Spare Time

I've been spending my spare time filling out applications for these.

That includes the gathering of pertinent documents, making duplicates, taking pictures and paying fees. My magnum opus of the last 2 weeks.

Look how much we've changed since the last ones!

Five years ago. (Except for Jacqui's. Her's was March '09.) Me at the tender age of 26, Grant was 12 months old. Mairyn just one month short of 3. And Eliza at 5 1/2. None in school. All my babies. I think I may cry. Because of the nostalgia & because I'm freakin' done with the applications!!

YouTube Tuesday: Fail

I have failed.

I can't get the vids on that I want.

I feel like I'm just banging my head against a brick wall.

After two days, it is an epic fail.

Like this!

YouTube Tuesday: Creepy Orange

Did this Sesame Street segment give anyone else the creeps as a kid? Once the flower petal eyelashes & rubber band mouth were on, I was outta there! *shivers* I'm gone!

Stones

Why would I take a picture of boxes full of rocks?

Because of what they say. Grants Pass, Oregon is a stones throw (pardon the pun) from where my family is from, where my parents, myself & a sister were born. It's home.

They were just sitting on the outskirts of the new business park where the kid's dentist office is. I actually noticed them last October. But I didn't have my camera and missed the window of opportunity before they were buried in snow for the duration of the winter. When I took the kids back this spring, I wasn't actually thinking about the bill or their little pearly whites. I was worried that they had cleaned up the boxes or that they had disintegrated over the the winter. But joy of joys, they were intact and still waiting for me. The stones that came in these boxes were used for the lower facade of the buildings. Seriously? They couldn't find enough rock around these parts they had to import Oregonian rock? Though, a very good choice, I have no objections. And darn it, I didn't take a picture of the buildings with rock on them. Oh well, another photo op!

Who knew that taking the kids to the dentist could be so great?

Matchy Matchy

While I was away in "Spencer-is-home" land, this was something else I was up to.


This is Jacqui with her cousin, Emily. They're about 6 months apart in age. I've been a skirt making machine. I completed another in different fabric for Jacqui; little butterflies and a green geometric pattern. And I've got skirts cut out for all my other girls and two ties cut out for Grant. Now just to sew them up. Cutting is half the job!

Here's a fun cousin shot. Amazing. Most everyone looks pretty pleasant!

YouTube Tuesday: Point of View (on Friday)

It all depends on your frame of reference. Whether it be from a potato field in Idaho, to a sand dune in Bahrain!

*Yawn*

Oh hello there.

*stretch*

I've been having a wonderful time being lazy.

*extra big stretch + another yawn*

I feel refreshed.

I'm not going to offer a likely futile attempt at backtracking or excuses. Let's just start where we are.

Right here. The things that are in my brain. Or should I say, in my picture folder.

He's Back!! (as of 22 April. And he leaves tomorrow morning)



My new hair colors (yes, colors)


Visit in SLC



Grant's new haircut


Snowfall on May 6th


Mother's Day: My chocolate covered strawberries!



I have a whole slew of pictures & stories just waiting to pop out. Hold on tight, I feel a burst of energy coming on!

Oh wait, no, that was just the wind. But I do have blog posts with titles; just need to add the pictures & words.