trip to antarctica

so here's a little tale mad told me today after i asked her why she looked so sad.

"i'm sad b/c i have an scratch on my knee."
"how did you get it?" btw, it was the size of a pin prick.
"i was with my twin sisters in antarctica and a tripped and fell in an ice cube. they weren't holding my hand, so i came back to here."
"well i'm glad you came back. it's warmer here."
"it is warmer here."

ahhh, i love having a little child with such a huge imagination.

hmmm...

If you do what you've always done, then you'll get what you've always got!

hickory

queenie meets hickory














































note how big
her mouse looks
compared to her












the family

queenie

down on the farm

first pony ride













bare back












mad getting hugs












kittens














more hugs














feeding the horses












horses














feeding cows













the girls and
great grandma










the girls had a blast "down on the farm."

jessie the tolerant

1996-may 10, 2008






mad putting a
princess
necklace on jess























mad crawling
over jess








































jess loving mad
in spite of...









jess wearing
em's red bow












jess meeting
our other pets














































"jessie was
a silly cat." em













playing in the
girls tent












mad hated when
she would sit
on the ledge. "it's
so high and she
might fall."























yesterday 5-9-08








jess continued
to be patient
even when she
was sick.














last night











today 5-10-08




today we let her
go outside and
enjoy the fresh
air. she actually
perked up for a
little while and
explored the entire
backyard before
coming to a rest
under the slide.





















mad saying bye














em saying bye












sweet as
could be to
the girls as
they loved
on her this
morning

robbers

"there are red robbers in the yard!"
translation - there are red robins in our yard!
mad refuses to call them robins.

born to be wild...

the new family
member - fz1













the happy
owner































em going for
a ride












mad's ride












a blast from
the past
10-3-03













notice rags is
still "racing with the
wind" after all this time


















em and rags
"head out on
the highway"
















mad brought
out purple
princess
leia (her cat)

















"lookin' for
adventure..."










n loves his new toy and so do the girls. the girls loved their ride around the block. "faster! faster!"