M29X...

*thank you* everyone for the congratulations and support on the artful blogging article!

i'm not sure it really has hit, even with the magazine in hand :0)

while we are in the middle of gathering cows, spring farming, and baseball, baseball, baseball my oldest son decided to join 4-H also...

showing a steer...

M29X...

a purebred, 1000 lb gelbvieh steer...

yes, that was our steer that tried jumping out of the chute when it came to weigh in...

yes, he has his way with my 75 lb lanky boy...

yes, he is suppose to be tame enough to follow ian around, have a wash down, and allow ian trim the calico upon his forehead...

uuummm....

we have a LOT of work ahead of us... :0)

Artful...

happy tuesday dear readers...

we returned from a stormy, snowy, cold spring break today...

i have to admit it is taking some extra effort to get out of vacation mode...sigh...

we had a wonderful easter though...

lots of eggs rolled and lots of peanut butter eggs eaten...

hey...at least the easter bunny put some in the kid's baskets...i mean she could have hidden them and eaten them all by herself in the middle of the night... ;0)

we did receive some disheartening news over the weekend...

i'll share soon, i really want your opinion and thoughts on a couple things...sigh...

change is hard...

but there was a little {pick me up} in the mail on saturday...

something i've been SO excited to share with you...

i was contacted the first of january on submitting an article for the amazing Stampington and Co.'s Artful Blogging...

eeee!!

it is a *stunning* magazine and i couldn't be more excited to be published...

especially right next to my dear friend susan of hometown girl!!

i hope you are able to pick up a copy; such inspiring articles!!

it wouldn't have happened without you dear readers...i really *love* and *appreciate* you all!!

XOXO!!

remember there is still time to enter the photography challenge {prairie spring green} here or here...

texture tuesdays...

don't you just *love* tuesdays?

especially this one...it begins our spring break!

gathering cows, eating sand filled potato salad, and rolling easter eggs down slick rock hills are all planned for this week...

i also enjoy joining kim for her texture tuesdays...

this week we were challenged to use {sweet treat} and {silence} on our photo...

still looking for spring in other places since no such season exists here...sigh...

i will be taking a short break this week from the computer, i've decided to extend my {mood} challenge prairie spring green for another week...

you can enter here or here on our flickr page...

the entries so far are absolutely *divine*!

you all amaze me dear readers!!

enjoy your easter!

{Mood} Prairie Spring Green...

happy friday dear readers!

are you ready to be challenged?!

first up the featured photos from last weeks challenge...{golden rod}...

farmgirl chaos' {golden boys}

this photo just brought sunshine into my day and oh how i want to hug and kiss those two sweets!!

lorraine's {sweet peeps}

*love* the processing and all the vintage goodness of this photo!

*thanks* to everyone who played along last week...your photos are *amazing*!

now for this weeks challenge...

i wanted to stick with {moods} of spring and all it's amazing colors, so this really has been a challenge for me...uumm...we really don't have {spring} here..well maybe once june hits! :0)

so i've had to look elsewhere for colors of spring...

this week it was the prairie spring green of a vintage scale...

processed with florabella's {hibiscus} and texture {chartreuse}...

so lovely readers give me your best prairie spring green photos! you can share here in our flickr pool or i've decided to add a linky at the bottom of the post...

for the rules:

~you have one week to enter...

~next week i will feature two photos here, those two photos will be entered to win florabella's new luxe II texture set at the end of the month...

~only photos that fit within the weeks {mood} challenge will be considered for featuring...

have fun and CANNOT wait to see {spring} on your prairie! :0)

dirt for dinner...

just to let you know...

i'm a baseball momma now...

we are doing nothing but eating, breathing, living, baseball...

seriously eating it...it really isn't all that hard when the wind blowing like no other...

nothing like the taste of baseball diamond dirt for dinner...sigh...

{new photo challenge up tomorrow...still trying to think what it might be, did i mention that i have to go haul rocks? i wonder what you girls could do with the mood: ma kettle the rock hauler....} ;0)