I'm Back!

I'm Back! I'm Back! I'm back  I'm back I'm back! 
This is just a starter tonight to see what I have up
for pictures, background etc. But the damndest thing
is, it has been exactly a year since I have been in here.

No, really I did not plan on that happening, I just decided
this morning to give this another try. 
For one thing I am comfortable in here, my so called
'blog room'! Way better than face book where everyone
is telling me how to be a friend, recipes out the ying-yang,
and the stupid copied posts that I will just go to pinterest
to read if I want to see them. Know what I mean?

I had started facebook to keep in touch with family. None of
my kids or grandkids are close by, so thought it would be
a good way to stay in touch.  And it is. Sorta. 

So, as for me, I will now be having what I gotta say
in here. And that is that!

So for now, all is good. And I will talk to ya later!
Loves ya....

Rain Rain Rain, it really rained!

It Rained Today! And not just a sprinkle. You know the kind that makes your car look all gunky. Nor was it just a quick hit
and miss shower, the kind where you hear the rain, run to the
window to see and its already stopped.

Nope, none of those. Today it poured. Hard.  And it hailed, alot!
And it was wonderful!!  It came down so hard the patio roof
sounded like somebody was taking a hammer to it. And when I
saw hail, I was out the door. Stood under the patio and hail
was flying everywhere! Shiny little pieces of ice landing on
my face, hands, everywhere! Yes, I crunched a few pieces off
my hand too. Just could not resist. Could you?

I love the smell the rain brings. All the windows in the house and
doors were opened in the house to bring all that freshness in.
It felt good to think that Summer was finally getting out of the
way.  And it made me feel, just maybe, California was not
gonna dry up and blow away.

Now, I know it was just one thundery hail throwing wind blowing
rain splashing storm is not gonna take care of the drought.
But ya know, it did make me feel good, renewed, hopeful and happy.  A good start for the fall season...and so I say, thank you
God, I sure needed that!

 

Feeling a little blue??

I was! Oh yea, I was. 
I felt like a little kid, standing there talking 
to my husband, kinda kicking my foot, 
tears starting to fall, nose running, and for 
no apparant reason!
 *admit it, every now and then you feel 
that way too*!
  So he just looked up at me. He had to look 
up at me as he was in his favorite recliner 
position all tucked in with our 3 dogs. 
He looked for a minute and said, lets go 
for a ride. You need to get out of the house. 
You need to get some sun on your face.
Of course I said no. I don't have a bra
on and I'm not gonna put one on. 
He kinda rolled his eyes, and said its ok, 
we will  not get out of the car. Again 
I sobbed a no at him. I can't go looking 
like this, no make up either.
   So he pulled out the big guns.  Lets go to Sonic!
Okay. Yea. We can do that! I wipe my nose,
slipped on some shoes and was ready in a 
flat 30 seconds.
  I usually get a cream slush, but went all out 
and got the hot fudge sundae. Oh my.
It was sooo good. And on the way home, 
looky looky, 
Der Weinerschnitzel has 5 for $5!!! 
CAN It Not GET ANY BETTER?? 
Yes it did, when we got home I went and took 
a nice long nap. Oh it was so nice.

I love my husband so much. 
I am so so thankful he is in my life. 
That he loves me. He gets me.
He wants me to be happy.  And I am.

Testing...testing... 1..2...3...me me me

Test Test Test
This is a test of your local blogging spot.
Can I still do this?
Is my heart in it.
Why do I not blog these days.

Shall I keep talking grandkids, sewing, just regular stuff?
Shall I talk about my journey with scoliosis and the changes
it has made in my life through the years. Does anybody
want to read that stuff?
I find it interesting. But then, I have the backload of 'bling'
holding me straight and tall. Of course it is interesting for me.
I don't talk about cooking. Did you know my favorite foods
these days are watermelon and Quakers Real Medleys Oatmeal.
Nothing much sounds good these days.

I am worried about my dad. Anybody else worried about their
dad? Mine dad is 85, and really slowing down. He is 85, of course
he is  slowing down and having problems. So We are heading
to Havasu to get a quick visit in. I enjoy those visits. He speaks
alot of his past these days. I love those stories.

I will get to see my sister too. Anybody else miss their sister?
I didn't used to. Oh lordy no. She was the definition of the
'mean big sister'. Anybody else have one of those. Gosh they
could be exhausting couldnt they. I am lucky these days,
she has seen the error of her ways. (I have always wanted
to say that). We are actually good friends now. I Love Her.

So, I guess I can do this blog thing again. Once I just started
talking to myself it was easy to get all this typed.

pictures will be added at a later date..I have a trip to get ready for

Big Hugs to anyone out there who needs one!

I can see clearly now....

It was time for new glasses. It had to be. 

Everything was blurry. Again. Its really 

been weird. A few years ago I was put 

on oxygen for a short time. When I 

had my eyes checked, they had improved! 

Doc said that happens sometimes when 

people are on oxygen. So, about 6 months later,

I was taken off oxygen. Eek.

Its must be true. Things are blurring up. Alot.  

So got my new script, bifocals. No biggie. 

Got used to them pretty quickly. 

But, you guessed it,  a few months later, 

things were getting blurry again. 

Those were difficult. There was only a close

up or far away. I could not see the middle stuff. 

Hated it.Come to find out, the meds I am on for 

pain, will affect the eye muscles. Really? 

Now why did not anybody tell me that.

So anyways, I have new glasses. Again. 

Aren't theycute! They match my hair ha! 

And I ditched the bifocals,

so am now trying to get used to these 

lineless things.WEIRDNESS. I am a 

little slow getting going with things, 

have to find the right part of the glasses to look 

through. But they have not given me a 

headache or made me woozy so I will 

keep them. Its so nice to see things clearly!

I am loving 
my grandson Robby calling me back today
seeing the pics of Landon playing soccer
seeing Owen getting into everything! 
felt patterns. Felt kits. Felt felt felt.
getting a bargain on ebay
having a pain free day
See's candies
asparagus


What are you loving today?

No pictures today...

I hope everyone has had a good Tuesday. 
The nightmare of Boston still weighs heavy
in my heart. I've prayed for them all.  But
I refuse to watch any more news about it.
I figure, the more we watch the news about
it, the more we grieve, feel horrible, ask why
why why. And to me, that makes those creeps
winners. They are getting what they want
Our dispair. I won't give it to them. Nope.

Haven't been doing a whole lot the last few
months. In January I had my bestest every
girlfriend come for a whole week visit! oh
it was soooo fun. It was  a real slumber
party...we even had matching jammies! And
did we ever act the fools.
 It has been a long time since I have
laughed so hard. Gosh it felt good. She
could not have showed up at a better
time either, a few days before I had found
out I had pneumonia. Let me tell you, she
is proof laughter is good medicine.

In June we are going to go see the grandkids
and I cannot wait! We will be in Colorado for
Owens first birthday!  So we will get to visit
with him and his big brother Landon. He is
such a good brother...we are so proud of him.
He has played his  first game of soccer!!
The pics are sooo cute!
Then we will be off to Texas to visit with 
Robbie, Olivia and Wyatt! Olivia will be
having a birthday too. Her 7th. Such a
big girl now. What fun we will have!

I guess thats it for now..

These days I am loving..
~babies who are getting that sweet fuzz
on their heads and it looks like their
head glows!
~A little boys first ever sports game!
~sweet tarts
~The wispy hairs around a little girls
face.
~giving the kids a 'kissy face' and hearing
them squeal.

a little secret about me...at least
two days a week I stay in my jammies
all day. 

loves you all,

Happy Anniversary!!

Happy Anniversary

Dyrck and Teri!

Congrats on 41 years!

That is fantastic, oh my gosh,

41 years! I know its been a lot

of up and down during that time but

 there was always a lot of love in your home.

Along with a whole bunch of laughter

tossed in with all the noise and activity

of a house with 3 kids. 

Your house is full of kids again, and

just as full of love and laughter and

noise and activity. A home alot

of people would be jealous to have.

Love you my sister,

Melissa

Happy Easter

Love, 

Melissa

1955

I Love Soft Cozy Slippers

For Christmas this year I decided I

wanted to make the grandkids slippers.

5 cute little pairs of them! 

So I started looking at fabric and

fell in love with Dr. Suess. I

couldn't get enough. I think it

was the bright colors. Perfect for

kids. And who does not like

Dr. Suess characters? 

I started on Landons first. He is the

cute little guy in my last two posts.

Not the baby, the big boy. 

He is 6. 

He is a big boy. 

Just ask him! 

I got softest red flannel I could find.

Dr. Suess flannel and some soft

furry plushy fabric for the innards.

Aren't they cute!!

I decided to hand stitch

around the tops. I love

the look of the blanket

stitch on different things.

Nice handmade look I think.

I cute out the leather in the shape

of a footprint. Just cut it freestyle

to fit the bottom of the slipper.

Thought it looked pretty cute!

Its  red leather, bottom side

up. No Slidin' with this either!

 I made my son a pair of slippers, his

leather on the bottom was a big

heart. He is 34, figured your never

to old to know mommy loves you! ha!

*sigh* I only got this one pair finished

before Christmas. And I have yet

to start the other 4.The rate I am

 going, I will probably

have them finished by 

next Christmas! ha! 

hmmm... did I just jinx myself???

Today I am loving

Weight Watchers fudge bars,

the great care my Dr. gave me this morning,

the wonderful phone call from a dear old friend,

all the laughter during that phone call,

my STILL lit Christmas tree,

sitting in my warm cozy bed this morning having

that first cup of tea,

my last cup of  tea in my warm cozy bed.

and you.

The New Year

Well, Happy New Years everyone!

My wish for you all is a year filled with

love, a home full of laughter, time

\ with all your favorite people and 

time just for you. And what

ever else your heart desires. Ha!

As for me, gosh I have never been

one to write down resolutions & try

to follow them to a T. 

There are a few things I am going

to try to do this year. They are

simple everyday things that I

sometimes forget to do. 

#1.   Be Helpful. Those

extra hands are most appreciated.

Makes most jobs and tasks 

easier and faster. 

#2. Try to eat better. Chocolate

is good but better in moderation.

#3. Visit my favorite people as

often as I can! We so enjoyed this

visit with Grandsons Owen (in

poppas arms) and Landon.

#4.  Go more places with

those favorite people! And

be sure to have pictures taken.

So many people do not want

their pictures taken. Let

your picture be taken. We

love you and want those memories

of you!!

#5. Have a good time! And let people

know that you are! It can really

make someones day to know

you had a good time being with them!

#6. Rest when you get a chance. Its good for

your soul to be rested and content.

#7.  Work hard for what I want.

Good things usually happen when

you put forth a good effort!!

#8. Smile more!! Its contagious!

#9. I am going to try and get

more exercise.  Its good for me,

and besides, rolling around on the

floor can be fun!

Those are the basic ones I want

to try and achieve. None of them

are really difficult to do. Just

a lot of common sense stuff that

can sometimes just be put on the

back burner.  Now that I am thinking

about it, there is another one that

I have already been trying to do

constantly, and that is telling the

people in my life that I love, that

I love them. Whenever I hang up the

phone from my sister, husband,  friends,

anyone close, I always hang up with an

"I Love You". 

Some days, those words can really make

a crummy day better. 

Happy Birthday Landon!!!

We can't believe you  are six years old

already! 

Landon Cooper Teague 6 years old!
Happy Birthday!!

You are the best big boy ever and Poppa and

I love you so much.  You are such

a loving little guy and the best

big brother Owen could ever want.

It makes us so happy to see the love you 

have for him. 

Look how cute you both are.

Your mommy and daddy love to take you

places and spend time with you. 

They Love you SOOOO Much!

When you play, you put your heart into it and

have the best time that you can. 

We love to see you with your daddy.

Wow you look so much alike!

And oh how you make us laugh!!

 Poppa had a pretty hard time not

laughing out loud when you did  a

perfect fishy~face. 

We think your are so special now, we

can't wait to see how great you are

as you grow up!

Love you Landon,

Hugs and smooches

Poppa and Grammie

Where did summer go?

I kinda just quit the blog world for summer it
seems. The first of summer was great! 
We traveled to Texas to visit the grandkids,
meet our new grandson, and watch his brothers
delight in his arrival.

It was a wonderful time, filled with bunches
of kisses and hugs and giggles. What could
be better, except of course a sweet brand
spankin' new grandson?  

My aunt and I have decided to sell a few of
the odds and ends we make at a Christmas
Craft Fair at the Senior Center here in town.
It was an easy decision, but for some reason
it has sent me into some kind of silly panic.
Me sell something besides making baby bedding 
to give and sell to friends and family? YIKES!

My daughter and her husband, who is active duty
A.F., just got transferred to Colorado Springs
from Abilene. And need I say more than they are
lovin' it? Mountains instead of desert scrub brush?!
Easy choice, except I want to move to that
scrub brush area! ha!

this is short, I need to get pics in order to put on here,
and read lots of my favorite blogs that I have ignored
alllll summer. I can't believe I did that. I love all you
bloggers out there!

Until later....

Sewing for Baby Owen

I have been busy lately sewing fun

little items for my soon to be arriving

grandson Owen.

As I spend a considerable amount of

time browsing pinterest, I have seen

alot, I mean ALOT of the cutest baby 

gotta haves! So I just had to give them a 

try. At least some of them as I have 

pinned too many to make, as I am sure

alot of us have!  *you know I'm right*

The first have to make is thebaby boy, 

ah, squirt stopper? You know, when 

you take the diaper off and the second

you do baby lets loose with a quick

 squirt! These will protect you and him

both!!  To make them extra absorbant,

 I used regular cotton fabric for

 outside, lined with flannel then used

chenille on top of the flannel. Figured 

that would be pretty absorbant. Ain't

they just the cutest???

Owens momma had seen the sweet  little leg

 warmers  made from adult socks and wanted

some so I just had to oblige. As new babies legs 

are just so sweet and small I used girls sized 

knee socks so they would not be too baggy.

Will use larger ones when baby gets older and 

gets on the move! LOVE the colors!

 I fell in love with Riley Blakes fabric, Scoot.

 Made some small bibs out of that. 

And again, middle layer is flannel 

and then a layer of terry.  Figure 

thats good enough while baby is small.

And burp rags can catch overflow!

I made a few burp clothes, have plans to 

make more. I just used cute flannel I had 

on hand, put a double layer of flannel in

 middle and then more chenille on top of 

that.  They are sooo soft!

 I am just starting to do appliques, and

thought this would be cute. I just put

tissue on the onsies top and kinda

outlined the edges and sketched

where I wanted the lines of the front

of the vest to go. Added mismatched

buttons, stitched fake buttonholes

and ta~da! I think it turned out 

pretty cute for a first time attempt.

Now if it just holds up in the laundry!!!!

 Of course Owen has to have a taggie,

and I wanted to do his initial. Thought

about just doing the O alone, but  when

I set it on top of this fabric, knew it had 

to be this way.The fabric is Moda,

 Grow with Me.

 Closer shot of the vest, love the buttons!

I thought it would be cute if I made

some kind of matching shirt for 

Owen and his big brother Landon.

I had seen the appliqued ties

and had to make 'em. 

 Just tooooo sweet!

 

I wanted to make my daughter a diaper bag 

and this is what I came up with. The fabric is 

 Bunny Hill Designs for Moda, Puttin' on

 the Ritz. Its damask and so pretty.

I added a small charm on the handle *see it 

there on the left?* I hung it with grey velvet

 ribbon, and the charm is "made with love".

 A peek at the inside. Lots and lots of 

pockets both inside and out. The blues

are way different in these pics. The

bottom pic is more the true color. 

I am so excited about Owen arriving. He 

should be here toward the end of June. 

We plan on being there a few days 

before his due date, but just between you 

and me, I am not sure she is going to 

make it to her due date. The last pic I saw 

of her, hmmmm. She just looks ready 

to go.Could be just wishful thinkin' on 

my part. I can't wait to meet the little guy, 

and watch him and his big brother Landon 

together. Landon is 5 1/2 now and he is

pretty excited about the baby.

I have things to make so I gotta get....

and what am I making, why a special

badge for Landon to wear at the hospital

that says "Owen's big Brother".!!!!!

Love to you all....the grammie

Elephant Love

Said it before. I love hand

sewing. I love little. 

Whats cute but a

little elephant with

a fuzzy fancy collar?

 For eyelashes I used some

of that spider yarn stuff?

Worked perfect!

Of course we must measure

the sweet little elephant.

What should I name him?

Bigger question.

Which grandchild should get him?