Trying to Catch Up

WHEW!!  What a couple of weeks it has been!  A whirl-wind of activities!  I am trying to get caught up on my project, Providence 365 layouts.  I am waaaaaaay behind, as you know!  I will start where I left off and work from there, which means I start with the weekend that Kara was here.  What fun we had!  You've seen some of the pictures, but I've got more for you to see in the layouts!  Grab something to drink and prepare to be reading for awhile!  :D  If you want a bigger picture to read the journaling, just click on each layout and you will open it up in a new window and it will be easier to read!

All of these pages were made using my new kit, "Spring Time is Mine!"

OK, the next one is continuing on with my days.  I only have one more completed for now!  I'll have to post some more tomorrow after I work on them tonight!  Same kit used.

Sure is Quiet..........

Kara is such a sweet and good little girl!  It was great having her here for a few days!  I don't think she realized how much she missed her mommy until she saw her today at lunch!  It was just the right length of time for her to be away (and for us) from her family.  Last year when she stayed from Wednesday to Monday, it was too long for her.  We were both in tears at one point!  But, I think her being a year older helped us this year, too!  I loved hearing her say, "I love you, Mamaw!" several times during the day!  It didn't matter what we were doing, she would tell me she loved me!  Sure gave me a lift!  :D

I was too tired to post any more pictures last night, so I will post some today from yesterday.  We just hung out in the house all day.  Hopefully I can upload some goofy video, too.  I wish I had gotten some pictures of her admiring herself in the mirror with her straightened hair!  Too funny!

Michael and Jessica, THANKS so much for lunch today!  We enjoyed our time with you!   Thanks for letting us keep Kara for a couple of days!  :D

We love you, Kara Bear!

Craft Time

Playing with some Fake Money

 

Feeding Rosa

Rosa's blanket I finished yesterday.

What a mischievous grin!  :D  On the Trip Home.

 Sorry!  Couldn't get the video to upload!

Sleeping Beauty

I couldn't resist snapping these pictures of our little Sleeping Beauty!  Unfortunately, the last flash woke her up!  I'll post more pictures later today. 

Last night after bath, she started talking about straightening her hair with a hot iron.  After talking about her Grandma Stewart's beautifully long, straight hair, I asked her if she wanted me to dry hers and straighten it.  She said, "SHUWA!"  I cannot believe how patiently she stood there for probably 20 minutes while I dried her hair and then ironed it!  Half way through she wanted to see, so I pulled each half around to the front so she could see the difference between the curly and the straight sides.  She said, "WOW!"  with a big smile!  I said, "Is that what you want?"  She said, "YES, it's perfect!"  So, I continued on the other half.  When done she said, "I want to see!"  So, I split her hair in the back and dragged both sides to the front so she could see.  Her reaction was.............are you ready?..................."WOW!  I'm GORGEOUS!!!!"  I laughed out loud!  She had the biggest grin on her face!  She IS a GORGEOUS child!  :D  I think she takes after me!  :D   NOT!  She is her BEAUTIFUL mother and dad!  Sorry, dad!  But you are a beautiful man!  Right, Jessica?! :D

Have a blessed Sunday!

I AM POOPED!!! :D

I know why the LORD gives us children when we are young!  I am totally pooped!  I am way beyond the non-stop energy of kids!  :D

Kara woke up at approx. 9 this morning after going to bed around midnight.  That was pretty good!  It won't be as late tonight because of church tomorrow!  She is "winding down" with Elmo in Grouchland right now!  I am drying clothes and catching up on e-mail.

We watched cartoons for a bit this morning before heading out to the park to feed the ducks.  It was a beautiful day!  Lots of sunshine, but the wind was chilly!  We started out with jackets, but being out in the sun and running around the playground we shed our jackets.  Cheerios is the best thing to feed the ducks!  And, the seagulls enjoyed them, too!   The original plan was to go to McDonalds after feeding the ducks, but Kara decided that she wanted cheerios for lunch!  So back to the house we headed.  After eating, we played inside for a bit and then went outside.

I'm going to retire with Kara tonight!  Tomorrow will be a busy day!  Roast is in the crockpot, the last load of clothes will come out of the dryer soon.  Then off to bed, sleepy head!  :D

Kara

It is almost 11 and we just finished watching Ice Age! 

We left this morning at 8:30 to meet Jessica half way between here and Maryland to bring Kara back with us for the weekend.  We ate lunch in the car, picked her up and were on our way back by noon.  We arrived back home at 3:05.  Kara and I went outside and played croquet and she played on the swing.  Then it was time for fixing supper for papaw, which she helped me do.  After supper we went to the park.  Rosa went with us!  After we left the park we stopped at McDonalds in Walmart for ice cream and to fill up our water container.  I noticed that I did not have my phone with me and I told Kara I hoped Papaw was not getting worried about us since it was now dark!  Unfortunately, when we got home, papaw was NOT!  I found my phone and saw that he had called me not once but TWICE!!!  I hated it!  I called him and told him we were home and safe!  He was aggravated, I could tell!  I told Kara we would have to make sure I didn't forget the phone next time!

Anyway, here's some pictures from today.

Good Night!

The Work of an Evangelist

We went to the Billy Graham Library near Charlotte, NC today.  Wonderful trip.

I kept the page very simple to focus on the painting of Billy Graham.  This is a paper from my new kit I'm working on, "Spring Time is Mine!"

Yesterday and Today

I got busy working on another kit last night and didn't get my page done before midnight!  So, I decided to just wait and post it with the page for today.  Today's page is made using the new kit I'm working on!  It is MUCH brighter in color than my last kit that you have seen TONS of layouts with.  I'm LOVIN' the new colors!  What do you think?

I used a quick page for yesterday's page.

Here's a sneak peek at my new kit, "Spring Time Is Mine."  Liz, you gotta try this recipe!