over the river and through the woods…

…to grandmother’s house we go.  or went.  Earlier this week.  Shannon stayed with us to play with the kids.  She was great!  She brought bubbles, water balloons, coloring books, new crayons for Timothy, games, little animal toys to play with, she took the kids to the park, swam with one while I swam with the other, watched movies…I love you cuz!

Grandma and poppop took us to Sizerville Park to swim, play on the playground, and have a picnic lunch.

We played with Uncle Duffy’s dog too.

Grandma’s House with the new porch.                    Shannon and Rebekah blowing bubbles.

Sand box at the playground…                                 Monkey at the playground.

More playground; across the street from Grandma and Poppops.

At the pool at Sizerville Park near Emporium PA.

more bubbles.

During our trip Rebekah said: maa-ma (grandma), papa (poppop), moe-ney(balogna),

embrace 2009

Cover

embrace faith

I will pray without ceasing

embrace my children

I will embrace

my relationship

with my kids

and give them

all I have to

offer.

embrace my soul mate

my beloved husband

embrace the outdoors

plant seeds

grow flowers

eat our own vegetables

cultivate

embrace travel

travel adventures

new discoveries

I will take my

children to new

destinations

embrace the future

embrace the pieces of

today and tomorrow they

will fit together

Pics from my Sister

here is Rebekah and Abby’s cat Lily.

Timothy and Kelly playing a game.

Christmas Pic

Here’s a pick of Timothy and Rebekah and “Gams” from Christmas at Abby’s house in Marion.  Thanks for taking this picture Pammy.

most recent pages

This pages includes the words to the song Girl Scouts Together, some pics of my troop through the years, and all my troop numbers.

My daughter Rebekah is named after my long time friend, Rebekah.

This pic is my cat Skoke, surrounded by some sort of concoction my son Timothy made. Yum!

This one I came up with as a combination of 2 challenges…

down and dirty for the scrapdragons challenge

and the layout for pencil lines.

challenge

I signed up for a challenge to make 50 scrapbook layouts without buying any new supplies. This has really challenged me, even in the first 10 pages, to rethink the supplies I have and how to use them. It has been so fun so far. Thanks to the girls at We Scrap Better. Here are some more new layouts.

My husband Kelly with Rebekah just before Christmas 2007. She was only about 2 months old

Who put this flower on my head?

A day last spring when it snow and then became quite warm. Warm enough to build a sand, I mean snow, castle in our front yard.

Some pics of our wedding for Rebekah’s scrapbook

Four New Layouts

This is my baby girl and my grandma. I tried a new technique on the photo edges.

This is my son standing on a gravestone that says “mother.” It was accidental but it spoke to me somehow afterwards.

Please pray for my friend.

Timothy started 1st grade this year. The pencil cup has new things he will get to do. spelling tests, taking books home from the library, book reports.

Totally Pathetic

so, I am totally pathetic. I haven’t written in almost a month. I have been up to many things…

I hosted mother’s day breakfast at my house for 12 people, mom, stepdad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, 2 cousins, my self, Kelly, Timothy, Rebekah. It actually went well. I had to be up at 6:30 since they wanted to leave to go home to PA asap. I got the recipes from Martha Stewart and they were fabulous. Layered Spring Omelet and Oven Roasted Home Fries. How is it that I can despise yet love Martha at the same time?

We took my grandparents out to dinner on Sat the 10th for their 60th anniversary. It’s hard to imagine any two people being together that long and being happy. Sunday would have been my 6th anniversary. Hopefully Kelly and I will be together for 60 years. Of course that would make him 101.

Rebekah has her 2 middle bottom teeth now. And she is rolling over within the last couple of days.

More Spring Break

We have also been now to the Sandbox Playground in Fairport NY.  This place is great.  They have all the toys that are too big to have at your own house.  Even Rebekah enjoyed herself!

Then we went to Lollypop Farm Humane Society in Fairport.  He loves to look at the dogs and cats and bunnies, etc.  My family has always gotten our pets from lollypop…5 dogs and 2 cats total.

Then we went to Mud About You in Penfield.  This is one of those paint your own ceramics places.  I have taken Timothy to another one (Color Me Mine) for his last 2 birthdays.  This time we tried this new one and we won’t go anywhere else from now on.  They had very similar pieces and paints and everything.  There is no studio fee so right off the bat you are saving up to $10 per person.  They also have glass fusing and mosaics you can do.  Timothy painted a fighter plane and I painted a bud vase for all the flowers I know he will pick this summer.

waiting

apparently i am waiting to be served with custody papers today. what a thrill. on the other hand it is spring vacation for Timothy. already we have seen Horton Hears a Who, been to Strong Museum, eaten at Dunkin Donuts, gone to the “electric train store,” and raked the front and back yards.

on thursday i went with his class to the airport…it was awesome