Beauty Rest

Sis received this for Christmas with a pair of PJ's and wears it occasionally to bed.

She looks so irresistibly sweet I couldn't help capturing it...though she will probably be highly annoyed when she sees this photo on the blog!

Need A Laugh?

Disclaimer: If you are one of those people that channel surf during commercials, please disregard this post.

I really love commercials. What would the Superbowl be without them?

In the need of a laugh I went searching and came up with these few that were good (and clean)
enough to share.

*Pause the music first!*

Welcome Baby Landon

Heidi and Luke's sweet baby Landon Douglas finally arrived today at 3:26 PM weighing 6 lb 14 oz and measuring 18.5 inches long. He is super alert and looks just like daddy.

Spring Surprise

Seems like once your convinced Spring has arrived, you will be blindsided by a late snow. It was coming down hard when we woke up Friday morning and continued into early afternoon. The kids were thrilled. I was less than. But hey, we did manage to finally build a snowman...the first for this year!

Mass photos because the kids insisted that they each pose by themselves with our friend, Frosty.

Home Improvement

We have been working on this project for the last month, though I could have had it done in a week if I hadn't gotten slammed with a last minute PTA situation.

Here's the before:And here's the after:
We removed the dated paneling, tore out the baseboard heaters, and patched a large hole in the wall where the a/c unit lived before we put in central air. Then it was a matter of priming and painting and replacing all baseboard molding throughout the living room, dining room and hall.

Golden Acorn

I was honored last night with the Golden Acorn award for outstanding volunteer of the year.
I'd been brushing off the recognition since learning I had won at the beginning of the month as there are so many people just as deserving as I am. Plus I didn't really want to attend some big fancy ceremony where people say nice things about me until my eyes well up in front of an audience.

In the end, I am thankful for the honor. A scholarship will be given in my name to a deserving child this year, which is pretty cool. It's nice to know that others appreciate the things I do, although that's not why I do it. And the kids were very proud and hopefully will be willing to give of themselves as they grow older.

They were however disappointed in the pin. They both thought I would receive a real acorn of gold!

St. Patty's Day

The little leprechaun hit us again...pulling out and playing with all the green toys, turning both gallons of milk in our fridge green, and leaving a trail of glittery green shamrocks throughout the house, which I will be finding for the next year!

The kids sure love this holiday. Sis was sure that she needed to be dressed in green from head to toe, including her green panties that she proudly showed all of us! I made this festive sandwich for bro's lunch and included some of the shamrock confetti.

Makin' and Bakin'

I just had to share last weekend's projects.

A cake I made for Free Cakes for Kids, an organization that helps every kid get a cake for their birthday. This one was for an eleven-year-old whose dad had been laid off. They were very appreciative of it.
After delivering the cake I then went home and made a couple sets of burp cloths and a blanket for my sister's baby shower. I wish I would have taken the photo after I put everything into the basket. It turned out pretty cute.

It's Spring

Looking out my window, it seems that Spring has arrived a bit early in Washington. I have lost my faith in the groundhog!

Derby

Bro had his first Pinewood Derby for Scouts last night! He was fairly excited about it but not nearly as much as dad was, who stayed up until 2AM the night before putting the finishing touches on the car.
The results....SECOND PLACE!! (And big plans for next year's car!)