I put a pic of Bailey and Sarah on here lounging around. Bailey is so kind to allow Sarah to rest on her warm, chubby, fluffy, soft back every day. What a glorious friendship.
I have included a pic of what ALWAYS happens when all six (or really any number of them) of the ALL-BOY cousins get together at Nana's house. As soon as Jonas enters the room they pretty much maul him to get the wrestlin' started. Then, the pillow cushions come off the couch and all kind of craziness and injuries begin. They have a ton of fun but someone always gets hurt and multiple kids usually end up in tears...but the fun is worth it I suppose because they all keep doing it?
My aunt Myra has a chinchilla named Chili Willi and the boys love to feed it yogurt covered raisins! Jeb overdosed Chili when I had my back turned...I do hope he is okay.
Something I have been thinking about lately...I am TOTALLY a smell person. It is strange, though, that being a smell person, bad smells don't bother me that much (I am a Vet's kid, live on a farm, and am a mother after all), but smells just bring back a lot of memories and emotions for me. Now, don't get me wrong, I can't stand it when people douse themselves with perfume/cologne or with all the lotions and sprays at Bath and Body--it repulses me. I just remember smells?? Very odd. Just this week I remember pulling some turkey bacon out of the microwave and it made me think about all the times I spent the night at my Papa and Granny's. They always had Special K cereal, coffee and yes, BACON! Maybe that is why I love the stuff so much...I Love BACON!
Other smells that make me think:
Old Spice DO--I missed that smell so much when Jonas was deployed when I got back with him every few months I think I could have eaten an arm or something--ha!
Pink Baby Lotion--oh my sweet sweet angel babies after their bath and while I put them down to sleep...that scent can't be beat...
DIRT--I love digging in my flowers and have enjoyed doing that here lately. It really relaxes me to smell mulch and dirt.
Gasoline/Diesel--weird, but I like it?? Reminds me of when my sister and I used to pump Diesel into our 1978 Mercedez Benz! Oh the good ole days--
Clean, Downy-smelling sheets--I love my bed, but when the sheets are fresh--ooohhh weeee I can't wait to get in there!
Classrooms at the University Center have this hospital like-cleanliness odor--odd, but I will never forget that smell--maybe it was b/c I was pregnant when I took classes there and they say that your sense of smell is much stronger then?
Mothballs--now this is a not so good memory--When I would spend the night at my Mamanette's house she loved to have mothballs in every closet/attic...I don't know if I was having asthma attacks due to the mothballs or due to the old stuff in the closets,but I never want to smell that odor again.
Lumber--I love the smell of 2 * 4's! I loved when our house was going up!
The woods--there is nothing like getting up in the mountains and smelling the dampness of the river, and the odor of the mountain laurels--which reminds me of another reason the mountains are better than the beach--the ocean STINKS! The smell of rotten eggs and sand in every crevice are enough to send me packin' home.
More to come I am sure of it.
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