Flirty Thirties, Sporty Forties

It's been another one of those months -- whoosh, it flew by! I am in Montana right now, preparing for an ultra-restful sleep so I'll be energized for my hike tomorrow. My first with the legendary Glacier Lilies! I am so excited :-) I will likely have just enough time to hike and make it back to civilization to catch my flight home! gulp! Incentive to go fast, I suppose. Last time it was the threat of the last boat leaving at 4:30 otherwise we'd have to hike an extra couple miles! My most exciting news this month has been that the next little Krack baby is going to be a GIRL! YAY! I found out the day I was shopping at the Nordstrom sale - how very fortunate! I'm trying not to go too crazy buying her things but oh what cute little things they have for girls! Little frilly dresses, little purses, little pink blankets, little shoes - oh this is going to be so much fun!! Bowdrie continues to refer to her as My Sister Susie, but Jonathan says no way to that name. I

Ok, now that I've been tagged twice I guess I'm obligated to do this 7 facts about me thing. 1. As I've gotten older and have gone through life stuff, I've become more introverted and private. I sometimes miss my ditzy social butterfly days but I think that's the price we pay for growing up and becoming 'mature' 2. When I was little, I wanted to grow up and sell Icees at K-Mart 3. Like Elaine, I'm a one-on-one person and according to the 5 Languages of Love book (and friends who have read it): I'm a quality time person. That makes sense -- I have so little free time that if I want to spend it with you... it means you're special. 4. I consider Burger King "real food", so when someone once offered me filet mignon, I told them no thanks, I don't like fish. Who knew that fillet and filet were not the same thing!! 5. I'm ultra organized and focused all day long at work, so I'm a bit absent-minded and disorganized at home. Ho

I've had a great two days off, which gave me a chance to putter around my house! I ache from head to toe and my fingers are started to get calluses -- eew! Sheesh, I sound like I'm 50! I should go get a floppy hat to complete the look! Last night, just for kicks, I slept in one of my guest bedrooms! It felt kind of weird, as if I were somehow intruding! I guess I've never had more than one to choose from! I slept very well and I hope my guests will like it :-) I also did some arts and crafts for the garage. It's not done yet but I will put up some pictures later this week. :-) It's going to be pretty :-)

Exciting news out of Montana!  Carson is talking!!! So far he has said "boat", "MINE!", and "Bowdrie" :-)  I'm looking forward to finding out what he's been thinking inside that little head of his all this time!  I predict that he's going to have loads of personality.  I'm heading up there later this month to see those guys and teach him all the words his mommy and daddy don't want him to know (smirk) Congratulations to my cousin Dusty and his wife Audrey who just had a healthy little baby girl!  They've experienced enough heartbreak in one lifetime (audreysangels.net) I hope this little girl will be blessed in every possible way - with good health, good fortune, and good luck. She's got gorgeous parents so there's no doubt that she'll have good looks!

I am so delighted - I have had my first guests at my 'home'! Is it normal for it to seem really really quiet once everyone else has gone? Maybe it was because 2 of my guests were under age 3! Anyhow, we barbequed steak and chicken, and had corn on the cob, and some drinks and desserts from El Salvador for some ethnic flair, and we just hung out on my deck and enjoyed summer. Little Hannah and Emma were just darling in their red/white/blue dresses. Both of them were born here so they're little Miss Americas :-) I'll try to get pictures from Jessica (their mom)~