I've Been Tagged

8 Things People Might Not Know About Me!
This took a little thinking on my part, and most people who know me probably know these things about me.

1. I was the only girl (daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter) on my mom's side of the family for 12 1/2 years

2. I got stuck in a manure pit when I was 6 or 7 and my Dad had to pull me out

3. When I was younger I disliked getting dirty- I would change if my clothes got dirty, and was always making sure my hands were clean.

4. One of my childhood dreams came true last summer when I was at last able to visit China! I will be posting some pictures I took in China as the one year anniversary approaches.

5. I like to memorize peoples birth dates- though there are occasions when I do forget a birthday :-)

6. I love taking naps! I would love to take a nap everyday if I could. I don't care what time of day it is or whether it is in my bedroom or in the living room.

7. I have only moved once in my lifetime. Though I didn't like it when we first moved to the country I adjusted, and am very happy we made the move!

8. I'm really not an animal lover. That may be a surprise to some, but I'm just not that fond of critters. I enjoy horses, and love to go riding. And I like dogs (and other animal creatures), at a distance. Its not that I am scared of them, it just that I don't like their slobber and animal smell.

Kittens

I am so happy that we are having such beautiful weather! Spring: the smell of fresh cut grass, birds chirping, and new life. This spring one of our cats, Pauline, had kittens. Being the protective mother that she is, she thought it best to hide them. So, it was just the other day, April 14, that Grant discovered where they were. She had, had them under our porch, so Grant dug them out for us. She had 4 this time; three with tails and one bobtail. Three of them, including the bobtail, are dark tiger stripped and one is black and white. After taking some pictures we put them on the deck for Pauline to take back under the porch.

Baby Grace

These are some pictures I took of the baby I get to watch twice a week. Gracie has become such a happy little girl for me--most of the time anyway:-)

Today she decided to take an early nap--doesn't she look peaceful?

Since she had an early nap she woke up a little earlier, and we had fun on the bed for and hour or so. She was very talkative and enjoyed the pennywhistle. I will have to bring it along with me next time.

She is very much wanting to play it here, and is very happy that she has it in her hands:-)

She really wanted to play it --not just hold it :-)

SPRING CLEANING!!!

Today Elyssa Ertz came over to help me do a clean sweep on my room--Spring Cleaning:-) So happy for how it turned out--here are the before and after pictures. Thanks Elyssa!!!

BEFORE:

AFTER:


Notice the changes: no cupboard behind the door, the closet, and the new display on the dresser and shelf.













A beautiful sunset to end a very productive day!

Anna's Tent

Mom and Anna hard at work making the tent :-)













Anna taking a quick rest during the tent making;
Enjoying the comfort of the air mattress





Anna having fun in her tent- we end the tent making by playing Phase 10 until bedtime:-)