Our Weekend Away.

Dave planned a weekend away for the two of us. I was told to have a bag packed with 2 riding outfits, a nice outfit for dinner, and my swimming suit and be ready for a weekend of fun. OH My Gosh!! It was truly a wonderful weekend. We arrived at the Prairie Fire Spa at 3. Dave had arranged for me to have a stone massage...........what a truly relaxing experience. I highly recommend getting one.

Our next stop was the 1874 Stonehouse near Cottonwood Falls.

The family that runs this establishment truly has found it's calling. The entryway greats you with a wonderful placement of pie or cake and your choice of coffee or tea. Every morning we ate at this lovely place, the food was delicious. Billie is a magnificent cook!! The juice was fresh squeezed, the coffee FABULOUS, and the atmosphere was just like being at home. I didn't want to leave!




Our room overlooked the quarry, and was just so quaint. Since we live in the country, it was as quiet as it is at our house and we had the entire house to ourselves but for one other couple who we hit it off with.


After breakfast we walked around the property and found a place to sit on a large swing and just soak up the breathtaking scenery.


We walked all around Cottonwood Falls, ate at Grand Central Restaurant, visited all the shops and picked up a few gifts. (Couldn't get much since we were on the motorcycle)

Since we were only 20 miles from Emporia where our oldest daughter lives, we met up with her and had supper at Applebee's last night. It was so nice to see her and be able to spend an evening with JUST her.

After breakfast this morning, instead of coming straight home we took the long way home and went through Eureka and down to Sedan then through Arkansas City. We stopped and at a Mexican Restaurant. The food was very authentic and we decided we will have to go back and try out other items on their menu.

Over all,we had a great time and have already planned on another trip for this winter.

It's good to be home..........I missed our kids and of course the goats!!

Something I made for my Mom...............

My Mom has been cancer free now for 5 years. It's hard to believe that she was not given a great prognosis. She is a fighter. On this album it says Strength and Determination (I couldn't get very good pics at this time of day) I wanted to make something to commemorate this milestone for her. I am still waiting on the picture I ordered from Walmart to arrive........when it does I will center it so that when the album is closed the "Heart" part frames her face.





This albums are from Scrapadilly and are part of our Green gECO line. The photos shown of the albums have them pictured with the protective covering still on them........it's HARD to take pictures of "CLEAR" items!!

Such a Sad Day.......

I found out that Leroi Moore passed away yesterday. He was one of the founding members of the Dave Matthews Band. What can I say......he could flat out play the saxophone. The world is a lesser place without him in it.

Rest in Peace my friend. I will miss you more than you will ever know.

I am thinking I will be bored again this Friday. Come join us at 6 p.m. CST for some fun and prizes as we fight boredom together. The fun will go on all weekend!

Yep, I've been drinking................

So, the other night I got caught with a beer in my hand......What else is new? I workout hard so I can play hard! Our son Nik was cracking me up while he was snapping these pics.

Here is a layout using some lyrics from a favorite song of mine.