Nineteen

Nineteen years ago

WE DID!

Happy Anniversary JB!

 

PuRe.RanDOmneSS

1.  I have started a post or two and not finished them due to technology failures.
2.  I have a growing Love/Hate relationship with technology...leaning more towards hate at the moment.
3.  I can't believe it was 60 degrees this morning...November 5
4.  I really want to get family pics done this weekend.
5.  We have a customer that brings me a Daylight Donut cinnamon roll e.v.e.r.y. time he sells cattle
6.  I like Daylight Donut cinnamon rolls {smile}
7.  My oldest boy just got home from Natl FFA convention in Louisville, KY
8.  The youngest boy starts basketball tomorrow
9.  I have been in (and still am) a major funk.  It needs to leave. Now.
10.  I am tired of gaining weight.
11.  People are crazy.  I'm probably included in the generalization.
12.  Why do people find it their business to correct other's kids when their kid is a brat? Explain please.
13.  #12 was a bit harsh...but a true story.
14.  It's drizzling rain here today
15.  I have a lot of errands to do at noon...I dislike errands.
16.  Do I sound like a Negative Nelly today?
17.  We are Kansas City Chiefs Fans...have been a LONG time. 9-0 Baby!
18.  Why is Christmas just around the corner? Stop the MaDneSS!
19.  God IS Good...I have got to focus more on that.
20.  We are still eating tomatoes out of the garden.(already picked) YUM
21.  I need a shopping trip...my closet is...nearly unspeakable! lol
22.  I am looking forward to Thanksgiving...love being with family.

If for some reason I fail to post before Thanksgiving...{ahem} Please have a wonderful and BLESSED season with your family and/or friends.  Surely I will be back before Christmas?!?
Later Gators!

Summer fun at TRL

CB watching our friend chair ski

I love this pic

We spent the last week of June at Tablerock Lake. We have been taking this trip for probably close to 8 or 9 years.  We absolutely LOVE it.  We used to take our campers, boats and go.  There were 5 families.  Then one day...one of the famlies bought a lake house!  Now, we take a few clothes and the boat and we're off!  It's awesome~they have the "big house" and an apartment above the garage.  The neighbors in their area are great and 2 other families from our hometown also have homes there, so it's fun!

 

These fish, turtles and ducks were at one of the marinas we ate at.

It was crazy, they all were just hanging out!

 About the 2nd night there...we all headed down to the dock.  It was a gorgeous evening and we enjoyed this full moon for quite awhile.  So peaceful and relaxing!

 CB learned to slalom ski this week.  He did it reluctantly at first.  But after day 2 he was Loving it and going AWESOME!  So proud of him. 

 He was learning to cut and doing good.

 Even JB got in and joined the fun.  First time skiing since his back surgery.  

He proved that he definitely "still has it"

{smile}

 He just doesn't ski nearly as long....he was DONE!

CB took a few spills before he got the hang of it...but it soon came!

I thought this picture was cool, it looks like he is laying on the water.

Did I mention the water was perfect while we were there?  And the temperature?

Perfect too.  Couldn't have asked for better weather.

 ZB...he loves to wakeboard.  He was getting some

"big air" by the end of the week.  Lots and lots of wakeboarding and

jumping wakes! The boys slept hard at night! 

 

 I love watching my boys...so proud of them and their accomplishments!

Not a very good pic...but JB and I had a blast too.  So thankful for vacation and good friends.  

Stay tuned.  I might get the rest of my summer pics posted before Fall!

Hard to believe it's been 3 months since my last post.  Life happens.

School starts next week.  I have no idea where summertime went.

Hope I haven't lost my blog buddies.

Take care and be blessed!

The first and the last

CB first day of 7th grade

August 2012

 

CB last day of 7th grade

May 2013

ZB first day of 10th grade

August 2012

 

ZB last day of 10th grade

May 2013

CB and ZB

My boys are growing up

{sad face}

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!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Up to our Ears

in farm equipment

 

It's that time again.  I'm not quite sure how 364 days can go by so quickly

but they do.  These are pics from last year's sale~our local paper did an article on our

Annual Farm Consignment Sale.  These aerial photos are done by our local paper as well.

It is simply amazing to me.

We had nearly 900 bid numbers out last year.  Our biggest sale ever.

Shaaaazzzzzaaaaam!

We are very thankful for the business.

 

looking south west

looking north west

 

 

The red roof is our Livestock Auction with the cattle pens on the right and left

We have a huge parking lot and pasture to put all the equipment on.

 

If you are in need of something...come see us on Saturday!