Some lovely folks have asked to see photos of our new home. Well...here she is. I don't know why she is a female, maybe because homes are comforting and nurturing, as tends to be a woman. Enjoy! We hope you come and visit us. 
The cottage,
the feasting,
Will is now playing t-ball. While EVERYONE is allowed to score, hit each inning and younger siblings allowed to play in the dirt on the field like it's sand at the beach, it was fun to watch the mass chaos and disarray on the field. Some argue it is silly to have such young ones playing an organized, while not so organized, sport. Whatever the opinion, one must agree the kiddies are dang cute!
My poor husband is sick and as many of us do when we are ill, has let himself go these past couple of days. Now, I love his hair. I wish he would wear it like this on an everyday basis. If you have curls, share them with the world! As you can guess, I have straight hair. He gave me permission to share these photos, so everything you see here has been verified and is not an act of revenge.
This is the second time I have attempted making fabric flowers. With this go around, there has been the absence of wedding planning stress, which has been nice and I learned a good bit from the first attempt. Overall, this sewing frenzy was much more successful, enjoyable and produced a better product.
Well, I'm not sure what it is exactly. I guess it could be an ornament, or get rid of the string and it could serve as a coaster. Whatever one chooses it to be, it was good to work with felt and learn about the different kinds, as well as practice with varying stitches. Oh...I'm a nerd. :) So, what do you think? Not about my nerdiness, but about the no name craft shown in the picuture. What do you think it is or could become? 
During our jam session, G'Pa provided the music, intermittent Spanish lyrics of songs I didn't recognize.
Well, making jam is easier than I thought, as well as relatively mess free if you are as efficient as my sister. I love learning new things. Stuff like this is especially neat because it makes all those gradeschool science classes come to life and make more sense and it is functional too. My sister, who is quite science savvy, was a great teacher.
After four quarts of strawberries, a great stress reducing mash session, fourteen, yes, I said fourteen cups of sugar, boiling and adding pectin...17 and 1/2-8 ounce jars of strawberry jam.
We taste tested it, of course, and it tingled the taste buds! I'm intersted to see if they all sealed well and don't grow anything funky.
