Hey - I got on the hay!

I know this isn't really an exciting post for most of ya'll, but it makes me excited so I'm gonna blog about it!

We went to Grandad's today for a visit and had a great time.  A meal at Cracker Barrel started off our adventure.  Grandad got pancakes and told the waitress he'd need 4 or 5 bottles of syrup - oh my gracious - he DROWNED the pancakes in the syrup!  We were cracking up at him!  

We went to Durhams Grocery Store for some food items such as waffles, bread, bananas, orange juice, milk, vienna sausages, soups, crackers, and chewing gum :)  

Then, we went to Grandad's house.  His neighbor had baled some hay and it was calling our names!!!  Logan, Leah, and I headed to the field where I put Logan on top of the hay and gave Leah a boost onto the hay.

When the kids got down, I kept looking at the hay bale and thinking to myself that "I" could get up there...it was quite comical, I'm sure, and I'm thankful that my only audience was my kids!  Poor me!  Things just aren't as easy as they were when I was younger, but I was DETERMINED to get up on that hay.  I told the kids that I could do it, and I wasn't going to back down.

After many failed attempts...

I kept trying...

Finally, I tried jumping up on the end instead of the side and TADA!  I did it!

This was a good lesson for me.  While my mind still says I am young and in my heart, I still WANT to be young, the ole' body just isn't quite as young and equipped as it used to be.  I was proud that I conquered this lonely hay bale and proved to myself (and showed my kids) that I ain't dead yet!