I blame Facebook

Really I do. Since all of my family is now on Facebook, I have neglected my blog. Sorry. We are getting ready for Halloween here. DD#1 has her first Halloween party tomorrow night. So I broke my rule of no new costumes this year and we went to Walmart to pick one up. I don't want her wearing the Fairy Godmother costume before the play on the 19th. DD#2 has her choice of four costumes 3 old ones and the Fairy Princess one I made her for her. I will try and remember to post pictures later. If not let me know if you are on Facebook and you will see them there.

Gotta run and put DD#2 on the bus.

Catching up.

Last Monday Missa started school. She was very excited and continues to be each morning. Sarah's interest has wained only because she doesn't like getting up so early :o)


I spent last week catching up on the things I like to do, going to lunch, getting my yearly massage, a hair cut and napping LOL This past weekend, Rick and I cleaned and repainted the deck. Hopefully that will hold it for a couple of years. Next spring the fence.

I haven't stitched much but plan on doing so this up coming weekend. I need to get started on the models for the November and Decembers TGOS designs.

a finish and a new start

Last weekend most of Rick's family came down to visit, of course we were too busy talking and laughing for me to get many pictures. However here is one of the kids waiting for lunch at Fritz's train.


I finished Graedyn's afghan just in time for Grandma Char to take it back to him. He doesn't travel well yet so he and his family stayed in Cedar Rapids. Here it is, the colors are Wheat and Barley, which made Rick smile.


Sarah left this morning for her first day of 6th grade. :o( This is the start of Middle School for her. She and her friends were so excited !!. I did have to laugh though, looking at the faces already on the bus, 6:50 seemed to come way to early for most of the kids. :o) School starts for Melissa on Monday.


And finally an update on Rosemarkie. Thanks to a crafting date with Kerry and Nancy I managed to get back to working on this a little every day.

Melissa got dressed up

tonight and wanted me take her picture. So here she is.

Sarah's sewing success & our visitor

This past week Sarah has been taking her first sewing class. She made a reversible slouchy bag and a small apron. Didn't she do a great job ?


We have had a visitor at our house very regularly for the past month. Here she is looking in the small window at the bottom of our front door.

As you can imagine it drives the dogs NUTS to see Sophie (the neighbors cat)looking in the front window. LOL

This week will be cleaning house for family that will be here for a visit over the coming weekend and getting the girls and Myself ready for School to start on the 17th. Wish me luck :o)

Girl Crafts & Tomatoes

The girls and I made string bowls with the neighbors last week. They were good messy fun.


Here are the first tomatoes of the year. I hope Rick's Hungry !

Mom's new Puppy

May I introduce Bella, Mom's new Puppy. S and I found her one "Sale" at our local pet store. after may calls back and forth we brought her home and then took her up to Mom on Tuesday. Don't they look happy together. :o)