BACK TO PA....

Well I'm back in Pa again...I feel like I should get my own private plane.   O, I don't like to fly ok maybe I should get my own Limo and driver.  My mom is in the hospital with a very bad infection in her leg.  They want me to put her in an assisted living.  That is not an easy decision to make especially since she is flat out refusing to go to one.  I would have to go to court to get guardianship.   She is having trouble taking care of herself when it comes to when she gets sick.  She'll take antibiotics for one or two days and thinks that's enough.   Well we will be talking to the social worker tomorrow.  Wish me luck..

Till next time....
Love,
Jennifer

Cricut Class

My sister-in-law had a class on the cricut machine for scrapbooking.  So many people have these machines and don't know fully how to use them.   I really made this very cute card.

Oops, sorry forgot to turn the card around before loading.  Anyway I thought it turned out really cute.  The next thing I learned was drawing with ink.  I have had my machine for a few years but have never tried the ink.  So I made a coloring picture, Isabella is really going to like that I can do this.

The next card were ones that I made a month or so ago.  They turned out cute and didn't really take much time.

We all had a lot of fun in class.  I think cricut should hire Pat to teach classes.  They sure are missing the mark on sales of cricut items because people do not understand their machines.


Till next time.......

Love,
Jennifer

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Mike Becker is my brother-in-law and does a great job.  If you are in the market for a website, check out the above link.

Till next time......

Love,
Jennifer

Weekend Workout

No not exercise :)  Saturday Greg worked on the fence.  A section fell down and some of the boards needed replaced.  We want to stain and seal the fence but need to do some repairs first.  While Greg worked on the fence I cut down some of the tree limbs behind the fence.  We still have some more to cut down but need to get the power saw out for that.  We need to clear out a wider path between the fence and the trees.  This way the sun can get to the back of the fence after a rain to dry it out quicker.   That will make for another weekend.

Greg fixing the fence

That evening we decided to check out a Chinese auction that we seen in the paper.   The auction things really looked like things that did not sell in people's yard sales.  I know they were trying to raise money and I hope they did well but it wasn't the kind of Chinese auction I'm use too.  Since we were close to the beach we decided to check out one of our favorite seafood restaurants to see if it has opened for the season.  Well we were a week early.  It opens this weekend, yummy can't wait.

We decided to stop at a place in Swansboro.  It's fun trying out different places although I really need to watch what I order in terms of seafood.  I ordered stuffed flounder which I really like.  The fish came out whole with the bones in.  The fish was good, the stuffing I really didn't like.  I guess I'm so use to the Red Lobster seafood.  I'll have to start asking how it will come out on my plate before I order it.

Stuffed Flounder

Sunday we went to the homecoming of the church that Greg grew up in.  A friend of his mother's ask her to go so we went along.  He sister and brother and his wife and niece also went.  It was nice with a pot luck luncheon after the service.
 
Till next time........
Love,
Jennifer

No Turning Back (to Pa)

Well it's official....I now have a NC license plate on the back of my car.   I feel like we should have had some kind of ceremony, you know like the changing of the guards.  The plate I have is actually only temporary because I have ordered a special plate for the NC Zoos.  It costs extra but most of the money goes directly to the Zoo.   With a NC license, my car now registered in NC, and a NC license plate on the back of my car, I think that makes me official.  Now if only I could find a job.......

Till next time...
Love,
Jennifer

Another trip to PA

Well I have had a busy 2 weeks.  Lily was born on Friday February 11th which was her grandpa's birthday.   I got my things together and headed to Pa on Tuesday morning.  Lily is so cute and really looks like Isabella when she was born.  Isabella is so excited to have a little sister.

Isabella and Lily

Isabella loves to go to Sweet and Sassy to get her hair cut.  They put sparkles in her hair and on her checks.  So her and I played sweet and sassy and we put curlers in her hair.  She loved getting up the next day with curly hair.

Raymond has the cutest personality.  He is really getting around now and is so much fun to watch.  He would crawl out to the kitchen and would turn around and look at me, smile and take off again.  He knew he was not to be in the kitchen and knew I was going to go out and get him.  He thought this was so funny.

Raymond taking a break on Sadie's dog bed

It sure is a lot of work getting everyone in their car seat and bags packed to go in the car.  Erica's sure is going to have her hands full.  I came home this past Wednesday, doing pretty good driving to pa and back by myself.  It's around nine hours but as long as I have my snack, water and music I'm pretty good.  It's really hard to leave the grand-kids but it makes for a really fun time when I get to see them.  Hopefully they will be able to visit with us someday.  Isabella really wants to see Grandma's new house.

Till next time......
Love,
Jennifer

Lily & Isabella

Lily & Isabella