Happy Birthday!

Yesterday was Mom's 76th birthday!!
We brought dinner over to her after I got off work. We had chicken that Mike had roasted, coleslaw, dressing and a sugar free cheesecake I made. She had received several phone calls and cards wishing her a Happy Birthday. She sure is a popular Lady!

It is still soo cold outside...this is the dead of winter. At least the days are starting to get a bit longer. It is supposed to be in the 40's next week....I sure hope so.

What a Sale!

This weekend we went to Cashmere to visit Jessie (he just had his 30th Birthday...I can't believe it either!!). His house is looking so homey. He got some curtains for his Master Bedroom while we were there and put them up.. He really does have good taste!

I went in to shop at Craft Warehouse and happened upon a sale, 90% off Christmas stuff...wow! Here is a picture of most of the loot I got. Only $20 bucks!! Now I'm thinking I should have got more...but I am so done with Christmas.

Hoar Frost

We have been in the fog all week. Although it is cold and cloudy it is really quite beautiful. The most ordinary things look magical in the thick frost.

Looking Down our Driveway ...See how fuzzy the wire fence looks.

Wire fencing looks so cool in the frost! Chicken wire and woven wire.

Tree branches heavy with frost. Notice the bald eagle in the top of the tree of the 2nd picture. He sat there all morning.

Here is Cherry checking out me and the camera...she was happily eating breakfast in the barn.

Happy 2009

We had a very nice Holiday...quiet, but nice. Mom, Dad and Jimmy were up on Christmas Eve for our traditional Oyster Stew and goodies...Jessie made it home finally about 2 hours later. Not to worry though, there was plenty left for him. Christmas morning the boys were here to open gifts and have a leisurely breakfast. Then Jessie got called back to work...an offer he couldn't refuse. He took off before noon. We had our Christmas dinner of Prime Rib and Ham with all of the trimmings ending with Steamed Christmas Pudding. We missed having Kelly and Ryan with us this year.

Christmas Morning 2008

3 Spoiled Pups

It is snowing again today. It was feeling like spring a few days ago but now it is winter again.

Dixie - my yearling filly...isn't she cute!!

More Pix

We had a nice Thanksgiving with Mom & Dad, Jessie and Jimmy, I didn't take any pictures though...darn!

Mike has been working on the new house. He put the wood floors in the bathroom, toilet and sinks. It turned out nice.

He put laminate counter tops in the kitchen ( the island & sidebar are granite), then used slate tiles to tie the two together. I love how it turned out!! He still has crown and hardware to install, but it is really coming along!

We have cardboard on the floors to help protect the wood until the work is done.

Here are a couple of pictures of Mom & Dad's garage...finally!

And my house with Christmas lights!!

No snow yet, tonight it is mild and raining lightly. I want snow for Christmas...but after Jan 1st it can melt!

Cape Kawanda

A couple of weeks ago we went for a short trip to the Oregon Coast in the Bounder. It has been at Jessie's place in Cashmere for about a year. We packed up some clothes and the two dogs and off we went in the Toyota. We spent the weekend at Jessie's. He is starting to get his house furnished and had just bought a beautiful bedroom set. He also got a washer and dryer while we were there so Mike could help him get it in the house and hooked up. Monday morning we took off for Oregon, Jessie had already took off for work( he is working in the Everett area). We had a full day of driving and finally stayed at Tillimook, Oregon. We went to the Tillimook Cheese Factory, then drove on down to Cape Kawanda.

The weather was wonderful, warm and not windy. There were surfers out surfing so we watched them and walked on the beaches amd took in the sunset.

The next morning we took the Toyota and drove down to Lincoln City and walked on the beach,

and then drove on down to Newport.

Thursday afternoon we left for McMinnville to see the Spruce Goose. It was huge!

We spent the night in McMinnville then drove up to Hillsboro in the morning. I wanted to go to the Roloff Farms since I like to watch Big World, Little People. We went to the visitor center to get directions, then it was easy to find. We went on a wagon ride tour of their farm...it was Fun!! Regretfully I left my camera in the Bounder, which was parked at a grocery store in town. Oh Well. Then we drove back to Cashmere and home.

Pepi and Lucy both had a good time too!! They were great little travelers!

Goodbye Old Friend

May 1994 - October 4, 2008

Last night Ranger died. We had gone to Wenatchee for the day and on our arrival home Ranger was not there to greet us. I found him in the garage, he must have had a stroke or heart attack, I really don't know. He was about 14 1/2 years old and in decent shape, granted he was moving slower but nothing major.

Ranger was left on our back porch in the summer of 1994. He soon became an important part of our family. It is going to be strange not having him around. I'm going to miss you friend.