Motherhood

5 minutes for mom is running a contest....heard if from a friend (thanks Katie). It's a mother's day photo contest. Love this photo of Bruce's Mom, The Farmer's Wife. Wish me luck, OK Katie I wish you luck too.

Thankful Thursday

I woke up this morning and realized I have so much to be thankful for.
1. Being able to get out of bed(not that I wanted to this morning) but that I at least can. - I would have much rather stayed in bed and pulled the covers over my head. After 2 days of 70-80 degree weather we are back to a high of 43 and rain...since the weather is so cold I am especially thankful for #2
2. Blogging - being able to connect with friends and family peering into their inner thoughts and daily events.
3. That in 3 days it will be May 4 -THIS will be over.
4. Bruce -6,400+ days of marriage whew, in the worlds terms that impressive.
5. Parker - that he is growing up into a young man and willing to work(most times)
6. Bailey - Her ability to enjoy the simple things in life
7. Hannah - That she is just like her dad, loves being in the great outdoors.
8. Sidney - Her love for animals - and that she can love them at our neighbors and we don't have to necessarily have them at our place.

Welcome Little One

Adam and Eve's newest addition to our family, little Alex. Look at that face, what a sweet baby!

Happy Birthday Dad

As of 2:30 this morning Bruce is officially 41 years old. He has seen and done a lot in his 4decades on this earth. He grew up in Oregon on a farm and loved the dirt. It was very seldom that his mom could ever get him to bathe.

He still enjoys the simple life and after 41 years he has come to enjoy showers.

We hope you have a FABULOUS birthday, We love you. Love the FAM

What's in a Name?

We would like to introduce you to Parker's pig. He is a Poland China, Yorkshire Cross for all of you non-pig enthusiasts that is his breed. Parker and Bruce drove to Cali, a city in Wyoming, not Cali the State and picked up this little pig, along with nine of it's siblings and two from another litter. They dropped off six of the little piggies to other fellow swine enthusiasts and brought the other five little piggies to their new home.

This will be their new home for the next four months. At their new home they will live the good life of daily walks, grand buffet meals and mud baths in the local stream. The only thing we need now is a NAME for him. We welcome your suggestions. If we like your suggestion you could win an all expense paid trip (road trip that is, we'll pay for your windshield washer fluid) to Montana to have your picture taken with this world famous PIG! To steal a line from Charlotte's Web...He's SOME PIG.

Reflections of Christ

My niece ran across this cite Reflections of Christ. I loved it and thought you might enjoy it. Thanks Amie.

Tuesdays 10 Organizing Tasks you Can Do In Two Minutes

I was looking for some organization tips and came across these. Yes, I am desperate for a post, thought they might be helpful.

Have an extra minute or two to spare? Use it to reduce your clutter, rearrange your space or get a quick to-do done.

Here are 10 organizing tasks you can do in two minutes.
1. Weed out 5 file folders. While weeding out your entire filing system can seem overwhelming, anyone can weed out just 5 file folders. You won't even break a sweat!

2. Sort your mail pile. Make 4 small piles out of your one big pile: To Toss, To Do, To File, To Give Away. Your mail will be much easier to handle when you have it properly sorted.

3. Delete 20. If your email inbox is overflowing, it's definitely time to start cleaning it out. Go through your email and delete at least 20 that are cluttering up your in box.

4. Pick it up. Go into one room with a large, empty hamper. Pick up every item you have that is currently out of place. As soon as you have another two minutes, use that time to put these things back in their assigned homes.

5. Corral your plastic containers. Corral all of your plastic containers. Have too many? Get rid of a bunch. Match up lids and containers so you don't have to search through the pile when you need one.

6. Make an appointment. Have you been putting off making a haircut appointment for yourself, a veterinary appointment for your pet or a review appointment with your insurance agent? Use two minutes to make that appointment, and check that task off on your to do list.

7. Unload the dishwasher. It only takes a few minutes, and your dishwasher will be ready to clean the next load of dishes.

8. Write out a few checks. If you can never bring yourself to pay all of your pending bills in one sitting, do one or two at a time--while you're waiting for water to boil or when you're on telephone hold.

9. Unify your clothes closet. Put all shirts together in one section, all pants in another, all dressy clothes in another and so on. Have another two minutes? Put in a few hooks to hold belts and purses.

10. File photos. Even if you have boxes of photos yet to be sorted, if you just spend two minutes each night sorting them into a categorized photo box, the job will get accomplished before you know it.