back in the saddle

Yesterday the boys saddled up their ponies,

ready for a leisurely Sunday afternoon ride with their Dad.

What was suppose to be a ride through the pasture

turned into a small cattle drive.

Dan is not much for blazin' the trails and seems to always need a purpose to be in the saddle.

Above the cattle took a wrong turn, don't they always, and Pop helped out with a tad bit of Ford tough horsepower.

The boys of the Herd sit tall in the saddle proud of the job they helped complete.

Ahhh..the joys of the new season.

old time

We are struggling with the time change.

These dark mornings make it hard to rise.

Yesterday, Dawson was still on old time.

We wake the boys in the mornings with a morning kiss,

Dexter probably won't like that I shared that

open their bedroom shades, turn on the light and wait

for them to meander, with school clothes on, into the kitchen.

Well, Dawson never came & never came & never came.

On my search to find Dawson I discovered him

snuggled back between the sheets with his school clothes on.

He had gotten up and dressed and went back to bed.

Dawson is still programed on old time.

COCONUT

Are any of you coconut fans?

I am!

Smell it, drink it, eat it.....IT'S ALL GOOD!

Here's a new recipe worth trying.

It's DELISH!

COCONUT BREAD

3c flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

2c sugar

1c vegetable oil

4 eggs

2T coconut extract

1c coconut

1c buttermilk

1c chopped walnuts

Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Set aside. Combine sugar, oil, eggs & coconut extract. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Stir just until moistened. Fold in coconut and nuts. Pour into 2 well greased & floured loaf pans. Bake at 325* for approx. 1 hour or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes before removing...if you can wait that long!

spring

Hello SPRING!!

I'm ready for you.

Your blue skies.

Your crack of thunder.

Your amazing rainbows.

Your beautiful blooms.

Your bright colors.

Your growing powers.

Your warm winds.

Your longer days.

Your fresh air.

See you soon.

March 20

Welcome!

Souls4Souls

Two weeks ago I once again found myself picking up the 101 shoes/boots that lay scattered around our garage floor.

As I was sorting and pairing and pitching a voice in my head calmly said,

Why are you throwing those shoes away?

Sure, they're worn and muddy and WE could do without them

but someone somewhere NEEDS them!

Clean them up, ship them off AND clean up your garage.

Well, I couldn't shake this thought.

Every time I walk through the garage I hear that lil' voice.

Soooo after a few searches of the Internet I've decided I'm going to ship the Davis' worn but not ruined shoes to Souls4Souls in Sheldon, Iowa!

You may have heard of the organization, especially after the many recent earthquakes.

But do you know what is extra special about this place?

Souls4Souls, in Iowa, is partnered with Village Northwest Unlimited. VNU offers a wide array of services and training to more than 180 individuals with disabilities. The individuals have varying degrees of disabilities including intellectual disabilities, brain injury, cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, epilepsy, and range from ages 17 to 80.

Souls4Souls gives these mighty special people a chance in society. They receive, sort and ship our donated shoes.

Sheldon Iowa's Souls4Soul is 1 of their only 4 USA locations.

After this discovery I was moved even more to DO THIS!

I'm also,

inviting you to do it, too!

I'll gladly mail your gently used shoes with those of the Davis Herd.

Dig out those closets, clean off your shelves and

drop your shoes off to me or call me and I'll come and pick them up!

Shoot, I'll even clean them up if I need to.

Check out this awesome organization

http://www.soles4souls.org/.

All types of gently worn complete paired shoes are accepted.

My shipping date: April 1, NO FOOLIN'!

projects

HELP!!!

I'm drowning in projects.

Although I have no deadlines I feel the need to get them ALL done:NOW!

The only deadline is the one in my head.

I really hate to have a list of things that need done...I guess I would rather spin in circles?

No, not really.

My to do list:

Mother's Club tonight. A monthly commitment I fail terribly at.

Volunteering at the school tomorrow. A time I REALLY enjoy.

Horse to the vet Wednesday. I guess I don't HAVE to go but sometimes these trips are our dates.

Thursday, tackle a project in the basement that is bigger than me!

Seriously, I'm going to attempt to spray colored concrete on our walls in a similar fashion to finishing drywall to a texture. Yes, I AM CrAzY!!!!

Friday pick up Ms. Baylee.

Saturday basketball.

Right now...I'm off to vacum....that is after I pick up.

I'm also hoping to squeeze in a workout before the big yellow bus rolls back around.

Probaly not going to happen as I see the time.....

spinning in circles

Spinning in circles.

I seem to be spinning in circles today. It's one of those days when I'm really accomplishing nothing!

I twirl from the kitchen, to the laundry room, to the boys' bedrooms to the basement to the computer and leave every task in the the same disarray I found it in.

Does anyone else ever feel like they're just spinning?