A wordless Wednesday On Thursday

This is what I was going to post yesterday for Wordless Wednesday. T2 and Bolt and Scout.


This is Curtis. His mama is my client. If you think about it please Pray for C. She is just beginning her journey with breast cancer and really could use some prayers.

Curtis was told Lets go baby and he went and got his purse and he's ready to go!
He used to carry his mama's purse but he kept spilling it so she gave him his own. He also will carry the mail for you.



Out the door they go. Bye C and Curtis. Have a good day. :-) They did.

When I walked up to the back door this is what greeted me. Oh I hate Halloween! LOL Their grand kids LOVE it when Ma (what they call her) decorates for Halloween. She hasn't felt well the last few weeks so I wasn't sure she was going to do it. So when I saw this this morning I was really pleased even though I hate it. LOL It means C felt well enough to decorate! That is good news. For that reason it's my Thankful Thursday.

Ish.......

Peace

Sunday

What a quiet weekend. Friday I went to the zoo and Saturday we just fiddled around the house and got groceries - which I hate doing I might add. Today we cleaned house. I normally gut it on Fridays but since I was gone I had it to do today. And since everyone was home, I had help! YEAH ME. I did some of the odd things like washed the lamp shades and Dh did under the fridge. The he cleaned the kitchen and I did the bathroom and dusted and vacuumed. All clean and ready for the week. Heir apparent and Mindy came for dinner. We grilled for one last time before it gets really cold.
I have been walking again with a friend and we went after dinner but before her Sunday shows were on and it was already quite chilly. We used to walk all the time but then life took a strange turn for her and it just didn't happen. I've missed it. We love to walk and blow off the day.
After The Littles took their shower Bugs was reading to Monkey and this is what happened... it made me smile. Then I looked over and Dh was asleep in his chair. It was a nice relaxing weekend. T2 is off to work in a bit and we are all headed to bed. I'm so thankful he has found a job. He is a happier person when he's working.

I hope you have a blessed week.
Peace

Point Defiance Zoo

Anita and I had planned on going to the zoo today. I had the forethought to ask what zoo last night or we would have been at 2 different zoo's. She at Pt. Defiance and me at Woodland. Thankfully that didn't happen. We went to Point Defiance Zoo. I have so many wonderful memories of PD. It was the only zoo I went to as a child. It was so much fun. Back then you could buy a little paper bag of chopped up fish and feed the seals and walrus's. Now of course you can't. But oh we had fun today. I was a bit sad that the beluga whales are gone. One has died and one is loaned for breeding in Texas. I think it's been probably 12/13 years since I've been there. Anita had her 2 nieces and 1 nephew and her 4 kids and I had my Littles. We were a crowd!

Everyone as we started out.

As we walked in.

I have turned into my husband! (He runs into people he knows even FAR from home). I was standing at the owls and all of a sudden I said I KNOW HER! I pointed at DeAnn until she noticed me then we hugged and laughed. This her and her granddaughter Leona. She is so pretty! I'm jealous she gets her granddaughter very often! It was good to run into her and hug her.

Bugs and the polar bear

Monkey and Lee

Seal


One of 3 walrus's

Dru and the Walrus right before he turned himself inside out and screamed. We laughed, it was funny. Poor Dru.

Bottom of the aquarium covered in starfish.


DubDub statue for my Mama and Auntie

The elephants. I know they are so beautiful, but it just seems wrong for them to be there.

Lane wrestling a snake.

Aren't they sweet!

Mr. Tiger ready for dinner and waiting to go in.

In the mirror

Mt. Reindeer (Rainer), according to Monkey, on the way home.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Peace

Wordless Wednesday

Trip with Rescue Rita

My Rescue Rita grew up Mennonite. Every year they hold several Relief sales through out the US and Canada as a way to raise money for missions. They dig wells in third world countries and teach farming and help their retired ministers and things like that. The sale is of donated items and handmade quilts. Some are machine pieced and quilted and some are all hand done. Those of course go for more money. It's an auction so it gets exciting. Rita asked me to go with her for the second year. It was so much fun. I sat in on a little informational thing about how Mennonites started and what the differences are between Mennonite/Hutterites/Amish. It was very interesting. If your interested just ask and I'll let you know.


Rescue Rita driving along. (Friday)


Saturday at the sale grounds. This man is making apple butter. They also sell every kind of pie you could think of. I had Marion berry. YUMMY. They also sell sausage and cheese and course ground wheat and corn meal. There was lots of food booths too.

Hand pieced, hand quilted by a women who's last name was Yoder. She donated 3. This one went for the highest at $1700.00. It was stunning!

This was one appliqued then quilted by hand. There was so many beautiful quilts. After the sale we stopped by the Mennonite cemetery. There was not one blade of grass there. I asked Rita's dad if that was a cultural thing or just a location thing. He thought it was just so there wasn't the need for water or grass upkeep. It's in the middle of a field. It needs a bit of care though and we couldn't decide if it was because it was up to the families or just a new situation that needs attention.


We didn't see any 2000 headstones but did see some in the late 1990's so not sure it's used much anymore. I just found it fascinating. But there was 5 graves that had collapsed and it was really eerie and sad. It just needs some attention.

Saturday night we stayed in Ellensburg. We tried to swim but the pool was FREEZING cold. So I stayed in the hot tub. Not to tell all our secrets but just so you know if you try to call the front desk from the phone in the pool area with the LARGE 911 sign above it, the police call to see if you have an emergency. Just saying.

Snow on Blewitt Pass on the way to Leavenworth. First we stopped at a really nice fruit stand.

Rita and the scarecrow. I couldn't decide if the cat was real or not and stood there for a long time watching it's chest. It was a real kitten. It was just happy for any lap.
At the fruit stand they had local wine, so they also had a wine tasting area. Which we used. :-) Rita liked the Peach something or other. I really liked a Rhubarb one. It was good. Some not so much.

Rita at the fruit stand. One of those white squash rolled down and I caught it in my feet as I was taking the picture. Rita and I always laugh when we are together. Sometimes the strangest things happen to us.

When we got to Leavenworth we went looking around. Rita saw this man and decided we needed a buggy tour. It was so much fun! The man (can't remember his name) was very nice and informative. Rita will talk to ANYONE! I can't remember his name but the horse is Buddy.

On we go.

Mr. sat sideways and chatted with Rita the whole way. She loved it!

A VW Thing! My first car.

I cracked up when I saw this car. I so wish I could find one for a kid car.

Rita enjoying our ride!

Flowers were still very pretty on all the balconies

A very fancy bird house.

The Wedding House

Thank you so much Ladies, Thank you sir! We(Rita) had a really good dinner at her favorite German restaurant. Me? Not so much. :-) It was icky and I sent it back. I had ice cream for dinner. It was delicious. Then we had to come home.

Fall colors on Steven's Pass on our way home.

I hope you have a blessed week.

Peace

Thankful Thursday

Laughter. I am thankful for laughter. Sometimes your heart just can't take any more pain or sadness and you have to break out into gut wrenching tear producing laughter. That happened with this video. Dh and I laughed so hard we were crying. Not so much at him, but her. It's great.
Saw this on a blog I read and thought it was worth passing on. Loved the nod to Princess Bride.



Peace

Billies Birthday

The gang


Liz


Billie Birthday Girl


Paula

Cheila

Rescue Rita and her food porn

Tame' I just missed those chopsticks up her nose

Peace