Tempus Fugit...Time Flies!!!

As some of you know, I am no longer a homeschool Mom...

My children are both in public school this year.  Yes, it's a long story and I can imagine some of you shaking your heads at me...but that is not what this post is about...

What I find amazing is, though I am not a day older, my kiddos are quickly growing up and soon will be all on their own...

It wasn't that long ago, they were just starting school...

They were just little'uns back then...

 

Now they are my height and taller...and rapidly approaching the day when they'll fly the coop...

 

I'm proud of them both and am excited what God's going to do in their lives...

Love you Kelton and Kyri!!!

And for the record....

I miss this critter too...

Love ya, Shal!

What's With SELFIES???

Okay, I've been noticing this odd trend...

This thing we call selfies...

We somehow can't avoid using that reverse button on our cameras.

It seems to happen to all ages and any size group...

 

 

And usually the angle of the camera makes one or more of your features seem just a bit disportionate...

But I have found that it is an efficient and fun way to record a memory and remember  who, what and where...

Rodeo 

Friendship

 Birthday

Vacation

Whether they are good or bad, I'm pretty sure these selfies are here to stay...

Long live this phenomenon!!!

Well...most of the time.....;-D

Birthday Celebrations...

Here's another update...we all celebrated our birthdays this spring...

Shallen turned 19...

Kelton is 17...

Shawn is the ripe old age of 44...

And me?  Should I even confess?  Okay...a BIG fat 40! (sigh)

Last but not least...Miss Kyri is now 14!

And a good time was had by all!!!

A Face Only A Mother Could Love!!!

I know I'm not the most handsome dude on the block, but you can ask my mom and she'll tell you, I'm loyal to the core and faithful to the end....

Theodore!!

This is Theodore. He has nicknames with Fluffy attached to them...

...He's a fatty and wobbles when he walks.

He is always found in the funniest places...

...usually sleeping.

 He has a girl(kitty)friend...Prissy Paws (aka Briar Rose)...

...with whom he spends an exorbitant amount of time with.

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Their favorite pastime is bird watching...

...Kyri entices the birds to her window with a feeder so she and the birds can be entertained.

But mostly, this fluffy phenomenon is loved by all of us.

Sweet Dreams...

Christmas Photos? Really?

I'll let you in on a little secret...

my family HATES taking pictures. For a long while it was all I could do to get them to cooperate. So when the photo turns out sort of mediocre, like this one, I just sigh and say, oh, well, at least we had a group picture.

Enjoy! Next year might not work out...HA!

Husband?? What does your's do?

Some men specialize, some are jacks-of-all-trades, and some fixate...

Treeplanter

--in British Columbia--

Electrician

-- for about 15 years--

Gardener

--anywhere and everywhere--

Builder

--this is one of many variations of greenhouses--

Tractor Driver

--with a tractor anything is possible--

Woodworker

--sometimes just functional, sometimes down right beautiful--

Re-modeler

--nasty work--

Lawn Man

--either they do or they don't--

Sawdust Shoveler

--this he did with finesse--

Minister

--in or out of the pulpit--

These are just to name a few...my family says the way we have family time is to get together and watch Dad work. Mostly we help here and there, but he likes to be busy gettin'er done.

Okay, next time I'll let you in on the rest of the story...What he's really into!!!

I'm Back...

I've finally gotten back from my trip to Heidi's house...

...this was only some of the many fun creations that were made...

for Heidi's surprise 40th Birthday Party.

It was really exciting trying to keep everything secret and under wraps.

Well...my sis is a suspicious woman and we barely were able to surprise her. Still, it was a success and great fun.

Great job, Mom, and Heidi, hope your year is a special one.

Kyri's Baptism

After Youth Camp's Baptism Service got cancel...

Kyri wanted to have hers with our church group.

It was a blessed time and the beam on her face was worth while...

Until later...

Interpretation Please???

Okay, here's the deal...

Most of us ladies get the drift when our Hubbies bring us something like this, right???

...but what, pray tell, is he trying to say with these???

Comments anyone?