Home alone

Barn picture for the day...this is of the hinge on our lower barn gate area. The gate has been gone for years but the hinge is still there. We used to watch the cows leave to go out to pasture for the night at this gate. The older I get the more I miss those times.

Well, Steve is gone and we are all alone. It feels weird. He just called and said they got there safely and I am glad. I love quietness and such, but this just bums me out. Mikayla keeps saying "I'm not missing Daddy...." I know she is, though. They are watching the movie Homeward Bound right now before they go to bed. I like that movie but it always makes me cry and I hate that. lol I may watch a movie later on myself if I can't see there is anything worth watching on TV.

I built a fire tonight....only took me about an hour to get the thing going. (rolling eyes...) I am PITIFUL when it comes to that. It is amazing to me how a fire can start in a house or something and the place is up in flames in seconds. Let me try to start one and we'd never have to worry about a fire department!!! I just don't have what it takes, apparently. Thankfully it is burning now, though. Hopefully I can keep the thing going. ha!

We took my brother to the airport this afternoon so he could catch his flight to Mexico. I know he will have a great time. I also know Mom is going to miss him and do her worry thing till he gets back next weekend. You know how Mom's are...

I cleaned the house today and washed many loads of laundry. I felt like I accomplished quite a bit of "work" stuff I wanted to do so tomorrow I should be able to enjoy it by scrapping. I did manage to do a bit of that today, too, but not as much.

OH....I did want to say something in last night's post but forgot. You know that snow I mentioned time before last??? WELL...did it appear???? NO. Was I BUMMED??? YES. I was so looking forward to a covering of white that glistened in the sunshine, but that was not to be. I even had my camera ready to take with me to school (I knew it wouldn't be a lot if we did get it but enough where I could hopefully take some neat pics...) but had to take it out on Monday morning when I realized there was no white there to picture. I am now believing there will be no snow again this year. We have gone two winters without snow and that kind of stinks. OH well...might as well not whine about it. God just didn't intend for us to have it and I need to be OK with that. At least some parts of our country got some! :)

Well, I guess I should get back to the movie. :) Have I said lately how much I miss Steve?