Wednesday, February 27, 2013

birthday celebration...

There is something to be said about bad weather... it cancels dog classes, which means I can be home for birthday celebrations and since it's "kind of" Sadie's birthday tomorrow... we decided to celebrate tonite. Abbie was quite pleased with the choice of her Mom's cake.....
And even happier when I turned the decorating project over to her.....
Including the number of.. and placement of... the candles... ( I did limit them somewhat.. don't think Sadie would appreciate ALL the candles from the package on the cake!!!)
After the cake decorating, Abbie and Rylie decided to have a little dress up party. This puppy is so amazing with her, and Abbie isn't going to be the only one to miss Rylie when it's time for her to head to college... I am very fond of her myself....
Rylie loves Abbie and will do anything for her.....
Including wearing Minnie mouse ears!!!!! What a pair....
Abbie was thrilled when Mommy came in from work... racing to the door yelling "happy birthday -- I made your cake!!!" (nice looking family - wouldn't you say!!!)
Sing the song of Happy Birthday, blow out the candles and celebrate the "un birthday" year!!!! Three more years before another birthday!!!!! but --- happy, happy just the same Sadie!!!!

I'd like to tell you.....

hummmm.... ya... I'd like to tell you that these photos are just "left overs" from the last snow storm that we got a couple day ago.... "sadly".... they're the photos from TODAY's storm.... I'm thinking that groundhog really didn't even have a clue!!!!
The funny thing about this storm is, depending on where you lived, was what you got... we went down town this morning to run some errands, and not even ten miles from the farm, it was raining.... seems when we got to the foot of the big lake, a line had been drawn and on the other side... rain....
We, however, live on the "other side of the line" and got another eight or so inches of very heavy wet snow... it stuck to everything!!!!
Course, that does make the best snowman snow... and Abbie and Jesse went outside to make the finest one in town. Well.... at least mr. Snowman has a big happy smile on his face...
And thinking that March is just two days ahead, I have a big smile on my face too. I have some exciting plans for spring, so it can arrive anytime......
Even Duke as he munched on his supper tonite seemed to be looking again with "again???" in mind... I have to say, one thing that is so wonderful, pulling down the bales of hay, cutting them open and seeing all that wonderful summer green inside. Ed said they have the most wonderful smell......
Maybe come August, I'll take a look at these pictures and think... how pretty....
but I think the color green is pretty too!!!!!