Thursday, December 27, 2012

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
 
 
i would love for you to drop by for a visit!
 
 
i hope you had a merry little christmas!
 
~*~
 
the end....well sort of
 
 
 


Friday, December 7, 2012

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
 
~*~
 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

gobble gobble gobble

~happy thanksgiving~
 


Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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
 
 
~*~


Sunday, November 11, 2012

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!
 
~*~


Saturday, November 10, 2012

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
 
 
it was a fun pattern!
 
enjoy
 
~*~
 
 
 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

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....
 


Saturday, October 27, 2012

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
 
~*~

Friday, October 26, 2012

 
~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!
 
~*~
 
 

Thursday, October 4, 2012

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
 
~*~
 


Saturday, September 29, 2012

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!
 
~*~

Friday, September 28, 2012

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!
 
~*~
 


Monday, September 24, 2012

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
 
~*~
 


 
 
 
 


Saturday, September 22, 2012

another kind of pea~

 
 
finally off the needles!
 
i love this pattern
 
it's called
 
 
you can find in on ravelry & it's free
 
~*~


Friday, September 21, 2012

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
 
~*~


Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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
 
~*~