New Years Weekend

Our weekend started on Friday evening with our Christmas dinner with Phil’s family.  His sister, BIL, & nephew came from Ohio on Thursday. Part of my gifts included a big box of feedsack fabrics from MIL!!  WooHoo!! Oh yes, 34 feedsacks.  Many are still sewn as sacks and most have at least 2 in the [...]

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Christmas Weekend

I enjoyed having a whole Christmas weekend this year!  Because of our Sunday/25th plans, I was working ahead the previous week.  On Tuesday when Phil suggested we inventory our gifts, I said I’d wrap with his help at the same time.   Wrapping was done on Tuesday! Once I was home mid-afternoon on Thursday (from [...]

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Christmas Gifts

I just have to share this before getting caught up here….. Our small group put this together for one in our group.  Have you ever received such a beautiful stack of gifts?  I haven’t but this was so much fun to give!!

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Christmas Lists

Does your family exchange Christmas lists?  My husband really, really wants to have a list for shopping for his family.  He only wants to get what is on the list while I prefer to do a little surprise and a little from the list.  However, we only exchange gifts with his family so I try [...]

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How My Christmas Decorations Got Up!

Last Saturday night, K came home after work.  I wasn’t going to bank on her being able to come until I got the text that she was heading out.  But she came!  We waited at Culver’s for her after church and she got there within 5 minutes of our arrival so it was great timing. [...]

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Thanksgiving Recap

Oh what a full week we had!  Full of family, fun, & food. My brother & SIL (B&S) brought my parents here on Monday afternoon.  I was even ready!!    After an early (for us, but helping them shift time zones) supper, Mom, SIL, & I went to quilt guild for the program on wool [...]

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Family Weekend

Since Phil never gets a day off like most workers do, we never paid as much attention to the long weekends as we do now that our daughter gets the long weekend and comes home!  :)  Deeeelightful! K even got off early on Saturday and was here in time to join us for the last [...]

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Family Fun over the Fourth

For the fun side of our weekend we… Had Sunday dinner with Phil’s parents – Watched & listened while JP blew stuff up – And then… after K had headed back, I was on my return trip to see the kitties for the evening.    As I rounded this area, Phil threw something in the [...]

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My Kids

… gave me a great Mother’s Day! K came home Saturday arriving halfway through church to join me.     JP was drumming and greeted her in the café (during the message) with a hug that made her beam! Sunday morning I awoke to a sign: YES! JP was at church and he doesn’t like [...]

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Lovin’ My Family

I love photos.  I love photos of my family.  Of the kids.  Of me & Phil.  Of any. Easter afternoon…. And so I’ll try another day for a photo of JP …. for the slide show at church of the graduates…..Where is my photographer?????  :)  …. Or should I submit one from the collage?  heehee

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