Camp Double Nickel 2023

 

We hosted several grandsons for our first (to become annual) Camp Double Nickel. Due to school schedules etc, as well as the youngest 4 all under 2, we were pretty pleased with the turnout!

I made some decorations to ensure the campers were excited about the night!

 

We had a pizza/movie party planned for the evening with many activities hosted by Papa and Gigi (me).

 

I made some tee-shirts to memorialize Camp Double Nickel and even though they are handmade, I used fabric paint and they will last!

 

We did chores and this pen was feeding a hen that hatched three chicks. She arrived at the main coop with the little group and we were overjoyed. The campers had a great time as well. They named the chicks JJ jr, Yellow Belly, and Papa boPapa!

 

The campers swam at night as well as early the next morn. Nothing like being over 100F all summer to make a small pool a camp fav!

 

The campers set up this mock tent as outside camping was ruled out. This summer we have had the most rattlesnakes in one season since we moved to the farm. The campers did not mind and found this partitioned off play room pretty awesome!      

 

The four boys that came to the camp. 

Oh and the final activity that we did was to have a scavenger hunt with their mamas and dads. It was fun because the list had farm appropriate items like chicken feather, an egg and the likes. 

 

I confess that living near the grandchildren has been such an incredible blessing. To share in their lives and be able to host a camp night won't only be a memory that they carry, but one Bill and I carry as well!!

 

Friday Flashback

 

This is a photo of my mom from 1960 on the ranch in Oklahoma. Nothing is a prop as life on the ranch was real. I saw this photo the other day and thought how funny, 63 years later I am wearing the same outfit as I go about. I have my boots on, my shorts, a polo shirt and my hat. I have no need for a jacket as it is 96F (35.5 C). She was 22 in the photo. I am not 22 but double digits of 55 so, it works!

 

No matter the times, there is no new thing under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 

 

 

 

A Window to my World

Things I see:

 

A bible and ongoing bible study.

 

 

My Bill  and the promise from our Creator Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

 

 

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A cowboy hat is never more than 10 feet from me.  

Bill has a dress code, informal and ruggedly awesome

 

There is ALWAYS a cat underfoot.

I wonder if they have a secret agenda. 

For the record, we only have two kitties.

 

 

Tools of the farm.

 

Hummingbird resting.

I see them often sitting near the feeder resting here.

 

 

I am witness to and supporting the training up the next generation. 

This little grand is a pretty good roper!

 

I see boots everywhere as well.

Don't get rid of the boots, give them new life.

This pair was my daughter's and now houses my hairdryer and curling iron.

 

I see books in every room of my home.

I love to read and continue my education and learning.

 

 

The table often has games on it, as we are a family that loves to play games.

This is Lotteria, a favorite of the grands.

 

This was a small peak into my simple life. The world outside the gates of the farm is anything goes. Here life is simple, slow paced and joy filled.