Happy Saturday!

I LOVE the weekends. Why do they go sooooo fast? Today is Tanja's baby shower and I am really looking forward to it. I love Baby Showers! They are so joyful. Nothing has given me more happiness than my kids. They make me laugh all the time. It is amazing to watch them grow and learn and become their own person. And I think grandchildren are even more fun. There is a real sense of being able to spoil them without remorse on my part Ha ha, sorry Tanja and Matt!!! I love Mylie in a special way that only GG can and I can hardly wait for my little Lucy to get here :-)

After the shower the girls and I are going to my friend Judi's to craft for a little bit. I have a project for Tanja and Jennifer I want to finish today. Can't say anymore in case they are blog watching but it is really cute. I'll post pics after Christmas and maybe a tutorial as well. I am really excited about adding some tutorials beginning of the year so I can "give back" some of the great things I have learned from others on their blogs. You never know where you will find inspiration. I was at a patient's house yesterday and found out she was an altered art artist and card maker. Her cards were over-the-top gorgeous!!!! I'm talking about you, Linda, you are fantastic!!! I am excited to try one of those swing cards today!

Lets see, after we get home from crafting I HAVE to get the house decorated. Paul and Ethan went to Lowes last night and bought our tree. I think it is the best looking tree we have ever had. Beautiful!!! This is the first year I have relinquished the job to the boys alone and have not gone and picked it myself and they did a GREAT job :-))))Thanks, guys!!

Ok, gotta go back my crafting gear and get fixed up for the shower! Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday and I will check with you later.

Love ya, Gayle

Good morning

Well, another busy day today. I have a full day of work, shopping for Tanja's baby shower, decorating the house and trying to get some more gifts made for Christmas. Yikes!!! Wish me luck :-) Gayle

Hi there!

I have been inspired by so many other blogs but have been a little intimidated to try it myself but today is the day. I am very excited to share our family's crazy life with you and to be able hopefully to share in yours as well. We have a lot of friends and family who live far away from us and I am hoping this will be a way we can connect more often. Please bear with me while I learn the tricks of blogging. I have never been a very good journal writer but this is on my New Years List of things to accomplish and I'm just starting a little early.
We have been crazy busy the last month with several projects here at the Haasienda. Ethan, Margret, and Catherine got their pigs in mid November and Paul has been building the pens, feeders, and shelter non stop it seems. The kids named them Stinky (Ethans), Curly (Catherines), and Domino (Margrets), pictures to follow soon :-) Second project is Bowling League for all 4 kids, every Sat 9-11 for Ethan and 11-1 for the girls, makes for a long morning for Paul and I but the kids love it and every ones averages are improving steadily. Maybe we will end up with someone on the Tour someday :-)
Thanksgiving was.......disappointing but relaxing. We were all suppose to go to Tanja and Matts for their first Holiday Dinner but Paul got sick with the flu and was in bed ALL day so the kids and I ended up staying home and eating turkey sandwiches. Now we are preparing for the xmas lights to go up outside (Pauls job) and the decorating of the indoors as well (my job) and getting the tree of course! A LIVE tree which is the only option at our house! Love the smell of pine, it brings back so many wonderful memories of Christmas' gone by.
Ok, gotta go make sure the kids are doing their chores. Talk with you soon, Gayle
PS. A special thank you to Shelley of Grandmaslittlepearls for encouraging me and inspiring me to start this blog.