IT HAS ARRIVED

My winner tin has arrived, yippee!  With excitement I opened the package and knew this tin was made for me. I had the perfect spot for it!  Yes, right under the green clock!

I think it found the perfect spot! The colors go perfect and of course it is a rooster.

The saying of the tin are Abundance, Prosperity, Love, Joy, Devotion, Community, Providence, Peace, Faith, Grace and Blessings.  I am truly blessed winning this tin!

Then in the package were the most adorable cards.

I so recommend you visit Sarah Hudock for it is all made in the USA!!!  Her website is ChickenArt.com!  She will amaze you with her talent.  A great big thank you to Sarah and Debbie at Dandelion House!

Enjoy June

MY JAZI

Ten years ago I decided that I wanted a dog.  Yes, a little companion by my side.  So I started watching our Humane Society website. I knew I wanted a non allergenic dog for I have a son with asthma. One day appeared this 2 year old white poodle.  A quick visit and she was mine. At first there were many adjustment with getting a dog you do not know any history.   But we settled into our daily routine, her the boss!

She was this high spirited, may time aloof, adorable mutt!  I think you are noticing I am writing in past tense.  My little Jazi went to doggie heaven about a month ago.  It is crazy how we get so attached to our furry pets.

Ive tried over the years to take picture of her but let's she say she doesn't sit still much.  She did like each and every one of the grands and sometimes would sit a little still with them.

 
 She loved going and it didn't matter where. She would stay in the car for hours just along as she got to go.  She loved going for walks and was always the leader.

 She was a good girl at the groomers but I actually loved her fluffy!. She was always up for adventure and truly was my snow dog if we got snow in the winter.

 She was often called Brat Dog and for good reason, LOL!!  But she was also a very loved dog and I am missing her!  Now it is Jackson, my foster dog that never left and I!!

June

WINNER, WINNER!!!

What exciting news I have to share with everyone.  This past weekend has been so full of activities with family I haven't been online.  What a surprise to find out I had won a drawing.  It isn't any drawing in my book.  One of my favorite blogs that I love is Debbie"s and especially her Friday blog hop. http://deborahjeansdandelionhouse.blogspot.com  I tried to link this blog but as usual I'm having problems.  Anyway Debbie had a drawing of Sara Hubdockhttp://chickenart.com/artists/sarahhudock.html  AND I WON.  The very first time I saw the tin art I was so excited because it just called to me. 

Isn't this wonderful!!  To think all I had to do is send my name and address in and it soon will be on  its way!  Now here's the deal my kitchen is green and red with chickens!  Do you think this is going to be perfect, I do!!

As previous I said it was a busy weekend and a fun weekend  Yes, all seven of my grand kids were together!  They have so much fun and so do I!

Where has the time gone.  They aren't little anymore.



Enjoy, June

GLAMPING DINNER

It was another weekend of camping.  I actually should say Glamping!  We don't exactly rough it! Our Saturday night dinner is always potluck.  This time we celebrated one of the gals 60th birthday!

We even have chandeliers and fancy napkins. Yes, this is camping!

Cupcake tower and our birthday girls.  Yes, she is sixty, must be doing something right in life!

Our whole group this trip.  Yes, we do wear crowns!!  We are all Queens of Glamping!! We were small in number this trip but large in fun!! 

Who ever said they didn't need girlfriends, hasn't found the right ones yet!!!

Enjoy June

GIRLFRIENDS + CAMPING = FUN

Anyone who says they don't need a girlfriend just hasn't found a good one yet! I love my girlfriends and especially my camping girlfriends.  I been camping several weekends this summer.  Last weekend was a very relaxing and fun time.  We went "Junking".

I thought I would share a few pictures of our camp.  We were in a group area and manage to squeeze 14 trailers in.  Thank goodness we like tiny trailers!!

Have I bored you yet?  Our trailer are like little play houses.  You can decorate with your favorite theme.

Just a peek inside a western theme trailer.  Our temps were warm so a fan is a must! As you can tell the majority are vintage and don't come with air conditioning.

Yes, I do have girlfriend that were there!

Well I best get heading to bed for the trailer is still hitched up and ready to head out tomorrow.  Oh what fun lies ahead! Central Oregon here we come!

Enjoy June

LABOR DAY FUN & LABOR

Before I can tell you about this weekend I haven't even told you how I spent my Labor Day weekend.  It was a fun and work packed weekend.  I invited some girlfriends actually classmate from high school.  So you can say I've known them a long, long time. We visited the dahlia fields!  We have had warm sunny weather for months now.  But of course the day we ventured out was a day of rain & sun.  I can't complain since I didn't have to water.  It didn't slow us down!

Aren't these dahlia beautiful.  Swan Island Dahlia Fields are the best.

Then I labored.  I decided my back patio was looking a little dull.  So I got out spray paint and went to work.  I put a fresh coat of paint on all my outside dinning chairs.  I spray painted my milk can that acts as my umbrella stand.  A fresh coat on my outdoor bathing tub.  Actually my personal hot tub! You could call me the crazy spay paint lady.  Everything looks better.

Now I best get ready for work and think about posting my camping with the girls. Bored yet? 

Enjoy June

ONE DAY

Have you ever heard "One day I will be able to do that"?  That is exactly I've been doing with my blog. One day I will get a post written, one day I will get caught up choosing pictures, one day I will get organized.  I have come to the conclusion that the perfect one day will never arrive.  If I keep waiting for that perfect time, well you get the idea. I recently read  a blog or article about one day and I was going to give credit where credit is do, but I can't find it.  Here is that lack of organization skill again.

I really haven't been waiting for that one day with some of the fun things I've been doing this summer.  I've gone on several camping trips with girl friends.  Oh what fun we have.  There is way too many to post, but want to share some of my fun.

A trip to one of our State Parks started our season off. I got this brainy idea to make a photo booth for the camp out.  With a little help from the Internet for ideas and a little help form my son the photo booth was built! Ignore the table in the background though the opening.

Oh what fun we had!  Give a group of gals a crown and boa, look out!

We do enjoy hiking, eating, campfires and a whole lot of visiting.  We went on a hike to see the Falls and you can even walk behind it.

Another camping trip we were at the beach!  I couldn't find the picture of riding the sand dunes on a sand rail, so you will just have to trust me, it was FUN!  We also went letter boxing.  This was new to me  I guess you register online and then as you travel you look for a letterbox in your location.  It is a combination of treasure hunting and stamping.  So a group of us struck out with clues in hand.

We found it!  You put your stamp in their book and use the letterbox stamp in your log.  Put a date, sign it and re hide it for the next person to find.  It gets you off the beaten path and discovering new places.  Of course we had our mascot with us! That is Lucy!

I went back to my hometown and took in the Annual June Dairy parade!  There is nothing like trucks, tractor, dancers and floats with a Dairy Princess.

But mainly I've been working in my garden.  Planting, weeding, chasing hens out of the veggie garden.  Oh yes, those girls raided.  I had to replant so my garden got a late start.  This year has had a record number of day in the nineties.  So you don't want to see my water bill.  The thing that really makes me happy is flowers.  So to have flowers you water!

I've tried to do several collages so that this post doesn't require you to take a nap.

I took oodles and oodles of peonies pictures and that is when my old camera gave up the ship. I was sad, but that's just the way it is!

So my one day is here!

Enjoy June