Hi There...

Well Geeze oh man, it has been a busy few months seeming like I can never get to this point to say hello.... Hello.
Kenny has been so sick with a terrible cough, it has continued for a while now and he has procrastinated Dr' ing however, I put my foot down and had him call the office anyway yesterday. Seems she might call a script in to the pharmacy today. I hope so . he's a mess . subsequently i'm a mess. I refuse to get it so I'm taking vitamin C like it's candy. Vixing up and Vixing my feet . I have a lovely fragrance these days. "o'de to menthol" Things are going so well at the Dutch Tulip. I have had several deliveries. It's going gangbusters. and I'm thrilled. I'm so blessed to work in such a marvelous facility. The Christmas decor is so lovely. Coming together I have quite a way to go and we haven't started putting anything actually up yet. But please know if you are looking for that perfect gift of a beautiful proportion please come and check out the arrangements I have made at the INN. I think you'll certainly be able to find something you love...
one more thing about the shop: The Grand Opening and Showcase of Shops November 14, 2009 10:00 Am - 4:00 PM . Please come and see what's happening !


Well on another note , my girl is the best. She's doing so well in college . Tomorrow she is teaching her first ever lesson at school.... I'm proud of her and I know she will make a terrific teacher...

Fall is upon us!

Well the leaves are in full array of color and the winter chill is upon us. I think I'm not ready to be cold. We have been blessed with a fire now almost 2 whole weeks. Kenny is already working to keep us warm, but it is only mid October. :( I'm so not ready for bone chilling cold weather.
Things are so great at the Dutch Tulip. I am well on my way to designing much of the articles for the Christmas Decor in the Inn. I have it all planned as well as some of it started. It is going to be so beautiful! I have sooooo much to do . Right this minute I am challenged with the process of blogging as there is a little cold pawed furry black smidge thinking my typing is utterly fascinating! He is a cute little bugger. Finally have my black cat I have needed for a year now. We lost Thunder one year ago. I miss him so. Maybe now Floyd will fill that empty hole , However right now he is kinda just a little pesty and a little needy. Attention , play , feed, more attention , clean up on aisle 5 then - play , sleep hard purr in your face and need fed again. He eats tiny little bits a million times a day. Tsunami thinks she can play with him a bit, Ezzie isn't to amused, she'd like to but can't really be to bothered.
Everything on the farm is good. Made a big pot of spaghetti sauce today, and some peanut butter cookies, mmmm. should have cleaned my house but found the kitchen more of a welcoming place than the vacuum and mop. Well just wanted to pop in to say Hi out there... Love to you this week. ~J

13 Years....

13 Years of beautiful wedded bliss-well no always , but for the most part yes. a happy life a happy existence a happy farm a happy family and a happy me.
Kenny and I enjoyed our 13 wedding anniversary yesterday- this is how we spent the day : we took our two new "kids" the twin baby Pygmy goats to my friends' preschool. That was fun, it really was . Catching them in the morning was a bit of a challenge but it was so fun to hear what a 4 year old has to say about a goat.
" does she poop in the house?" does she sleep in the house ? what does he eat? does she like macaroni and cheese ? how 'bout pizza ? whats her name? me and my brother are almost twins - we're brothers! does she bite ? how old is she? does she still need her mom?
It was so funny to hear their comments. City children they are not; but they are not from a rural community. I think they enjoyed us as much as we enjoyed them. hat a way to spend our day. In order to catch both the morning and afternoon children e had a beak of an hour in the middle - we took them to see Bob and Anneleise. They really got a kick out of them. Fun for me to see Bob so smiley. Anneliese calls them "monshotz" I think that means something like precious . Their family dog's name was shotzie I think. Fun to see them so happy. Older people and children love to see animals. I wish I knew the word in German for horns. Anneliese noticed their horns and said that word. Also a delight to my soul.....
So back to school we went after a lunch break in the wendy's parking lot! with 2 gaots in the back of the van. I'll have you know they're were no accidents in the van ! ( or at school !) Welome again home again jiggety jig. We went to aerobics and then to Don and Kathy's to visit with dear old friends Bob and Nelly, Bren Dona and Kathy. That was fun. I laughed hard at a few o our stories. Poked my eyes out with a fork at a few of the others.... All in all a beautiful 13 th wedding anniversary with my boyfriend.

Thank you Kenny for loving me and tolerating my farm animals. I love them and they bring me joy. Thanks for being such a great dad to Holly. For a long time I never thought we'd see her shining here as an adult and on her own.... But here she is , and here e are on the other side of that and enjoying our lives. God truly blessed me with you. I'
m so sorry it has been so hard. but I 'm glad we have traveled his road together. You are healthier now than yo have been in a log time. Let's keep it this way for as long as awe can ! Thank you my love. Happy Anniversary