Loving Granny Before she Goes to Glory

I got to spend several hours with Granny today. Mostly just holding her hand.  I gave mom the choice of taking a nap or spending time with grandchildren and she chose children. :) Sometimes it helps to see life at a different stage of life. Especially adorable 1 1/2 year stage! LOL

Granny was pretty much unresponsive the whole time I was there. J...ust moaned a lot. At one time when my dd 9 was hugging her she said why are you here. And I told her to love on my Granny then she drifted off to sleep. My little guys 3 and 6 first just came and sat in my lap. They were asked if they wanted to watch the movie they were watching, and they said no we want to stay with Granny. Then slowly they got brave and said HI Granny! Then they would run down the hall to watch some more movie. Only to come back a little later and say HI Granny, this is _____ and a few I love you's thrown in! My 6 year old son came at one point and said if Granny dies tomorrow she's going to be dancing with Jesus! And I will get to see her and Grandad again in heaven.

But before I left I hugged and kissed her and told her I loved her and she said I love you too! Which was a gift I will always treasure!

 

 

Mom's Little Helper

I was working on laundry and PP decided to help me pull out the towels and put them into the basket. Where did my baby go?

SHE is Here!

Prairie Princess
9 lbs 9 oz
20 1/4" long

No Baby Yet

Trying to be patient. But am about stretched to my limit...

Happy 89th Birthday Granny!!!

It was wonderful to spend the day with you.

I Just couldn't resist

PP got her first pair of shoes. Plus a fluffy skirt.

You Capture/Friends

I was extremely blessed with a visit from my dear friend, Patrice in Kansas.
This is us together. My dd 19 took the photo. (slight adjustment to exposure in PI)
And her dd loving on my baby. sooc
sooc
And a few for fun for a photo shot. :)  sooc
(slight adjustment to exposure in PI)

Now I need to learn to angle peoples glasses to get rid of glass glare. Will play tonight and see if I can clone it out. sooc
More You Capture Photos Here

You Capture/July 4th

All I caught were the sparklers. We didn't eat anything spectacular except Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Peanut Butter pie. She has much better photos then I would get. YUM!!!




Go see the other great Captures of the 4th.
When leaving a comment where it says anon just type in who you are... Your name or your address. Then you are no longer anon. :) Please leave a comment I love to meet new people.

Home Planner or Organizer

First start of with a notebook and make it pretty! This one I did with  pictures that represent my life. You can do it any way! You will use it more if it is beautiful.
You need a zipper pouch to keep those little things you use all the time. Like pens, pencils, note pads, etc...

Next I made the dividers pretty also. I used slip in sleeve dividers. (Where its' plastic sleeve with a tab attached) I also include pictures to help prompt me to prayer. I think I found them at walmart or target.
My Home Organizer is divided in these categories...
Studies and Notes (I currently have an article about what people eat in different countries for 1 week, very humbling how much we are glutons!)
Calendar and Address
Household- Which includes a lending record and Menu section.
Cleaning- Has an emergency cleaning plan I got from this site, (I don't agree with all her views but she is a lovely Christian sister) diligence assignment worksheets from www.titustwo.com which is assigned chores for dc and myself , A dear online friends cleaning schedule that is inspirational. (thanks Katie!)
Bible and Prayer section- I keep photos of people to pray for. Prayer prompting cards by Stormie Omartian. I have husband and children cards.Prayer requests and a weekly chart to pray for certain things on certain days. i.e. missionaries monday, friends tuesday, distant family wednesday, etc...Plus a place to keep notes from bible studies I do or attend.
My Homeschool Organizer
Schedule- need to make a new one!!!
Weekly lesson plans
Grades and Attendance-
Notes and Ideas
Goals and Evaluations
Blank Forms
I get my pages from different locations. Some of my favorite free ones are from these sites!
Small Meadow Press
These are victorian and beautiful. A lot of pages specifically for homeschoolers.
Donna Young Printables
These are abundant. Everything from homeschool papers, calendars, etc...Her colonial ones are very elegant
Free Notebooking Pages
A lot for different specific homeschool subjects.
Free Homemaker Pages
These are specific to you the mom.
organized home
I also purchased this The home school Organizer by Gregg Harris. It is reproducible and will bring you years and years of service. It appears to be out of print but it is a good source. Although not pretty I do have pages I use  for homeschooling for record keeping. You can probably find anything you would need for free at the above sites.
This is my Homeschool Organizer. I keep a seperate notebook because the other just got to big!!!

Now the Bathroom Matches

For the first time ever I have matching curtains in my bath :)


And here is how it looks when the sun is streaming in.

Look what my ds caught...

Found a Gem on the Net

A 93 year old has put many videos together showing how to cook great depression style. Click Link below...

Great Depression Cooking with Clara
Official Website

WOW I won Something!

Robynn at Fiber Fiend
She wanted suggestions on what to make with her new yarn. And I won some lovely stitch marks.
If you would like some go to her shop at Etsy.

Isn't it cute...

NO I did NOT make this. I found it thrifting... I had to get it, all I could think about was the hours someone put into it... December will tell if I can use it or not...

Wow my 1st tag

I've been TAGGED by Colleen

Here are the rules:
1) Link to the person who tagged me.
2) Mention the rules.
3) Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about myself.
4) Tag 6 other blogger´s by linking to them.
5) Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment that lets them know they’ve been tagged.

Hmm 6 details about me...
1. My hubby and step dad are the same age.

2. I love to crochet, sew and study herbs. But can't stand doing cross stitch, too slow.

3. I love old books.

4.I have a addiction to celebrity baby blog.

5.I lived on the island of crete for a time

6.I love being pregnant, the second trimester. When you still look cute and it's obvious your pregnant. But your not so big yet that you waddle. LOL

Tag 6 other bloggers...
1. PatriceinKs
2. Diane
3. Songbird
4. Doodlebug
5  Lilyofthevalley
6. OhioSarah

I am Definetely Nesting!!!!

Red is what I did the first  week of January!
Blue is second  week of January.
Yellow is what I accomplish 3rd  week of January.
Pink is the 4th week of January.
Purple is the last week of Jan./1st Feb.

Ok Here is my List!
1. Get rid of 1/2 of stuff in attic
2. Help guys deep clean room and their attic
3. Help Girls deep clean room and their attic
4. scrub all cabinets and shelves
5. clean all light fixtures
6. scrub edges of kitchen floor with toothbrush or sos
7. scrub baseboards with scrub brush, mostly hall
8.clean under oven and fridge
9. wash ALL bedding
10. wash all baby clothes
11. dust all blinds
12. clean all curtains/iron/rehang
13. turn mattresses
14. clean inside of windows/ including wood
15. clean inside of oven
16. Clean Toaster inside and out
17. clean washer and dryer and under them
18. clean insides of trash cans
19. wash table, and chairs, everywhere
20. clean telephone
21. clean computer screens and keyboards
22. deep clean fridge 1st week feb.
23. Deep clean freezer

Hippos and Donkeys for Christmas

My children adore the Hippo Christmas song. I was looking online to see who did it and found you can hear it online!!! 

Hippo Christmas song online    



Found this information interesting! Had no idea it was this old! 1953
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas," Gayla Peevey (Columbia)

And another Family Favorite!

Dominic the Italian Donkey 

It's Beginning to look alot like Christmas