We had another busy weekend.

A little bit of this.


And this ... I love this idea from Frills Fluff and Trucks.  I heart Valentine's Day.  Not for the mushy Hallmark stuff.....but for the pretty colors (pink & red) and the hearts, of course.

And this.

Ashli got a new camera.  I want it.  I really want it.  35th Place Photography is going to happen.  I'm so proud of the girls.  I need to set a date for a family portrait with her, Sara and Tiff.  I wonder if the new tools they have will shave 50lbs and 5 years off this mama.

Sunday night is here again.  I feel I didn't accomplish as much as I had hoped to get done this weekend.  Friday night is a blur.  I think Sofia and I vegged watching mindless TV.  Saturday was shot -- breakfast and out the door to Sofia's game in Everett.  Syl had the boys, so we hung out at their place Saturday night.  Today breakfast, clean up and to the padres.   Yummy food.  I brought Mrs. Fagan's cinnamon rolls (a new family hit).  The Espo's came for a visit.  We chilled, it was good, but another day away from laundry and my long "to-do/wish" list.

Alex starts guitar this week.  JH full swing into basketball.  Sofia soccer.  I hope to have a successful week at work.  I birthed my first budget analysis in Office 2007.  It was painful.  I hope the next delivery is quick and painless.

Good night.

M 

Weekend Recap

How could it be Sunday night again?

I already shared Friday night crafts.  I still need to do some more coats on my M.  I like my M.  We decided that letters would make great gifts.  Sofia wants to create a few for her friends.  Something handmade, we'll try it.

Sofia had an out of town soccer tournament.  The boys opted to stay with Papa and Lita.  Lilia, Sofia and I left around 10am Saturday morning for our 2 1/2 hour trip to Camas.  Papa picked up the boys just before we left.  He was going to take them to Old Country Buffet for breakfast.  All three of them love it, so it worked out well.

We ate breakfast on the run.  Now don't judge me, you can see we ate fast food on the way.  McDonalds is convenient, inexpensive and they like it.

At least they drank OJ and a Powerade.

We left early to allow for some cushion in time.  Thank God.  We stopped in Woodland to get gas, which is about 1/2 hour from Vancouver.  Sofia by chance asked, "mom, did you pack my cleats?"....crap, no!.  We hurried to the mall and found a Big 5.   Shoes bought!   We were still 15 minutes late to the game, but it could have been worse.  I hate being late.  The game was good.  The other team played very well, great connections, communicated, stayed on top of the ball.  We've come a long way, but still have a way to go.  And the weather was beautiful, blue skies...I think I could live in Camas.

The ride home was so long!  I nibbled on the usual, sunflower seeds keep me awake.  Numb lip and tongue, but I stayed awake.  We picked up the boys and headed home with 2 pints of blueberries.

Today Uncle Jess, his granddaughter Brittney and new baby M came to visit.  My job was to bring blueberry muffins.  (That's why I was sent home with blueberries.)  I tried a new recipe from Ina, with a little raw sugar on top.  They were a hit and they looked pretty too!

Of course I have to bring something to do at the padres house.  So I packed up my felt and my Big Shot, picked up Sylvia on the way and headed over.  Inspired by Sara, I wanted to make felt flower clips for Lilia.  I started that process but didn't finalize a product, yet.  I cut plenty of circles and flowers to finish at home.  I think I need to buy some buttons to put in the center.  I had some large pieces of scrap felt, so I tried make a rainbow heart to applique to a shirt for Lilia.  I think the concept is good, but need to buy thinner fabric.  Seven layers of felt is too thick.

You can see my cut circles and flowers in the upper left corner.  The rainbow heart is there too.  Sofia's using the Big Shot to cut scraps.

Again, nothing accomplished.  No final product.  Maybe next weekend I'll finish.

JH starts basketball this week....it's going to be an already busy week filled with another activity.

Good night.