First pull with the new motor

Larry bought a new motor for his pulling truck. This is a video (excuse my shaking) that I did with my regular camera. He had a minor breakdown so he got third place. Hopefully it will be repaired by this weekend and he can try it out again.

My swap pages

Here are a couple of recipe pages I did last month.



Some atc's from the last couple of months. This one was a Black & White theme.


My "Nature" Atc's were a stretch. I didn't follow the theme very well.

12 on 12

This was a fun challenge by Martha that I managed to do. The instructions were to take 12 pictures of your everyday life on the 12th of the month. It just happened that the 12th was on a Saturday and I was at home all day.

1. The first thing I do each morning is check the rain gauge. Sure enough, we had a sprinkle during the early morning hours.

2. Next is my morning coffee.

3. Babygirl needs to go outside. She wasn't too happy having her picture taken.

4. I have an OCD thing about making my bed. (Even when I was a litle girl at home.) It gets made every morning. I was very sick one day last winter. DH commented that he knew I must be on my death bed because I didn't make the bed that day.

5. Laundry....need I say more?

6. On this day my clock needed winding. My dad made this Grandfather clock and I inherited it when my mom passed away. I love it! He also made the china cabinet next to it. He made 3, one for each of my sisters and one for me. Makes me miss my parents when I look at this.

7. A quick look out the door shows that the rain is still coming down.

8. Lunch time. Nobody here but me so this is what I fixed.

9. Time to watch a couple of shows that I recorded. There's usually cartoons on my TV so this is a treat for me.

10. The sun is out and it's playtime for two of the grandsons. They stayed all night and we shot some left over fireworks later that evening.

11. Grandpa is grilling hamburgers for supper.

12. A perfect ending to a rainy day.

First loose tooth

Both boys had their first loose tooth. Their aunt Crystal pulled both teeth. I tried to get Jared to go first since he's the oldest but he was a little afraid. Darrin was brave enough to have his pulled and when Jared saw how easy it was he decided to have his pulled too. We were in the basement waiting out a storm that evening and this was how we spent the time. They each have another one that's loose but not quite ready to come out yet.
After KM's comment I realized that I hadn't finished my story. I wrapped each tooth up for them to take home and put under their pillow. I asked them what they thought the Tooth Fairy would leave. Jared promptly said he hoped it was a puppy! Darrin agreed and thought that would be the perfect exchange for their first teeth. I wasn't so sure mom and dad would agree with them though. I told them to call me and let me know what they found. Jared called me the next morning and was excited because he got a dollar and so did Darrin. I guess the puppy was too big to leave under the pillow. Well, maybe next time boys.

Been awhile

Didn't realize it's been so long since I blogged. I've been playing around with Twitter &Facebook and sadly neglecting my blog. I do most of my internet surfing while I'm at work. It makes the time go much quicker. DH usually has the home computer in the evenings and I don't like to interrupt his Poker time. I have several pictures to upload and chat about. I'll get to those sometime this week. Summer is such a wonderful, busy time of year. I love the long days that are full of activities. OK I'm off to upload some pictures.....had another birthday boy this week.