sage driving



Finally sunshine



So finally after roughly 2 weeks of rain, gloom, and gray we had blue skies and heat. Although we did have a small sunshower. We went to the beach which was great. nice and cool. the water was actually really nice.

A few days ago though we had a break in the rain and decided to go to the lake. So me, my 2 youngest and my friend, Sue with her kids went to the limington rapids. My Shane (who's 8 and approx 60 lbs) decided to swim through the deep part of the river to the shallow sand bar. Generally not a bad thing he can swim and it was only about 5 feet. Unfortunately he decided to have his little sister India piggy back him because she wanted to be with him. Suddenly I hear a crying scream and looked up. all I see is the whites of shanes eyes and india holding on for dear life while trying to climb up her brother. I start yelling at India to let go but she wasn't about to do that So I ran in and grabbed india, pulled her off her brother and with the other hand grabbed shane and pulled him up. the water was to MY chin. They were a little freaked. Funny part is as I was diving into the water FULLY clothed (wasn't planning to swim:) ) a part of me was panicking at seeing my kids drowning and another part in the back of my mind was saying "damn this water is freaking cold!!!!)

On a lighter note I have tomatoes growing and was able to harvest some lettuce!! Yeah!!

My Darling Daughter, Sage

My wonderful darling daughter, Sage just got her permit. We almost made the door to a 7-11 bigger today. She accidently hit the gas instead of the break.. But she did well, she was very controlled, until after and then she almost cried. I told her everyone does it at one time or another. Funny part is that only ONE person inside the store even saw it happen, and he was coming out as we were almost going in. He just laughed. she didn't think I'd let her drive after but I did, barely. Oh well just breathe, right?

just one of those days

Alright, so do you ever have one of those days where NOTHING and I mean NOTHING seems to go right, and all you want to do is cry. yeah welcome to my day.. I know that things will get better, but at the moment that really doesn't seem to help.. It kind of started yesterday when I read an article that pointed out that with mortgages in the toilet, food going sky high along with gas, that nothing is going to get better. That our life as we knew it was over, depressing, right? No hope anymore, right. then today trying to make my bills, fix my gardens ( i killed some of my peas :( ), and of course my DH (dear husband) worked from home today and I'M HAVING A BAD DAY!!! I can't even enjoy him being home.. I think I need a vacation, but than who can afford a vacation. :( alright now I will try to end my rant. Sorry but I needed a place to vent a little.. Thanks for listening.

pictures


So due to food and gas prices I decided to have a garden and, though these aren't pictures of my vegetable garden, I was having fun taking photos.
I'd forgotten how much I loved gardening. The last time I gardened was about 12 years ago. I'll post some pictures of my vegetable gardens soon.

my first blog

Okay I realize that the blogging has been going on for awhile, so i figured why not jump on the band wagon :).. finally..
Since this is my first I'll start with who i am. I'm a mother of 3; sage my oldest at 15, Shane my middle child of 8 and India my youngest at 5. I'm also a wife of a wonderfully understanding man. He often comes home to dye pots instead of dinner on the stove. We have 2 dogs and 5 angora rabbits. I'm a textile artist who knits, spins, weaves, and is often found dyeing (yarn that is). someday i hope to have a farm. I'm a dreamer, a realist, a bitch :) a wife, mother, teacher, artist, pagan, and often unsure of who i am. but than that's life. So after reading this post I hope you find my life fascinating (or at least amusing). I'll try to be informational as well as interesting. so bear with me as I begin.