Sunday morning

 Oh how I love him. This silly, fun boy! 

art, play, cold days,

Play

 

School art project at home....

I love seeing their minds at work...

Connie the Cat

It's fun to find the goodness in 

cold days,

warm friendships,

good reads,

silly cats (Connie) 

art

and play

Duck Tales

I threw out some salami and they were all over it! 

oh these ducks make me smile

Pond life was great! Creek life may be just as good.

 They are almost always together and many times others join them! 

Sunday update

Nellie girl! 

Best dog! 

She did a good job hunting in North Dakota with Vance. 

I love selling stuff here. 

Reunited and it feels so good! 

Our pond is an irrigation pond - we ran dry last week.

Willem - master fisherman over here - saved all but two fish!! 

Our two ducks have LOVED pond life since April. And we have enjoyed visiting them down there. 

Our mallard quickly found her way to the creek (she is a flyer) once the pond was dry. 

Our white peking was lonesome. Crying and hollering. Until two days later she made it down to the creek!! 

What a sight it was when I found the two of them together! 

And now each day a few times, I step out onto our deck and see these two friends, down on the creek together!

We did this after work/school Friday! 

Shopping at the Favored Farmhouse

Our loft has really taken shape and I had fun doing some picture collages to hang above the laundry counter. 

 

Happy Monday

 

5 thanksgivings on this glorious morning! 

1) Children's books! 

My world and many children's worlds have been opened up because of them! Adults too

2) Natasha's RECOVERY!!

3) God's clarity when I remain prayerful!

4) New Recipes!

5) The 2 1/2 day sale I did with friends was a huge success!

Merit had a change in pigment on his torso when he came back two weeks ago. Seemed odd, not too concerning. Saturday he showed me again and it had gotten increasingly worse. I felt pretty worried when I saw it. We have had a hard time finding light heartedness here and I realize we are sometimes guilty of doing more trudging through the day than enjoying. 

Because I have not been light hearted I think I worried more about Merit's skin than I otherwise would have. 

He went to the doc yesterday and it is nothing serious. A fungal thing and he went back to Walla Walla with a prescription. YAY!

The sale I did with Linda and gang drew so many cool people! Friendly people and we sold so so much. It was good company and a good event! 

We also went to Piper Barn this weekend! Oh that barn is amazing!

We had some chicken wrangling happening here yesterday that I will have to touch on next time around! 

Holiday Show

This sale is so fun! 

When a few friends join forces for a holiday sale - great things happen! And great conversation happens! 

The sunrise this morning as I took Hazel and Willem to school! So glorious!! 

 

Happy Friday

 Best of friends!

They miss pond living - but they are still happy

Time is FLEETING!

One of my favorite things: conversation with the kids on the way to school! They are the best. 

Second Grade!

 I LOVE second graders. 

I love their learning. I love their sharing. I love who they are. I love having a second grader in our home!! For a son!!

I was not the best teacher I could be today. I want to have fun while learning and sometimes, I have to put my strict cap on. It came on a minute too late. lol

Leaving the home distracted, I was not the best I can be. BUT there is always tomorrow!

God's mercies are new EVERY MORNING. 

Hymns

 

Hymns are my peace

When peace like a river attendeth my way

When sorrows like see billows roll

Whatever my lot though hast taught me to say 

It is well, it is well with my soul

I surrender all, All to Jesus I surrender I surrender all

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf