Nae's Memories

Three years old ...

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already!

Curious ~~George~~ Akstel is three today!

Happy Birthday Little Man!

Time for Tea~~~

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For Victoria's birthday, Marianne had a tea, inviting 6 girls with their American Girl dolls, and some of us Grandmas and Moms.

6 sweet Little Girls, with their American Girl dolls!

Lindsay, Victoria,Hailey,Keesha, Keanna, Alawna

Marianne made a lovely dinner with tea for us all.

The girls ate outside in the January sun.

After eating, the girls did their craft, decorating a paper and then it was framed

and it was a perfume tray.

Each of the girls got a gift bag, made to look like a tea bag!

Birthday girl!

Belly post

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Bakota's Big Belly!!!!

Keanna~~

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is losing her teeth!!!

A fun week

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with ten extra toes around!

He escaped the cold frigid north...

to soak up some AZ sunshine!

Lance Krisher

We started his time here with Sunday lunch at Brandon's, a hymn sing after g. meeting, hiked up Camelback Mt, Organ Stop Pizza, volleyball game, Qdoba's, visit to Uncle Gene's, IKEA, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Grand Canyon, Sedona, Akstel 3rd Birthday party ..... phew!

A year later ~~

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The past year is one we will never forget ... Joann and her going through cancer treatment ... today she is in remission and healthy again!

And today she celebrates another birthday!

Joann with Akstel

http://naesmemories.blogspot.com/2011/02/three-weeks-ago-tonight-we-were-at-some.html

Three Tier Plate Stand

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I have been wanting to make one of these for a long time but never quite found the plates that I liked. Today we stopped at IKEA to show the store to our nephew who is down from NE, There I found these ... some even marked down :)

With expoxy this is what we have!

Can't wait to use it!

Letter 'J'

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Friday, I volunteered in Akstel's "classroom". Jodi has been teaching Akstel's the alphabet, numbers, days of the week, months of the year, the Pledge of Allegiance , and .... The Little fella is a sponge and loves to learn.

This week is the Letter J

He cut out jelly beans

and paste them on to a paper and

then we wrote his name.

Here he is punching hole in the letters and

then holds it up to the light and can

see the letters through the pin holes:)

It is so fun to see him learning and loving it!

Oil pan~~~

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to magnetic Alphabet board!

Jodi took an oil pan from Walmart and glue the alphabet on it.

Akstel then take the magnetic letters and match them up!

We have been~~~

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watching and waiting

and waiting and watching these oranges,

watching them grow ,

watching them turn orange

and now they are ready to EAT!

We are going to share them with our company tonight :)

"A"

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A for Another yeAr completed

HAppy New YeAr from our ~~house~~ blog to yours!!!!

All together~~~

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12-25-2011

New ~~~

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help

has come

to help in

the woodshop:)

Uncle Gene ~

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The first part of October Uncle Gene tripped going through their patio door and broke his right hip... A week ago he was almost ready to go home when an accident happened and broke his other hip and his right ankle. So he is back to square one.

He is doing therapy again ~~still~~ ,

What the walker looks like after the accident.

Sunday ...

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after Thanksgiving we had lunch with

                                       They have this old windmill on their place.
           It creaks and groans ~ the sound reminds me of my grandparents' windmill.

Austin's Ranch

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After Thanksgiving dinner and music Monty took us out and showed us their ranch ...

old farmstead

rain barrel

bird house

old wagon wheels

another part of the old wagon

chicken yard

creaky windmill

Akstel looking at the water in the water tank

Pretty reflection

Their cabin up in the hills

One pretty place.

Thanksgiving 2011

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Thanksgiving day we spent with Coy and Jodi

at the Austin's.

there was lots of yummy food ...

and afterwards music ...

Akstel and his buddy played legos.

Abilene, TX

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In November we took a trip out to see Coy and Jodi. Jodi had driven back here with the boys and we traveled back together. This is one of the four towers that Coy put up on the arirport in Abilene.

The guys loading up old air conditioner.

Another one of the towers.

Akstel and Bakota love being outside.

Akstel has a 2x4 under him trying to take it from one place to another ...

that failed so he decided to drag it!

Putting rocks through the fence.

Bakota gets all excited when he hears the tractor.

Loading another one.

House full

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of kids!!!

Brandon and Joann took a trip and we got the kids:) Jodi came back for a few days with her two boys and Melissia came with her two , what noisy fun!!! all under one roof!

Girls!!!

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A few weeks ago when I came home from volunteering at school this is what I saw in our kitchen~~~ two girls and a Little Man baking up a storm! For what/whom, I asked!

Well they said they got this idea and needed PVC, 6 " pipe, so off they go to different places to see how much it will cost. They needed 22 pieces, 12" long, they got a quote($100) and it was too high for them, so off to another place for another price, still too much. They were then told to try Horizons, so off they boogy to Horizon's. They tell the guy what they want and he quotes them 60 some dollars, price is to high. They tell him so and he wonders what they want the pipe for, well they said for a shoe rack! The guys shakes his head and says they have some pipe outside that is sunburned and wonder if the girls would be interested in it ... sure but what is the price?

Well how does 30 dollars sound ... oh they didn't know about that and then he says, I'll be right back, comes back and says how about free and I'll even cut it for you!!!

Wow, now we are talking!

Tells the girls to come back in a few hours and he will have it ready ... so they hurry home(they knew mom has a well stocked pantry:) and made chocolate cookies and brownies

out the door they go and come back with ...

a car full of PVC pipe!!!

and paint ... line

them up in the garage

try it for size!

Glenn took them and clean up the edges

and painted them and ...

this is how it turned out!

Too too cute!!!!

Goes awesome in Steph's room!!!!

Love gift

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Yesterday afternoon when Joann came to pick up the Little Man she had the girls with her. At school there is a little Holiday shop set up where the kids can shop for gifts , with a little money they can purchase different items. The girls were excited to show/tell us what they got ... Keesha bought bright orange slime :( , it was disgusting to me but she thought it was so cool!!!! Alawna had a packaged wrap with a cute card ..".the card is for you Grandma and the package for Grandpa"

too sweet Bugo!

and Grandpa's gift!!!

Grandpa loves loves it, Bugo! You melted his heart into a big puddle :)

Our Little Man

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has come

to spend

the

day:)

Doll bunk bed with Armoire

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We got a special order to make a bunk bed with an attached armoire. Mrs. Customer came by tonight to pick it up and she was very pleased!A little girl at her house will be very happy!!!

A pair

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Bucket

Babies:)

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Hair Pretties

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How to:

Cut out a shape about 1 1/2 in diameter, we used the accuquilt cutter and part of the flower design. You will need quite a few, more the fuller you want it.

Next put a dab of hot glue in the center and bunch it up

then put a dab of hot glue on the point and glue onto a pin.

continue to add until it is nice and full.

Rollerblading~~~

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Saturday afternoon at the park.

Keesha

Keanna

Alawna

Traiten

White the kids played on the play ground, Mother Nature showed us a beautiful sunset.

Story time ~~~

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"pa pa" reading to Traiten and Keanna:)

(I love how Traiten is taking it all in!)

Saturday~~~

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Saturday was the day I promised the girls that we would sew for them and their American dolls. We cut out jammie pants for them and matching ones for their dolls.

Aren't they cute? Look at the American Boy 'doll" on the right!!!!

Keesha sewing on hers.

Finished and so cute!

Keanna carefully sewing hers.

Kanani and Keanna match:)

Alawna sewing the casing for the waistband:)

Pretty, Kit and Alawna:)

After they were done sewing the jammie pants they had fun cutting, pinning, sewing scraps together, making pillows, rugs, sleeping bags and whatever for their Barbies.

While Little Brother investigated the sewing room:)

being a pick pocketer:)

{he loves bobbins:)}

and found a crank to crank!

Monkey ~~~

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see

Monkey

do:)

When

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morning comes early

Baby Boy is up

to get the girls going

as school time's coming up

Baby is busy running here and there!

Soon time for ~~coffee break~~ binky blanket break!

So back in the crib!

With the binky and blanket!

Ah what could be better!

Time to recharge!

Soon the smile is back!

and we are ready to go!

(There is a rule at the Baby Boy's house that he is to have the binky only in his crib)

(Of course we enforce that with a ~~iron fist~~ wet noodle!)

Happy Birthday

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Stephanie Rose!!!

I do ~~

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think

that we

wore the

the Little Man

out!!

Bunkbed project

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was so fun to make ~ it didn't take long to cut it out and assemble!

http://ana-white.com/2011/08/doll-bunk-beds-american-girl-doll-and-18-doll

http://ana-white.com/2011/08/18-doll-mattress-sewing-tutorial

It was/is a hit .. with the liitle girls

and a big girl:)

Happy Birthday

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Keanna and Keesha

with

Kanani and Julie

Happy 7th Birthday girlies!

Look who soon will be~~~

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Seven !

Project ~~~

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that we are working :)

Mesquite

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In our backyard we have mesquite trees --- they are nice, they are messy, they are shady, they are messy --- my hubby likes to make things out the wood ---

The big chunks he saves and soon ---

he made this lamp, turning the base out with the lathe.

and the cake stand

I asked for this branch, used to hang pictures from.

Did I mention we have mesquite trees in the back, and they they are messy but we do like the wood!!!!

Skype

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We are learning how to skype! How cool ---

Special Request~~~

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Camera Bag that will be used out in the field

to keep her camera clean from the dust and dirt

made with a zipper and flap.

BROTHERS ~~~

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Bakota 13 mo. Akstel 2yr.8mo.

That's all folks:)

Lastest finds ...

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curtain and rod, we added wooden buttons

curtains and hubby made a rod

Son

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Happy 33 32nd Birthday!

We thought ...

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we had gotten rid of ALL intruders, after all we did put in an alarm system BUT guess it doesn't work for these little critters!!!!

So another call to the 'Pest' people :(

Back in March

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this yam or is it a sweet potato sprouted before we could eat it so ...

I put it in water to see if it would grow ...

it did so we planted it outside in a hanging basket ...

I really didn't want it for food but as a hanging plant

but today while messing with the house plants I looked closer at it and

I found yams or are they sweet potatoes!

Wander what they taste like or maybe I will plant them again for a hanging plant!

Shadow ..

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After coming back from a bike ride, Akstel rode his bike up to the fence and was fascinated with his shadow! It is so fun to see things through a little ones eyes.

Our Handsome

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~~Cowboys~~ Grandsons

a one eyed ~~monster~~ cowboy

Traiten

nothing like a binky/ cowboy

Bakota

a handsome cowboy

Akstel

Krispy Kreme ...

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watching how the donuts are made.

Alawna's 9th

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birthday started off at Krispy Kreme's.

Birthday girl received a free donut!

then to the house to open presents!

Later in the evening was supper at Brandon's with Del, Kathy and family and Doug M.

Sarah turned 14 and Alawna 9.

Lots of candles= lots of smoke!

Nine years

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ago minus a day, we became grandparents for the first time!

This little bundle will be nine tomorrow!

Time for a Change

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in the Master Bath!

~Before~

I never quite know what I want when I go to change a room. The master bath wall's are painted a soft green that I like, and accented with dark brown that I still wanted to keep. After a trip to Goodwill yesterday, I found this ... and that item started it all. My hubby was on board, a trip or two to HomeDepot, he soon had the wire in, a switch hooked up and ---

trial run...

decide that the light needs to be painted, dark brown.

I used the Circut to cut out the wall words

the chandelier is hung

and here it is!

Grandkids

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photo frame

Coming soon ...

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a blog post near you ...

about my find at Goodwill today!

What is it

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with the sound of a sewing machine and Little Men?

http://naesmemories.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-we-were-in-texas-few-weeks-ago-i.html

Traiten doesn't waste any time to found out what that noise is!

Keanna waiting for her skirt to be fixed!

It is so fun to play games with the girls!

Keesha and Keanna learn how checkers is played

Fall Break

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plus a doctor appointment for the mama =

Little feet at our house!!!!

"hello, Daddy?"

All boy!!!

The girls wanted to color...

so we printed out

Barbies, bees and butterflies.

After lunch of Mac and Cheese (of course) the Little Man went down for a nap...

How cute is that!!!

and this

and this!!!

Keanna with her finished page:)

Mama got her chemo plumbing removed today:) YAH!

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Polka -a-dot

and a bow:)

Today's sewing:)

http://iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com/2011/09/tohoku-tote.html

Fall ...

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Ahhhh...

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a package came in the mail today

they are adorable!!!

Thank you (you know how you are!)

Pantry

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I have had this dry erase paper for awhile, from the clearance bin at Walmart.

On a different shopping trip to the second hand store with Steph we came across three square jars with lids that seal. I wasn't sure what I would use them for but ... I do like the thought of the dry food in the pantry being in a seal container ... you know just in case a hitchhiker comes home with us .... YUCKY!

Soon the smallest jar had instant brown rice in it but I wasn't sure how to label them, I wanted to do something that would be easy to change so ... with the Circut machine and the dry eraser paper I did this ...

Then took a dry erase marker ...

so easy to change!

Too Special not to share ...

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Yesterday morning we recieved a phone call from my dear 'old' uncle... later in the day we recieved this email from him ... Dear Glenn and Jenae, Nice to talk to you this morning Jenae, this afternoon J pulled up your blog (here). So it was good to hear that Glenn's RPM' s were doing better, now I wonder about his voltage and his amperes, since retiring I am having trouble with my transmission, seems to be stuck in low gear, at least I am still moving around. And go for walk now and then. I do enjoy retirement and been doing some fixing up on the house while I can still do it. Ya,ll. Take care Love M

My hubby has a new ....

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Friend!!!!

Meet ' Mr. Wrap Around' !!!

Mr. Wrap Around is a blood pressure/ pulse reader ... back up a few days ago ... Hubby had a Dr. appointment with a new doctor, she has some new thoughts on why he is dizzy/nauseated/lack of energy/pesty(just kiddin)! so she is having him try some things ... one thing is to cut his blood pressure medicine in half and to see if that will raise his pulse ( it is really low - 48 to 52 bmp ,on the edge of fainting ) and the normal is 60 -100 bmp. But at the same time keep the blood pressure down ... so she suggested we keep an eye on it all with Mr. Wrap Around BUT only check it only THREE times a week!!!! When we came home from the doctor we dug out MR.Wrap Around and Hubby learned how to use him. They have been very close buddies since!!!! (he is not anxious for results is he!!!!) As far as the three times a week thing I do believe he heard three times an hour/ minute!!!!

This morning when I came into the living room, there Hubby sat with his new friend and he said ..."Honey, my RPM's are 61!!!!!!! It is going up!!!!!"

(Honey, you are not an motor ...Revolutions Per Minute,

you are a person and that would be Beats per Minute)

Bless his heart (literally)!!!!

Buffalo Gap, TX

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When we were ..

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in Texas a few weeks ago I made new car seat covers for the boys.

Bakota was fascinated with the sewing machine!

He would sit for the longest time just watching!

One of the finished covers.

A is for ...

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Akstel's

awesome

airplanes!

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Bakota turned ~~blue~~ one!

Happy Birthday Little Man!

A Special Order ....

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A JOHN DEERE APRON

Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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There are no text messages sweeter than this!

Shelter Valley

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from this

to this

and

from this

to this

and this

in two weeks time:)

Grandkids

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entertain Grandpa and Grandma :)

Our welcome home ...

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Thank you girls for the fresh cookies. They were not only yummy but so so pretty!

You made Grandpa and Grandma's hearts melt into a puddle!

Love you to the moon and back.

A dad

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and

his

sons:)

Sunday ....

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after naps we went down to:

some of us walked,

some triked!

Akstel showed us how it was done ...

you could sample each one

before you decided what you wanted.

It was so yummy

to the last drop!

Story Time

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with Akstel and Bakota

Akstel runs ahead to lead the way to story time.

Oh bummer, door is closed already BUT we can go in anyway:)

Bakota isn't shy, he loves to be close to the lady that reads!

He may even try to turn the tape player off/on!

One of the boys' favorite part is the teddy song along with a teddy bear for each child!

When story time is over, all the kids gather around the librarian for a stamp

on their hand. This Little Man waited so patiently for his turn:)

and so proud ... he got a stamp on each hand!

After story time there was time for a puzzle

or find new books

or time on the computer!

As Bakota watches as Akstel turns in his old books

and checks out the news ones.

Grandparent"s Day

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was today at school...

Our three girls each had a program planned for grandparents today. Alawna's was earlier than Keesha and Keanna so Joann and I were there for most of her program ... us grandparents were to tell where we went to 3rd grade, how we got to school, how much lunch cost and what technology we knew in that day. We left that classroom, Joann went to Keanna's room and I went to Keesha's class.

Keesha had written a letter to me and was working for one for her mom.

The kids all stood to sing this song to us... so sweet!

At lunch time we walked to the cafeteria and met up with Joann and Keanna.

and soon joined by Alawna.

Happy Anniversary

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Brandon and Joann!

~~12 years~~

Best wishes for many, many more!

Guess

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who will be "1"

tomorrow!!!!!!!!

After driving

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all night and all morning this is what we were greeted with!!!

the two Little Men waiting for us on the corner!

the older Little Man helped Grandpa park!

In Memory

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of Pa Krisher

with Little Lily

08-31-1923~04/19/2010

My Sister's place~

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is simply BEAUTIFUL.

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I am back to volunteering in the little girls' school and love it!

Stephanie spends ...

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a day here sewing!

Several months ago she bought a papasan on a garage sale. Joann helped her haul it home. It has been in Steph's trunk since then, ~~being baked to kill all "maybe" little critters~~ waiting til we could get together to sew another cover. Finally ~~

we took this

cut out two circles of fabric, sewed right sides together, turned it right side out and

rolled that mattress into a burrito and stuffed it into the new cover.

With a shake shake shake we get it situated

then Steph sews the opening shut

finished along with pillows to match!

Very bright and cheery!

The other two...

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are completed:)

(click here)

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I often drooled over this ...

at Walmart ...

and then I seen BBS had one and I drooled some more!

and then I received it as a gift!

Thanks Ruth!

Baby News!

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So how do you tell your parents/friends/family that you are expecting a little one?

Back when that was our lot in life we were so not so talented/ resourceful/imaginable!!!

But our kids were so talented/resourceful/ imaginable!!!!

Our first grand baby was told to us by a drawing on a white board! told to us as their new 'addition'.Our second grand baby was told to us in a card for Mother's Day and later shown to us on a ultra sound picture as twins!!!! so that was #3 #4 was told to us at convention and our son wonder if we would like another grandchild! (like he had to ask!!!!) #5 ... we flew up to Washington to be with Coy and Jodi, Joann asked if we would take a gift up to give to Akstel. Jodi took it and opened it up with Akstel, it was a picture book with photos of those that love you , last page was an ultra sound picture and written below was, "your future cousin"!

#6 was a text message on our phone(click)!!!

When we were home this last week my brother and wife showed us how they were told about their first grand baby to be!!! In the mail, they received a soft squishy package ~

how cute is that!!!!

This is the grandma to be with her Grannie glasses!!!!

Congratulations ...

Dusty and Kellie

Thursday's Thought ...

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Thanks BBS!

August 25th ...

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5 years ago (already)

Coy and Jodi were married :)

Coy with Akstel(2 1/2yrs ), Jodi with Bakota (11 3/4 mo.)

Happy Anniversary, Coy and Jodi!!

August 25th ...

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9o years ago

in this very house, my mother was born ...

the first of fifteen children born to my grandparents.

Happy 90th Mother

We shared the cake with all of Mom's friends at the Care Home.

It was special to hear them all sing to her:)

My parents had 6 children. We were all present for Mom's birthday

Jenae Janna Peter Sydney Brant

Ruth Mom

All that were there:)

(Front) Evan Shawn Isaac

Alicia/Mason Ruth Mom Laura

Chris Kerry Janna Jenae Glenn Peter Colin Austin Syd Brant Joyce

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It was fun to see these Little Cow Pokes dressed in their western vests (here)!

Laundry ...

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I have a sister who has a dreadful handicap!!!She is laundry challenged!!! (Love you BBS) Her and her family live on a produce farm thus a life that produces a lot of laundry ...

So us being the kind people were are! my hubby made this to help her out!!!!

LOOK

here it is

already to

be used!

To mark the baskets, BBS had this idea to use these lids how cute is that!

go here too

35 years ago ...

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I graduated from MHS, Marcus Iowa The Class of 1976

This year is the first time I have returned for a reunion,

the first time I have every seen any of my classmate since graduating.

As we arrived in Marcus we seen the parade lining up at the High School.

It was the 75th Year of the Marcus fair so there was a special parade.

We decided to just walk around and see what was lining up for the parade and I spotted this

some of my classmates by a float with a sign on it saying it was the Class of '76

I joined them on the float and Glenn rode with Randy K in the truck.

Randy Kauffman. Kim Moser, Jenae, Gary Flanagan, Nancy Meylor, Doug Roseen, Rollie Hnasen, Jim Leavitt, Jeff Gross, Jeff Mitts

After the parade it was time for the All School Reunion Supper

Students from the Year '41 to 2011

At 7pm my class gathered at the golf course ...

there was 76 of us that graduated ...

27 of us gathered that night

4 have died and another was facing death

Jeff Gross, Kevin Brady, Steve Stodden, Jim Leavitt, Gary Flanagan

Rollie Hansen, Jeff Mitts

Doug Roseen, Tom Roese, Randy Kauffman

(back)Valerie Slagter, Becky Schmillen, Nancy Meylor, Jenae, Carolyn Andrews

Bev Nervig, Joyce Treinen, Laurie Hoefling, Kim Moser

Jenae, Loren Mohning, Carolyn Andrews

Extra credit was this lady ... Diane Reinholt. She was two years younger but was our neighbor. It was special to see her again!

I was pleasantly surprise at how special it was to be with my classmates again. We are all growed up! All in our early 50's! Some are married with kids and many of us grandparents!

So how was your day?

2011-08-24T15:09:00.000-07:00

This is just too too too cute not to post!!!!

Mr. Bakota!!!

Glenn's dad ....

2011-08-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

this past week we flew to Sioux Falls ...

we spent a few days with Glenn's mom ...

she took us to see the plaque for hers and dad's grave ...

and the grave itself with the temporary marker.

When she picked out the casket for Glenn's dad she also go to pick out three medallions and those she got to keep as a keepsake. She has had them on the fridge and had mentioned she would liked them framed. We were in town one day and stopped at Savers and found the perfect frame! Two dollars later we are on our way!

We found a board in amongst Dad's stuff ...

a piece of metal, ma had some velvet and ...

we took those things and put it all together all with

this

and this

and we came out with this.

Glenn's mom was very pleased!

2011-08-10T18:04:00.000-07:00

Look who's back in town:)

Mr. Bakota

and his side kick ...Akstel!

The kids have been gone for over two months ...When they came into the house and Akstel seen his left behind toys ... he kept saying "I never seen that before, I never seen that before!"

2011-08-08T13:38:00.000-07:00

Second hand find ...not the cheese cake but the plate and glass dome!!!

Project completed ... 1 of 3 ...

2011-08-06T14:42:00.000-07:00

School will soon be starting...

Alawna will be in 3rd grade,

Keesha in 1st,

and

Keanna in 1st ...

and

Traiten will move up a level of entertaining his mom/dad at home!

I plan to volunteer again in each of the girls' classroom, once a week.

I was wanting to make each of the teacher something special,

you know a one of a kind kind of gift!

http://www.polkadotchair.com/2011/08/ruler-wreath.html

So the Entry way...

2011-08-05T19:45:00.001-07:00

While surfing the web, I came across a blog where this lady made giant Scrabble Tiles. I wanted to put something like that in our entryway ...so using plain paper I cut out some squares trying out the size for that area.

but before we could really know the size and spacing, we needed a cabinet so ... off to second hand shops. I knew in my head what I wanted and ...after going to several I found it and at the right price!!!! Hubby worked over the drawer glides and it works great! We also found wood at Savers and so we are ready ...

cut to size, sanded, sealed, sanded, varnished ... ready!

We then wonder what the ratio was between letter size and block size, using a micrometer it made it simple.

Looks good!

using the Cricut, Cherry Limeade cartridge, I cut out letters and numbers out of vinyl

http://craftychicmommy.blogspot.com/2011/07/giant-scrabble-tiles-tutorial.html

Moving around ...

2011-08-05T19:36:00.000-07:00

Good ole Craigslist ...

we listed these bookcases and in less than 24 hours two sold.

We decided to keep the third one and put it in the craft room.

We then moved the cubicle into its place.

Freshly dusted, rearranged ...

Ah nice but this left a void in the entryway ...

Stand By ...

2011-08-04T18:26:00.001-07:00

After Morning Meeting ...

2011-07-31T14:58:00.000-07:00

we had lunch these three Little Ones ...

along with their Mom and Dad, Auntie,

and two others.

Mr. O showing us his "bug" shell

Mr. S with his! on his nose!Sideways:( Miss M with Maizel, the pig, named after a lovely lady in our meeting!!!!

Miss M said that this chicken is almost a rooster :-)

It was fun to see their ~~ZOO~~ "it is not a ZOO. It is a farm! states Miss M, with her hands on her hips!!!!

Looking for the bunnies.

Before we could leave we had to be measured...

and then sign the guest ~~book~~ wall!

2011-07-29T13:36:00.000-07:00

Another order completed ...

2 n 1 Stroller bag