Country Days......

Thursday was a such a good day!

I did some writing and puttering around here at the camper/cabin while Louis Dean pruned up the trees around the pond area.

Sherry has been working on her kitchen cabinets.

She and Dean designed their kitchen and then RE-designed it!

They moved the dishwasher and fridge and added another cabinet and made an awesome pantry.

Now she is at the point of making her cabinets coordinate with the beautiful backsplash AND the counter tops AND the ceramic tile on the floor.

I went down a little after 4:00 to help her stain them and they are looking great!

Son Dean went out of town for a Karate event and we were wanting to get this project done before he got home to surprise him.

We were halfway through when we stopped for Sherry to do critter chores and for me to get our supper ready. I had put potatoes in the crock pot to bake so I went back to our place and grilled some hamburgers. It was a good meal and when we finished eating we decided we were too tired to go back to work on  the cabinets and made a plan to meet up the next morning.

It was a perfect country evening as we ate and watched the solar lights come on one at a time and then watched the fireflies flit around in the darkness. Earlier we saw flock after flock of geese heading North in beautiful formation!

In just 22 days we will be welcoming our Canadian friend of many years when she lands at DFW on June 11th! Her name is Linda Chapman! How cool is that? We have been Facebook friends for just about 17 years I think it is. I'm hoping she brings Kermit the Frog with her!

Linda is an avid world wide traveler and has been to so many countries!! 

What a blessing to me that she is traveling to Texas to see us!!

Texas used to be a country and I hope to show her some of our state!

I'm thinking we will do a lot of visiting.

Linda is a fascinating lady what with being a long time educator and traveled on so many mission trips and exotic vacations.

God is all about relationships!

And I am grateful for Linda!

I went to  bed Thursday night with a glass of wine and a Louis L'Amour book  Ride the River.

I just finished G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton.

I sleep in t he Girl Bunk most nights when we are down here at the ranch.

The bed in the main bedroom takes up nearly the entire space making it difficult for me to get in and out of it!

I was reading along when I looked up to see Samantha up in the Boy Bunk. 

And here was Tabitha all comfy and cozy at the foot of the Girl Bunk!

We do love our kitties!

Tabitha got out through a loose screen yesterday and Louis Dean had to fix ALL the screens so they won't pop out!

Friday is a 'Sherry' Day!

She's off and ready to go somewhere and do something!

And what a blessing it is to me ti get to spend some one on one time with her.

We are both married to 'Dean's' and we love them with all our hearts!

Still....it's good to have some Girl Time together and we always have fun!

Our first stop was at the Red Hot Deals where everything is $8!

We both found some good things and it was a lot of fun to look at all the bins full of stuff and find something that was a GOOD Deal!!

Sherry treated me to lunch at On the Border which is always like going to a party!

I had the Marky Marg...

which features Mark Wahlberg's Flecha Azul Tequilia.

It was really good but on the sweet side.

Our other stops was HEB for Louis Dean's boxed wines and Tractor Supply for dog food for the mops and Hobby Lobby just because!

It was a wonderful day and the first one in a long time that I left Louis Dean home alone.

He did well.

He's mowed and plowed and tilled and pruned up the area around his pond.

I came in from our day out and went to bed to take a nap.

I heard Sherry's tractor when I woke up and she had taken a load of dirt for Louis Dean to put around his pond.

I was late to the party but I jumped on the tractor for a pic!

Sherry is the BEST!!!

And we love her and Dean with all our hearts!

I love signs!!

These are some of the ones here in the country place.

I have been writing and painting some every day....

This canvas is for Jesse.

It's different from my usual paintings and I have enjoyed the challenge!

The second project is the mountain cabin in New Mexico for Jim who owns the place.

Both of these are still works in progress and I hope to have them finished before we leave here.

This plaque hangs on the wall across from the Girl Bunk and I read it every day that I'm here at the ranch.

Such great advice and I try my very best to be true in following these words.