Night before we leave

Well it is Tuesday and all those things I wanted done before we left are mostly done. I am heading over to pick up Timmy so he can come over and have farewell pizza with us. 3 weeks will be a long time for him. I still need to run to the bank, the feed store and apparently to get miss marissa a bathing suit since she cant find hers. This trip will be exciting for them we will be learning as we travel. so signing off till tomorrow when I start are rving adventure:)   ciao for now
                                              Michelle

Summer nights

  Even though we are not officially in summer yet. We spent the evening before bedtime outside in the backyard. The girls had their baths and I had cut some grass. The girls ask if they could come out and jump on the trampoline. So out they all came and sat in the evening of the end of this warm day jumping and laughing . It was so pleasant. I sat in one of the lawn chairs relaxing and thinking I can remember summer evenings as a child.
     We would sit out in the yard and play while the adults would talk about the days events or what needed to be done the next day. I remember running through the grass looking for lightning bugs or blowing dandelions all over. Those were simple days, most of those family members are gone now. The few that are left dont live any where near us. So the children dont get the family gatherings like I did as a child or like the older ones did.
    If I sit quiet enough and close my eyes I can hear the horses whinnying in the distance and the frogs croaking or crickets chirping. I miss those things. But they still live in my memory along with all those special people who shared those moments with me.
                                                           Ciao

     Where to begin. We have been busy finishing up our full time year to transfer into our part time summer:) Since my last post the girls have started their summer reading program for Barnes and Noble. Larissa has Sprinkled the Holy water twice at Church. She seems to be opening up a bit and not quite as shy. Carissa is reading better and enjoys writing letters to her penpals. Marissa is doing wonderful in bowling. Between Making it to the finals of Washington state which she came in 32nd in the whole state. Which is awesome. She is moving up to a 10 lb ball. Tarissa Jean moved up to a Tenderheart in her AHG group. She is just loving having the red vest.
   Now onto my bad news We lost a dear friend last week She was always so sweet. She left behind 3 children and a husband plus a sister and her mother. I feel so sorry for them.
  We still haven't heard from the laywer yet it just seems like it is taking forever for the inheritence to be realeased to me. Hope I hear soon. well ciao for now all.
  

Larissas birthday

So finally on Sunday we were able to gether for a fun filled afternoon for a bowling party. We gathered together for Larissas birthday and fisrt communion party combined. She was so funny as she insisted on wearing her dress bowling but really she spent much of the time twirling around.
  Earlier in the day she had got to do the sprinkling rite of the holy water. I wan't sure if she would do it but she did get up in front of everyone and then even went up to bring the gifts to Father Mike.
  i think she love the fact she got a real bowling pin from the alley.

Thunderstorms

2 nights in a row. Thunderstorms,we dont get them that often. But for the past 2 nights we have had some really good ones;) The girls have mixed feelings about them. I personally like them and have missed them. It is always nice to walk in a a warm spring rain. I remember as a child waiting and watching for the storms to come in and then as soon as the thunder and lightning was over walking in the rain or riding my horse thru the rain. Times like these have past but the memories live on.

No consideration

Today I went outside to an area on the back side of our shed which we only use for a compost area. So I dont go out that often to this area. Only to find that the people who clean up the vacant house behind us dump their garbage their. This is so fustrating as the sheriff said I cant prove it so I have to pay to have it dumped. I say I know it was them because it is in an area only they could reach so obviously they felt we didnt go back there and wouldn't notice until it was to late. I really think this stinks but I guess I cant do anything about it but vent and figuer out a way so they cant dump anything else over our fence in that area.

A Sad Day

   Today my oldest son called to tell me a young man who growing up had spent alot of time at our house who was like part of the family and had hung around with my oldest son had been hit and killed. At first I thought so young he really hadn't even got a chance to live then my thoughts went to who would do something like this as it was a hit and run. Who hits someone and doesnt even take the time to call for help. You dont leave someone on the side of the road to pass away in pain and agony. Then my thoughts went to his parents my friend Donna (his mother) and the 2 little girls he left behind only 10 and 6. 
   But those children now have to live without their Daddy and Donna without her son. Stephen wasn't the only victim here so was his family parents, grandparents, children , the mothers to his children and all his extended family. My thoughts and prayers go out to them all and May Stephen rest in Peace. You only had 30 years here but you did make a impact on many lives.

   To the man who did this I dont know how you can live with yourself. Shame on you. We are not suppose to judge but what you did was unspeakable.