Simply Me

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth!

I just keep finding little time to sit down and put thoughts down on "paper".  Really shouldn't be sitting here now as the mountain of laundry that awaits me is not getting any smaller without some help from me. 

Still, I thought I should stop in and say Hey!  And share a couple of my latest Instagram pics with you :)

 

Sarah and I visited Elizabethtown College again yesterday for "Accepted Students Day".  Despite this being our third visit, it was the first time I took even a single photo.  

Today, it was about rediscovering some old treasures:

I've already listened to the Tears for Fears and have the Ice Castle soundtrack playing now. Good stuff!!!

Senior Year: Spirit Week Day 3 - Famous Couples

Sarah and her friends took couples to mean trio...may I present "Charlie's Angel?" 

I have the laziest coworkers...no really, I do.

I have proof:

P.S.  Yes, poor Boo (on the left) is wearing a cone of shame. Without it, his allergies make him scratch himself until he bleeds. It's not fun for either of us.

Road Side Attractions: Metal Chickens

A few weeks ago, a friend shared this other woman's blog entry with us on Facebook:

The Bloggess Blog: And that's why you should choose your battles.

I hadn't laughed that hard at something in ages. Seriously, I was in tears by the end. And, I wanted my own chicken very badly.

Yesterday I was driving home after dropping off my daughter at her camp (more on that later). The camp is held at Washington College which is a two hour drive from our house. The last hour of the trip takes you through a very rural and bucolic Kent County. There are a couple of very small towns along the drive and they each have a little row of antique shops.

As I drove back home by myself, I was both suprised and tickled pink to discover this:

Could it be possible there are TWO metal chickens  in this world? Obviously, this one was a bit more homemade than the one in the other blog. I think it makes it even more special! Unfortunately, even that extra bit of specialiness can't not justify the $500 price tag.

The lady at The Bloggess blog got hers for a bargain!

Because you can never get enough of giggling babies!

 

The First Day of March

The promise of spring comes on this day. It's still something like 19 days away and even then, the weather is not likely to be much warmer than it was yesterday, the last day of February.

Still, March gets my brain going into overdrive, thinking of all the things to come once that warmer weather comes and stays.

There's horses to be trained. Who should be our one show horse this year? Izzy's cart training work will begin again in earnest. The "babies" will both be working on their ground manners. Some light lounging too? 

Then there's house chores. The basement really needs clearing out. My car could really use a good scrub, inside and out. And won't it be lovely to have the windows open again? 

Last year we grew tomatoes with some success. We definitely want to try it again this summer. Some cucumbers, onions, peppers, lettuces might be on the list of additions. 

While we wait for all this fun to begin, I like to share a spirit lifting photo that I hope brings a smile to your face.

Random Bits

Fellow blogger Carol at Carole's Thoughtful Spot, calls this kind of post "Thoughts to short for a whole blog post." Random bits that have been floating around my head that I would like to get out so they stop floating around my head. :)

• Cha Cha let me actually pet her last night! She stood still while I put her blanket on. She normally does ANYTHING to get away from anyone. She's just not the friendly "pocket pony" that most miniature horses are.
• I am practically giddy at the thought of warmer weather coming into the area tomorrow! Barn Day for me tomorrow!
• I have a "date" with my friend Michelle this morning for coffee. What a great way to start my weekend.
• I'm making banana bread tomorrow. I think I'll make a pot of pinto beans too. Yum on both counts.
• I hate grocery shopping. I like to have food in the house to eat. This is a problem.
• What hunting season is it? Hear multiple gun shots (rifle? shotgun?) while out feeding the horses this morning.
• Note too self: no caffeine means headache. Don't do that to yourself again!
• The organizing and purging of digi scrapping supplies is going well. I've gotten pretty brutal with the delete key. It's scary and yet it feels good to do it at the same time :)
• I see a nap in my future today. I'm thinking noon.

Ghandi

I have a bad habit of staying up too late. Waaaayyyy too late sometimes. I manage to not be too awful during the week but a Friday or Saturday night? It can get ugly.

Case in point?  I think it was 4:00am when I finally dozed off for good on the couch this morning. I don't know why I do this exactly. Sometimes I just don't feel like getting up and moving into the bedroom. Sometimes I am just not sleepy enough.

Anyway, so one of the things that kept me up last is that I found "Ghandi" playing on TCM around 10:00pm. Released in 1982, it received 8 Academy Awards including one for Sir Ben Kingsley in the starring role. I have never watched it before but thought now might be the right time.

Now I understand the awards and accolades. It was truly an outstanding movie. I learned quite a bit from it. I can't decide if I should be embarrassed by that or not. For instance, I did not realize that Pakistan came out of the Indian quest for independence from the British Empire. 

So, I watched that until 1:00am. I flicked around various channels for another couple of hours, mainly watching old "48 Hours" episodes. As I stated above, I finally drifted off around 4:00am and promptly began dreaming that I was living a Ghandi-esque life:  fighting for a cause (unknown to me what cause), being repeated harrassed and imprisoned, watching my family be taken from me for various causes (all false), etc. It was truly bizarre. 

This happens to me a lot, which is why I avoid horror movies these days! 

 

Merry Christmas Eve! - Entry #6

Sarah found baby Jesus!

Merry Christmas Eve! - Entry #5

I have a secret. And I'm going to reveal it today. To all of you. My blog readers and Facebook friends.

Are you ready?

Here it is:  Our tree isn't decorated. It went up a week ago. Tom put lights on it. That's the way it's remained ever since. 

What better activity for Christmas Eve day then decorating the tree?