July 4th

The 4th of July fell on a Friday this year... Kate went to watch the fireworks with Erik and Miriah and a bunch of kids downtown. We stayed home and just chilled. This year wasn't as hard for me as in the past, although I still did remember you Dale. There are tons of pictures in this post, and lots more on my computer. It was hard to not put them all here! This first one is at the start of the parade with Shelly and Kate.
The first clown, he gave us stickers and a ball.

Angela and kidlets were across the street from us, and the Ewing clan were just down from us. I took lots of Asher pictures as usual... I'm glad I did since Hannah's camera quit. I have lots more Hannah!

I made it into a picture. Steve was feeling poorly, he caught the bug I had. I'm so glad he came with us. I wish the other kids had made it to the parade, but they went to the Douglas one instead. I'm so glad Trevor was there, I wish the rest of the Bruce's were there.. and Sue and Thor.

Candy!


This is one of my favorite photos.






They had krispy kreme donuts for $10 a box..I've never eaten one, but they are supposed to be great.




The amazing Daisy Winders. Ewings!



We walked around downtown after the parade, and then went to the Hangar for lunch; there was a wait so we went outside

We drove to basin road and then got out for a walk. The first time I went to Basin road was when steve and I were dating..(we dated for all of one week) :-)








Kate is getting tired of me pointing my camera in her face; I got her from behind instead.
My last shot... I always find it cool when you see a cruise ship and it looks like it is in the street. While we were waiting for our table at the Hangar, we were watching this ship dock.
Done, finished. If you got to the end of all these photos, thank you. Write me a comment!

Shelly is here!

This was such a bittersweet day for me.. Moving my sweet Erik out of his room so we could get it ready for Shelly. I am so happy that Erik is going to marry Miriah and start his new life, but he isn't gonna be in the room under mine anymore. I will miss having you here.. although I think you'll still come around for food. :-)
Aren't they a cute couple?
Steve worked so hard to make the room nice for Shelly. Miriah picked out paint colors for the wall, and Steve painted. He also put down a new floor.
See how pretty it turned out? The next few pictures are of them doing whatever. Kate discovered the sky house, so she and shelly cleaned it, emptied it of grain, and now it is being used again.




Shelly and Kate went to Miriah's bridal shower with me, and we promptly put them to work decorating.
And for a few more pictures from our cookout............

End of June cookout

Sunday was a wonderful day. Church was awesome, and the sun was out. We decided spur of the moment to grill burgers and hot dogs. All of the boy's friends were gonna go to the Broiler for burgers except for Erik and Miriah who are saving their money, so I told Erik I'd buy the meat if he would do the grilling. Deal! David started inviting people, and so did Erik. We had a nice turnout, as you can tell by the pictures. I love having people over... this cookout made me really miss the Bruces, since Trevor was here; I so loved it when they would come over after church. You too Sue and Thor! Anyway, the picture above is Izzy, wearing one of Erik's motorcycle helmets.


Kate took Micah and Izzy all around, and Micah loved the snacks. Oh, and the skyhouse was a huge hit!
Trevor, I'm so glad you are here in Juneau! I sure wish I had a daughter........... :-)
Erik and Miriah left twice to go look at apartments. The choices right now are slim, expensive, and mostly yucky. God has a place for them, they just haven't seen it yet.

Trevor, Erik, and Gabe. Such nice guys!

I wish I had taken more pictures of the dogs, we had all three of them outside with us. They were fun. I am so glad Shelly is here. I'm gonna write another post as soon as I am done with this one about their first week here.

Walking in the forest

Steve and I went for a drive his last week off in North Douglas. We went up to Eaglecrest and stopped a couple of times to walk around. I forget how wonderfully quiet and beautiful it is in the forest. We had lots of work to do at home, but getting outside and being together is important too. I'm glad we just quit working for the day.. it was glorious outside. I am continually amazed at the intricate and beautiful world that God made for us. Just look:




Isn't he cute?

I am on my last week of metal removal medicine..yay! I am so excited to get my clear head and energy back.. I am gonna go on a house cleaning and clothes washing frenzy.

On the knitting front, I have not one, not two, but 5 different scarves on my needles...and I am looking at 2 other patterns. I also have my shawl to finish and another one to start. I really need to get these finished before I cast on another..
And music... I have had 3 David Crowder cd's for along time, but hadn't gotten around to really listen to them. Today I listened to the A: collision one. WOW. It so lifted my spirits and made me just want to praise God. I haven't been listening to much music lately, it sure makes a difference in my mood.
This is going to be a clapotis.. the yarn is lorna's laces--it is so soft! I can't wait to start.
This is a feather and fan scarf with noro kureyon for Joanna. I saw the the yarn at skeins, and it just said make me for her. So I am. You must obey the yarn.

That's all for now, someday I'll post without this many pictures. hahahah.

Sun, warmth and blue skies

It's been so warm, we've had the windows open, and the house smells wonderful. I love to hear all the lawn mowers, and the birds. Spring is here and I love it.

I am feeling very blessed, as we have had sunny weather for almost 3 weeks now. I could so get used to this. I took this picture of David, Erik and Miriah as they were getting ready to head out for fun in the sun.
Miriah and Kelly at Thursday night Bible Study.. they are gonna be such sweet daughter's in law. :-)))))

My baby.

This past weekend Steve and I went to Don Abels and bought some flowers... we spent such a wonderful day in the yard planting them. I didn't plant any last year, I can't wait to see them in full bloom.
Emmy got to come outside with us, she just ran and ran around the yard. So cute! Max didn't get to come outside, he would have run off down the road. After all that planting, I was so tired! I haven't done that much in quite awhile...so I went inside and finished Angela's baby blanket. I think it turned out quite nice. Jason and Angela brought Kayleigh wrapped in it today to church. :-))) I do so love to knit items and then give them away.


I guess that's enough for today.. tomorrow I will post about a drive Steve and I took on Wednesday.

changes

Changes. Some are good ones, some not so good. Some are exciting, some you just don't know what to expect.
We have changes coming. My Erik is going to move out soon, and will become a husband. Good changes, and exciting too. Our electric bill will show up tomorrow....bad change, although the changes we have made in conserving is good.
And for a big change that is exciting, and one we just don't know what to expect-- my sister Shelly and her three kids are moving in with us for a year or so. They are going to sell their house, and John will stay behind in Texas until they can wrap up his business. So, we have this big house, but not that many bedrooms... and we're adding 4 more people. Oh, and another dog and cat. And Gabe is still here. So, Steve is moving his workshop out of the basement and back into the garage. We can move some of the kids into the basement, and we'll put Shelly and Kate into Erik's room. It's gonna be interesting during the week before and after Erik's wedding... Tim and Katie are coming, my Dad is coming and Grandma and Grandpa Peterson are coming.. Good thing we all like each other!

I'm still plodding along on my metal removal...this puts my previous tiredness into a different perspective. I am so much more tired now...but I only have 3 or 4 weeks left. If I have to do more removal, I am going to give myself a bit of a break before starting again.

That's about it for our changes... why don't you comment me on changes in your life...:-)

New pictures this weekend.