Online Tutorials

I have been spending a lot of my free time lately on the computer watching online tutorials of just about everything. Sewing, quilting, re-purposing things, organizing, ....you name it. I think I have found a new love. I LOVE sewing but don't spend enough time doing it. It is such a pain getting the stuff out, getting everything ready, then having to put it away so that we can eat off the dining room table. Well....even though these tutorials haven't solved all my sewing problems, they have inspired me to get off my keester and use the fabric that I have stashed under my bed for some awesome things. So, the next time that you have a few free moments....get on the computer and learn something. It is never too late to learn something new. If you want to see some of what I have been learning, then go to www.craftygemini.blogspot.com

My Old Time Love

When I was a little girl, I used to LOVE watching "The Price is Right". I mean, LOVED it. I used to go to school year around, so every 9 weeks, I had 3 weeks off. This was a perfect way to watch a lot of TV. Well, I also loved playing with these hard plastic animals. One day, I decided to name this cow "Bob Barker". Yes....you read correctly....! So, after many years of play and being chewed on my my crazy chihuahua, my Bob Barker still lives. I found him at my mom's house a few weeks ago. It brought back a billion memories. So, I proudly present to you....Bob Barker...my cow.

A Busy Summer and a Zillion Pictures!

Dave and Zach

Heather, Ava and Dave

Grandpa Dave and Ava relaxing on our bed

Mercy, Ava, and Dave

Heather, Ava, and Sasha

Ava and Auntie Sasha

Mercy at the Paulson's getting ready to jump into American Lake! She loved it and had never been swimming there before.

My crazy Momma. She is hilarious. Sure love her tons!

Sasha and Zach at Granny's house.

My niece Stephanie was visiting from Texas.

Some of our cute firefighters at the National Night Out on August 3rd. Who can resist cute firefighters?????

Tessa, Cory, Braxton, and Macade Ross chilling out at our neighborhood BBQ.

As you can tell, we have had a super busy summer. I have gotten really behind in my blogging but at least I have had fun and now you can see the pictures to prove it. Enjoy and post a comment while you are at it.

Sasha's new haircut

Sasha got a new haircut yesterday. She had brought in a ton of pictures and this is what it came out like. She wanted shorter hair....but now that it is cut, she wants her long hair back. I think it looks really pretty. She now has to get used to having shorter hair.

17 years ago this night!!!

Friday the 13th is always supposed to be a bad thing, right? Well normally I would agree with you. However, 17 years ago on this very night, a wonderful thing happened to me. Dave was working the late shift at work, then came over to my house after that. This was the night that he proposed to me. Dave got down on one knee, professed his love for me and asked me if I would do him the honor of marrying him. After saying YES, he proceeded to kiss me. I thought I was hearing fireworks in the distance in affirmation of the monumental event that had just happened. In actuality, it was a drive by shooting that happened three houses down from mine. In about one minute flat, there were no less than 9 Pierce County sheriff's in front of my house. So...not only do we fondly remember the time and date of our proposal, but the drive by shooting that happened moments afterward. So...a great thing happened on Friday, August 13th.....

Perseid Meteor Showers

Last night was a really cool one. I took the kids out at 11pm and we drove down to Dupont and parked at Pioneer Middle School. We took blankets and laid out under the stars for a couple of house. There were a billion shooting streaks in the sky. They would all come..then in the blink of an eye, they would streak across the sky then vanish. It was totally awesome to look at the grandeur of God's creations. As we were leaving, we noticed that there were two deers getting ready to walk across the soccer field. All in all, a perfect night for making family memories.

Jayson's Shooting Team Practice

Jayson getting ready to shoot .

Jayson shooting

Jayson is on a shooting team and every Tuesday he gets to practice. He is pretty good and loves aiming for those bulls eyes. Go Jayson!