Talent Show Act #1

Penny's Ponderings

We drove past a place where the highway was closed due to an accident.

She asked what happened and so I explained to her that there was a car accident.

Penny talks while sorting things through in her mind.

She began by stating that getting in an accident would be scary.

She then thought it would be sad to die

but 

more sad if we all died and left dad because he would be sad

but

it would be really sad if died because he likes to do stuff.

I then told her that everyone has to die and we don't get to pick when.

She then says,

"Yah but you guys are close to dying. You have to be 100"

{hopefully she means to die... and not her estimate on how old I am}

{I am feeling the need to go buy some wrinkle cream for me and my old man!}

Scripture Study

Andy can be a bit distracting

even

on his best behaviour...

End of Season

This was Penny's last week of hockey

{for the season}

She was not ready to quit!

She usually came out wearing full equipment in the mornings!

She is already looking forward to next season.

We ended with a little party.

Some orange floats

awards

and a prizes.

They also got their team pictures 

and

she got her very own hockey card!

We are so proud of her.

She was a great little player

and she came out with a great attitude every week.

She loves to skate so much

she is trying to talk her dad into some

ROLLERBLADES!

He is pretty in love with his

little 

hockey player!

I imagine roller blades will be present

in the near

future!

Loud Music

I love the word relationship.

Before today I was indifferent towards that word before.

Today it is funny.

We {as in me and the kids minus 1 but plus a friend} and there was a conversation that floated up front above the music. The word "relationship" was tossed in there and swished around with some 10 year old giggles and immaturity mixed with "grown-up" words like relationship and a few "mmmmhmmmm's" like they are two bitty old women sitting on the porch in the Deep South.

I had to turn up the radio to cover my own amusement.

I can't even fathom what floated up to my mother or my friends mothers! It explains the loud music in my life!!!! 

Quiet Time

 Like I was saying previously,

we are cycling through the flu.

Ellie was the latest victim!

Poor girl!

She wins an award for best sick kid...

Last night Ellie came upstairs and says she "thinks" she might be sick.

She was.

No whining

No crying

She just set up shop on the couch and has been there all day.

We've been saving the "best" for last....

So hopefully they don't get a turn.

With all this quiet time I have been able to get a few things done.

I cleaned out my towel closet...

sort of...

I got it all out and then Ellie's teacher came over 

so I shoved it all back in!

hahaha 

maybe tomorrow...

I also got our farm blog set up so that we can sell our lambs.

I was just going to do it from here

BUT

I decided that I didn't want perspective buyers getting to see ALLLL of our crazy.

the new site is

www.cattailcoulee.blogspot.ca

I also am ALMOST done knitting Andy's sweater!

just in time for summer....

hahaha

Tomorrow I am going to pooper scoop my back yard by my ewe pen. 

I am tired of dodging all the land mines!

Too bad Dusty didn't have all this "down" time-

Maybe

he could of trained his dog to "go" in the field!

Flowers

Penny and Dusty went to town this week to stock up on some "necessities" aka gravol! 

Nothing says, "A great week off" like the flu! 

While there Penny also thought that these would help!

A girls after my own heart!

Outside

Andy stands by the windows and points and grunts. He loves being out and since he is up on his feet more than on the ground... I have started to unleash him in the great outdoors... Aka the grass on the side lawn. He wanders around and has to check everything out, especially the quad.

Barnyard Babysitter

So for most of last year Andy has been confined to his stroller. I would plop his little chair into it and he would just sit- stuck in his throne.

Now that he is very mobile, he is having none of that stuck in a stiller business. 

But

He is too little to just roam freely. No concept of roads, horses, and worse, GEESE! So we compromised....

Hockey- mid season.

Penny LOVES hockey.

We had to miss last week because I was overbooked and it was a sad sad day.

But

My dad was home this week

So she got to show off to him!