Sunset

I feel like I have been missing for a few days!  This week has gone by so fast! Tonight the sun came out just before the day is over. Here's a few of my pictures I took.

This next one my buddy tells me the trees are glowing!

I love the pinks and oranges mixed together.

I love the beautiful sunsets here!  We've had quite the stormy weather here this last week.  It is quite depressing. Tuesday trying to get the car road trip ready we were driving from one tire store to another the rain surprised us out of no where and it started flooding the streets!  My hubby said if he didn't know better there would be a few tornados coming if we were still in the South.  There was a severe thunderstorm alert, but no tornados for our area.

I can't wait for the sunshine that the weatherman says is coming our way the next few days!  Mid 70's tomorrow, mid 80's for the weekend and come next week 90's!! I really hope the weatherman is right!  I need SUN after all it is summer!

Saddened

Last week on Thursday during Spring Break a road was closed in the evening hours and thru the night.  Two sheriff SUV's, an ambulance and a big rig fire truck blocked the road off.  It happened around dinner time. We had no clue what happened. Sunday we drove by on our way home form the gas station and there were flowers on the side of the road. I'm all oh my gosh someone died there.  It's a little too close to home.  My elementary child brought home a letter yesterday.  She told me it was a crash, an older child said a car was backing out of its driveway; A bicycle rider was hit.  The child was in 5th grade. After reading the letter from the principal. It all made sense. My heart goes out to the family, parents, siblings, aunts, uncle, friends and more.  I could not imagine loosing a child and thank my Heavenly Father that he has kept my kids safe in all they do.

Last night as I got my daughter ready for bed, she wanted to say a special prayer for the family. We said a prayer for the lost friend and I said my own personal prayer before going to sleep.  She went right to sleep and slept real well.

Please parents at the weather gets nice and children are out playing, please watch them so this doesn't happen to them. To drivers, please slow down and watch for children playing.

Weekend in view!

I'm feeding my kids pizza for dinner.  I needed something quick for dinner tonight as I rush out the door for meetings for next year's high school curriculum. Today's weather has been crazy!  We saw snow a few hours ago, then it changed to blue sky and minutes after my hubby left for work, the dark clouds rolled in.  It's spring let's bring on the sunshine and warm weather please Mother Nature!  Here's a picture of the weather driving down the road after dropping my kids off at their Scouting activity for the week.

Just a glimpse of sun in the evening around 7pm.  Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!  It has been a long week!

What's the weather like for your first day of Spring?

Spring

It's supposed to be the first day of Spring, but it should be Winter still. Here in Washington state it's been a rainy blustery day.  I almost convinced the kids to go out to the garage to start building an ark!  Why not; Noah did?!  Tomorrow is a chance of snow for us!  Please Winter, go away I want and am ready for sunshine and warm weather.  I need the soggy and cold to go away!  BRRRR!!

On another note our school district denied our waiver forms to go to the same high school we are going to now.  I guess next step is get the oldest enrolled into running start so he doesn't have to attend the high school at all.  The other child finishing up middle school will be okay with attending the other high school.  New boundaries were formed for this next school year 2013-2014.  It's going to be drama with the oldest teenager till he feels better.

Catch ya tomorrow!

Rainbows

Wait, what happened to the week?  I can't believe it is already Friday!  I haven't been feeling very good the last few days, but I wanted to share with you guys some pictures I took yesterday as the weather was changing from day to night with rain, hail, wind and even a beautiful rainbow!

This was taken from my backyard standing on the porch.

Now here is the front yard and other side of the rainbow!

Double rainbow!!  I love the way the clouds are under the rainbow and the water drop on the lens above the house on the far right side.  Taken from the front porch.

All this earthly beauty makes me grateful for all my Heavenly Father has done and given me.

Next week I'll share a recipe we tried this last week before the sick set in.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Another Funny Friday!

It's been another crazy, hectic day here!  The rain is pouring down and the wind is picking up!

Here's a few crazy Friday Funnies for you.

The other day I am microwaving leftovers after lunch for snack for a starving teenager.  The microwave starts making a groaning noise. The teen starts to imitate it.  I ask him are you trying to be the hungry microwave that is eating your food or the whale on Finding Nemo that is hungry!  They sounded just the same!  He told me that he was imitating the microwave because it reminded him of the whale in the movie!  Good thing the microwave can't eat the food it heats up!  Good thing my teen's tummy wasn't making the noise!  Guess you had to be there!

My oldest is helping clean up after school today.  I am getting dinner in the oven early because it is getting super windy outside and just in case the power goes out.  we have cartoons on and the conversation goes like this: do you want to stay for dinner? No answers the other character, my mother wants me to live to breakfast.  It was funny! We were watching the Disney channel.  I think it was Jessie or Shake it up.  Not sure though.

What are you doing this weekend?

Blankets, A little bit of warmth!

It sure is cold here!  My cell phone says its a mix snow rain here where I live.  Not a drop of rain or flake of snow is falling from the sky currently as I write this post!! Its almost lunchtime.

Here's a few blankets going into my Etsy shop. Let me know if you would like to purchase them before the shop goes live!

Here's a quilt I made when I first got my new sewing machine last year.

A double sided crochet baby size afghan. Light blue and white for your newborn son.

Light pink and pink camo yarn crocheted into a beautiful afghan for your newborn daughter.

This is the same pink camo yarn with a raspberry pink color paired together to make a beautiful afghan blanket for your newest member of your family.

These will be available in my Etsy shop. Coming soon!

I think I will go finish another one I have started. It's kinda chilly here and working the crochet hook will warm up my fingers!

I am not a big fan of crocheting. I can do a straight line but not circles. I tried making a hat a few weeks ago.  I got the stitch down but....lets just say I think I will stick with straight lines!! Blankets, scarfs; things like that!

Can you crochet?  What do you like to make?