CELEBRATE TODAY!

BUSY, BUSY

Oh my, have I been busy!  I'm barely getting around to reading my favorite blogs.  I've even been getting up earlier just to sit, have a cup of coffee and catch up.  Here is the hard part, what have I been doing?  I know I am on my 9th batch of strawberry jam, those plants just keep producing. I know I was out of town last weekend and had a blast. Plus I didn't take any pictures, ugh! I know I've had company staying with me for a couple of nights.  I know I've taken in a few ball games of grand kids.  I know I still work a 40 hour week.  I know I'm still weeding, water, and even planting in my yard and garden.  But golly be I should still have more free time.  Where does it go?

But guess what?  I am headed out again for 6 days of fun in the sun with 10 girlfriends.  So the dusting, dishes, mopping and laundry will have to wait!  You heard me!  House work will still be there when I get back!  I'm headed to Lake Chelan, WA.   I also plan to visit Leavenworth, WA.  I hear it is a quaint Barvarian town.  So let's hope I take pictures!

I'm leaving you with only one picture of a bouquet I through together yesterday.  My sister and BIL were attending a small service for his Aunt who passed away and wanted a few flowers to take.  So out to the garden I went.  The past rain has did a number on my roses but I was able to find a few. 


Enjoy June

SUMMER IS HERE!

There are two things that help remind me that summer has final arrived.  One is my strawberries start producing.  I've done the first picking and got four batches of freezer jam.  Of course this isn't quite enough since I share with all my grand kids.  I do have one grand daughter who will not even try it.  Her comment is " it's too pink".  I guess that leaves more for the rest of us.

 She is quite the picky eater and I hope someday she will start venturing out with her food choices. But she is growing like a weed so no worries if all she wants is chicken nuggets!

The other sign I know summer has arrived is I switch vehicles I drive!  Yes, the Junebug comes out of the garage.  She stays tucked away all winter where it is nice and warm.  With the gas prices I also like driving her since my Tahoe likes to drink gas and tell me it tastes good. Plus all the grand kids always want to go for a ride.  I was up at my daughters last night and who could resist their sweet smiles and Grammie can you take us for a ride?  So off we went cruising the neighborhood and one final stop at the Donutland!  Can you believe they are open until 10pm.  Yes, fresh donuts at night!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying the start of summer and finding simple fun things to do with your kids and grand kids!  I sure do!


Enjoy June

The Dance

It's that time of the year with dance recitals.  Last weekend it was my two Granddaughters.  The previous weekend it was Grandson and Granddaughter.  But somehow no pictures from that.  What's with this Grammie??

I even changed my profile pic to this.  Yes, the wind was blowing and the hair was up in the air, but who cares.  They did such a good job this year, very proud of them.

As you can tell the professional pictures are a lot better.  My poor old camera just doesn't do them justice.

It was a fun afternoon watching all the performers.  This year the recital went smoothly and it was only about 2 hrs. This also was Miss Ballerina Emily's first year.

I'll end with the traditional family picture!

We have taken a family picture in the same location after each recital.  Someday my daughter will be able to do a colleague in chronological years!

The remainder of my weekend was yard work, weeds, weeds, and more pulling of weeds.  Here's to the beginning of a new week with more fun and activities!

Enjoy June

Signs of Summer

Thank you, Thank you, Mother Nature heard you shouting!  The weather is finally starting to warm up around here.  Well at least the sun is out this morning. I've been like a wild women out in my yard.  I'm trying to get ahead of the weeds.  Let me clue you that has been a challenge.  I keep thinking, when I retire I will have all the time in the world.  But, if like my usual style I will just cram more activities into the day and still wonder why I don't get anything accomplished. Does anyone else do this?

My poor peonies took a beating this year.  Just when they were in full bloom we got rain, more like down pour.  So I haven't had many bouquets in the house, sad. I  picked a few and plopped the in a vase so I could enjoy there fragrance last night.

Oops! Forgot to take the old radio off the table before snapping the picture,  Yes, it still works and it goes in my trailer for glamping!

I also picked a few pinks or mini carnations.  They are so sweet and smell so good. 

They seem to like this old creamer that came from my Gramma's house in Iowa, a long, long time ago.  I think it makes a cute vase.

Yeah, the first picking!

This the first of many, I hope!  Now it is starting to look like summer when the strawberries ripen. So here's to a great weekend with working in the yard and garden for me.  Plus one very important grand daughters dance recital.

Enjoy June

DID YOU SAY SUMMER?

I can't hear you?  Please shout summer louder!  I truly think Mother Nature is all confused!

 Do you see what I see?  This was my Saturday morning trip to my sons.  Yes, I do go over the Cascade Range to get to Central Oregon but come on, summer is only 9 days away!  Okay, okay, I won't stretch the truth.  On Saturday summer was 11 days away.  It was also 31 degrees!  What is the deal?

I should be swimming in there pool this time of the year.  Crazy me, I did bring my swimsuit with me.  It never left my overnight bag.  I was so bundled up for my grandson's baseball game you would have thought I was in the Artic.

The main reason for going to Bend this weekend was dance recitals of grand kids. My little grandson's recital was Sunday at 2pm which meant we were there at 1pm.  It was so cute with little grade school boys doing Hip Hop! At 4 pm was dress rehearsal for my grand daughter's dance recital on Wed. evening.  Needless to say I mainly sat from 1pm until 7pm that evening watching dance.  What a Grammy doesn't do for precious grand kids!  With being that late I made the decision not to drive home last night.

So at 5am I was on the road again!!  This mornings drive was quite different then Saturday mornings.

The sun was just coming up which provided a pink sky over The Three Sister Mountains. It was so quiet out and very little traffic.

Oops!  Can't remember my mountains this morning.  This is either Mt. Washington or Mt. Jefferson in the distance.  Now you must remember I am driving down the highway sticking the camera out the window, while trying not to let go plus snapping the picture.   It's amazing the pictures turned out as well as they did.

One final note on driving directly to work this morning from Bend (yes, a 2 1/2 hr trip) is Miss Jazi is here at work with me.  She is in heaven sleeping under my desk!!  She really is worn out since my son's family has a 6 month old puppy that wants to play continual.  Miss Jazi tried to tell her she was an old lady and needed her rest.

Here's to a great start to a new week!

Enjoy June

MORE FUN THEN ANYONE

You heard me! This past weekend I ventured out for my first of many future camping trips with Sister's on the Fly.  I traveled to Spokane, WA to camp and attend the Farm Chicks Show.  Can you combine any more two things of fun? I will admit the 7 hour trip was a little tiring, but the trailer pulled great and the scenery was great! Even the 7 hrs back home from all the fun was uneventful.  So I'm ready to roll again.  So check out my weekend!

If you don't know Sister's on the Fly, go check them out on the website.  They are an organization of women from all walks of life that enjoy the outdoors, camping, fly fishing, and vintage trailers.  I don't have a vintage trailer (yet) but so enjoy meeting all the girls.  I'm sharing a few of the many trailers that were there. Where was my camera most of the time?  Yep, you got it, not with me!

Isn't this the cutest lamp?  It actual was her Grandmother corset stretch over a lamp shade!  These last two were our Island Girl!

I decorated my trailer up a little.  It was fun and I have a lot more I want to do from seeing all the ideas.

This is the inside of my trailer.  I chose a yellow, green and red color scheme.  The hankies hanging from my valances were some of my mothers.  I truly was cozy and slept like a log, zzzzz!

I did a little decorating the outside area.  The chairs are a little crammed together since we had a down pour come through.  I'll be working on this setting for the next camp out.

A quick peek into a few other trailers:

Then it was on to Saturday night's celebrations!  Let the party begins!

 Yes, we do dress up in our petty coats, hats, boots and what ever you choose.  Let's be silly girls!  Did you say dance?

Yes, we learned African Tribal Dance.  Let's just say I was taking this picture for I learned I am not quitting my day job anytime soon!

This fun event doesn't just happen by a miracle. We had the most fabulous hostesses!

Miss Grace and Miss Juli are the greatest.  You may not recognize from this picture all the hard work they put in to pull off a wonderful weekend.  Did I mention food, OM Gosh can these and all the girls cook!

One last thing, we must show off our boots!! 

What a fun group of gals, I believe there was 32 in all for the fun and silliness! I will be joining up with them again for I felt so welcome.  Did I have more fun then anyone, YES!

Enjoy June