Piercing contract

Ashlea has been asking to get her ears pierced again. I finally accepted providing she sign this contract stating she would not get her ears pierced anymore. She can not get her tongue, lips or eyebrows pierced. Here is the contract and it was witnessed by Anica who pierced her ears.

pilgrims and indians

Time 4 U had a nice dinner for us at Thanksgiving. The kids sang some songs and then we got our picture taken. Ashlea really enjoys going to time 4 U.

Best sheet EVER

These are the BEST sheets EVER. They are so soft and warm. I absolutely love them. Now Ashlea says I LOVE MY SHEETS. One of the pillow cases made a nice nightgown and the bag it came in cute top for cutie pie.

stuffed turkey

Ashlea had fun stuffing the turkey.

making pie

We made a pecan pie for Thanksgiving. Ashlea did most of the work. She mixed the pie dough then rolled it out.

bird seed

We collected some pine cones and spread peanut butter on them. Then we rolled them in bird seed, tied a ribbon on them and hung them outside for the birds.

bird house

Ashlea got a tool set and a bird house kit for her birthday. Roger Clark helped her put it together then she painted. Voile Very nice project.

Christmas and Kale???

We are getting ready for Christmas. We brought the tree into the patio and checking out the lights. We had planted some Kale during the summer and left some of it to grow. It got huge so we harvested it and baked some Kale chips. Thank you Christie for Kale Chips.

Practice Away in a Manger

We went to Garfield carnival tonight then came home and Ashlea practiced Away in a Manger for the recital Mrs. Germann is planning. We will post again after more practice and see how much she improves.

cousins

We went to Aunt Susan's and Ashlea got to spend some time with her cousins. Aliah and Ashlea did some crocheting together.

party pictures

Ashlea is 9

Ashlea had a very nice birthday party at the bowling alley. They had fun bowling and busting open a pinata. I didn't get any pictures of the pinata, too busy holding it. Shawna and Kathy helped me. I think a fun time was had by all.

New and improved zoo park

We went to the zoo park and what a surprise. The last time we were there everything had been painted an ugly brown. Ashlea and I were sooo disappointed it didn't have the happy feeling of the colors that we were use to and looked drab. It must have been a primer, because now everything is painted bright and cheerful, including the benches and inside the spaceship. The painting was done by volunteers who donated their time and paint. This was the wives of the pipeliners that are laying pipe for the Canadian pipeline.

purple or blue???

. Ashlea had decided to spend some of her money. She wanted a wig. Hmmmm which one purple or blue,. As you can see she decided on blue.

bored with fever

Ashlea had a fever for 6 days. she was bored and decided to paint her face.

Jack O'Lantern

One of our neighbors. Pixie who also works at the library brought us several pumpkins. Ashlea couldn't wait to get her hands all gooey and carve one.

Party in the Ville

The Lions club sponsored The Party in the Ville here in Morganville. Ashlea and I sold raffle tickets and she made and decorated this cake by herself for the cake walk. Good job Ashlea

polka dot dress

. Never allow Amelia Bedelia near this dress.

Veronica's Heart

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I saw this quilt on ebay, called Veronica's Heart so I wanted it. Our full size bed has heart shaped headboard and foot-board. I think of my mother so often it seem fitting.

Doc Severinsen

We were able to attend the rehearsal for Doc Severinsen and big band at the high school. what a treat to watch. This was a tribute to Pauline Snodgrass, who is 99 and still playing piano.

Bullies

We just saw a TV show called Green Screen Adventures. It is a show where kids write and draw pictures about anything they want. We watched a couple of the shows. The kids send in their story and the show puts it together as a play. The kids have written a large variety of subjects, from learning to tie laces, to jumping pizza man, to fantasy fairy tales. Ashlea decided to try her hand at it. We are going to submit it and see if her story gets picked to be put on the show.

3rd grade

Ashlea went and took school supplies and met her teacher, Mrs Hays. She has a lot of fellow students that she is happy to have in her class this year. I think it is going to be a GREAT year.

trolley in D.c.

We sat on this trolley for almost 2 hours.

White House

While we were in D.C. we were able to take a tour of the White House. Here is madam president.

Haigh Cousins

On the way home we stopped at Aunt Susan's. We were able to get all 8 of the Haigh cousins together for a little while.

Pittsburgh museum and Wendi's classroom

Back in Pittsburgh. We went to a musuem. We were able to see real mummies, and real dinosaur bones. Wendi is going to have a very nice classroom next year. Sci/Tech Academy. Congrats Wendi

More of Antietam

Ashlea climbed to the top of the tower to take a picture for me. Wendi took the picture of Ashlea climbing the stairs.