Thursday, May 1, 2014
Celebrating a Father and Grandpa
Tyler's Dad passed away unexpectedly in mid March. It was a hard phone call to get at 3 in the morning. It seemed so unreal and shocking. It just didn't seem possible. I can't imagine what all the family felt during the initial shock of the sad news. We all gathered in Clayton, NM to celebrate Doug/Daddy/Grandpa. It was a really perfect gathering, perfect words spoken by some of my favorite workers. Very true, real and comforting to hear what God placed on their hearts for Doug's day.
We were joined by Tyler's best friend Tell as well as Abbie and Flint for an evening of swimming. I thought it was nice of Tell to come and be with Tyler during a difficult time. Flint, Bronc and Tucker enjoyed swimming.
Of course we have to find humor in sadness. So we (Tell and I) give Tyler a hard time about his roots in regards to his birth father that he never knew. Tyler is adopted. And this wraps it up nicely. Lol. If he knew I put this picture on here I would be in trouble. Or maybe he would just laugh to.
I wanted to bring something to the potluck even though I was told family didn't need to do that. I just felt the need to contribute in some form or fashion. So I decided to make homemade bread. Doug loved homemade bread and it was a staple in the house while Tyler and Rachelle were growing up. Fresh bread everyday, can't beat that!! It felt good to make bread in the home that Doug shared his life in for many years. Bronc and Tucker even joined in and made some little buns.
Love my helpers.
Beautiful bread.
We enjoyed getting to spend some time with family that we never see much of.
Farewell for now. May you be at peace now Doug/Daddy/Grandpa. You are missed here on Earth, hearts still ache, but we find comfort in God's timing. Much love!!!
Projects
I decided to do a garden this year. So I whipped up two raised beds from scrap wood we had in the barn. I still need to build about four more. Haven't got them done yet. Rachelle supplied the seeds for our cold season veggies. We have greens and other goodies growing away!!
Of course Tyler had man things to say about my beds. But hey I thought I did a good job for winging it.
Boys sure do like dirt and mud! I get quite tired of it. But that is what country living is all about. The dirt right?? I guess two baths a day is what gets old. But I wouldn't trade it for anything!!
My wild flowers are making a comeback this year.
I planted perennials on the other side of wild flower beds. Got the rest of my fence done today!!
Hopefully they will like their new home!!
Lil Buddies
We went to Perkins-Prothro Ranch to visit Tell and Abbie a while back. The boys enjoyed Flint. They had a good time playing and destroying Flint's room.
Abbie was gone so Tell and Tyler whipped up a delicious breakfast. It isn't very often this Mama gets cooked for. So I enjoyed it!!
Three little rascals chowing down.
Playing outside. Tucker snatched up Flint's boots and hat. He constantly has to have boots and hat on his body almost all of the time!
Working Dogs
We got some working dogs back in the fall. They are good help and very obedient. This is Walter. He is a short haired border collie.
Meet Bullet. We got him as a pup and Tyler and Walter have taught him a lot. They are fun to watch work together. They balance each other out naturally. It is cool to see.
They love Tyler.
Taking a bath in tank, cooling off.
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