Day five: a Place

At first, I wasn't totally sure what to put for a place... And then it came to me...

What place do I love?

What place do I want to be?

What place has my heart?

What place shaped me?

Can you answer these questions?

Well, if not I will tell you anyway...

WYOMING

Yeppers, my HOME state!

2001 Official State Map of Wyoming

The thing is, it kinda encompasses a lot of little places that mean so much to me. 

• I was born in Casper... 
• I lived in Mills, right by where the Mormon Ferry was run at Fort Caspar. 
• I loved going to Grammy and Papa's house in LaGrange. 
• I loved to stop at Fort Laramie and see the old historical site.
• My daddy took me fishing at Alcova Reservoir, and Pathfinder Reservoir.
• We moved to Laramie, that is where I met my sweetheart, James.
• I had family all over the state.
• I have family all over the state now...
• And some of my favorite people live there...

I am so very grateful to this place. It shaped me. It calls to me. I miss my state. I will always be grateful  for meeting my love there. I want to go back. I want to be near my nieces and nephews since I do not have any children of my own. I crave the love they give me... Someday soon...

Day three: a cozy place in your home

Well, if you know me, you will know that my favorite place to be at home is in bed... Mom says I could sleep my life away, or sleep through the end of the world, whichever, I am good.

I would like a new mattress I think, but really, I love my bed.

I can sit on it and do things.

I can sleep on it.

I can cuddle with my Foster on it. 

I have my animals on it.

I watch TV from it.

I have crafted on it.

I have read while on or in it.

I stack stuff on it.

I have memories of cuddling with my Jamus on it.

I dream while sleeping in it. This includes dreams of my Jamus.

And right now it has the sweetest bedding set on it, Wyoming Cowboys!!!! (WOOT, they even beat the CSU Rams today and kept the Boot---oh coveted boot from the "Border War").

The only other place I might consider cozy right now might be my chair, or J's chair... And right now I cannot sit in either... So cozy bed it is... (Pix to follow).

A New Niece

Yesterday we were blessed with a new niece. She was born on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 12:03 pm. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her name is Mackenzie Joy and she is beautiful.

She looks a lot like her Grandpa Dave and her Great-Grandma Donna, as well as her older brother and sister. And she's wearing Aunt B-Jo's favoritce color. Hopefully the outfit I got for her will fit for St Patrick's Day, although her mommy can dress her in it everyday for as long as she wants, it's cute it says rub my belly for good luck.
We're going to go up tomorrow, hopefully Uncle James can find someone to cover his Saturday shift, I'm not sure who he'll have to promise what to, but I hope it works out so he can go too, otherwise I'll go by myself.
I've got work to do, so I'll be on my way for today, but until next time, keep this thought in mind...
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson