Kru's First Birthday Party

We had a great Halloween/Birthday party for Kru's first birthday! Tony, Rikki, and her mom, Deb, decorated the house and made all kinds of fun things to snack on. Lots of friends and family. Kru had a great time but was really exhausted at the end. Enjoy the pics!

Catching Up

Last weekend we went to the beach and stayed with Jim's sister Carla and family. We had a great time. Chris and Carla are such great hosts. Emily and Lindsay play so well together. We rode the roller coaster and Emily got a henna tattoo. She got to surf and was so proud of herself. She got to stay an extra day with them (without me). They brought her home and had lunch with us before heading back to Arizona.

Emily had another basketball game tonight. She is starting to get the hang of things and getting a little more confident. Today I worked on painting my fence. Lowe's suggested spray paint so after 5 cans and my hands cramping, I think I will take a different approach. I did find out today that it is illegal to sell spray paint to any one under 18. You also have to register you pet and you can't have more than three.

On another note, my neighbor edged my yard for me today. I have not been able to find my weed eater battery and not ready to buy a new one yet. So Emily made a really cute thank you card and I baked them a dozen cookies to thank them.

The weather has been wonderful!

Here is a few pictures from the beach. I always like it when I can get a great sunset. My brother-in-law Bob enjoys them.

Kitchen Granite Completed

This is my kitchen after the granite was installed. It made the kitchen look so much bigger and brighter. I really, really like it. Now I just need to figure out what to put in that empty wall space on the right side of the sink. I think something is wrong with my camera as there is a strange light marking across it.

Time Flys....

I can't believe it has been 2 weeks since I last posted anything. Sunday before last, I had several family members for Sunday dinner. It was very nice.

Emily has been playing basketball. She signed up with the YMCA and ended up on an all boy team. At first, I didn't think she was going to play but she is doing OK now and actually enjoys it. I can see a lot of progress with Emily. I think home schooling is helping a lot. She is so smart and she likes the one on one time she gets with me.

My grandson is just so cool. I just don't think I could love him anymore. It is so wonderful to see him with his Mommy and Daddy.

I have been taking off from running because of an injury. I am sure ready to get back to it. Maybe next week. Enjoy the pictures.

This is the view from my bedroom balcony. I love the mountains. As you can see my fence is in dire need of painting. On the list.


Kru, Tony, Rikki, their dogs, Debbie


Tony, Rikki and Kru in Emily's favorite tree.


Emily playing basketball.


My brother Dave and his son.


My brother Ben and his grand daughter. She is the light in his world.

Home school/Bow Room/Computer Room Done!

Finally, after 2 days of unpacking and organizing our room is done. It looks very nice and neat but as you can see in the pictures, it will be very functional. I can make my bows and close it off when I am done. I have a cabinet with all my office stuff and Emily's craft stuff and school stuff organized. Then the computer portion has 3 computers w/Point of Sale drawer and receipt printer, a regular printer, a credit card machine, 2 monitors, an electric pencil sharpener, a scanner and my laptop. On top of the desk, I have her library books, my Bible study books, misc. labels/magazines and all here school text books. We start home schooling on Tuesday, Sept. 1st so my organization might change. Emily is really looking forward to it. We have big plans. Pray for us - I am sure we will both need an extra dose of patience.

Salt Creek Beach

Sunday we tried out a new church. It was Calvary Church... Anyway, Emily loved it. She wants to go back. That is a good thing. On Monday, (I should have been doing bows) we went to Salt Creek Beach. We spent about 4 1/2 hours there. It is so hard for me to do nothing. Kids had a great time. Today, we went swimming and then errands. We joined the local library and Emily checked out 10 books about bats. Tomorrow we must go to the DMV.

After Pics of Kitchen and Downstairs Bath

Here is the kitchen after appliances and paint. I still intend on changing out the counter tops.


Here is the downstairs bath after repairing, cleaning, installing a mirror and shower head and replacing the light fixture. Still picture hanging and sprucing up to do but it looks much better.