Monday, February 22, 2010

woah! a second blog in a month!! :)
these are pics from our trip up to vancouver with our friends the wiersma's to join in the olympic fever! there were a TON of people, & we did a LOT of walking (my calves are sore today!! i'm SO out of shape!!) & saw a lot of sights. it was a great time & a beautiful day. go USA!! (even tho our kids are all wearing canadian stuff!!)






eli hit a wall & got so tired of walking...he had a meltdown...fortunately, it didn't last long & that cute smile came back.

























bo is in the canadian flag hat. he goes so fast! a natural skater!



what cute db boys!

the wiersma's & us. a great day!

Friday, February 19, 2010







well hello, one & all. okay, let's just get it over with. i suck at blogging. i will MAYBE do it 6 times this year. THAT'S the reality. sorry. i have SUCH good intentions, & then-WHAMMO-wacked right out the front door. which i really want to paint a turquoise blue, but the hubby says no. he wants red. no red for me. see how i get distracted? it's amazing how i function at all!!

so i have found a few more treasures...a great old flour sifter--the aqua blue stripes got me. & the fun toy phone...kinda quirky! the little praying hands are really small & so precious & don't you think they'd make a sweet baptism gift, or something? the dominoes & checkers are cool--wooden. & the little flower bowl is royal albert. the bible cards are a hoot, & if they don't sell soon, i may keep them for scrapbooking. which i intend to start up someday again. i keep collecting all of this stuff...like bingo cards, old game boards, scrabble tiles, buttons, old yahtzee score cards, game pieces & dice...i LOVE this stuff, & think, i have to use it all eventually, right? i'm sure someday i will. stop laughing, traci!! :)

the weather: i like the sunshine, but not the whole "gotta-work-in-the-yard" thing that follows that. (i've had this conversation with a couple of you...) i am going to admit right here that i would love a couple of days of snow. (i know, i'm a complete crazy-woman!) i'm just not ready for spring yet!! & i think it's a little too bad for me, 'cuz it's-a-coming!! things are popping up all over the place & my bushes have buds on them, or whatever those thingy's are called, & the birds are chirping their little fool-heads off (which i actually love) & some of the cherry trees are struttin' their stuff showin' off their pink blossoms already! it's crazy. i feel like i live in a dr. seuss upside-down world. everything's a little off in our weather up here in our little corner of the universe. do you like this rambling? this is a result of me having a day off & having nothing to do but stay at home & do fun un-important things. (i'm almost giddy--in a tired sort of way!) things such as: blog, play computer games, scrapbook, read my book, snoop thru other people's blogs, window shop on etsy, & all in my sweats & no bra. heaven, i tell ya!! in heaven there will be no wearing of bras. & we will look FANTASTIC without them! doesn't mean i don't have important things to do like vaccum, dishes, laundry & all that gunk, but that's what saturdays are for, right? & those above-mentioned fun things are actually very important; important to my PEACE OF MIND!! :) (yes, i'm going a little crazy today.)
so happy friday, everyone! enjoy the freakish sunshine & i'll see ya next month or so!! :)