Monday, July 14, 2008

Sunday Contemplation

This past weekend was spent at the homestead. Saturday night we hosted a delayed fourth of July BBQ, complete with fireworks in the quarry. None of my fireworks pictures turned out though.

Even Angel, our German Shephard, invited a friend.
Angel was such a good host, bringing her friend a bone and then laying down next to her to watch over her.
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Sunday was spent, by me, in my favorite place. The couch. I watched two movies and contemplated life. More on my contemplations later.
I started taking pictures of my view from the couch. The big picture window looked like a portrait of the sky.
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The other picture window being the extension of the first portrait.
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Straight in my line of sight from my favorite couch potato position.
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And, of course, Angel on her "couch."
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If I look up this is what I see. Twelve of the reindeer watching over me. When we built the house I had a special block put in across the whole loft so Biggy B could hang his trophies without looking for a stud.
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Our boys were outside hard at work washing and greasing trucks. A Sunday tradition around here since they work on the job six days a week.
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I scanned the garage and realized we have way too much "stuff."
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The only two things we will not give up when we retire!!
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You may ask where I am going with all of this, but you will have to wait. It's part of my contemplation issue from my Sunday on the couch.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Freedom Weekend

This past weekend we went to the 24th Annual Abate Freedom Rally in Algona, Iowa. What a party. About 30,000 Bikers on 123 Acres of land that the Abate of Iowa owns.
Biggy B getting ready to ride into Algona to the Harley Shop
Biggy B

Many people take freedom to a whole new level.
Flagger

Us girls have fun dressing up in different themes every night. This night was school girl night and I was the Head Mistress.
The School Girls & Head Mistress

Then on Saturday night I had my first "ink" done in honor of my favorite place...Isla
My girlfriends brother is a Tattoo artist and he had a booth set up. What an artist.
Brenda's First Tattoo

The finished product.
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The worst, or should I say painful, part about the tattoo is the outline. Once that is done it isn't so bad. OK, not as painful. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

After that was done we went up to watch Joe Diffie. He sings "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox When I Die." What a great concert.
Algona Band Shelter

We are already looking forward to next year's 25th Annual Freedom Rally.
Freedom isn't Free. Many men and women have faught for our freedom and for that I say Thank You!!