Brett's Jr. Prom

 Getting ready.

 Pretty flowers for a pretty girl.

 

 

 Hope, Tate and Hart will serve dinner.

 

 

 Grant and I (and Andrew).

 

 

 Dinner at Andrew's.

 

 

 Happy Servers.

 

 

 Jane, lending a hand.

 

 

 My favorite pic.

 

 

 Brittney & Andrew, Cody, Brett & Paige L.

Tate, Hart, Hope

 

 

 Cool.

 

 

 "Are we taking 'old red'?"

 

 

 Too cool.

 

 

 Pics by the Assaria sign.

 

 

Friends!



Harvest

Paige, Hope, Hart and Tate got to spend some time

at Grandma and Grandpa's the first week of July.

Hart hopped on the combine with Grandpa Ron

as soon as we got there and headed to the field.

A New Old Chair

I bought this chair...

this past summer and I

FINALLY

got around to painting it.

After a coat of white spray paint on the chair

and a couple layers of burlap on the seat,

I have a 'new' chair.  Now I have to

decide whether to keep it or sell it at

the patch next month.

I would like to add a little burlap

banner on the back of the chair

that says F A L L.

The five kiddos and Grant just

got done picking 500 gourds

and now the youngest and oldest

boys are cooling off with the

sprinkler under the trampoline.



His Word

Yesterday, Hope and I quickly scanned all the school

supplies that are on clearance at Wal-Mart.

I found these great books of pre-printed

scripture.  There are 4 copies of 8

different verses in each book.

They tear out easily and I 'hid' one in

each of the kids' rooms.

Tate & Hart!

Hope!

Paige!

Brett!



'You are gifted. 

God has given us

different gifts

for doing certain

things

well.'

Romans 12:8  NLT

Blessings on you today!

A Few Treasures

Hope and I did a little garage saling today

and I found a rusty treasure.

$20 later and it's sitting in my front yard,

patiently waiting to see what color I paint it.

Red, white, turquoise?

It may have to wait while I do a little sewing.

I found this set of six tea towels at the

thrift store in Lindsborg.  They are big,

thick and so cute.  The Sunday towel

has vegetables singing from a hymnal.

Thursday is missing, but I think I'll sew the

remaining six together and make a blanket.

Maybe I can find some vintage fabric to

sew on for the backing.

Paige kept our lab puppy, Shelby busy

playing fetch while I took pictures.

See all the 'treasures' Shelby has found today

to drag into the front yard?

The Best Cherry Limeades!

3 simple ingredients

+

1 minute (or less) of stirring

=

The Yummiest Cherry Limeades EVER!

1.  Lemon-Lime Soda

2.  Frozen Limeade

3.  Jar of Maraschino Cherries

For best results, chill the soda

and cherries before mixing together.

I like to scoop out 3 or 4 cherries with

a slotted spoon to top off each drink.

And THIS is what I like to serve these

yummy drinks in:

A glass jar topped with a cute lid and a straw.

These drinks were requested many times this summer,

especially when my kids had friends visiting.

They go great with popcorn and a movie.

If you want to be really fancy,

add a slice or two of lime.

Hello Again!

The pumpkins are looking good out in the patch right now.

Here are a couple of prizewinners that are still growing.

It's nice to see some green grass around the

barns after a little rain.

I hope to start blogging more frequently now

that I have a "new" laptop that is less tired

and fussy than my last one.  I'm also trying

out instagram on my ipod touch to take and

load more pictures with a little more ease.