this month is moving right along...

where have the weeks gone?

just seems like Christmas was happening...

we have had a January thaw here...

several days in the 50s...

just enough of a tease to get you hoping that spring was just around the corner...

but the cooler weather is headed back this way...

with snow in the forecast...

oh, well...

it was fun while it lasted...

are you thinking about gardening yet?

I am beginning to...

just day dreamin' about it...

nothing on paper...

not one planting sketch...

I am ready to get started on the kitchen...

but need warmer weather for most of it...

sanding cabinets and all that fun stuff...

just biding my time with housework...

tending critters...

and nappin'...

might be a good time to crack a book or two...

I should be playing in my play room...

just can't seem to get started on anything in there...

but it so needs to be christened with a project of some kind...

(you know, messed up really good!)

however you spend your days...

whether it be creating something beautiful...

or just keeping your nose blown...

I hope you do it well...

;0)

trying to come up with a name for this little girl...

Bailey?  Gidget?

any ideas...

need something really cute to get her adopted...

but...

she might be staying...

seems her and my Mr have a thing going on...

he never gets attached to any of them...

he likes them, he plays with them all...

but he is always ready for them to move on...

but not this one...

she greets him at the door every afternoon...

she can't wait for him to get home...

if his butt's in the recliner...

she is right there...

playing, napping...

so, any cuter than cute names would be wonderful!

another winter Sunday drive...

hope your weekend has been a nice one...

we still have some icy places, but the most of it on the ground is gone...

gonna push 50 tomorrow...

I can't wait!

how do you know when to turn?

look for the camo boot taped to the old fence post with red tape...

that's how...

OR...

someone lost a good boot and the finder wanted to make sure the owner found it...

;0)

it was a bright and sunny day, but that wind was cold...

Charlie tore a claw out somehow on Friday...

no blood or anything could be found...

so I have been soaking it and putting honey and a bandage on it...

he carries it when it gets sore...

the old man is off tomorrow...

and we have a vet appointment in the afternoon for the two smallest babies...

for their check ups and shots, testing for aids and leukemia...

and if its all good...

they go up for adoption...

;0)

hope you have a good week...

I have more photos of today's drive and will be posting them later...

in the meantime...

here's one of Charlie in his boots...

out with the old, in with the new...

winter...

and Jergens go hand in hand...

having a terrible time with my hands being so dry and sore this winter...

the sun was out all day today...

melting thing...

going to the vet on Monday!

melting with no place to go...

so if refreezes at night...

hoping it warms up just enough to unthaw the ground so this can go down...

because me and ice are not friends...

new old pot...

it is very tiny...

cleaning house...

literally...

and here in the blog...

removed 18 blogs from my bloglist...

who no longer post or visit...

added some new ones...

said a prayer for each one as I let their blog go...

some hadn't post in 3 years...

so how long have I been doing this?

not sure...

longer than 3 years, I guess...

have good weekends!

happy hump day!

mid week and done with my antibiotics...

yippee!

grateful for so many things here...

we have the brightest day going on...

and I have things to do, but wanted to post the rest of the photos from our Sunday drive before I get started on something else...

still praying for my surgeon!

I want him surrounded by angels with wings of protection while he is in Afghanistan...

and may God lead his hands as he operates on our warriors there...

praying for those who are sick with this stinkin' flu bug...

its the nastiest little critter and so many have it...

praying for those who are not staying warm in this cold...

and who might not have enough to eat...

so much we have to be thankful for...

my little buddy...

getting warm by the heater cuz his mama rides around with the window down taking photos all the time...

Craig got some great deals last night at Walmart on their 90% isles...

Christmas ornaments were 29 cents a box...

and those gift boxes for girls were 1.99 and .99...

he bought $250 worth of stuff for his girl friend and Doug's for Valentine's Day for me...

just took the items out of the gift boxes and will bag them up!

so who is buying Valentine's stuff already?

are you even thinking about it?

what would you say that I am decorating the trees in chocolate, red and pink by the weekend???

have a fun day!

more from the Sunday drive...

we sure dodge an ice storm here...

we got about an inch of rain...

which would have made a big mess...

Doug showed up and spent the night...

he left after supper tonight...

Craig has been given full time hours now...

it should be on the next schedule...

see how dirty the snow is?

that's from the excessive high winds we had...

it doesn't happen too often like this...

I need prayers for my cousin who has just been diagnosed with a tumor on her liver...

the babies are doing great...

lose and playing right now...

I am hoping to get the 2 vetted the end of this week...

and then post them for adoption...

I only have one more day of antibiotics and I will be done with them!

then to get my tummy back to normal...

need to find something to do around here that I can do myself...

probably in my playroom the rest of the week...

;0)

just 2 months until spring!