It's A Boy...

Saturday was the big day. We gathered at my daughter's house. Her hubby grilled hamburgers and hotdogs. Afterwards we cut the cake.

Anticipation

It's a boy!!!

Even our son in Utah was able to participate.

It was blue inside, so if the good Lord's willing we are going to have our 5th grandson. Our only granddaughter just turned 13, so most of us were hoping for a girl, but we'll certainly take another precious little man.

Jesse Lawton is due November 16, 2012.

Have a great holiday week!!! 

Tacos And Guacamole...

Here's a link to my daughter's blog, My Daley Life. She has an interesting way of eating her taco's for all of us health conscious bloggers and dieters. She has also posted a recipe for guacamole. Yum!

Have a great day!

Natural Born Artist...

Today I was sitting in my husband's office talking to him while he was on his computer. I looked over at some pictures we had leaned up against the wall and saw this one. My youngest daughter drew this when she was five years old. I thought it was so good and cute that I took it and had it laminated. I have kept up with it for 20 years. For all it's 5 year-old imperfections it has so many perfections.

Look at the table legs and how the cat and fish bowl must be sitting on the side of the table and the sun peeking in front of the curtain. It makes me chuckle out loud, but then look at the cat's face, and the fish bowl. There are actually little objects inside the bowl and how about the bookcase with what I guess to be a plant sitting on top of it. I remember thinking what a wonderful picture for a five-year old to have done. So, naturally, I had to laminate it for posterity. I think I am going to frame it for my sewing room. You know the catch-all room that needs to be deep cleaned before I can sew in it. Yea that one.

She can thank me for her crooked bangs.

Well she didn't turn out to be an artist, but she does have a very good job, has started to graduate school, bought herself a new car this week and this mama is very proud of her. I just wish I had her and the five-year-old too, but time flies on.

Have a great week end!!!

Happy Halloween...

 K.I.S.S. aka Moon Daisy

 Luke Skywalker aka Brown Hawk

Zombie aka Crazy Hair

Darth Vadar aka Tall Feathers

Arrrrg aka Fuzzy

and the birthday girl aka Daley

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Birthday Daley...

Our youngest

25 years

Since her birthday is October 29th she loves Halloween.

Happy Birthday. Love ya little Daley.

Have a great day!!!

Labor Day Celebration...

Daley, my youngest, called me last week to ask if we could all get together for a Labor Day celebration. She asked if Dad could cook brisket. She said she would be bringing her roommate Janell and new boyfriend Vijay. We had heard a lot about him, but had not met him. So, yesterday we met Vijay, had a feast and made memories. The celebration was a success.

We approved.

The brisket was fall-apart-tender.

The game of Catch Phrase lasted for hours.

The boys played Chess and Candyland.

Fuzzy serenaded us on the piano.

Have a great Labor Day!!!

Linking to Communal Global.

Crazy Quilt Purse...

My youngest daughter asked me one day if I would make her a purse that looked like a crazy quilt. I was working on a crazy quilt at the time and told her I would try. She wanted it to be an over-the-shoulder bag with a flap. Here is the end result.

 It was a lot of  fun choosing just the right embellishments to fit her personality.

Her name begins with a D

and they say every crazy quilt needs a spider for luck

and of course, a fan and some grapes.

My personal favorite-two little bees buzzing around

near a nest of blue eggs.

A row of birdhouses perched on a fence.

I lined it with a soft, blue cotton calico. Her birthday is in October, so I gave her a little row of jack-o-lanterns in the bottom corner.

 I am thinking of starting another one soon. I think I'll make the next one smaller and come up with a different style. I'm thinking no flap.

Have a great Thursday!!!

Delicious Homemade Lemonade...

I received a text along with this photo on July 4 from my youngest daughter that said, "I made (delicious) homemade lemonade!!!

Thought I would share her recipe. She said it's "rreaaalllyyy good. Not too sweet, not too tart."

10 lemons * 7 cups of water * 2 cups of sugar

She texted this picture later from her 4th of July get-together.

Have a blessed day!!!