Snow - well kinda.....

This boy has wanted snow for the past 4 months - I mean really bad. With this new cold front coming thru, I guess he realized this was his last chance. He has watched all day - about 430p - the flakes started coming down - HUGE FLAKES - but of course they were quickly replaced by an icy/slushy rain. Red did not care - he was going to make a snowman of some sort! The little ice guy is hard to see but he was cute!!

Happy Birthday Girlies!

Its official - they are 7 today. We have been blessed with another year of kisses and hugs from the sweetest girls ever (at least most of the time - ha ha)

Lots of Love

For the past year or so Amanda has been talking about donating her hair to Locks Of Love. I wouldnt say we didnt take her seriously but I guess we didn't realize that the girl was serious. She asked me a few weeks back if she could get her hair cut for her birthday. How can you say no to that?? So both girls were treated to very special haircuts as a gift from Miss Pat. Here they are before we left....

Here they are after (can you tell Hank isnt much on pictures?) They both look so beautiful and they both love their new haircuts!! I can't believe they are about to be 7!! How can it be??

Special Apron

I wish I had taken a before and after pictures of this. I have had this cloth for many years. At one time, its original use was curtains in my grandmas house. My mom thinks they were there in the early 1960s. .

One of my neighbors is a great seamstress and I asked her what she thought about making this into an apron. Well she thought it was a great idea and took on the challenge. She went to a local fabric shop and found the fabric for the trim.

And yesterday this is what I received. I wish I had a better way to show it off - it is beautiful. The green material looks like it was made for it. I just love the long ties and the ruffle across the bottom. (It does sorta blend in with the chair fabric)

I dont plan on using it as the material is thin - but I just wanted a special way to display something special.