Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Snow Tower
We don't get a ton of snow here in Portland, usually just a few inches that melts within a day or so and is usually not enough for a snowman. Yesterday, we were faced with a different snow problem... the snow was TOO DRY to roll into snowman balls. So Andy got out some recycling tubs and made a SNOW TOWER with Sarah. :D
Clearly, Cooper was NOT impressed!!! rofl!
Clearly, Cooper was NOT impressed!!! rofl!
But Sarah was proud!
Winter Wonderland
Normally, I really dislike un-christmas songs like "Winter Wonderland" or "White Christmas" and I REALLY dislike "Let It Snow" (it's about an unmarried couple hoping for the excuse to spend the night together...) However, we've had record cold and snow here in the Portland area this week and NOW those songs are appropriate! Bring on all the Christmas and Winter music, let's jingle bell rock!!!
So, "little dog" Mercy is REALLY turning out to be a "Butler"... he will pull kleenex out of trash cans and "fight" it into little bits of white all over the house and my red living room rug. He turns my home into a winter wonderland of a tissue kind - very similar to what Butler did with bread when he was a kitten. Mercy also plays chase and bites at feet the same way Butler did. He really is a love and fitting into our home so well. :D
Ok, so snow. Want to see pics?? Here we go:
Here is the car early yesterday. Andy had to clear it off 3 or 4 times before we went out to run some errands yesterday. It is now coated in a thick unpenaterable coat of ice holding Andy's gloves hostage.
Our pretty front porch. Also early yesterday.
We lost power last night until mid-day today. Brrrrrrrrrrrr it was cold!!! Here are Mercy and Cooper snuggled up together. Shared body heat helps in times like these. :D
Another picture of our house yesterday morning. You can't see any of the stones in front of the mailbox or flower beds any more. You can't tell the street from the yard either. I asked Andy to take another picture for me today. No, I'm NOT going out in that again. Yesterday was enough!
I got up this morning (in the freezing cold power outage) and sat at the kitchen table bundled up in my flannel jammies, wrapped in 2 blankets, finishing up our christmas cards. There are about 175 cards so far, be patient, we'll get them out. Soon. After I had enough of that freezing-ness, I crawled back into bed and fell happily asleep. Andy got up though (so much for shared body heat!) and called his folk in Germany. No power, but a working phone! He had a good visit with his parents while Sarah took a bunh of pictures around the house. Merry Christmas, Oma & Opa!
That's about it for now. It's been a weird week with school and church and their related holiday events canceled. I hope the weather is ok for a Christmas Eve service. Besides the short power outage, we're all happy, healthy and safe. Sarah's in HEAVEN with all this snow. Cooper is too! He gets good playtime outside with Sarah and then he gets to stay in the house for hours at a time. Rough life.
Ok, back to finishing up the Christmas cards. I'm up to "Lick envelopes". You can see why I would take a break from them, hahah!
So, "little dog" Mercy is REALLY turning out to be a "Butler"... he will pull kleenex out of trash cans and "fight" it into little bits of white all over the house and my red living room rug. He turns my home into a winter wonderland of a tissue kind - very similar to what Butler did with bread when he was a kitten. Mercy also plays chase and bites at feet the same way Butler did. He really is a love and fitting into our home so well. :D
Ok, so snow. Want to see pics?? Here we go:
Here is the car early yesterday. Andy had to clear it off 3 or 4 times before we went out to run some errands yesterday. It is now coated in a thick unpenaterable coat of ice holding Andy's gloves hostage.
Our pretty front porch. Also early yesterday.
We lost power last night until mid-day today. Brrrrrrrrrrrr it was cold!!! Here are Mercy and Cooper snuggled up together. Shared body heat helps in times like these. :D
Another picture of our house yesterday morning. You can't see any of the stones in front of the mailbox or flower beds any more. You can't tell the street from the yard either. I asked Andy to take another picture for me today. No, I'm NOT going out in that again. Yesterday was enough!
I got up this morning (in the freezing cold power outage) and sat at the kitchen table bundled up in my flannel jammies, wrapped in 2 blankets, finishing up our christmas cards. There are about 175 cards so far, be patient, we'll get them out. Soon. After I had enough of that freezing-ness, I crawled back into bed and fell happily asleep. Andy got up though (so much for shared body heat!) and called his folk in Germany. No power, but a working phone! He had a good visit with his parents while Sarah took a bunh of pictures around the house. Merry Christmas, Oma & Opa!
That's about it for now. It's been a weird week with school and church and their related holiday events canceled. I hope the weather is ok for a Christmas Eve service. Besides the short power outage, we're all happy, healthy and safe. Sarah's in HEAVEN with all this snow. Cooper is too! He gets good playtime outside with Sarah and then he gets to stay in the house for hours at a time. Rough life.
Ok, back to finishing up the Christmas cards. I'm up to "Lick envelopes". You can see why I would take a break from them, hahah!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Meet Mercy??
Since Butler passed, I've been missing the indoor pet companion. Even though I like Cooper, he's not an indoor dog. I'm allergic to him. I've watched the pound's listings for a few months now and saw a posting for a Lhasa Apso about 2 weeks back. I went and visited him and rubbed him all over my skin - and no allergic reaction! I brought him home on Wednesday. He's 6-8 years old, a big love, fairly quiet, and likes to eat kleenex. Which is fine. Lots of kleenex in this house!! hahah! I think I'll name him Mercy. So when he gets into trouble and I say "Oh Mercy!" I don't have to keep on going with the dog scolding. hehe. Sarah loves him, Andy agrees he's a great dog, and even Cooper has managed to make friends!
Here is Cooper posing because he didn't want to be left out of Picture Time.
Both dogs together. They really are "mutt and jeff"!! They haven't snuggled up together yet, but maybe?
And here he is - our Christmas Dog - Mercy. Ain't he cute! The nice thing about being the mom is I can bring him home. Cuz I'm the MOM. And I SAY SO! :D
He has wonderfully trained begging eyes but he doesn't whine or paw at ya, so that's good. He does follow us around the house so closely that his wet nose hits the back of your legs, though!
Here is Cooper posing because he didn't want to be left out of Picture Time.
Both dogs together. They really are "mutt and jeff"!! They haven't snuggled up together yet, but maybe?
And here he is - our Christmas Dog - Mercy. Ain't he cute! The nice thing about being the mom is I can bring him home. Cuz I'm the MOM. And I SAY SO! :D
He has wonderfully trained begging eyes but he doesn't whine or paw at ya, so that's good. He does follow us around the house so closely that his wet nose hits the back of your legs, though!More snow!
The volume of squeals in our home this morning was nearly deafening!!!
Pictures from this morning. The new dog doesn't mind the snow at all!
Pictures from this morning. The new dog doesn't mind the snow at all!
Pictures from tonight - Andy, Sarah, and Cooper walked to the grade school and sledded down the hill. Well, Sarah rode the disc and Cooper pulled her.
Snow Day!!!
Here's a video Andy took in our back yard this morning - we got more snow all day. Pretty impressive for 45* lattitude at sea level!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Canvas Collage
Check out the 30 Days of Gifts online at Lifetime Moments feature on my canvas collage: http://www.lifetimemoments.com/302008/10.htm
You can sign up for the emails - very cool stuff!
Finally done! Doesn't it look great??!
You can sign up for the emails - very cool stuff!
Finally done! Doesn't it look great??!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Hi Dad! Hi Mom!!
I know you guys peek in here on occasion to see what's going on in your favorite daughters life and get a look at the most beautiful granddaughter in the world!
I just wanted to say HI! If you click on any of the pictures, it will get bigger for you. Then you can just "back" arrow to get back to the blog. Just in case you didn't know. Don't go on and on about how when you were a kid, calculators were your fingers and a personal computer was using your fingers AND toes!! :P Can you even imagine what things will be like when I'm the grandparent and Sarah is trying to show me these things??
I just wanted to say HI! If you click on any of the pictures, it will get bigger for you. Then you can just "back" arrow to get back to the blog. Just in case you didn't know. Don't go on and on about how when you were a kid, calculators were your fingers and a personal computer was using your fingers AND toes!! :P Can you even imagine what things will be like when I'm the grandparent and Sarah is trying to show me these things??
More Layouts
Cindia took this picture of Amelie on the beach in Tolovana (or, at least I think it's Cindia's picture) and I just loved the composition. Such a perfect photo, I had to use it BIG. :D
Andy and I get a kick out of this layout. Not because it's the best layout EVER, but because we've experienced Sarah's giggles and just the mention of it makes us want to giggle too!!
