a little ice and a little snow...

there will be no naps out here for awhile...

how I miss being out there...

just a mild little storm through the night...

made a beautiful morning...

which will turn into an ice rink later tonight...

but I did go out for a bit...

and took a few photos on the way to the truck...

DH was making a mini store run here in town...

so we cranked up the heat...

I rolled down my window...

and sliding a clicking we went...

he did the sliding...

I did the clicking...

and here I sat while he ran into our little town grocery store for a few things...

and this is what most people see...

a parking lot...

but here is what I see...

take you time...

one of employees on the roof...

they must have a leak...

puddles are a wondrous thing...

reflections on the water are awesome...

the contrast of color...

and there you go...

getting back to the basics of my blog is probably the best thing I have done for me in a long time...

I am sure there are those who miss the decor posts and with dreaming for that ones...

but this is one of the reasons I started to blog...

to show you what I see...

and to grow in my hobby...

to make it a craft and an expression of myself...

so, hang with me...

I will be taking you along for the ride if you care to go...

happy super bowl weekend...

I am (NOT) so excited!

;)

it was just a good day to...

 stay inside...

just too wet to be out...

DH had to work out in it all day...

he went inside and changed clothes 3 times...

and still came home wet...

it just poured at times...

and the ground is still frozen, so it pooled...

then it froze and the snow started falling late...

and its a blanket of white out there now...

made chili...

didn't get the laundry done...

washed dishes...

took naps...

because it was just a good day to this...

doing good now...

you know the guys are going to be watching football today...

there's left over chili, chips and salsa in there for them...

I am going to hang out and nap in between...

no need to over do it...

;)

have a blessed day...

stay warm and dry...

did this last week...

changed up the china cabinet...

these were my grandma's...

cute little s&p set...

I always loved them and was so excited to find them when going through her stuff after she passed...

we kind of thought that she had tossed them...

a little lamb that I bought from a blogging friend...

and a souvenir glass, ruby flashed and etched...

Ashland, Ohio...

we lived there for a spell...

I started school there and went K-3rd grades in Ashland before we moved back to Shelby, where I was born...

I found that on ebay years ago...

DH got me the chocolate pot and cream and sugar one year for Valentine's Day...

and the sweet little cup and saucer were from my grandmother's what-not shelf...

she only had the one piece...

infuser...

love this little girl, reminds of my mother...

I have a small collection of lambs...

my sister's head stone has a lamb laying on top of it...

its how I remember her...

and there it is...

I would love to lighten up the inside...

but the cabinet is from my in laws...

and I do not want to deface it in any way...

but if it had a light background, things would look so pretty in there...

I have thought about using vintage music pages...

my father in law, along with being a minister...

used to sing in church...

I also like ceiling tile wall paper and that would look pretty, too...

so what do you think?

what would you do to brighten up the inside?

;)

just a reminder...

of springs past...

what is waiting under all the snow and ice...

all the wonder that sleeps for now...

dreaming of sunshine...

and warmed air...

and I will be here watching it grow when it happens...

happy Saturday to you...

DH is working today, but Craig has the weekend off...

so he will be my right hand guy...

got most of my house work done yesterday...

need to get a load of laundry done...

maybe two...

play with the babies a bit...

and move...

a little sore...

trying some new things...

and I am feeling better, but got to get those muscles back in shape...

and I know round is a shape...

but I would like a bit more strength...

got dirt to dig in in a couple months...

;)

hit the ground running this morning...

and we are getting more snow...

took this early this morning...

the birds were in to feed...

we are on the edge of another winter storm warning...

just a few miles north is in it...

these guys don't eat out of the feeder...

but they were singing so loud...

and there was a huge crow...

Myra and the babies...

the buffet is open...

ran out to grab some lunch...

and took some photos on the way there...

another train is in...

the elevator is sure making progress on the ground piles...

cloudy here...

kind of gloomy out...

but there is a peace to gloom...

and a calm...

this is what got me moving so fast this morning...

found her away from all the others...

worked on her for more than an hour...

she just wasn't strong enough...

so we are back to 4 babies and a mom...

God always leaves us with more than he takes...

have a blessed weekend...

;)