Happy Refomation Day!

What Happened to Summer !?

Well, I'm back indoors now- fall is upon us and I failed at giving any true updates since spring! Our summer was busy, then school started and we became even "busy-er". Plus the fact that I forgot how to get on the blog and do any updating. I have to use technology things daily or I forget how to use them right! My on-going love/hate relationship with modern equipment.
We went on an early summer vacation- it was still spring. We went up to North Idaho- it was a chilly and wet trip but we still had some fun. We did, however, come home a day early and found out that that was a good thing as the mountains we passed through had snow dumped on them, the next day or that night, and became impassable! Whew...close call.
Our next trip was to a friends cabin with those same friends and another family of friends-- the cabin was packed with 14 people and our ever faithful pug. This vacation was warmer than the previous one and was accompanied by some human dehydration- what's a good vacation without a little bad to laugh about later.?
The fourth of July was packed in there somewhere.
We always have our goofy dog.
There was Sports-Guy's birthday.

A garden to take care of. From which we sowed strawberries, TOO MANY green beans, one cantalope, watermelon, grapes, sunflower seeds, carrots- and the garden keeps on giving. Spinach, decorative grass and ground cover was planted two weeks ago, and,of course, the weeds are the best growing things around. We got ticketed by the code cop again this spring because our weeds/grass were too tall, guess it's an every other year thing.

Then school started up again. Gekco in 10th at high-school, Hider-man and Bed-Bug, 8th grade and 2nd grade at Home-school. This school-year is a lot different than last school-year ('busy-er'). Hider-man is still doing violin with Bed-Bug joining him as well this time around and Gekco is into his drama class. No sports to speak of right now, unless you count juggling life as a sport!

Here is a photo of our lovely children, Gecko, Hider-man and Bed-Bug. 15,13,7.

And a photo of us aging folks, Sports-guy and Farm-Girl, keeping the home fort running-- actually God runs it, we just live here. (here's the photo Hider-man took of me AdMac, happy?)
We got a new back-door put in- thanks Mr. L.! and now are awaiting the estimate on 4 new windows for the kitchen as the ones we have now refuse to open. Another dear friend helped out Sports-Guy to fix a leaking cold water hose line connected to the washing machine- a big thanks to Zoo-keeper.
Sports-Guy is doing well in his new position at work- I'm so proud of him! And he's always taking care of something around the house- Thanks Hon'.
As we move on through Oct. we are heading towards even 'busy-er, busy-er' times. Reformation day, Thanksgiving, Christmas then a new year and onto the kids birthdays. Woo! It all comes so fast! God bless you all in your up-coming holidays! Farm-Girl.

Football season

You know it's football season when Pixie breaks out her BSU gear...Go Bronco's!

I don't have much time to write a lot, but I wanted to let you all know we're still alive, just VERY busy and tired. We are FINALLY having weather that is the type you would expect to have in May (in this part of Idaho). I am so thankful for the sun,the warmth and the outdoors-- I thought I was going to go stark raving mad there for awhile, whew! I will update at a later time, when I have more time to do so(and if I am actually indoors)! With love to all, Farm-girl

Happy Spring!

Seasons Poll

We Have a Loser! The seasons poll has closed and I'm very happy to announce that Winter is the total loser- not even one vote! Pack that in your nap-sac and take a hike winter! Bye-bye. The top spot was a tie between Fall and Summer with Spring being a very close second, this is no surprise. Thankfully on March 20th Spring officially begins, ahhh...life again. (Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour this sat. night, the 8th, Spring Ahead!)

Spring is proof of life after death.

So Busy

Well, it's been over a week now since I have done any kind of updating and I can't believe how much stuff can happen in less than two weeks! "Busy, Busy, Busy" can sum up those days without having to tell you a loooooooong story, and it ain't over yet! Some exciting things have happened too, one of them somewhat of a surprise. One exciting thing, for me, was that we joined Net Flix-- OK that doesn't sound too exciting but you need to remember that I am a Stay-at-Home Mom, Home-maker, Home-schooler and I don't get out much, or when I do go out it is usually to do things like run errands ( getting movies for Friday nights is one of those errands). And now I don't have to waste time or gas or keep one eye on the kids while I look for movies with the other, since now we can pick out every single movie we ever wanted to see from a comfy chair inside our own home. Plus, the time of the day I look forward too, when another adult human being drives to the house and gives me things by putting them in a special container meant just for our house, has gotten more exciting because sometimes those "things" put into our container are movies, coming to us! Then I can get my "daily walk" by going outside and getting the mail- good exercise plan, thanks to the Mail-man! I'll save the next exciting thing for later on in this long story I said I wouldn't tell.
As far as busy goes, there's a lot more appointments to make and go to now than before-- because of all the appointments I've had to cancel some appointments, reschedule some appointments and set some more appointments...I need to make an appointment just to sit down and figure out all the appointments! Most of the time I don't know if I'm coming or going-- especially when there are two appointments on the same day plus other things going on as well. I needed to take Hider-man in to the "quick-care" Doc in the Box the other day, --the poor boy is sick ,which is rare, and on medication while living most of his days on our couch, at least it's a couch with a view (it's by our biggest window). I should have had Bed-bug checked out too since she has come down with something as well, but it's not affecting her like Hider-man's sickness is affecting him.
Gecko is busy with his high-school-- I had to go to my first parent-teacher conference last week. The teachers say he is doing pretty well and is very like-able, nice things to hear. He is busy at nights now being a part of the stage crew for the High-school play.
We have stepped out of 4-H but into Awana's, Hider-man and Bed-bug go to that meeting on Wednesday nights. We have also joined a Home-school Co-Op that the younger kids and I go to twice a month. Hider-man is taking Origami and building with Lego's while Bed-bug takes Intro to sewing and Super Science. We get to go to that with some dear friends of ours, who also attend the Co-op, which makes it even more fun.
Sports-guy is busy with Church Deacon things and also learning what to do in his new position at his job, putting up wainscotting in the bathroom and doing what-ever else comes his way. He does quite a lot for us all for which I am very thankful!
OK, I'll cut to the second exciting thing--- Sports-Guy bought me a "mommie"-van! He traded in his little KIA for a bigger KIA. 2008, one owner, 10,000 miles, 7 seats, still has a hint of new car smell and it's not white!(inside story) I am very grateful for this van and still find it hard to believe it's actually out in front! Thank you Sports-Guy! Bed-bug named the van `Pretty Blue' and Hider-man thinks it's crazy to name a vehicle, I told him it's a farming tradition and he can't take that out of me-- I just call it Blue.
So, anyways, I won't go on and on, like I said at the start: Busy,Busy, Busy!