...when one door opens

 

Many things came to a final this month.

 

Summer vacation!

Kids are finally out of school and no more driving 780 miles these next months-

relief

 

 

My mom came to visit us for a month

 always a highlight in my year to be with her

the neat thing is I don't have to wait to see her for another 6 mos

( Actually I am seeing her and my whole familia next month)

 

I am going home to

~ NORWAY ~

in July

It's been 19 years!

 

 

Something that has been a big cloud hanging over my head

since the beginning of the year is slowly coming to an end.

 

I was victim of check fraud.

 

 A local woman and 4 other accomplice had stolen my newly ordered box of checks from my mailbox.

We live in the country so the mailboxes are by the road.

 

They had helped themselves to all the checks and written out THOUSANDS of dollars

 that would have potentially ruined my credit and needless to say drained my account.

If it wasn't for the amazing ladies at the bank that helped refund my money.

 

 There have been numerous sheriffs here at the house

 been working with a detective for the past months

 

I have never felt so violated in my life!

 

She/they stole my identity- she had several id's with my name- and wrote checks to places locally where I would go shopping and fill gas.

 

The hard part is that they know where I live- they have my address.

 - Worried for my children

no longer do I feel really safe

 

They have now all been caught with possession of dangerous drugs

 and are  sitting in jail

 

 I will be subpoenaed this fall to testify in court

  Just wrote my statement and sent it off to the judge.

I am scared.

 

But I have to put my big girl pants on

and see this thru.

 

But even with this fresh hell

life goes on....

Needed to clear my head and my heart

and nature is just the elixir

Somehow the outdoors makes everything right
 a place to breathe and think

 

In other news....

Jules got his drivers license yesterday!

Can not believe my baby is driving.

 

 

I have had so many creative thoughts dancing in my head lately

nothing better than feeling inspired amidst all this turmoil

Craving peace and simplicity

 

and usually in those moments.....

 

 

 

are when doors open

 

...and I do see one opening !

 

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy"

Dalai Lama

love to all

 peace out - beansprout!

sick days

My "little one" aka Foghorn is sick today.

 

Even little Foghorns have to rest....

 

with his sweet breath, long eye lashes

 his scar on his for head he got last week from falling off the monkey bars

 

 wakes up only for a minute

 

only to snuggle into the warm wool blanket even deeper

 

 

...and fall asleep

once again

SUN- day

 

 

Here we are again at Flathead lake

beautiful Montana day with our good friends and our family

for a little picnic.

The sun and the water drew us back again-

special place.

 

I started here

and ended up here

 

 March 9th we were wading in Flathead lake.
(I have to pinch myself)

 

Swans up above

 

Views to the end of the world

 

Children happy

 

Sandy beach for miles

 

 

Even my little water "Lily" went in

 

Kids unplugged and one with nature.

 

What a fabby day we had!

Nothing like a little natural D- vitamin

mountain air and aqua.

It honestly felt like a mini vacation.

 

Wishing you a sunshiny day.

ordinary days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life seems to be ever changing and pulling me in all different directions.

Between stomach flu bugs, mountains of laundry and chicken noodle soup-

there is little time to breathe

Also a new furnace that finally was installed after waiting 14 days without heat-

only to discover two gas leaks and  

NW energy guy telling us to evacuate the house

- finally got it fixed after scaring us all to death. 

-stressful-

 

My oldest getting in heaps of trouble this past weekend.

ughhh.

Homework, plays and basketball games

who ever said parenthood is easy- has no clue.

It just gets harder as they get older

 

Trying to breathe and center my self

trying

 

...a little tea and Country Living Magazine break

 

My horses eagerly waiting to be ridden and out of pasture

 after what seems a looooong winters nap-

constantly eyeballing my every move to see if  "now" is a good time?

 

Getting a head start on winter clothes OUT

and summer clothes IN

Going to bed at night seams only as a pit stop

to catch a breather for the next day series of events.

 

These are just ordinary days- I love them, they are my life.

Not well orchestrated or planned.

 

As long as my kids are well, there is heat in the house, my horses still love me

and a little time for a glass of wine with my hubby

- there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

and more laundry

 

yes...and then there's that...

 

Love to all

peace out bean sprout!