{"id":2855,"date":"2009-10-05T07:58:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2009-10-05T07:58:32","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T14:58:32","slug":"meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2855","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile, back at the ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know those old shows where exciting things were happening then in various locations and then the announcer would say &#8220;<em>meanwhile, back at the ranch<\/em>&#8221; and cut to the ranch scene.\u00c2\u00a0 To be honest, I never cared too much about the exciting things&#8230;highly overrated! I loved the part &#8220;<em>meanwhile, back at the ranch<\/em>&#8220;.\u00c2\u00a0 I love the simple everyday stuff that happens in a life.<\/p>\n<p>So here are some simple everyday stuff that&#8217;s been happening back at this ranch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hubs and I sat outside last night and enjoyed the full moon.\u00c2\u00a0 It was beautiful!<\/li>\n<li>We had dinner last night with some friends.\u00c2\u00a0 A rare treat!<\/li>\n<li>Still no paperwork from Oregon&#8217;s court system.<\/li>\n<li>Went to a new Sunday school class yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 We are going to be working through the book &#8220;The Prodigal God&#8221; by Timothy Keller.\u00c2\u00a0 Anyone read it?<\/li>\n<li>Went thrift storing with my mom yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 Found a nice jean jacket for Sissy &#8211; and a hand-knit sweater.\u00c2\u00a0 I know I should knit her one, but I really don&#8217;t have the time.<\/li>\n<li>I also found some more yarn.\u00c2\u00a0 Hopefully that will help me with some Christmas gifts I&#8217;m planning.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday we did boring things like pay bills and clean the house.\u00c2\u00a0 But when that was over we went to Sacramento for our nephew&#8217;s birthday party.<\/li>\n<li>We watched &#8220;Return to Witch Mountain&#8221; with the kids on Friday night &#8211; I really enjoyed it.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, I was surprised!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today is also filled with uneventful things that are necessary:\u00c2\u00a0 grocery shopping, working, homeschooling, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 But the truly exciting part is that Julie will come at 3pm and whisk the boys away for a few hours.\u00c2\u00a0 Two hours of just me and (hopefully sleeping but I&#8217;m not counting on it) Sissy!\u00c2\u00a0 My prayer is that I&#8217;m caught up enough on the necessaries that I can read my Bible and then knit until they get home!\u00c2\u00a0 Throw in a cup of tea (My mom brought me 6 different herbal teas to try) and it sounds pretty darn perfect to me!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2855\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D2855&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=Meanwhile%2C%20back%20at%20the%20ranch\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2855\" data-text=\"Meanwhile, back at the ranch\" data-via=\"Knitnmom\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"Meanwhile, back at the ranch\" data-content=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2855\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2855\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Meanwhile%2C%20back%20at%20the%20ranch&body=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D2855&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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