St. Louis

I was as a conference in St. Louis this past week and spent some extra time with friends who came to visit from IL.

The view from my hotel room.

Brunch Sunday morning. It was yummy and of course great company!

Jenell, Marge, Sue, Connie

It was a dreary drizzly day, but there were flowers beginning to show themselves.

We spent Sunday afternoon in St. Charles, shopping and feeling like we stepped back in time.

Happy Easter!

We spent a very relaxing time at the cabin this weekend. We're sorry we missed Lois as she flew into town yesterday!

There were a lot of balloons filling the skies as we left Thursday afternoon. This is a shot of one as we drove by.
We came back in town early enough today to have Easter dinner with Kendall's Uncle Dell and Aunt Margaret and her extended family. I couldn't resist a shot of this egg that an older sister (15) did in honor of her younger brother. Not that I would ever do such a thing!

The End of the Lemon Season

This is the last batch of lemons to be harvested from the tree. I juiced enough to freeze in various amounts from 1/2 cup to ice cube size for those small amounts.

Last night I made a tasty lemon pudding from the cookbook Jenell gave me.
The lemon on the bottom is a little larger than most lemons you get in the store. Many of ours are the size you see above. Can you imagine how lemony it would be if you used "the juice of one lemon" in a recipe and it produced 3/4 cup like this one did?

Dad's Drop Donuts

This morning I whipped up a 1/2 batch of Dad's Drop Donuts for breakfast. Of course it was a full batch of glaze for double dipping!

Lilies

Beautiful lilies from Kendall's Mom.

March Visitors Arrive

The annual migration of the aunts and in-laws has occurred on schedule. As an added bonus, this year Kendall's' Uncle Ray and Aunt Carol are able to join them. It's a great family reunion!

Sunday we headed north to the cabin and stopped in town on the way.

Window shopping

Posing for a family picture. Dad, Mom, Lola Faye, Carol, Grace, Ray

Kendall showing Uncle Ray the cabin and land.

Documenting memories.

Catching a few rays

A Walk Around the Neighborhood

We took a stroll around the neighborhood this afternoon. It was a little breezy, but a nice 70 degrees. Here are some pretty spring flowers.

Kendall said to be sure to let you know these are WEEDS. This is the only time they look nice.

The Patient is Home

Kendall had his bicep reattached this morning in outpatient surgery. It only took 45 minutes and then a little over an hour in recovery. We're home with some good drugs & his Polar Pack and hoping for a restful night. The pain is less this time without bone involvement.

Lazy Winter Afternoon

Oh to be a kitty-cat in our household! What a life it must be. This afternoon is overcast and cool. We haven't seen the 70's for quite sometime.

Lemons Anyone?

We have a bumper crop of lemons this year!

I guess I need to be thinking about Lemon recipes to use them. Lemon pie anyone?

Our friends Doug & Jenell came for a brief visit. Doug soaked up some rays while Jenell got some citrus to take home.

Gray Skies

Kendall left town yesterday to play in the sand with his quad. I guess the skies turned gray in sympathy for me!

The Winner of the Loosers

At Bunko we have prizes for the person with the most Bunkos, the most wins and the most losses. If there are ties for these categories, then there is a roll off to determine the winner. Well, as you guessed I was one of the loosers with 12 out of 18 rounds on the loss side of the score card. There were 3 of us in the same boat so we did a roll of the dice for the lowest number (since we were loosers we went for the low number!). I lead out with a "1" and come home the victor!

The evening was hosted by my friend Michelle who is also a Stampin' buddy and part of my card making group every month. You can see her handiwork on the party favors.

Sunrise

A beautiful sunrise from the front door this morning.

A Short Weekend at the Cabin

We were able to get away for some time at the cabin from Friday evening through Sunday morning.

Kendall feeding the birds.

It didn't take them long to figure out that the food was back.

A very relaxing Saturday. Perfect marshmallows for a S'More snack.

Jake had actually found his way under the covers to take a nap. He loves the warm flannel sheets!

Grace and Kendall sharing a quiet moment.

A new picture frame found a home.

This morning we awoke to snow! It was so pretty coming down. We heard yesterday that there was a winter storm advisory for today. They are expecting 24 inches today! We would have loved to get snowed in there, but responisbiliites pulled us back to reality and we left by 9:30.

Snow on the little evergreen we planted this fall.

Party, Party

No pictures to post today, but we had a busy weekend attending parties.

Friday night was a celebration of 50 years for Kendall's friend Retha and last night was a dinner party with my work team. I'm sorry we're missing Rachel's big bash this evening as she celebrates turning 3.

Today has been rainy and cool. Soup weather! There were lots of dripping umbrellas in the foyer of the church this morning.

New Artwork

Some new art work arrived in the mail recently. I was talking to Julie/Asa as he was creating these pieces. It adds a splash of color to the refrigerator!

Bunko

Last night was another fun filled evening of Bunko, Food and Friends. We try to take a group picture every Christmas. Last month it was here in front of the tree.

Christmas 2007

More Christmas Memories

Here is an eclectic view of some holiday scenes

Emma convincing Phebe to have her nails done too. I gave manicures and pedicures to Emma and Rachel. Girls have to have their nails done for special occasions!

Lunch at The Casselman

Henry and Whitney looking cute at the Bell Ringing New Year's Eve

There was a Winter Storm Advisory when we headed to Pittsburgh the evening before our early AM flight. It was nice to walk across the covered walkway from the hotel to airline check in.

Open house at Aunt Joanna's.

We spent parts of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the hospital. We took Mom to the ED Sunday night when she was admitted with pneumonia.

She was able to get some much needed rest and was looking perky when we visited on New Year's Day.

Naomi & Daisy at the book discussion group (Eyes at the Window) that Phebe hosted. There was good attendance of cousins, uncles and aunts for an interesting discussion.

Some time for games of Wii.

Making Potato Candy With Pa

For those of you interested, the Potato Candy recipe is in THE Cookbook. Pa's version doesn't use any potatoes. It is cream, powdered sugar, peanut butter and butter. Emma and Rachel make this with Pa for special occasions. Stirring

Kneading on tippy toes

Gotta keep those hands dusted off!

One final roll

The finished product being plated