GRANDMA’S DAY OUT WITH COOPER and the PINEAPPLE CRUSH TOP

| June 6, 2008

It has been a LONG STANDING TRADITION that when one of my grandangels has a birthday they get a GRANDMA’S DAY OUT.  They get to do whatever they choose and we usually eat somewhere and shop for a birthday present. Cooper will be 5 on June 9th and we were left HOME ALONE today – so […]

Tech Rehearsal and the ORANGE CRUSH TOP

| June 5, 2008

I am such a sap – I cried at tech. rehearsal tonight because I was so overwhelmed with JOY at my grandangels’ dances…..go figure. Here is Sarah standing at the top of the stairs ready to go on stage and the blonde with the pony tail in the middle doing her CHINA TOWN BALLET….     ….and […]

Nanna and the DRESS FOR SUCCESS TIE

| June 5, 2008

At Leanna’s middle school today is DRESS FOR SUCCESS DAY!  The 6th graders were promised EXTRA CREDIT if they wore a tie.   Leanna’s Poppa  does not wear ties (at least not one that Leanna wanted to wear)…..what to do – what to do.   My THRIFTY DAUGHTER didn’t want to spend money to buy a tie for […]

BIRTH OF A SAMPLER QUILT – Crafty Grandangels – Flowers – Birds – Dancing Fun – and OC MYSTERY SOLVED

| June 4, 2008

  Sarah (8) was so excited when she saw me making YO YO flowers for my BIRTH OF A SAMPLE QUILT (pictured above)…….that she wanted to make one too…..and so she did (and she wore it in her hair to school today.)  I had a PINK CAT BUTTON that we pinned in the middle of the […]

Holiday Happenings – Memorial Day Celebrations – and Quilts

| May 26, 2008

It is amazing how much fun that can be squeezed into a three-day weekend!  Here are some highlights….. Grandangel Vincent had his 8th birthday in California (we sang to him on the telephone.)  He was SUPER-SIZED excited! My Great Nephew and Great Niece celebrated their birthdays in Kansas….Preston is now 3 and Tara Lynn is […]