grandgirlie iris"

we headed to franklin park conservatory
 

it was a fun fun day!

 

 

cute ,curious and chatty this little one is

 

*note the sweet little red shoes*

 

 

 

the "young barkers"

 

 

 

the old barkers..

 

*lol*

 

 i think "vintage barkers"

 

sounds a bit better don't you think?

 

 

the conservatory is featuring artist aurora robson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at first glance i thought it was glass

 

it is not

 

it's all made from trash

 

bottle caps, plastic drinking bottles, etc

 

amazing don't you think!

 

you can learn more about her work by visiting

 

 aurora at franklin park

 

~*~



it's a girl thing~

 

candy.....check

 

popcorn.....check

 

wine.....double check

 

chips.....check

 

veggies & dip......check

 

movie (magic mike)......check

 

 

 

a fun night with my daughters....you bet!

 

thanks girls!

 

~*~



lather, rinse,repeat....

 

 

i could repeat a past post...

remember the post

 

where i whined about my computer...

 

but i'll spare you & tell you the short version

 

my computer has been back at HP ......AGAIN!

 

i received it back this week & have spent the better part of this week

 

getting everything back to normal

 

we have a slow internet connection

 

(just a little better than dial up)

 

so uploading itunes, picasa, finding everything on my little external hard drive

( blah, blah, blah  on with the short version )

 

takes forever...forever in computer time that is

 

ok...i'm done whinning

( done until it happens for the 4th time....yep 3 times it went back to HP for the SAME problem)

i said i was done whining didn't i

 

on with some happy stuff...

 

knitting

 

yeah!!!!!!!! i have a FO

 

unblocked

 

blocked

 

big differance huh

 

the pattern is spring fern

 

&

 

you can find all the details below

 

my ravelry page

 

it was a fun pattern!

 

enjoy

 

~*~

 

 

 

stupid camera.....

 

 

 

it started out a little something like this......

 

 

she wanted to run & jump & play in the leaves

 

her mom & i wanted her to pose, sit still, stand up straight, smile, say cheese.....

 

ummmm......i think we know how she felt about that...lol

 

 

then i captured this......

 

 

 

 

bestill my heart....

 



a few from the fall photo shoot~

 

i love that this kid wanted me to take his pictures

 

instead of having them taken at school~

 

 

the boy loves his boots

 

 

happy weekend my friends

 

~*~

 

~my gal friday~

 

addy has been visiting and playing office

 

don't ya love the phone!

 

it works and we still use it

 

i unplugged it so she would have a phone in her office

 

don't ya love how she placed the receiver on the cradle

 

*lol*

 

i could have used a gal friday the past few weeks

 

my HP computer has been giving me fits

 

fits i tell ya!

 

HP has been in possession of my "new" computer more than i have

 

it has been reformatted or taken back to factory system restore

 

no less than 3 times and i've only owned it since may of this year

 

with all the trips back to HP & their many repairs & replacement of parts,

 

(and lame excuses)

 

it still acts silly sometimes and i don't at all trust it

 

but.....

 

i'm stuck with it

 

i bought an external hard drive to back up my info

 

sad...

 

i have to have a little tiny computer to put all the info that's on the big computer

 

just in case the big computer goes kaput

 

then....

 

i had to have rusty from our " local computer fix it place"

 

come out and show me how to back up & save all my info onto the little computer

 

so that in the event the big computer goes on the blink again

 

i will have all my information safe & sound

 

(now the geek at best buy said....you just plug it in and it will prompt you what to do)

 

it most certainly did not

 

it surely has me wondering...is it worth it?????

 

 

it is....it's worth it for pinterest alone

 

however with that said....listen up people

 

because my HP computer has proven to be unreliable

 

(nothing like losing all your vacation pictures)

 

 to make you do what they have been telling you to do all along

 

 

BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER!

 

 

for the time being

 

i think things are ok

 

i've missed everyone & everything in blogland

 

have you missed me?

 

after previewing this post, i'm thinking i sound a bit psychotic

 

do i  come across as psychotic when you read this?  did i spell psychotic correctly?

 

having computer problems day after day makes me that way

 

thanks Hewett Packard!

 

~*~

 

 

yummmmmmmmy!

 

 

lovin this book!

 

you can get it from amazon for $15.00

 

it's worth every penny

 

 

i've made several things from it and have loved them all

 

this week i made the toaster pastries

 

or

 

pop tarts as my kids called them

 

much better than pop tarts....no hard crust or sticky filling

 

no preservatives or unknown  ingredients

 

just yummy homemade goodness

 

 

they went together very well

 

&

 

quickly

 

 

 

i filled them with our homemade strawberry freezer jam

 

 

 

and gave them a dusting of powdered sugar

 

such a treat in the morning

 

~*~

 



splish splash or the pixie & the puddle

 

babs & i took the littles & headed out for the day

 

it was a rainy, gray, dismal day but pefect for puddle jumping in the parking lot

 

and the pixie couldn't resist a stomp

 

 

 

her little leggings & shoes were soaked

 

but oh the smile on her sweet little face...

 

priceless!

 

~*~

farm science review 2012 or a shelden post

 

our day trip to farm science review began the same as last year

 

taking the kid to frish's for breakfast

 

 

the request for this picture always makes him and us laugh!

 

after filling up on big boy doubles, fries & cherry cokes

 

(not at all breakfast food, but filling none the less)

 

we headed to london to attend the farm science review

 

a dream land for farmers of which we are not

 

but the kid wants to be a farmer

 

 

 

and drive one of these

 

 

or one of these

 

 

or hang out in one of these

 

my favorite picture of the day

 

 

he loves all things john deere

 

 

he loves all things farming..........period

 

it was a fun day & we're thrilled he wants to share the day with us

 

we love ya buddy!

 

~*~

 



yummy chocolate chip cookies~

 

  

the hubs requested chocolate chip cookies

 

i went in search of a good or rather a better recipe than the one i have been baking

 

the requirements were simple

 

chewy yet a bit crispy

 

i have run the gamut on bad chocolate chip cookies

 

they are either

 

that are flat & too crispy

 

or

 

thick & not chewy

 

or

 

dry & crumbly

 

 

awwww, but this recipe is a keeper

 

the only substitue i made was to swap out the semi sweet chips

 

for milk chocolate chips just because it's what i had on hand

 

wanna give them a try?

 

you can find the recipe here  chocolate chip cookies

 

 

ps...sherri over at little house in paradise is blogging up some goodness

 

featuring favorite casseroles

 

stop by and pay her a visit & get some yummy supper idea's

 

~*~

 

 

 

 

 



another kind of pea~

 

 

finally off the needles!

 

i love this pattern

 

it's called

 

peapod socks

 

you can find in on ravelry & it's free

 

~*~



a pea.... the sweetest kind

meet my favorite kind of pea...

 

my little sweetpea~

 

 

 

she's gonna be a little mouse for halloween

too

darn

cute!

 

cuteness coming or going

 

 

i went up for a visit this past week 

she & her momma treated me to lunch

&

took me to their favorite park

 

 

 

 she's a girl on the run

chatters non stop

and a delight to be around

 

~*~



fall on the farm with the family

 

young's dairy has a wool gathering every year

this year makes the second time our

families have met, shopped & enjoyed lunch

 

 

 

the highlight of the day for the kids

is seeing the animals

bunnies

alpacha

sheep

goats

&

cows

 

 

this guys looks like he means business!

 

 

 

the kids enjoy playing the games & doing crafts

 

 

but i think their favorite part

is a little spot set up just for them

to play music, puppets, try out shoes for tap dancing, hats for fun

and singing ole mcdonald

 

 

 

 

i see a band in their future!

 

 

don't you just love the washboard

 

 

and here we have the little sweet pea making her stage debut

 

 

bestill my heart...i call this little one "tonka"

 

 

 

and playing lead guitar...pink no less

 

is the pixie

 

 

me, babs & tonka

  

 

lunch for 13 please!

 

 

my goof ball son

*lol*

i have so many silly pictures of him

 

 

round one...

spiced sweet potato bread

chunky applesauce

&

coleslaw

( a few of them filled up on round one & weren't hungry when their meals came)

and you know who you are.....

 

 

and the huge rack of ribs.....

 

polished off in no time flat by this kid

 

 

i call him doodlebug

but never in front of any one

cause....well you know

14 year old boys HATE that!

*lol*

 

 

done...next

 

 

 

 

after lunch we headed over to let the kids take

a ride on the shake & rattle

the biggest kid you see here is my kid!

 

 

the littlest driver taking her mama

a spin around the farm

 

 

jacob & jade win the biggest smiles of the day!

 

 

 

 

the goats look forward to the visitors

with hands full of food

 

 

it was a perfect fall day

 

~*~