"MMMM... a... Dear Gramm, Grandma... I put a lot of G's... backspace, backspace, backspace. I did it.
Duh... e, e... d, rrr... guh... guh... grrr... deer grrr... ahh... mmm... a. Dear Grandma. Dear Grandma! I spelled, Dear Grandma! I spelled, Dear Grandma!" (awesome!)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Goodbye, Old Chairs
We were gifted a dining table and four chairs by the previous owners of our house (read: they were crap and owners didn't want to pay to take them to the dump.) I said sure and we kept them. We didn't have much in the way of a dining table or chairs anyway, except those three legged ones we kept falling off of.
I upholstered them at least twice and they came out nice, but sadly the kids are slobs (as kids can often be) and I couldn't keep them very clean.
I lucked out at a local(ish) going-out-of-business sale and bought a nice veneer table and chairs off the floor at a huge discount. They are beautiful and they have nice wood seats that wipe clean very easily.
The old chairs were literally falling apart by then so I didn't even bother; I put them in the burn pile. There they sat for weeks and weeks making my yard look like the dump, so I said to heck with it and built a fire.
Goodbye, old chairs. I will not miss you in the least.
I upholstered them at least twice and they came out nice, but sadly the kids are slobs (as kids can often be) and I couldn't keep them very clean.
I lucked out at a local(ish) going-out-of-business sale and bought a nice veneer table and chairs off the floor at a huge discount. They are beautiful and they have nice wood seats that wipe clean very easily.
The old chairs were literally falling apart by then so I didn't even bother; I put them in the burn pile. There they sat for weeks and weeks making my yard look like the dump, so I said to heck with it and built a fire.
Goodbye, old chairs. I will not miss you in the least.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Look What I Found
Walking around Harvey Gap Lake a couple of weekends ago I picked up a bunch of shells along the upper trail. I used to pick up the same kinds of shells when I was a little girl, forever collecting little things in my pockets. Not much has changed since then! I soaked them for awhile to loosen the dirt that had found its way inside.
I was cleaning them out today when I found a plant growing out of one of them. (scroll down)
A very tiny plant...
I love tiny things! I can't stop looking at the tiny plant and seeing a whole Pacific Northwest island; an ecosystem in and of itself. To be sitting in the shade of one of those mighty trees, relaxing to the sound of the surf. If I had a tiny little ear I could hold the shell up to it and hear the ocean. ;)
I was cleaning them out today when I found a plant growing out of one of them. (scroll down)
A very tiny plant...
I love tiny things! I can't stop looking at the tiny plant and seeing a whole Pacific Northwest island; an ecosystem in and of itself. To be sitting in the shade of one of those mighty trees, relaxing to the sound of the surf. If I had a tiny little ear I could hold the shell up to it and hear the ocean. ;)
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
3rd Quarter ABC Student Award!
That's my girl!
Every quarter the teachers select a boy and a girl from their class to win the ABC Award. The school called me a couple of days ago to give me the heads up, although they didn't tell me what the award was for. Just that we might want to come to the assembly to see her receive it.
I purposely did not mention it to Rhetta.
I caught her reaction when they called her name. She looks surprised and delighted. She's just about to jump to her feet, and I heard her squeal EEE!
Coincidentally the boy her teacher picked happens to also be the boy she wants to marry. (hee ♥) The hand mime is a fairy - pinky and ring man are the feet, pointer is the head, and thumb and tall man are the wings. She still looks delighted. Those cheeks!
As an aside, someone once said our area wasn't ethnically diverse enough for her. Take one look at my kid's schoolmates and you'll see how ethnically diverse it is around here. ♥
She leaned over to look the boy in the face and asked, "Am I an ABC student?! *big grin*" adn he smiled and nodded yes. So happy.
My proud (and maybe a little tired) girl.
Every quarter the teachers select a boy and a girl from their class to win the ABC Award. The school called me a couple of days ago to give me the heads up, although they didn't tell me what the award was for. Just that we might want to come to the assembly to see her receive it.
I purposely did not mention it to Rhetta.
I caught her reaction when they called her name. She looks surprised and delighted. She's just about to jump to her feet, and I heard her squeal EEE!
Coincidentally the boy her teacher picked happens to also be the boy she wants to marry. (hee ♥) The hand mime is a fairy - pinky and ring man are the feet, pointer is the head, and thumb and tall man are the wings. She still looks delighted. Those cheeks!
As an aside, someone once said our area wasn't ethnically diverse enough for her. Take one look at my kid's schoolmates and you'll see how ethnically diverse it is around here. ♥
She leaned over to look the boy in the face and asked, "Am I an ABC student?! *big grin*" adn he smiled and nodded yes. So happy.
My proud (and maybe a little tired) girl.
New Fence
Why? Because the wind blew down my old fence so many times I got serious about it. 46' of old weathered wood. The fence posts were rotten and the cross bars were tied on with baling wire and rope.
Some owner before us had built a 6' fence out of 4' slats. I liked it well enough but I couldn't see over it. Choosing to go to only 4' was a great decision. I don't know a whole lot about Fung Shui but I think this improved that in my yard tremendously.
Thank you to my neighbors at D & G Fence for giving me a great deal. The new posts are treated and set in cement, and they used all the old slats per my request. Also notable, they were extremely careful not to tread on any of my plants, and filled in the new space with dirt which I had thought I'd have to do myself.
Before (taken last spring before the wind blew it over completely)
During
After
Some owner before us had built a 6' fence out of 4' slats. I liked it well enough but I couldn't see over it. Choosing to go to only 4' was a great decision. I don't know a whole lot about Fung Shui but I think this improved that in my yard tremendously.
Thank you to my neighbors at D & G Fence for giving me a great deal. The new posts are treated and set in cement, and they used all the old slats per my request. Also notable, they were extremely careful not to tread on any of my plants, and filled in the new space with dirt which I had thought I'd have to do myself.
Before (taken last spring before the wind blew it over completely)
During
After
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