3rd times a charm

today we finally climbed our 1st 14er of the year!

we were going to do it a month ago, but slept in;
then we tried it yesterday going thru leadville, but that didn't work either;
so today we went thru fairplay.
we left by 5 and were at the top by 9:30.
we were pretty slowgoing but it will get much faster by the end of the summer!
beautiful views on top of the sherman-ator!

there wern't many hikers out today and we were by ourselves at the top, so we decided to repeat our silly pictures part 2.
we had a blast coming down---

wedding!

where have we been?

well, last week we traveled back to manhattan, ks for beezer (my sister's wedding). she looked real great.
unfortunately, being sister of the bride i didn't get many pictures.
i did make them a mosaic for their wedding, although i can't tell if they liked it.anyway, all the driving (1500 miles) and stress and the fun got to us all all week we have looked like our animals--curling up and sleeping whenever we can!

On the road again

We left last wednesday for manhattan to get little beezer married off. As much as i was,looking forward to the break from reality i  was dreading the 9 hour ride back even more.  7.5 hours in ez is obivously over the trip

It may look like we are back at the rose bowl parade but actually gearing up for beezer's big day!

Heaven

Oh manhattan, how i missed your roads.

Good heavens its windy out here!
Dallas has set up his makeshift office in the passenger seat complete with internet teathering and turning our car speakers into a conference call.

It took 40 plus semis to get this stage here

We got bored

And decided to go to the fray/u2 concert! Yeah 360 tour!

rainy day

hello from portland! or seattle!
or denver....

i thoroughly enjoyed my day off in rain.
nothing beats:
morning yoga
followed by pedicure
reading an entire book
and making these beauties inspired by this blog

m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(that says, "i think im' more important---from william, my blogging companion)

goodwill plates + spray paint
equals these cute little serving trays for my sister's wedding.

It is important to pick your painting partner wisely.

I dont think ez counts as a good pick

Not for everyone

My bathroom needed a new look. I figure if its gonna be the first thing i see every morning then might as well be cheerful.

Its spunkiness level increased 10 fold

Who would have guessed that just 20 min ago i picked up sedated ezra from his cortisone injection?

He already wants  to play frisbee

This is williams idea of helping in the yard

Only at work

Do we suture pork legs inbetween cases.

Happy easter!

Easter at our house is overwhelming with excitement.

inspired by dave ramsey

what do you get when your awesome dad

takes some random stuff from the farm
with some creativity....
and welds it together?

add a little spray paint....

awesome front porch decoration!
thanks dad!
total cost: 3 cans spray paint

Boy toys

We are cleaning out our garage and decided to clear up some space by putting the 37" tires on the jeep wheels.  Ez demonstrates how monsterous these things are.
I think they are rediculous.
Dallas couldnt be more excited.

I should probably find something else to do on a friday night.

Im also sure that the neon food coloring isnt organic. Its pretty though!

William badilliam

My framer lady always wonders why my pics have random cat hairs im them.

No surprise here!

This is what your head looks like when you step out into a blizzard for bathroom break

in a nutshell

what has happened to us over the past 2 weeks?
have we been gone?
(well, d has, but is back now.)

have we been doing anything exciting?
no

have i had a difficult time loading pictures
and am too lazy to actually plug the camera into
the computer instead of my old photocard way?
yes.
i forgot my blogging comp at home last time and now have it again.

i will post pics soon--- i promise.

what did we do this weekend?
i'll tell you---

we left thursday night in glorious sunlight. 4:30 pm
found ourselves (dallas, ez and i) in a ditch in the middle of a blizzard 20 mi from my hometown 10:30 pm
slept in car. in blizzard.
8:30 am. ride in state snowplow (dallas, ez and i sharing one seat) to hometown.
9:00 get home.

then.......
work outside in 4" mud
dig car out of snowbank
go to art show
work beef calves
build things out of metal (pics to come)
decorate sugar cookies
make easter egg thingies
and
make it back to denver.

it was quite the weekend

warning

someone in our house
has reached a new level of
pathetic

he's also at the vet today getting xrays.
i figure if he's been limping around for a month its time to
figure out what's going on.
he's turning into quite the expensive little friend.

Happy birthday!

Will I. Am is 5!

a big whoopsie

tonight ez and i took a little walk around the park,
and found---
a soccer ball!

ez is real fun to play soccer with.
i thought we'd just kick it around a bit
and then leave it for the kid who lost it to find tomorrow.

i guess if you (ezra) bite it, and deflate it,
you take it.my sincerest apologies to the kiddo who lost his ball tonight.

jeep

i would just like to remind dallas how lucky he is :)
while he's out working i'm at home working too......

on his jeep!

dallas is in the process of stripping all 6 layers of paint down and then eventually, repainting.
it was nice out today so i decided to help out.
in all reality i just like watching the paint bubble up with all the colors showing thru.
it really is artwork in itself
(the paint that is--i'm still not convinced about the jeep)

the jeep
up close
look at all this awesome color!
and texture!
scrumptious.

home

ez and i went home this past weekend.

it was great. absolutely great.
i'll take every opportunity i can to play farm girl.

fortunately it was beef calving season!
if you've never experienced this before it's like going for an easter egg hunt on a 4wheeler.

if you don't know, every calf is born like this:
ok, so maybe not. but it would be a lot easier if they came w/ ear tags already in!

new calves really look like this:
this little guy is brand new---going to stand up for the 1st time.
where is my momma? oh there she is!
momma says----no way you're touching my baby
getting stuff readytagging (sorry dad--- i can't tag them w/out holding their head!)happy again---
part of the herd.
i LOVE going home

Our street is beautiful in the snow

March maddness!!!

Is it just me or does anyone else make sugar cookies in excitement for the big dance!?! 

Ksu plays tomorrow 8:00mst. Fear the beard!

Cheap project

Ez and i have been working hard on the front porch. I wish so badly i had a before and after pic for you.

Before: planter with dead flowers welcomed you. The wood on top was bending up (previous owners failed to paint). It was a dark blue that became more of a dark hole.

Now:  new top boards will soon be painted and go up.  a fresh, lighter coat of paint is more welcoming.  old chair from goodwill:  $5, can of spray paint:  $6.  alll in all a cheap but effective project.  in the summer i'm planning on having a hanging plant.  i'm going to wait till may to get it.  i was once shopping in a garden center and a lady (my grandma's age) said, "i never get flowers till mother's day.  you just don't know what its going to do around here." 

i think she might be right.  i'll have to impatiently wait.

on a side note:  william has no claws and i have always wondered if the mice he brought in were already dead.  today i came home to a little surprise.  somehow he kills them.  today's victim was so fresh that i had mouse blood drug across my floor.

thanks a lot, william

Just in case

William often likes to "help" with art projects.  I never pass up the opportunity to paste stuff on his head. Tonight i decided to help him out incase he forgets his name in the next week or so.

You're welcome little guy.