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Have to admit, Scrabble isn't a game we play a lot....but isn't this fun? Stole it from Desertsky.

Had to put it in two separate words....too wide for my column!

Haven't sewn this week...and work has even been slow. This weekend is our first local fair, so stock-show season is upon us. Will try to have some pictures later this weekend.

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If I wanted to be slim, rich, (re)married, educated or my innards cleaned out, I have every option to do so. Not that I couldn't stand to be slimmer, have more money, smarter, or a different husband (not even touching that one), and I sure don't want to spend more time in the potty.

Does anybody ever buy from these ads in their emails? Just my (first)gripe for this Monday.

RAIN!

It's good for the soul....


It's been a dry July/August so far, and this wetness is very welcome. The hay is put up and the fields are all worked (twice). My diesel bill is running about $10K a month (yes a month) from all of the field-work.

On a quilty-note...I finished a BIG project last night. Will try to get a picture before I send it to the quilter.

Did I mentioned it rained? Ahhhh....cleans the air and freshens the spirit.

Hotter than hot

These temps are for OKCity which is about 80 miles away, and it will be about 5 degrees hotter out on the prairie.

I feel for my guys working outside. I preach to drink lots of water and Gatorades and they usually do.

Glad I have a paying inside job today. It's gonna be a long hot summer.

August 1

Hard to believe that it's already August. We went from a mild spring, to a hot wheat harvest, to a dry July. I'm afraid August maybe hot and dry too.
Here is something we accomplished this past week. It was kind of bitter sweet seeing the house you've raised three boys in going down the road, but then I look and see how tiny and wore out the house is and tell myself it's time to go on. We have a beautiful new home to live in and we're going to build new memories there.

In case somebody asks...the house moved about 28 miles to the west ...thru two towns. We didn't follow to see what path they took or what obstacles they encountered. As soon as it left our property, it belonged to somebody else. They will take it and make it a nice home. I'm sure they'll make some good memories in it too.

Now we have more work to do...we'll have to haul loads of dirt in to make the slope not quite so extreme. Don't you think this will make a wonderful garden spot?!

I'm amazed at how much more light I have coming in on the east side of the new house. Next summer you'll never know there use to be a house setting there.

Mid July

Yes, I'm alive. I think I'm alive. This past week has been hard on this old woman, but the pain meds are working and the Morphine is out of my system.

Did you know there's absolutely nothing on television during the day? When you're a couch-lizard for several days, one can get sick of home-decorating shows and food shows--does somebody actually eat that stuff? And, who put Rachel Ray and Martha on at the same time?

Since I can set at my computer for more than five minutes at a time, thought I'd post some pictures from the past few weeks.

Roses from a hospital-birthday-day. One of my favorite peeping-Toms.
Here's the finished (with binding and a label) log cabin. It's very scrappy...and has some very ugly/weird stuff in it, but it works. It will be given away this saturday.

The guys welding in the shop. One welder in this shop, so the other two wait.
Didn't figure out what he was measuring, but it came out square.
Taking the front/south concrete porch off from the old house. SOMEDAY...it'll be gone.

Burning wheat stubble. This year we burnt almost all of the wheat fields after we harvested them. We had a lot of spring rains, which meant we had a lot of wheat-stalks/plants.

A early morning visitor I had one day. There were three of these little critters and I could hear them before I could see them.

Lunch is cooking and if I'm not back to being a couch-lizard this afternoon, I may venture into the sewing room.

Still July

And we're still busy. Was reading somebody's blog and it had a "finish 5 by end of July" challenge button. That just ain't gonna happen at my house. I can't finish a sentence around here, let alone a project.


Well, I can say that I've finished one project this month-- a scrappy log-cabin for a wedding gift for my niece. Pictures will follow afterwhile...when I get the other pictures downloaded too.


This is just to let everybody know that I am still alive..barely. As you read this, I will be recooperating from minor surgery. A week off work and I'll be good-as-new....right? That is what the doctor says, so we'll see. The laundry and dishes are caught up but you know I'll get stir crazy....but I gotta heal!


Everybody have a good July!

First part of July

Life is busy....life is complicated...and life just never slows down.

If I could find a hand-held computer that would make farming simple, I'd for sure use it but it just isn't gonna happen.

Going to be super-busy for about a week...so be patience with me a few more days. I have some wonderful pictures (and news) to post...but just can't get it done right now.