Surprise!!

The ARC came today and took away all the junk in the garage ...
...so now I can park my car in it ... just in time for all the rainy weather =-) ahhh

Well, OK, not ALL the junk ... but plenty enough to give me room for my little car =-)

Baby Norah has arrived :-)

First family photo ;-) Happy 2nd Anniversary! I love you all :-p
daddy choosing breakfast, lunch and dinner
mommy is soooo tired...Norah Lynn came so quickly (just over 2 hours) that Lynnette didn't even have time to change into one of those lovely hospital gowns (oh too bad, 'eh?) :-p
isn't she beautiful? see that little upper lip? that's a GG 'birdy-beak' lip!! hehe
another view - she looks like daddy...with 'the eyebrow' from nAnnieLaurie
she still has a bit of fluid in her lungs, but they expect that will clear quickly

more pictures

pretty flowyer
weed?? Indeed not! it's the National Flower of Scotland, growing in my yard...well, I pulled it up! Hey! it's a weed!!!
my hydrangea has not liked the excessive heat at all!! It's looking a little bit better now, but not much. :-(
sorry this is sideways - pretty gladiola

Kaylee eating a napkin - I encouraged it...mom and dad took it away...silly mommy and daddy ;-)

Kitty outfits for Norah
Horsie outfits for Norah :-) she got 2 sets of these, but in 2 different sizes...more horsies!! yeah :-) and...the softest matching horsie dolly

some new pictures

Lynnette's baby shower cake - it was SO YUMMY - Jamie made it -- so , there is no baby yet -- everyone's waiting... impatiently...as happens when you're SOOOOOO ready to be done with it!

Mara, Andrew, Tigan, Courtney and Jacob with Sister Wise...we've since moved out of this tiny stage room, and are in a regular classroom with a window and some light and TOO MUCH space...if you know what I mean :-)

a bouquet from my garden...roses, gladiolas, asters, (can't see them) purple dahlias -- they lasted more than a week before I had to toss them :-)

I'm a terrible nana!

this background makes me feel cooler somehow...it's called strawberry mint...

...I forgot my baby's birthday - baby Evoly, that is!! it was yesterday! she's 2 -- okay so she won't know that I forgot; if I do this again in a couple of years, I'm toast! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE ONE - I LOVE YOU! :-) and I'll see you and mommy very soon.

I do have a legitimate excuse tho' (yeah okay still an excuse!) but REAL...I had a big English paper due today (tuesday) and I just pulled it off late last night at 10PM - turned it in finished and on time...tho' probably not my BEST effort, it was quite good and I should get a decent grade on it...so far in English I have 86, 94 and 100 for paper grades (93.3 average - not bad :-) we start our rough drafts this week, with a working introduction. I really don't like this process, but I know, I know! it's necessary and will come to be a very useful class to have taken (plus it's required for an A.A. anyway)

We've only had one exam in math so far (next one is tomorrow, Wed) and I got a 96/100. It 's not stressing me too much, even tho' we are on a double speed-up session and are 3 days behind in class note-time...plus the teacher let's us bring 1 paper of notes...which I might just take him up on this time.

Anyway, the back porch thermastat says it's 109.5' out there...officially it's 101+', with no let-up in sight for another full day and 1/2 - MELT! Inside it is currently a cool 82.4' -- hey! 20 degrees cooler feels nice right now - even tho' it's 'stinkin' hot' according to the radio announcer :-) And we officially had a LOW of 75' - another record HIGH for a LOW -- the last low we had that high was in the 1940's, folks...it made for a very rapidly increasing temp for the day and tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter (and the air quality sucks, too) (OFFICIAL HIGH FOR VANCOUVER TODAY WAS 106'F and tomorrow is supposed to be the hottest yet...triple melt)

Ok - enough whinning :-)

Have a nice day - and I hope it's cooler where you are (just had to throw that in! haha!)

Happy Birthday, America :-)

I had a great time at the Church's house this 4th of July...George wasn't there (he was in Montana with his Army unit) and Tim, Livvy and the boys weren't there, either....but Lynnette, Jamie, Gaylen, Melissa, Lloyd and all the family and friends had fun visiting, eating yummy, yummy food and watching the boys light up the sky...

Happy Birthday, America!

Livvy, Tim and the boys had a great time visiting with Sarah and Emily and their families! They had a big BBQ at the Chacon's, went swimming at the Reyes's and saw the what they call "better fireworks than the Fort Vancouver Fireworks" at the active Army base near them. They are on the road again, one last time, to Orlando, FL today....Tristan will be celebrating his 5th Birthday at Disney World. whoohoo!

Happy Birthday, Trissy :-) Nana loves you!

This one's for you, Jules! LOVE YOU!

We had lots of fun learning about Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost and your upcoming baptism next August...

This was the day that we sat on the floor, because the 'kids' table was really the 'baby' table...remember how you always knocked your knees on the underside of the table - ouch!

Here are the boys in your class...Andrew, Jacob and TJ, YOU!...and a girl guest

Missing are the girls; Mara, Gracie & Courtney.

Still no camera cord...

I THNK it's lost in the camera case, inside a suitcase, inside and in the back corner of the 'blue room' (dubbed such because it's painted blue!)

don't give up on me...I'll dig it out soon and hope it's there ;-p

happysad :-):-(

Tim, Livvy, Julian and Tristan are on their way....they're gone....they've moved....Mickey! Here we come....

They get to start a new, exciting and profitable adventure....Tim is a Doctor :-p !!!! Livvy will sing and sing and sing....

My camera ran out of card-space just as the kids pulled out of the driveway....I know where the Canon camera is (it took the shots) and I know where the cord is for the Nikon....but nothing matches today ;-d

As soon as I can match things up, there will be some pics up....There's a lot to share, laugh and cry over....

....so stay tuned :~)

AND, OH YES! I HAVE A 4.0 GPA!!! :-P 2nd quarter....here I come....hehe

Words to remember and live by...

"We are not inheriting the Earth from our children, we are borrowing it from our grandchildren."

Attributed to both Chief Seattle and the Pennsylvania Dutch, among others.