Ancient Chinese Emperors Coat

Two models from Dr Anita Fisher's Ancient History Class - Winter term 2010
It took me about 5-1/2 hours to make this
I got an "A" for the class - it was SO DANG MUCH FUN!!

My "Bionic" hearing aids

A whole new world has opened up for me with these tiny little things :-D

THE PARTY

Queen for a day - and forever :-)
Top L to Bottom R -
2 granddaughters - Amanda & Elizabeth, Larry (long-time family friend), Nancy (daughter-in-law) married to (son) Johnny, Dena (niece), mom, 2 daughters - Judy & Laurie, and granddaughter and great-granddaughter, Sarah & Evoly
Enjoying some creamer :-D
We had a great sing-a-long
Three pics of the MANY well-wishers - there were about 60 family and friends at her party ...




Saying our last "bye-bye's" at the airport - Sarah and Evoly went home to Virginia and Amanda and I flew home to Washington

Part of Our Trip

"Three Ladies and a Baby" in a hotel room - and three laptop computers :-D
Pretty sisters - Sarah and Amanda
Mom, Dena (my cousin at her house for dinner) and me (we had lasagna, salad and bread - not McD's ;-)
Dena and me

Trip to Minnesota

Evoly likes to dress herself
After the ride (I'll try to get the video up if it cooperates)
this is INSIDE the Mall
Evoly's TWO best TV buddies ... and ...
... her OTHER favorite TV buddy - she did hug her - she wasn't afraid at all :-D
Dino make off thousands of regular little LEGOs
yes! we did go inside - full theme park with 4-5 full-sized roller-coasters
Evoly staying busy while WE played cards (she was so well behaved - we hardly EVER had a problem with her )
Playing MHING again and again and again - it's our favorite card game (card version of Mah Jong)
As part of mommy's birthday present, we sent her to the Salon for a wash and curl - isn't she pretty??
announcement posted all over Champlin Shores for mom's birthday celebration

some early Spring pics

"Inconvenient buddies"
Hail storm - about the size of big peas
daffies up and now they're almost gone - lastest almost a whole month, tho'
first of my african violets - now the 2nd one is blooming, too - it's dark pink (this one is actually violet colored)
more storm
sorry for they duplicate - tried to delete it and it didn't want to go away

Winter & Christmas 2009

as usual these pictures are in reverse order -- this is "elsie" all gone
Elsie melting
powerful wind storm - didnt' even hear it
"elsie" she has red pepper mouth, carrot nose and olive eyes
pretty shot in late afternoon
last shot of me with Halverson's (In Michael's church foyer) before I drive back home from a great Christmas
Blake and I at Multnomah Falls on way back to his house beforChristmas (I'd taken him home with me, so that I could attend Shelly Brown's Funeral)
counting trains - there were 2 trains came over this bridge at Multnomah - one over 100 cars!