Spring isn't here...yet

Spring is NOT here...we have another winter 7 inches over night....Boo Hoo! Everyone is tired of the snow. Even the turkeys are confused! LOL I'd like to have spring flowers all colors and green grass...leaves on the trees and lots of sunshine.!!

Happy Birthday MOM!!!!

Yesterday was your birthday and I wished I could have been there to take you out for it. I miss you Mom and love you more.

SOOO happy you are cancer free!!!! Great birthday present right? right!

End of February

Wow where did this month go! Worked some and was busy with other things, but where did it go?

I had my CT scan and it came back CLEAN!!!! as did my lab work!!! So I am cancer free! YAY!! Also had MRI of my brain...been having some memory loss since chemo and am getting concerned because Dr's said the memory loss from chemo usually comes back but sometimes doesn't...well mine hasn't. My brain is normal, nothing organically wrong, so I guess my memory loss will remain.

Hubby is doing the bathroom downstairs and it's going to look terrific when it's finished. Tiled on the floor and1/2 way up the wall. It will have a linen closet in it and a big shower. Can't wait for it to be finished and will then take pictures.

Hubby also recorded the neighbors son's band..they sounded pretty darned fine! I will post their music when it is put on CD.

Let's see what else when on...nothing that stands out in my mind except the weather...cold and colder....snow and more snow. YIKES! Wish it would stop but not likely.

The look on this little birdie's face is how I feel about the cold and snow

Zavyan is getting so big

can you see the two teeth?
Wearing Daddy's glasses
started pulling self up 2 days after starting to crawl



My youngest gr-baby is making strides and hes 7 months old

Temperatures for tomorrow 2011-1-21 brrrrrrrr

5 AM 2011 1-21
Snow
-19° ...windchill -19° 3 mph winds SE
6 AM
Snow
-20° ...windchill -20° 2 mph winds SE
7 AM
Snow
-19° ...windchill -24° 3 mph winds ESE
8 AM
Snow
-19° ...windchill -28° 5 mph winds ESE
9 AM
Snow
-18° ...windchill -33° 6 mph winds ESE
10 AM
Snow
-14° ...windchill -29° 7 mph winds SE
11 AM
Snow
-9° ...windchill -25° 8 mph winds SE
12 PM
Snow
-5° ...windchill -21° 9 mph winds SE
1 PM
Snow
-3° ...windchill -19° 9 mph winds SE
2 PM
Snow
-1° ...windchill -16° 9 mph winds SE
3 PM
Snow
1° ...windchill -13° 8 mph winds SE
4 PM
Snow
0° ...windchill -9° 6 mph winds ESE
5 PM
Snow
0° ...windchill -4° 4 mph winds ESE

Gage age 12 1/2 and Jayden age 13
















Zavyan at age 6 months with 2 teeth










Gage age 12 1/2



























My grandson's.....Jason's boys

Happy New Year To All!!!

Ever see Wild Turkeys sitting in a tree? Well...here they are...I see this quite frequently LOL it is cool....we feed them during the winter along with the birds and squirrels.

The second picture is our Christmas tree....I love our tree.

The third picture is Hubby fixing Xmas dinner..this happens to be the Ceasar Salad from scratch....Prime Rib along with twice baked potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce, homemade rosemary bread, and creme brulee' for dessert. He wouldn't let me in the kitchen while cooking...as we only have a 1 butt kitchen. It was the best dinner he has ever cooked. mmmmmmm



Always fight your vices, be at peace with your neighbors, and let the new year find you to be the best that you can be.

12-1-2010

Beautiful Cardinal

The deck with first snow

This is a sunrise...havent seen one this red before.




















Here are a couple of pictures of the first snow of the season, about 5 inches, then it kept compounding over the holiday so we ended up with about 8 inches, lol and the most beautiful sunrise I have seen here. Also my Thanksgiving Cactus was in full bloom by the Holiday. :)

I am thankful for ALL my family and my health and I love my job.

Thank care everyone.

10-11-10

Foggy morning...the posts in the water is an old railroad road.

Awesome picture I thought





















I was really sick 2 weeks ago...DH and I both were. The cold/flu thing started out as a slight scratchy throat and within 2 days a full blown head cold, that then moved into the chest...lasted a week and a half. ick. I now feel better and so does DH. YAY! I hate being sick. I am sure everyone does.

Nothing really exciting except the weather...in 1966 there was a record high of 84 degrees....well as of 10-9-10 the record was 89 degrees! and the temperatures have been very nice since then, like summer weather...it would be great if it lasted until spring LOL.

We did have a hard frost that took down our vegetable garden. My coleus's and a couple of other plants in the front were frozen, so out they went. The rest of the plants are still okay so I haven't pulled them, but it'll be soon I would imagine.

We went up north and I found these colors in the woods...though I'd share them with you. Did you all have a great color changes?

The foggy pictures are up by The Chainsaw Sister's place. Used to be a bar and grill in the middle of the woods, but it's gone now. Just a "bathroom" and parking lot left.
Here's the story.....In 1988, two sisters owned and operated the popular establishment known as the Chainsaw Sisters Saloon located in the Superior National Forest. The name came from the fact that, earlier in their careers, the two sisters had worked with chainsaws doing stand thinning work for the Forest Service. In 2006, they decided to sell their business, including the property, and move on. Were you looking for a more morbid story? LOL I did too, the first time I saw the place. LOL

A saying I found

If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow♥
If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder♥
If you want a hug, I’ll be your pillow♥
If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile♥
But anytime you need a friend, I’ll just be me.

Went to the State Fair yesterday

They "chocolatize" ANY fruit! LOL and it's on a stick!





Deep fried Cheese Curds...man were these good! never tried them before, I was missing a lot!







Jalapeno's stuffed with Italian Sausage & cheese wrapped in bacon. I didn't try these...to hot for me!






















This is the first time since we moved back here, 5 years ago, that we have gone to the fair. We arrived at 9:30am and left at 11:45 before the crowds arrived. We decided next time to spend more time but were glad we left when we did because within 2 hours it was pouring rain. Hubby had a meeting at work he needed to be there for.
Everything...well a lot of things...are on a stick...it's a Minnesota theme I think. Every year someone tries to think of something new to put on a stick & deep fry. So many things. Hubby wondered if they have tried spaghetti on a stick yet. hmmmmm it's a thought.

"Family" pictures

Here's the latest of Zavyan....he's 2 months old tomorrow. Already outgrown all the 3 month sized clothes. Going to be a BIG boy!!












I also had to get new glasses, my presription changed in a years time. Lenscrafters is where we go, but when I went to get them after waiting for 2 weeks, they said they weren't there, that the frames had gotten broken and they had to send new ones....I don't buy that story...they were titantium twisty frames...how can they get broken? Besides, where they send them (they couldn't do them in an hours time, they had to send them out) don't they have frames there? So now I wait another 2 weeks probably...errrrrr frustrating.

Saw my Cancer Dr.

Yup for the last 2 years (since my last treatment, August 15th 2008) I have seen my Dr every 3 months. She has now said I can see her every 6 months because if the cancer was going to come back, odds are, it would have in the first 2 years. Since my surgery, Feb 2008, it's been 2 1/2 years sooooo there's a good chance it won't be back. YAY!!! It just tickles me.

On the other side of this, there is a 26 yr old young lady that just found out she has breast cancer and is having a double mastectomy. 26 yrs old. so sad that she has to go through this...BE AWARE LADIES! IT HITS ANY AGE AND ANY ONE EVEN MEN.

Where did the summer go?

Friday the 13th. Not superstitious so it doesn't bother me....thats why I am still in bed...safer that way...LOL Just kidding. LOL

Went to the Dentist yesterday...all is good.

Went to Eye Dr. had eye map and exam....have the early start of cataracts forming...yippeee skippy. Getting old is not for the weak. Also got a new prescription...just got one last year and my eyes have already changed..errr but got new frames..will be able to show you in a couple of weeks. Hope you like them like I do.

Gage went back home last week. He didn't want to go, of course. All of the clothes his mother sent were tooooooo small...he gained 8 pounds and went up a size and to huskeys in clothes...ate all the time...growth spurt. LOL He does this every time. LOL It was wonderful having him here. The house is quiet and I feel a little lost not having him running in and out. :) Wish he could stay here with us.
We went to Valley Fair Amusement Park, bowling, swimming, 4 movies and Mall of America, the amusement park is now SpongeBob park. LOL They have a few new rides one which is a walking the plank sort of thing. and then we went to Leggo land which he bought a kit on this sports car. He put this together in 4 1/2 hours over 2 days...so smart.

My Cousin is coming out next month for a week. I am sooo looking forward to spending some time with her...we haven't since we were kids...so it'll be interesting.

We took the 5th wheel up camping and found a small wild blueberry patch so I made blueberry pancakes. They were sooo good...mmmmmmmm Went fishing and only caught crawdads. Darn. Rained a lot during the days, so it we watched movies and ate popcorn.

Here's Gage having fun

He loves his Papa! Once he's here, he's glued to Papa. LOL So good to see.

Our garden is producing...picking beans... and the results of one day's bounty. MMM were they ever good! We had 5 good sized cukes too, but ate them up before I could get a picture. LOL

Helping Papa mow the lawn...did pretty good for a first time.

Here he is having fun riding the 4-wheeler....thinks he's hot stuff lol he's a cutie.

My new great niece EMBREE

Embree was born yesterday 7-23-2010 weighing in at 8-5....