It's cub scout day... Wednesday. We're doing a "litter hunt" at the school... which is really just picking up trash! I'm going to buy a couple candy bars for the scout who "does his best... best!"

Simmering in my crockpot for supper tonight is Ham and Bean soup with corn bread.

Aaron Adventures...

Aaron will be 9 soon!

He's getting so big!!!

Last year we started walking to school together. It takes 10-15 minutes. Sometimes we just talk... sometimes we find just the right kicking stone.

Today, we kicked this rock most of the way to school. The question in my mind the whole way (OK... I changed caps to "Mom the soccer coach!") was... Why didn't he kick the soccer ball like this in the fall?

The other day it was sooo foggy. It reminded me of early mornings at the lake in Maine as a kid. Anyway, Aaron grabbed an empty vitamin bottle to collect the fog!

So cute!!!

Snowy day...

Hello from cowboy country!

Got a dusting of snow today. Couldn't see the Pryor mountains all day.

Took a trip to Billings, Montana yesterday. It's about 1 1/2 hours away. That's where we go for shopping. Started my Christmas shopping!!!!

Having some fun!

The beautiful highway thru Bear Tooth Mountain on 9/5/06.


Above you can see Rich and the boys in Red Lodge Montana (9/5/06). What a fun little touristy town!





This is a picture of Aaron & I on a recent day trip to Yellowstone National Park. You can see Yellowston Lake in the background.

Been a long time...

Greetings from northern Wyoming where the stars are twinkling bright this night!

I've added 2 new links to my side bar.

First is for a new program to help us lose inches. I'm a 8 so far... 4 inches gone... 4 pounds gone...

The second is The SECRET...
I've been studying this concept for a while now... "Ask and ye shall receive..." Finally I paid the $4.95 for a single view of The SECRET.

I have to say that it was worth every penny. My only regret is that I have to wait for the DVD version of it to come before I can watch it again....

This is a movie all about.... sorry... watch it for yourself.

15 Year Anniversary...

Rich and I went for dinner at the Rib & Chop House in Cody (Wyoming) to celebrate our 15nth wedding anniversary. It was yummy! And... it's always nice to get out for a while!!!

Tilling the Garden...

It was in the high 70's here today. Just glorious!

I went to Pamida and bought one of those neat reclining chairs for the yard. Also bought seeds: Peas, Green Beans, Corn... and some herbs... Cilantro and Basil. Got to get my tomato seeds planted. I'm a little behind! Hopefully I'm not too late!

My brother-in-law is out tilling the garden spot. That's a good sign!

This year we'll plant...
Tomatoes
Carrots
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Beets
Peas
Green Beans
Cukes
Radishes
Want to try lettuce this year.

I did a good amount of canning last year... tomato sauce, green bean, beets, corn and carrots. We've been enjoying my canned produced all winter!

Will you have a garden? What will you plant?

The Get-Away...

Rich took off Friday from work... and we escaped! Grandma & Granpa watched the kids.

We drove down state, went for dinner and stayed in a hotel. We went past Wind River where we drove through short tunnels in the mountain side and past the winding river... even had a nice little picnic there!

Down to Casper and Douglas we saw tons of antelope! The rolling green hills and flat grassy land made me feel as if I were on the top of a mountain. At one point we encountered fog so thick that you couldn't see a car length ahead!

It was a wonderful 2 day getaway! Wyoming is such a pretty state.... so much more to see! Would love to go to Jackson Hole next.

Dark clouds loomed over paradise...

I was trying to get caught up with some laundry as I hung the house out on the line. Looking up at the sky, I could tell by the dark clouds that something was brewing...

But, I told myself that it would probably just blow over...

The kids had just come home from school when the wind started howling... followed the a huge gust of wind and rain. The electricity flickered on/off then went out.

The boys joyfully found candles. My chicken soup simmered away on the gas stove.

About 45 minutes later the electricity came back on.

I went into the office to check email when I was comfronted by the wafting smell of burned electrical parts... OH No... Not the computer... please!!! I even started feeling the walls to check for a wiring fire. Nope that there, gratefully!

I abandoned the search to get supper on the table.

Turns out that the storm burned out one of our surge protectors. Well, guess it did it's job!

Happy April!

Happy April friends!

Our walk to school was a little nippy but our conversation was warm! We passed a cottonwood tree that is just ripe with leaf buds. What a site!

Aaron and I took bets as to when the leaves would open. He said Saturday. We'll see!

After a couple days of moisture, I've noticed that the grass is turning green. I love it when the countryside goes from shades of brown and beige to green!

Rich said that the irrigation water was being put into the canals on the 1st. I'll have to take a walk up there to see.

The Country Post Office...

The country post office is not just a place to mail packages and buy stamps!

Our little post office is a happening place. Towns people stop and shoot the breeze while picking up mail from their post office box. Yup... no mail delivery here! Not enough people!

Often times there are a group of people gathered to talk about cows or whatever!

When I first moved here, the boys wanted to be in charge of getting the mail. No way! That's my social outing for the day! LOL!

Woke up this morning to a beautiful blanket of snow. Been so dry here all winter, I guess that we're going to have a wet fall.

Yesterday, was gorgeous, probably 60 degrees! Rich and I got back to work on our new home.
We're working on the porch now.

We're off to church in about an hour.

Looks like we're back to Spring weather. Going to be a nice one today!

Aaron brought his scout project to school today. Soup can stilts with twine! Clomp... clomp... What fun he'll have at recess!

We had our first book group meeting last night. For discussion was Letters to Emily. An easy and enjoyable read about a misunderstood grandfather whose letters shed new light into his life and who's life lessons create profound and much needed change in the family.

Once you get past chapter 2, it's hard to put down!

My older son turned 12 yesterday! We had cake and ice cream at Grandma's last night.

It's as if we've come back in time at a least a generation to quiet streets and friendly people.

I love the peace of this little place... Coming from a suburb of Boston where cars, busses, trains, and yes... airplanes, and ambulance sirens drone out the sounds of birds and wrestling wind. I just like to sit outside on my garden bench sometimes and... be still.

Walked my little guy and my neice to elementary school this morning. One of the kids found a rock just right for kicking. Down the middle of the street we went enjoying passing the rock back and forth. No cars in sight... until we reach the main street or highway that runs through town.

It's snowing!

Looks like we'll be getting all our moisture this Spring.

I looked out mid-morning to find big snow flakes coming down. We don't often get a wet snow here. Reminds me of a New England snow fall!

A friend just brought over a bunch of fresh eggs. So much better than store bought. Oh boy, I'm going to make some omelets and quiche sometime very soon.

A Day for Yard Work

It was a beautiful sunny day here in northern Wyoming. The sun was so warm. We had a sourthern wind which was a little cold at different times throughout the day.

My husband and boys made a huge leaf pile on our garden. That took all morning into the early afternoon. Then the burning began. That took the rest of the afternoon.

We had lunch outside today. I decided that Spring was here so took my empty propane tank to the store to exchange it for a full one.

Burgers on the grill! Hmmmm. Shoot it's dark now. Got to go get my burgers. Can't wait to take that first bite of Spring!

PS... the yard looks so much better!

Life just got busier!

Why did I decide to sign the boys up for Karate on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 5:45-6:45?

I just finished with Wednesday's shuttling...
Cub Scouts 4-5pm drop off and pick up Aaron
Quick supper
Karate 5:45-6:45 drive kids over to next town and back...

Forgot to make supper in the morning... No supper ready...

Pick kids up from Karate...
Zoom older son to Boy Scout meeting at 7pm.

Crash in bed 9pm...

Another gorgeous day here. I went for a peaceful walk down the canal road this morning.

The kids are off from school today. They've been cleaning their room.... all day with frequent breaks. It's been such a mess!!!! Need I say more?

Ah, it's Friday. Date Night...

The day has warmed up beautifully! I've just been outside in the bright sunshine reading the paper.

When I first came to Wyoming, I couldn't believe how bright the sun was. I constantly found myself squinting. I had never owned a pair of sunglasses. Never really needed them back home even though I was outside a lot!

Now, my perscription sunglasses are on just about all the time... for driving ... for walking. So.. if you come to Wyoming for a visit. Know that the skies are bright and pollution free... and please DO bring your sunglasses.

Well, hubby and I are off to lunch.

Just finished a nice cup of hot chocolate. You know the sunshine was very misleading this morning. The past couple days have been glorious... so I assumed that it would be balmy this morning.

Well, by the time I got back from walking my little guy to elementary school my face was frozen, couldn't feel my ears and my legs were starting to get stiff!

Well, can't stay cold for that long today with this bright sunshine!

Welcome to Keith from Boston! Thanks for stopping by my new blog Keith!

I'm a Wyoming transplant. A city girl gone country. I've gone from the suburbia of Melrose MA to the peaceful countryside of this little town in northern Wyoming... not too far from the famous Buffalo Bill town of Cody.

Yes... country life... where the nearest Walmart is an hour away! And where you can 65mph to the nearest grocery store 9 miles away... And where traffic comes as a herd of cows are ushered to greener pastures!

Oh my goodness! It got up to 68 degrees today.

What a hectic day. Today was parent-teacher conferences. After 3 1/2 hours at the middle school, I came home pooped out!

Will someone come finish my dishes? Please?

It was a beautiful, warm, sunny, spring-like day here in northern Wyoming. I was out and about in my sweatshirt! The birds were singing away with the announcement of warm weather.