Happy Holidays!!

Christmas...........
We had a great Christmas. The boys each put their Christmas money towards their savings and finally had enough to get a laptop. So both boys have there our laptop. They have been playing on them ever since we got home with them.
Chuck was home for Christmas and I was very thankful.

Very Cold here!!!

So it is 11:20pm and I want to go to bed but I am waiting for my pipes to thaw!!
I hate frozen pipes!!!
It has be -10~ -15 all weekend. Too cold.
I love the snow but not sure I am liking the cold cold weather.
ARGH!!!!!

Helping Dad!!!

Cory and Chris got to help their dad do some work. They were very excited to get to drill the holes too.

And guess who had to clean up! Me of course!!

BUSY...CRAZY...BUSY...CRAZY...

I just want to tell you life with children is so very much fun................
- Nov. 14 Basketball game,
- after game drive to town to see Chuck.
- spend weekend in town
- come home early Monday to get kids to school on time
- Nov. 17 Basketball game
- Nov. 18 Basketball game
- Nov. 20 go to school at 8:00am start to cook for Basketball Tournament
- Cook all day for tournament and school that is staying at our school
- get home at 8:00pm
- Nov. 21 get to school at 8:00am and start to cook for tournament, and other school.
- walked about 13 miles at the school very tired.
- got home at 8:30pm
-Nov. 22 get to school at 7:30am start to cook....................
- pick up Cory for game at 1:30pm
- cook until 4:00pm
- watch championship game we loss in overtime.
- Cook dinner fro school'
- clean up go home at 7:30pm
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So I volunteered to help with the tournament and became the cook for all the concession stand and the school that stayed there. It was a very busy and crazy weekend. I made over 50 pizzas, 10 dozen Cinnamon rolls, a very large peach cobbler, 4 gallons of chili, 2 gallons of BBQ pork, pancakes, ham, french toast, sausage, no-bake cookies, lots of brownies, paste stuff, and tacos. I probably forgot something but oh well. Besides all the cooking I was subbing as the janitor over the weekend and made sure the locker rooms were clean and stocked.
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WOW I am tired.

One Year In Alaska!!

Today is our 1 year anniversary in Alaska. I can't believe we have lived here for a year now. We still love it and plan on living here for a very long time. The boys are enjoying the freedom not living in a city, and play outside alot. I love the quietness and the beauty. Chuck also loves the beauty and the work is good. Well happy one year to us!!!!

Update!!!

It has been a while since my last post and I not really sure what to post on. Life is busy and has been full of ups and downs.
Cory is playing basketball and they have won all their games so far.
Chris is getting straight A's and is doing great on the trombone.
Charles got a different job with which he will be gone for 2 weeks and home for 1 week and then again gone for 2 weeks again.
I have been sewing like crazy to get stuff ready for craft fairs in Spokane.
We have had lots of snow and then lots of wind to blow it all away. It has been in the 40's all week and down in the 20's at night.
Well that is all I can think of. So until something exciting happens, this will have to do.

Happy Birthday Cory!!!

Happy 13th Birthday to Cory!

I can't believe Cory is 13! They grow up fast.

(Cory is in the light blue shirt)

So tell me what you think...........I made this today with out a pattern. ????????????

Yeah!!! SNOW

The pictures speak for themselves!

What we woke up to Sunday morning. Isn't it beautiful!!!

Next Quilt I am doing!!!

This is the next quilt I am going to tackle! I am very ecxited!

Long Time No Post!!!!

It has been a long time since my last post. I have been busy with school stuff and my ebay stuff and posting has been neglected.
Well to update you all....................
The Boys are doing great in school. I now have a Trumpet player and a Trombone player in my home and it is so wonderful to hear them practice.
We are getting ready for winter, we are cutting and stacking wood, Halling junk to the dump and all around cleaning up the yard before the snow in here, Which will be soon. Everything is turning yellow and the leaves are falling. It is very pretty.
I am putting away my sandals and getting out my long johns, and snow boots.
Well that is about all for now.

Chris's Birthday party!

Ok so Chris wanted to have a party and invited friends from school.

Well he did and 28 kids showed up for the party on Friday after school.

Yes I said 28. It was crazy! But lots of fun.

He got lots of fun presents and some money which of course

he was very excited about. Tomorrow is his birthday. He is turning 11.

All 12 blocks!

This is all 12 blocks of my quilt.

I have got most of the sashing on now and

I will be putting it together soon.

I finished all my blocks!!

I finished all my blocks for my quilt. I love them.

Now I will work on putting all the sashings on and arranging them for the quilt.

I can't wait to show you all the finished quilt!

UPDATE!!!

Boys are in school and doing great.
Chris is in 5th grade and is in a 5th/6th grade class. His teacher is Miss Jenn. He is really doing good so far he has all A's.
Cory is in 7th grade and has 6 different teachers. He is way more organized this year then last and he is liking school a lot more.
I am busy with all the stuff moms do and volunteering at the school.
Chuck's mother Linda was here for a week to visit. The boys enjoyed hearing stories she told.
Well that's about all for now except..................
LAUNDRY LAUNDRY LAUNDRY, campfires in the yard, movies nights, party planning, homework headaches, hungry boys, LAUNDRY LAUNDRY LAUNDRY, lunches, dishes, S'mores, Flaming marshmallows, bugs, and more LAUNDRY LAUNDRY LAUNDRY.

I found one!

So this in one of the hats in the pictures on my sister Karen's blog. This is the black one, I know the red and blue one are here some where. Thanks Karen for bringing back fun memories.

The best "CAMPOUT" ever!!!

First the boys had to chop some wood.....................

Then we build a nice warm fire to cook dinner in...................
While the fire was getting nice and hot for dinner we had some fun..................

We love to fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YUMMMMMM Dinner! Hotdogs! YUMMMMMMMM

A little black I guess!


The dessert "SMORES" YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM

I think Chris like things well done!
UM Chuck you missed some! LOL


So if you are wondering where and when we went camping well I will tell you...................

Last October we decided to go camping to Alaska...........

We are still here.......................

The best part of our camping trip is I get to sleep in my own bed and take a nice hot shower everyday. I hope this camping trip never ends!!!

Some of my other favorite shoes!

My other favorite shoes, not really Alaska shoes but I find places to wear them.

Great summer shoes.

These are blue suede, and very comfy.

These are lime green and very sparkly.

My favorite boots!

A few of my favorite things..................

I love these boots. They rock! I wish I had more places to wear them.

Like Velma in Scooby- Doo. She wears hers all the time and hers are purple.

I am so jealous.

What were they thinking!!!!

What do you get when you mix :

A tree, good for climbing

A rope, with lots of knots

A bucket, tied to the rope

And 2 boys???????

Lots of blood!!!!!!
And a cut on the forehead!!!!!!!

Poor Cory was standing at the bottom of the tree and Chris was up in the tree.......
You guessed it Oops Chris dropped the bucket and.............
Yep it hit Cory right on the forehead.
So Chris comes running in the house and says "Cory got hurt mom come" So I went outside thinking what is it this time. I moved his hands from his head and it was gushing blood. So I told Chris to go get Dad. I am so glad he was home my wonderful EMT!!! We got his cleaned up and decided no stitches were needed and he would be find. Chuck did his little routine test to make sure Cory didn't get a concussion. All good.
P.S. Karen I remember like you always do to take pictures. LOL

I made this album, Check it out!

This is a link to an Album I made......Tell me what you think!


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My Ebay Store!

Check out what I have been doing!!!
http://stores.ebay.com/CARRS-ADVENTURES_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm

Tagged!

Ok So I will copy you all and do this tagged blog!
We'll see what people remember about me. LOL Be nice!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! If we're only blogging friends, write about a post that is most memorable. If you don't have a blog and don't know how to sign in, please comment as anonymous.
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll be sure to write one about you... either on your blog, in my comment box, or I will email you back!
3. If the memory happens to involve my husband, please include him!
4. If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all ☺
Can't wait to hear ♫♪ Memories.. of the way we were...♪♫

My Quilt blocks!

OK so I went to my quilting class and the teacher announced that she was moving to CA. She gave us a copy of all the blocks in the quilt so of course I had to do more than one for the month...

April #1 with the sashing on it

May #2 (redone because of a catsup accident)

June #3

July #4

August # 5

September #6

I have 6 more blocks to do and put sashings on them. I love quilting. It is so much fun.