ApROns

Okay so the neck strap isn't done yet but it's my newest creation!

ODE to MoThER!!

Ode to Mother by Tosha Strickland

Luckily Laurynn got stitches in her eyebrow before I got there.

I was glad though to change the band aid every night and morning.

Thanks Ellie for your bed and letting me practice my beauty parlor skills.

I must say, you did eat some chicken nuggets! Yeah for protein!

Tanner my scrambled-egg companion also sings and plays the clarinet quite well.

Just remember Tanner I am the reining “round-the-bend” champion at the moment.

Cannon my sweet helper, taking kids to school and signing them in.

The strawberry and Von’s excursions were fun too. Shake your boodie!

Thanks Erynn for eating your vegetables and for good conversation.

Todd you are in charge of my birthday ice cream cake, Forever!!!

4 Glorious days of being the pseudo-mother! I love mini vans.

Lovely manicure by Laurynn. THE END

Bridge Builders. . .I love you!!

Have I said how amazed I am at the bridges here in the Bay area.
Give it up to the bridge builders. . .amazing. I have a hard time
driving and paying attention when I go across them, I want to
peer over the edge, look at the cables and beams. . .I want to do
everything but drive. Danger. I went to San Bruno this
weekend to give a little ditti on healthcare and how young
kids should get all the education they can. It was fun. Here
is my friend Seini who gave me the opportunity. Thanks Seini!!

There was lots of traffic on my way back so I took the liberty of
talking on my cell phone (ear piece in tact) eating popcorn and taking
photos of cool buildings I was passing.

This building says, "the Utah" on the side of it. The pole was coming up on me fast.

I can't believe engineers can build art like this. Cool.

The city is beautiful, I need to go there more often.

Ta Da!!!!

Once upon a time, I had a sister, Telese, who graciously gave me a sewing machine for Christmas. This of course was a welcome gift since I have the urge on occasion to create stuff. In order to not disgrace the gift giver I have finally created something with the blessed machine.

There is always some fabric lying around, hopefully it looks and feels "vintage" enough to meet the approval of other members in the family (you know who you are). So what starts as fabric and thread becomes a very functional addition to the home, again to meet the "functional" criteria of other members of the family (you know who you are).

Just remember what may take some only an hour, thus the title of the pattern, "The one-hour Apron," can easily been finished in just 4 hours for those of us with doctoral degrees. A special thanks to the sewing mentors on this project (you know who you are).


It's a hot little number don't you think?

. . .and here we have Idaho. . .you know the song!

The sky was so dramatic while I was home.
There was even a toronado watch in Boise one day.

There is a little place in my heart for Idaho, after all that is where I spent my youth, riding tractors with my boyfriends, setting water lines by hand (Oh yes I can!) and hoeing beets. I learned how to ski in Idaho at Pomerelle. We would wear levi's with thermals underneath for ski pants, none of that fancy matching stuff, it was levi's and your jacket and it was only $10 to ski all day. Wow, I sound like my parents. Here is the mountain below.

This was the usual exit right next to the old Ponderosa Inn.
The festival of trees was held there each year.

Everyone was home again, we celebrated Todd's 41st birthday, Oakley's baptism and Lily Olive's blessing. It was a great weekend. Telese and Andrew brought their new baby Hercules. He was adorable.
Tara and Oakley, 2 peas in a pod--the middle children! I love you both.


Clay James what a sweet boy, I miss living close so we can watch videos together!
Todd Loving on Lily Olive
Congratulations Oakley Doke!!

Love the new hair Talane and Telese!