A lazy Monday

Velcro - Chrissy's kitty. She was having so much fun in the sack and when I lay down on the floor she thought I was a little nutsy. She loves bags as does out house kitty Trouble.

We went in to visit with Chrissy and Wendy today. We had some things that her Uncle Lynn and Aunt Jackie had sent to her.
See you!
They just stood around eating until I got out of the car. Then they were off to other places.

My mother and dad and little sister Sharon. Love this picture. I wish I knew what color our dresses were.

Just a grey drizzly day. Bob finished up cutting up his deer and getting it into the freezer. Then we decided to go visit Chrissy to go to the used book store. I was getting close to running out of books, well sort of. I have a large bookshelf full in our bedroom and a cupboard full in the living room. I am trying to read and reread them too.

I really wanted to take Sage to work with the ball today but not in this constant drizzle. It is supposed to do it all night and dry out tomorrow so maybe.

Tomorrow I think I am going to write the story of how we met the mustangs. I don't think I have done it before. If I have Oh well, a few new people are reading.

Don't forget to vote tomorrow unless you already have. We did about two weeks ago and its driving me nuts with all the signs and commercials. Don't think I have ever heard such nasty attack ads. I want it over. Just vote -

Blessings

Halfway to 1000

Here we are with the halfway point of 1000 blessings. I dare anyone besides Marlene who is already doing it to write them down and post them.


473. Gravenstein Apples
474. Applesauce cake with brown sugar frosting
475. Sister In Law that trusts us to help her
476. Son in law's birthday party
477. Tracey's horse pictures
478. Rain on the roof
479. Neglected plants that survive despite you
480. Old Cemeteries
481. Squirrels
482. Pumpkin scented candles
483. Beauty in any form
484. Dogs wagging tails
485. We never go hungry
486. The view outside from my computer chair
487. Memories of my daddy
488. Memories of my mother
489. Bob's parents wedding picture
490. The hunter and his daughter found safe
491. Sound of Music
492. Sentimental Days
493. Grand kids birthday parties
494. Riverfront Park
495. Hot bath when muscles ache.
496. Finding the children of a dear deceased friend on Face Book
497. Candlestick holders that were Bob's dads
498. Used book stores
499. Carolines barrel racing
500. Warm winter coats

No Trick or Treaters, Can I Eat The Candy

This is the last of the Photo Challenge. The word was COSTUME. Our church had a costume party this morning and this little boy caught my eye. I don't know his name and I did not recognize his parents but we go to a large church so that would not be too unusual. I thought he was so cute and fit what I was looking for. We don't get trick or treaters out here in the country but I am always prepared so now Bob and I are eating the candy.
A while back I bought this exercise ball at a yard sale for a dollar. I never intended to use it to exercise but for this purpose. Sage thought it was going to eat her for a while but then she got used to it. I will do more the next day it does not rain. Maybe tomorrow.

She smelled it several times. She certainly is a snorter. That mustang snort that I know so well. I went over her with the white sack and she just let me touch her all over. It was so nasty and muddy out I didn't want to do much more.

More old pictures. My mother and my grandmother. I don't know the occasion but they are so pretty standing there.

We went to church and then just kind of laid around most of the day. We saw a herd of seven mule deer both on the way and home too. I did not have my longer lens on so the pictures are not terrific and I did not post them but them were magnificent to watch. One big buck.

Blessings

Happy Birthday Sheya

Happy 9th. birthday sweet Granddaughter. We were late getting to her party because the neighbors cows got out but we still enjoyed our time with Sheya and the others who were there.
Our photo challenge today was STATUE. We have lots of them around Spokane and bless Bob's little ole heart, he drove around until I found just the right one to take a picture of. This one is on the north edge of Riverfront Park by the Monroe St. bridge. It is so pretty down there this time of the year.

I turned around toward the bridge and took this. It is so pretty.

Over toward the river. I wish we would have had some time to walk around the park but it was after 4 and it was going to get dark before too long.

I don't know how I was. Eight or nine maybe. I was known as the girl with the long blond braids.

Poor Sage. It was a nice enough day to go mess with her but we went into town to Sheya's party. She looked at me and whinnied when we got home and I got out of the car. Maybe she just wanted dinner but I want to think she was saying hello.

I still am struggling with my books read in 2010. Nikki told me something but I don't know how to do it. I tried adding it back and putting the list back on but that didn't work too good either. I think I had 73 on the list but it is floating around in cyber space.

Blessings

The word for the Photo Challenge today was ROPE. I was holding Sage so Bob could lift her feet. This was taken a few weeks ago.
Another old picture. I just noticed by shoes were not buckled. Nothing much has changed I guess. I still like hats too.

It poured down rain most of the day. Bob worked at cutting up his deer and I worked at balancing the check book. My least favorite job on the face of the earth. I talked to Sage from the back porch but that is as far as I got.

Today is our daughter in law's birthday. Debbie has no computer at home but I will see her tomorrow. This is the week every year. Sunday is granddaughter Sheya's birthday. I think there are five this week.

Blessings.

Questions

Sharon and I. Love her hair do. I guess we always wore dresses in that day. I know our mother or grandmother made them.
The picture for today was CORNER. This is the corner of our new front porch. Someday we may get it all done. This picture was earlier in October. It was grey and rainy today.

Today is our sweet granddaughters birthday. She is 19. She lives down in Pullman and works as a Nanny. I miss her. She is the daughter of our son that died almost 8 years ago. Happy Birthday Coreen Louise. We love you.

Our Mustang Club meeting was tonight but no one came. Now to decided what to do. There were some viable reasons this time but its embarrassing to eat in a banquet room by yourself. Oh well. We survived.

Blessings

Still Cloudy

Pistol

AKA The Tasmanian Devil Dog

Our Photo Challenge word today was PET. She is one of three dogs and a kitty in the house and who knows how many in the barn. It varies.

I did work with Sage today. She had a couple of snits but we overcame them. She does not think she wants to go into the round pen any more. I guess that is work to her. Maybe I will start doing things outside of the round pen. However, she needs to lead where I want her to. She is good about the other places I take her but not into the round pen. We worked with the plastic bag again today. She was not as accepting as the other day but we worked on it and when she let me rub her face with it we went on to the surcingle. She allowed that without a blink. I tied her to the hitch rain with the blocker tie ring and she stood fine until I went to brush her forelock and then she threw herself back. The rope did not pull through like it was supposed to for some reason. In the end she came back and stood and I brushed her all over including the forelock. I did not try to brush her tail. That is another day.

If you noticed my book list disappeared and I am trying to remember what was on it. I tried to edit one post and whoosh, it all went away. If anyone wants to help me with the list, I would appreciate it.

Blessings.