Maple Bars...Yum!

Today was the first day of rifle hunting season so we practically woke up to a pop here & a pop there w/hunters shooting their guns all over! Little old Dell-Lima, Montana has never been so busy I'll tell you. After we had a hunter come through our yard, my husband went & locked one of the gates since the hunters aren't supposed to be passing through by our house. Then...my dear husband went to the Yesterday's Calf-A(it's Cafe, but spelled like calf w/an "A" on the end!) and got us the most wonderful maple bars! Talk about eating a 'puff of heaven'--sorry, Swenson's in Twin I just stole your catch phrase, but it really fits for these, so I'm really just borrowing it for a moment!) The Calf-A's maple bars are BETTER than the Declo Stake ones at the fair, too. Oh my gosh--I could go on forever, but I won't!

Life is busier & busier w/Shane walking all over & discovering everything. While I was resting w/a sinus headache Dustin had him confined to the living room & you could tell. The living room was ransacked pretty much. He had thrown his toys all around, pulled the pillows off the one couch, tried to play w/the blinds & the VCR, and he beat on my bedroom door so my so-called idea of taking a nap was fruitless. Oh well! That's the life of living w/a very inquisitive almost 15 month old!

The New 26--?

Today is my 36th b-day & I get to share this day w/the best person ever! Lesley, my twin sister & my best friend, is who I'm talking about--of course!!! I titled this blog "The New 26--?" because of Lesley. She mentioned something about 36 being the new 26 in one of her facebook postings & I liked it, so I had to talk about it here. Lesley knows I agree w/her on that one since I'm usually the one who has a hard time w/how old we are...which really age, the actual number, doesn't really matter too much anymore. I see our age is what kind of person we've been, what we've learned & gone through in our lives more than anything. Age is our experiences whether good or bad or happy or sad. Age is a part of us. And, as for that number thing that's attached to our age--it's just a number & sometimes we have to refer to it, but we don't have to wear it as a banner on our chest like a scarlet letter either. Okay--I kinda went on & on there for a bit! Oops! Oh well!

Lesley is a most wonderful twin sister! I love her tons & tons. I am sad that we weren't able to spend our birthday together this year...in fact it made me wonder if we've ever not spent our birthday together before--? I think this may be the first year we haven't celebrated our birthday together. I'm not sure though--I'll have to ask her. She's going out w/friends tonight & I hope she has a great time. They're going out to eat at a pizza place that sounds way yummy. I miss being able to do things w/Lesley like we used to...I know that's been quite a few years ago, but I still miss that. The times we lived close in Salt Lake & got together w/our friends to do fun things, go to good restaurants, & just talk--that was the best.

My son must've known it was my birthday today, because he let me sleep in a little longer this morning & it was nice! But then it wasn't so nice to hear 600 some head of cattle bellering & bawling just outside our house! My husband, Dustin, warned me about the cows coming over here this morning & I told him--gee what a nice wake up call & birthday present for me! I think the cows are getting shots or vaccinated or something...I don't pay much attention to what goes on w/them. I just know they're a part of our livelihood here at the ranch where Dustin works & we live!

I told Dustin I wanted to do something fun, so we're going to Dillon for my birthday. We'll probably eat at Sparky's restaurant--it's a yummy place. They have sweet potato fries that I absolutely LOVE!!!

What a day this has been so far...I feel so blessed to have such an awesome family!

Mobile Machine

It's been over a month since I began my blog & I haven't done much w/it yet. Maybe I should start doing more on my blog--? I still feel like the 'new kid in town' w/this blog stuff. I'm not totally sure what I'm doing w/a blog, but hopefully I'll figure it out soon:)! Lesley, my twin sis, suggested for me to do a blog awhile ago--so, guess what Lesley? I'm finally listening to you w/your prompting! Thanks!

My son's currently napping, but I'm not sure for how much longer since he's already been sleeping for about an hour. So, this may be cut short if he wakes up! Shane is my son--he will be 15 mos old on Nov. 9th & he keeps my husband, Dustin & I VERY busy! Ever since he became the little walking mobile machine our home has not been the same. Shane motors all over the house to investigate, evaluate, & experiment w/everything & I mean EVERYTHING! Just last week we boxed up all the movies in the living room, because Shane continued to think they were something to use for entertainment--but not by watching them--by throwing them! We also had to move the bookshelf that had movies in it out of the living into our guest room to protect Shane. Our little Shaner decided to play King Kong & shake the empty bookshelf w/a stereo still on top of it. As a result we had to move the bookshelf, stereo & such out of his sight in order to avert disaster!

Yesterday was a wonderful day spent w/family. Dustin's sisters, ShawnDee & Wendy, came over to our house w/their digital camera and took pictures of us. It was awesome having them take photos of Dustin, Shane, & me. Hopefully one of the pictures will work for a Christmas card!

Dustin & I also did some cleaning up, rearranging, & organizing in our home. I love our home--it feels like home & that's what's so wonderful about it! I worked on my card-making in the afternoon, too. I do so LOVE creating new cards & working on scrapbook projects--it is my happy place! It is a moment of me-time when I can take a breath & just enjoy while I create & dream up new things & ideas!

Well, I'll close for now since I'm sure my mobile machine will be waking up any moment wanting my full & undivided attention! Have a fantabulous day!