trois semaines

Three more weeks and I will be back in Seattle! My goodness, so much to do. Homework, studying for the west-B and my favorite, PACKING!
Think happy thoughts for me please, the chances of me loosing my mind are high!
xoxo

oi ve

I am tired and realized I have a lot of work to do for my class. Ooops.

Here's something really cute, I have to learn how to crochet before I reproduce.

owls

Here are the owls I made yesterday, the green one was my first attempt, brown was my second.

aujourd'hui je…

I cleaned all morning in hopes of sitting down and doing homework. Instead I made yogurt and afterward Heidi came over and we made some stuffed owls- they're super cute. I would put up pictures but I am tired and don't want to go down stairs to get  the camera.

I met an amazing 86 year old man yesterday who owns a store called first photo, he's been in business since 1947. I was so happy to talk to him and listen to his stories. 

okay that's all I have to share.

nous l'avons fait

Last night Heidi and I (Nicole i wish you were there too) decided to get really trashed, it was our pre anny-is-moving bash.  We succeeded and it was fun, Heidi even puked! Heywood and Thom were our wonderful DD's and I believe they had fun watching us be silly when they scooped us off the sidewalk to go home.Today is definitely a lay on the couch day, only there is dog piss hiding under the couch so I'll have to clean despite my upset (getting better) stomach.

Letters!

YAY Hopefully this will last through the mail

avancer

When the path is unsure it is best to stay still.




Edit: hmmm I posted this last night but I don't think I agree with it.

Bébés très mignons

Here are the cutest kids of the day,

Coming in first place is Professor Jack, who was captain jack with a mighty sea wobble in his walk until he acquired his wonderful glasses which brought out his scholarly side, here he is eating an apple from one of his students. 

And the runners up are:

Princess Zaila the master of chub

And her older brother Prince(ss) Decker

plus

After the retreat Kat and I begged to stop in Custer, hoping a cool store was still open, alas it wasn't. 

I love old towns and the great store fronts they have. 

Then we begged, or I begged, to stop off at an antique store I saw on the way, it was amazing!

South Dakota- natives and...

Jackalopes!

Kat and I made friends with some animals,

And I joined the Navy.

"it's drivin' me nuts"

And here is lots of STUFF

Chaps, essential for raising a cow herding, horsie riding child

Like this one,

le week-end passé

So here are my photos from the retreat, Donna, Sue, Kat, Kathy and I got there Friday night to set up, and lucky us it was snowing. 

View from the lodge

Horsies!

Diana and Anita

We all made crowns, Kat and I were very proud

YAY

And horsies to match my crown

Ooops the sign said please don't go past this point with out asking, and we just went anyway... and we found this sweat lodge

Pretty lake

The beautiful black hills of south dakota, I didn't see rocky racoon.

Bon Lundi!

I had a very busy weekend, I went to Donna and Sue's women's retreat. It was really fun, full of crafts and activities with a splash of spirituality. Pictures to come.
Right now I am eating lunch in the cutest little cafe/patisserie ever! It's called piece of cake, I've always wanted to come here, and so today I did. And they even have internet!
There is only about a month and a half until I move back to Seattle, so I have decided to live it up here in Rapid City! I am going to go to all the places I want to and haven't been, enjoy all the antique shops and wander the beautiful black hills.

Though I am anxious to return to the north west I have to admit there are things here I will miss.

DOES ANYONE READ MY BLOG???

Pâques

Yesterday:

Starts with Kitties

 

Gurdy really loves Sphinc

And then off to the Robinson's for brunch:

And then off to hike, but first some cool flowers

that went in our treasure box

                        why is everything udnerlined?  ugh. Anyway a storm was brewing and we wound up in keystone looking at tourist crap

And dead animals galore 

I was going to put a bunch of captions and things but this is just taking too long.

We went camping and then went on an easter egg hunt. <3