Sea Cottage Give Away

Kerrie

over at

Sea Cottage

has opened a new

Etsy shop

and she is offering

a give-away!

How can you go wrong?

You can meet a wonderful

person AND sign up

for the giveaway.

If you don't know

Kerrie

please stop by and

visit her.

She is a peaceful,

gentle soul

and I find that I am

always soothed the

moment I open her blog.

She was

Shabby Chic

before the trend hit..

a forerunner to

Chippy White Living.

Her blog opens

 with the sound

of the Sea..

echoing around

 and enveloping you..

and then you read her

words

and see her

pictures that ooze

serenity.

Her shop is wonderful..

soft and sweetly rendered

pictures and cards by Kerrie.

You can find those

here at

SEAWASHED.

Please drop by

for a visit.

You will be blessed!

A Major Accomplishment! Seriously!

A while back when I

first stated figuring out

what blogging was

all about

I commented on some

sweet little treasures

that

Elyse Major
 had crafted.

I could not believe it

when she actually sent me

some of her

tinkered treasures.

I felt like I had won

the lottery.

You can read about that

here...

Well, 

I'm sure she is feeling

like SHE won

the lottery

right about now.

Yesteday I was browing

through magazines..

which I have no business

doing because I am

a magazine hog and

have too many to count..

 I found this!

OMGoodness!

What is this all about?

SHE is featured!

Look at that little piece!

Look at those beautiful

bag and totes.

Do I spot a

Cabbages and Roses

pattern in the mix?

Please pop over and vist her

and tell her

Congratulations!

One of our own

hit the

Big Time!

You did good, Elyse...

very, very good!

If you haven't met her

you are missing something

in your life...

Here's the link

to

COTTAGE

You'll find

Tinkered Treasures For Your Home

Well...what are you waiting for?

Go Now!

You'll be glad you did!

Bread And Whine Weekend-Part 2

Sunday morning after a

quick bowl of

cereal

Lulu grabbed this...

And we headed out

to our home church.

Lulu signed herself

and both sisters in

by computer.  It is a

big church with lots

of kids' programs

SweetCheeks was a bit

scared to stay by

herself but when

we went to collect her

she did not want to leave.

After picking up

SweetCheeks we went to the

big girls' room to see

what they were up to...

SweetCheeks really wanted to

stay and play..but..

Ria convinced her that we were

going somewhere special.

After church

we hit the local

hog trough eating place

that some refer to as a

buffet.

Maria is a healthy eater..

she loves salads and

fruits.

The kids like going there

because they can pick

their own food and

make their own

ice cream with sprinkles

after their meal.

SweetCheeks is trying to

avoid having Papa

"taste" her food.

She is not a good sharer..

if it is something sweet.

We came home,

and were getting ready

to change our clothes..

when what to our wondering

eyes should appear

but a funny Uncle

with a boat under his rear!

Can you take us for a ride?

We have our swim suits on

and our life jackets...

Can you?  Can you?  Can you?

That looks like a yes to me.

All too soon the

day was over and it was

time to take a bath and

head home.

And guess what?

Today there was

NO WHINING!

Bye Bye sweet girls.

I'm tired but I'm still smiling.

'Deed I am!

Bread And Whine Weekend-Part I

As you know

we had the

pure joy

of hosting

3 little grandgirls

for the weekend.

They are easy to

handle,

full of life,

and adventure,

and up for anything.

Friday night

they stayed up late

to watch a remake

of an old Shirley Temple

movie.

SweetCheeks fell asleep

about 1/2 way through

and got carried to bed..

but woke up just

long enough to

remember that I had

promised to read

Goldilocks And The Three Bears
before she went to bed.
Seriously?
At this hour?
Eyes filled with tears
are always convincers...
even late at night.

Yes..yes...I read it..

of course I read it!

Saturday morning

I woke up to find

2 strange visitors in

my bed.  I thought the

furnace had snapped on

during the night

but found it was

only a little

SWEATBOX

plastered up to me.

Off to Starbucks

and then on to

GreatHarvest

 for some

  Oregon Herb bread.

THE best bread in the world.

It's extra good because..

Oh My!!!

They give out free

slices of bread or

cookie samples.

The girls were full

of Nana's good, hot,

3 Bears Cereal

(see my recipe here)

TOO FULL
to  even sample anything?
Even SweetCheeks
said
No.Thhank yohu!

There was a surprise

visitor there though...

But SweetCheeks said

he was NOT

THE RHEAL POOHH BEAR!

Hims was just preethend!
Ready to go, girls?
(Notice that SweetCheeks has her
Princess costume on?  MyHero
thought she should change and
put on
REGULAR CLOTHES
Whereupon she informed him
that a Princess costume
ISS RHEGYOULARH CLOTHES!;>)
Amen Sister!
Can't wait to see what your
rhegyoularh outfits look
like when you are 15!

After a long hard day

of playing in the

kiddy pool and

running through the

sprinklers...a bath felt good.

And then~
 down they flew to the

deck to sit a spell

with Papa and watch

the sun kiss the lake
Good Night.

They went to bed without

a whimper because

Sunday was coming

and it was going to be a

BIG DAY

with some little

surprises.

And I will share those

tomorrow!

Happy Monday Friends!

I Can't Play Today

I can't play

with

YOU

because

I am

BUSY

doing

THIS!

See you
tomorrow!

The Triplets....

Okay...

You caught me...

I lied!

They are not

REALLY

triplets...

but

wherever one of them

goes..the other

two follow.

Do you girls want

to have your picture

taken?

You do?

Snap

That looks like a

YES

to me!

Mom has

instructed

The Trio to stand

by the brick wall

to have their picture

taken.

Hmmmm..

Seems to be a bit

of a problem here.

So...what's the problem?

Ria does NOT

want to stand

by SweetCheeks~

Snap...

Huh?

SweetCheeks asks..

Whut do yohu meahn?
Why dohn't yohu wanna
stahnd by me?

Okay..

Go down and

stand by Lulu..

Ready?

Great..

Snap..

Lulu-

You leaned forward

too far..

You are showing up

as a giant head.

Lean back..

Okay.

Ready?

Snap

Okay...

Well, we liked your

smile better in the last

photo...could you just...

oh...never mind..

Wait..

What's that?

Oh!

Ria wanted to have

her picture taken

all by herself.

Ready?

Look at the camera-

Snap!

Perfect-

Absolutely perfect!

SweetCheeks New Dress Video

Well, Ladies..

I am a bit short

on time

this week..

What exactly does that

mean, I wonder?

I mean...we

NEVER say

we are

LONG

on time,

do we?

Anyway...

because I

AM

short on time..

I figure you

might be too.

So here is short

clip taken at

...

Anyone?

Yes!

Starbucks!

You will see that

THIS family

only shops at

THE BEST

places!

Now..if I could only

find some

cheap

bras..

ones that would actually
WORK!

The Proper Way To Hold Your Racquet

SweetCheeks loves her

tennis lessons.

They are available

for a small fee

through the

Parks and Rec

Department in our town.

You can read about'
her first lesson here.

As soon as the

car is parked

she gets out and

runs down the

hill to the court.

Today
she is showing us

The Proper Way

to hold a

tennis racquet

Yohu hold it lihke

thihs!

You do?

Noh...jus' foolin'

yohu hold

it lihke thihs!

Hmmm..I'll

bet she doesn't really

know how to hold it

at all, Mom.

Yesss! Ih! Do!

An' how cohme itss so

bright out herhe?

I can harhdly see!

Lookit-Ria cahn't see

eifther!

No whining allowed!

You can bet when she is

16 and some cute young

guy asks her to go play

tennis..

she won't complain that

it is

"too bright".

No. She. Won't!

I hope I'm around to

remind her about

days like today!

The Long Walk Home

The park is about

6 blocks from my

daughter's house.

The girls went with

their friends and

then wondered if they

could walk home.

My daughter said,

Sure!

Pick a walking

partner and hold hands.

She drove ahead

two blocks,

parked where she
could see them,
 and let

them catch up

to her.

Ria dropped back
to take a swig
of water.

Wisconsin kids drink
water a bit differently
as you can see!

The three arrived..

Ria arrived..

Where was

SweetCheeks?

Why was she lagging

behind?

What's the matter,

SweetCheeks?

Sumbuddy fohrghot to

tahke my hand..

and I dinnt haff

enybuddy to

walk wiff.

Awwww..

Poor baby!

Look!

Big sissy, Lulu,

is right over here

waiting to take your

hand.

Aren't big sisters

wonderful?

SweetCheeks used one

of her favorite

phrases..

accompanied by a scowl.

I HAATE THIS WURLD!

She doesn't really!

She really loves this world..

and God...

and her sisters..

and her Mom and Dad..

and, most importantly,

she loves her

Nana!

'Deed she does!

Baby E Bites The Dust

Literally!

Baby E literally

Bites The Dust!

All the cousins met
at

 Six Flags
Great America

on Father's Day.

The girls are always

so excited to see

Baby E.

C'mon SweetCheeks~

Want to go down the slide

with Baby E?

Yes she does!

Here comes BabyE..

Uh-oh..

SweetCheeks is behind him.

Somebody got a face

full of dirt.

Somebody doesn't

know quite what to think

about that!

Ahhh..

All better...

Wiped clean!

Maybe the swings will

be safer..

Or..

maybe not!

Here's our boy

riding home

after his long, hard

day at

GreatAmerica

with his cousins.

God Bless

these innocent

days of childhood.

They don't last

nearly long enough!

Amen~