Happy Grandparents Day

I got a bit of my Grama fix in this weekend. It's been nearly 6 plus weeks since I've gotten to see any of the kids. It was nice to have laughter and singing throughout the house. Even Chanelle has missed the kids {as you can see}. 

Tiki wanted to go riding today, but my board host lost her horse this past week and I wanted to give her a few days to grieve. As we get older our passions have to adjust. She's not getting another horse. This is a person who has had horses her whole life, so this will be a first. 

The last thing we want to leave behind when we pass for ourselves, is to leave our horse to chance. This is the very reason I decided against a baby this spring. I don't see myself making it another 35 years and most horses in a good situation can live a very long life. 

So now there is a horse trailer for sale and a pasture up for board. I'm not sure what all else she's selling. The kids have an early day at school on Wednesday, so I'm going to pick them up and we'll head to the barn for a ride. The weather is supposed to be good this week so no worries there. Things should be a little lighter on the hearts by then too.

The new laptop has led to being able to sort and shuffle some very old photos and documents. DELETE has been the most used key so far. Documents that are no longer relevant and duplicates are being removed from all the USBs'.... Along the way I ran into a few {well - a lot} of old photos. Brought back some sweet memories of my very first granddaughters.

I could go pick them up anytime. If my daughter felt I needed the company, she'd bring them to me. We spent summers together, hanging out and having adventures. Yes I did some babysitting. It was actually my 2 younger kids {The Uncle and Aunt} that did the entertaining and helping with the babies until they were all a few years older. 

I have a special relationship with my grandsons too. {still working on sorting pictures} One thing I can say for my oldest daughter is no matter what, she never came between me and the kids as far as our relationships went. There were times she would be upset with me, and even then I could go get the kids anytime! I wish I could say the same all my kids. 

Let's be real here, the only reason I got to have my youngest daughters kids this weekend was because she needed a babysitter. But I do believe I could go get them whenever I wanted. Why anyone would want to deprive their child of someone that loves them, I will never understand.

As a grandparent I know I'm blessed. I have many friends that never get to see their grandchildren, and some that have to raise their grandchildren, due to the loss of a child. Some never get to experience what it is to be a grandparent. I know I'm blessed. I just wish I could see them all. 

Blessed by God

Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails.

Let the Production Begin!

 

Spent the past couple weeks having the web sites tweaked and cleaned up. Looking much better now. Things are running smoother and easier to load. All of the primary links checked. Some links in posts from long ago may no longer work. If it's something you are interested in knowing more about, shoot me a comment with the form below or email me with your questions. Some of my posts have been removed for reasons beyond me?  some removed by my choice, as they are no longer valid. 

Life is an everchanging journey. Some folks are lucky and given a stable livelihood, while others are constantly on the move. We have to be able to flex and keep moving forward, no matter what comes our way. "Life's a journey enjoy the ride."

Retirement lasted 2 days and I put him to work. The yard needed done before the rainy season hits. It's already getting chilly so it won't be long now. I just need a couple more bags of dirt and a couple bags of bark then all my plants will be ready for the cold and winter snow.

The secret {if you want to call it a secret} is 'horse poop'. I bring home a garbage can of poop that has started to compost, layer all my plants after they have been transplanted, then add a layer of bark. . . They winter well and the rain brings all the nutrients down to the roots, so next year... the blooms will be twice as much as this year. You should see what it's done for the strawberry patch. 

Since his retirement we've bought the 'blank' products and the printing and press machines, now to turn the photos into the products and be ready for the next event! We've found some perfect new display walls and stands, to make the most of our selling space, no matter what event we're at. We can fill a 10x10 tent, or 12' of table space. The display walls will give us another 12' of exposure and space for the canvas and prints.

Our first Heat press should be here next week. It's the last piece of the puzzle to complete our production line. After much research and comparison - We finally bought the printer last Friday, saved over $300! Yes, I made sure to get extra sublimation ink, paper, heat tape and gloves. After hours of traffic that I wasn't expecting we made it to Best Buy and bought the new computers today. They were having an amazing sale and we saved another $150 on each computer!

This week will be 'work'! Getting everything ready for the holiday event season. I managed to get us booked up to the beginning of December, hoping to squeeze a couple more weekends in before Christmas. Would love to sell out on the holiday inventory.

Well I got a couple more things to hook up before I shut my eyes for the night. Hope all is well in your world. Good night folks.

Blessed by God

Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails