Oh my gosh! I can't believe how long it has been since I posted on here...and I thought I was going to do better...that lasted as long as my last diet did! :) We have had a busy 6 months since I posted last. I will probably make several posts to catch up!!
So I guess first I will post a couple of Easter pics. We had several hunts as always...comes with having a big family. We also had a small on here at the house for my nieces, Emily and the little boys I keep, Weston. Here is a slide of Easter pics.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Snow 2010
Snow Day!!!!! 7 1/2" and counting. This Global Warming thing ROCKS!! The last time I remember this much was around 1990!! Hope you're warm wherever you are!!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Christmas 2009 Scrapbook
Well I made this digital scrapbook for our Christmas photos today. It is from Smilebox. If you have never tried Smilebox you should. It is so easy..just pick the design you like and drag and drop your pics. I can email and post it or print it. This one was $3.99. I would have spent that much just for paper to do one page. It would have been free if I didn't want to be able to print it out. But I like to print them out and put them in their books.
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Anyway this year for Christmas we did the traditional making cookies and going to Interlochen to see the lights. But we also took a trip and spent the night at the Bass Pro Shops in Grapevine and then went to the Gaylord Texas Ice show the next day. Their theme this year was The Grinch. It was really neat. All that colored ice reminded me of popsicles. We wore blue coats that they provided over our regular coats and still froze! Dylan was really worried that Emily would get lost since all the little ones their looked alike so he kept a close eye on her. He is very protective of that girl! After the ice exhibit we went to Grapevine Mills Mall and let Emily go to Build-A-Bear. She made a kitty. I was really proud of the outfit she picked out for it. She could have gotten princess costumes and such, but she just picked out a t-shirt and shorts. Very practical choice I thought. The boys went there when they were little so they already had a turn at it.
We went to Billie and Jacks on Christmas Eve like usually only this time we almost had to spend the night. We were there all day and an ice situation snuck up on us. We hadn't watched the weather for being so busy and didn't know it was going to turn nasty. It was snowing and the wind was really blowing but we had no idea the roads were getting that bad. It took us a hour and a half to get home from Millsap - a 15 min. drive. Jason and Robin had gone to get new puppies in the metro mess and it got them too. They ended up spending the night with a friend in Willow Park after being stuck on I30 for hours. The boys had stayed with her mom so luckily they weren't in it. Christmas morning she called me and told me where everything was and Justin and I went down and got it all ready for them.
Dylan got an iPod touch, Justin got a laptop and Emily got a Power Wheels 4-wheeler and a baby. She didn't get too excited over the 4-wheeler cause she couldn't ride it from all the snow. Her and Justin tried but the wheels just spun. We had dinner here with Tommy, Kay, Kay's Mom and her Son, Josh and Maw and Grandad. It was really special since we nearly lost Grandad this summer. He has gained most of his weight back but it really took its toll on him. Christmas Eve was their 65th wedding anniversary. Can you believe that? 65 Years! They have been through sooooo much but have stuck it out. What an example for all their grandkids...and their is lots of us...and more on the way!!
On the 26th we went to Daddy's for the fun over there. The living room was one great big heap of wrapping paper as usual. Our chinese Christmas grew even more this year with the addition of Dylan moving up. We let them move up if they want to at 13.
Even though there was snow we didn't get to play in it much since we had dinner at our house. The boys both got electronics and absorbed in them. By the next day most of it was melted...but that is Texas for ya. Hope you had a great holiday. Send me some pics.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Thinking of Spring
I have been trying not to watch so much TV..not so much watch it but not having it on all the time. I usually have it on Nick during the day and the kids just watch it every now and then. It is basically just noise...like we need more. Yesterday I turned it off at 12:30 when we started our school time. We didn't turn it back on until after 7:00. Paul and Justin played Dora with Emily. She has gotten really good at playing pretend since Cathryn started coming, sometimes they fight over a pretend toy! Emily was Dora of course, Justin was Boots, and Paul was Swipper. They made a jail for Swipper with the bar stools, Paul drew them a map complete with a river to cross. All over the house they ran and played for over an hour. Emily pretended to be rowing while scooting her butt on the floor to cross the river and then would get up and cheer cause they "did it"! It was so cute and I wish I would have gotten a video. Paul sure enjoyed that much more than watching the news!
I am sitting here surfing the net planning my spring garden. I think that I am going to try my hand some early crops like lettuce and spinach. I have found some ideas on how to keep them warm and protect them from freezes. I also am going to try to start seedlings this year instead of buying the plants. They are over priced anyway! I found an idea on using newspaper to make seedling pots. You can just plant the newspaper and all. Here are a few links to the articles and sites I have found helpful...for my memory as well as for your reference if you want.
Tipnut is my 1st go to site for everything! They have craft patterns, recipes and links to any kind of article you are looking for.
I have lots of want to and I'm not sure how much can do I have. I want to make a compost pile, some flower gardens, and I need to paint the porch, replace the post that Paul hit with the tractor...etc. Oh and anyone know how to keep chickens off the porch? I love the eggs but and so TIRED of all the chicken poop. They love to gather right outside the door and make such a mess...and this was Jason's and Paul's brain child that I take care of. Oh well! Well have a great day!!
Monday, January 4, 2010
A New Year
Well it's a new year again and a new decade. I wonder what the year will bring. I probably don't want to know. I was going to buy a journal to keep stuff in but then just decided to use this blog. It won't get lost that way. I will post pictures and stories behind them to keep a record for my scrapbooking. I am bad about forgetting the story behind the pic...or getting it wrong according to Dylan. One of the things that I want to get done this year is to scan all our regular pics. We want to have a backup of everything and this way it will be easy let everyone have a copy if they want one. We also want to document names and dates for our kids and grandkids someday. We are also going to use Flikr for an off site backup. It's only $24 a year...small price to pay I think. I couldn't imagine having a fire and loosing all those memories. I am also starting to think about my garden for this year. I am hoping that my back will cooperate...probably not, but I am stubborn and will do it anyway! I am going to start my own seeds and try some different varieties this time. I am also going to transfer some stuff from my website to my blog, like images for notepad orders. My domain name expired and even though I have a year left on the hosting I think I would rather just put everything on here, besides this is free. So no one will probably read this, but at least it will serve a purpose for me.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Emily's Dance Class
Emily had her 2nd dance class yesterday. She is shy the 1st half of the class and then gets into it for the second half. She did better after I went up on stage with her. She has so much fun and is excited all day when she knows she is going that day. I loved watching her little curls bounce up and down. With curls, tutu and her ruffle socks she reminded me of Shirley Temple. But that is probably just because I'm the mom. Watching her I was just so proud and thankful...and its just her 2nd class! There is so much love that surrounds this little girl! ....But back down to earth, I am fixing to put her in the corner if she doesn't straighten up!!
I made her tutu. Tammy (the teacher) really liked it and said that she just knew that I could sell them. These are so easy to make! I am going to make her some other colors. Email me if you're interested. Justin took these pics. I am not sure what setting he had the camera on, obviously not the correct one. Oh well.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Labor Day Fun
We had a great time on labor day. We went to Billie and Jack's for burgers and swimming. The put in a new pool early this spring and it is just beautiful. Hope you had a great weekend. Here are some pics.
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