New Year's Eve 2009

Happy New Year !!!

Dear Lord,

As the new year dawns upon us

We seek your forgiveness for the sins of the past.

May our one resolution for this coming year

Be to walk with you from the first day to the last.

AMEN!

Hopper is Happy

Hopper and Patches came to our farm in October of 2004. We acquired them from a friend of a friend. They were several years old at the time and had several litters. They both got along great living together and since Hopper was "fixed" there have been no litters on our farm. Sadly, earlier this year his mate died of old age. When it came time to take Patches away he didn't want her to go. He placed his paw on her shoulder when I tried to get her out of the hutch. It was sad for him and sad for us. I am glad to report that Hopper is o.k. now.

He's a happy Hopper once again.

Here's Hoping Hopper Has a Happy 2010.

Star-Girl

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From my small farm life to you!

No More Wisdom

This morning, bright and early, Alex had all 4 of his wisdom teeth removed. He is seen here explaining how he wished he could have shoved the doctor out of the way and out of his mouth.

(just kidding)

He is hoping this doesn't affect his SAT scores.

Banana 201

Little did I know that there was more than one way to eat a banana.

When Sarah wanted to have a banana today I asked her if she wanted the whole banana or just half. For the first time she said "Whole". I said, "Are you sure? Are you that hungry?" And she said, "Yes". I then gave her a whole banana and went about washing the dishes and when I turned around to check on her this is what I saw.

Another way to eat a banana.

The Lone Ranger

HI HO SILVER!

Let me just say, I love Netflix®. Netflix® is one of the few places I can find movies like The Lone Ranger for my kids to watch. So many of the old black and white movies are good for all age groups. In contrast, so many of the movies made today - are not. It's a little nervewracking for me to even turn on the T.V. in the middle of the day. You never know what your children may hear, let alone see. So this holiday season I have introduced the kids to John Wayne, Curly, Moe & Larry, The Lone Ranger, and Tonto.

I love it that my fifth grader can recognize a John Wayne accent.

And I love it that my kids get it when they hear, "HEY, KEMOSABE!"

The day after Christmas

This was Kevin's favorite Christmas gift. They're called Freeline Skates. And they are like individual skateboards for each foot. It is CRAZY HARD to learn how they work but after a few hours Kevin is going places in these. (I'm still trying to just stand still on them.)

My hope is that Brian and I didn't just buy Kevin a trip to the emergency room for Christmas.