I think if human males also ran the risk of death if they mate with a female the world would be a safer place for women.
Just sayin'.
Owl always remember...
... how lovely this birthday/anniversary was. 
Get it? Ha! Well, I'm enjoying myself anyway.
And from my sweet friend, Karla, who is too far away (as everyone who cares always is!)-
Get it? Ha! Well, I'm enjoying myself anyway.
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| I love my new owl keychain! (I also loved the chocolate; they're gone)! |
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| "Owl always love you" (Okay, so mine wasn't an original thought) |
And from my sweet friend, Karla, who is too far away (as everyone who cares always is!)-
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| I didn't even know there were such things as key covers! |
Back to the Historic Farm
We went back to the historic farm today, mostly because they were doing a revolutionary war re-enactment. A few years ago we caught an impromptu re-enactment there, with them all riding on horses, really acting out a chase & catching a soldier, making him prisoner.
Today, it was much more low-key.
Many of the re-enactment participants gathered around a fire & one of the men did some lecturing. One thing he mentioned was that most of the soliders died from harsh winter conditions rather than battle.
They also demonstrated a canon & set it off, twice. The Ladybugs didn't like that part of the day- at. all. The Mr. held Big Guy's ears & I held Little Bear's, due to their sound sensitivity. The others took care of themselves! I just dealt with it. The first time I jumped but the second I was ready for it.
When I first tried to put my hands to Little Bear's ears he didn't appreciate it & kept pushing me away. I did manage to cover his ears completely right before the canon went off the first time. As they readied it for the second go round, I kept my hands near his ears & he actually PULLED my hands down to his ears! He was smiling at the time, I can only assume, in gratitude. :)
There was a little girl re-enacter, Sara, who tried to help cheer up the Ladybugs. She was making funny faces & joking with them; such a sweet girl to help like that. Ladybug-I did cheer up but Ladybug-II wasn't as readily impressed, although eventually was okay.
They had a 'musket drill', just for kids. One of the men & one of the little boy re-enacters led the drill. Both Storyman & Butterfly took part. The Ladybugs were too little (the long sticks in a musket shape that were to be their 'weapons' were just too long for them), but they didn't mind. Especially Ladybug-II, who was still too upset from the canon trauma to participate anyway. I think watching the others helped her recover.
We walked around a bit & saw the animals again. The sheep were nice & relaxed today, safe from anyone shearing or herding them.
Here is a picture of the back end of a Belgian horse named Jack. I couldn't quite get the front end. They are large, gorgeous horses.
Here's a better picture of some other lovely horses, who were quite friendly.
With all the awesome farm animals around, which one were all the girls enamored with the most?
A barn cat!
With three cats at home, the lovely calico kitty named Patches was their ultimate fav.
The worker there told me Patches is a 'people cat'. I said, "Well, we're cat people!" So that worked out well for all of us.
She did have a laugh though, that our girls were so attached to the kitty, especially with the above lovely horses right there, & especially after I mentioned having three kitties of our own at home. I have to say, though, Patches blows all ours away in friendliness.
We love them anyway.
The weather wasn't so great, but we endured some drizzle, & sometimes a bit heavier drizzle, to enjoy the farm today.
It was worth it.
Today, it was much more low-key.
Many of the re-enactment participants gathered around a fire & one of the men did some lecturing. One thing he mentioned was that most of the soliders died from harsh winter conditions rather than battle.
They also demonstrated a canon & set it off, twice. The Ladybugs didn't like that part of the day- at. all. The Mr. held Big Guy's ears & I held Little Bear's, due to their sound sensitivity. The others took care of themselves! I just dealt with it. The first time I jumped but the second I was ready for it.
When I first tried to put my hands to Little Bear's ears he didn't appreciate it & kept pushing me away. I did manage to cover his ears completely right before the canon went off the first time. As they readied it for the second go round, I kept my hands near his ears & he actually PULLED my hands down to his ears! He was smiling at the time, I can only assume, in gratitude. :)
There was a little girl re-enacter, Sara, who tried to help cheer up the Ladybugs. She was making funny faces & joking with them; such a sweet girl to help like that. Ladybug-I did cheer up but Ladybug-II wasn't as readily impressed, although eventually was okay.
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| The loud, offending canon. |
We walked around a bit & saw the animals again. The sheep were nice & relaxed today, safe from anyone shearing or herding them.
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| Quiet, peaceful sheep. |
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| Jack, the Belgian horse, or, well, part of him. |
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| Thirsty horses |
A barn cat!
With three cats at home, the lovely calico kitty named Patches was their ultimate fav.
The worker there told me Patches is a 'people cat'. I said, "Well, we're cat people!" So that worked out well for all of us.
She did have a laugh though, that our girls were so attached to the kitty, especially with the above lovely horses right there, & especially after I mentioned having three kitties of our own at home. I have to say, though, Patches blows all ours away in friendliness.
We love them anyway.
The weather wasn't so great, but we endured some drizzle, & sometimes a bit heavier drizzle, to enjoy the farm today.
It was worth it.
Nice Things & Autism
Mother's Day...
The Ninja blender is, so far, awesome! I've only used it for smoothies so far but it crushes up the frozen fruit like it's nothing. My old blender used to struggle & get stuck, so it's been retired.
The owl things are in my bathroom... yes, my bathroom. I will be doing over the kids' bathroom in owls, but since there are 3 boys using that room as well, I think I'll look for some a bit less pink. :)
And, well, the flowers are surviving so far, although they need babysitting to make sure they aren't taken apart anymore.
'Nice things' are always at risk here.
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| Nice things - purple things!! |
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| Owl things!! And something to help make my smoothies!! |
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| Lovely, gorgeous & so purple!! |
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| Autism strikes again! (One of the reasons why we can't have nice things). |
The Ninja blender is, so far, awesome! I've only used it for smoothies so far but it crushes up the frozen fruit like it's nothing. My old blender used to struggle & get stuck, so it's been retired.
The owl things are in my bathroom... yes, my bathroom. I will be doing over the kids' bathroom in owls, but since there are 3 boys using that room as well, I think I'll look for some a bit less pink. :)
And, well, the flowers are surviving so far, although they need babysitting to make sure they aren't taken apart anymore.
'Nice things' are always at risk here.
It's a Pet's Life
Not sure if I should leave It's a Pet's Life on Tumblr, or move it to another platform. Maybe it's just me but I think it's a pretty cute blog with not enough following. But then maybe that's just because it's full of our pets who I just happen to think are really cute. :)
Anyway, there are new posts there for your enjoyment if you choose to visit. :)
If you're a fellow Tumblr, you can 'like' posts or make comments, but Tumblr doesn't allow others just peeking in to do anything... sorry on that. :(
Anyway, there are new posts there for your enjoyment if you choose to visit. :)
If you're a fellow Tumblr, you can 'like' posts or make comments, but Tumblr doesn't allow others just peeking in to do anything... sorry on that. :(
'Mother's Day'
To all those for whom this day may be difficult, in whatever way, I'm with ya & God bless.
Down on the historic farm: Sheep!
The sheep got their haircuts, on full display for our learning experience.
It only looks ominous for this sheep... she's holding large scissors because they do everything on this historic farm, the way it USED to be done many years ago.
Still, sheepy didn't look so thrilled.
The lady in the pink skirt (they do mostly period dress as well), was lecturing & answering many questions. She is a sheep shearer as well (that's the technical term for it, she informed us). She said she can go quicker because she's been at it longer, but the one shearing was very good. She was really controlling the animal while shearing & the sheep only struggled a bit. I was impressed.
This is what it looks like when it's all off. All together & rolled up neatly.
There were also sheep herding demonstrations.
Here is a 2 year old border collie named "Ben" raring to go!
Here are the unsuspecting sheep Ben is heading toward.
They've discovered Ben, & he was working hard, because they were quite ornery.
This one wouldn't budge. Obviously the black sheep of the family.
Ben, being a rookie, left the black one alone, but herded the others together down the field.
Seems to be going well...
But... then, the sheep just kept going. The trainer called Ben back & the sheep took off.
They ran around the length of the farm, jumping a fence in the process, & ended up in another field. The workers tried hard to get the sheep back in the field...
...because this veteran sheep herder, 10 year old border collie, "Hope", really wanted a crack at those disrespectful sheep (you can barely see her face sticking up out of the grass because my 'zoom' wouldn't work anymore).
But, it was over. The sheep weren't budging from the new pasture, far away from sheep herding doggies.
It's a lovely, low key farm to hang out on for a bit. We enjoyed checking out the other animals.
Here are the oxen, who the workers use to pull farm equipment.
Piglets (we've seen them in past years & these two are gonna be HUGE by summer). By Fall their days will be numbered. (We were there once in November when they were grinding pork).
Chickens - & plenty of eggs in the henhouse.
Man made pond. Lovely view.
They also had spinning demonstrations (the wool gets used!). The kiddos were shown how to spin a little wool by hand...
... and make a few little 'bracelets' for the girls.
Then they had a craft project with the wool from the farm sheep.
The girls named theirs & were playing with them a lot. (I'm thinkin' the craft sheep days are numbered).
Thankful for a great day, & hope to have another there soon (stay tuned).
Okay so I did something stupid today
… which is only noteworthy because I wasn’t home at the time.
I’m walking in Staples & I see this tall, young guy in a preppy blue shirt walking toward me carrying boxes. He smiles so I stop him for a sec & ask,
“Excuse me, but do you carry the power packs for an HP?
He smiles & replies,
“Oh, I don’t know, I don’t work here.”
So I laugh (hehe, you know the ‘oops’ laugh), & say,
“Oh, I’m sorry, I saw the blue shirt…”
I walk away & realize people who work at Staples wear red shirts.
Double duh for me.
I’m walking in Staples & I see this tall, young guy in a preppy blue shirt walking toward me carrying boxes. He smiles so I stop him for a sec & ask,
“Excuse me, but do you carry the power packs for an HP?
He smiles & replies,
“Oh, I don’t know, I don’t work here.”
So I laugh (hehe, you know the ‘oops’ laugh), & say,
“Oh, I’m sorry, I saw the blue shirt…”
I walk away & realize people who work at Staples wear red shirts.
Double duh for me.
Bonus Friday Funny
... since it's been so long.
For my fellow 'Twits', the Tweet Song.
“I’m gonna lay out on my driveway, until I show up on Google Maps.”
LOL
For my fellow 'Twits', the Tweet Song.
“I’m gonna lay out on my driveway, until I show up on Google Maps.”
LOL
YES, YES ... and YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been a while since I posted a Friday Funny... this is perfect. :-)
The awareness stops here...
... for most of the world.
Cuz' Autism Awareness Month is over.
So go on with your lives everyone. We don't exist again.
Oh wait, I dunno if most of you even paid attention even for the month of April! Well, sorry then. Didn't mean to assume... that you may have cared.
Awareness: Having knowledge or cognizance
Awareness does not mean understanding. Awareness does not mean caring. Awareness does not mean helping. Awareness does not mean loving. Awareness does not mean anything but...
... being aware.
Parents of autistic children are quite aware, & all the time at that! The awareness never stops for us.
Neither does the worry, concern, fatigue, heartache, distress, depression, anxiety, isolation.... or ...
... unconditional love & devotion to our children - forever.
Whether you were aware of it or not.
Cuz' Autism Awareness Month is over.
So go on with your lives everyone. We don't exist again.
Oh wait, I dunno if most of you even paid attention even for the month of April! Well, sorry then. Didn't mean to assume... that you may have cared.
Awareness: Having knowledge or cognizance
Awareness does not mean understanding. Awareness does not mean caring. Awareness does not mean helping. Awareness does not mean loving. Awareness does not mean anything but...
... being aware.
Parents of autistic children are quite aware, & all the time at that! The awareness never stops for us.
Neither does the worry, concern, fatigue, heartache, distress, depression, anxiety, isolation.... or ...
... unconditional love & devotion to our children - forever.
Whether you were aware of it or not.
Stylin'
Little Bear woke up with a new 'do' yesterday. It's only slightly more under control today. I still haven't found the cow responsible. ;-)
Ladybug Bears
Two little people recently lost some teeth. Both lost both bottom teeth, one after the other, just a few weeks apart.
We don't do 'fairies' or other lies, but they did get two cute little bears for their troubles, in each one's favorite color. :)
(Even though the purple bear looks quite a bit bigger, they are pretty much the same size).
We don't do 'fairies' or other lies, but they did get two cute little bears for their troubles, in each one's favorite color. :)
(Even though the purple bear looks quite a bit bigger, they are pretty much the same size).
Ways to help, maybe...
The Awesomely Big List of Ways To Help Parents of Autistic Kids
This list made me tear up a bit, mostly because from my experience I don’t believe there’s a soul in the world who will listen to this & try.
Get cancer, they’ll be at your door with a meal asking what else they can do.
Get autism, they RUN the other way - FAST - & STAY away.
Guess we’re the new leper community.
This list made me tear up a bit, mostly because from my experience I don’t believe there’s a soul in the world who will listen to this & try.
Get cancer, they’ll be at your door with a meal asking what else they can do.
Get autism, they RUN the other way - FAST - & STAY away.
Guess we’re the new leper community.
A Timely Message
The World is Not as it Seems
A timely message, because there is SO much deception in the world it's absolutely staggering & Christians need to be on 'special alert' at all times about everything.
A timely message, because there is SO much deception in the world it's absolutely staggering & Christians need to be on 'special alert' at all times about everything.
