Snowy Sunday Sunflower Seeds Hunt...

We're experiencing a snowy Sunday and the birds and other little creatures are busy trying to "stock" up on sunflower seeds.... not much different then the humans that flock to the grocery store prior to the predicted storm.... but this cardinal was just so unsure about how to get those desired seeds...

He leaned in closer, watched the smaller birds get a seed and fly off, but there was no practical way for Mr. Cardinal to get on this feeder. The perches on this feeder are designed strickly for smaller birds. Hm... he kept landing on branches close by but he was not close enough to reach the seeds.... he wasn't the only hungry one..

Dear Mr. Deer decided not to wait until dusk to nose around looking for sunflower seed droppings under the deck...

The Cardinal had to finally settle for eating the sunflower seeds on the ground along with Mr. Squirrel.

And Dear Mr. Deer had to settle for browsing some branches for his Sunday dinner.

But sweet little Mr. Goldfinch enjoyed the tasty sunflowers by himself!

Ah.... eat up, little fella....

I love a sweet baby shower...

This morning at our church we enjoyed a lovely baby shower for a mom-to-be of a baby girl!

Oh, how fun to decorate in baby girl colors! Here is the cute room ready for the guests.

As you can see, pink and green were nice colors with which to decorate. My friend Christine (who is the Aunt-to-be of the soon to be born baby girl) planned these cute table centerpieces. Glass baby bottles filled with pinks, white and brown m&m's, and each table also had a darling baby toy - notice the baby headbands wrapped around the bottles along with the ribbons.

And, since the table theme was baby bottles, I baked and decorated some baby bottle cookies.

Oh yes, I'm all about cute...

Talking about cute, check out this adorable "cake" that Christine made... it's made from baby diapers (disposal ones) and the fabric you see wrapped around each layer are baby swaddling blankets. Cute and useful!!

The room was full of activity as the ladies (and some sweet children) arrived.

The mom-to-be is sitting at the pink table looking adorable.

The Aunt-to-be is welcoming everyone. She's adorable too....

and the gifts look pretty adorable too.....

My dear friend here is sharing some devotional thoughts.

She is the excited grandma ...

Opening gifts.

Yeah! A baby changing pad - hard to conceal in its wrappings... but just what she needed..

And here to wrap up this post is me with my friend Christine, who did the major planning for the shower.

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Christine and I had paired up on a few fun projects, one being the total design of this cute room for our church. (wow, many years ago now...) Christine was the artist that designed the "french cafe" scenes on the walls. It had previously been an old "basement" room.....

We had no idea how much the room would be used, did we?

Now we anxiously await the birth of baby girl ....

Pictures for the future homeowners..

As you may know, Wally is building a home for his brother and sister-in-law. As they are presently in a much warmer climate they are not here to see the changes happening inside. So, these pictures are for them, though some of you may also find them of interest.

(My comments about each picture are now below the picture.)

(Remember, you can "double-click" the mouse when it is over the picture and the picture will enlarge.)

Things look pretty much the way it looked when you left.

Don't you miss the snow???

Here is your first look at the kitchen!! And today the granite was being installed - just in time for a few pictures!



I like the shelves at the end of the cupboards and the crown molding.

There will be another piece of crown molding also going across the window between the cabinets.

A view of the pantry and spot for the refrigerator.

Here you can see the tile is laid in the entry way. It is not cleaned, so it will look much nicer when all cleaned up.

And the tile in the bathroom - you can also see the vanity is in and the doors are installed.

A little view into your master bath.

(again, sorry the tile is dirty..)

All the closets are done. Here is your master bedroom closet.

Wally is working on installing the doors for your front closet while the guys in the kitchen are installing the granite countertops.

Isn't this wonderful? I think you will love it!!!
There will be glass doors on either side of the fireplace on the bottom.

The french doors were such a good idea.

(Of course, they will look much better when the protective film is removed!)

Here's another perspective for you.

Now you can sort of visualize the space for the dining table.

(And notice the windows are trimmed out too.)

A view through the kitchen towards the back hallway.

Here's the little vanity Wally built for your back entry bathroom.

A view from the other end of the kitchen into the house.

I thought you might like to see the granite up close. I like the soft rolled edge.

And then the backsplash was next to be installed.

So, there you have a little tour of what's happening while you are gone.

Isn't it exciting? I sure think so.

I hope you enjoyed this little tour!

Getting my money's worth....

When we first became grandparents, it seemed like a great reason to buy some of the cool baby items that were not around when we were parents. I was excited to buy a "pack 'n play" and the "ocean wonders bouncy seat" and the sweet "baby swing" that would swing from side to side or front to back, an exersaucer, a high chair(s), and the fun activity mat with the toys that dangle over the baby, the mirror in the corner, the lights and music... oh yes, I'm a sap for all that kind of stuff. However, I would like to show proof that I have, to date,

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GOTTEN MY MONIES WORTH....

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And we're not done yet.....

Pictures, pictures... P is for...

Another grandma day around here.

Tuesdays seem like a good day for playing with Grandma!

And playing with Daddy's old toys... dinosaur transformers!

What could be better?


They are probably collector items.

I love books and I love that my grandchildren do as well.

Here we are reading his Daddy's book...

Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!

Yes, we found goldbug on each page...

After his "mac 'n cheese" we had heart-shaped blueberry muffins!

Then we decided to make some brownies...

They turned out heart-shaped as well!

After a little DVD time with Dora ...

(map! Map!... backpack! )

it was time for some playdough fun.

This elephant had lots of fun.

So did this little boy.

I was fascinated by the eyelashes.

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How can I get eyelashes like that?

Sweet rolls always add to the "specialness" of ANY day!

Especially a "grandma" day...

Then a little truck time...

we had lots of payload here...

A good time was had by all.

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