Happy Valentines Day

I've been working on lots of projects for an up coming spring show. The little one was on the computer this morning playing Elmo and helping me in the kitchen with my clay projects. I decided to take a wee break and snap some pics of her. She broke her arm last week and I've been wanting a few pictures of her with her purple cast on. Sunday night she was up all night being sick, so Monday was not a great day for pics. Today, the sun was shinning through the front window just perfect so I seized the moment. She sat just long enough for me to capture a few precious Valentine pics.   

 signing I Love You!

Her new Valentine Monkey that Grandma Bert dropped off today.

This was the last picture I took, and as you can see, she had just about enough of me and the camera.

Happy Valentines Day to you all,
Rhonda

Harper's page

This is my sweet baby niece, Harper. I have been wanting to get my pictures of her printed and scrapped. Today I was able to get this one done. I framed this one in a shadow box and have it hanging in our hall along with the other family pics. It was so much fun to work with all the baby stuff. It's been a while since I've had tiny ones to scrap.
Now, I gotta run to take my daughter's play date home.
Thanks for stoppin' by!
Rhonda

Lester's last days

Day 23

 These past weeks have really been busy for Lester, so I don't blame him one bit for taking a nap today. One more day and Lester will leave us until next year. We are going to miss that little elf.

 Day 22

We were packing up the car to go stay the night at Grandma's and drive around to look at the lights, then right before the kids got in they spotted Lester in the front seat. He wanted to go see the lights too.

 Day 21

There was still some snow on the ground and Lester took off on horseback. The kids were happy to find him galloping in the front yard when they came home from school.

Day 20

Lester hangin' with the "Nuts".

Lockdown

 A sick family = days of solitary confinement. While in lock down I did some scrappin', in between cleaning and being sick a few days, myself.  I have to admit I was enjoying not having commitments and being on the run all the time. It was kind of nice to sit in the studio playing with paper and listening to Christmas music. It got me thinking that I need to make more time for the things I love.
I am happy to welcome in this new week with no sick kids, a few finished projects, and a Christmas to-do list that just keeps growing. I can't wait to spend some time with family and just have fun.
I have many more pages to share, but the lighting was terrible today, so I will post more soon.
Hope you all are having a blessed Holiday Season.
Rhonda

More Lester

Day 19 

Lester was helping me bake some cookies when I turned my back and caught him taste testing the cookie dough.

Day 18

Lester playing us some Christmas Hymns

Day 17

Lester reading a Christmas story to Christyn's family of penguins.

Lester in action

Day 15

Yep, that is a 5 o'clock shadow you see. Lester has been so busy the past 2 weeks he forgot to shave. He is taking today for himself...Happy Elf Day!

Day 14

Brandon came home from school and found his room covered in snowflakes. Lester must have been cutting for hours.

 Day 13

Free kisses....today only!  Lester took over Mistletoads spot for the day.

 Day 12

Taking a much needed break and sippin' on some hot cocoa.

 Day 11

Lester spent the weekend scrubbing every inch of my house....I just love that little elf! Getting rid of the Influenza A bug...YUCK!

December Blessings

I am counting my blessing twice today. The kids and I have been sick again. Last Thursday we were back into the clinic with sore throat and such. On Friday one of the kids came down with the stomach bug and then the rest went like dominoes. Brandon was sick on Sunday and had the worst of it. It took my husband three hours just to clean up after him. These are time when I love my husband tremendously. I was sick in bed and since he never did get sick he got stuck cleaning all the mess.
Also, this week we had a wee visitor of sorts. I spotted a mouse in the basement and about had a panic attack. We set some traps and caught the little booger a few hours later. The first year we moved to this house we had mice and it terrified me....I almost packed my bags and moved right back out. After two years of sealing the foundation and tearing out hanging insulation and cleaning every nook and cranny we finally were rid of them. It has been 8 years since I have had a mouse in the house. I know it comes with the territory of living in the country and occasionally they find there way in, but I thought I was finally rid of them FOREVER.
Today, I woke up with the determination to clean frantically. After sick kids and the mouse I was feeling a little overwhelmed with a dirty feeling. I scrubbed down everything today even cleaned under the washer, dryer, fridge, etc. I was just about finished when it occurred to me that I should clean in the heater closet, because if I were a mouse that might be where I would hide out. When I opened the closet door, I noticed black soot all over the filters and on the door. I just changed those filters less then 2 weeks ago and couldn't believe how dirty they were. I then got on line and researched about the soot and found out that it is caused by carbon monoxide. Oh, WOW! Seriously, I can't believe we are not all dead. We shut of the heater and called a friend of ours who owns a heating business and he told us we have a God that must love us very much. This got me to stop and think how grateful I was for that little booger of a mouse that some how found his way into our home, because if not for him I would never have opened that heater door for months. Blessings really do come in all shapes and sizes and even though we are not looking forward to forking out the cash for a new heater I am still counting my blessings. I know that God loves me and as long as I live according to his plan blessings will continue to come. I love my Heavenly Father.
The greatest part is that we will all start to feeling better real soon. No more headaches and sore throats.
Until next time,
Rhonda