Feet Friday---rubber boots and fire...

I spent almost all day today wondering if I'd be able to do a feet friday post because I could not think of any new feet pictures I had. And then, just now as I was reading my mom's FF post, I realized that I had the pictures I had taken at their house last week! I even have CHOICES! I decided on this one of my dad and I (I've got the rubber boots on) lounging by the fire (don't you just LOVE the fire pan!?! I do!). We had just spent an hour or so clearing some black berries and brush. In fact, our fire IS black berries....the old, dried out stems. It was a very enjoyable day!

Organizing Round Up---Recipes

So, February's Round Up was recipes. I managed to get mine a bit more organized, which was nice. I got all the little bits of paper and random recipes written on used envelopes nicely written out in my little recipe book. I pulled out three books that I will most likely be selling or donating or do SOMETHING with. Anyway, it was a fun Round Up and I managed to do it in a short afternoon. Very nice.

BEFORE:

Purging and organizing:

AFTER:

I think it looks much nicer, cleaner and more organized this way. Don't you?

(to learn more about these Round Ups follow this link!)

Birthday Number 4

Liam's 4th birthday was yesterday and while we are having a big party for him on Sunday, we had to do a little bit to make the actual day special...

Liam woke up to a table-full of goodies:

He was pretty excited about his new tooth brush-paste set:

He got to eat special Sprinkle Pancakes for breakfast:

He and David had fun playing with a couple of pots:

"Funfetti" cupcakes for desert:

All in all, I think he liked his birthday and is happy to be four!

Sad Car, Happy Car

On Valentines Day, our car got dented by somebody in a parking lot. Kind of ruined our holiday.
We took it to an autobody place and they did an amazing job fixing the dent!

It's nice to have our car fixed!

ABC Wednesday---F

"F" is for FAMILY

There are many "F" favorites of mine. Friends. Flowers. Food. But, in the end, there was no contest. FAMILY won, hands down.
My family means so much to me. I love each one dearly, completely, deeply. Over the years, my family has been added to, through my marriage and the births of my children, and it continues to grow as my siblings marry and have children of their own. My newer family members are dear to me as well, and I love this oppertunity to introduce all of my family to you!

Here's my side of our family. This picture was take this last christmas, so it's fairly recent.
From Left to Right: Me, Jon, David, Faith, Daniel, Mom, Liam, Dad (also in the shot are the three puppy members of the family, Charlie, Lucy and Bonnie)

While not so recent (I'm still pregnant!), this is the only recent-ish picture I have of my in-law side. I really have to get some newer pictures!

From Left to Right: Joe, Pierce, Nicole, Bill, Jessie, Me (and David, LOL), Carol, Liam, Jon.

Titles that come from family:

Daughter

Sister

Wife

Mommy

Auntie

Grandma (someday)

Yes, FAMILY is definitely my favorite "F".

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Fun with Macros

So, I'm finally adding the text to this post! Ha ha, life got in the way yesterday! But, it was good stuff (another post), so yeah.

My new camera has a "digital macro" option and I've been having alot of fun getting up close and personal with the smaller things in the world as I practice the fine art of macro shots. It's fun, I'm enjoying it immensely. Here's my latest shots:

These rocks are about the size of a small tea-light candle.

Springs first flowers are showing their sweet faces. My parents have some crocuses in their front lawn and I had to get some pictures.

Make Me Laugh Monday

So, last week the boys and I had gone over to my parents' home to spend a couple of days visiting and relaxing and having a good time.
At one point, Liam went into the bathroom to go potty. He was in there awhile and we could hear him playing and stuff. Finally, he called me to wipe his behind (can't wait for that stage to be over), and that done he washed his hands and went on with his day.
A little later, I had to use the bathroom, and when I went in, I noticed that it still smelled pretty bad in there. Looking around, I noticed that one of his shark bath toys....well, take a look:


Yes, that's right folks. The shark is spotting the newest rage in headwear......a Poo Do!
I asked Liam what happened and he said, "It fell in". When asked why he didn't clean it off or at least tell me, he simply shrugged and went back to what he was doing.
I on the other hand, had to show my mom and get a picture taken for MMLM!!!!

For more MMLM giggles, visit Jenny On The Spot and enjoy your Monday!

YaYa Quilts

Many years ago, I participated in a fabric swap along with my mom. I had SO much fun picking out my focal fabric and seeing what my fellow swappers picked for me. I wanted something special done with the fabric, and my mom and her YaYa friends-and Shelby too-made this beautiful sampler quilt for me:
So, last year Shelby got married. We had a fun "YaYa" bridal shower for her:

Well, my mom and her YaYas decided that Shelby needed a YaYa Quilt to. And I, being the bestie, got to help with my own block! Here it is, I'm so happy with how it turned out!

I'm wondering if this is going to be a trend......shall we always make YaYa Quilts for the Petite YaYas gals who get married?? I think it would be a marvelous idea!!!

Friendship

Friendship is am amazing gift God has give to us humans, who need companionship in such a deep way.
There are so many levels of friendship, but the one I am especially grateful for tonight is the long-lasting friendships.
Friends who have known you long and deeply, so have laugh and cried with you, and walked through life with you.
Friends who, no matter which way life's path twists, is always there and always ready to share the living of it.

I have had many friends, and have observed many friendships. My two longest friends, Shelby and Pamela hold special places in my heart. Shelby, I consider my "best" friend. I basically grew up with her. Pamela holds the title of "Bosom" friend. She is my "Diana". Both mean the world to me as dear friends.

Another friendship I have observed for most of my years is the one of my mother and her "yaya's". They have shown me that the truest friendships last through years, and all the joy and sorrow that comes from living life.

Feet Friday---ultrasound feet

When I was pregnant with Liam and we had our 20 or so week ultrasound, one of the pictures the tech printed out for us was this adorable picture of just Liams feet. I've always loved it, and knew it would be perfect for a Feet Friday post! I finally found the picture and brought it to my parents the last time I was there, because they have a scanner! Here it is: