Wednesday, April 24, 2013

catching up...

a friend of ours bought the house next to them...
and it has to be torn down...
but she called and asked me if I wanted this...
what do you think I said???
we will have to wait until it dries up a bit before we can move it...

yesterday, the seed pods started falling off the tree in the side yard along with the fuzzy pods from the cotton wood/ popular...
have you ever used a shop vac in your flower beds?
well, I think I am going to try...

and we have worked the last couple of weekends around here...
just waiting for warmer, dryer weather to start painting the deck and steps...
look at all the pods!
and we just had this all cleaned up...

everything is just waiting for the time to plant the annuals...

and we are talking about paving this area....
we will get the pavers on sale this fall...
cover this area through the winter to kill the grass...
and then start on it after the spring rains are done next year...

so, what are your plans for the outside this year?
we still have fence posts to put in on the other side and a few more panels to make...
in the meanwhile, we need to figure out a place to put the little foot bridge...
maybe I will google it and see what others have done with theirs...
I am thinking a pear tree would look with it...

the sun has peeked out a few times, but its hiding now...
and its still cold, but should be so much nicer tomorrow and the rest of the week...
come on over if you want to play in the dirt this weekend!
;)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

babies!

they are cute...

adorable...

and hungry most of the time...

posted these photos on facebook last night...

the 3 amigos...
and someone jumped on it...

wanted to see them today...

so he came by...

and he is taking all 3 of them!

they have 3 kids...

so its going to work out just fine...

and its going to be a surprise for the kids...

they won't know until their dad picks them up...

;)

and they are going to a very good furever home...
shoot, I wouldn't mind living there...
so good things all the way around today...

and the rain has begun...
so working inside the rest of today...
stay tuned for a foot bridge story...
:)

Monday, April 22, 2013

its not goodbye...

today they laid to rest the earthly remains that my dad used while he was here...
his soul went on when he passed...
the arms that hugged me and picked me up when I fell...
the grin that always held mischief...
the eyes that danced with laughter long before it curved his lips...
the chest he laid me on when I first arrived...
is now under ground...
by the spirit that made all those parts work went on...
and it will never fade...
and its not goodbye...
its...
until we meet again...
love you, daddy...
you are my hero with wings...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

dad, through the years...








scanned these today to list on my fb page...
I started one for all of my cousins to share news and photos...
been working outside today...
cleaning out the car and truck...
the deck...
around the deck and shed...
still have a little bit of standing water, but the most of it has gone down...
still too muddy to play in the dirt...
and then we just got 3 baby kittens in, at least a month old...
they have their teeth and mom deserted them...
so they are just hungry...
fed and stimulated them and they are napping...
they are so cute...
photos tomorrow...

have a good evening...
;)

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Happy Birthday, Dad...

he would have been 78 today...
the funeral is going to be Monday afternoon...
and we will not be trying to go...
just too far for me...
but that's ok, because we talked about it long ago...
we will meet up later...
;)