What a hoot!

Who needs an alarm clock when you live in the country? Not us! This morning around 6:45 something hit our bedroom window and the dogs started barking. I got up (yes, I was still sleeping) to see if the wind was blowing. The wind wasn't blowing, but I saw feathers on the window and Scott told me I needed to stop using windex....hahahaha! All of a sudden, an owl jumped up on to the screen and hung on for a while. I thought it was injured, so I grabbed my camera to take advantage of this rare photo opportunity. The owl jumped down in to the flower bed. I was able to get this great picture. The owl appears to be a youngin'. I think it was just startled from crashing in to the window. As soon as I flashed the camera, it took off in full flight. I hope he starts hanging out in our barn. We would love to have a barn owl! This was just one of mother nature's moments.....one of the reasons we love living in the country!

Happy 2008!

I would have posted this on Jan. 1, but we woke up to no power. It was kind of cool having to heat the house with only the fireplace and make coffee the old fashioned way on top of the stove. It's amazing what you can actually do without electricity. Funniest thing of all is when I called to wish all the family a Happy New Year, Dominic asked me if I remembered to pay my bill....for a 7 year old, that's pretty smart! Okay, on with the resolution. This year I am not making any resolutions to cause me any pressure. My one resolution is to drink more water. With that in mind, I think drinking more water will make me healthier and eventually lead to weight loss and better skin. Who knows, if I'm drinking so much water, I might not want to smoke either! So there you have it. Drink more water.