my prend

Remember this post which included my daily blessing card about my prend! Well, here is my prend in her element.....Laughing:The reason for her fun laugh pictured here just simply cannot be stated in this forum.
However, I will state that when this woman is around we do a lot of laughing! :D

four wheels of fun

Just a pic to recap part of the weekend fun. Several of us went four wheeling and had a ball! It was cold & muddy, but completely fun!

Here is Alex and her new friend, Russell; along with Tracy and Charlie, aka Charles Peach.

Also in on the fun was Cody and Amy and James & I. Hope to do this again soon...perhaps when it's a wee bit warmer!!!

snow much fun!!

Amy, Alex, and I had fun playing in the snow today! I have not actually "played" in the snow in quite some time!

Amy had the most fun sledding on this old Plymouth car hood! She and I were the only ones who would brave it. Talk about rednecks...this has to be one of those You might be a redneck if....jokes. Who cares...we had fun - Redneck Fun.I love this one of Amy behind the truck...she was grinning from ear to ear. I was too until my hubs pulled me through a huge stream of water. :\




We picked up Erin and Sami Jo and strolled down the road for some kneeboard action. That was a blast!


Here is Alex taking a spin on the board.

Then we have Sami who had a hard time getting started, but finally got the hang of it.

Oh, here comes Sami now:

Hey Sam!!!

Oh no, there goes Sami.

Poor Sami.

Check out Alex and Tracy's ginormous icicles!!!!

All in all it was a great day of snow fun! Even these geese and ducks enjoyed their day:

Post 200

Nothing in particular to blog about - well, besides the massive amount of snow that has been dumped on us! (pictures to follow later)

I just wanted to this post to be special since it's my 200th! Wow, I cannot believe it, but happy 200th post to me and my blog!

I feel like I need a cake or something...wait, there's donuts, that'll work!

snow and prends

WOW, it is really piling up out there tonight and is supposed to continue through tomorrow. I am so wishing for Spring, but this snow is pretty cool AND I don't have to work tomorrow...hip hip hooray!!!!


I want to get out and play tomorrow. I have yet to do that this year and this will probably be the last opportunity for awhile. I want to get some good pictures and promise to post.


Speaking of posting. I have not been posting my daily blessings, but I am still doing them, well, daily! I will try to get a collage type picture and post them all at once. I do have one that I promised my "prend" I would post. I am so thankful for all my wonderful friends and family.

I am also thankful for my "Prends".

{you know who you are!!!} ;-)

Scrapjacked - Amy Lapi

Okay, I have not done the Scrapjacked challenge in AGES! This one was a good one and I had to do it.

I took this picture of Hadley and Kyle on February 23rd on our family bowling trip for Hadley's birthday.

We had a blast and I took lots of pictures (as usual). I love this one of my little brothers. They are each so different and unique and I'm proud of both of them.

I used some of my SIStv Boutique Style Phyle from February called Kitschy Kitschy Koo. It's a new fun & funky monthly kit that I signed up for. It has odds and ends - a lot of vintage-y stuff (like this smiley face playing card) and the ultra cool houndstooth gaffer tape. I cannot stress how much I love the Boutique and their wonderful customer service.

Winter to Spring to Winter

This weather has been so completely crazy! From Friday until Sunday I thought 'whoa baby! It's finally spring!"

Woke up today....HELLLOOOO SNOW! I don't have a clue how much we have but it's still falling and is so pretty. Another snow day, but I would trade it for 75 degrees and the sun again.

March One

I cannot express the giddy-ness I am feeling over this:

I think these are my favorite flowers. Not only are they pretty, but I love them mainly because when they come along it means Spring is not far behind! We've had two mild days and they just popped out. Love love love!
I know I'm jumping the gun here...I have been for quite awhile, but Spring is such a great time of year. Colors are vibrant and nature wakes up. I do hope that we don't have a huge deep freeze again this year after everything buds and blooms.

Spent the afternoon with Mom today on the farm...It was a great day and we rode the four wheeler around...me with the camera in tow.

I took several pics of us riding along. I love mom's earmuffs! SHe's been sick so I was glad she felt like getting out a little, but glad she bundled up a little. We look a little scary, but how attractive can you be flying along on a four wheeler!?



This was an interesting find. After we met up with my aunt, crossed the creek (where my socks and jeans got wet - thanks mom!) and rode around a little while, Kathi (my aunt) was telling me about tree that she thinks is an old Indian marking tree. After a search, we found the tree she remembered. Something about how the natives tied off the trees and they would grown sideways and then up. I took lots of pictures and want to try to find out a little more about this.
Upon closer inspection, some type of varmit evidently calls the tree home and is gathering twigs, feathers and other little items in a pile on the bend of the tree.

If you know any information on this Indian tree marking thing, please let me know. Thanks.

Blue Skies

Today....

If this sight doesn't delight your heart, I don't know what does. I so needed the sun and blue skies today. I don't know if it's because the skies have been so gray and dreary or what, but the blue was so vivid and electric today. Even with the bitterly cold, crazy winds blowing, my heart was warm just feeling the sun and seeing the blue skies and puffy white clouds.

Blue skies and American Idol all in the same day! What a treat!

Thanks God for the beautiful Blue Skies today and sunshine today!

Queenpin

That is my new name for myself after I bowled a 156 tonight! {"yessssss," in my best Napoleon voice.}

Here is the hubs setting up for a frame. Did I mention I beat the hubs with my 156?

My aunt has perfect form and follow through. Her little kick at the end just cracks me up.My Dad (not a born bowler) and my lil bro Hadley whose birthday we were celebrating. These two would much rather be on back of a horse, or at a rodeo, or watching basketball I'm sure.

Yes, Uncle Tommy, we know your thumb hurts...suck it up and bowl! =) {Sorry about the blur on this one... }

Had to include this one in the recap. First it's just a darn cute picture of my two handsome brothers. Second, if you look in the backgroud you see my sweet Granny. Granny, what are you doing? Picking your teeth? This just cracks me up!How's that pizza Jerry? Also pictured is my stepmom Velisa and my sweet Granny again.Here is Haley and her friend. Haley is my cousin and is on a bowling team. I'm pretty sure my 156 beat her though. Did I mention I bowled two strikes in the 10th frame?
And last but not least, my cousin, Cindy (Haley's mom) who is having a Coke and A Smile...

Shoot, how could I forget Addison!!!??? This is Velisa's niece-Rachel's 3 month old baby girl. Is she not the sweetest thing?

Funny story...these people bowling next to us with some kids and had a baby - older than Addison - they had the baby in a cardboard box. That doesn't sound very good after I typed it! But it wasn't like in a bad way or anything. It was a big box and they had a quilt in there and it was more like a little playpen. It was the cutest thing and the baby was so good and just sat in there and played and smiled and had a grand old time while his family bowled!

I want to encourage other families to go bowling together. We had so much fun and laughed and actually got some exercise. And did I mention that I scored a 156? I'm pretty much like a pro-bowler I think. All that AND I'm going to be the next American Idol!