Riss's Haircut

I finally took a picture of Larissa's haircut. The kids have started the countdown for Amanda's wedding. Every morning I walk into the kitchen I get to see how many days I have left to be ready for it! (33 more days today) I sewed as far as I can for Kirsten's flower girl dress for Heidi's wedding. I need her to try it on for the hem and to make sure I don't have to take it in at all. Pioneer Woman's lasagna for supper tonight.

HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY MOM!

Wishing you a wonderful birthday! 75 years young! I hope you enjoy your day down in the warm weather with your friends. We love you!

I'm dreaming of Spring......

.............and I'm trying not to. I love the change of seasons but I seem to always be "waiting" for the next one. I'm really trying to enjoy "today" instead of "waiting" my life away. Winter hasn't gotten to me yet but I find myself thinking more about Spring and Summer and have to push the thought away and instead think of...........how wonderful saunas feel this time of year....how cozy it is to be in a warm house looking out at the snow with a fresh cup of coffee.........how enjoyable the comfort foods of stews, soups and hot meals are..........how nice it feels to curl up with a good book and blanket........how enjoyable it is to work on sewing or knitting projects.......Okay........I'm better........Spring can wait (and I'm sure it will!)

Aprons and Shots

Aprons......Judy got me interested in aprons. After seeing the cute ones she's made I decided to try my hand on some. This is the one I made for Amanda. It's the third one I've made so far. They are so much fun and so quick to do. I was so proud of Danny yesterday. He had a doctor's appointment. I didn't dare tell him that he was having his blood drawn or that he was due for two shots! He was a trooper! He did great for the shots but was worried about having his blood drawn. I told him that Will just had his blood drawn and he did a great job. That seem to help and he didn't flinch when they took his blood. Of course, he wanted to see it when they were done! I just woke him up for school and is he a moaning and groaning about his sore arms! I gave him tylenol and told him to move his arms to loosen them up. Hopefully he'll go out to school without too much of a problem.

eta: Okay....he did great at the doctors but is being a big baby today. He was bawling and bawling this morning because "my arm hurts......" He wouldn't move his left arm. He is left handed and I figured he would not have a good day at school so he's home.......reading his sign language book. Seriously, he will sit with that book on his lap and read and then do the signs for hours!!!

Amanda's Shower

Thank you to all you wonderful people who made Amanda's shower so nice. Sometimes it's almost overwhelming the christian love and fellowship. It's very humbling to be on the receiving end. Amanda and Paul have a good start on what they need to start their married life.

Birthday Cakes

I don't have any current pictures to post so am putting some unedited oldies. Dad wanted to edit these before I put them on my blog but I'm not sure when he will have time to do that. I was wondering why the kids were in their pajamas for Matt's birthday picture but I had put a note on the back that Matt had pnemonia

Sara's one.

Jen's tic-tac-toe cake.

I have been laying low all week with a cold/flu bug. I think I might be a little better today. Although my nose is still non-stop running and my eyes are still watering. I'm not as achy today. Just a slight headache from my congestion. I hope I'm a lot better tomorrow morning for the shower. Amanda and Paul arrived at about 2:00 am. They are off and running on errands and appointments this morning.