Halle and Nana Hangin' Out In The Car

Halle and I retreated to the car to get warm during our trip to the park...we are not as tough as the others!

A Little Trip To The Park...

Oh, the wind in your face, the squeals of delight from happy children, the joy of playing with your grandchildren. Halle kept her hands on her hood at all times. That wind was not going to blow it off!

Happy Twelfth Birthday, Courtney!

We have a new phase of life beginning...Mutual, Personal Progress, Girl's Camp, and Beehives. Bring it on!

Courtney Turns 12!!

Well, it had to happen eventually...our little girl is officially 12 and you know what that means...Beehives!!! She is loving Young Women and all the new social opportunities is brings. She is also playing the piano for Opening Exercises...some of that time and $$$ finally paying off...this year her birthday fell during Spring Break. So, a Bowling Party was just the perfect activity. Yes, that is a boy at her party. He was the only boy, but he was okay with that. And check out Claire in a pair of my reading glasses. I keep two or three pair with me all the time now! Sad, very sad.

Nana's Little Helper...

Ry and I have a deal...she helps me work and I let her help me make brownies and lick the spatula! Unfortunately, this usually takes place AFTER her mom has bathed her, brushed her teeth and put nice clean jammies on her. Sorry Mom! (I did put an apron on her, though.)

Looking for a little relief...or at least some sympathy!

Here it is, March 9th, and we have more snow!! My little bulbs are trying to come up, but they are staggering under the weight of this white stuff that has been in our lives entirely too much this winter! Oh, it was fun and exciting at first, but now we are all really done with it!! Yet another thing I have no control over! GRRRR....Mother Nature has the last word again.

I Double Dare You (only if you want to play)

I ran across this tag challenge my cute daughter decided to participate in. It sounded like a ton of fun and it made me want to join. I think perhaps 5 people read this blog, occasionally. I double dare you to accept this challenge.This game involves a few of my favorite things: handmade goods, creativity, and gift-giving. Here are the tagging instructions: The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year. (might be a little while)
4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!