Ki-Anne and Kitty

Playing hide and seek,

Unnaturally, best friends.

I Am Back!!!!!!!!!

Marcy Art

I am sure you have been biting your nails and sitting on pins and needles waiting for me to get over it. That is my Motto, Get Over It! But for some unfortunate reason I could not. I was lower than a snake's belly, I mean underground!

Thanks to all my blogland Buddies, I have survived and am on the way to the top! Funny isn't it, how you can be kissing dirt one minute and flying among the trees the next. It wasn't that easy but from this good side, it seems that way. From the bottom, I could not see the sky.

Thanks everybody for not ignoring my whining. Thanks for all the good kind words. Most of all, thank you for letting me know I was not alone.

First step was taking a shower and painting my fingernails. Funny how showers don't seem so important. In the afternoon, I ventured out into the lovely warm afternoon in a clean pair of pjs and my painted nails.

Guess who would not leave me alone? Princess, that wonderful goat, that belongs to my sister. I think okay, I've had my shower so I no longer smell like a billy goat. I do not know if she was attracted to wonderful Bath & Body Works lotion or if she was just glad to see me. She circled all around me, rubbing her horns on me, bleating and just having a good time. I escaped into the house and she was at the door, at the window, bleating to me! I grabbed the bb gun and thought that might persuade her to go home...NO! Princess wanted me for some reason. By this time I am regretting my shower. My husband saves me with the paint ball gun. Princess is now brown, yellow, orange and white. Looks quite artsy and seems to know it.

The Paint is on the other side.

Marcy with Buddy, TP and of course, Princess

Today was much better. Den had been building fence on the west side and had asked me yesterday to come see. He knew better than asking me to come help. Today Marcy and I headed up the hill, behind the new pond, to see the wondrous work of THE MAN!

As you can see, I am really helping. It was cold on that hill!

The cold did not stop Seymour from running down the creek.

After that freezing trip, I came back and started to work. The Christmas tree and Santas are all tucked away. The kitchen was clean until Den cooked. Sent(bribed) my daughter's mate and Andrew to go pick up my groceries. Did ALL the laundry. Changed my sheets and even had time to watch a movie!!!! Even repainted my nails...how's that for recovery?

Work tomorrow and I am actually not dreading it.

Thanks to all you guys who dug me out when I needed more shovels than I could find!

My camera, God's art.

This N That

From the walk

A friend, Sharon, was looking for a name for her home. I threw her several dozen. She chose one and has named her home. What an honor! Thank you, Sharon!

Back to work has been hard, especially since I took a vacation day. I had four days for Christmas and do not know where they went! Gotta face work with a smile since I do have a job but some days...

Many people thought those were all our cows on Mooing Monday...not! I apologize for the misunderstanding. I borrowed pictures from here and there to give a sample of Gelbvieh cattle. Our cows, at this time, are mud covered and long haired. They are still pretty but in no shape for pictures. The same in the Haflinger post, I wanted to show a variety of horses and the jobs they do. Sorry, if I borrow pictures again, I will note that. I have lost sleep over this...silly me. Now the truth is out so I may rest peacefully, guilt free tonight

Can you tell I love rocks

and moss

and ferns?

I Believe

Forty-nine years ago "Ask and ye shall receive" was our lesson in church.

As you can imagine at five, I could not quite get my thoughts around this. I did not ask anyone to explain it. I had always been encouraged to figure things out for myself.

I thought ok, if God does answer all prayers, I will give him a test and see if it's true. I told no one. This was between me and God.

Every day when I went to check the mail, I prayed. I asked God if He was real then He could send me an Indian doll, with a white beaded buckskin dress, and long braids.

Every day I went to the mailbox. Every day, there was no doll.

After a few months, I gave up and decided God was like the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. Remember, I discussed this with no one! I still believed but did not rank Him at the top.

Many, many years later, I told a friend. We discussed it and it was soon forgotten.

My friend lost her son a few months later. It is never easy to lose a child but hers was an especially difficult loss.

A week after her son was buried, I received a package in the mailbox.

Inside was the most beautiful Indian doll! Just as I pictured all those years ago when I prayed!

A note said, "Gail, God really does answer prayers".

I cried.

Ramblings...

First I want to thank everyone for helping me end ...slow down...the hoarfrost argument. Den is still commenting and I just ignore him 'cuz I know I'm right! I did get another interesting name to throw in the pot for this lovely wonder of nature. DesertHen has shared the name of pogonip frost which is a very interesting name.

Carla had asked if we had much snow in Arkansas. Not much snow here. One year we had eighteen inches and stopped most people from moving at all. I like the kind that comes on Friday and has melted by Monday morning.

This award is for everyone who reads my ramblings. Everyone who comments and actually makes me feel like I am being heard.

Something or Someone has sent me here. If you asked me, do you want to blog, a few months ago, I would have said nonsense, I do not have the time nor the want to. Why would I blog???

I have met so many wonderful, humorous, delightful, kind, and caring people since I began.

I have learned, been encouraged, been supported and have been cheered.

I hope that I have entertained you. I hope some things I've said made a difference. I hope that I have made you smile...and sometimes, made you teary-eyed. If I have touched your heart in any way or just let you know you are not alone, this award is for you.

Thank you. Your welcome here anytime!