Garage Sale

Garage Sale

Always hard to prepare for
Never sure how the day is going to turn out
Hope for the best.
And this year
Success

Flemming was a bit of a non believer, he was excited to get clutter out of the house, but did not think we could make a lot of money doing it. He told me what ever we made would go toward a new grill. He was thinking maybe we would make enough for a Hibachi, but no……We made enough for a GRILL…..Thank You Garage Sale .....Happy Summer Cooking

Pointe Shoes

Since we moved here, Maddie has had her share of appointments, i.e.: Orthodontist, Dentist, Oral Surgeons, Endodontic Dentist, more Orthodontist, Doctors, X-rays, Allergist……You get the idea,… But the appointment that she and I enjoyed the most was the one to get her Pointe Shoes!!!!

It is official, I have a dancer in Pointe Shoes, I am so proud of her and her determination. It is a big deal for a dancer to be ready for Pointe Shoes, and boy is her mom proud of her and all of her hard work to get there.

The only time I have had to make an appointment to shop was for my wedding dress. I was so surprised how much personal attention went into fitting these shoes. But at the end of the day I had one happy girl.

 
     

Kate's Handstands on the beach

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Spring Break

My family took a much needed vacation to the beach for a week. We have not had a beach vacation for a while and since last summer we basically thought we would be moving, we did not plan a vacation. So as promised to our children.....off to the beach we went. Flemming was saying the whole time we were planning "it is going to be too cold, too cold" and sure enough it was not ideal temperatures. But the kids still enjoyed the water and we enjoyed being together as a family and enjoyed the company of friends (two other families traveled with us). We had a total of 19 people on the trip. But the house was right on the beach and plenty of room to spread out. We were in Destin FL, which offered many other activities besides the beach, but for the most part the beach kept us entertained. Pictures to follow

Good Bye Old Friend

I, for some strange reason, seem to be surround by friends and a husband who love to throw things away. I mean it is the highlight of the day. Flemming can not wait for garbage day and finds it insulting if we do not have a full can. He loves to eat the last of the cereal so he can throw the box away. Things like that......Now I know my readers and I know that most of you are like that and yes you probably all know that that is just not me. I would not call my self a hoarder, but I do not get that same thrill. Actually sometimes it even pains me......like today

My family is growing up. I guess that is what kids do. I have had so much fun with these two items that we are giving away today. We really do not need them as much as we need the space in the garage, but some how I feel like I am giving away a piece of me. Silly I know, and convince me that I am not giving away my memories, and than one of you thrower awayers probably need to tell me just to "get real" or something like that..... So for now, I will just post a picture and some memories and say "Good-bye old friend, you sure have been good to us"



We bought this when Maddie was just 1. We have had a lot of fun family bike rides with this. This is a two person seat, but really with our girls it would just hold one and then all the stuff that they would bring along. When I am old and grey I hope there is a Burley for adults that my kids can pull me behind with their bikes.




I call this a tag-along-bike. Flemming bought it for me for Mother's Day 2006, so it has not been in the family as long as the Burley......but still has great memories. I used this with Kate for two summers. She could ride a bike with training wheels, but just could not keep up so this was the solution. I would highly recommend this bike. I think it really taught her how to keep her balance. In fact she got so good on sitting back there that she would multi task, take drinks, do her nails, listen to music. Good times, were had on this bike.

So off they go, some of my favorite things. I know that they are going to a great family that will hopefully enjoy them as much as we did, and I am off to look for my next favorite bike accessory. Most likely it will be a car rack for 5 bikes....but how are we going to bring all the "stuff" with us on our bike trips :)???????

Crystal Trees

It has been a while since I have been in a good ice storm. Despite some of the traffic headache it can cause, it really is an amazingly beautiful sight !!! I kept telling the kids it was like being in Narnia and half expected the Ice Princess to appear. One day we had clear blue skies that helped the beauty of it all. I was out with Maddie and she said "now I know why the color for faith is White*, because this white is so perfect" Gotta love that kid!!

(* At church each of the Young Women ages 12-18 have 8 different values that they concentrate on. Each value has a color associated with it......thus the Faith being White Comment)

Here are a few pictures of our "Crystal" Trees

Kate's Fort

The first thing Kate said when she saw all the moving boxes was, "MAN am I going to have a great fort". I really thought we were passed that stage and had no desire for the mess, so we just kept saying, "No Fort". Well about day 3 of the snow days last week, I finally gave in. She was so thrilled with her fort. Now the tricky part will be convincing her that it needs to go......