Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Good advice

I just saw this on a blog I follow and I thought it was so cute and very true!

Old Farmers Advice:


Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

Don't judge folks by their relatives.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Wish we were there...

For the past three years, Ty and I have been lucky enough to spend the first or second week of January on a cruise somewhere really warm. Ty works for a great company that is nice enough to send us:) Unfortunately, we have to wait until NEXT January to go again so I am reminiscing and looking back at pics of our past trips to try and absorb the memories and pretend I'm there. It's just not working so well as I sit at my computer with the space heater practically touching my feet!!
This a beach in Barbados, one of my all time favorites.
This is the same beach in Barbados, you walk up some stairs to that beautiful resort.
This is St. Lucia. Ty and I did a zip line there through a rain forest- I won't show pics of that because we had to wear the dorkiest looking helmets...
This was our last stop- San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is an awesome fortress we got to take a tour of.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Sledding

We had fun sledding with our friends Erik, Steph and their daughter Lily. It was so cold but the kids didn't seem to mind at all.
Masen caught some big air- I tried to act impressed but was really freaking out over the jumps he was hitting. He went so high!
Ty and Erik dragging some baggage aka Lily and Jett.
I don't even know how many times Jett ran up the hill to go again. He has sooo much energy!
The triple decker
Ty definitely got a workout that day pulling the boys up the hill; it was pretty steep.


This was my only time down-it was freezing and mama headed to the hot chocolate!

Christmas Day

Brothers
Yes, just what I wanted!!
What was Santa thinking- weapons?!
I can't believe Christmas has come and gone. As always we had a busy Christmas squeezing in all the family visits! So now I'm wondering what do I replace the "Santas watching!" threat with?

Christmas Eve

Is it bedtime yet???
Masen and Jett working on the note to Santa...

Gingerbread Builders

A work of art...
Cheese!
Trey couldn't wait to dig into his!
We went over to our friends Shawn and Melissa's house to make gingerbread houses. The boys had so much fun! More candy ended up in their mouths than on the houses of course!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Santa came to Jett's preschool today. He read the kids a story and then they told him what they wanted for Christmas. Jett said he wanted another Wolverine claw. Trey refused to sit on Santa's lap but did take a candy cane from him.
Miss Lisa had sweet rolls for the kids to eat with Santa.
Jett said "Santa you rock!!" as we were leaving so I guess he had a fun time. When we got home Trey asked me how Santa got so old. I told him it happens to everyone, unfortunately!