I am pretty anxious when it comes to harvesting things in my garden.. I just want everything to be ready.. NOW!!! But, of course, that isn't how things work. So, we harvested a watermelon to early, it wasn't ready yet, but Case still wanted more!Tuesday, July 28, 2009
not ready yet....
I am pretty anxious when it comes to harvesting things in my garden.. I just want everything to be ready.. NOW!!! But, of course, that isn't how things work. So, we harvested a watermelon to early, it wasn't ready yet, but Case still wanted more!
Grampa, we love you and are praying for you!
Case loves to help his Grampa Byrd. Case follows him everywhere when we are at their house. So Grampa Byrd, we are praying that your shoulder surgeon says that you don't have to have surgery!
cousins
Case and Ila have such fun times together.. except when Ila thinks Case is going to "get her" as she says. They remind me of Eric and Tiffany when they were young. I hope these two grow up to have such a close relationship as they get older!Saturday, July 25, 2009
thank goodness for husbands and hoes.
I've always been pretty lax about Case being in the garden with me. Now, that has all changed. Tonight while he was playing with the okra, I was over by the tomatoes and squash and all of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see a little diamond back rattler curled up under a squash plant.
I yelled for Eric, grabbed Case and Eric ended the snakes life via a hoe.
Thank goodness for husbands and hoes.
I yelled for Eric, grabbed Case and Eric ended the snakes life via a hoe.
Thank goodness for husbands and hoes.
no melted ice cream
So I have to share a funny story. Yesterday, this story wasn't so funny. Anyhow, Eric and I went to Safford to get conduit, pick up his dry cleaning and go grocery shopping. everything was going fine and dandy, Case was having fun, we got the conduit, dropped off the dry cleaning and even went to Wal-Mart for groceries in a pretty short amount of time. We bought some ice cream, and living so far from town always bring an ice chest and stock it with ice so nothing melts on the way home. Of course I tell Denise, the check-out lady of the day that we need some ice. Conversation below:
D: Do you need anything else today? stamps? money order?
Me: Actually, I need some ice. One bag please.
D: I was just told we are out of ice.
Me: You're out of ice?
D: yea, we are out of ice, completely sold out. sorry.
Me: oh, wow, I didn't know wal-mart ran out of ice! Ok.
end of story. kind of.
so, we left wal-mart, frantic to find some ice soon so our ice cream didn't melt! We went by wlagreens, no ice. it was like everyone in Safford was out of ice. So we ran over to Safeway, my grocery store of choice, (when things are on sale) and when I got out of the truck, Eric started to drive away before the door was shut and I was going to walk in front of the truck to get the ice, but instead was forced to walk behind.... I of course was in such a hurry that I forgot about the 10 foot piece of conduit in the back of my truck.. WHAMMM!!! Thats right you guessed it. Snmacked me right across the face. My upper left lip, cheek and eye got whacked pretty hard. It felt like someone hit me in the face with a brick. Eric didn't even stop. ouch. But, I was not about to cry, of course I had to be strong in the Safeway parking lot! So, I went in, got the ice and the day was saved!
no melted ice cream, but my face sure hurts!
D: Do you need anything else today? stamps? money order?
Me: Actually, I need some ice. One bag please.
D: I was just told we are out of ice.
Me: You're out of ice?
D: yea, we are out of ice, completely sold out. sorry.
Me: oh, wow, I didn't know wal-mart ran out of ice! Ok.
end of story. kind of.
so, we left wal-mart, frantic to find some ice soon so our ice cream didn't melt! We went by wlagreens, no ice. it was like everyone in Safford was out of ice. So we ran over to Safeway, my grocery store of choice, (when things are on sale) and when I got out of the truck, Eric started to drive away before the door was shut and I was going to walk in front of the truck to get the ice, but instead was forced to walk behind.... I of course was in such a hurry that I forgot about the 10 foot piece of conduit in the back of my truck.. WHAMMM!!! Thats right you guessed it. Snmacked me right across the face. My upper left lip, cheek and eye got whacked pretty hard. It felt like someone hit me in the face with a brick. Eric didn't even stop. ouch. But, I was not about to cry, of course I had to be strong in the Safeway parking lot! So, I went in, got the ice and the day was saved!
no melted ice cream, but my face sure hurts!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
AATA Conference
my flower arrangements I made at my floriculture workshop. first two ever!
some close ups. You know you want me to make your next floral arrangements!
modeling my corsage.. it was the first thing I made
close up of the corsage
So I just returned home from the annual Arizona Agricultural Teachers Asssociation conference and I have learned so much! new teaching strategies, new friends, new lesson plans and new skills!
I also learned that I am the 2009 WINNER OF A NATIONAL TEACHER AWARD!!!! WooHoo!!!
go to this website to learn more
click on awards and then click on teacher turn the key
yaya for me! I get to go to Nashville in November from the 17 -21 and do cool stuff!
Friday, July 17, 2009
memories from the past
I was going through some old thumb drives, and on one I happened upon some old pictures. When I was in high school I used to like to do some trick roping, not much and I was never really very good at it, but it was fun and my dad took a picture of me learning to do it.
I have always loved to ride, I learned how at a very young age, and some of my fondest memories are riding on the ranch with my grampa and my dad.
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