Rancher!

If you've been paying attention, you know that Kammy loves animals. Horses in particular, but dogs are a close second. We have been looking for a puppy to give her for her Birthday and yesterday we found this little guy for a totally unbeatable price. We decided rather than try to hide him, we'd give him to her a few days early. If you wait a little, the picture at the very bottom will load a video of her opening him! It is so cute!He is 7 weeks old and his name was Winston. Kammy pretty quickly changed it to Rancher!
The whole family likes him quite well. Even Kaite....although she is still pretty scared of him if he pays any attention at all to her!
Kammy is really loving him. When he needs a nap, she just pulls out the horses!
And yeah....I really needed something else to do!

Stylish Blogger Award

Pamela from A Sheltering Tree was so very kind to award me with Stylish blogger award. I have only recently discovered her blog, but have been blessed already by her writings! Be sure to visit!There are 4 duties to perform to accept this award:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Award 15 great bloggers.

4. Contact the bloggers you choose and tell them about their award.

Seven things about me:

1. I don't like chocolate.

2. I love being a mommy and their homeschool educator as well.

3. Camping is our favorite summer-time activity.

4. I never planned to have 4 kids or be a pastor's wife, but when I woke up one morning in those shoes, it was exactly what I wanted!

5. I'm a terribly impatient person..hurry, hurry...all the time.

6. I enjoy most household chores, with the expeption of sweeping and unloading the dishwasher.

7. My favorite color is green.

Now to award you! Below are 15 of my recently discovered and/or favorite blogs.

Beatrice Banks

Sweet Blessings

Finding Joy

Eat at Home

Everyday Surrender

Not Before 7

My *PINK* Life

Glimpses of our World

Living a life of faith in the midst of the storm

Love's Unfolding Journey

The Painted Parsonage

Homespun Simplicity

The Farmgirl Report

Oakview Cottage

Fresh from the Chari Tree

Tiny Talk Tuesday

Kaite is our little spicy food lover. Here she is waiting for her pizza to get done. She also likes cinnamon altoids , fire cheetos and as we recently discovered, horseradish! She is a busy little girl and talking a LOT! She will repeat almost any word. Kalli got a "Knot a Quilt" kit for Christmas and recently finished it. She is our sentimental one, so I can see this being in the family for a very long time...,along with the 5 other blankets she has decided to keep "forever" (one of which was mine as a baby.) The other night, Kalli tagged this on the end of her bedtime prayer, "....and please have a safe trip down here when you come to get us!" I'm linking up for Tiny Talk again.

Memory Monday

The other day someone asked about making doll clothes and it got me to thinking about all the doll clothes we have. I don't think I realized how very lucky I was to have a Grandma who sewed for me...and my dollies. I wonder if my girls realize how lucky they are to have them handed down?I think every dolly has a complete wardrobe!
I found it rather funny though--that when I went in their room to take some pictures, this was the only dolly that was actually dressed. They must be girls. You know how it is..."a closet FULL of clothes, and nothing to wear!" :)
I did not want to spend my day dressing baby dolls....I mean, I just finished dressing the real dolls....so I just grabbed a handful from the drawer and took a picture.

Most of the dresses have little matching panties, and a bow on the back so little mommies won't get confused!

There are lots and lots of little blankets too!

There are also Barbie clothes, including wedding dresses & veils for the ladies and overalls for the farmers!

Memories are special and something no one can take away. Some are better than others, but I have learned that time can even make beautiful memories out of hard circumstances. I am going to try and post several "Memory Monday's" throughout this year. Monday's are busy days here at the Pink Parsonage, so don't expect one every Monday.