STAND UP AND CHEER!!

Hip Hip Hooray for Stacey!

One week ago she was inducted to SIGMA THETA TAU,

the National Honor society of Nursing.

She'll graduate in December!

It's been quite a journey, WELL DONE.

Stacey signing the membership book.

pajama pants and pops

I whipped up these little flannel pants for the kids--and so the next day babysitting (my long day) I thought I'd give them baths and put them on before supper--Bathed Hudson while other two were resting--that was easy peasy.

Well, Krue and Bright were excited to take a bath but the house was chilly--anyway--They (Bright mostly) yelled the whole time--too cold--too hot --I OBVIOUSLY did not know how to do it the way they are used to--so....
I will not be giving baths for a long time--once they were out and wrapped in a towel--everybody was happy.
Jason hardly ever drops by while I am babysitting--Of course this was the day--I didn't hear him come in--He arrived at the most UNHAPPY time of the bath--
Oh Well

happy kiddies

We have a lot of fun the days I babysit. Bright is holding "PONY' --He has evolved into her security blanket, sort of--she likes to have him with her everywhere--Bright is really funny--I don't know if any of her "animals" have names--this one is just "pony".--and he is well on his way to looking like the velveteen rabbit.

"bust his head!"

Random sibling conversation:-)

This and that

Enjoying an ice cream treat from pops.

We had a really good time at our little zoo with Aunt Hannah and Pops.

Krue and Bright were amazingly good little applesauce makers.

Ladybug, Ladybug

Last week we were outside and Bright found a ladybug. It refused to crawl onto Krue's Hand--After many tries--it did and he was so excited he flapped his hands and it fell--lost in the grass--about 5 minutes later--it emerged again--and Bright scooped it up. I was trying to get a picture of it crawling on her--and the "Ladybug Song" was an unexpected bonus!!

He's on the Move

No stopping him now--after a few days of turning in circles, Hudson has figured out how to go FORWARD. And he is as cute as a bug. I know this is probably more interesting to me--a grandma. (That's Krue's foot at the end)

Krue

THE DEATH STARE

I don't remember what was going on--but I don't think Krue was pleased! Please double click on this to see it BIG--Krue's face is a study in aggravation :-)

BEN AND JANIE

WHEN BEN came to visit--I was supposed to post these for Linnea--oops.

Is late better than never?

Our cute little funny face

we kind of think Hudson looks like Nick--Stacey's dad--but something about his facial expressions have a family resemblance to the Joel and Ashley Wingo babies--sort of.

Catching up

I am so behind--here are pictures while babysitting this fall--I have the ND pictures

somewhere else--and I will have to load them up, too.

Sweet Sisters

These sweeties are being socialized by the daughter of the people I work for--they were strays but they are beautiful--the little white one has dark freckles around mouth and stripes on her tail. They gray one is much more charcoal and pretty in person and has a very calm personality--both of them are good little kitties but they need a home! If you know of someone--let me know!!

I'm a BUM...I guess I WASN'T "posting soon"

ANYWAY...

If you can't go see this now--watch it when the dvd comes out----I saw it today with my dear husband--and I definitely recommend it! I never saw facing the giants--meant to but never did.

Fireproof is the kind of movie I think would grow with word of mouth-- but the theaters probably won't hold onto it long enough.

Be Posting soon

I'm not sure why I think I have to take time to find a picture in order to post.....

I still have many pictures from our North Dakota Days as yet unloaded and some might be share worthy.  

The best part of the trip was Ben and Linnea...to see them and hear them..witness the dynamic of the young married couple in the daily normal of their lives--They are both so dear.

The church we attended blessed us..I hope to have more to say about those dear people.

It is a blessing to visit the postings of my dear Maryland friends and my family scattered across the land--Not that many years ago it was not possible to glimpse into the thoughts, hearts and lives of those we love,--the musings the pictures--Ahhh--I really thank the Lord for this blessing.

(Oh--and I really have a good time browsing the blogs of creative strangers!)

Thief River Falls

We took a day trip with Ben and Linnea to Thief River Falls, Minnesota. to have lunch and check out the pioneer museum. (Which chronicled the amazing accomplishments of Peder Englestadt--a pioneer man) and had neat stuff fromm the 1800's to the 1960's + to browse through.

above--the outside of the Evergreen Emporium where we had lunch--I think Linnea may have posted an interior picture--but here is one:

if you click the bigger pic isn't so dark.

Jason and his pal:-)

This was one of my favorite exhibits--the beauty parlor!

There was a print shop, phone switchboards, schoolhouse, swedish lutheren church, blacksmith shop, Pool Hall/ Candy shop, doctor's office, many pioneer cabins, a victorian style house, and many more things--whole buildings transported to a little "village" and a few large buildings with all kinds of OLD stuff to look at.

Room with a view, etc, etc

these photos are not digitally fooled with--it IS that pretty!

This is the GREENWAY along the Red River in Grand Forks, ND; the other side of the river is East Grand Forks, MN. I took this picture standing on the Bridge. The grassy knoll and paths go for miles up and down the river--Jason Jogs these paths many mornings. It is about 1 block from our apartment. Click on it to see it bigger--

Next to our apartment and right behind us--where buildings used to be before the 1997 FLOOD are beautiful tiny parks with sculptures made from debris of the old buildings and winding brick paths that represent the Red River. See the fishies? and the Bronze "Tree Gazebo"? If you click it bigger and look behind the gazebo you'll see a finger pointing up--that is kind of neat.

Another Park--the one I can see from the Kitchen.
This Park behind and across the alley from us I can see from the kitchen window every morning as I read and drink my coffee.

This I took thru the kitchen window with an old screen.the view is to the side--from where I sit-

From where HE sits, Jason gets to look at bricks!

the light post in the center is the same light post to the far left in the picture right above this one.

You talented photographers--I think of you--as we have several Photo studios downtown and nearly every day some one is in the parks or alleys taking pictures--weathered brick walls and thick foliage make interesting backdrops. I watch them out my window--I think they are doing senior portraits and engagement pictures --I'll try to sneak a picture if I see them again.

Recently this BAR put tables out in the back alley and a really tacky fence--and that sort of ruined the view of their spiral fire escape. But when I first saw it in its rustic neatness--I thought of the Howard sisters, Annie H. or Anna H. and how they would somehow pose and take pictures here.

Mmmmm Good!

Linnea made a cherry pie this week--A great pie is only as good as the crust. Never could understand pie eaters who leave the crust behind...

--my mother could make tender, flaky, non-soggy crust like nobody's business.

I must say--this girl--Mrs. Ben Taylor--has inherited her grandma's talent for baking. The pie was wonderful--not a crumb left on my plate!

Magnifico!!!

1st Dance class

I haven't been home for weeks----Got these pictures from Stacey in an e-mail a while ago --of little Bright's first class--Today in the mail I got some wonderful ones of the boys but I have no scanner--Pfft!

I'm sorry to be so typically grandmotherly--but Good Grief--she is such a cutie-pie!

HAPPY ! HAPPY ! DAY !

For our dear Ben and Linnea Taylor

Happy Anniversary!

home away from home

A little late--i know--but I kept trying to take a good video of the apt while the train was coming by---I'm still trying--in the meantime--

we have 3 mini parks surrounding us--I thought I had pictures--Mmmm-I guess I'll have to take some-

here is the alley --our apt is to the right--2nd floor--and a view from the front access door--beyond the pole you can see where the train track crosses the road--hence the tooting of the train I want to capture on video. Stay tuned...