8 Months In One Post....

Grab some pop corn and pull up a chair.

This might take a while.

I didn't photo every event 

and I tried to keep the comments short.

I also placed some of the photos in my two new tabs.

They are:  "crafts" and "sunday school".

ENJOY!

Kix corn we made for a Thanksgiving Feast.

Eloise & Brie, before she had to move to San Diego.

We miss her terribly.

If you recall a few years back I requested prayer 

for a little baby that had a liver transplant.

It has been touch and go, but I'm here to tell you

 that you are looking at a miracle!

She is now in my Sunday School class.

I teach the Kindergarteners.

She wasn't supposed to make it...

...BUT GOD.

Hubby playing with some of Eloise's

Christmas loot.

Happy New Year

Meg picks up her Graduation Present from Aunt Pat!

It got a little sloppy on Mardi Gras day at State Park.

When life gives you mud....

PLAY IN IT!

Sugar & Wias

A sweet sister in church asked me to help her

 with the details for her daughter's baby shower.

These are the colors of the baby's room, 

so I went with it.

Above is the seat of honor.

I forgot to take an up-close shot of the

corsage sitting in the chair.

The bedroom decor is a pirate theme

and Bro.Oscar works off-shore, 

So we decided on a ship logo.

We had a thank-you-message

and candies in little glass bottles,

with corks as favors.

Youth Rock-A-Thon

Eloise and Tali are prepared 

to stay awake all night...

well maybe.

HAPPY EASTER 2013

I figure I might as well go ahead and get this out of the way,

 before someone else does!

LOL

Our gang at one of the many "Operation Octopus" 

outreach campaigns.

This is me & my friend Caroline

She is my neighbor now,

but is originally from Mexico.

We went to the store and she showed me what to buy, 

so we could make tamales and sweet corn desert.

These are our finished tamales.

I'm not sure why, but for some reason

I just didn't have the patience for all that

filling and rolling...

So I made 2 of these babies.

I rolled the masa into thin sheets like pie crust 

and layered it with the meat filling.

I then baked the pies.

When sliced, it was firm and looked like a layered cake.

I topped each slice with cheese, 

sour cream, and diced avacados.

My mouth is watering as I type this!

Who can resist a hot fresh Krispy Kreme doughnut?

At the end of our last post we were selling 

junk and furniture in preparation for selling our house.

This is just too much house for three people.

Well, I'm not sure exactly how it happened,

 but we have managed to acquire another daughter

 and I now have 7 students;

Pre-K through 10th grade.

The above pic is Eloise with one of my newest. 

It all just kind of happened.

We sold all of our formal furniture,

but that simply made room for the art station, music station, classroom,

and a bedroom for "Amelia" & "Eloise"
to share in the loft.

We couldn't have planned it better if we tried.

This is one of the beds and closets

 that hubby built for the girls.

"Amelia" is going to fit right in.

She was on the Honor Roll for the entire year.

I tried my hand at kale chips.

one pan didn't do well,

 so we're not going to talk about it.

I did however love the sea salt with a bit of olive oil and parmesan.

Yum!

Amelia's first Hibachi experience.

Hubby's sister, her kids(-1), grand kids, and our two.

We took our latest addition to a family reunion, 

so she could meet some of her new family.

The best part is nobody could tell that 

she didn't actually belong to the family.

Amelia takes a big step.

It's about time!

LOL

I am so proud of my husband for demonstrating

discipline in his life.

He has now lost between 85 and 90 lbs.

You inspire me.