First Snow of the Season

Hello everyone. Happy Saturday.

I awoke to a wonderful sight. The first snow of the season. Yea!!!!!!!!! It won't last, but it is beautiful. My family will not agree with me on that. LOL. This puts me in the mood for Christmas.

Here are some photos of our first snow of the season

Fall Mystery Giveaway

Ok I could not just do 1 prize, so there are 2 winners.

And the winners are:


Nancy @ Live love laugh

Carla

congrats!!!!!!!!

Send me your addy and I will get you your prizes.

Thanks all for stopping by.

I have some other ideas rolling in my head (dangerous I know, LOL )

King Size Quilt For a Friend

Here is a photo of a king sized quilt Mom and I made for a friend.

Mystery Fall Giveaway

Winner will be named Sunday

Happy Fall - Mystery Giveaway

Hello everyone
It's been a very busy summer.
Hopefully now that the race season is over I will have more time to sew.
To celebrate fall I will be having a mystery giveaway.

All you have to do is to leave a message on my blog stating 2 things
1. What is your favorite fall memory or favorite thing to do in the fall
2. Why should you win the Fall Mystery Giveaway

The prize is "a mystery". But it will be a fun mystery. LOL

Please make sure to include a way to contact you in the message.
It will begin today and last through September 25.

Girls Arrive Saturday

I am so excited. Just a few more days before the girls get here. Saturday DH will pick up Lisa at 3:30 and Francesca at 9:30. I have to work at the track for 360 Nationals. So, I will see them when I get home.
The 360 Nationals start Thursday and go through Saturday. Then there is a race on Sunday night also. Then the 410 Nationals are Wednesday through Saturday. Not much free time the next week and a half. But, the paycheck will be very nice.
www.knoxvilleraceway.com
Here's the link to check out the info for the races.
Talk to you all later.
Pat

Irish Muses Giveaway

Hi all I just visited Micki's blog and she is having a really cool giveaway.
You should hop on over and check out her blog, it is neat.
http://thedote.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-irish-giveaway.html

North Sea

Hi all

We went to the North Sea today. We were the only ones not wearing coats. The temp was 70 and very windy. I thought it was great.

The other photo is us in front of what remains of the Berlin Wall.

Dani, Sinje, Anna, Izzy Hamburg

Hello From Hamburg, Germany

Hi all
Yesterday we took a harbour tour of Hamburg and walked around the city a while. We saw a documentary of the firestorm of Hamburg during WW2. That was unbelieveable the destruction. I had never thought about what it was like here before. The city is neat, but too many people for me.
Today we are going to see Schenefeld (I probably did not spell that correctly).
Last night some of Sinje's friends came over to "speak" English with us. However the girls did not speak much English. LOL. The photo is of Sinje and 3 of her friends that were here last night.
The second photo if from St. Nicholi Church tower.
Hope everyone is doing well. I miss all the email chatter.
We go home on Sunday. We have to be at the airport at 5:30 AM.
I am enjoying my trip, but I am ready to get back to my sewing machine. I have some ideas floating in my head for Christmas presents, and I am anxious to get started.
Chat more later

July 5, 2008

Happy Birthday Bruce

Today we leave Osterode and go back to Hamburg,

We have had a fun filled week, and I do mean filled. LOL. We saw a castle in Kassel, we saw a large bird show, we saw a mine, we saw the mountains, we saw a museum about the East/West border, we saw Goslar, a very old town, we saw a farming museum, we saw the country side, the dome at Cologne, the old town at Dusseldorf, met our student for next year and many other things that I am forgetting to write down now.

Next week we will see the Hamburg area.

We have very much enjoyed our stay here and meeting Ann-Nika's family. It completes the circle for me to meet her family. It will be hard to say good-bye to her again though. You get very attached to these kids. They really become part of your family.

Goslar - 6-30

Hi all
Today we went to Goslar, a historic city here in the Harz mountains. It is so cool. The history is unbelieveable. I love it. The old houses, the palace, the market place all so cool. One house belonged to the Siemens family.
Then we went to a mine and took a tour. Yep me too hard hat and all. Hopped, well maybe not hopped, but squeezed into a mine car. LOL
Then off into the mine shaft went went on the train. Then we got out and walked - a lot of steps and then into the shaft. Then we left that one and went to another area and got on a boat and pulled our way into the shaft by cable. Then we had lunch in a lovely little cafe. Then drove into the mountains to an over look. It was so cool.
Tonight we are going to a German restaurant for dinner.
It is rather warm here, but not too bad. Hard to get used to no air conditioning for a spoiled American. LOL
Well off to dinner

Hello From Germany

Hello everyone from Germany. We arrived Saturday evening in Hamburg. We drove around the city a bit. Then went to Sinje's and had dinner with her parents. Sunday morning we went to a Fish market. They have everything there. We bought pastries, french fries and a sandwich to take on the train. Then we got on the train to go to Osterode. Ann-Nika and her father picked us up and we went to her house to meet her family. Then we went to walk around the city of Osterode. They have fantastic old buildings there. We had gelato. That is great. Then today we went to the Harz mountains. We hiked a bit, and looked at the views. Then we went to a lake, went up a ski lift to the second highest mountain, climed the ski jump tower and went to a dam. Then we went to have lunch at a secenic overlook. We did many things that I thought I would never do because I am afraid of heights. "We also saw where the border between East and West Germany was. We stopped at a glass factory also, but could not take a tour. This evening we went to a grocery market.

Tomorrow we will tour a mine.

Joshua told me today via email that the kitties miss us a lot. He said they are following him around

More in the coming days.

Grandma Berniece

Asking for prayers for my Grandma and my parents. Grandma is in Hospice. The indication is only a few more days.

Please pray she finds peace and goes home to no more pain.

She has had a great 90 years

"Gertie Bird" - Cardinal

Hi all here is a "Gertie Bird" - Cardinal in my yard tonight.

Taken with my new camera that DH got me for Mother's Day

Winner - Winner !!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa
Please contact me with your address.

Lisa said...
I love your work! I would like to win because I have a dear friend that helped me through a rough time. She gave me a couch (new!) coffee and end tables and lamps when I was going through a financially hard time, and divorce and I had no furniture. Of course Ive told her thank you numerous times but it doesnt seem like enough. She loves quilts and her kitchen is red! If I won it would go straight to her to show my appreciation!!!

I decided to do a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place winner with 4 squares going to each. You can make your own wall hanging.

2nd Place - Quilt Nan
3rd Place - Micki
4th Place -Quilt Hollow
Please send me your addresses.
Thanks to all who entered.

Prom

Here are prom photos of Matthew and Whitney (Blue dress) and Ann-Nika (orange dress) and Zach

Rainy Saturday

It is raining in Iowa. Tonight was to be the practice night at Knoxville Raceway
http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com
It is also prom night for several schools in the area.
We will take photos of Ann-Nika and I can post one later.
I am bummed about no races. I work in the concession stand. It's a fun summer job.
Well back to cleaning.

Stress of a Prom Dress

A friend called me and asked if I would shorten her neighbor's prom dress. I have never done this at all. So I was stressed, but prom is tomorrow night. So..................I called Mom and asked if she could help me. We are done, but I am still nervous. I can't wait for her to try it on to make sure that it fits ok. The dress probably was around $400. I remember seeing one nearly like it when Ann-Nika and I were looking for hers.
Thank the good Lord for Mom. I would have never been able to get it done without her help.