A lovely snowy day

Today is a wonderfully relaxing snowy day. I went and took a couple of pictures today after church. I was gonna go to the Glacier, then found myself heading to Auke bay. I didn't make it all the way, I stopped at the little shack.
We're having a New Year's Eve open house at church tomorrow.. I will probably have more pictures to share.
I'm looking forward to a new year.. a chance yet again to do things right. I'm so glad God is patient with me!

Till tomorrow..........

Christmas 2007

Christmas has come and gone, leaving behind lots of memories. Here are some pictures to share.

Christmas Eve

It is early on Christmas Eve morning.. at least it's early for me, 7:30! I'm sitting at the table waiting for a package to arrive, and enjoying the morning. I have my coffee ( which sadly I have to give up ) my book of lists, and my Bible. I haven't been reading my Bible as I should, and it is showing in my life. Thank goodness God doesn't give up on me, He is so faithful.

I've had some Christmas cd's on, the occasional Christmas movie, I've decorated and baked. I've shopped and wrapped. It just hasn't felt like Christmas to me until last Thursday night. We had our usual dinner at Church, but instead of a study we sang Christmas songs. Oh it was so wonderful. Such a feeling of love and family, we all just loved God and Jesus together. I am so glad I went.. ( I was thinking I was too busy and couldn't squeeze it in, but God knew better) ... I hope we do it again next year.
Now it is Christmas to me.. I just needed to put my focus where it should have been all along, on Jesus.

Today will be a day of food, music, and family and friends. We always do the same things on Christmas Eve, a tradition I've had since I was little. It makes me miss those that can't be with us, My Dad, Shelly and her family, Bill and his. My Tim and Katie.
My Mom and Dale, who are in Heaven. But it also makes me appreciate those that are here, I love you all.

Emmy is asleep at my feet, and Max is asleep on the couch. David is at work and Erik is asleep. The house is quiet, and my coffee is finished. Time to begin my day.

ps... how about a picture??

My new love

I have a new love in my life. She is 6 years old, and is sleeping on the couch beside me as I type. Her name is Emmy. Actually, her name is "Denali, and the envelope goes to". She is my new sheltie. I see her sleeping, and I think of Tony. I remember him, and miss him. But she is not Tony, she is a little princess as Steve calls her. I fell in love with her on a 3 hour ride from Kenai to Anchorage. Then I had separation anxiety as I put her in a crate and let the airlines take her. I thought about her my entire flight, rushed off the airplane and downstairs at my Juneau airport, and went to where she would be taken. They said she would probably be the last off, she was the first. :-))))) She remembered me! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, more love. I took her out, walked her through the airport, got so many "look how pretty, isn't she cute, oh, can I pet her", and then let her go outside. Then into the car, meet Erik (wow, she's so small, isn't she pretty), home. MAX! Max so wanted to love her. We made him wait, he was way to excited. David loves her, says that it was a good decision to get her. :-) Max calms down, and they meet. Emmy still isn't sure about him, but she's not scared. She meets Lucy, things are ok. She meets Kelly, things are mostly ok. Kelly hisses a bit. I get jealous when she lays on the couch by David, then when I sit in a nearby chair she hops off the couch and comes to me. I am so happy! She likes me! She follows me all through the house, and now I am back to her asleep beside me on the couch.
Thank you Susan for raising such a sweet wonderful girl. I know you will miss her, but I will love her.
God worked so many things out for us...we didn't have to pay the 100.00 to put her on the plane, our flight was going to be sent to Sitka due to weather and made it in to Juneau, and she is perfect. Thank you God for giving me what I needed at this time in my life- someone who loves me and who I can dote on.
Anyway, I am sleepy and content.
Goodnight.

blogger trouble

Ok, so I tried to add several pictures to my last post, and they didn't make it. And I wanted the picture at the end. Didn't happen. The picture at the beginning was from The Hangar, on Erik's 21st birthday.
I'll try again.
If this works, it is me decorating our tree.

December!

Remember the rain? Well it left, and we got cold. Very cold. It's been below zero at night, and just barely above during the day. We have been flying through our wood, thank goodness Steve bought another load. He's gonna split it tomorrow. Who thought that I would be hoping for snow so it would warm up? We're going to get snow, then rain. Then who knows?

We got our tree Wednesday of last week, just before the deep freeze.. we decorated it on Saturday night. The den, (NOT THE LIVING ROOM!) the dining room, the kitchen and the red bathroom are all decorated with lovely multi lights. It's a lot of work, but it does look wonderful.
Oh, I forgot... Sunday of last week Steve took me to see "Enchanted". You've gotta see it.. at least if you are a girl. I loved it.
Here are some pictures since my last post.
tata for now...

How time flies

November 26th.... Wow, how did that happen? Last time I posted it was raining. Well, it's still raining, but time has flown by! We had Erik's 21st birthday, Miriah came home, we had Thanksgiving. My dad turned 70, I miss you Dad! And now it's time to buy a Christmas tree. !!!!!!!!!!!!! We had a potluck at church on Sunday, and one of the men there was commenting on how long it takes to get to your 18th birthday, then how it just speeds up and you're looking at 40. Well, I'm looking at 47..how did that happen?

So...tomorrow Steve and I will go buy our Christmas tree, and the boys and I will begin decorating this weekend. And my sweet Shelly turns 44 on Sunday. Miss you too Shelly! Come to Juneau!

I'm sitting upstairs in my wonderfully warm bedroom, ( I love my wood stove ), after just watching the finale of Dancing with the Stars. I've always said I despise reality shows, but this one is different. Really. :-) No, it really is, it is just plain fun.
Erik and Miriah are downstairs looking at homes for sale, and places to stay in Rome. ROME. I will soon have two married sons.. hurry up Jacob!

And now for a poll: I have found a 6 year old female sheltie who is in need of a home. She isn't Tony, she is smaller, and well, she's a girl. Should I get her?
Comment me and tell me what you think.
TA TA for now.........

rain rain go away

I want to go to Hawaii. I watch the weather channel everynight, and they have honolulu in the getaway forcast. It's sunny and 83. We get rain. Not snow, not sun, rain. And it gets dark early. ugh. At least it is Thanksgiving next week, and I will be able to put up lots and lots of Christmas lights on the weekend. And get to wear Christmas earrings. :-)
It's funny how I never want to go to Thursday night Bible Study, and how I always have a wonderful time once I get there. I love the people in my church, I am blessed to have such Godly, funny, smart, cute-ASHER, and kind folks in our fellowship.

I am going to knit. I love to knit. I have too many scarves that need to be done by Christmas..... I need to knit.

Nothing in particular

The last couple of days have been pretty much the same. It's been cold, but not too cold. Well, my office at work has been REALLY cold, but my sweet husband fixed that for me. He went and bought me a ceramic heater for my office, and it is now toasty. Thanks Steve!
I've been spending way too much time fiddling with this blog...I can't seem to get it to look just how I want. The colors aren't right, the pictures aren't right, blah blah. Enough already.. it will just have to do.
Max just came and said hi, what is it about dogs that is so wonderful? Well, except for when they get in the trash! Max is a sweetie.. I have been looking at dogs on the internet ever since Ken got his puppies. I have decided that Max needs a companion. Not just any old dog, a puppy. Then are just so cute! Erik says no way, it would just make me crazy. He of course is right, but I still look. I can be a bit obsessive at times. :-) Anyway, I'm just rambling here. The sky is blue, and it's a great day. Here's a picture of Max, and Ken's puppies Hudson and Mickey.

Mom

Today is my Mom's birthday. She is 67, but she isn't here anymore, she is in Heaven. I have been so melancholy all day, I want to call my Mom. I just want to chat about nothing in particular, I want to call her and ask her about a recipe, about how to fix something. She always had an answer for me. She was the one I could always go to, always count on. She didn't ask for much, just for me to remember her, to think about her and need her.

Mom, I still need you, I still think about you. I miss you.

Isn't yarn grand?

I love yarn. I love shopping for yarn. I love touching yarn, smelling yarn, and buying yarn. Especially at Skeins! I love looking at it on the shelf Steve built me, dreaming of what it will become. I love finding the pattern, getting out my bamboo needles, and casting on the first stitch. I love finishing something, and really love giving away a scarf. Someday I will give away something else, but for now, I love knitting scarves. This is a scarf for me, it is made with Noro Silver thaw. Isn't it grand?

First Snow

I woke up this morning to our first snow of the season. This view is from Erik's room.
I know I will eventually be tired of the snow, but the first one is so special. I find it so peaceful.

I got a surprise phone call this morning from Sue Ryan, we talked for almost an hour. It will be the highlight of my day. I miss you Sue! Oh, and you too Thor. :-) It's not the same at Church, and I miss not having your kids to take pictures of.

So I'm having a hard time getting work done around here today..the snow is distracting me. I went outside to mail Tim's birthday card (it's gonna be late, sorry Tim), and it was so quiet. The snow is fairly deep for the first one, I love it. See?





My list of things to do today is getting longer, and still here I sit. I must be productive, I must be productive.
There. I'm done for now. Tonight I will post some wonderful pictures of scarves in progress.

New to this blog thing

This is my first post, I'm used to posting pictures, but words... ugh. I have been reading tons of knitters blogs, and enjoy them. I started reading the Hoshide's blogs, I love it! I already love Bryan, Hannah and Asher, now I get to read about them several times a week.
I am really bad about writing emails to all my friends and family, maybe I will be better at this. :-)
Today was a nice sunny day... and cold. It is beginning to feel like winter here in Juneau. Church was nice, I feel blessed to have a Pastor like Brian Ewing.
Erik is writing music for his upcoming wedding to Miriah, it is beautiful. I love watching him play the piano, he is so much like Dale. I love the look on his face he gets, and the way he does his mouth when he is concentrating.
I didn't do much other than watch Erik on the piano and browse on the internet for a dog today... but I did watch football. Oh, and I had a really long talk with Tim on the phone, I miss him so.
That's about all for today, I will end with what I know best; pictures.
Ok, so my picture is at the beginning and not at the end...I will have to work on this. And the picture? It is of Erik and Miriah after they got engaged. :-))))))