Let It Snow!

I know all the kids were cheering this morning when they found out their schools were closed. My daughter-in-law sent me some pics she took of my grandson. I'm not so sure he's loving it yet, but he's sure cute all bundled up! Wish I could have been there to teach him how to throw a snowball or make a snow angel, or just give him a hug.

Happy Inauguration Day 2009

I love a Patriotic celebration, and today is probably the biggest one in history. I'll be watching and I'm feeling so blessed to be an American.

A Sweet Companion

I think, like so many, now that the holidays are over we're just taking winter one day at a time because it seems as though that's what it gives us. We're really getting cold here and I know its a concern for the Inauguration festivities. I've been feeling bad for our little 4 legged guys lately. We've cut back on their nightly walks because its been so bitter cold.

I thought I would share a picture of our Gonchar (named after a Russian Hockey Player) sitting in my sewing room. He's a sweet 15 lb Silky Terrier that we got at the shelter about 7 years ago. He was brought in as a stray. He had little to no hair on his ears and tail. The little neighbor children said his tail looked like a little finger! My husband said I went to the shelter and found the most pitiful looking dog out the bunch. Gonchar is really a sweet little guy despite his fears of loud noises and love for barking. He has a 4 legged companion, Winnie, as of April this year. Winnie was my Mom's dog. I'll have to snap a picture of him soon.

December 24, 2008

Pictures from Christmas Eve 2008

Snowfolks On A Big Ole Crow!

This is my latest creation listed on Ebay, ending Thursday night. While I'm very partial to Santa's, sometimes a doll maker may have to go off into a Winter Wonderland and make snow folks. I listed this as part of TDIPT's group launch.

Happy Birthday to my Babby!

That's right! My "babby" turned 20 yesterday. Time sure does fly! I hope he doesn't get upset with me for sharing an old nickname I had for him. It sure brings back some good memories. Joey is our youngest. He had colic as a baby and after that, he was pretty doggone good! He's attending the local Community College, part time and working part time. He's my neat-nick. He made me a hockey mom! LOL! Saturday morning he left at 4:30 a.m. to go hunting with his older brother. Then, he and his Dad went out and played on their bikes, and a friend's 4 wheeler. Its nice to see the guys get out and have fun together. We took him and his girlfriend to dinner last night and came home for some good ole cake & ice cream. Tomorrow, Joey and I have a date to go vote together. It will be his first presidential election, and I'm so honored to be with him. Happy Birthday, Babby! ;)

Our Backyard Guest

My hubby snapped a picture of this big guy early yesterday morning. He was in this old cedar tree directly out from our patio door. He was huge and kind of scary looking to me. We've got two little dogs now. Our biggest is a 15 lb silky terrier and the smallest was my Mom's dog who is about 11 lbs, a mixed Yorkie. I just pray he finds enough food to stay away from our dogs!!

Off to the Pumpkin Patch We Went!

We were blessed to have our grandson for 3 days and we were excited to take him to the local pumpkin patch. Although most of the fun things to do were geared towards older children, we still had fun. There were goats, lots of piglets, baby cows, chickens and turkeys to name a few animal that we could visit. We took a hayride and PaPa and Jackson even went down a few slides. We had a ball!

Loving the Change of Season

Although the past few days have climbed into summer-like temperatures, there are still signs of Fall. The mornings have been cool and some trees are changing colors. It seems as though this year the colors are changing later than normal. But since we had lots of good rain this summer, the colors will surely be beautiful. This year we had to pull out some bushes near the front porch. They had gotten so overgrown. We decided we wanted to be able to see the front door a little better. Thought I would share this view of my front porch.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Today was always a day to remember in our family, and still is. The memories of my Dad’s Birthday and the many fun family celebrations that we had with him will be in my heart forever. He was fun, funny and loved his family. His family was everything to him and liked nothing more than an excuse for us all to get together and we did that as often as possible. I remember when he started the tradition of calling up the men in the family before Mother’s Day and asking them to bring a dish for dinner. I remember on my 40th Birthday he brought me 40 long stem red roses. Yep, there are many more where that came from. He loved each one of his 5 children and 13 grandchildren equally. I still miss him sorely after almost 5 years since his passing. So here’s to you Dad, Pop-Pop, Pop, D-Daddy -- Happy Birthday! This year, you have the love of your life with you to celebrate. XO

Fun in the Sand

Just can't resist posting this picture of my grandson at Ocean City, MD. They are at the ocean for some much need R&R. Probably not much rest to be had chasing after Jackson, but I'm sure they'll have lots of fun.

My Swap From Linda

Today I received a package in the mail from Linda, Simple Tresures. We're doing a fall secret swap in TDIPT. I was so excited when I got home this afternoon to see a package on my front porch. Thank you, Linda for your generosity and thoughtfulness that you put into this special package for me. I LOVE everything! :)