It's Good to Feel Wanted!

This picture sits next to me at work. Cathy created it a couple of years ago and gave it to me for my birthday. It IS good to feel wanted!

Tending Weston and Lacie

Jared and Carrie had a very dear friend pass away suddenly. He was only 31. Aaron and his wife attended every birthday and other event gatherings of Jared's family. He worked as a heating contractor and fixed our furnace last year. I tended Weston and Lacie while they attended the viewing Sunday night.

Lacie woke up very sad to find her parents gone. Weston tried to comfort her - so sweet.

Weston and I played with his set of Magformers - 3d magnetic pieces which we gave the grandkids for Christmas a year ago. He built a submarine. He said, "Grandma! Take a picture!" (Just what I LOVE to hear!) It's nice to find a toy that kids will play with for long periods of time.

When Weston asked me if I wanted to play "dress-up" (and I said,

sure...") I didn't expect to be crawling into a child's fireman costume. He was very patient while we tried over and over to get a decent photo on remote.

David's Birthday and the Antique Show

Today is David's 31st birthday. Hard to believe Dave's the third child I have who is over 30!! We had a little celebration get-together in the afternoon. Dave and I share a love of reading and trade books with each other.

Wendy and I always attend the antique show, held at the Weber County Fairgrounds twice a year. As always, we had great fun. She doesn't like her picture taken, so she took mine (I don't like my picture taken either:)

I did purchase the watering can. It's very unusual to still find the spouts attached on these old cans.

 I do believe I should have waited until the antique show to purchase my new eyeglass frames. Don't these retro frames look FABULOUS??? (I live just to embarrass my children.)

My Mother's Hands

Mom's hands are always busy - always have been and hopefully always will be. She cannot sit without doing something, even in the car. She has crocheted many, many hats for disadvantaged school children, bandages for leprosy patients and hundreds of crocheted bookmarks, which she gives away. She still quilts every Tuesday at the ward, doing charity quilts for an organization.

New Eyes

I had to update my eyeglass prescription so I decided to update my frames too.

One Hundred Eleven Over Fifty Eight

This is the time of year when I have my yearly physicals from two different doctors, including blood workups, x-rays, updating prescriptions, and the dreaded mamogram. It's always nice to know that the body parts I still have left are in good working order:)  My blood pressure has always been low. In earlier years the nurse would bring in another machine to recheck, thinking that hers must be broken!

Kitchen Shelves

I can finally say that the kitchen is DONE. Two shelves hung and a bit of grout was all it took to complete. It's taken an additional three months, but that seems to be how it goes. Once you move in, it's hard to get back to finishing.

 A fun place for these old pitchers.

 A home for some of my Watt pottery collection.