2 Graduations & a Milestone

What have we been up to this month? Celebrating!

Saturday morning, May 5th, Susan's son, Wyatt, graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman - home of the Bobcats.

A serious expression on Wyatt's face as he was a dedicated student who graduated with honors. (He never smiles for a photo!)

And, on Saturday, May 12, Sally's son, Cooper, graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula, home of the Montana Grizzlies. 

And on May 8th, a milestone birthday for Susan's youngest son, Jesse.

We are extremely proud of the our sons' accomplishments, but even more so of the good and kind sons they are who continue to make their mothers proud of them through their strength of character and commitment to their faith and family. 

Susan and Sally

A Study in Green

Spring brings the promise of new growth, and soon we start to see the emergence of everything in green - green leaves, green grass, green plants, etc. All of these greens come in countless shades and textures. I started taking photos this morning and was totally surprised at how many different greens and textures in green that I found.

tone-on-tone

  polka-dot

plaid

text

gray-green

chartreuse-green

spring-green

hose-green?

Gus is tired out from following me around and not getting the attention he deserves!

Talk later,

Susan

1, 2, and 72

My little Australian Shepherd puppy, Lucy, turned 1 year old today.

Sally's little granddaughter, Brooklyn, turned 2 years old a few days ago.

How sweet are they!

And, the weather has changed from winter to spring with a temperature of 72 degrees this week. Sweet!

Later,

Susan 

Whitewashed

I stepped outside my door this snowy morning into a whitewashed wonderland.

Even 'Oda', dressed in white, blended with the wintry scene. White becomes the color of the day when nature does some spring cleaning.

Later,

Susan

Sisters, Friends, Partners

We're very good friends, my sister and I. We're partners in our business. Our last names remind people of the phone company when people referred to it as 'Ma Bell'. We definitely talk on the phone a lot. We have our differences.

I am organized. Sally is not.*

I have dogs. Sally has cats.

I like to garden. Sally likes to Facebook.

I am right-brained. Sally is left-brained.*

I watch Top Chef. Sally watches Blue Bloods.

I drive a new SUV. Sally drives a vintage sports car.

I use a land line. Sally uses an iPhone 4s.

*Some days we switch.

But that's OK...we're friends anyway.

We both love color.

We both like to create.

We both love gaining knowledge and sharing.

We laugh a lot, too. And sometimes we cry.

But even when we're mad, or just feeling sad, we're always glad to be sisters.

Have a nice day,

Susan

Positivity

I’m sure you’ve noticed how many people in the blog world are picking their word for 2012. Well, I’ve finally picked mine. I had to think long and hard about it so that I came up with just the right word that suits me just where I’m at in my life. So, I picked . . . are you ready . . . drumroll . . .

P O S I T I V I T Y

pos•i•tiv•i•ty [poz-i-tiv-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or character of being positive: a positivity that accepts the world as it is.
2. something positive.

Now, anyone who knows me knows that I am not a negative person by nature. However, I have been known to have my ‘non-positive’ days! But, no more. Not in 2012 anyway. I’m working on seeing the positive in everything/everyone this year. Yes, it’s going to be hard sometimes. If I can’t see the positive in a situation, then I will change that situation or leave it altogether. If I can’t see the positive in a person, then maybe I need to restrict my time with that person, etc. See where I’m going with this? I see the positive and the whole world becomes positive for me! I’m going to give it all I’ve got. And, I would love to have you inspire me along the way with your positive comments.
I’m leaving you with some beautiful images of our Bitterroot Valley. Looking at these, how could you not be positive??
xo
Sally

A Clean Slate...

Susan and Sally