May 29, 2013 Reflections

Today's word: reflection

I suppose I could reflect on something for today, but we got rain and hail this morning.  And I like the reflection of the deck railing in the water and hail on the deck.

This put a damper on the plans for today.  Instead of finishing the second stall, and making a couple of trips over to the 80 (really 40) to fill the dumpster, I only made one trip.  And Gabe's riding lesson was iffy, since we were working in between rain showers.  But we got it done.

I posted a picture of Gabe on Squirt, one of our horses, on facebook.  I got over there, thinking I would use my point and shoot camers, but lo, the batteries were dead.  That left the photographer with only the iPhone.  Talk about unprepared.  I'll do better tomorrow.  Maybe I can get his huge smile when the horse starts loping.

He's more than ready to go back.  Horses, and more horses to ride.  And maybe working cows by the end of the summer.

May 28, 2013 Pink

Today's word: Pink

As in pink pajamas.

Oh, I wear my pink pajamas in the summer when it's hot.
I wear my outing flannels in the winter when it's not.
But sometimes in the spring, and sometimes in the fall,
I jump between the sheets with nothing on at all!

I may not remember what I did yesterday, or what I was looking for in another room, but for some reason I remember that little ditty that I think my brothers brought home from Boy Scout camp over 50 years ago!

I think the tune is the same as the battle hymn of the republic--I can hear it in my head!

May 27, 2013 Ordinary beauty

Today's topic: ordinary beauty

A couple of years ago, Clyde went on the back deck and looked down.  He saw many, many butterflies eating from the dandelion flowers.  Now Clyde likes dandelions.

As the keeper of the grass (what we have of it), I'm not partial to dandelions.  They crowd out the grass, so I am constantly digging them up.  Unfortunately, it appears to be a losing battle.

These are some of our more robust dandelion plants.  And yes, they are pretty yellow flowers.

However, the seeds, while pretty amazing, spread over everything, and just make more plants.  I don't let the kids pick these because they like to blow them, and I'm not into seeding the entire yard with dandelions!

So, they can be beautiful.  They are ordinary, after all everyone has some.  And they do attract butterflies sometimes.

May 20-21, 2013

Monday's word was real. Tuesday's word is curious

Yesterday was Clyde's birthday.  He hit the big 6-0.  Two seconds before I took this picture at the end of the day, he was asleep....almost snoring and it was only 7:30 pm.

It sure is curious how us old fogies can barely stay awake longer than all these young'uns.  But the minute D is asleep, we head for bed.

This is one of the lilies that Ed and Rachel sent for mother's day.  These flowers have lasted almost two weeks.  They decorated the counter for Clyde's birthday party.

I have added another kid for the week.  Gabe is here.  He is going to stay with us three and a half days every week for the summer.  He is going to help around the barn and yard, learn to ride a big horse, and generally have fun.  He is getting so big!

Today's topic: Currently reading

I have these six books checked our from the library.  I have three weeks to finish all of them, or I have to put them on hold again.  Unless I get lucky, and the wait list is down to nothing and I can just renew them.

I have one overdue book to take back that I finished this week--an Amanda Quick novel that is fluffy reading.  I also finished "The Flipside of Feminism" last week.  I do manage to get the non-fiction in with the fiction.

I have a must read book that is waiting for me at the library that I have to pick up this week or they will pull it and give it to someone else.

I have a choice.  I can either put the books on hold and check them out of the library, or I can buy the books.  Given that I have six to read, and just finished two, buying isn't an option.  It would cost too much money.

Unfortunately, putting books on hold at the library, even if they are spaced out on the waiting lists, is no guarantee that they won't all be available at the same time.  So sometimes I have a lot to read, and sometimes I have nothing to read!

May 18, 2013 Makes my heart sing

Today's word: Makes my heart sing

This is what I got in the mail today from Grand Junction.  It says "I love my grandma".

I sure do love my Cordelia!

May 15, 2013 good

Todays word: Good
Yesterday's word: Favorite

 I am not sure if having artistic granddaughters is a particularly good thing. They tend to draw what they see. My profile picture on Facebook was drawn by Molly a year or so ago.

Now I find this one drawn by Cordelia when they were here in March.

Notice that she has made me with blonde hair, and put me in a crop top and shorts (both yellow, which incidently is my favorite color) and in knee high black high heeled boots.  I do not think I have ever even owned a pair!  But she did write "Make me smile" on the shirt.

I like that she then drew herself in blue next to me.

I suppose I can really be grateful that she didn't write about me, after seeing some of her writing about her family!  If a picture is worth a dozen words, I guess she did!