I'm Still Here

I bet you think I gave up on you!!!

I couldn't do that...

I've just been caught

up in a whirlwind called

"LIFE".

I suppose I could go into details and

catch you up on all that has had me in it's grips...

like moving my mom into an assisted living home 

(dragging her heals and kicking the whole way!)

dealing with all of Mom's "stuff" 

(and believe me, all 4 closets were stuffed with stuff!)

dealing with siblings that don't want to deal with stuff!

and 

being accused of taking stuff!

Ugh!

Parents, take note!

Deal with your own stuff BEFORE

your kids have to!!

 I'm sure, after the dust settles 

everyone will be speaking again

and the hatchet can get buried in the nest

until the next big hubbub rolls around.

Speaking of disasters...

did you happen to catch my hometown on the national news??

Little Wessington Springs had a huge tornado

blow through town!

It wiped out and/or destroyed approximately 28 homes!

Three businesses were flattened

and zero injuries!!

So many people we know have been affected 

by this tragedy!  

What a blessing that no one was hurt,

everybody took the warnings seriously and

took immediate cover as this storm 

swept over the south east side of town!

here is a link to an early story by CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/18/us/south-dakota-tornado/

there have been many follow-up stories since 

the storm hit on June 18th, if you are interested 

you can google Wessington Springs tornado to see more coverage!

My last post goes way back to May 5th...

that was around the time my Mother took ill 

and we were scheduled to take a trip to Iowa

to see the kids before they moved!

That weekend trip was the last time I remember
feeling relaxed!

We had the best time "away from it all"...

We went to my favorite store...
Sisters Garden...
It's an Iowa version of Junk Gypsies
Love, Love, Love...

The kids are moving to New Mexico next...
oh, how I'm gonna miss Iowa 
and it's quaint antique shops...
 

Between episodes of Junk Gypsies
and my visits to Iowa's Sisters Garden
I was inspired to do my own little art show
at Sweet Grass...

Nothing major, just a fun day of showing off
my sister's bags and pouches and some 
of my own original canvases to friends and customers
on the front porch of the coffee shop!
(I could definitely do that more often!)

I would love to be a regular at the Farmer's Market
in a little bigger town...
selling art and flowers 
(sigh)


Anyway...amongst all of the other drama and chaos
we took on two more "little tornadoes"
their names are 
Domino
and 
Zelda...

 they stayed with us for two weeks
after school got out!

We had tons of fun,
some good giggles,
and even learned how to ride  a
bike without training wheels!

Grandpa kept'em busy and wet
out in the garden!

Oh my, what a busy summer
this has been...

phewwww...

Next post I'll 
fill you in on the bathroom remodel we did
(just in time for the big 4th of July bash)
the saga of the crop sprayer 
spraying on a windy day and 
killing our cucumbers, tomatoes, flowers, etc!!
and my unfortunate case of carpal tunnel and bone spurs...

oh yes, "life" just keeps happening 
at the Sall Farm!

Y'all come back now!

Hugs from the country!!
Lisa