RESOLUTIONS

So it is now March 13th.....

(Happy 8th B-Day to my grandaughter Brooklyn)
A N D

How are those resolutions going....

Well the resolution to clear my world of clutter -

could be doing better....

BUT - my closet, (and those tubs tucked away upstairs)

is looking VERY good,

after donating way more garbage bags of stuff than I care to admit to.

SO, some progress is way better than NO progress.

THEN, there is the resolution to try NEW things.....

today was the 2nd class in my 2nd session of YOGA

While my 2nd session was with the same teacher...

it was with a teacher who was starting her new business.

So we were featured in the local paper!

I am LOVING my yoga!!

and.......
there is another RESOLUTION
that we will talk about later.....
I will just say, that it is going
WAAAAY bettter than  could have dreamed of!
:-]

AND
Spring is springing all around us!!!
Life is GOOD!

 

CHICKENS .... Again!

Yesterday was a BEAUTIFUL day...

we let the chickens out and they had a great time!!

The little ones immediately went under the tree

and ROLLED in the dirt.....

and ohhhhh it felt so good!!!

And here's 3 of the "visitors"

(that I am so afraid will be visiting permanently)

BTW - I guess I can't count very well,

we brought home SIX chickens - not 5!

4 hens - 1 rooster (this guy pictured) -

BUT then there is this guy/gal???

the chicken in the middle....

looks like a rooster,

but doesn't act or sound like a rooster...

hmmmmmm

Bob talked to their owner tonight.

He wasn't sure about that one either....

also, didn't sound like he had a plan on providing them a home again.

hmmmmmmmm!!!

ALSO, we took advantage of the great weather yesterday and took a walk...

Then we got WAAAAY MORE EXERCISE THAN WE EVEN WANTED

trying to get the "new" chickens  back in the coop.

Around and Around that coop we went....

BUT we were persistent!!

And FINALLY...we got 'em!

YAAAAAAAY!

Last Week

One week ago today we (AGAIN) were in a

Winter Wonderland....

On Wednesday we were in the 60's

more snow on Thursday...

warmer, but a cold wind today....

This has been a winter of snow and mud

which is ALWAYS better than snow - snow - and more SNOW!!!

More Chickens

On March 2nd we went to see what had been our neighbors house before it burned down -

and discovered that he had 5 chickens that were not being taken care of -

so we packed them up and took them home....

These chickens are SO big compared to my babies.....

it has now been a week and everybody seems to be getting along....

at least everybody is still alive and healthy!

An egg from one of the new girls and an egg from one of MY girls ....

The "coop" seems a little too crowded now....

I hope that the 5 can go home and if not, I want to  find them another home....

just not enough room here.....

to be continued.....

Birthday Party!

Last Saturday we went to a Birthday Party!!

Celebrating Levi's 6th Birthday (Feb.21)

And Brooklyn's 8th Birthday (Mar.13)

And today I am posting pictures taken by their mama - - -

thank you Shelly for letting me steal your pics...

AMAZING as always....

Landon

My grandaughters...Brooklyn, Mina, Morgan

February....

Gotta love those clearance sales.... got me some rubber boots

 (with pictures of little rooster weathervanes) from TSC -

the chickens thought they looked good enough to eat!!!

The dumpster arrriving at the shop -

which is now for sale...

FINALLY got this room cleaned....

grabbed my ladder and headed outside to wash windows...

yep, I thought my fingers were going to fall off they were so cold..

and I use that as an excuse for all the streaks :-))

Bob put up the blinds ......

then climbed the ladder and handed me

all the pieces of the light fixture.....

now it SHINES --- as do my teapots!!!!

AND  today....

back to the Winter Wonderland!!!!

Lemons!

Just in case... :-)

Life would hand me lemons...... :-)

I AM PREPARED!!!

our lemon plant ( not big enough to be called  a TREE)

BUT enough lemons to make lemonade for sure!!!!

DETROIT!!

Yesterday morning we left home at 6:00AM - headed to Detroit for the auto show!! 

Bob had a job to look at in Clarkston, then we continued on down I75.

With camera in hand, I was ready to SNAP some pictures!!

This pic is a trip down memory lane -- the route I used to take when I worked in Troy.

BUT  before we got this far, Strange, Scary Sounds

were coming from one of our front tires.

About 2 miles from Cobo the sound got LOUDER and Bob made a hasty exit.

Which put us smack dab in the middle of a rather bad neighborhood -

or maybe I should say many bad neighborhoods!!!

We slowly headed north on the side streets.....looking (in vain) for an auto repair shop.

Bob found a guy to ask and he said turn here, turn here, turn here -

 and you will find a little mom & pop place.  So we did - and we did.

We were in Hamtramack - and yes the owner was very nice - AND very busy.

No time to work on it - but he got in the car to see if he could tell what was going on.

He could not be sure.  He gave us directions out of there and off we went...

putt - putt- putting up the road.  We found another shop and stopped in.

He was also very, very busy.  Just not able to help us out.

But he did know of a guy - just turn here, turn here, turn here - and we will find

another repair shop.  So we did - and we did.

Now we were in Madison Heights, (much better) this guy was also very, very busy.

BUT, he put us in front of all the other cars!  Checked out the car, yep it was a wheel bearing.

His Aunt Fifi, who was his receptionist, drove us to a nearby restaurant, so we

could have lunch, then she came and picked us up when we were finished

and by that time the car was finished!!  Such nice people!!

It was taken care of so quickly that we got back on southbound 75 --

headed back towards Cobo...and of course the camera was aimed out the window...

which means, MOST of the shots will not turn out, but I knew I'd get a few.

 THEN...we got to the cars...

This was the Lincoln concept car...

Bob's favorite

Another Lincoln...

And THEN.........

My camera said - BATTERY EMPTY....

WHAT?????

Soooooo upset!!

So many wasted pictures before I even got there - so many cool cars

Audi - Porsche - BMW - Mercedes -

My favorite was a Bentley convertible....

and NO pictures...

Oh well,

I consoled myself by singing Janis Joplin's

Mercedes Benz song on the way home!

Always makes me smile :-))