Happy Birthday To The Twins....

  Here are my daughters and I ,when we went to Disney World. So long ago.  Liz, Kathy, Angie, Karen and me. I made them wear these shirts so we could spot one another in a crowd.  None of them were happy about that. LOL

  Karen and Liz are my twins.  So different in so many ways. Karen looks like her father's side and Liz looks like mine.

 Such little sweethearts.  I miss these days.

  I dressed them alike most times till they were in 1st grade. But once in awhile like here, they were similar.

  This is how they look now. Growing up , Karen was a tom boy type, climbing trees, riding  bikes ,skate boarding, jumping...Liz chased butterflies and bugs, but also liked snakes. :):)  She would ride bikes and skate.They both like animals.
  It's their birthday this week and mine is a week earlier.  The twins were born before all the ultra-sound pictures of babies. I dreamed I would have twin sons. So I packed two sets of clothes to take to the hospital to bring them home. Then as I was leaving home , after my water broke, I put one set back on the dresser.  When they were born, I sent my sister to my house to get that set of clothing. LOL.
  My dear sweet mother in law was with me thru each of my deliveries. She told me the children's father cried when the doctor said "twins". Gee so did I.  LOL  I will write about him one day.
   Today is so darn foggy can't see a quarter of a mile. Storms coming our way this  weekend. Praying it's not ice.  Be safe  and stay warm all of you. XO

Cold Snap Is Breaking.....

  This is the sunrise on Saturday morning. One of our very cold days , 14 in a row, of below zero starts. Sunday the temps rose a bit. This Monday morning is foggy with  icy roads. But it's 34 degree, hoping for some thawing.

  Saturday evening's sunset. The skies were pretty all day.  I am thankful for the sunshine on even the coldest days...that helps me survive cold days of winter.

 I liked that the sunset can make the snow look lavender at times.  We have been staying in most days. A couple trips to town , to the grocery and one to Wal-mart.

  I miss seeing the boys. Their mommy sends me photos of them  Max and Luke are becoming good playmates. They get to sit in the high chairs to eat together. LOL. I am not even sure what baby Luke is eating now. He is going on nine  months of age .

 Looks as if miss Layla is eating out here.  All I can say is, "Where is your sweater, young lady?" She is using some chapstick....too funny. I miss being with my family, but the extreme cold is scary . So we don't go around the little ones to take in any germs. Thankfully Ted and I are doing well. Not having colds or flu...praying we don't . Praying for all of you too. The flu is taking over and it's bad.
  Can you believe , I finally did get all the Christmas decorations down and put away. It was either get it done  or try to pretend I was eleven months early with next Christmas' decorating.
   Windows 10 did it's download. The notice said it would take longer than before....but it didn't and I am not even sure it loaded at all. Just happy that I can still use the computer without calling the Geeks in for help.  I would love to adopt one of those youngsters. LOL.
   Wishing all a good day. Stay warm and be safe. XO

Cold Super Moon.....

  This evening's sunset. I am so thankful we have had sunshine, because the weather is so very cold. It was wind chills down to 30 degrees below zero this morning.

 This is the super moon coming up over the woods down the road. I love all the woods around here...but they  block good views at times.

  I need a great new camera lens...I keep sayng I will get one...not sure when. LOL

  This is last night when I first noticed the moon was out.

  Yesterday sunset...so pretty just going down at the horizon. I love the colors.

  This is my son in law clearing his drive. His truck is all snowed over, as he left it out so he could work on his parents' van this week. Jeff is a great young man.

 Karen  rewarded her husband  for his kindness by baking pumpkin breads. She sent pictures of chocolate chip cookies a bit ago. She says it helps to keep the house warm by baking. Plus, lots of nice things to eat. :):)
  We have stayed in and watched movies, working on a puzzle too. I am eager to get outside and walk some...but it sure won't be during this dreadful cold spell. Please take care if you are in this cold also.
It will be nice when the temperatures get into the 30-40's.
  Windows 10  is getting ready to load more"whatever" on my computer...the last time that happened I was out a computer for a couple weeks. I wish they would just let me say -yes I want that, or no, I do not want that....cause I sure would be saying no. I believe if it isn't broke, don't fix it.
   Hope all of you start the new year off on a good foot. Praying we all have a great  year of good health and lots of understanding. Bless you. XO

Cold And Snowy.....

 Our area got 6 more inches of snow since yesterday. It's still very cold and the wind is blowing also.

 The snow plow went up and down our road this morning.

 The snow was light and the wind is blowing it around.  Only shoveling paths for now.  The sun is out this Saturday afternoon and I am loving that.

 This is Tuesday sunset. I thought it was certainly pretty. I am ready for this cold spell to be gone.

 I'll show some of the work Ted has done on his sister's Airstream camper. He has most of the paneling up and some walls and cabinets are in.

 These cabinets are over the wheel wells.

 This will be the bathroom wall between the bedroom and bath. That bathroom is going to be really small. LOL.

 This is how it looked when Ted brought it here to work on.

 Completely empty inside, other than wiring and insulation.

 It's been so cold, that I have been longing for warmer days and flowers. ;):) How about you?
   Happy New Year to all. XO

This Year's Ending......

  We got this snow...not much, but it just won't go away. Too cold for any melting. Today is another below freezing day. Five in a row. Brr, those nice days had me so spoiled.  Granddaughter Sierra had to fly back home and daughter Kathy flew to Seattle , for time with her son and his wife.

  Sierra's flight was canceled and she had to reschedule So when she made plans for another flight, she was at the airport when her aunt Kathy arrived for her flight out. So they had some dinner together at the airport.  Sierra was flying to Tampa. Lucky girl.

  Kathy was flying to Seattle, complete opposite ends of the U.S.  Kathy in her coat  at the beach , in Washington.

  Here's Luke and Max in their  dinosaur PJ's and new ball caps. But max put some sunglasses on and Luke is studying that look. LOL.

  Here they are dressed for their Christmas day. We all had wonderful Christmas celebrations with many different family gatherings. We had our big family gathering on the 17th , this year, so most of us could be there. Only Brock's family was absent due to Brock and Layla being sick.

 Playing with my phone's photo adjusting. I just had to show Luke's pretty eyes. Both boys have these dark blue eyes.  I love being around the children and enjoy hearing them talk or try to and laugh.
  I hope all of you had a blessed Christmas with your loved ones and friends. I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, filled with good health and much happiness.  If you make a list of resolutions , let "be kind" be one of those on your list.  Hugs to all.

Who Doesn't Love Santa...?

 Oh dear, dear, it's Luke...Apparently he does care for the Jolly Old Man at all. Max isn't  looking none too happy himself. I just received this photo I will get the story soon.

 The boys aunt Emma , when she was small adored Santa. Of course she is holding a candy cane too. :):)

 My sister Pam and I , just loved our time with Santa, about 5 years ago. LOL. My first Santa visit ever. Although once I saw a Santa walking down the street and I rolled the car window down and yelled that I wanted "diamond" earrings. LOL That was a hundred years ago. Or so it seems.
  Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas , filled with joy. XO

Mrs. H's 5th Grade Party.....

 This is Mrs. H....my daughter Angie. She is showing everyone a gift someone brought her.

 The children always recite , "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Each child gets a line or two. They do well too.

  MY granddaughter , Sierra (in white), and the office secretary watched the children recite.

  This year Angie had a senior girl as an assistant, some days. This is actually how Angie became interested in teaching, by assisting when she was a senior in H.S.

 Here is the class in a circle playing the book game. Their number is called, they choose a book or steal one that is already unwrapped. The book can only be stolen twice. Some cheer and some grumble. I told them they could regift the book to their parents. LOL

  These were the rules for the day... 1 get organized, 2Work on packets , 3 Remember your manners. :):)

 Once the children had food, played their game helped Mrs. H . with her gifts, which is things the children bring her...some so serious, some hand made , cute funny...you name it and all kids loved it and were kind.  This is how the room looked as the children filed out to go to gym class.

 This is left overs...haha donuts fruit and more sweets under the foil. They did have bacon and eggs  with milk and juice. I know none of them went home hungry. Plus teacher gives them bags of candy, art pens, and toys.

 As I was leaving school, I admired the children's art work. It's always on the walls of the hall.  This is looking in a window and seeing Christmas trees.  Very nice and worth keeping.

 Younger grades show the ornaments on their trees.

 There were Santa heads with letters to Santa written on them.  They are writing in cursive, so it has to be a third grader or older, right?  This letter's writer is telling how nice they have been and they only want a few things...Gucci clothes, Nintendo and Chicago Bears clothes, then adds how extra good they will be this year. LOL Gucci clothes?? wow.

 On the same wall. "Dear Santa,  I  really want new shoes and new shoes. And my little brother wants Paw patrol stuff........I am not sure why, but this letter made me tear up...to think some kid wants new shoes, plus asked for something for their brother. New shoes...Gucci clothes. What a difference in lists. I know it's kids and they do say the darndest things, but it makes you think.
  Wishing all of you safe happy days ahead. Only five more till Christmas . :):)