Sunday

Happy Sunday.....our dear niece Kristen and her husband Daniel are expecting their first child October 30, 2010! Wish I could go to her showers...just sent a gift to my sister Anna...and now to see what I can knit for that little guy! They named him Mason.

Missed You

Missing my blog. Admit I kind of forgot about it with life happening. Getting back to it and to my painting and knitting and general artistic endeavors. So, if anyone is still around, lookout! Will post my adventures. Hugs to you!

I'm Back!

Well, I was gone for a long time.......last summer my mom got really sick from a back surgery and she passed away to be with Our Lord on December 1, 2009. She had been really sick since her surgery in July so I was going back and forth to Albuquerque to help. We got through Christmas, then my dad came and stayed with us for 6 weeks in the early spring, and went home a little stronger. Then, among others things happening around here, my dear mother-in-law Vicky passed away this last April 23, 2010 and is also with Our Lord . So, that's the story.
Other than that, time has been passing by very quickly and I cannot believe I haven't written here in almost 9 months! Whew! I am glad to be back....

La La's Simple Shawl

Oh, I forgot..
I have been knitting a Manos of Uruguay Four Seasons fall throw, and I have one strip done of 3. I haven't taken a picture yet, but will. Also, I have been knitting La La's Simple Shawl out of Malabrigo Silky Merino, and I have to say this yarn is a dream to knit with my addis.... I already frogged twice, and the first time I had about 18 inches done!!%#@)*&^&$%$, yes, the life of a novice knitter.... but here is a picture of the third try above:

Doggie Treats

This is my latest batch of "Maya and Lalo's Yummy Doggie Treats".... I was going to frost them, but decided not to. For the next batch I am going to use a different cookie recipe that uses fresh orange juice and I will frost those.... so, if you have a dog, they are easy to make... and fun. Of course I love to bake....the recipe is simple, I have several that are very simple and dogs love em!!!

Wow, it's been FOREVER

Well, I have many times sat down and said, "Oh, geez, I really should post something here on my blog..." but failed to accomplish that... So much has happened this summer that I just dropped the ball. I really do love this little blog, but STUFF was on my mind so , anyways, blah, blah, blah......
That reminds me. The other day I took Alex to the eye doctor for a check up before school starts. We found that he needs glasses just to see the board, not always....we were in the exam room laughing and talking with the doctor, and we came out and sat down, and when I told him we'd try on some frames, he didn't quite get it...I asked him "Didn't you hear us talking about you needing glasses to see the board?" and he replied, "No! All I heard was 'blah blah blah blah blah...'" I said, "Oh, so you just heard 'adultspeak' language and not what we were talking about?" "Yeah." He was thankful that he doesn't have to wear them all the time. He was so shocked when I asked him to try on frames!! lol.
Well Karin starts teaching reading and writing to fourth graders in Houston in a few weeks! How exciting. I am excited for her! She will be a great teacher. Andres is working hard in Indiana, and Alex starts fourth grade this coming Monday! He and Russell are going on a Father-Son camping trip with our church. Russell is the speaker there.
My mom and dad and sister Marta need your prayers, please. My mom has now had her 3rd lower back surgery since June. They really need to figure out what is going wrong here, this just isn't right. Marta is there holding down the fort and staying with my mom and keeping my dad company. It's tough, Marta is a miracle. She has been there since the 2nd surgery on July 8 all the way from Michigan. I was there (in Albuquerque) a couple of times but my stays have been limited because I have to be here, too. Thanks for your prayers. Much appreciated.
This weekend when the boys go up to the mountains camping, I plan on painting and organizing my studio (craft room) downstairs. I don't like to really call it a craft room because that is too generic. I am not making stuff for a bazaar, but I create original works of art--hence--I call it a studio. Capiche? Well, if I get that done this weekend then I deserve a pat on the back, because we have lived here a year now and the room looks like a storage room. (Dare I take before and after pictures???)
On the other hand, depending on how my mom and dad and sis are doing, I may jump on a plane for Albuquerque. Depending.
Peace to you, my friends.

Whew!

Oldest dd has graduated officially from U of AZ and has a job with Teach for America!!! She is so excited I can hardly stand it!!! Oh, the excitement! Oh the praises we sing! Oh, I am tired........... we now are moving her back to Scottsdale, then in July to Houston.... she is buying herself a new car, and will be on her way....what more..... we are proud of her! More to come......

Capturing Moments

I took pictures of our 9 year old's bedroom to show the dresser I refinished....it was easy since I just sanded and painted it, and it turned out great! I got the handles at a garage sale---there is a decorator here who has garage sales and when I see them I always go! She sometimes has some really great stuff! Here are pics of the black dresser in Alex's room...here is the link to the blog entry where I showed the dresser being sanded down... It, too shows the finished one, but not in his room... yes, I got the dresser for $5 at Savers in Minneapolis when we lived there!!! Awesome, huh? I love to paint furniture and re-purpose stuff. Soon I will finish some chairs and I'll post them here to show you.......

Happy Easter, and.......

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. We did, we just returned today from my parents' house in Albuquerque.
I am knitting another pair of socks, Tesserae sock pattern again, but this time around I understand it better and really see the mistakes I made on the first pair! lol.... anyways, it's with Yarntini "Designated Driver". I joined the malabrigo club on ravelry.com, too,through eat.sleep.knit.com in December, and I got 7 wondrous skeins of malabrigo worsted in lettuce. Ooooo, it's wondrous,and I finally decided to knit a sweater called Sandrine. I couldn't decide, kept going back and forth, so I'm pretty sure this will be it. Meanwhile, I got the next 2 shipments!! ha ha ! some malabrigo lace in "cognac", and some malabrigo sock in "indecita"---it's awesomely beautiful...so I have to post so much stuff on ravelry, and I have been neglecting that.... I also started knitting a prayer shawl. I joined the prayer shawl ministry at our church and I am working on that as well.
This Easter weekend was fun with my parents and brother and we flew one of my sisters in from Michigan for a couple of weeks so I loved seeing her, too. My mom is having back surgery on Wednesday and my sister is taking a couple of weeks off work to help her and my dad.
So, happy wishes to all and Hallelujah, He is Risen!!!!

25 Years!

Today is our 25th Wedding Anniversary! It doesn't seem like it's real! Wow!




Here are some words to Sade's "All About Our Love":

It's all about our love
So shall it be forever, never ending

After all this time,
After all is said and done

We have seen some suffering, baby
It has not always been perfect

After all this time,
After all is said and done

Darling, we know it
Whatever may come
We can get through it
As if its just begun
Oh, it's just begun

It's all about our love
So shall it be forever, never ending
Darling, we know it

After all this time,
After all is said and done
After all this time,
After all is said and done

I love you, Russell.