Shelly...Meadow on a Ledge

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Last Saturday was our first big snow of the season. Mike and Nate had to work and I was left at home to figure out whether to wait till the snow fall stopped or start plowin' and get it over with. So I went for it. And as the time passed and my curls, from the night before began to freeze to my face I started to notice the men, in my neighborhood, driving by and waving or just smiling as they drove by. My hands were beginning to ache from the cold as I gripped the handles of the snow blower. And another man drives by, smiling and waving. REALLY??? Then I begin to think, I HATE THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT! Yea I know I can do this myself but honestly, what has happened to chivalry?? I'm a damsel in distress here! My King is off pillaging for our family and he's taken the only prince left living in the castle to help!

But then, Shelly has an Epiphany. God has given me a pair of strong legs and arms and the endurance to finish the job. I have nothing to complain about!!I feel much better. For a few moments anyway...when the frustration of my currant situation reminds me...that I'm cold and stiff. Grumble, Grumble, Grumble...
And then,
I see,
ANOTHER MAN driving by?!
but then he stops, with a smile on his face. So I stop what I'm doing; push the frozen hair away from the face I can't feel anymore, and walk up to Mike Smith's car and he says, "It's so impressive to see a beautiful woman out in the snow working with machinery!"
And then it was ok. I hadn't showered, I'm sure my makeup was smeared and at that moment it didn't even matter.
I was back to my Epiphany.

"God has given me a strong pair of legs and arms and the endurance to finish the job."

I have nothing to complain about!!

And I look good doin' it!

I meet the Senator the other day

Senator Orrin Hatch came to the city office for a visit the other day. He seems very nice. He walked in and I greeted him. He told me he was here to see Mayor Cullimore who was at the other end of the desk. The senator walked over to Kelvyn and Liane and chatted for a moment, then walked back toward me and apologized for not introducing himself. I stood back up, he shook my hand and said,"Hi, I'm Senator Orrin Hatch." I then introduced myself.

Huh...Orrin thought enough of me to stop what he was doing with the Mayor and City Manager to apologize for what he thought was an act of rude behavior toward me. I didn't think that... but how nice of him.

Thanks Orrin Buddy!

Running for our meal

I coerced Nancy into this one. I'm sure it went something like,"Come on Nanc, what could be better then a nice brisk run in 30 degree weather at 8:00 o'clock Thanksgiving morning? Who needs to sleep in? Don't you want a chance to beat the Mayor and win a nifty yellow ribbon? It'll Make the dinner taste better. We can eat 2 Desserts!" Whatever it was Nancy gave in, much to her husband Dave's dismay.
Here we are, passing up the Mayor (that didn't take long. Thanks Laurie for the tip! :) )

I have to say, it was really cool that my friends Corbett and Brennamen were there to HECKLE...I mean cheer us on. Ok, the truth...they were there as cops keeping the peace...and taking pictures.

38 minutes and a few seconds later we were headed for the finish line. It was so cold that we had a 24 hour face life! but it DID feel really good to get out and run.

Here's me and Kelvyn showing off my ribbon that 700 some odd other runners also won for beating the Mayor and I have no idea where the well build Indian came from but Nancy and i think we saw his squaw somewhere back up the road.

And here are our fine husbands cheering us on and glad it wasn't them.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Isn't he Gorgeous!

Love you all!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October’s days. ~Author Unknown

Yea, I don't HATE Halloween...Just ask my husband, friends, my children, co workers...it's an illness. Really, I'm serious, I probably need medication for this.

Here are portion's of the inside of my house at Halloween.

50 some odd paper spiders.
$1.00 for the card stock and about 20 minutes with a die punch at the
scrapbook store. (Another place I don't HATE a lot.)

plastic pumpkins painted gold and below that my arsenal of Halloween ideas.

I love doing my front door. There are spiders crawling down the door coming out of the spiders nests that are hanging from the porch ceiling with black ivy as "blackery" (Think Greenery) and I'm always in LOVE with my witch!