Monday, February 19, 2007

Isn't she lovely?


I was hoping she would bloom on Valentine's Day, but she waited til the following day. I always feel so blessed when Olivia blooms. One year she even had two stalks of flowers. I see 10 total buds. A picture will be forthcoming when she is in full bloom. Please stay tuned.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

The Kids have come!

This is Luna and her brand new babies just an hour old. They were born on February 17th just hours after Issadora had her two kids. For some reason I don't have any pictures of the first mom and babies. Too bad for Knu, so far all the kids are boys. She really needs girls. But they sure are cute!! And don't worry, that is just dirt on the little one, his mom did a great job of cleaning him up.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Hey Mom, I knitted this scarf!

I knitted this scarf for my friend Candice as she was going on a ski trip. The pictures she brought back from her trip were wonderful! She had a really good time! Doesn't she have the most beautiful smile ever?

Monday, February 05, 2007

Now taking bets.


I think she is going to have 3 kids. But then the neighboor said Ramona was always fat! FAT! Not my Ramona, she is healthy, or big-boned, but not fat! Well, all we know for sure is that right now she is pregnant! Great picture Dad!

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Meet Sophie!

Only the prettiest kitty in all of Texas and she belongs to my friend Trina!

Friday, January 26, 2007

Dad's twin brother.

You see what happens when you start cloning around! Dad and his new camera, that is just too cool.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Earth to Tiffany!!

Hey Tiff! It was great having lunch with you last week. Now that you are back home and left Houston with such cold weather, how about sharing your new address with me. You have all these beautiful pictures on your blog of your new house, but no address for me. Thanks....Love ya, Steph

Monday, December 25, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Little Katie cane slept most of the day and missed out on the main event of present opening. Good thing her big sister is such an awesome unwrapper, and official toy-tester.
Nana had the biggest hit with this Dora playhut. Lela got all of her little dolls and laid them all down for naps inside her little tent. We all must have been very good this year because we all got alot of great stuff!!

Monday, December 18, 2006

Our Christmas Tree!

See Candice, you can't really see the lights in the picture. But trust me they are green and white, green and white, green and white.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Sock-Monkey making!!


Last night I went over to the Nations household for dinner and tons of sock-monkey makin' fun!! Sharon made a wonderful potato soup with Panera crusty bread...YUM! Then we worked on a white sock first to make sure we understood the directions and its a good thing to because it looked more like a sock squid than a monkey. I might just finish up the sock-squid, I bet its the only one in the whole world. Then Sharon sewed up the real monkey while I did all the stuffing. I'll have pics of our finished project for her little grandson, Andrew, soon.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

iPod Nano


If you were to have your iPod engraved, what would you put on it?

Ethan put: "For Steph on Christmas! I love you! From Ethan"

Monday, November 27, 2006

Mia's friend, Vido.


Our friends, Mark and Linda, went out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday and we watched their little buddy, Vido. He is an Italian Greyhound, just like Mia only about 49 dog years younger. The two of them played the entire time! You would see them running across the room and it was Vido chasing Mia, then you'd see them running back the other way and it was Mia chasing Vido. He never did figure out the doggy door, which was okay becuase when Mia needed a break, she would just pop out the door and he would look around like "Where did she go?" I put up my Christmas tree on Saturday and Vido was like my little helper. We now know that if we were to get another little greyhound, we will have to get a bigger bed, I don't think Ethan got any sleep.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Getting ready for TURKEY DAY!!


What in the world!?! I wouldn't want to be dressed up like a turkey today of all days!! Then again, with the monkey suit I wear to work, all I would have to do is add some feathers and I'd be a turkey. Hey Mom, I won the turkey for our turkey dinner! At work there was a contest, any banker who gets $250k in investments in a two week period got a free turkey. Gobble Gobble!

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Libby's Great Pumpkin Cookies


2 cups flour
1 cup uncooked oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup solid pack pumpkin
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Pre-heat oven to 350F. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, set aside. Cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Alternate additions for dry ingredients and pumpkin, mixing well after each addition. Stir in morsels. For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup (or less for smaller cookies) dough on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 13-20 minutes depending of size, until cookies are firm and lightly browned.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Brandie and Baby!!


Brandie and Jaxson.
Got a note from her today saying he has gained weight and doing great!

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Baby blanket #2.


I liked the baby blanket I made for my nephew, Jaxson, and he is coming soon, so much that I made another one for a girlfriend of mine. Alba is due Dec 12th with a little boy name-to-be Daniel. I've now started a thrid one for another friend, Tony and his wife Thanh, who are due the week of Thanksgiving. I hope I'll be done in time for their baby. I don't think they have picked a name for thier baby yet but they do know they are having a boy. Good luck taking a picture in this house without a dog jumping in the middle of it.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Rain, Rain go away.



Today we spent the day with Ethan's family in Galveston. We had a lot of fun but it rained the whole day!! Little Lela and Katie aren't so little any more. I think by next year Lela may be as tall as me.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

the MAD Knitter.

I wonder what in the world could I be so mad about while knitting? Is it really that hard? Maybe its that cute little monkey sitting next to me.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

New York

I spent 6 days in New York and I was at work most of the time. So I only got 4 pictures. I was lucky becuase everyone at my branch was very nice. The branch has been there for a very long time. The vault looked like it was over 100 years ago. The wheel that closed the vault looked like the stering wheel from a ship. It is on the end of a Korean neighboorhood. I ate Korean food for lunch, I have no idea what it was, but it was GOOD! There was a Starbucks just .03 miles away. I got a new pair of shoes just for my trip. I thought everyone talked funny, but then they thought I talked funny too. The car rental place was out of cars so I had to have a MiniVan, there was no way I could parallel park it. I ate sushi, greek gyros and at IHOP. Some nights my dinner selection was limited by my parking options which is why I ate at IHOP, not to mention that the road to my branch had 3 IHOPs and only 2 Starbucks. I am so glad to be home!!

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Mary Jane Hot Dog Buns

My Mother-in-law is making and selling her own hot dog buns. I would have never known if I hadn't gone to Virginia.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Eight States. 7 days.

We had a wonderful trip! We were blessed with beautiful weather everyday. We had a really good time! We saw the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. We ate North Carolina Pork BBQ sandwiches with the slaw on top. We saw Ruby Falls and went spelunking into Lookout Mountain. I put my feet in the Atlantic Ocean. Knu got to hear Jaxson's heartbeat. We stayed in a scary Louisiana hotel room that still makes my skin crawl and when the toilet flushed it sounded like a Harley Davidson in the water closet. We had ice cream cones on the beach. We watched some of Brandie's movies including Walk the Line, Fried Green Tomatoes, and the Notebook and cried our eyes out. Brandie got a (2nd) Lazyboy. We tried to see Colonial Williamsburg, Knu got a bonnet instead. We got a couple of pounds of peaches. We went around the Ocoee River which is where Knu wants us all to go on vacation next year. We went into a cranky old lady's yarn shop in Blowing Rock (yes that is Falling Rock's big brother) N.C. who all but asked us to leave. We celebrated Joe's 23rd birthday. Knu mailed her bills from Appomattox which is where Robert E. Lee surrendered. We saw some wonderful farmland and country life with lots of moo-cows and goats. We saw people white water rafting. And Christmas tree farms. We ate at Cracker Barrel like 17 times. I like the Chicken n' Dumplins.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Momaknu's Wild Ride!


Knu and I are leaving tomorrow after work for Norfolk VA! Look out Joe here we come!

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Papa Woods

This is what Ethan is going to look like in about 50 years. I am going to try to find the tie and glasses to match. I think he already has the pocket protector.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Stupid Car!

Stupid car, costing too much money. $3500 to fix something that seems soooooo silly. Knu and I are leaving next week for VA. And I took my car in to get an alignment and an oil change. They called me back to say the alignment didn't work because the back axle was bent. How do you bend a back axle? So half of the bill is to fix the back and the other half is for four new tires. I'll be shopping around for the tires, but still, who wants to pay that much for their stupid car!

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

L and T Wedding







What a wonderful night after a beautiful wedding!


















Family Resturant in Munich



Mrs. Boettner was my Grandma's Grandma. And if you eat at this restaurant in Munich, you might just enjoy a divine dinner next to this painting of her.