Hands To Work

It's nice to be loved...

I love my husband.  And he loves me.  I never doubt that.  He does so many wonderful things for me that I overlook his few flaws.  Like gift buying.  He's terrible at gift buying!  I gave up long ago expecting to get amazing presents for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.  It's just not his thing.  So imagine my surprise when I walked into the family room yesterday when I got home from work to find this awesome oak platform rocker.  I've wanted one for the longest time and he found it at a local thrift store.  It's so cool.  The seat fabric will have to  be changed but it's in perfect condition!  And he bought a card.  A CARD!  I'm still amazed.  Lucky me.

  

Speaking of love, we will be welcoming a new girl into the house in three weeks.  Meet Helen.

This beauty is one of seven puppies and she chose me.  Cindy the breeder sent this picture to me last night.  Her eyes are still blue.  

Chuck and I have been babysitting dogs again.  Matt's boy Jack is here for the weekend.  He loves to play with Betty.  The just about wore out the grass last night as they ran in circles until they both collapsed!  Chloe was annoyed with the whole thing!

  

Off to bed.  I have to get up early in the morning to put home made baked beans in the oven.  We are having a church picnic immediately following morning services.  Ta ta for now!

Tracy

Pretty In Pink

I love pink flowers!  This is the first year for the pink bee balm.  Hope the bees are loving it as much as I do!  Happy Friday.

This is what sucks me in....

I try to go home, mind my own business and be a good girl.  And then some one posts pictures like this which makes me go to my local knit store and stock up on another thousand yards of yarn.  And needles.  Sigh, what's a girl to do?

This is Beata and she is a yarn dyer in Ireland.  She has the most beautiful silks and such on etsy.  Of course I have her site on my favorites.  

So I was perusing some of my favorite blogs the other day and Beata posted more of this:

   

Isn't she just adorable?  I'm sure I would look cute in one of those too.  I can't resist...gotta get me more yarn, gotta get more yarn!

By the way Aunt Marilyn, I'm sorry there hasn't been new pictures of Lily.  I will load some pictures this weekend and post asap.  She and her momma went to TN for a week.  I'm missing them already and they have only been gone for a few hours!

Happy Thursday.

t

Jonathan

 Jonathan DaDalt, ten year old son of my cousin Kathy fought his cancer long and hard but left this world on Monday.  Finally he rests in the arms of our Father.  We are going to Rhode Island on Friday morning to be with family and say goodbye to a tough little guy. 

So many of you have followed Jonathan's fight over the years and asked often about him.  I wanted to let you know that it was so appreciated.  Please keep Kathy, Pete, his little sister Alyssa and baby Benjamin in your prayers as they will be going through so many emotions and a lot of heartache. 

A Mismash of Topics

Hello friends,

I have about ten wonderful topics for my blog in my brain but since my camera is at Elisabeth's apartment with the pictures that go with the posts....I am going to improvise.  And catch up.

Chuck, Courtney, Elisabeth, Lily and I went to WV for the weekend.  My beautiful neice Kelley graduated from Morgantown High School.  Chuck and I had Lily at the ceremony and thank goodness it was at the WVU Collesium as we sat away from the sniffling parents and gave Lily room to roam.  She loved the band and clapped and sang.  Anything that she can hold in her hand becomes a microphone and she yells LA LA LA LA LA as loudly as she can.  It's cute at home, not so cute at a public ceremony. 

After the graduation, we took Lily to lunch and then had to stop by a Hallmark store as I had neglected to buy a graduation card.  Didn't have much to chose from.  Guess I should have gone to the store sooner.  And without an 18 month old.  Lily was a wild child in the store.  She screamed to be put down and then went running through the aisles grabbing cards.  I was mortified.  So I left my husband to card shop while I took the heathen to the car.  Oh my.  There is a reason women my age don't have babies.  I was wiped out!

So the weekend was great fun.  It's always nice to spend time with family. 

I am going to be teaching  a class at the Loudoun Sampler Guild in July.  I'm hoping to teach my Acorn Necessary.  If you live near by, see what you can do to come join me.  I'm starting to get my creative drive again and am so excited!  It's been a long time coming.

Some disapointing news.  I was hoping to get a lab puppy at the end of this month from a good friend that breeds.  He had quit breeding and decided to have another litter.  The mother got sick during the pregnancy, lost some of the litter and the ones that were delivered died soon after birth.  I'm so sad.  I've had a hard time getting over the loss of Maggie and was looking forward to having another dog in the house. 

 Of course this goofball comes over quite a bit and chews up furniture and knocks glasses and plates off tables. 

It's about time for bed.  4:45 a.m. comes very quickly.  Shouldn't complain as this is what I drive past on the way to work:

Have a lovely evening!  Tracy

PS My apologies for the blurry pictures.  I told you I was improvising!