Last week I was away from home--this week I was mostly home, as my pictures will reflect
the girlies three came for a visit on Sunday, we had to open the treasure chest (my cedar chest)
so they could discover what was inside--soon the treasures were all over the living room!
(Feb. 21)
This is Sweetings modeling a sweater that my grandmother knitted or crocheted for me when I was a little girl. I remember wearing it. My grandmother was a great needle woman.
Monday started out kind of quiet--I stayed in bed.
My son-in-law was home so he kept little bear.
later in the morning he dropped by with my little cub and let him stay.
oh such kisses and hugs and crying of "grandma I missed you" erupted from his sweet little person
I cried tears of joy when I gathered this happy little boy in my arms
you know . . . he is the reason I get up in the morning :)
(Feb. 22)
Sweetings joined us for the fun
this is a picture of little bear getting his hair cut by sweetings
she did ask me for a pair of scissors--but I told her no, she would have to pretend only.
an extra picture this week
(Feb. 22)
Six year old yummy has her first loose tooth!
now that's something to smile about!
Tuesday was Big Bear's Blue and Gold Banquet
did you know scouting is celebrating it's centenial this year!
(Feb. 23)
Big Bear made this place mat for the dinner--and had his leader hold it up for a picture
it says "Are you close to 100?"
He also said grandpa could sit there because he was close to 100!
I wanted to post this picture--
Big Bear and the cake he made--but Heidi beat me to it.
she also beat me to this picture--she has the front view so I'll post the back view
(Feb. 24)
Mr. J shaved had his head shaved at his school to help raise money for a young girl who has cancer
It was a good cause
but he has lovely curly hair--and he has never shaved it before
I did not smile until much later :(
I've been reading "The Hobbit" on my Kindle this week
(Feb. 25)
Two things I love Tolkien and the Kindle (aaah!)
My mom had two doctor visits during the week
one on Wed. here in town and one in the big city today (2 hours away)
It was a long day, a long drive,
we had good news,
we had a good lunch
I saw lot's of cool things to take pictures of
but--
(Feb. 26)
nothing looked as nice to me as my own front door!
On Saturday I try to post something about myself
I didn't take this picture--Heidi did
(Feb. 27)
This is a picture of grandma sharing her treasures with her grandchildren
If any of you are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
you might remember "bandelo's"
the children were very interested in it--hmmmm maybe a photo story Friday . . .
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14 comments:
What a treasure for Sweetings, to get a chance to wear something Grandma wore when she was a kid.
I had no idea Scouting was only 100 years old. Somehow in my mind it's from the 1800's.
I really want to thank you for including us in your weekly life in photos. I love looking at them and reading what was happening at the time. That sweater your grandmother made is beautiful beyond words. I have a hope chest (cedar lined) that my brother made me 23 years ago! Wow, I didn't realize it was that long ago.
Have a beautiful Sunday!
Love the sweater! What a treasure that is!! I can say I've never seen Mr. J with a buzz!
You had a very busy week for sure, Kaye! It's amazing that the sweater your grandmother made is in such great condition!
Beautiful sweater. Classic. A lovely thing to pass along to your granddaughter. Sounds like you had a busy week!
Now that I know what a kindle is, I'd say that is a pretty neat thing to have!
I love the sweater grandma made for you. Maybe I remember it most just from pictures. I didn't know you had it... what a treasure.
And yes, mom's day at the doctors was a very good day! Thanks for having me come, as always.
By the way, I still have my Bandelo, too!
Oh the treasures grandma must keep in that treasure chest! That chest is one very special memory your grandchildren will keep in their hearts forever.
I would love to hear the story about Bandelo.
And you are so right...there is no place like home :D
Love the sweater and Sweetings seemed pleased with it. Beautiful!
Your scout pictures took me back. I served as a leader when my son was in Scouts. I still have my yellow shirt. :)
That picture of Sweetings totally looks as if she is cutting hair. You were wise to hide the scissors!
I love when you have the grandkids come for a visit. They are So cute! And that sweater - wow, I wish I had that talent!
What a beautiful sweater! And how neat to be able to put it on another little one when you remember wearing it yourself.
You know I was saying to myself how I thought the little boyscout bear cake looked very familiar and then I went to the head and was like yep yep definitely have seen them before. Glad I'm not loosing my mind. haha
Great week! :)
Seeing your darling granddaughter modeling the sweater made me think about the things that we think of as heirlooms. Last night my daughter made a very simple meal for our family -- but it's something that my mom made for me, and her mom made for her, and that I have made for my own kids. It felt very generational. :)
Well, if you hadn't said no to the scissors, I wouldn't have known the difference - she seems to be a natural stylist.
Until I had kids of my own, I never realized how creepy it is to have all these little kids running around with their teeth falling out. :)
You love Tolkien? I never would have guessed.... :)
And, finally, as Dorothy stated so eloquently "There's no place like home."
I've been away from blog reading for a couple of weeks and I missed this weekly journal of yours. I really like it. My goal is to read all 52 of them. Next I need to find week 10.
I'm a gadget person and I love technology. However, I am somewhat weary of the Kindle. For one thing, I just like holding a book. But the most important thing is digital rights management. When you sync your Kindle up with your computer, Amazon can remove or change things if they want to. Several people ended up losing Orwell's 1984 because of some copy write issue. When I buy a paper book, I don't have to worry about the store taking it back. :)
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