My Day-To-Day Photos

It's the exact same scene twice a day, first when they come in from the garage in the morning and again in the middle of the afternoon. We, myself and the the 3 kitties head to the bathroom where Sooty gets fed. There he does his little dance against the door frame and I gush over him every time because this never gets old, then I feed him and call Crush and Georgia to follow. Georgia is usually way ahead while Crush usually needs more coaxing and time to lick the showers edge. Once in the  kitchen, it is Georgia's turn. She always points with her nose to her empty bowl, showing me where to put her food, which is very helpful. Crushy watches closely and then quickly turns around and meows until his bowl gets the same treatment.  At about 2pm, they all congregate in the kitchen. Sooty often making weird noises and everyone staring at me until the above procedure us repeated. Everyday. And I look forward to these 3 goofballs everyday.

Bear had to make his yearly trip to the vet this morning, and he did a good job. I can hardly believe he's nearly 7 years old already. The vet says that is very old for a dog his size. But we feel he is very healthy and don't think of him as old.  And then there are these kitties. Sooty is so weird. This little gathering happens in the kitchen everyday at about 2pm. They just sit and stare at me until I feed them. Sooty makes really strange noises to get my attention. It's alwaua entertaining.

Stephen and Loretta came home feeling sick,  Brenda was sick the next day, and Mom the next. By boxing day, I went down and today is my worst day yet. Lethargy and a runny nose being the main symptoms. But we still had a lovely Christmas.  I'll let the pictures tell the story. Made this house for the farm. Georgia wanted to open this one. Collected photos from the past to make place cards for the farm table. Bear enjoying his giant bone. A stroke inducing puzzle - but finished in two days. Goof. Exit The Game KK absolutely obsessed with her furry dog head project. Sooty felt he deserved a blanket on the heated floor, so he dragged one down for himself. A lovely puzzle to work on. Jared had two roles in the play this year, so was on stage a lot! Our family photo that we sent out with the cards.

Kaitlynn continues to be her crazy, entertaining self.  She spent a lot of this past sporting an Edward Cullen mask.  Creepy as hell, and hilarious at the same time. I'm not sure what the plan is, but several of the masks have made their way to school this morning.   I was feeling quite rundown yesterday, with a sore throat, so I tried to take it easy. Jared was also extra-tired and had a nice long nap midday and he went to bed early. He seems fine this morning.   The yard, although everything is drying up, looks lovely. The early morning and evenings are my favourite time to go out and have a walk around.   Harvest is sailing right along, although as of today, they will be feeling the pressure.  Rain is on the horizon, and there are still 5 quarters to do before the flax - 2 of oats, which they hopefully finish today and 3 of canola. They're definitely not in bad shape, but it would be fantastic if they could get all 5 off before any major rai...

With the garden being so thoroughly weeded, (although I can see new little stinkers poking up here and there) I am able to just walk through the yard and enjoy. I'm aiming to relax today, so it just a few basics to stay on top of things.  Amy is at the lake, so we'll head there after lunch today for a visit and then tomorrow, the plan is to take the day off and head to Regina to celebrate our 20th anniversary.        

Grateful for food, warm clothing and a family that loves us. Georgia can't hear a can being opened to come see if she'll get a lick of dog food.  Her eyes get so wide when that fork comes her way. Todd is all ready to go clean grain in the nasty cold weather.  It is way too cold to be outside today, but work has to get done. Last weekend, we drove to Regina to take Loretta out for lunch. It was nice, but it didn't seem like it quite enough.  So the kids made cards and we picked up a gift card for Winner's.  I'll mail it all on Monday.  

All the house cleaning and purging finally lead me to recover the cushions on the couches downstairs. Well, actually we got rid of the hideous ones that came with the trio and I redecorated with some much better quality ones.  Todd helped picked out the fabrics, actually he mostly did it himself, and they work very nicely. Mostly though, Todd has been working to get his shop organized. We were also given a very old plaid wool blanket that belonged to Great Grandma Ostapovitch.  Todd was reminded of Uncle's house, so although it was very worn, I was able to find a decent section large enough to create a man-sized pillow for him. Somehow, I'm the one leaning on it this evening though. Jared used the scraps to make matching scarves for himself and Georgia.       While Kaitlynn had a very busy day of homework and volunteer hours to fill, Jared had a very relaxing day. Playing "Geometry Dash", w...