Random thoughts flutter through my mind and I find myself thinking I should include a paragraph about these thoughts. They come and go, and when I'm ready to write, I can't remember what I was so excited about sharing. I need to learn to carry a note pad and jot things down as they come to mind. So now I will attempt to catch up with some of these random thoughts.
I remember being so excited a couple weeks ago when the weather finally warmed and my irises bloomed. The few iris that I have were beautiful, and I'm sure the coolness of the air contributed to their beauty this year.
The pastures have greened up and the cattle lazily graze all day long. Our little herd of 14 cows are so respectful of the hot wire fence, and they must be soul mates because where one goes, they all follow. About three weeks ago, two cows just fell over dead at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Don't know what happened, they may have over eaten, bloated, or some other mysterious malady. It was a sad evening for us!
A momma cat that hangs around our farm ~ she was born here, was tame at one time, but now keeps her distance ~ had kittens in the hay barn. She has moved them three times. Every time we find them, she moves them again. I love kittens and cats, and I brought this yellow one into the house. Later Cash brought the black one in after he had to bury his pregnant cat he rescued as a kitten last fall. They have both been in the house since. The yellow cat I named Mango, and the black one is Pitch (pitch black). They are so much fun to watch, and Tim even lets them sleep on our bed at night.
I am working on another quilt. This one will be for Cash and Annie. It will be patchwork quilt of sorts set on point. Using up alot of my scraps. I always lay them out on the floor as I put them together. It keeps my living room floor off limits for a long time!
Sunday is Father's Day. It was a year ago in May that I started my blog, so did an extensive blog for Father's Day last year honoring Tim, my deceased father, and my father-in-law.
One year later, I am blessed to still have my 84 year old father-in-law among us, and in good health. And my love for the father of my children continues to bring joy, happiness, and blessings.
Tim got his father's day gift early, like three months ago. We purchased a Traeger smoker grill, and Tim so enjoys cooking on it. He likes to experiment with different foods on the grill as well as the different flavors of wood chips used in the grill. Cooking is an activity he very much enjoys, and I enjoy it even more when he does the cooking!
The first weekend in June is always the Sugar Valley Rally here in the Valley. I remember when it was started some 25 years ago or so, when I was working at the Chamber and I was in on the ground floor of the organization of it, fashioned after the Great American Race. Tim and I usually go out and view all the vintage cars. This year he conducted the calcutta auction of the cars ~ people bidding on what they think will be the winning cars and was given a car sponsorship for doing so. It's always a fun time.
The whole country seems to be flooding this year with all the rain and record breaking snow pack. The Missouri, Yellowstone and Mississippi Rivers have totally flooded precious farmland and homes. Our own North Platte River is flooding. The YMCA Trails West grounds where we had our reunion in 2007 is flooded up to and around the buildings. I took a picture while public was still allowed in the area, but now the entire area, including the zoo and rv campground is closed for the summer.
A few weeks ago Tim and I took a day trip to Denver a few days after Cash moved into his new apartment where he and Annie will call home after their return from their honeymoon. We walked around the downtown area where his apartment is located, went out for dinner, and returned to his apartment and toasted their new home with wine in their new wine glasses. Annie happened to be there while we were there as she was in Denver following up on dental hygiene jobs. They have a really nice place to start their married life in.
I look forward to making easy day trips to Denver on occasion to visit them. To have one of our kids close enough to enjoy visits back and forth in day trips will be nice. Not like planning far in advance to make a flight to California, or weeks in advance to travel seven hours across the state and making sure we have the extra time and days to make those trips. Neither Cash or I could resist the street sign that we passed by while walking!
Next Tuesday I am scheduled to do a ventriloquist performance for the grand opening of the newly remodeled Scottsbluff Public Library and their children's summer reading program. I am planning to use all three of my eVENTful friends ~ Woody, Delilah, and Aunt Edna. The 300-400 kids that will be there will be a bigger audience than I have performed for, and it makes me a little nervous already. I've not been as active this past year in doing performances, and this may generate more business than I really desire.
I'm looking forward to fresh produce out of the garden. I don't have a big garden, but what is there I hope will be productive: a few tomato and cherry tomato plants, 1 zucchini, 4 pepper plants, 2 cucumber hills, 1 muskmelon hill, some spinach, lettuce and romaine, brussel sprouts, 2 short rows of green beans, carrots, and onions. This is the first year I have planted brussel sprouts, so am not sure how they will do.
Random thoughts of my daily life. Each activity is an eventful time in my day to day life. It's worth recording the little things, as together they make up who we are.
I have a new friend who I will probably never see again. She is an older lady whom I met on the cruise in February. Actually, I only met her once, but her husband shared our dinner table. She herself never shared our dinner table because we had the 8:00 sitting, and that was too late for her. But her husband asked for my email address so his wife could share her pictures and "DAY JOYS" with me. Everyday in my inbox I receive a scripture verse with one of her pictures. What a daily blessing. What a wonderful ministry she does from her home to so many people.
Here is the Day Joy for today:
Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."
