93*F+
100% humidity
broken Air Conditioner
2 hot babies
Thank God for the repairman!
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
6-18-2014 Growing Family
Grandchild #4
(Grandson #2)
born this morning at 8:24 a.m.
8 lbs. 3 oz. 20 in.
Mama and baby doing well...
thanks be to God!
Monday, June 16, 2014
6-16-2014 Weeds?
Clover
Dandelions
Coral Bells
Pansies
Lavender
picked by the hands
of my 2 year old granddaughter
in a plastic baby bottle vase...
my favorite floral bouquet
in years!
Sunday, June 15, 2014
6-15-2014 Happy Birthday to Me!
My dear Sis-I-L
sent me this awesome book
for my birthday!
Thank you so much, Sis!
My knitting library contains books
for socks, shawls, sweaters and amigurumi/dolls
but I didn't have any for hats
so this is the perfect addition to my library!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
To celebrate,
I splurged on some new yarns that arrived
in the LYS this past week!
These fun colorways/yarns
are named after cities...
(Top L>R) Honolulu, New Orleans, Miami, Grapes
(Bottom L>R) Wichita, Phoenix, Los Angeles.
Hmmm...
think I'll knit some hats!
6-13-2014 Entrelac Fingerless Mitts
Started these Reservoir Fingerless Mittens
at 'Sit & Knit'
to use up the leftover GINA yarn
from my Slouch Entrelac Tam
(see March 19 post)...
should make a cute set!
And Happy 23 month birthday dear grandson!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
6-11-2014 Hello Kitty Tattoos
Don't worry...
they aren't real!
They came off easily
the next day with some
rubbing alcohol.
Monday, June 9, 2014
6-9-2014 Week 7-Pants!
My Little Boy Blue
named Noah
(from a Mystery Knit-a-Long)
finally has pants!
Now he is allowed to go outside!
Today he helped me dead-head the pansies.
Friday, June 6, 2014
6-6-2014 Passwords
It seems
that every website I visit
(including Google and Blogger)
is asking me to change my passwords...
and having done so,
I've been having troubles getting back onto the websites!
Hence, no posts in my blog this past week!
I finally had to ask for help
from my DH
to figure out how to get back on my blog!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
5-30-2014 OMG...BUGGINS
This morning DH & I purchased this
bug repellent at our local HyVee grocery store
to try on our morning walk
through the woods
in 90*F temps and 70% humidity
through SWARMS of gnats and mosquitos and flies.
OMGoodness!!!
It worked better than ANY other
bug repellent we have EVER tried!!!
We passed through SWARMS of flying insects
and not even ONE bug landed on us!
Active ingredients:
peppermint oil
clove oil
lemongrass oil.
It allowed us to explore 3 more waterfalls:
(you can click on the pictures to enlarge them)
the Illinois...about a 2' drop...
The Indian Council Overhang...
looking into...
and looking out of Council Overhang...
Kaskaskia Falls...about 30' drop...
and finally, Ottowa Falls... about 40' drop...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
5-27-2014 Gymnastics and Swimming
Having fun splashing in Oma's swimming pool
after gymnastics class...
...while baby sister
is napping indoors.
Monday, May 26, 2014
5-26-2014 Memorial Day - QC Criterium
Each Memorial Day
we remember and thank
the service men and women
who give their all
to protect our country,
our freedoms,
our way of life.
___________________________
This year
the QC Criterium
has moved to a different location
(The hilly Village of East Davenport
instead of flat downtown Rock Island)
that includes some steep hills
and treacherous corners!
Bicycle racers
from all over the country
participate in this race.
DH & I
participate by observing!
The Start/Finish Line
This gorilla is at the top of the steep hill.
The Peloton
See the metal fences lining the street/race course?
We saw several young kids crash into them
as they turned the corner going 10-20 mph
and get tangled up in the metal bars.
(The older guys/gals go even faster
around those corners.)
Made me so sad.
So easy to get a broken arm, leg, neck, back...
have your life changed forever
for the sake of 'competition,'
'fun' and 'thrills.'
Seeing those mangled bodies of children
made me sick to my stomach
so we left.
Now they get to spend Memorial Day weekend
in the hospital
and maybe the rest of their lives
in a wheelchair.
Not my idea of 'fun.'
Saturday, May 24, 2014
5-24-2014 Antique Archeology
It's a beautiful Spring day today
so DH & I drove to LeClair Iowa
to check out the 'new' store of the American Pickers.
(Bet dad and my brother are jealous!)
My favorite piece to see
was this motorcycle
that some guy's grandfather had buried in the back yard
and Mike dug up the back yarn and found it!
Remember that episode?!?!?
5-23-2014 Purple and Orange
Bought some new flowers
for my gardens.
DH & I were in several furniture stores
looking at chairs
and when I say these
I knew the designer and I are kindred spirits!
5-22-2014 Neon Brights
Well,
our trip to the shoe store
did not go quite as planned.
The tennis shoes that mommy can afford
are the boring gray generic shoes.
Do you think those are the ones Noah wanted?
Noooooo....
he wanted the new, hip, popular
neon brights
that everyone is wearing these days
(and cost over $100!).
The clerk at the shoe store finally agreed
to sell us ONE of the neon brights,
and if Noah is a good boy all summer
and does his chores
and saves his allowance money
he can buy the other one
before school starts in the Fall.
We'll see how things go!
Thursday, May 22, 2014
5-21-2014 Fun At The Zoo
A day at the zoo with Papa and Oma...
riding the chop-choo train...
riding the Eagle on the Merry-go-Round...
feeding the fish in the coy pond...
5-20-2014 Children's Museum
Having fun
at the children's museum...
...which will give me a
cold/runny nose
next week!
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