we're still a little tired.
June 8, 2009
June 7, 2009
Ian.
Real.
Genuine.
No horsin' around.
Ian.
June 6, 2009
home.
10 days.
several states.
a trip of a lifetime.
he's home.
and we're beyond excited.
several states.
a trip of a lifetime.
he's home.
and we're beyond excited.
can you tell?
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Extra Info:
** the garden, seen in several of the pictures on this blog is cared for, maintained, and grown by Doug (Ian's business partner) 97.4% of the time ... and by us about 2.6% of the time, so I can not take credit for it's enormous amount of goodness - but we are blessed enough to enjoy it's bountiful blessings!!
** Ian was on a tour of every aspect of the beef business with about 50 other cattlemen and women as a part of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. He was the Oregon delegate, and had an amazing time. 10 days of touring, classes, travel, ranches, feedlots, beef & even an opportunity to sit near Nancy Regan in a meeting with the House of Representatives. Life is good!
** Ian left Washington D.C. yesterday morning around 7:00 (eastern time) and arrived in Pasco at 10:15 (pacific time). This morning, after 4 hours of sleep we were all in Ukiah on a 15 mile cattle drive at 6:30 a.m.. We arrived home this evening at 9:00 p.m.. Can you say EXHAUSTED!?!
** I mentioned that summer had arrived ... and it has ... full speed ahead!
I'm going to bed now ... dreaming of a slow-paced life that we will never know as reality.
June 4, 2009
June 3, 2009
rOoTbEeR floats.
Thanks Papa & Mimzy for the TREAT!
rOoTbEeR floats seem to make everything in the world {right} again!
June 1, 2009
right now.
we're trying to get ready for bed.
he's laughing and joking with 40 other cattlemen and women.
we're turning sprinklers on and putting toys away.
he's just had a 4-course meal.
we're washing dishes and cleaning up the kitchen.
he's calling to say he's having the time of his life.
we're hoping tomorrow is better than today.
he's headed to D.C. in the morning.
we're counting down the days until he returns.
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Mack's tonsils are HUGE.
Mason's trying all of our patience - to the MAX.
I'm fighting off a sinus infection.
Mom & Dad are exhausted - even though they'd never admit it.
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Tomorrow will be here before we know it - greeting us with the sun.
Goodnight.
Do you remember ...
when I wrote about how {great} I thought the Urgent Care doctor was a couple of months ago?
when I saw him about 3 days in a row?
when I stopped by and took him a quick thank-you note?
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Today that Dr. called my house.
I was at work already but my mom answered.
He was calling to say {thank you}.
He was calling to say that the picture {with a note written on the back} of the bee flying toward the blossom was hanging in his office proudly.
He was calling to say that every day he looks at that picture and thinks of me and my two sweet boys.
He was calling to say that he'd been meaning to call for weeks, but felt like he needed to today.
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Some might see it as coincidence.
Some might say it was luck.
...........................................
Not me.
Coincidence. Luck. They're both words I use ... but I don't really {believe} in them.
I believe in a God that has a purpose and plan in everything.
... and when He shows up ... we're blessed.
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Mack has been sick for 2 days.
Not drinking much.
Not eating.
Groaning.
Restless.
..............................................
This morning was horrible.
I was trying to get to work on time.
Mason had been up since dawn {literally} ready to swath some alfalfa and trying to pack his own lunch.
Mom was holding Mack as he cried and cried and cried.
............................................
I left for work with tears in my eyes.
It's the last week of school.
Ian is still gone.
We're all tired.
and something is wrong with Mack.
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The Dr. called today for a reason.
I truly believe that with all my heart.
My mom visited with him on the phone and thanked him for his kind words about her daughter.
That call was a message from God to get Mack to his office.
.................................................
This post isn't to say hooray for me for writing thank you notes to those who rarely get them.
This post isn't about coincidence or chance.
This post is about God's timing in even the smallest things.
This post is about knowing that little things always turn into big things when God is involved.
...............................................
I wrote a thank you note just over a month ago {expecting no thanks in return} and today, God used that note in more ways than one.
.................................................
Paying it forward.
Extending kindness.
Showing gratitude.
Call it what you want ... but do know this: God WILL show up when you follow His lead.
when I saw him about 3 days in a row?
when I stopped by and took him a quick thank-you note?
.........................................
Today that Dr. called my house.
I was at work already but my mom answered.
He was calling to say {thank you}.
He was calling to say that the picture {with a note written on the back} of the bee flying toward the blossom was hanging in his office proudly.
He was calling to say that every day he looks at that picture and thinks of me and my two sweet boys.
He was calling to say that he'd been meaning to call for weeks, but felt like he needed to today.
...........................................
Some might see it as coincidence.
Some might say it was luck.
...........................................
Not me.
Coincidence. Luck. They're both words I use ... but I don't really {believe} in them.
I believe in a God that has a purpose and plan in everything.
... and when He shows up ... we're blessed.
...........................................
Mack has been sick for 2 days.
Not drinking much.
Not eating.
Groaning.
Restless.
..............................................
This morning was horrible.
I was trying to get to work on time.
Mason had been up since dawn {literally} ready to swath some alfalfa and trying to pack his own lunch.
Mom was holding Mack as he cried and cried and cried.
............................................
I left for work with tears in my eyes.
It's the last week of school.
Ian is still gone.
We're all tired.
and something is wrong with Mack.
.................................................
The Dr. called today for a reason.
I truly believe that with all my heart.
My mom visited with him on the phone and thanked him for his kind words about her daughter.
That call was a message from God to get Mack to his office.
.................................................
This post isn't to say hooray for me for writing thank you notes to those who rarely get them.
This post isn't about coincidence or chance.
This post is about God's timing in even the smallest things.
This post is about knowing that little things always turn into big things when God is involved.
...............................................
I wrote a thank you note just over a month ago {expecting no thanks in return} and today, God used that note in more ways than one.
.................................................
Paying it forward.
Extending kindness.
Showing gratitude.
Call it what you want ... but do know this: God WILL show up when you follow His lead.
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