Birthday Fun!!!

Seventeen of us gather...

To join TJ for an evening of karaoke!

Cousins and sisters dance & sing...

 Sharing gifts of song with the birthday boy...

Brothers...

 Add their voices...

And laughter...

 Ted sings along...

 As we celebrate the...

Life of Timothy James!!

Celebrating T5...

Happy Birthday!!!

My tenderheart middle son...

Continuing to make us all smile!

I love you soooo MUCH!!!

It Began Yesterday...

We had a need for change...

 Mom's shower situation increasingly challenging...

 Bath Fitter's plumber Gordon arrives by 7:30 am....

 Takes out the old tub...

 Upgrades plumbing & the space is ready for inspection by 3:00 pm...

Installer Mike arrives by 9:00 am today... 

And Mom's new shower stall is finished by noon!!!!

Shower ease...here we come!!!!

Final Phase...

Bales sit waiting...

 For Uncle Rick...

 To load them onto the trailer...

 Time to head for the barn...

This field is DONE!

Phase Two...

Jake rakes the hay into windrows...

 Rick bales...

 Huck drives the Gator with Jamey, while Jake salts the bales...

(Salt helps to inhibit mold & heat in the stacked hay)

Once again, many hands (and machines) make light work!!!



Out My Bedroom Window...

A Barbara moon...

Bliss!!!!

Our Deck Garden...

Is beginning...

 To produce...

 Promises...

 Of pleasure...

Perfect!!!

Haying...

Has begun...

Jamey tedding...Rick mowing...

Today's entertainment!!!

At Bma's...

Swinging...

 Climbing...

 Sitting...

 Getting dirty...

Good clean fun!!!!!! 

Delight....

Grama Donna's smile...

And one of Kate's new puppies...

Priceless!!!

An Evening Chat?

Ozzie & Harriet...

Our resident red-tailed hawks!!!!

Preparations...

Huck, Spike, Esther & Caroline...

 Help as we decorate...

 Anticipating the family gathering...

 To celebrate Tara & George...

 Engaged to be married...

May their love be a little haven of refuge from the world!!!

My Word Wall...

Began at Christmas 2011

 Is expanding!!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!

Remembering...

This Day...Sixty-Seven Years Ago...

Donna Jean Pfaender wed James Whitmore Gilbert

Family Beginnings!!!!

Farmer's Market...

 Milwaukie's...

 With my boy, TJ...

 Fresh artichokes for dinner tonight!!!

YUM!!!

Celebrating T7!!!

Happy Birthday...

 Such energy in this sweet son of mine!!!

I love you sooo much!!!