Just a note...

Any of you who don't check this blog regularly...

Check out the cute pix of Aubrey and Tyler!

Our friend Jessica is truly an amazing photographer.

Ally is Growing Up

For years she was Little Ally.

Some people still call her that.

But, as you can see, my second granddaughter is getting more beautiful and grown up every day.

She turns 11 today and will be at the junior high with Maddie and Julie when school starts.
(This is her sixth grade picture, posted later.)



The little cousins adore her.

So do I.

I am a very blessed woman.

Any Day Spent Sewing...

...is a good day.

Just ask my friend, Jill. I was lucky enough to get her gift in our Pine Valley/Fairview gift exchange last month. She made me this cute summery table runner, featuring darling picnic-y fabrics.




We decided it would be perfect for my grandchildren to party and picnic on! (Yeah. Right after I drape it with PLASTIC!)


She also sewed this darling pincushion. I have long wanted a cute pincushion and now I can "have my cake and eat it too!" (Or not!) It has a cute card on it that says "any day spent sewing is a good day." And she made an additional tag that says "I cannot count my day complete 'til needle, thread and fabric meet." I wish I could sew every day!

Thanks, Jill, for making me so happy!

Homemade Laundry Soap

April wants the recipe for homemade soap.

This is the one I used. It works great. No suds and it's kind of thin and slimy-ish, but cleans really well and smells fresh.

My friend Leisel makes the soap in 5 gallon batches. She adds a small bottle of liquid Tide to change the scent and texture and so it will make suds. This keeps her husband happy. I say any husband who will do laundry deserves happiness. She also adds a cup of OxiClean for super stain-removal. Totally optional.

Mine was plain and worked great. My husband doesn't do laundry. As a general rule.

Thanks, Leisel, for sharing your soap-making talents of all kinds with us.

Catch-up

If you want to read about my recent trip to Fairview for scrapbook retreat click here.

If you'd like to read about Abby and Anthony's visit, click here.

Julie is a Teenager

My oldest grandchild is now a teenager.

She is beautiful both inside and out.

I should feel old.

But I just feel incredibly blessed.

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a rather atypical Memorial Day. Jeff, Maddie, Brian, Susan, Tyler, and Aubrey went to Mt. Pleasant Friday after school. They also brought Susan's brother George and his son, Garrett and Susan's friend and ward member Jen and her baby, Zane. They did lots of fishing,exploring, and biking and four-wheeling. Jeff did a little work on the Fairview property and the yard at the house.

Amy did a great job speaking on "faith" in Sacrament Meeting.

She and I drove to Mt. Pleasant after church. We have all been having an adventure with the neighbors' animals.

We even got to feed bottles several times to the "bummer lambs" next door.

They are so cute.

And always very hungry.

We city folk are havin' a good ol' time...