4-23-2014 Radish and Worms

Helping Papa plant radish seeds...

...and digging to find worms!

4-22-2014 Birthday

GD watching the candles on her Bday cake.

GD putting the first handprint on her 

'birthday board.'

Mommy still needs to mark her height.

4-21-2014 Back to Work

My DD's maternity leave is over

so she is back to work full time today...

so I got to play with the GDs all day.

3-20-2014 Happy Easter

Hallelujah!

We had quiet Easter

with some lovely Spring weather

so DH spaded over half the garden this afternoon,

and then we sat on our new patio

and enjoyed the fire pit

in the evening.

3-19-2014 Easter Egg Hunt

3-18-2014 A Wonderful Gift

Used our generous gift

"Grandparents Season Pass"

to the zoo

to enjoy this beautiful day!

Spring has finally arrived!

Another wonderful gift...

a beautiful offering of music

on Good Friday.

3-17-2014 Can't Decide

I can't decide which size eyes

to put on my next fairy doll...

The large ones look TOO large to me...

 ...and the smaller ones

look a little too small to me...

Maybe I should try making a pair of eyes

half way between these sizes

and then place the white 'life' dots correctly

as they are not placed correctly on these templates!

If one looks at the fairies in the pattern book

the white dots are placed correctly

(dots are on the same side)

on the author's dolls,

but the templates she provides in her book

have the white 'life' dots on opposite sides 

of the eyes which makes them look weird to me!

3-16-2014 Noah

Still too cold

to go outdoors

so DH & I went to see the new movie

"Noah"

Then we came home

and I worked on two more projects:

an Easter Bunny for GD#2

using the leftover yarn from the sweater I made her:

and the beginnings of my first knitted doily:

3-15-2015 Birthday Boards

Yesterday's raindrops

Turned into white fluffy stuff

so we stayed inside...

Sitting on the stool

watching Papa help Mama,

Making memories.

Mommy wants to make

'Birthday Boards' for her two girls...

mark the heights and hands.

3-14-2014 On Top Of the World In Purple Shoes

Little purple shoes

Grip the wet slippery rock.

She is fearless.

Feeling the raindrops,

Standing on top of the rock,

She's Queen of her world.

4-13-2014 Palm Sunday and QC Brass

Were blessed to have the QC Brass

play at our church service this morning!

 Thank you soooooo much!

Your music is such an inspiration!

4-12-2014 Signs of Spring After the Eternal Winter!

The ground snow has melted

and the grass is greening!

The creeks and Mississippi River have thawed!

Looks like my GS has been shopping... for Easter?

He looks rather dashing, yes?!?!?

GD#2 asleep

while GD#1 plays at the park...

before the predicted snow comes tomorrow!

4-11-2014 Another MCAL

Another Mystery Crochet-a-Long underway

...I'm guessing an Easter Bunny?

4-10-2014 Gnarly

 Gnarly...

...what I feel like these days!

Saw these old growth trees

on this morning's 3 mile walk...

and thought to myself,

"I FEEL how they LOOK!"

4-9-2014 Story Time

4-8-2014 PattyCake's Dress

 ...is finished!

I'm ready for the next clue

in this Mystery Knit-a-Long!

4-6-2014 Road Trip to Chicago

The cousins got to play together,

and the aunt and uncle got to meet the new niece!

Fun day!

4-5-2014 99th Season Finale Performance

Tonight DH & I

went to the (99th) season finale

of the QCSO.

They performed

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D Minor

for the very first time in the QC... 

featuring Mezzo-Soprano Adriana Zabala

and the QC Women's Choir.

The QCSO did an outstanding job playing the piece

and I enjoyed it thoroughly

in spite of being head-butted by the man in front of me,

and having my chair kicked by the man behind me

for 4 of the 6 movements!

He probably thought he was tapping his foot

in time with the music...

but he wasn't.

(I finally got up and moved to a different row/seat!)

If he ever sits behind me again...

and kicks my chair again...

it will be obvious to me that he didn't take a hint

when I had to move to a different seat,

so I will try some public shaming...

next time I will reach back,

squeeze his knee,

and say very loudly,

"Quit kicking my chair please!"

4-4-2014 Things That Make This Oma Smile

Pattycake's dress is now being knit.

And GD#2 is starting to smile at 8 weeks.

4-3-2014 Bloomers

MKAL (Mystery Knit-A-Long) progress...

check out PattyCake's cute bloomers!

4-2-2014 Hair Cut

I cut about 4-5 inches off my hair this morning...

time to cool things up for Spring/Summer!

4-1-2014 Secret Garden Sweater

Finished this Secret Garden Baby Cardi

also know as the All-In-One Baby Top

3-31-2014 New Projects

DH is ready to start some new

woodworking projects!

And I am ready to finish up

this WIP (work in progress)

from a MCA (Mystery Crochet-A-Long)...

 Looks to me like an Easter Egg Bunny?