Beth Moore has written another book and this one is So Long Insecurity you've been a bad friend to us. This teaching session was something new.
What was so awesome (I know the word gets overused, but it is the one that truly fits) about all of this, there were 300,000 women watching this at the same time in "real" time! It was being simulcast in 869 locations all over including Canada. Alaska had to get up VERY early to get to their viewing. She is so full of energy and we sang, we laughed, we cried, and when it was over--I for one am ready for more.
Here we are, we didn't take our early morning walk, it was 31 degrees and too frost for my sensitive nose, so we got ready for our day instead. We decided to stay all night rather than get up REALLY early to get to town. Besides being a ranch wife, there were things that needed to be done since I was going anyway. I got the air conditioner on the car checked. Of course, it won't make that squealing sound for the men!! The tires needed rotating too (so I can go some more!). Bill's favorite watch needed a new band. I got to have lunch with Dad and Bonnie and again at supper, so we caught up on our visiting.
Jen, Cari, and I took a short walk after lunch to catch up on life happenings. Then I got pictures of our "favorites" before the afternoon session began. Mary was a helper girl so was very busy! Blessings abounded, I also won a door prize--a cute purple zippered bag that had shower gel, gum, a scrubby and a small candle.
Beth does her teaching with Bible in hand. It has some meat to it. AND you just have to read the book...
After reading one of the blogs I follow, I thought I would put a quick one in this morning! Cowboy decided two days ago that since it was wet outside that he would do some "plumbing" and he HATES to plumb, but he is a trooper and does it anyway! When we first got married he had the plumbing under the kitchen sink propped up with a piece of wood. He told me in no uncertain terms that "it worked didn't it, and there weren't any leaks."
Don't panic, we have since gotten that fixed many years ago. I had to tell that little story before I finished with the present story.
The bathtub is dripping from the cold water "part." He bought washers in Miles City and thought he could remove some of the pipes and fix it PDQ. He couldn't even get back to where he wanted. His comment was, "They don't make them like they used to when you could work on them!" (Sounds like the new pickups too!!) So that left him with installing the new faucet for the kitchen sink. I had removed ALL items from under the sink so he could crawl in, like Dagwood, but Cowboy has more ability I am sure! He is tall and it is a pain to crawl in there. It was my treadmill time (good thinking on my part), so I did not get in on any cussing, just a little "these wrenches, you never have the right one!" When I came back in a hour he was about done other than for me to hold the faucet in place while he tightened "stuff."
But the point of my little story was, I had to use the "little girls' room" while he was plumbing in the kitchen. I told him, "Oh, honey, you must have done something right, the cold water has quit leaking in the bathtub." He said, "Oh, my little blond wife, the water is turned off." I consider myself intelligent, why oh why do I have blond moments... And just as he said it, I said, "I know, I know, the water is turned off!"
I will tell you in another blog about how he started saying, "Oh, my little blond wife..."
I had a meeting in Billings on Saturday and Bill had a saddle to be picked up in Sheridan, WY, so we made a little trip out of it. We left on Friday and did a few errands in Billings (always errands) and then on to Sheridan before King's Saddlery was closed. They had fixed on Bill's saddle. It was fun to look around and see things we haven't seen in our travels here. I wished I had taken a picture of one of the last saddles that Don King made. It was beautiful with lots of leather stamping. I was thinking to myself, "Wouldn't that be a wonderful gift to give Cowboy and surprise him!" WRONG!!! The price was $45,000.00. Note the zeros! Yikes!! We would have had to insure the saddle and then would Cowboy ride it??? Probably...but still...
We had fun and bought a few things. Bill was intrigued by some small hand-painted glasses. He saw them when he took his saddle down to Sheridan. They were pretty, but I don't want to break one and you know how glasses are! He had some gift certificates that were getting moldy (mine never get a chance as they burn my pockets!) so decided to buy the hand-painted glasses and then some wine glasses. He could not see buying the hand-painted wine glasses too--his own frugal nature stepped in! I love towels and found some with brands on them and also a hand towel that said COWBOY embroidered on it. I got those for Bill.
I have been looking for several years for a barometer and thermometer. I found one at King's and had Cowboy pick out the picture on the top of them. I was so excited. We got the thing home and I got on line to find out the barometric pressure to set it...yes, you are right, it was broken and wouldn't work. They should have received it in the mail by now. Hopefully, the new one will work when it comes!
Pretty, aren't they??
Western all the way...
When I got this towel home, it said COWGIRL!! So the one that says COWBOY is coming with the new barometer! That is what happens when I am in a hurry!!!
One look could have told us it wasn't working!
If you did not already know, Bill likes knives. By that I mean, "good" knives, well-made and good steel. This is a Tree Brand Classic and is made by Boker of Germany. It could be a birthday present, but it probably won't get wrapped! ha!
I could do a blog on knives. Don't let Cowboy see you cutting with one of our knives on a plate. Use a cutting board and scrap off with the top side. Our knives are kept SHARP, so be careful when you visit and are helping in the kitchen. I don't slice veggies against my thumb if that tells you anything...
This is a humorous story to our trip. When Bill checked in at the motel, they asked if he had any discounts he wanted to use. He said no. He asked what the discount would be. The clerk told him the room price was $99.00 for us and $99.00 if we had a discount, BUT without any discounts we were given a $20.00 certificate to use for breakfast. Those people with discounts were NOT given the breakfast! Go figure...!
Alas! Look what I found when I got back to Billings. I won't have to guess how big or little to make those aprons for the girls!! Remember a couple of them asked me on Cookie Day if I could make them aprons too. They just pulled my old heart strings!
It was fun picking!
I am just hoping they don't all want the same one!
Enough of the pictures! We had a little time to spare, that is why I was able to go to the quilt store before my meeting! Imagine that!
We met Cari and Joey and Bill got to see the condo and then we went to supper with them. Much visiting and good eats!
Tristin came to spend her spring break from Bozeman with the grand folks and we were pleased!! She had not been to the ranch since June of 2008, so she said she was ready to be "at the ranch."
Wasn't it only yesterday that I was at Bozeman? You know the phrase 0-60? That must mean age. I did it!!!
Amy was as glad to have Tristin around as we were! She (the dog) wants us to walk, but...you know, the mud!!!
We are off to town!!!
Tristin got a welcoming to good ol' Montana mud!! She got her car stuck when she got too far off of the gravel driveway. And Cowboy pulled her out instead of saying, "Well, you could stay home." Young girls want to go "hang out" with other young people, so off she went!
I wanted to take a picture in "mud" boots before she got on her way...
Tristin is frosting Vermont maple cookies while Angus is afraid to tear his eyes away!! They had a good time together after Angus had his morning with Cowboy PopPop. He came to us with his cowboy boots on and dressed in wranglers with his stetson on backward. His Dad told us that is how he likes all of his hats!! We loved having him and he wiped my kiss away when I kissed him on the top of his head!! Ah, little boys! Aren't they special?!
We didn't stay home too much. On to Miles City to visit as much family as we could squeeze in. Liv put on her dance costume for us, but was too shy to pirouette. They are all growing, growing!!
Javon, busy, busy, busy... Most of the pictures I took of her were blurry as there is no holding her back!
I am told that Liv LOVES to change her clothes! Could it be?
What a fitting end of the pictures! Tristin is taking a picture of PopPop with the "younger" girls! Liv, PopPop, Javon (see what I mean about moving all the time?), Kamryn, and Jentry. They were busy little girls dressing up and playing and enjoying one another!
We managed to get two batches of cookies baked, pants and tops mended and hemmed. We were so busy doing that, I didn't have time to take pictures!!
Tristin left Saturday afternoon, so Saturday morning we were busy measuring and kneading flour for a double batch of cinnamon rolls. Tristin got in on the whole process, especially kneading and rolling out and lathering the dough with goodies! She learned how to make the "goo" that goes in the pan before the rolls. I did have to have a sample and she did a good job!! I forgot to mention that she brought LOTS of washing home to do here too. Our time was crammed and we managed to get in some Rummy with Grandma Margaret and a couple of evenings with Scattagories. We did some Skyping too! I really like seeing the loved ones on the other end of that camera!!
Enough! I will post about the pancake supper on another blog. Tristin got in on that TOO! Like I said, busy, busy!!
I have been ready to post these pictures for some time, but I keep going back and working on some quilting projects that have been started since September, the 2009 Shop-Hop quilt for one. I have been asked to show some of my "stuff" so for those that aren't interested in sewing, skip this blog!
This is called "Cheese and Crackers" and it is of 30's reproduction fabric. I saw it and just loved the look of it. It is more like a lap quilt. No one in mind for this one.
This is "Cowpokes and Woolly Chaps" and the lady that quilted it for me, Laura, designed the quilting design for this quilt. She put Cowboy's brand, S monogram S in it, but I had told her wrong and she wanted to fix it. I said it was okay, as there were 16 brands to rip out and she was adamant...so it went back to her. The results are following.
This is just a close up of the picture. The next picture will have the brand.
Cowboy was pleased and they really turned out well.
This is a table runner I spotted in a quilt shop and picked up the kit. I finally got it quilted and bound.
Striking comes to mind.
This was left over from the kit and of course, "waste not, want not." Therefore I have a small table topper for a gift or one of the favorites...
My quilt group from Roundup, the Cross Country Piece Makers, is doing two different block-of-the-month blocks. These are quite large and there will be one for every month to display. You are looking at Jan. and Feb. Many of us are using our scraps of material from other quilts.
This one is windy March. Can't you see the kites flying with their tails swinging in the wind? I can remember flying kites as a kid and I loved it. We flew a few when the kids were little. I wonder if they remember?...
I don't want to be left out, therefore, I signed up to do the "other" block-of-the-month club too! I drew purple out of the "hat" so I was relieved as I have many purples. These are the first two blocks.
There are others too, that are doing both projects, and it will be fun to see the end results. Our goal is the quilt show in 2011. That gives us a little time to get it put together and quilted.
This is the third block done with two different colors. I didn't think there was enough contrast in the left block, but with the picture it does. Hummmm... I will have to decide which to use, so will keep them both for the time being. I really like stars anyway, so am enjoying this.
Wayland wants a Mariner's Compass, that will be the challenge. We need to find striking material!! I told him it can't be a quilt just to throw around. It will be one for the looking mostly...I think I need to teach him to quilt. Ha!
We stopped to take a picture of two sun dogs. I looked it up in the dictionary and it is called "parhelion" (spell check doesn't recognize it!). My old timers told me, "a change in the weather" and Cowboy said Gramps said, "Bad weather is 'acomin'." All I know it was a beautiful day yesterday and in the 40's in Billings. It was hard to come back to the cold country! This morning it is 22 degrees and no clouds and the promise of lots of sunshine! YES!!!
It was about 11 degrees. Cowboy was impressed because there were two and he said that "we" would have to blog the picture. He is getting to be quite the picture taker...
The root canal went well and he was practically giddy when it was over. He is scared of dentists and wishes he could have had a gentle dentist when he was a child. Some dentists do know how to put the fear in children and then others are super! I remember B.J. having a root canal done when he was 9 and they made me sit in the waiting room. I could hear him moaning in the other room. My palms sweat and I could hardly stand it. B.J. had broken his front teeth off at school (on square boards on wheels in P.E. and they disposed of them after that!). The dentist said to leave them chipped until he started to become interested in girls, then we could do something with them!
I washed the car while Bill was at the dentist. I know it was foolhardy, but it was pretty bad and now we can see completely out the back window!! I am quite a "backer-upper" so I need to see...but that is another story!
I have a couple more pictures to post that are a week old.
Cowboy with his favorite*, Jen, and wearing the scarf she got him for Christmas. He loves all his kiddies!
Liv, she looks like a mermaid, and such a cute one!! She is growing so much! We love getting the hugs and mooches!
Here is Kamryn Grace (I love her name!) and she is the "oldest" of the younger set. She was a little over eight months old when Cowboy and I got married!
We had taken birthday presents down to her on February 16 and her "day" was February 15! It seems like we can't get the kids here at the ranch as often as we would like. Kamy has stayed the most other than Tristin and Tristin is of the older set!
*An earlier post gives the definition and if you are really curious you can call! Ha!
I have been remiss in getting pictures on of the grandies who live so far away. I am including some that are almost a year old. I went to Spring Creek for Baylee Alexandria's second birthday last April 1st. Rosie O'Grady had been here in March making tutus for the girls "up" here. So I made some for "down" there in Nevada. One was for Baylee and two for her cousins. We finished sewing them at Grandma Linda's and had a one-girl style show by Baylee. The sequence of pictures tells the story! Every time I look at these three I chuckle all over again!!
I can imagine her saying, "Is it really me?" "I look pretty good."
"Hey, this tutu might be okay!" "It is kind of scratchy though." "I am pretty."
"I am a Princess!" The expressions on her face are priceless. Grandma Linda is in the background.
Here is her birthday party! It was a "Dora" cake. I don't even know who Dora is or was!! But she loved it and it was fun!!It is hard to believe she is going to be three years old in six weeks. I will not be able to go down this year, but we have a web cam so can talk and see one another at least and I can see the baby grow!!
We will fast forward to December and January!
Miss Kelli Leah Murnion was born December 10, 2009. She is dressed for Christmas!
Two Christmas cuties!
Kelli is growing and Baylee is at the stage of posed smiles! Remember the days? Those of you with older kiddies!
Miss Kelli has her "own look" and I am sure as she gets older, more personality will surface! I would just love to kiss those little cheeks!
Marsha told me Kelli was getting chubby cheeks! Baylee is proud of her sister!
What can I say? Maybe Baylee said, "Uh-oh!" Mom is probably going to have to buy new lip gloss or lip stick... Don't "they" say practice makes perfect????
It looks to me like the lipstick was wiped off and then Baylee followed with powder. Aren't they busy? She will be out of the terrible twos soon. What do they call threes??
Isn't she sweet?! Smiling for Mommy...
Baylee is Daddy's Cowgirl! Notice she is wearing a skirt!
Now that is B.J.'s hair if I ever saw it! I have a special place in my heart for babies with "sticky-up" hair!! It makes me want to run my hands back and forth over it! Marsha has a cute bow "glued" in it!
Smile! Mommy wants another picture!
One last picture of Kelli Leah... June can't get here soon enough so we can get our hands on her.
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