Christmas In Montana

Trailer where I live. I put up some festive bows.
Front door. I put a Season's Greeting. I put it inside as well. The pumpkins...long story
but i painted a santa claus face on it with a stencil...i just need to toss them :)

Inside of door. The mirror, the stocking, festive rockin'

Candy Cane window covering...just took apart gift bags. Helps keep it a bit warmer also.

One view from front room. Snowflake lights and snowflake stenciled on.

Christmas Cactus in Bloom. PRETTY!

The other side of window.

I did row of lights around wall. Hung garland, and added lights, bows and christmas balls.

Another view.

Little christmas tree from Boy Scout Troup 4 feet = 20$, maybe should've boughten the plastic one after all. I did a cardboard star with aluminum foil, but can't see with light from window shining on it.

For proof that I ran the tractor....

Hay Season in MT

I always do this wrong...start at the bottom and work way up :)

Me getting in for solo run!

My sweetie by the lone tree.

Trying to capture cattails. Reminded me of Beaverton.

" Blue Skies Smiling at Me. Nothing but Blue Skies do I see"

Cheesy picture I took of myself. In my sun-hat, that got a bit warped!Will and tractor-baler

Just pretty view. We didn't do this area..but I liked the lone tree.

This is section we did. Will in tractor.

So its hay season, or should say it was....helping out Will's sister. This year has been raining off and on...so the hay you see here...is ruined. Too wet not good. I got to ride/drive tractor. Will sat with me for awhile, showing me how...and then I did solo for about 3 rows...I enjoyed it. Granted I don't have to do it every year or every day :) But a taste of country. I like. Oh, by the way...lifting hay bales really good workout!

some photos i forgot to post at the time taken

will and I were in jeep. And his sister and husband rode 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler

Boulder Pass area. This is meadow. We stopped before climbed to the top...Very Rocky road :) Will and I went with Spring and Wayne...It was a month ago i think!! i can't remember!

Will's Pig. We were out and about checking out yard-sales. And came across this BBQ pig. It said "MAKE BEST OFFER" i knew Will was eyeing it...but he was like..$200 bucks plus (he saw one in Springville that was like $600+ bucks) Anyway, we are looking around and about that time, the lady comes and slaps on $10.00 OBO. Well....Will got excited. He went to the man and was like "how much for the pig" He responds $40. Will's like, "Oh, there's a sign says $10". In the end...Pig Sold for $15. We look online later, since all the info is on the rear-of the pig (corky tail), teets, and all...and find that newer versions are $1000 bucks. Needless to say...What a find :) And its been at his sisters where it bbq's delicious hamburges and provides endless commentary!

Some fun things/pictures

Being silly...:)

Will and I went to Oregon the weekend of June 12-15. We spent it with my parents. And he asked my Dad to marry me. So now it is officially OFFICIAL :) We did get a chance to go to the Portland Saturday Market and had a few unexpected surprises while there...I was too flabbergasted to take pictures..not like i would post them here :) We witnessed a Naked Bike Ride. It also happened to be the Pride Festival that day. It was a day that Will will remember for years to come :) At least we were together...Here are a few photos from the trip. Alas didn't get any with the family :( my bad...

Memorial Day Weekend 2009

the camp site

These are only pictures I took. Wayne, Will, Mccoy,Spring, Boat, Kami and little dog is Dandy.

LAKE HEBGEN.

Alas, I didn't have my digital camera on me for the BIG moments this weekend. :( Yep, i'm like...man that would've been an awesome photo.

Will picked me up from work Friday (i got done at 3pm, work has been interesting, remodeling, new upgrade to the MRS system) and we headed to Hebgen Lake about 2 hours away. Will's sister Spring goes to this primitive camp-site. We met up with her man's cousin, who has a house on the lake. Had a lovely dinner there and got to hang with them (very very good people) then boated over to the cove. Yep only way there is to boat. The campsite was already set up, springs son and man went thursday. So that was nice. We then proceeded to fish. Will caught the first one in the cove, then proceeded to catch 2 more for a total 3. Springs son, Mccoy, caught 2 plus the 1 day before. And I CAUGHT MY FIRST FISH!!! It was a brown trout, and about 20 inches long?? i don't care, i caught it and it was bigger than everyone elses. The next day i caught my 2nd fish, rainbow trout.

Anyway, it was fun time, i enjoyed fishing, hanging and eating wonderful dutchoven, over campfire food. I didn't so much like having to shovel my own hole to poo in. You sit over a log (lots of downed logs) and hang off....like a toilet...except no flushing. It wasn't bad....for the most part, just not fun in the middle of the night! i was afraid something coming to grab me!! hhaha. Of course you then cover it back up....

It was good...i went out in a little rubber raft, just one person and learned to row myself about. I had a sun hat...but of course today didnt' wear it and got BURNT face.

It was a great time, and i enjoyed it. Wish it didn't end. .... and more than anything wish i had a camera for my fish!! Will is going to smoke the fish, got a smoker at an auction a few weeks ago...
it makes me want to go camping more! and i really do like fishing :)

Some photos

my handsome nephew jack. What a happy baby! :)

my cute niece charlotte, making funny face at me :)

On way to jessica's, i went through the gallatin canyon(?) towards west yellowstone. There were buffalo and little baby buffalo. But i didn't have my camera handy and so didn't get them on way down. Then way back to MT i was able to get this shot...but no baby buffalo this time :(

I went to see Jessica mothers day weekend and while there she helped me get my hair fixed. Since i get a bit tongue-tie in telling stylists what i want :) Basically the lady cut more layers and trimmed the ends, then razored texture to my bags, and hair and then curled with a flat iron, i guess it gives natural color. Jess also helped me pick out some more feminine shirts, this is one of them. I can't get the flat-iron curl down :(

My friend Sylvia from Portland, oregon. I met her up in Shelby, MT (about 5 hour drive) it was beautiful drive and it was really great to see her. The 17thish of April is when it was.

So some photos to share. Hope you enjoy.