First of all, Happy, happy birthday to my niece Tonia and to my friend Mary! Hope these lovely ladies both had a wonderful day – surrounded by family and love! Tonia with Jesse and the dog, Pistol. Mary with her…

Despite having a long list, today was quiet. Autmn’s plans changed so I just stepped through the list. It’s been chilly and damp so I didn’t spend much time outside. I was just getting ready to attempt mowing (the grass…

The last day of April. Where did the month go? It for sure couldn’t figure out which season to offer – from frost warnings to record highs! Rain and wind and sun. It must be spring today because the horse…

The moon/sky was stunning last night. View last night from laying in bed. I keep getting notices from CVR (Penndot online program) about the installation of the newest system upgrade. They will not update until we have completed the training.…

Thankfully I slept better last night and felt rested for work. I did have several things to do – and a few tangles to unweave. Got everything done, including sharing information with Ken about Buttermilk Falls and then Rege and…

Kelly & I were up early – but I didn’t sleep well. I usually manage the day well on little sleep but right now I’m losing steam. I baked the scones while Kelly finished getting ready. We picked Kathy up…

Sunday School was the second in the Max Lucado Video series. He is such a good speaker and an in-depth story-teller. Jerry Ryder had the sermon today – about Gratitude. We should obey the scripture teachings – because it Matters!…

Bud would have said: today is 8 months until Christmas day! But I’m not decorating yet! I woke up at 6:45am – but the good thing was I slept straight through. I don’t remember the last time I did that.…

Happy birthday to Logan! Can’t believe he’s 19! Have a great day – love you! Logan and Clairese Chickens! May the Force be With you! Raising pigs… Peyton, Logan, Chase. Logan’s the studious one in the middle! Did laundry first…

Work was light – but we got our login instructions for training for the new PENNDOT CVR system. They didn’t work. An hour and a half later I got through a five minute introduction. I logged out and logged back…