Sonic Simple Pleasure

Another of life's simple pleasures.... A large cherry-limeade at Sonic!!! I love going to Sonic especially on a HOT summer day at happy hour and getting a big cherry-limeade! Believe me, I will not drive on by if it's NOT happy hour! Just gotta stop and get one!

Yesterday, Grandpa, Tressie and I ventured to Colby, Kansas, to take some goats to the sale! And, it was HOT! Seems that Tressie also enjoys her a little cherry-limeade! Yes, we get along just fine!



Too bad that the closest Sonic is at least 75 miles away!!!

Life's Simple Pleasures

Simple pleasures are the best,
All the little things that make you smile and glow,
All the things you know,
Life's simple pleasures are the best,
Are the best,
In all the world.

So where did this come from? The first two lines of this long ago commercial have been running thru my head for weeks now! What commercial was it? How come I remember just the first two lines! It's driving me crazy! So, I do what every other person would do.... I google it! Any guesses? Well, it seems that it was the commercial jingle for VAN CAMPS PORK AND BEANS! Are you kidding me? HA, so funny!

Well, I started thinking about life's simple pleasures and realize that I have many simple things in my life that make me happy.

The pictures below are a big clue to one of my simple pleasures. Watching whatever Tressie happens to be doing at the time! She is so busy and she loves life!


Do you remember running thru the water from the sprinkler when you were little? Well, I admit that I don't remember doing it at this age, but I do remember that it was a simple pleasure when I was a kid!


I actually have some pictures of my sister and I and our two cousins in my Grandpa and Grandma's yard running thru the water. You WILL NOT see those pictures posted in this blog! We were about 5 or 6 and we were in our underwear! Can't believe that our parents took our picture! Anyway, we all had smiles on our faces and we clearly were enjoying this simple pleasure!


A great Sunday afternoon activity for a little girl that needed a nap but was easily satisfied with this simple pleasure!


I plan to share more of life's simple pleasures with you all. You will come to see what a simple person I really am!

Life On The Prairie

Today I rode along in the pickup while Tony checked the water tanks in several pastures. I planned to get a few more pictures, but the battery in my camera gave out! I always think that these little cactus have the prettiest blooms. I had planned to get a picture of the yellow blossoms too, but maybe next time. Was actually hoping to see a baby antelope, but didn't happen to see one. Tony says that he has seen several this season.



Tony has most of our pastures cross fenced with electric fencing. He rotates the cattle thru these pastures every few days. I am always amazed that all he has to do is open the gate to the next pasture and give a little yell, and the cows are ready to go! They are pretty well trained at this little routine! I was lucky enough to get this picture of our belted cow and her calf. I call them the Oreo pair. Notice how the belt on the calf is almost exactly like it's mama!

31st Anniversary!

Today, Tony and I have been married for 31 years! Happy Anniversary, Tony! I love you lots and look forward to many more years together!

One Year Ago Today!

This is what it looked like here one year ago today. The ground was broke and the builders started excavating the site for our new house! It was an exciting day for us!


This is what it looks like today! Amazing what has happened in a year!


It's been a great year!

Week-End Project

This is what we considered our yard....Not too attractive and alot of it ended up in the track of the sliding glass patio door when the wind was blowing. So, we decided to up-date to a more fashionable green color! It's amazing what a couple pallets of sod and volunteer labor can accomplish!


Tony and my Dad started the process late on Sunday evening. The plan was to do the entire job on Monday, but we had picked up the sod on Saturday, and some of it was beginning to dry out.


Justin joined the volunteer labor group on Monday.


Guess who the boss/supervisor for the job was? No, not me.....


Here is a look at the end result!


The guys finished in hurricane force winds! Thanks Tony, Justin and Dad! I don't know of anyone who will enjoy it more than I will!


Unless it's these two!!

Warm Spring Sunshine!

Just wanted to share a few pictures of Tressie enjoying time outside in the warm spring sunshine. She did have a hat on most of the time we were outside. Her mama also had smothered her with sunscreen! Will be a challenge keeping both the hat and the sunscreen on this child!


One of my childhood memories was picking flowers for our Grandma out in her back yard. Now that I am older, I realize that most of the flowers that we picked were not intended to be picked! But we never got in trouble for it by Grandma. Mom maybe, but not Grandma!


Nothing like discovering God's beautiful creation through the eyes of a child!


By the way, she never picked the flower. Just enjoyed touching it and looking at it!