More to come...

So I heard through the grapevine that people want to see more of the girls... I'll have to get the camera out and take some more photos! (Oh, darn...)

We did have a great time this past weekend at Golden Spike National Historic Park. I got some great photos of the family, but they are all on film, instead of the digital camera. So... they'll be posted - eventually!

Anyway, I'll try to get some full body shots of the girls up within the next few days - just keep checking back!

Linda

Margaret Elizabeth

She's walking. She's trying to talk. She has 8 teeth. She drinks from a regular cup with minimal spillage. She's into everything. And, she's developed this great imagination. She likes to take her doll and pretend to feed it. She even makes the smacking noise that sometimes we make when we pretend. And she loves to run away from me. Margaret still loves her milk, and loves the bath. Her favorite thing to do is to play. Her favorite animal is a cat - and she LOVES to play with the kittens that we have. They're not all that fond of her, but they do a great job tolerating her loving them. And she knows pretty well when to just let them go. She can imitate a cat fairly well - and if she sees one on TV or in a book, she'll meow to tell me that there's a cat somewhere. She's getting big - no longer a baby, she's headed to nursery in two weeks!!!

Views toward the Mountain

This is the view from the back door... Andrew was out helping the neighbor with the horses that are in our pasture - I was actually hoping for a little different picture, but I like the sunset anyway...

This was taken right out the mudroom door. I just liked the cloud formation.

Fire on the Mountain...

On June 16 we were standing outside selling the boat, when we saw some smoke on the mountain in front of our house. The fire came from the next street over (several miles away), and travelled just to the field at the end of our street (1/4 mile away). Our house wasn't in any danger ever, but we had a hard time convincing Savannah of that! This is a shot of the fire from the stop sign at the end of the street - taken on my way to work.

Savannah... a day in the life of.

I got my hair cut! Mom cut it for me because she was tired of seeing it in my face all the time. Not only that, it's been so hot here, Mom thinks it's better for my to stay cool. And I agree!
This butterfly landed on me one Sunday after church. I was able to hold it for a long time!
It even crawled on my shirt. I didn't like that it was so close to my face, but I kept a close eye on it until I put it on the rosebush in the back yard.
Mom just likes this picture.

Busy...

And that's been my life in a nutshell. Andrew and I are having the craft room put in within the next two months, a room that I am THRILLED to finally be getting, and as I was cleaning the room out the other day, I found a newspaper article that I've been saving for informational purposes. As you can see... I put it to good use, publishing a book over the weekend.

I have diligently been working on a couple others - one that I'm doing reasearch for - I want to be able to give a little history with the next book, but I hope to have it finished by the end of this month.

I am working on a book about my experiences in the Ukraine - that book is taking some time, and won't be finished until the end of the year at the earliest.

My hope is to have my books in a couple different local bookstores - my copy will be at my house on Monday, and I plan on taking it around to the stores to see what I can do to see my name on the bookshelves. I knew there was a reason I loved books so much!!! As my sister, Brittany, said, "It's nice to see you putting that English degree to good use!" Personally, I find that it's more about putting my journalism skills learned during yearbook (both high school and college) to good use.

Anyway - enjoy the preview!

I published a book!!

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By linda rené stahr

Book Preview

Just click on either the title of the book, or book preview to see what it's all about! It was fun to put together, and even more fun to share the news with others! I've got at least four other books in the works - two that will most likely remain private, the others will be put on the market as soon as I have finished them.

The next book will be out by the end of the month - it's another portfolio, only it contains nature shots. I've got to input the text, and then I'll be ready to send it out to be published!