More spring

It is raining outside. What better time to blog? I have been busier than usual of late and this blog has suffered.

But..... I am back. My schedule has cleared and now I can focus on the flowers, my girls at home, cooking, and my exercise schedule (that I need to make and FOLLOW).

And to begin, flowers.

I love flowers.





I love working in flower beds.
They remind me of my Grandma Horton.
She loved gardening of any type.

How can you not appreciate something that begins like this



and then gives you this......




The anticipation of waiting to see those bright,
bold, colorful, fragile petals,
peep out of their green shields.



Azeleas are one of my favorite. Especially since I have few flowerbeds that get full sun. These shade loving shrubs put on one of the most spendid displays of color. Right now, with the rain softly falling, and the leaves a glowing green, the azeleas are shining in all their glory. "Look at me" they say.




Mr. Clematis. The returning perennial.

Begin here.


Then smiles at you. Can't you see him smiling at you?
"Look at me I am beautiful too!"



Easter tulips




They pop with a dazzling display.



And my little garden.



Jim and I take turns tending it. Last year was his turn.

He didn't think I did a good enough job the year before. He didn't do anybetter.

You can only do so much with what you got!
Bring on the compost pile and some chicken manure
from the new chicken house.
I know this year is going to be a great success!!!

Until next time,
don't for get to appreciate God beautiful creations for us.

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Thinking

Have you ever been in one of those moods where you know something is missing or not quite right, but you just can't figure it out?

My husband has ask me several times over the last week what is bothering me. I keep telling him "I don't know". I don't know. I just know that I have a lot of thoughts running through my head. They all lead to different things. So I am not sure why I am in this limbo state.

I am sure the revelation of what I need to do or what I am thinking about will make it debut at the most inopportune time. It always does!

But in the mean time, I am determined to enjoy spring (my favorite time of year), work on my self image, and work on my attitude.

I can't go around letting people think I am all bummed out. Wake up thy smile. Show your self!!!!!!

Until next time... smiling, with happy thoughts.

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It's me again,

Hi there! You might remember me. I am the owner of this very lacking blog. Sorry I have been gone so long.

Just thought I would let you know I am still alive, here in Oklahoma.

Has anyone every discussed with you the very weird sporadic weather that happens in Oklahoma and Texas for that matter?

Let me give you a perfect example. Last week was Spring Break for our area schools. We soooo needed Spring Break. I usually only wrangle two wild girls. But this week, I had a niece and nephew thrown into the mix. Yes, I am insane, 4 kiddos. No problem, we had sunshine like it was summer time.

They played, jumped, fished, rode horses, cooked mud pies, planted in the garden, fed the cows, went for joy rides, hide and seeked it. You name it they did it. At the end of the week, I had 4 kids with sunburns that were going to sleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

Then on Saturday morning we woke up! Yep back in Oklahoma. Gone was the 70 plus degree weather, hello winter time. Freeze warning in effect. Thank goodness I did not plant those beautiful tomato plants I wanted to buy at Walmart.

Then on Sunday morning we woke up! Guess what? Snow. Where else in the world can you go from sunshine like summertime to winter snow in two days? Only in Oklahoma!

Now doesn't that make you want to pack your suit case and head straight for my house?

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