Beauty and the Marine

The following photos were taken last Sunday after church. The previous week had been a busy one for Countrychick. Her boyfriend J. came home for a visit after completing his 13 weeks at Marine boot camp. They were very happy to see each other and spent lots of time together during his visit home. Countrychick and Private M. have known each other for several years, but only became a couple a few months before he left for boot camp. During the week of his visit we went shopping for a dress for Countrychick as he wanted her to have something special for the photos on Sunday. They picked out the dress she is wearing and what a beautiful choice it was! It was a beautiful Sunday, but a tad on the chilly side. Between photos Countrychick was chattering!
They are such a cute couple! I tear up every time I look at these photos. (Its a mom thing!)

We are so proud of Private M. When he enlisted last summer he knew he would be leaving in September for boot camp. That parting was hard, but we made it through it. He didn't actually start boot camp until November due to some hassle from the recruiting office. Most young men would have thrown up their hands and given up, but not this young man. He stuck it out through all the hassle and came out the other side a proud young man and a United States Marine!Darn handsome in the dress blues!
Countrychick, Private M., J and B. J is Countrychick's best friend and B is her boyfriend. They are such a cute couple and very supportive friends! This photo makes me cry too. (its an emotional mom thing!!)Here I am with the kids. Someone didn't have her eyes open, but I like the photo anyway. Private M. left last Sunday to return to base. He has twenty days of infantry training to complete and then he will be off to North Carolina for his job training. He will be a mechanic. He will be in North Carolina for three months and then after that he and we will find out where he will be stationed.

The photo below was taken just before he left. I just kept snapping away and captured this shot! I love it and yes, it makes me cry! I am proud of my sweet, beautiful daughter and her Marine! Very Proud!

Monday Funny

A busy couple of weeks around here. Have lots to post about, just need to find the time to do it!

Seventeen!

Today is Countrychick's seventeenth birthday! Holy Cow! Where have the years gone! It seems like yesterday that she was my little "chicken leg" running around and getting into everything! Wondering about the "chicken leg" comment....well Countrychick had the cutest little chubby legs as a baby and someone in the family said they reminded them of little drumsticks, so we called Countrychick "chicken leg" until she had a little growth spurt and lost those cute chubby legs. I have probably just embarrassed my daughter....Big Grin! Happy Birthday Sweetie! I still can't believe you are seventeen! Big Hugs and Love Ya Lots!!

Yes It's True

Another six weeks of winter for me and you! Happy Groundhog Day!

(I took this photo in the spring of 2008 while on an outing with our homeschool group)

Yep!

It's a Monday!!!(this is not our cat or mice for that matter. Just a cute photo from the web)

Another 39th Birthday

Today is my mother's birthday. She is turning 39 years young once again! Doesn't she look fantastic!

Mom has three children; one son and two daughters. Mom had me when she turned 40, so that makes me the youngest in the family. I was a surprise to say the least. Mom didn't expect to have anymore kids, let alone at the age of 40! I was born in '69 and having a baby at 40 in '69 was not the norm. Poor mom worried the whole time she was pregnant with me and get this, she even prayed for twins. Bet you're glad that one didn't happen mom......he, he. One of me was enough! The twins thing comes into play because my siblings were much older than I. My brother was seventeen when I was born and off to college and my sis was fourteen at the time of my birth. So siblings as playmates I did not have, but it all worked out in the end. Mom went back to work when I started kindergarten at the age of six. Mom worked full time from that point on for the next twenty years or so. I always wondered why mom was so tired when she got home from work. Why she would get dinner done and then sit down and take a nap. Well now I get it! I now have a year of full time work under my belt and guess what, I now fully understand what "tired" really is! I have the utmost respect for what my mother did and sacrificed all those years ago! Mom, you were a wonderful role model! I hope you know how much I appreciate all that you did for me growing up and for the wonderful mother that you continue to be! Happy Birthday!

Mom is an amazing cook!

Mom and I in 2007.

Snowy Commute

A snowy blanket covered our valley overnight. This was the view that awaited me on my morning commute.

Taken through the front windshield.

I actually stopped to take this one.

As I made my way out of the valley and up and over the hill, I encountered a wall of fog. Fog and snow on the same morning and very, very slick roads!

Snowy Sunset

We have not received much in the way of snow or even rain here in our little valley in Nevada. It tried to snow late Thursday night and into the early morning on Friday, but alas there was just a tiny amount of snow on the ground Friday morning and it had all melted off by noon. The mountain range in front of our house to the east was a pretty sight on Friday evening. I was not home to see it, but Countrychick captured these shots before the light faded and the color vanished. She did an excellent job!

May you enjoy a simple and quiet Sunday!