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My oldest little boys in 1964, Easter. You can tell who had been eating chocolate. That would be Scott.
They had been fishing for the first time and caught those fish. I think they are 3 and 4 at that time.

October 12, 1957. A couple of kids who had no clue what was ahead.

Myers, Kentucky founded by my relatives. My maiden name is Myers. There is an old abandoned cemetery full of Myers headstones. I wanted to take one but it was too heavy for Sharon and I to get.

My Grandma, Myrtle Foreman, My mother Elsa Gjerness (she may have still been Myers then), Me and our firstborn Steven.

Bob and his Grandma Hannah Lea Williams. As some of you know, my dad and Bob's dad were long time friends. So, they knew Hannah. I am named after her.

One of my favorite pictures of Bob. It was taken on a camp out with the Back Country Horsemen by our friend Bernie Lionberger.

A horse drawn horse hearse that one of our neighbors had. I wanted to buy it but they wanted way way more than I could afford. They did sell it. I don't know why I wanted it but it intrigued me.

Bob bought these spurs when he was 12 at a feed store in Puyallup for $12.00. They have been appraised for over $300.00 a few years ago. Probably more now.

I feel better today but my stomach still hurts when I eat anything. Soup has all that entered my mouth today.

Hope your day tomorrow is wonderful. Blessings.

Getting closer to 1000

674 - Talented Granddaughter who made me a necklace
675 - The gift of smell
676 - Ferry rides
677 - Teal Blue
678 - Campho Phenique
679 - Watching Sailboats
680 - Great neighbors
681 - God Bless America (the song)
682 - Bone china tea cups
683 - Carnival glass dishes
684 - Commentaries of the bible
685 - Different translations of the Bible
686 - My mothers hot chocolate set
687 - Reminiscing
688 - Baked sweet potatoes
689 - Hot apple pie with ice cream
690 - Hot tub sits
691 - Scanners
692 - Stock water tank heaters
693 - Great Grandson Andrew's 18th. birthday
694 - Little boys in white shirts and ties

Freezing Rain

I just won a championship. Rosie and I were (are) quite a pair.
Yuma shortly after we adopted him. He was so cute..Still is of course but he was little and sweet.

Our oldest granddaughter Deanna and our oldest great grandson Andrew. He turned 18 yesterday. That does not seem possible. They live in Delaware.

Our Chrissy on her Adoption Day. She and Tom were adopted the same day but have not come upon his picture yet.

My Daddy -the shorter one- and Uncle George. Uncle George is celebrating his 95th. birthday this year.

The home I lived in and started school from. Went through the 6th. grade. It is in Parkland, Washington which is a suburb of Tacoma.

The last of the kitties to be dumped off here. Hate it, not the kitties, the dumping off.

Rough and Ready our young roosters.

Bob coming back from feeding cows this morning. I did the horse/chicken chores and he did that. He did it all this evening because my stomach seems to have got some kind of a bug.

All the snow that is left.

Sunning themselves yesterday morning. Don't they look relaxed.

Am just laying around because I don't feel good at all. Be back tomorrow.

Blessings.

A Suny Day

Bob's leg kept him awake most of the night so we didn't go to church. I had a Horse Show meeting at 1 so I layed around till then. Bob insists on trying to do things outside and we had a real "discussion" this morning about him taking something for the pain. He finally did. He hates pills but if you can't sleep because it hurts so bad it seems to me, and what do I know I am only the wife, that he should take something. Oh well. He will just have to live with it. Are all men that stubborn.

Sage is just sweet as can be. She really tried to find an apple in my hand tonight when I put her in. I didn't have any. She still walked beside me like a perfect lady. Hope tomorrow is as nice so I can work with her some more. Just did not have what it took today.

Loved the sun today. The little dogs lay on the floor in our bedroom soaking it up this morning. It was cute.

Hope your weekend was great. Blessings.

Happy Day

A much better day. Bob's back is fine, his calf still hurts. I am wondering if wrapping it would help. Don't know. Anyway, a good day in this neighborhood.

My sweet Sage waiting for her apple. She is a little spoiled. That's OK.

The view from my front porch this evening.

Our Chickie's getting ready to go to bed. We must find a market for our eggs. We get about 15 a day.

What the footing looks like outside the barn. Not fun.

Cody. His mom hasn't been out for a while but she will be when the roads are OK.

Emma. Still a question about her.

Yesterday the ice on the front steps. We didn't use that door.


The sun shone today. What a relief.

Blessings

A better day Maybe

What would I take pictures of today, it rained. Ugly rain and it froze the instant it hit the ground. That left us with ice covering everything. I went to get the paper across our road and thought, I should have ice skates. A solid glare of ice shone back at me. I inched my way over and back without falling - a miracle maybe. There were 45 accidents in a half mile or so on the freeway downtown. The police could hardly walk. They finally told everyone to get off the road and stay home. It was better this afternoon.

Bob's leg is still very painful but his back is better and he can walk gingerly. He is frustrated with his leg but the doctor told him it would just take a while to get it well. He is not known for his patience. I still am doing the chores night and morning with the neighbor taking care of the cows. I don't mind at all. Love my ponies. I did not put the two out today. I did not want them to walk on frozen icy mud.

Nothing much else around here. I tried a recipe I found in a Western Horsemen magazine. Potatoes, bacon, jalapenos and onions and 2 cans of lemon lime soda. Of course some spices. I liked it a lot, Bob not being crazy about potatoes wasn't so sold on it.

Have a good Saturday - Blessings.

Tough time

Well, Bob is on the road to recovery. Sometimes it seems like things come in a pile. Yesterday we spent a good part of the afternoon at the ER at Deaconess Hospital. Bob's leg swelled up big. I was so afraid of a blood clot. After an ultra sound, x rays and exams by several doctors his leg has muscle damage from him dropping a bale of hay on it a couple of weeks ago and pinning it against the bucket of the tractor. Now it is just time. He is walking better today. He has used a cane a little but the walker is folded up. I don't know what I would have done about the chores if John our neighbor did not come and help me with the things that are tough for me.

He has been feeding the cows and doing the watering. I am so grateful. Consequently I have not had time to work with Sage. Just put her in and out every day. I took her an apple yesterday and today she kind of mugged me looking for apples. She likes horse cookies but is crazy about apples.

To top it all off today coming back from the mail box I was walking west and one foot went north and west and the other south and east. I didn't fall but have kind of a sore knee. I am glad no one was watching.

Tomorrow must be better: Blessings.