Bird Watching with the Bird Boy

The bird boy is our son. Saying he is fanatic about birds is an understatement. He owns pigeons and chickens and has a parakeet and loves every type of bird imaginable. He even asked for his 9th birthday for a field guide on birds in North America. He was thrilled when Momma and Daddy fulfilled that wish and exceptionally happy when Grame and Grandpa also bought him a guide with Owl breeds. So today, after dropping sister at a friends house for a sleepover we ventured to the park...a little dinner, a little swinging time and bird watching. We had an amazing show- a Golden Eagle - first swooping in, flying- then picking a pigeon quickly off the ground in its talons, taking it to a pole as it sat on top with it. Then it flew over the grass where some vultures tried to take the kill and off to another stump to sit. Finally pulling out all the feathers and enjoying its meal. And the most amazing thing- we got to watch the whole episode as our son claimed this was the best time EVER. Love my bird boy.

Both my kids laughter makes my heart SO incredibly happy! - Feeling very blessed.

Park Trip, Work Trip....Long Week

As fair approaches our 4H meetings have become weekly giving the kids extra time to practice, extra time to prepare, extra time just to hang out and have fun together. We made a trip up to the next town to deliver paperwork for fair, stopped and had a picnic lunch and enjoyed the beautiful weather at the park and then ventured to a book store to browse and read. Momma then had a work trip out of town Friday to Vegas. It was a long week between storms, meetings, and travel. We are thankful Saturday has come and this weekend brings indoor organization time and relaxing time as well.

 (our daughter said no pictures please :)

Into the weekend we come...ready to relax after a long week.

Weekending

Our weekend was full, filled with time outside the home and time spent together inside the home.

Saturday was 4H with friends for a practice day then grabbing some lunch and heading for a short swim at a pool with friends too. Thunder and Lightning off in the distance made for a short swim, but fun to spend time with friends none the less.

Sunday was quiet...some morning devotions, prayers, animal feedings and chores. Our son announced he would like to bake something and rummaged around until he found chocolate chips so with my help we baked chocolate chip muffins. Momma made another loaf of banana bread...his breakfast of choice lately. We all kept cool from the heat, taking some quiet time to read. After lunch we ventured to the library with nearly over due books and picked up new books...

We brought home...

Medicinal Herbs

Wild Edibles

Mushroom Identification

Log homes

The big book of Parrots

Country Living

Lego Chima

Avatar Comic Book

Naruto 

Vegetarian Times Magazine 

 In the eve I cooked dinner -Lentil Curry over rice with home made Naan bread. And after dinner we took a nature walk...bringing the mushroom identification book our son choose because he had seen some mushrooms growing on the side of a tree near our home.

 Blueberry Muffin Recipe - - Replaced 1 cup of blueberries with 1 cup of Chocolate Chips! Yumm

and Eggless too! 

Red-Lentil-Curry Recipe
(we added chopped carrots and potatoes to the recipe too)

Good Morning Beautiful MONDAY...

Blessings to you and your families this week what ever it may bring.

{this moment}

Our moment..flashback...2 years ago

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{this moment} ~ A Friday ritual.  Capturing a moment from the week (2 years ago). A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

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Linking to Soule Mama 

 A few years ago..we had a puppy..a few years ago our children were younger...how time does go by so very fast. Cherishing the wondering memories in my mind and heart and the wonderful photos I remembered to take to capture those moments.

This Week

This week has been somewhat slow and slow down is good. Rain over the weekend made it a great time to clean, be outdoors in the cooler weather and get some outdoor work done. Monday hubbie took off of work and we all headed to the river come eve for a picnic dinner, swimming and star gazing. We tried a new recipe of 'Tuna' Sandwiches minus the Tuna (see below). Tuesday brought 4H and a late night at home family movie (Divergent) with kids getting into bed at nearly midnight. As hubbie and I celebrate our 15 year anniversary this week we escaped for a movie date (we saw Lucy) at the theater which we couldn't even remember the last time we had been to the movie theater- we laughed about it because when we were dating that was pretty much our go to date was the movies. It was a nice outing just the two of us...movie then picked up dinner to bring home to the kids so we could all eat together. Now its laundry day, work day, clean up day...and sneaking in a little board game and chess fun too.

Looking forward to a fun friday and weekend as our daughter has a sleep over with a friend, we get some one on one time with our son and we venture to a small stock animal practice for 4H to prep for the upcoming Fair.

Rain

It's 7:00am in the morning...the dogs rose early beckoning me out of bed at 5:00am. They didn't seem to realize it is Saturday and I have no work this morning and no reason to get out of bed while it is still dark out. But yet they are always accustom to routine so very rarely do I get to sleep in on a weekend morning. Thunder already rolling in the skies and one shoot of lightening was more than enough to make our big dog assume there was rain although there was not. So out she did not go. Whining at the door way putting her brakes on. I stepped out and coaxed her outdoors and shut the door behind me. A few hours later now, the children still sleep, hubbie is not yet home from working night shift and the thunder increases. I take the pups again outside to snap a few photo's of the coming rain clouds. I notice it is wonderfully cooler is it outside than indoors. I believe this calls for some outdoor work...quickly while I still can before it down pours. Thank you Lord for the coolness of today- the breeze blowing from outside to in is definitely a blessing from the heat we have been experiencing.

Weekending ahead...

big plans to...clean, tidy, animal cage clean, bake banana bread, get lost in a few good books, play some board games- monopoly and chess, enjoy family time, enjoy the cool rain while we can.

 Enjoy your weekend all, whatever it may bring!

{this moment}

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{this moment} ~ A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

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Linking to SouleMama 

 Goofy, silly, extraordinary, smart, playful, kind, loving - our son.