Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Home Safe

Mr. K made it home safe and so did the other Boy Scouts. He had a good time and earned a number of badges including Wilderness Survival. He had to spend the entire night away from the camp, with only his survival kit. No sleeping bag, No tent or other shelter. He slept under a tree wrapped in his space blanket. He watched the sun go down and then come up and also saw a family of deer close to him. I am so proud of him. He came home tired, dirty and his arms covered in bug bites. He is changed - a young man, but still my baby.

ER

Header

Thanks mom. Ya it took me a long time to finish. But now you have to pick the background unless you like it white. Oh yeah and I changed how the comments will look when you click on it to the way you wanted it.


Em

Love the new Header

Em, I love the header. I am proud of you.

mom

Monday, July 13, 2009

Cooling down in the heat

This is what the little ones got this weekend. Everyday they have been in it. The temps here are in the high 90's. It is HOT and humid.
My oldest B got his braces off today. YEH!!! After 2 1/2 + years its about time. He looks good. I am glad he won't leave to college with them on.
No word from K and the rest of the Boy Scouts that went camping, so I guess they are having fun, hope its not too hot up in the mountains for them.
Me, I am trying to finish all my UFO's in the sewing room before I start anything else. Its going slow, someone needs to watch the "not so little ones" in the pool.


Take care,
ER

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Summer fun!!



Today we went to the park in the morning after dropping off kevin. The pictures above are of my mom on the playgorund and my little brother trying to fit in the baby swing but it doesnt really work. It was pretty funny to watch though!!
Early this morning we dropped my brother Kevin off at our church so he could go camping with his boy scout troop. They are going to the pecos mountains for a week and he is in charge because he is the senior patrol leader of their troop. He is in the back row second from the right.



This is when we went to Taos with my brothers girl friend. It was her first time there so we stopped at the rio grande gorge bridge and the above picture is my dad. My brothers girlfriend was all scared because whenever a car went on the bridge it shakes. But she will get used to it because our family goes on it all the time.


And this is a picture of me in my favorite spot in the whole world. I am in my grandparents apple tree in Taos, New Mexico. I love going to Taos. It is so much fun cuz every time I go I have an adventure haha but it usually ends up getting me into trouble.
EM




Blankets and family

I never got back to the computer yesterday afternoon, I had kind of forgot that K was leaving for a week of camping with Boy Scouts and had to run all over getting small things he needed. He left this morning up to the Pecos Mountains. Hope they have a good time and that it does not get too cold or wet for them.

I don't know if I mentioned it, but next year I will have 3 kids in drum line (2 in high school and 1 in college). They have all been practicing here at the house and it has been a bit noisy. When they use the drum set I don't like to sew, it vibrates the machine too much, so not much sewing has been done this week. Now that K is gone I hope to sew more.



Here is E and M with their cousins on my side of the family. Can't believe how big they are all getting. Ages range from 2 to 14. Some construction is being done, but not by the kids. It will look good when it gets done.


Here is E with her godmother, my oldest sister. I think E is growing or is C shrinking?


An apron and pot holders for little Bre so she could help her grandma in the kitchen.


The above quilt I made for Bre.





The above "I spy" quilt I made for TC.
Well I better get off of here. M is going to lunch with a friend and I need to make lunch for A, E and myself. That and E wants the computer.
Take care,
ER





Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Hike and 4th of July

Wow, what a weekend. We spent the weekend in Taos with lots of family. Love going to Taos, but its a lot of work. Here are some pictures of the 4th of July and of M's and my hike.












I will show the pictures this afternoon of the items I made for the little ones in TX.
Still learning how to blog, but I will get it (give me time).
Enjoy

ER