Inspired by Others

I must say, I have been mightily inspired lately by some other dear ones in my life.

First, my dear sister, inspired me to branch out in my knitting, so I knitted a lovely capelet. It sure does keep me warm, and I love it!!

Then my lovely daughter-in-love inspired me with her bargain hunting treasures from Hobby Lobby. So, I popped over to our local store and got in on the treasure hunt. I found over $160 worth of treasures for only $16.00! What gifts! There were things I always thought would be cool to have, but coldn't afford; now I have them! Thank you Lord, and Alyssa!!

For My Firemen Sons

This post is mostly for my firemen sons. As I was arriving home yesterday afternoon there was a huge pillar of smoke ascending up from the area of our house. I was terrfied at first thinking it was our house and my little Pippa was trapped in there.

It turned out that it wasn't our house, of course, but it was just down the street about 1 1/2 blocks. By the time I got home, got the camera and got into position to snap a couple of pictures, it was mostly over. The neighbors said the flames were HUGE, though, and at one time there were AT LEAST 4 fire trucks there!

So, here you go, Dan and Zac!

A Couple More Pics

I found another picture or 2 of the wedding that I thought I'd post. I just love this one of Doug and me!

The next one is of me today. Do I look any thinner? Maybe you can't tell much of a difference yet.

It's STILL Raining!

I can't believe it!!! It's STILL raining! This has to be the longest rainy season EVER!! Look how green the mountains are around Chihuahua!

And this is the view out the door at church yesterday! It came down like that a couple of times of Saturday and then again a time or 2 on Sunday. AMAZING!

Rainy Season

We are in the midst of rainy season and boy! It's a doozy! I love it! this morning we woke up to a horrendous thunderstorm that was quite exciting.

I also love watching the clouds build up each day. Usually the day starts out mostly fair with blue, blue skies. Then by 1 pm the clouds start building up. I think clouds are just AWESOME. What do you think of these?

Speaking of clouds, I just love watching any and all clouds. What do you think of this snapshot with a cool cloud and the moon still shining! This was taken at the border on our way in recently. I think this is a pretty cool cloud/sky shot, don't you?

Finally! Racquettball Again!

It's been over 3 1/2 years since I've played racquettball, which is my absolutely favorite form of excercise. I played like a cripped, old granny, but I PLAYED! Dad doesn't really enjoy playing in an indoor court, but he humored me, and we had a fun 30 min. work out. It did wonders for my blood sugar!

Can You Believe This?

Old dogs CAN learn new tricks!

Oh, My Gosh! My heart is still pounding!

You're not going to believe this, but Doug took me to the movies tonight to see Vantage Point, and Oh, my gosh! My heart is STILL pounding.

It is one of the best action pictures I've seen in a long time. If you're up for a lot of intense action, that's your movie!!