Happy Friday!
Don't you just LOVE Friday! There is something about it being the ending of a week, or is it the beginning of the weekend, that just makes it seem Right.
Although, I'm so wishing my Mr. was home! He's not home many Friday nights...and that would be the one thing that would make Fridays totally perfect!!! (Mmmmm...I'm thinking that's going to go on my prayer list :D !!!)
Since I'm blessed to work at Preschool and Friday's I have no classes...it's my free-day! Well, sometimes it's free....most of the time I find it FILLED!
It use to be filled with my errands to run, my house to be cleaned, catching up on my soap (Uh, oh, did I just let my sinful habit slip ..Oops!)....those things that kind of get left un-done during a work week. This year however, since my Mr. signed us on to do an online farmer's market (The Parkway Online...just in case you want to check it out :D ), Friday means making deliveries to the Tri-Cities. And....since, I have to go to Richland to drop off at the Parkway...I make other deliveries as needed too. So now my Friday mornings consist of packing up orders and heading to the Tri-Cities. (Somehow, I just feel it justifies myself getting a treat :D....usually, it's a Starbucks Ice Tea...but, last week it was a Chocolate milkshake, burger & fries...today, nothing
:( ) But, I did take a nice two hour nap this afternoon!!!
I've been thinking....if I could order up the perfect Friday...what would it look like??? So for fun...here's my version of a dream Friday.....
~ Sleeping in a little, just hanging in my cozies for awhile
~ Spending some time in God's word
~ Catching up a little in Cyber world
~ Leisurely getting myself ready for the day...a little pampering :D
~ A Nap
~ Connecting with a friend for lunch
~ NO CHORES to do ... :D
~ Dinner that is not "homemade"...:D Maybe Pizza or Mexican
~ A Friday night date (with my Mr...)....dinner with friends, a movie, taking
in a high school sporting event, a game night, or even dancing :D
~ Staying up late, because you can...because tomorrow is Saturday :D
I know not too much exciting on my list....truthfully, I just like the simply, ordinary things of everyday living....I think it's the growing up in a small town part of the girl in me :D
So, what about you...what would your dream Friday look like??? Whatever it is, and however you fill your Friday...I hope when it's done...it all felt just RIGHT! Happy weekend....may it be filled with many Sweet blessings!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Oh my....
Oh my...I can't believe it's already the 16th of February...and I didn't even post a Happy Valentine's to everyone...so, here it is.....Happy Valentine's Day..hope it was filled with LOTS of LOVE!
I don't know why, but I simply can't make it on to my computer long enough to blog these days....I guess that just means Life is happening, and I'm living it :D
But, I just had to post a little something today....because yesterday, Monday, President's Day, No School day....was all of the above and so a MONDAY in EVERY WAY!
Somehow, my No School Monday's have turned into Cow adventure days....Yep, yesterday was a cow day. My poor Mr. has been on the go, with a list of things & places to be that surely must reach clear across Oregon....and he needed to take some cows in....so, I offered to help..thinking it would take him less time, and get him on the road sooner (He needed to be in Roseburg this morning by 7:00 !)
So, he swings by the house to hook up the horse trailer and get his Lil' helper. He gets all hooked up and we're ready to go, when we discover a flat tire....so, thankful it was obvious while the trailer was free of cattle :D Next stop, Les Schwab....after a few this & that...one tire repaired, a new tire bought...we are finally headed to sort cattle.
Okay, you know the rain has made everything muddy...and when you throw in animals..it's definitely not mud anymore, but muck! We're prepared...muck boots are on...a quick climb over the fence...heading the cattle toward the gate...and it appears the muck is deeper than I thought...or my legs weaker than I thought...and you can guess, I find myself stuck yet again! My Mr. is calling for me to hurry up..and I simply CANNOT move....he heads back to help me....but, by now, I've figured the only way out is to pull out my foot, then pull the boot out with my hand :( I did, and of course the bootless foot dips into the muck...and then HAS to go back into the boot :( UGHHHHH....I DO NOT LIKE THAT FEELING...I DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT!!!
Next, it's sorting time...and for some reason it takes us what seems like FOREVER...and the good part...finally, it's done...the ones going are headed to the trailer..all is good....IF YOU ARE A COW that is....COWS...they simply have minds of their own...and one, did NOT want to go in the trailer...somehow in the pushing forward, squeezed into the fencing, and decided to just jump over...if one goes...ALL follow....it was not a good moment to be witnessing !!! According to my Mr. it is the WORST possible thing that can happen...if a cow gets away with it once, they will be harder the next time. :( (At this point, I must confess, I find myself simply praying & praying & praying..) as we head back to the go through the whole process again!
And, wouldn't you know it...I'm the gate....No, not the one opening or closing a gate...I'm actually, the gate...my job is to stand in the alley and let cows go into an open corral, or stand in the corral opening, and let them go down the alley back to their "home"! OH MY...that is NOT an easy job...on dry ground, let alone in muck.....you already know what happened don't you??? Yep...one went by me that was NOT suppose too ....OH MY!
Finally, FINALLY, FINALLY...the job is done! And, I have to say...my Mr. is AMAZING, STRONG, & my HERO :D
I wish the story could end there....but, OH MY...it didn't! Of course, my boots were covered...and my Mr. offered for me to wash them off at the faucet...but, I had my spare mucks in the truck and in an effort to save time, I said "Oh, I'll just pull them off and hose them down at home". I see a board over by the fence....perfect to help pull off my mucky boot...one boot off, and I start to pull my heel on the board to slip the other one off....instant PAIN! Oh MY....there would of course be a nail I couldn't see through the mud on the board....and of course it would go right through my boot into my foot! Do you know it really, really hurts when a nail punctures the ball of your foot???? And, I cannot leave the muddy sock on....I hobble to the truck..and luckily find a clean white roper's glove in the door pocket...NO I did not try to put it on my foot like a sock...I just stuck it in my clean muck shoe and put my foot in!
My Mr. then informed me...you'd better get a tetanus shot (Mostly because every time he gets cut, poked, or bit, I make him get one :D) Good news is I just had one last March...so it hasn't even been a year...I'm good! Whew!!! I just made sure as soon as I got home I cleaned it well...and soaked it in Epsom Salts a few times. And, my Mr...made it safely to Roseburg ...arriving there at 2 a.m. this morning!
So, it was a day! But, clearly God was with us ALL THE WAY :D
I'm glad today was Tuesday...and I was sharing the story with one of my preschool Mom's....(because she was wearing her muck boots today :D) I told her that I had mine home soaking in a tub of water outside...and asked if she thought it would take long for them to dry out.... this is what she left on my porch this afternoon.......
I don't know why, but I simply can't make it on to my computer long enough to blog these days....I guess that just means Life is happening, and I'm living it :D
But, I just had to post a little something today....because yesterday, Monday, President's Day, No School day....was all of the above and so a MONDAY in EVERY WAY!
Somehow, my No School Monday's have turned into Cow adventure days....Yep, yesterday was a cow day. My poor Mr. has been on the go, with a list of things & places to be that surely must reach clear across Oregon....and he needed to take some cows in....so, I offered to help..thinking it would take him less time, and get him on the road sooner (He needed to be in Roseburg this morning by 7:00 !)
So, he swings by the house to hook up the horse trailer and get his Lil' helper. He gets all hooked up and we're ready to go, when we discover a flat tire....so, thankful it was obvious while the trailer was free of cattle :D Next stop, Les Schwab....after a few this & that...one tire repaired, a new tire bought...we are finally headed to sort cattle.
Okay, you know the rain has made everything muddy...and when you throw in animals..it's definitely not mud anymore, but muck! We're prepared...muck boots are on...a quick climb over the fence...heading the cattle toward the gate...and it appears the muck is deeper than I thought...or my legs weaker than I thought...and you can guess, I find myself stuck yet again! My Mr. is calling for me to hurry up..and I simply CANNOT move....he heads back to help me....but, by now, I've figured the only way out is to pull out my foot, then pull the boot out with my hand :( I did, and of course the bootless foot dips into the muck...and then HAS to go back into the boot :( UGHHHHH....I DO NOT LIKE THAT FEELING...I DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT!!!
Next, it's sorting time...and for some reason it takes us what seems like FOREVER...and the good part...finally, it's done...the ones going are headed to the trailer..all is good....IF YOU ARE A COW that is....COWS...they simply have minds of their own...and one, did NOT want to go in the trailer...somehow in the pushing forward, squeezed into the fencing, and decided to just jump over...if one goes...ALL follow....it was not a good moment to be witnessing !!! According to my Mr. it is the WORST possible thing that can happen...if a cow gets away with it once, they will be harder the next time. :( (At this point, I must confess, I find myself simply praying & praying & praying..) as we head back to the go through the whole process again!
And, wouldn't you know it...I'm the gate....No, not the one opening or closing a gate...I'm actually, the gate...my job is to stand in the alley and let cows go into an open corral, or stand in the corral opening, and let them go down the alley back to their "home"! OH MY...that is NOT an easy job...on dry ground, let alone in muck.....you already know what happened don't you??? Yep...one went by me that was NOT suppose too ....OH MY!
Finally, FINALLY, FINALLY...the job is done! And, I have to say...my Mr. is AMAZING, STRONG, & my HERO :D
I wish the story could end there....but, OH MY...it didn't! Of course, my boots were covered...and my Mr. offered for me to wash them off at the faucet...but, I had my spare mucks in the truck and in an effort to save time, I said "Oh, I'll just pull them off and hose them down at home". I see a board over by the fence....perfect to help pull off my mucky boot...one boot off, and I start to pull my heel on the board to slip the other one off....instant PAIN! Oh MY....there would of course be a nail I couldn't see through the mud on the board....and of course it would go right through my boot into my foot! Do you know it really, really hurts when a nail punctures the ball of your foot???? And, I cannot leave the muddy sock on....I hobble to the truck..and luckily find a clean white roper's glove in the door pocket...NO I did not try to put it on my foot like a sock...I just stuck it in my clean muck shoe and put my foot in!
My Mr. then informed me...you'd better get a tetanus shot (Mostly because every time he gets cut, poked, or bit, I make him get one :D) Good news is I just had one last March...so it hasn't even been a year...I'm good! Whew!!! I just made sure as soon as I got home I cleaned it well...and soaked it in Epsom Salts a few times. And, my Mr...made it safely to Roseburg ...arriving there at 2 a.m. this morning!
So, it was a day! But, clearly God was with us ALL THE WAY :D
I'm glad today was Tuesday...and I was sharing the story with one of my preschool Mom's....(because she was wearing her muck boots today :D) I told her that I had mine home soaking in a tub of water outside...and asked if she thought it would take long for them to dry out.... this is what she left on my porch this afternoon.......
Yep! It's a boot dryer :D And, it's the Sweetest blessing to my day!!! So, so thankful that she is sharing it with me...because I know I'm not through putting those muck boots on this year yet :D
So, there it is.....my Monday....my Life.....a page in my story that God is writing :D Thanks for reading my "book"! Most all...praying you can find blessings even in the muckiest of times! Sweet blessings!
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
How sweet it is....
Happy February...
Happy Heart-filled Moments...
Love, Love, Love....
Wishing all those things for you...and that each day you look around and see how sweet it is...
life, friends, co-workers, your job, family, all that is YOURS!
Today, I opened up my blog...and once again the sweetest gift awaited me...thanks to my sweet friend Lindsay, my blog always stays "hip"! And, over & over again, I fall in Love with whatever picture she creates :D (So smiling right now, because I soooo needed that surprise today!)
I've been slightly grumpy the last couple days :( Sometimes "things" just seem a bit much...and sometimes "things" don't go just like you want them too....and sometimes, a girl just needs a day or two of good grumpiness to be ready to smile again :D
Yesterday was a MONDAY...all the way around....and I'd like to say what I'm about to share didn't happen...but IT DID....
You know we've been blessed with LOTS of moisture..and things are a tad muddy here...I was doing my evening chores...and it was going pretty good...I've now figured out where to walk to avoid the deepest muck spots ....I knew I might be pushing my luck...but, I so wasn't feeling like making three trips to fill the horses feed bunks...so, I decided to pull my little green handy cart just inside the gate...not so bad...and somehow, and don't ask me how...as I grabbed an armful of hay and turned to head out to feed it....my foot came right out of my muck boot and went smack-dab down into the muck !!!!
Oh, it was bad alright....now, my sock is totally covered in muck, so I can't put it back in my boot...UGHHHH...the thought of that totally is wrong.....so, in this case a girl has to do what a girl has to do ...I balanced on my one firmly planted muck-boot clad foot, pulled off the drenched sock, gave it a big toss into the green cart, and slipped my naked foot into the stuck muck boot....OOOOOOhhhhhhh...not a great feeling! As fast as I could, without slipping and falling I finished feeding and headed straight to the house (no stopping to do the usual washing off of the muck boots...) took off my boots and washed my foot! Now for the confession...I'm not a swearing type-girl...but, yesterday in the midst of the mishap...all that came out was a single word that started with an S and ends in a T.
When my Mr. got home and I shared my lovely event....all he did was tease me over & over again about the four-letter word...honestly...I should of just left that part out of the story !!! But, how sweet it is...to have dry-clean socks inside your muck boots!
And, how sweet it is that my life is blessed with animals, a wonderful Mr., great friends, and Jesus who even LOVES me through my grumpies!!! From my heart to yours......Sweet blessings!
Happy Heart-filled Moments...
Love, Love, Love....
Wishing all those things for you...and that each day you look around and see how sweet it is...
life, friends, co-workers, your job, family, all that is YOURS!
Today, I opened up my blog...and once again the sweetest gift awaited me...thanks to my sweet friend Lindsay, my blog always stays "hip"! And, over & over again, I fall in Love with whatever picture she creates :D (So smiling right now, because I soooo needed that surprise today!)
I've been slightly grumpy the last couple days :( Sometimes "things" just seem a bit much...and sometimes "things" don't go just like you want them too....and sometimes, a girl just needs a day or two of good grumpiness to be ready to smile again :D
Yesterday was a MONDAY...all the way around....and I'd like to say what I'm about to share didn't happen...but IT DID....
You know we've been blessed with LOTS of moisture..and things are a tad muddy here...I was doing my evening chores...and it was going pretty good...I've now figured out where to walk to avoid the deepest muck spots ....I knew I might be pushing my luck...but, I so wasn't feeling like making three trips to fill the horses feed bunks...so, I decided to pull my little green handy cart just inside the gate...not so bad...and somehow, and don't ask me how...as I grabbed an armful of hay and turned to head out to feed it....my foot came right out of my muck boot and went smack-dab down into the muck !!!!
Oh, it was bad alright....now, my sock is totally covered in muck, so I can't put it back in my boot...UGHHHH...the thought of that totally is wrong.....so, in this case a girl has to do what a girl has to do ...I balanced on my one firmly planted muck-boot clad foot, pulled off the drenched sock, gave it a big toss into the green cart, and slipped my naked foot into the stuck muck boot....OOOOOOhhhhhhh...not a great feeling! As fast as I could, without slipping and falling I finished feeding and headed straight to the house (no stopping to do the usual washing off of the muck boots...) took off my boots and washed my foot! Now for the confession...I'm not a swearing type-girl...but, yesterday in the midst of the mishap...all that came out was a single word that started with an S and ends in a T.
When my Mr. got home and I shared my lovely event....all he did was tease me over & over again about the four-letter word...honestly...I should of just left that part out of the story !!! But, how sweet it is...to have dry-clean socks inside your muck boots!
And, how sweet it is that my life is blessed with animals, a wonderful Mr., great friends, and Jesus who even LOVES me through my grumpies!!! From my heart to yours......Sweet blessings!
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