A Flower For You

From my super-cute niece :)

Monday Night Swimming

This is the only decent shot (indoor pool pictures are not my strong point - they are always fuzzy or dark or the kids have their mouths open ;)

Monday nights are swim nights here...the 3 older ones all have their lessons from 6-7pm.  Although super busy...at least they are all done in one shot!

My First Puzzle

 Last weekend Lois, Laura and I got together to make our own picture puzzles.

 Alvar cut the puzzle pieces - Lois printed the pictures

 I did one picture of each grandchild from my side of the family

It was a fun project - I look forward to some more crafty stuff in the future Lois and Laura :)

Auchmar House

We took advantage of Open Doors Hamilton and visited the Auchmar House today.  Despite the fact that the house is in desperate need of upkeep - it was still very interesting to walk thru and see all the detail that was put into ceilings, walls and doors.  They hope to some day have the house fully restored, I would love to be around to see the finished product!  Below are a bunch of pictures from the tour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar Fairies

So this is what happens 

when I forget my beloved calendar 

 at Danielle's house

 for a couple hours.

Doesn't take much for the "Danielle & Carina Fairies" to put their 2 cents in!!

Thanks guys...at least I have some time to get the Big (June) and Bigger (September) gifts for your birthdays!!

Last Minute Socializing

I do enjoy unexpected coffee and cake with good friends - thanks for the spur-of-the-moment social time today Danielle :)

Love, love LOVE the Sun!!!

 I could really

 get used to

 warm, sunny days

 like today

for the rest of spring!!

Love is in the Air

 Even though I'm not a huge fan of grackles - I was fairly amused this afternoon with this pair.  The male was definitely trying to impress the female.  It was almost like he was copying her every move - when she dug down for worms - so did he - when she moved 4 steps - so did he - when she flew off - he followed like a little puppy dog!!  It was like a dance between the two of them.  Although at some point he tried to "make a move" and she let him know that it was not appreciated (pecked him pretty good - definitely not a kiss!) - he still hung around, but kept a safe distance from her!

Here they are doing the dance

 At one point a robin joined the two of them..
I was waiting for a fight - but they actually paid no attention to each other ;)

 

Ah yes....presentation, presentation!  It's all about looks for the guys...here he is all puffed up and looking handsome, desperately trying his best to impress (an interesting side note - every time he ruffled his feathers for her, it was done on one leg...kinda funny!)!

Good Haul!!

We woke up to a fairly dreary morning today - you know, one of those days where you need toothpicks to keep your eyes open cause all your body wants to do is sleep!!

Well, after dragging myself over to the library, I came home to a nice sized box from P & G.  I knew it was a sampler box...but this was by far the biggest box that I've ever received :)

So, although rainy outside today...it's a little sunnier inside our house (I'm such a sucker for free stuff!)! 

Another "Memory Lane" Video

This time it's Anna's turn - here's a video of her at Sara's age now...