Max

Another bad hair day!!!!!

Nothing but snow....ice......and wind today!!

Maybe tomorrow "boomer" will make it into work.....

This is my question!?

I had planned a cute little blog about Christmas shopping in the high country for today, complete with pictures and funny quotes.......taking you to our local Farmer's Market for crafts day.....

Got up early.....temp was 18......dressed in mannnnnny layers...started out to pick up Mom and good friend, Chris....... we arrived at the market just in time to see the vendors packing up...cause being outside.....it was TOO COLD!!!........well, started to take some pictures...got one and then the batteries in my camera died!! We'll try it again next weekend........

Moving on ......we ran across the street to the local pet store "Happy Tails" and made appointments for all the critters.......Santa Paws is coming and you HAVE to get a picture taken!! Then we checked out the "Emporiam," a back street "Christmas Shop" and then the high light of the day.....LUNCH OUT!!!!

During lunch we compared notes and realized each one of us had to go to the food store sometime that weekend....why not go together?!! To our surprise as we looked at our lists....each list had T-paper, written by our husbands....................here's the question...."What is it with men and T-paper?!

At my house when the last roll can be seen.... it starts........we need t-paper........when are you going to the store? we need t-paper....... you know we are almost out of t-paper and on and on and on.......well this time on Thursday...trying to plan ahead...i checked the bathrooms....2 extra rolls in masterbath.......2 extra rolls in the guestbath....yelled down the stairs to the male child....."How many rolls have you got?".....Male child yelling up the stairs to me....."Three...we're probably gonn'a need some"...(he's his father's child).......OK....I think we can last until Saturday or Sunday...unless some horrible stomach ailment hits the house......THEN.....WAIT....on the list...a written reminder!!.....T-paper.........

Three women....three list.....three husbands with the need of t-paper......between us we have almost 100 years of married life and none of us could answer......."What is it with men and t-paper?"......

Soooo, being the good little homemakers that we are....we went to the store and each bought the 24 pack!!!


Maybe it'll last till next weekend......................................brboomer

The Twins

These are the twins we've been watching since early in the spring.......when we first saw them they were very small...still had spots ....and mama would not let them come into the yard to feed......soon the three of them were coming on a regular basis .......they have learned to ignore Mia and Max barking, Miss Kitty sitting on a rock eyeballing them and all the OOOHHHH and AAAHHHH's from the summer family visits.

This picture was taken about two weeks ago......and sadly we have not seen mama in awhile......but, the twins know which yard has cut-up apples, deer corn and a comfortable grouping of trees to spend the winter in........don't know yet if there's one of each....boy and girl....two girls....or two boys.......i think i'll call them Micki and Minni, staying with the "M" theme................................Enjoy your Sunday!!!!

Front porch ....back door!!

Lately the weather has played a big part in my daily life......well, once again Mother Nature took over my day!!! Woke up today with 3" on the ground, temps in the teens, no wind and more snow on the way!

Now the decision of the day.......go to work?.......not go to work?!!! No traffic on our road....hummmmmmmm......finally at about 7:30am.....a truck!!!! Hey, he seems to be driving OK......i'll wait till it's a little lighter, then try!! Called the mountain.....told the rangers if i'm not there in 45 minutes...send out the rescue squad!!! Off i go!!

Made it all of a mile....in that mile had nothing but snow covered roads...one mountain man, in a little car, that almost side-swiped me......and many, many horses and cows giving me that "turn back, my friend!" look........when i hit the ice, i found a semi-clear driveway and took the animals advice....smart ....those critters!!

Be careful out there.....I can't say it enough.....if you're out in this nasty stuff.....BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!!!

On a brighter note.......thanks to Joan and Hollie for my Marie Anntoinette (sp) Award.......i'm not sure what to do with it at this point....but, now i've got alll day to figure it out!!!

Have a great day.......i'm staying in...where it's nice and warm!!!

Thankful Thursday

I must start by saying I'm thankful for all the wonderful people I work with...as my job comes to a close for this season I appreciate them more each day.....the rangers in their effort to keep our natural resources protected and the office workers who keep the rangers on their toes...everyday is a learning experience, an adventure, a day filled with laughter, a day filled with true team work.....I can not thank them enough for sharing some of their pictures with me for this blog.......

Next on my list is God's little gifts......sometimes i forget that each day is full of "God's little gifts".......it may be the last wiggle of a doggie tail as you walk out the door for the work day or that check in the mail......you know the one......the one you thought would never come!!!.....or a simple smile from a toddler....... go out and take the time to enjoy them........

Grandkids.......i love my boys.......there are three of them......12, 10 and 5......what a crew.....i don't know how my daughter does it.....she homeschools, works as a OB/GYN nurse and helps run her husbands' business....check them out .....StandridgeStation@blogspot.com......

Betty........Betty is what i named all my stress and worries......i can talk to Betty.....she whispers in my ear......she keeps me on the straight and narrow in my effort to be more frugal....however, when i really get tired of her voice....i can tuck her away in a corner of my mind.....I think she is one God's little gifts to me........I love you, Betty!!

My hubby..."the City Boy".....he truly is a city boy....i love him for wanting to make me happy in my desire to move to the mountains......in his excitement in learning all the new/old traditions of the mountains, for sweeping the stairs in the new house(another story, another time) and for putting-up with me for 32 years!!!! Thanks, honey!

Have a joyful Thursday....................................

View From the Front Porch - first snow!!

Well....thanks to the many prayers that were sent my way.....the snow held off until Monday night....this was the view from my front porch on Tuesday morning.......it snowed off and on all day...the sun was high and bright , making the flakes look like sequins floating down.....(look at all those little Xmas trees!!!)

Not much by some standards........ but, enough to make me glad I'd done all the errands on Monday....with the help of "the City Boy"...(hubby)....we got everything bought and stored by noon! The temp never made it above 24 and when you figure in the wind chill factor..Burrrrrrr!

Tuesday after breakfast.... I retired to my sewing room and spent the remainder of the day working on one of the two quilts I'm trying to finish before the holidays......almost finished.....just the bindings left!!

Be careful out there!!

Change of Plans!

Some time during the night the weather forecast did a change of plans...Hooray!!!

Woke up this morning to the glorious sunrise seen above and just a lite "dusting" of snow....my driving worries were over!!!.........No wait!...are those snow clouds hanging over that beautiful sunrise??!!......Nawwwwwww!!....oh yes!!

Snow has just been delayed until late this afternoon and tomorrow...however, just got a radio call from the rangers that there is "black ice on the Mountain"....is Mother Nature trying to confuse me!!??