Farm Show

It is the second week in January and in south central PA that means one thing: Farm Show week!  We have taken Baylor every year other than the one where he was 2 months old.  Lori took him his first time, last year we both went, and this year it was him and I.  Who knows what next year will be because he already invited Grandma and Buddy to go along.  Of course the first exciting thing was the school bus ride.  Lori will freak when she sees I took him out in public in his red jacket, my green scarf, and his blue and black hat. I always seem to have him all jacked up when it comes to clothes.  But he looks so cute I don't care! 

We were there at 9:30 and first stop was the food, mainly because it was not crowded and no lines.  My choice was the fried cheese because how can that not be delicious?

And they were in all their crunchy, cheesey, gooey, tomatoey goodness!  I did get fried mushrooms but no photos of them as we were on the move by the time I bought them. 

Baylor's first choice was a donut.  I bought a dozen to take into work, because I am nice like that.  

He loved it even if it did not have any frosting and sprinkles.  He actually ate the whole thing.  Unusual because he usually just licks off the frosting and sprinkles and leaves the rest.  

His next choice was a chocolate milkshake, just like last year. 

Then it was off to the exhibits.  We saw a sow and her piglets. 

A lady showing the parts to a peep, including the belly button. 

He only sat on one tractor this year.  He was really interested in a John Deere with a wagon and since we could not find one, he really did not care to sit in anything else.  I practically had to force him onto this one for a picture. 

He did want to sit on the combine but it was part of an exhibit and not available to sit in. 

Off to see more animals.  We found the llamas and alpacas. 

The cows being shaved for show.  I think it looks ridiculous but what do I know about cows other than milk and steaks. 

We saw the sheep this year.  Some in where apparently part of some secret society and wore coats with hoods. 

Others were there all woolly for us to see.

And some gave nose kisses. 

One piggy was cute and fuzzy and walked around the spice booth.  I love that booth and found citric acid to make bath fizzies! 

We saw the bees again. 

And found the corn bin.  I could have left him her and walked the rest of the place and he would have been just as happy.  If Lori had gone along she would have been happy to sit on the bench and watch him play. 

Sitting on the ground reminded me of a field trip I took in second grade. I don't remember exactly where we went because it was a long time ago but where ever it was had an old school room.  I remember I volunteered to try an old school punishment: kneeling on the floor with a stone or kernel of corn under your knees.  I do remember that part because it hurt and 33 years later it still hurts! 

They have a dug out canoe made by the archaeological society.

Baylor got to be an Indian for a few minutes. 

The winning pumpkin and my little pumpkin. 

The butter sculpture. 

And back to the corn bins. 

On the way out we saw the chickens, roosters, peeps, and rabbits.

And some more cows.

And at 1:30 it was packed and we were out the door back to the bus and home. 

Until next year! 



Love and Light and Lots of Mojo for Meme and Pap

Mema and Pap are superstars in Baylor' universe.  Unfortunately, neither one are doing very well this week and it is scarying the you know what out of us.  Meme has a laundry list if medical issues including a past heart attack attributed to a medicine she was taking at the time, but she is careful about taking her meds (not the one that made her sick) and trying to be good with her diet.  For the most part she does not have problems. Sunday she went to the local hospital because she was vomiting and had chest pains.  She has a known history of anxiety and a hernia so we were not very worried when we heard she was there.  By Monday they were transfering her to our local hospital because they found a blockage in an artery.  Her heart Dr is down here and they wanted him to check her out.  He said she needed the balloon proceedure and a stint put in.  Tuesday she went down for the proceedure and they could not do it because they found more blockages and decided she needed a triple bypass!!! Lori's dad had the same thing done about 15 years ago so the family has been through this before.  Meme also has COPD and since a bypass is a more intrusive surgery than the stint proceedure, they had to wait to consult the lung Dr and the heart Dr to make a plan for surgery. 
The rest of Tuesday and Wednesday she rested in the hospital with Lori there all day and Dave, one of Meme's other grandson's, who lives with us, staying with her in the evenings.  Pap worked on Wednesday and was to come back down Thursday. He is over 70 and a plumber and will not slow down.  He has been sick for the last few weeks and yesterday was out working in the cold rain.  He called our house this morning and he is too sick now to come down.  Lori had to get a hold of Dave's dad Dave, or June as we call him, to see if he could take Pap to the Dr because he is too weak to drive.  June is working in our area today but Jason, his other son, went over to help Pap get dressed and June's girlfriend is going to go along to the Dr so she can make sure someone knows what to do for Pap.  He is functionally illerate and cannot hear very well so if Meme is not there to get everything right someone has to be.  And Lori cannot be in both places at the same time since they are an hour and a half apart.  We are very glad to have them helping out when we cannot be there. 
Today is the surgey for Meme and I hope and pray to whatever is going on in this universe we live in that everything goes well and she will recover quickly and Pap will take some time to rest and recover too.  Baylor needs his Meme and Pap for many years to come and so do Lori and I. 

Sleepy baby

This is the second time this week he fell asleep on the couch, after his bath and naked! 

And after I dressed him, while he slept through it.  He even stayed asleep when I put him in bed too and he slept until 6:30.

Not sure who this kid is because he has never been a kid to fall asleep in situ and then stay asleep while being moved and dressed.  I always said we would grow out of his light sleeping and other sleep issues but I did not think it would be this soon.

Yellow Breeches

Saturday was a beautiful day for a walk to the creek.  We took a road trip in the morning to Shippensburg to pick up the new to us aquarium and I wanted to go find some rocks and things to put in it!  Baylor was digging up the gardens around the deck as usual when I proposed a ride in his new wagon to go see the creek.  As we were getting closer he asked me if this is where the peepers live.  In the early spring and all summer long the peeper frogs peep all evening.  It is a wonderful sound that comes in the windows in the early spring.  I told him it was too cold for the peepers to be out and they were sleeping in the mud.  I may be wrong about that but he did not ask me to prove it or anything so I was safe. 

There is a path along the cemetery, behind the fire hall, to the creek and the old spill way.  There is a old mill at the end of town and the spill way was built to divert the creek to run the mill. Now, it is only running when the creek is overflowing.  Thankfully we could walk though it and climb over the logs that were brought in all the floods we had this spring and summer.  Baylor loved it of course! 

I showed him how to throw rocks into the water and being all boy, he loved that too. 

He found a stick and used it as a bat.  He actually did really well throwing a rock and hitting it with the stick!  Not bad coordination for a three year old whose Mommy cannot hit the side of a barn. 

It was my turn and I did not do as well as he did! 

The creek was running pretty fast and there were some puddles left in the spill way that had some ice on it.  It my have been 3/4 of an inch to an inch in the middle of the ice and we had fun throwing rocks on the ice.  Not many punched through the ice and they had to be really big.  Some would break a hole but bounce back out and land on the ice.  He could have stood there all day and covered the ice with rocks.  It never got boring for him. 

He did really well staying out of the water, which was only an issue because the water was really cold and it is a 10 minute walk for my out of shape person to walk back up the hill pulling a wagon. That would have been a really cold 10 minutes for either of us!  I am sure one day in the future, I will be dropping him and his friends off up the stream with their inner tubes and waiting for them to come home by way of the creek.

While walking home with our logs (sticks) and a ton of rocks we both collected, we took a side trip over a foot bridge to the other side of the spill way and to where the bridge is over the Yellow Breeches.  This bridge was under water twice last year and the road was closed.  That is a lot of water for a little creek! 

And on the way back to the wagon, we found a tiny bird's nest.  Baylor had me pick it up and put it on a branch so the bird could come back to it.  The magic of childhood is a wonderful thing! 

Not My Mama's Bacon and Eggs

I am an addict and my drug of choice right now is Pinterest!  I cannot stay off of it!!  That and Youtube learning about dirt tank aquariums but more on that later.  Right now I am a pinning fool but not able to make as much as I like.  The craft room is still a wreck and I cannot get to my sewing machine.  But I can get to the microwave and stove so I can make the edible things I pin.  Not good for my waist line but my coworkers and the kids at Baylor's sitter benefit! 

Melting white chocolate, adding a yellow M&M and a pretzle stick broken in half is right up my alley right now. 

Too cute right?  I am not a fan of white chocolate so eating one was enough for me and the rest are packed up for others to enjoy.  For somethings, it is all about the process and not eating the end result. 

This boy gets cuter all the time.

Not much going on right now but next week is Farm Show!!!  I am so excited! I tried to tell Baylor about it but Mister Anti-anticipation said he did not want to go and he was afraid of the Farm Show.  When he is looking at the sheep enjoying his milk shake and french fries we will see who is afraid.