ThE MoUnTaiNs ArE CaLliNg...AnD i MuSt gO

~everything you can imagine is real~

far away in the sunshine

are my highest aspirations.

i may not reach them, 

but i can look up and see

their beauty, believe in them,

and try to follow where they lead.

-Louisa May Alcott

I feel good...

today I woke up with

messy curls in my hair,

a smile on my face,

and feeling peace.

i love my life.

it's not a perfect life.

it's not the life i wanted, 

or planned for myself.

but...

i have 2 beautiful kids.

i have amazing friends.

i love who i choose to be.

i know what i want,

and who i am.

nothing can replace the warmth in my heart.

good morning world,

good morning life...

My ChiLdHoOd HoMe

this is the home i grew up in.

we lived in spokane, washington.

it's beautiful there.

i was 10 years old when it was built,

my family lived there over 15 years.

dad's trees.

our big side yard

perfect for 6 growing kids to play.

we lived in a cul-de-sac

which gave us plenty of room 

to play 

basketball on 

the street.

my mom loved all

dark wood trimmings.

i miss our custom home.

dug-in old school

trampoline.

 

when our house was being built,

we blended our new 

family by writing our

names in the sidewalk,

and 

in each others 

lives.

(our hand-prints used to mark our spaces, 

but have long since faded)

(tate 10)

(rye 9)

(linds 8)

(mae 7)

(ronica 6)

(1987 was the year we moved in)
(dal was born 2 years later, 

blending our family even more)

dR. LoTioN & mAsSagE mAsTer

dinner date and 

movie night just we three,

 

 gave sprouts ideas to 

spoil me.

"momma lay down, 

put up your feet,

your turn, relax,

this time we treat."

 my young massage master 

and dr. lotion 

rolled up their sleeves

and worked a potion.

new soft skin

and smile on face,

gave these sprouts

team points of first place.

fEsT oF CoRnBelLiEs

punkins and halloween mean

play time at point of 

thanksgiving...

batman

 

robin

FoUrTh aT tHe LakE, RoDeO tHe NiGhT

ronica came in town to holiday,

 we love to lake on the fourth.

not all the sibs could

come home, but 2 on the lake is 

still reason enough to go.

 

dad and the girls

 

my baby sister

is beautiful

sunbath

play-time

love the lake,

still miss flathead

summers

our montana roots

love the rodeo.

 dal,ronica, me, & mom.

 

still our

parents kids,

almost the same

as years growing up.

WorD tO yOuR mOm...

when the sprouts

start to put out a little 

too much sas...

it's time to 

dish it out

right back in 

return.

word to your mom...

We aRe tHrEe

'we' are three 

who are wildly..

cute,

 

adoring, 

silly,

entertaining,

sweet,

playful,

and happy,