THE WEEKEND

What a lovely weekend I had. I spent the better part of Saturday visiting with my sister. It was fun just to spend time gabbing away. She crochet more roses from the yarn I got her and I turned pot holders she had made. The time went way to fast!

Then on Sunday the grand kids arrived. This is a picture of my living room as it normally appears. Nothing unusual, always a few books or magazine setting out.

Now this is my living room after five grand kids have decided to build a fort.

I think they found every spare blanket I had in the house. But do you know how many hours of entertainment this provided.

They each had there own room as they put it with tunnels between. Thank goodness I had many flash lights so no one had to share. A great day of imagination and play!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and are looking forward to a new week!

Enjoy June!

Favorite Gift

Of all the gift I received for Christmas this is one of my very favorites. Yes, this little rose pin is it and I absolutely love, love it. I have it on my black winter coat so it isn't the greatest of pictures.

There is a little story behind this. My sister sews and knits wonderful. She has a booth at her local Astoria Sunday Market and she also does various other bizarre and festivals. She knits adorable baby to toddler hats. She makes beanies from preemie on up. But I love the little girl ruffled hats. She did a few up in red and black for Christmas and started adding these little roses to them. Being the polite sister that I am I begged her to make me a rose and add a brooch pin to it. So in this little package at Christmas arrived my rose. Here is a couple of pictures of the ruffled hats.

She is making some white ruffle hats for this Spring and Easter. So while out on my travels yesterday and a visit to a wonder yarn shop, I found 100% Angora in pastel colors. So being the wonderful sister that I am I picked up some yarn so she can add pretty pink, lilac or baby blue roses to her hats.

I keep telling her to make just roses to sell. You can pin them on handbags, headbands, and of course jacket. Wouldn't one look cute on a denim jacket? I may have to go into my begging mood again!

Tell the rain, rain to go away! I know it is Oregon but really it is geting close to breaking out the snorkle and fins.

So here's to sun coming out soon and to enjoying this day!

June

IT'S A NEW YEAR, IT'S A NEW DAY!

I am so proud of the Oregon Duck, just one field goal in the last second and the game was over. But oh so proud of them!

I am also happy for I've been working on remodeling my kitchen for a year. My last post on my kitchen remodel was clear back in May. Back then I inform you I was taking a wall down in my kitchen. The sheet rock came down this past summer and guess what. Some interesting wiring was found. Some previous owner had did his own "custom" work. So I've been waiting to have someone with more electrical knowledge then me inspect and correct.

This is the picture of the wall I posted back in May.

This is what the wall has looked like since July, you heard me correct. I've been very patient and waiting. Or should I say cheap and waiting for my free labor who was very busy.

Last Sunday my son and a friend came to my rescue. The wall is down, Hallelujah!!! Yes, there is still more work to be done. I still need to sheet rock, tape and texture, but the great wall is down! I needed to add 8 inches to the back wall to run the electrical plus I needed the added length for a larger refrigerator. It's all done!

I wish you could hear the joy in my writing for I am so excited to tell the cabinet man we can finish the kitchen. This weekend the sheet rock and so close to finish!

Oh happy days!!

Jumping for Joy June

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Here's to a good game tonight!

YELL - OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Me Duck fan, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June

Speaking of Wheather!

I've been under it! That saying is always funny to me, but oh so true. I never get sick!!!! I can still count on one hand how many times I've been sick in my life. All I can contribute it to is all the activities of the holidays and burning the midnight oil too many nights. I spent New Years in Central Oregon at my sons. Yes, watching those adorable grand kids. I actually flew there on Thursday evening before New Years and came home on Monday following New Years. What a great flight from Portland to Redmond, OR. A whole 40 minutes from pushing away from the gate to pulling up to the gate at our destination. The ticket price was about the same as driving(great deal) and I didn't have to worry about driving the mountain pass and being stuck in a snow blizzard.

So I am taking it easy and slacking on house cleaning. I still have Christmas decorations to put away. This is not me for once the tree comes down everything is packed away. Hopefully this weekend I have the energy for it is starting to bug me. I must be feeling better, huh.

Just to share a couple of picture of my New Years! Just to let you know it was 9 degrees outside and we went hot tubing!



Burrrrrrrrrrrrr!
So let get out and throw snow around and they even made snow angels. All I can say is kids!

The air was so cold it made lot of steam rising so the photo looks blurry. Yes, she wanted to know if I wanted a snow ball. Luckily it wasn't tossed my way.

So here's to a new year and more energy to make a fresh start. I don't make resolutions but I do have a couple of goals. Like get my kitchen remodel finished!! Number one!!!

Enjoy the day!
June