Life sure is good, I've absolutely no complaints (except on occasion when my hands are too stiff!). It's a GOOD life when: 1. You wake up to the most gorgeous sunrise ever.
2. The smell of the ol' ranch kitchen smells like fresh brewed coffee.
3. You wake up with a good plan for the day.
4. You feel good.
5. When it's feeding time in the morning, you walk out to a nice, crisp, clean, outdoorsy smell, and all the animals are happy to see you.
6. All the animals appear to be healthy.
7. Having a bowl of oatmeal with fresh milk from the dairy down the road.
8. Taking a nice, hot bath in the morning with a book....just a half hour to read in peace.
9. No phones interupting the guiet.
10. A husband that calls you shortly after he's left for work, just to tell you he "loves you."
11. A day spent either canning, gardening, spinning, knitting, reading or cooking. No T.V. for this "farm girl." I like a productive day.
12. Or, a day skirting fleece from our sheep, or hanging out clean clothes on a well loved clothesline.
13. An afternoon spent blogging with other "farm girls." We chat a lot about spinning, sheep, gardens, and canning. Boring to most people I'm sure, but ever so exciting to have such a wonderful network of women to converse with, share ideas.
14. The joy of picking a lot of fresh veggies from the garden and then plotting the meal around it........how blessed we are.
15. A phone call from a grand child after school, to tell me something hugely, significant that happened to them that day.
16. The joy of seeing my husband pull in the drive-way, the three dogs thrilled beyond containment as well, what a splendid "welcome home."
17. A healthy, delicious meal spent with someone you love so deeply.
18. Crawling into bed together, snuggling and talking about the day, the weather, the animals, our grandkids.
19. Saying our "prayers" together in hopes that all those we love will remain healthy and happy.
20. Sleeping well through the night, awakening to the rooster outside our bedroom door in the early morning hours, only to start all over again........
Yes, life is very, very GOOD!
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| To my lil' cowboy, "I love you more and the most!" |
