What's Really Important

It's really important to get a good seat during a snow storm.

It's really important to pack for all types of weather.

It's really important to pretend to want grandma!

It's really important to smile. You can get anything with a smile.

People Who Keep Giving

Every year when it gets time for my annual field trip to Seattle with the fifth graders Dale offers his services. After six years I finally had to take him up on his offer. What a pleasure it was to have him around helping out by taking a group of four boys - probably not the easiest group. He was great with the boys and as you can tell the butterflies took to him also. They kept landing on him like crazy.

When we returned home from the field trip we were met by mom and dad. After getting help the hutch was put together. I don't think anything could look finer in our entry. It is absolutely gorgeous. I like to think that all those hours he worked on this beautiful hutch he thought of me. Now every time I look at the hutch I can remember the hours of love he game to me.

Down below is another cupboard that my dad made. Sherry and I had a lot of fun and fights over this cupboard. It needs some tlc, but I bet the next generation could enjoy the love from the hands of their great grandpa.

My sister, Sherry, also is a giver. She sends me holiday treasures that she finds. These are two gorgeous bunnies who found a home as security for the hutch.

Now I am trying to decorate. This is not my forte. I steal ideas from others. Any ideas I can steal from you?

Princess Overload

Our little princess has kept busy trying on many outfits, meeting kindergartners, taking pictures, creating Dr. Seuss hats, reading Dr. Seuss books, eating, trying on parade dress 10 times in one day for novice seamstress (me), and having a lot of fun!

Confessions

I had received a phone call on Saturday inviting Whitni and me to sing with the choir. My voice has been giving me some problems, but I did mention it to Whitni, not really planning on going early Sunday morning to sing.

I woke up Sunday morning at eight, got ready and sat at my organ for a last minute run through of the songs. I was really proud of Whitni who was up and ready to go. She put her stuff for church on the couch and I noticed a large bag of Cheerios. I asked her what those were for. She said to eat on the way to church.

Then I started feeling guilty. I had mentioned choir to her, but I hadn't pursued it. I decided then and there we would head out and get to choir practice. We would be a little late, it was 8:50, but we could at least be there for most of it.

In the car Whitni started telling me about how she woke up at 9:15. I quickly corrected her by saying, "Oh, you mean 8:15. It's not even 9 now." She quickly showed me her phone that said 9:55! I blame this on Dale, who was in Arizona and would have changed all the clocks.

"Mom do you want me to call the church?"

"Yes Whitni."

"Mom, it's okay. You are not going to hell."

Luckily, there is Georgia Duff who bailed me out of this goof and got the organ going. It was a long walk to the front pew while everyone was singing the Sacrament song.

Grandbaby Fix

After Marissa's drama Rock was our main focus - along with Aaron and DeAndra. Grammy Rae and Grappy loved taking the little guy on the merry go round.

We even enjoyed his face of sadness when his grandparents would not allow a third trip.

Rock's big birthday bash was a lot of fun. Lots of pizza, balloons, cake, salads and kids. Rock enjoyed all of it, but especially the dump truck cake his mother made for him.

Rock didn't get any breaks, even if he was the birthday boy. Grandpa put him to work stirring the noodles.

Nothing beats a happy boy and having the time to just play and enjoy him and his family.