Such a busy girl am I

So, yeah, like everyone else I've been super busy as of late. Sometimes I wish I had a clone of myself to help me get it all done! I've tried to check out a few new devs and messages every day but am feeling a bit overwhelmed by the 100s in my inbox. mmmm thinking it's not a bad overwhelmed though- my bf is working today and now that I've got chores done I've got a few hours to blow.

Lots of new lambs in the last couple weeks- have tried several times to get some snaps but the lighting in the barn & my poor lil digital camera just don't do the little lambies justice. I posted a pic from this morning- I snapped a bunch of a new lambie before starting the "phone tree"...i call one of my 4-H kids who calls the next, etc. They love coming over to check out newborns and to try out their skills at all the things that need to be done for the new mom and babe. **Ordered a new dig cam off the net to arrive in a week or so- am hoping to have the time to play around with it soon.

So, if you haven't heard back from me in a bit- sorry, no, I don't figure your work isn't any good- I just haven't had the time to really sit and enjoy it yet.

Hope you all are doing well- hope to hear from you soon

Elle




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The Daycare is OPEN!

Hiya! Another Saturday night and I'm home watching movies and holding my cookies for my sweet boy to get home from his jewelery store gig. Sigh. Stupid mall is open late on the weekends. Still lovin the love on that front- but I'll stop before you gag...hmmm...too late, eh. Suck it up- it could be worse I could be bitching and complaining about how guys suck, right?!?

New stuff- yeah, one of my sheepies Dolly surprised me with a new lambie yesterday. That always makes a little more work seem surprisingly welcome! I really don't know why I find them so comforting, just one of my weird lil quirks i guess. Yeah, I'm told there are many. quirks. well, sheep, too but, again with the , eh. Oh, and I really do need some suggestions on names for the new little girl. M thinkin maybe Anastasia...

So, looks like we're gonna get hammered by another Nor'Eastern storm tomorrow night. Stocked up on fruits and veggies- it's not exactly a diet but, hey, i do need to consider that the Florida trip is coming and I'm not feeling real bathing suit friendly at the current moment. Got my shovel fired up- it's been at least a week- whoopeee- so, we'll prolly have a snow day from school on Monday. Great. Kind of. This usually means that I'll have a million kids at my house as all of my friends who still have to go to work pull the "favor" thing. Oh well, there are worse things, I suppose. Would really, truly like to have at least an hour or so to try the sketching thing again...could be cool.



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We won't be together but we're TOGETHER!

Well, it's settled. I will be welcoming the new year in with family and friends...and no sweet boy! You see, while Christmas together went over very well and we've been able to spend loads of time together over the break- it had been decided weeks ago that he'd go to the "boozy party" at his friend's house. Meanwhile, I planned to attend the substance-free event at the Rec center in the town that I work in so that I could be with friends, family, everyone really . While I sit here now knowing that I'll get no smoochies until tomorrow nite. ..I'm thinking that I made the right choice.

I mean, being a part of a couple doesn't mean that you have to do EVERYTHING together...right!?! When friends have raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean you trust him out with hot girls- on NYEve- and you KNOW they'll all be drinking ????" I simply reply, "yup." So, am I being naive? I've been disappointed by guys in the past who've cheated and I've bailed- but wouldn't it be worse if I just assumed that Ray will do the same? Shouldn't I give him the benefit of the doubt until he actually does something- anything- that would give me reason to wonder? Me thinks the answer is, wholeheartedly, YES...trust my boy!

AND while my previous "boys" have either turned a nose up at my furry/woolly friends...Ray actually likes them. Many of my woollies are still a bit standoffish with him (think it's cuz he's so tall) but I think that my dog likes him more than he likes me (traitor). Oh, ladies, bonus alert- he COOKS and DOES DISHES!!!! Yeah, he might even be a better cook than I am. Sigh.

Besides, Christmas brought us closer- we've even got tix now for our first trip together for March. Four days in sunny Florida soaking up the sun while we scuba, snorkel, swamp buggy, parasail....oh my this is going to be fun! Seems to me like planning stuff like this is proof enough of the reciprocity of my affection, no?

So, while we may not be together when the balls drop (long story) we are "together" now. Last year slid in with me in a relationship with someone else and the whole thing filled me with dread and this year..well, I'm feeling so good about things that I could spit. (Who knows what that actually means..my grandfather used to say it all the time) .

Guess I'll end my lovefest by saying that I truly hope the New Year brings the happiness that I'm feeling to everyone who reads this...and if this is just suuuupppperrrr corny- so be it.

**Oh Yeah, 14 days left til Three Days Grace & Seether up in Montreal!!!! **



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The First of Many Holidays Together...The Last that will be this TENSE!!!

So, the "holidays" are finally here and they're all about spending time with friends AND family right....right?!? Wondering if I'm the only one who is forced to hang with relatives that I wouldn't chose to spend time with during the year...hmmmm. So, despite the slight amount of anxiety that I'm feeling about the whole thing- I guess I threw Ray's name around enough times to merit my dear ol mom inviting him over for Christmas dinner. Then I had to decide if I wanted to subject him to my extended family- I mean, I love my mom, grandfather, and my lil bro but the rest of the bunch, not so much. Yeah, I AM always this honest; gets me into trouble quite a bit.

So, the sweet boy accepted the invite but let it be known that he's a bit nervous about the whole thing...feels like it's a big "step" for us. Has me wondering if he's right. Is it a big step or am I just happy to have more time with him or...worse case- happy to be miserable but in good company. Hmmm...guess options two and three are kinda the same.

In any case it has me writing loads of poetry as of late... and it doesn't have the light flavor that my boy usually inspires. Guess cuz it's the tension of the situation that's motivating me and not necessarily Ray.

Not looking forward to spending tomorrow morning & afternoon alone...hoping it still won't be raining and gloomy and that I can shed this shroud of discontent before my friends drop in for Christmas eve dinner. Wish Ray was coming over for that instead of dinner with the folks but it's his time with his family. Sigh.



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Over the River and Through the Snow: A Tale of a Girl & Her Dog

Finally found my snowshoes and went for a hike down to the riverbed below Creamery Bridge. Against my better judgement, I let ol Burt my English Setter tag along. He lives for our daily jaunts down there during the summer but in the winter his arthritis slows him down....a lot. Still, I was glad for his company and I couldn't help but laugh out loud as he plowed like a trooper through snow that was easily 3+ feet deep in places. He loved every second of it, thrashing and rolling around and burying his head in the light, fluffy snow. Man, that dog can smile.

After the first 3/4 mile I sat back in the snow and used the excuse of taking pics of Burtie in the snow to get my breath back ...by the time I'd reached the bridge i was getting kinda down due to the heavy, grey cloudcover and dusky light. Still, Burt's enthusiasm was contagious and I was still runnin off of the natural high that i get whenever I steal some time to be with my sweet boy Ray. (Yesterday was a "snowday" so we had plenty of time for some obligatory snow fights and cuddling on the couch)

When I got down to the riverbed, I was a little disappointed because most of the wide path of water was covered under the snow. I'd been down here a few weeks ago before the snow when the rocks where visible but sheened in ice but was camera-less. Oh well- another day. Luckily, I know the lay of the land pretty well so I could avoid the spots where the water is a bit deep.

All in all, I was pretty happy with some of the snaps I got while I was out and about- just wish i coulda got some of my dog playing in the snow...please let me know what you think of the pics and, as always, I love it when people drop me a line to say hello.