Last weekend we went over to my in-laws for a visit and to do some shopping. Little Man’s grandpa was mowing the lawn when this happened…..
Grandpa is out harvesting in the wheat and lentil fields now, I wonder if Little Man could stay awake in a big tractor or a combine? Hmm, we may have to find out.
I’ll think about it after my nap.
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I loved to be swimming at a very early age. I think I was part fish! These were at my grandma’s house. A few years ago we took a trip to my grandma’s. While we were there my boys began learning to swim in that very same swimming pool, talk about full circle!
You know when they say “DON’T RUN” by the swimming pool, it’s for a good reason. I slipped and split my lip open. Good thing my grandma had a popsicle for me.
She is a pretty cute girl, maybe we should try just one more time for a girl.
Wow, I think I heard Lineman gasp from here.
Sending them to the bus on the first day of school. Man I love these boys!
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It was the first day of school Tuesday. Our oldest boy started 3rd grade. Meanwhile our middle son, started Kindergarten. I’m sure he can remember the very first time his older brother hopped on the bus to go to school. Every day since then he has wanted nothing less than to start kindergarten. This was his day!
And now for a great shot of the day……
Just look at these kids. I can see confusion, irritability, irritation, coaxing, wonder, and complete apprehension…. but who is the ONLY kid wearing a grin?
Yup, I would say he’s a bit happy to be at school.
Last week we went to our oldest sons play at the theatre. During intermission I handed my mom my camera, pulled Lineman into some good light and had my mom snap away.
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Seems like with all of the recent fairs this would be a great time to have a p0st about my old Ag days.
Talk about a last minute photo! This pretty much tells the whole story though. Give the kid some wheels and he's happy!
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I realized after reading many of your posts about the great things of summer that I had skimmed over several things or left them out entirely.
Case in point: Turtles
I was driving in NE Montana when I spotted something in the road. A turtle, a soon to be a squished turtle, so I stopped and l threw him in the back of the suburban. Much to my cheering kids delight!
We picked up a rubbermaid container, filled it with a few things for the turtle and the boys were happy.
Then two days later I found yet another turtle crossing the road. I saw it the same time as a Border Patrol agent did, but I beat him to the turtle. He said how nice I was to stop to get the turtle safely to the other side of the road. Ha! I said, “well, actually.. um, er… if it’s okay, I’ll just put him in the back of the suburban and take him home, er, if that’s okay”. He said he didn’t think it was a problem. So we had TWO turtles.
They are Painted turtles. And let me tell you these guys can move pretty quick!
I told the boys it would be better if we let the turtles go. They thought about it and agreed. We took them to one of our local fishing holes where we had seen turtles before.
Hey guys, have a great life. Tell us when the fish are biting!
Oh, hey wait!!!! We changed our minds, come back! You can still go but we can’t watch you swim off if you are in the reeds.
So they picked them off and decided to let them go by the dock.
Let me tell you what…. when these guys hit the water…..
They could taste freedom and they were out of there! Talk about fast swimmers. They were at home and happy.
So I guess we’ll never know why the turtle crossed the road, were just glad they did.
I had been planning to meet a friend and blogger, Darcie, from The Story of Us, face to face for the first time at the beginning of August. Unfortunately things didn’t work out as planned and we weren’t able to meet. I was so bummed I didn’t get to see Darcie, but what a wonderful surprise when she called me and we were able to chat on the phone! Then the sneaky girl asked for my address. Hmmmm, what was she up to?
A few days later there was a package at the post office. Inside I found this…..
Looking further in the box, under all the peanuts there was more….
Thank you so much, Darcie. I will treasure this so much. It’s a reminder of so many things for me. For growing friendships and fleeting youth. To treasure each one and to never take them for granted. Thank you!
A few weeks ago my boys were outside playing. There was mud nearby.
End of story.
Yeah right! Is there any young child that can resist a mud puddle? I told them to just stay away from it because I was getting pretty tired of cleaning up dirt and mud every 2 seconds. Did they listen? Of course not.
And then…… one fell in ….. accidentally……
And then I do more laundry.
End of story.
These elevators are right near my in-laws house in a small Montana town. The train used to pass by here and we would squish pennies now and again. But several years ago the track fell into the river and I guess they never cared to fix the track. So, as Tom Petty says, the train “don’t come around here no more”.
Do you remember the little incident toward the end of the school year? The one where my oldest son broke his nose? Well, seems like he has been at it again….
This time it is a black eye. I must tell you though, we are very upset with the situation and disappointed. We thought we had done a better job in raising him. We thought we had taught him how to handle himself in these types of situations.
Apparently we were wrong.
I mean really, try to teach a kid to keep their hands up to defend themselves, but nooooo, they never listen do they? Hands up next time son!!!!
Ah, just kidding. He is in a theatre camp right now and it’s just make-up. But you knew that…. didn’t you?
I sure have enjoyed looking back at old photos. These hold some great memories for me. These are taken in the Crazy Mountains of MT about '91.
If your perfectly able toddler sits in a wheelchair. In a very full diaper. Eating a freeze ice. With a dog lapping up the spills.
You might be a redneck……. if you use huge pruning shears to open a freeze ice.
But then again, maybe it’s just a place to sit and a way to open a summer treat. Yup, that’s it!
The boys made a ton of bows when we were at my moms. They went through a ton of string and cleaned up a few branches in the process.
I love to see when my boys are kind to each other. My oldest was making a bow for his little brother. It was so cute to watch them interact. And yes, his tongue is always busy when he is working on a project.
My boys sitting quietly… ahh, I could get used to this.
These are the sweet memories I’ll treasure. Hopefully they’ll block out all the arguing later. Please tell me your kids argue too.
