Pure Randomness for your Tuesday

1.  The wind here in the Sunflower state, doesn't disappoint if you are into the "wind-blown" look.  We should send out "skirt alerts"
2.  Wheat harvest is trying to happen, but we keep getting rain~ a true blessing!  We just have to appreciate the number 1 statement I just posted.
3.  Yesterday, JB, the boys and I cleaned out a storage room here at the sale barn.  THAT MAKES ME HAPPY
4.  I had a big snake in my house a week ago.  He dead.
5.  I had planned to move out, but I'm still there~on guard...at all times. 
6.  We will be heading to Tablerock Lake before long and I am excited.
7.  I picked 3 zucchini, 6 peppers and some lettuce out of the garden last night.
8.  Looking forward to cucumbers this weekend(they should be close by then)
9.  Because of number 4 statement...I haven't relaxed at home.  Not happy about that.
10.  I can't decide if I really like my iphone.  It has some quirky things happening.  Can't seem to get to the phone store to address them and no one else has the same problem. 
11.  June is the s.l.o.w.e.s.t. month at the Livestock Auction
12.  Which is why we are cleaning out storage closets and fixin to do some painting!
13.  I did not plant any flowers this spring.  We have a puppy.  She is a tornado.  End of story.
14.  Our county fair is in 44 days.  Yikes!
15.  My daily devotional verse today 2 Corinthians 4: 1-7

I have NO idea

where the time has gone! LOL
I can't believe I have not posted a darn thing since November 2013.  Pitiful I tell ya.
I seriously don't even know where to begin, so I just randomly grabbed some pics of things that have gone on since last Fall.  In no particular order either.  IF there is still anyone out there looking at my blog...I do hope you enjoy~come back!

These are my "running sisters"  we run or bike during the week at 5 am.  They are awesome!  This is a 5K race we did in Wichita in April 2014.  Fun times!

My youngest boy, CB.  We were in Stillwater, OK at the Kansas State/Oklahoma State football game.  So much FUN!

Resurrection Sunday was celebrated at my folks house.  We ended the day with the annual hay rack ride into the sunset.  HE IS RISEN!

I helped decorate for the Jr/Sr Prom for the first time since I was a junior! ha ha

The theme was "The Great Gatsby"  It was fun~

We added a puppy to our family.  She's cute, but a mess.  She is a border collie and her name is Scout.  Help me Lord, survive the puppy years. LOL

CB is officially taller than me...and has graduated from the 8th grade last week!  Going to have 2 high-schoolers next year! Where did the time go?

Enjoyed this gorgeous double rainbow last week.  Praise God for the rain!

ZB took in his first steer show.  Which happened to be the same day as the Prom AND the day we got a puppy.  It was a little eventful at our house that day!

My handsome son and his date for the Prom.  We had some SERIOUS WIND for the day and night.  It was ridiculous.  Has blown like that all spring. They looked great regardless!

Watched ZB play some good golf.  Although he claims that he plays better when I don't come.  ha ha

My awesome family on Christmas day.  I am truly blessed beyond measure. 

 

I hope to do better with my blog.  Life has had me running like a mad woman just playing mom, wife and working lady.  I sure miss keeping up with all my blog friends...if there are any left! 

Denmark-Danish

Denmark Facts

Population: 5,584,758 (2012) 

Area:  43.098 square kilometres

Geographic Region:  Scandinavia
Capital:  Copenhagen 1.213.822 (2012)

 Language:  Danish
Religion:  90% Protestant
Head of Government:  Helle Thorning-Schmidt (since 10-3-11)
Currency:  Danish Kroner


Another fact is...my folks had an exchange student from Denmark back in 1992-1993.  Long story short.  She came to my hometown to live with another family for the school year, and it was not working out...so my folks took her.  She has been my Danish sister ever since!  Her name is Trine.  She recently made another trip to the states with her husband(whom we had not met yet) and her beautiful daughter (had not met yet, is 2 1/2) and she had a big surprise when she drove up...baby girl #2 is ON THE WAY!  Did I mention they live in Copenhagen? 

My family was soooooo Blessed to enjoy their visit to the states.  They were here for about 10 days and we enjoyed their awesome company over the Easter holidays...aka to my family...Resurrection Sunday.  They had a bit of difficulty getting from Los Angeles to Kansas...but finally made it in.  We hosted supper at our house on Friday night~so THANKFUL that the weather was beautiful that weekend! 

Miss M

Oh so cute...

running around speaking Danish

 

Miss M

 l*o*v*e*s her daddy

We took them over to see our heifers...Miss M loved it!

She kept saying "ko" "ko"(long o sound) which is cow in English

Then she would throw in a "moo moo"

So cute. 

I found it so wonderful that Miss M just fell right in, no getting used to us at all,

it didn't matter that we didn't even speak the same language...she loved us and we loved her...

immediately!

Finishing up supper~we grilled steaks, baked potatoes, green beans and Strawberry pretzel dessert(thanks Jennifer a/k/a Ranch Girl for sharing your recipe way back!)

 

Trine, Kennet and Dad

 

ZB...what a look.  I seem to get that E.v.e.r.y. time I try to take his picture these days.

 

Getting on the sunblock, because it WAS that warm and sunny

Mom, T and Miss M

A family pic was a MUST.  I thought Dad's wheat was so green and pretty..made a good background

Nevermind the fact we are all in work/play clothes.  And my oldest nephew was with his dad so we were 1 short. Oh yea, and I look ridiculous! 

CB and Miss M

She l.o.v.e.d. CB...she kept saying in Danish

"where is the boy?"  "I want to go with the boy"

 

My folks and T, K and Miss M

 

We showed her how to put a piece of hay in her mouth...

she thought that was fun.

The WHOLE family here...

It's tradition on Resurrection Sunday to take a hayrack ride that evening and this year was no different

 

Kennet showing us some dance moves at sunset! lol

Miss M....doing her thing on the top of the hayrack. 

 

I really can't express in words the JOY we had that weekend.  Trine has not changed a bit since the day she moved in with my folks...her husband is awesome and so is her daughter.  They experienced many new things that weekend.  We just had the best time.  I was just in tears when we left that Sunday night...as well as everyone else.  Trine said the whole trip to the airport, Miss M was asking for "the boys".  I miss them so much.  I would L*O*V*E to go visit Denmark someday.  I don't know if it will ever happen but if the opportunity presents itself, I'm going!  I know they won't be back for awhile...new baby coming this summer. 

Love my Danish Family and

MISS YOU SO MUCH!

 

What's Been Going On

 

I don't even know where to begin.  Not sure if I should apologize for being such a slacker on the blog or just jump in and act like I have been posting regularly...

 

Life, as always...has been moving at a rapid pace.  It always does the first of the year for us.  We get thru the holidays and BOOM it's February and that means Farm Consignment sale time.  It will literally consume about 6 weeks of our time.  Shortly after that we have an Angus Sale at our sale barn that I'm in charge of all the advertising for.  In the midst of that...it's Spring Break and we actually went out of town for a couple of days.  If I can figure out how to dump my phone pics...I'll share what happened over spring break..or at least what my guys did. 

I didn't do much...turned 41 and shopped a little bit.

 I think it was easier to turn 40. ;(

This is wheat planted next to our house...we have suffered the drought like so many.  The wheat was looking better here and then we have been blessed with quite a bit of rain!  It's tripled in size now!  It looks wonderful.

CB...he wants to dunk the ball sooooo bad.  He is going to do it...someday.

He certainly tries hard!

He really likes the fancy moves too...this is an under the leg layup. 

He can do it.  I'm impressed.

 

Trees are budding out...these pics are from a few weeks ago.

Yes, that means I've been working on this post for about 2 weeks.

Just how it is.

 

Every year, I have dreams, lists of what I want to plant in my garden, big visions I tell ya.

I started my seeds.  They are spindly, pitiful looking things.  As I type, my hubby is telling me what I've done wrong.  God Bless him. {grin}

They need some fertilizer and sunshine.  I've recruited ZB to help.  He's the man.

 

 

We have had more snow since March 1st than we had all winter.

While I'm so thankful for the moisture---it was a heavy, good soaking snow, I'm so TIRED of cold weather.  I need sunshine. and warm temps.

The end.

 

This is completely RANDOM.  I love this picture.  I bought it at our church auction last Fall, it's a Christmas print and it was $10.  L.o.v.e.  Needs a new frame before next year.

Dang, hate I will have to go to Hobby Lobby. Not!

 

Angel.  our ever faithful mutt dog.

She is gone.  She was hit by a car on the highway and we are devastated.

It's all weird.  She never left the house when we were home and she was sitting at the front door, waiting to come in, our evening ritual. Next thing I know...strangers are knocking on my door, asking me if I have a dog with a purple collar and telling me she has just been hit. 

Words I didn't believe and didn't want to hear. I still don't understand.

We had just figured out she was blind in her right eye.  that was the side the car was on.

We are so lonesome for our Angel dog.  It's been very difficult.

More so than when I was a kid...I had probably 10 dogs! 

 

Lastly, I've been enjoying the beauty in God's evening paintings.

I hope that you are doing the same, where ever you are.

Blessings to you friends.  I have missed my blog and the friendships here. 

I have more to post...

My Danish Family was here over Resurrection Sunday and let me tell ya

It was FUN!!!!!

 

 

 

 

A New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

 

We have enjoyed a blessed time with family.

Received many nice gifts.

Ate ALOT of good food.

My folks went with the "little" and "low maintanence" tree

 

 I took this pic of the gifts and used the pencil drawing effect in Picasa

I thought it looked kind of cool

 My mom fixed cole slaw and I thought it looked so pretty!

I called her Martha Stewart.

 

Yeseterday began a new year.  2013.  It almost sounds funny.  I am not one to make resolutions.

I prefer to call them goals.  I read a blog yesterday that listed their prayer requests for the new year

and I thought that was neat.  We all have them.  We need our friends/prayer warriors working for us.

I think about where our country/world is headed and only God can save us.  I pray our nation will seek him and his ways and turn from the evil and wickedness that seems to be on every corner.  As my boys get older, the more important I find a relationship with God to be...and they find it less.  That's my prayer request...that their hearts be changed~

This was our supper last night...cornbread, fried taters & onion with ham and black-eyed peas.

This is what I ALWAYS fix for New Years Day

 When we got married, I fixed this very meal.  JB wanted to know what we were eating and I told him.  He immediately curled up his lip and wrinkled his nose and said "yuk" and then "why?"  I just couldn't believe that he could even say that!   I didn't know everyone did not have this tradition and I thought there had to be something wrong with him AND his family!! lol
 

I have the best memories of going to my Grandma Dell's, her cooking up a big pot of peas, cornbread and fried taters and a slice of onion for New Years Day....and we would watch the Rose Bowl Parade.  Oh how I miss that.  She Loved every float and would say "honey, look here, isn't that somethin?"  I would agree and we would have that conversation in several versions for the whole parade!  My guys don't necessarily appreciate my tradition, but on it will go...maybe someday.
Do you have a family tradition like this?

 Isn't this great?  My sister gave me this for Christmas and some new Scentsy smells to go with it.

Rest assured it will be fired up and ready for the BIG game on Thursday!
K.S.U......Wildcats!

 I love my tree all lit up. But I'm ready for it to go DOWN.  I am ready for all the craziness to be done/over/gone for another year. That sounds terrible I'm sure.  I just want my chaotic/normal to return.

I hope to start taking down xmas next weekend...I had to work today.

And then there are these piles of stuff on my counter...it needs to GO AWAY!

I need about 2 days by MYSELF at HOME to get organized and re-grouped.  I am neither right now and I admit, I am a bit on the grumpy side.

I pray that you and your families have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2013.

May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children.  May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.  Psalm 115:14-15

Wildcats, Cowboys, Anniversary and Miscellany

First of all

HAPPY 18th ANNIVERSARY JB!

I Love You

I cannot believe we are so close to celebrating 20 yrs!!

It's gone so fast.

 

 

 

Ft. Riley Day at Manhattan, KS

Pre-game.  Ft. Riley army base is just outside Manhattan.

I was fortunate enough to be RIGHT where the Cats came out!

Hello there Collin Klein.

I think you are a good guy and great football player.

Thank you for being a good example to young men...you are not

trashy, you are classy!

 

 

Well, Look here, it's Bill Snyder. Head coach of the KSU Wildcats.

Class act, gentleman, soft spoken and smart man!

Another great example to all who follow him.

 

Got a few shots of the game on our end.

 

One of my favorite players...Tyler Lockett.  His daddy and his uncle both played for KSU and were pretty darn good.  He is following their footsteps in becoming a great player!!  Such a cute kid.

 This was our view(JB, CB and I) for the game.  We were in the North End Zone.  Would not choose these tickets here even though the view is great.  We stood the whole game.  I was tired when it was over!  CB on the other hand...couldn't get enough!  We actually went back over at half time to where the players come in and out of the locker room....he got to High Five several of his favorite players.

His smile was PRICELESS!

I got to do the same as they took the field earlier in the evening...I admit it...I was excited!

 

ZB was somewhere in this mess of kids...he got a student ticket with our good friend Hannah.  Needless to say, he was PUMPED up!  He had so much fun and claims he really doesn't want to sit anywhere else....uuumm ok. LOL

 

We have wanted to take the boys to a game but have been unable to find any tickets...that were not RIDICULOUS in price.  Some of our Oklahoma State friends had 3 tickets and were not going to be able to make it...so we bought them and got ZB a student ticket with Hannah and it worked out Great!

Except for the part where it was a night game...and it was 3:15 a.m. when we pulled in the drive. That was NOT so fun.  But the awesome game made up for it! 

I can't believe we went to the game...goofed off in Manhattan all day and didn't get one picture of ALL of us together!?!?!?  What the heck?

 

Well, that was our weekend...over a week ago. I'm behind. I am always behind.  I want to be organized.  I want to be ahead.

On a side note...we were taking ZB to a cousin's house on Friday night...it was about 8pm, we were all in the van, ZB was driving...we hit a deer at 60 mph about 1/4 mile from the house.  It did some damage...not sure yet how much, will find out tomorrow.  PRAISE the Lord we are ALL OK.  ZB was flustered after we got stopped...I felt terrible for him because he felt bad!  It was a God thing for sure...we smacked that deer hard going 60...no air bags went off, no oncoming traffic, no one behind us and we were in a bad spot.  We were able to pull off near the mile corner and get in the ditch.  So..we are a one car family at the momento...and that in itself is an interesting post! LOL

Praying that the insurance company doesn't want to "total" my van. 

 

tap tap...anyone still here??

I hope I haven't bored you to TEARS or SNORING.

I'm done. Adios Amigos!