February

February went by quickly.  Valentines, fires, and yardwork summed up the month. Casey did a little repair for his department mascot, because that's what he does best....fix and repair. Rooster lost it's tail.  Casey did a quick re-tailing. 

 

               A few treats and TJ's flowers for Valentines....also a fun gift for the kiddos at school💕

                     Casey is always busy prepping, burning, chopping and yarding of some kind.

Casey is also our resident omelet maker(he's a talented man)😋

       

Cody had some time off, so he traveled to Norway for about a week and sent some beautiful photos of his trip😍

We lost a dear friend in February. Her passing put me in a bit of a slump of nostalgia. West Virginia was our first job out of grad school. We were young and far away from family. It was hard. It was a sweet and challenging stage of life. Luke and Andy were close in age and rode the bus home together. Tammie called one day asking if I’d like to get together. We lived close enough where we could’ve walked, but the windy roads and traffic made it easier to drive. From that point on our families spent a lot of time together going up and down Hooker Hollow Road. Holidays, birthdays, and summers were spent together. They showed us their favorite spots and shared their favorite recipes. They became like family to us.

We spent 8.5 years in WV. Memories of raising our kids, shopping, laughing, cooking and talking about life take me back to a time I will always cherish. Tammie recently passed, and it felt like losing a piece of our early life, someone who knew us when everything was new and uncertain and beautiful. Even though miles and years separated us, those memories stayed close.

Grateful for the time our families shared and for the kindness she always showed. Thinking of her family and all who loved her.