then she had Grandma read to her and she ate an apple and two bags of popcorn... and then... it was time for her to head home, and Ausytn got to watch

part of his movies... without help from his cousin... haha...

overall, it was a great time had by all. No one got too full, or fell down, or took silverware from eating place, or .... haha... we just had a good time.

And Grandma and I had it reinforced in our minds why one should have kiddos early in life.. haha... wow... can that Maddy go... and Austyn too....

love to all... enjoy the day...

and ate....

And Ms. Madison ate..... as her tummy shows....

We made it in one piece, and Ann was ready to unwind, having mowed our yard for the first time this year in record time, with a push mower...

As you can tell from the last photo, she likes her Austyn, but at times, he does scare her... and me too... haha...

Ms. Madison stopped by and decided to join us for the trip to eat... as this is her second best pasttime...

Where to start... haha....last night Austyn stayed with us..... and we were going to eat at Cici's when....

Lookie what Jake caught.... Andrew is your fish this big??

How do you go from where you are to where you want to be?

How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal, and you have to be willing to work for it. --Jim Valvano

Somedays, do you feel like someone is watching??? haha.... peek a boo..!

some day one should just not get out of bed... haha..

Well today at 10:30 I found ole Rocky... up a tree...

Ever feel "up a tree" or heard that expression???

While Jake was taking a break I was visiting with him and these two cats started to the top....

another view... in first pic table full

mom & i found the cafe inside sale barn.. the PPD did too.. haha... on the right cant see but there were 3 and it was a table full... haha...

MY Buddy

Andrew posed for some posters...

here is one scanned in .. they don't scan so well on my cheap equipment.. haha.. maybe we can get Heather to have their art dept send us the photo files of them.. to post on this site??? and hers of course.. haha...

Happened to look out and seen sun through the fog...

Looking west across our wheat field ... ok maybe a bit to the southwest... Jake is working on rigs off in the distance...

have a great day... S

Tomorrow is a sad day.... In memory of Amanda Cathrene Moffat

Amanda Cathrene Moffat was born on March 12, 1985, she would have been 22 years old. It is a particularly sad day in Ann and I's life, but this year for the first time ever, I am beginning to realize how much joy came with her too... to see the happiness she brought into our lives, even though we only got to hold her so briefly... and then say a fast good bye... she indeed brought us joy too. I have been afraid to admit this, as the pain was always so great this time of year, but now... the joy she brought is beginning to take over the darkness. She would have been a wonderful sister all could have been proud of... and a daughter to behold... I wonder if she would have been as strong as Heather, or as artistic as Phillip, or as good a thinker as Jonathan, or would she have been as good a worker as Jake... nope, probably not, she would have just been awesome in her own right... to my Amanda Cathrene, I love you... your Mom and I love you and miss you so... I know one thing for sure... that in Heaven, you are having a ball with Grandma and Grandpa Shaklee... bet he is really 'helping you' as he helped your Mom... and I bet ole Grandpa Moffat is just speechless... watching you with that special twinkle in his eye, and sharing with you all the things you missed out on... what a joyous time it must be to see all of you there!!!
But in these sad times, I come to realize how lucky I am to have such a truly wonderful family who love and share life with each other and rejoice in everyones success and accomplishments, and feel empathy for the times we don't quite make the goals... To see the family grow, and love and nurish each other is a truly wonderful thing... I am richly blessed, very richly blessed!
My love to all... forever and a day!!