Ahhh Weekend...

So this last weekend was pretty busy.  I worked on Saturday, and took care of the animals.  Then Sunday, got up to go to church.  Played at church and stayed in town with friends of the family because our church band was playing at a church later in the evening.  So I went to Pizza Hut with Terri & Gary Pulver, Rob Zettle, Nancy Brown and a newer couple that have returned to our church (her name is Renae but I can't remember his...) anyhow, we had a blast (as we always do) and the pizza was delicious.
Then Terri drove her car over to the duplex that their son Justin & his wife Crimson (and their baby girl Chloe) live in, to drop off her car for Justin to look at.  I got to drool (just a little) over his Harley Davidson (only a little because it was a Harley....it still was a sweet piece of machinery).  Then the three of us crammed into the cab of the pick-up truck and drove to Gary's Step-sister's so that he could visit with his step-mother (who is in her 80's).  Well, his Step-sister's husband has this Beautiful 1974 red Triumph TR6 convertible (that he was selling!) I definitely drooled over that! :) And got to sit in it, which was sweet.  If I had been able to drive stick he even offered to let me drive it....(sad day, sad day...I cannot drive stick shift...)

Anyway, I got to sit in it and have my picture taken which was cool!

Well, then we went to set up at the church and played 2, 45 minute segments, with a break for cookies and juice in between.  There was this adorable family practically in the front row, and the eldest girl reminded me a little of myself at that age.  She was wearing purple windpants, with a purple striped top, had shoes on that matched as well as ribbons in her hair.  She was sweet.  Her name was Christianna and she was 6, then her brother Lucas was 4 and little sister Melissa was 2.  As we were tearing everything down they came up on the stage and we played.  Rob let them play on his drums as we was tearing the trap set down (they like that a LOT) and they sat on Dennis's bar stool that he brings with him to sit on (which spun all the way around.)

Christianna has her back to us, and Lucas is hiding behind her.  They liked the snare drum cause it changed sounds.
Well, after tearing everything down, I rode back to Church (where I had left my car) with Terri and Gary, and then drove on home.  I was exhausted and went to bed almost right away.
Well, then this morning, I woke up having to go to the bathroom and as I walking towards it I looked out the window and THE SHEEP HAD GOTTEN OUT. They were sitting, eating the grass rather happily almost directly outside their pen.

(This is the sheep, later when they are back in their pen.  The spotted one is our ram, he's a Hare-sheep)

So the bathroom had to wait.  I went out, and they had somehow managed to lift the gate off of it's hinge and it lay (still latched) at an angle.  They are skittish so when I walked past they acted like they were going to bolt (especially Chicken Little), but I got a bucket of corn and they came right back in....(man Sheep are easier than cows or horses in that respect)...I re-secured the gate, and threw them hay (Dad has them confined, since we are hoping for lambs shortly and there is no grass in the pen, just mud so I figure that they were REALLY hungry).  I did chores, came back inside and got dressed.

(This is Chicken Little...she is the most afraid and skittish of ALL the sheep...hence the name)

A little later I went to the Chiropractor and had my adjustment (yay!) picked a book up from the library and came home to a cheese and smoked turkey quesadilla....Yuuuuuuuuuuum!
After that I went back out to go play in the forest a little. (Note to self, when going into a forest full of brambles it would be wise to wear tennis shoes....not your Chacos)

First you go up the hill, (I learned this the hard way several years ago), the bottom of the hill is a tangle of briars!

(Violets are blooming already too!)

Then you make your way down from the top of the hill into the forest...where the brambles are thinner...

 These beauties are what I went into the woods today for...I learned long ago that they do not last long when picked, so now I just go and take pictures of them.  They are called "Dutchmens Breeches" and are a native wildflower.

Well, I was making my way to another face of the hill when I had to push through some honeysuckle and brambles and what do you suppose, I startled a Wild Turkey from where it had been roosting!  That was surprising...I wish I could have gotten a picture of it but it had flown off before I really realized what was happening.  Now, I'm back at the house, attempting to sooth my scratched feet (I'll remember real shoes next time) and fully planning on taking a nap, even though I should do my mountain of dirty laundry that is sitting in a basket in my room....
So I'll leave you another picture of my big, spoiled baby, Frosty.  He's not as dirty in this picture and I think that there are less cockleburs in his mane and tail....but only time will tell :)