Winter 2019

I'm very overdue in getting to this!

It's been just crazy busy around here.

Hopefully it's calming down some

so I can stay on top of 'normal' things more!

We had some great times watching our 8 grandkids!

Just one family at a time :)

 We had an early Christmas with each family ...

... and ended 2018 with a trip to LA for Christmas!

Beka was there with Wicked at the Pantages

 and James was visiting, too!

A very special time together!

 Walks in the Hollywood Hills!

 Hanging at the dog park...

 Christmas morning!

Lots of fun trying to get a good shot!

 Last year in Chicago -
This year in LA!
Where will next year be?

We spent New Years Eve at the park with
the whole gang!

We froze but stayed until we got rained out...

 ... and ended up at Peter Piper Pizza!

The kids had a blast ... so did we!

2019 started with a decision to NOT move ...

so we got busy re-modeling our house!

OURSELVES!!!

 We sanded and re-finished our 31 yr old kitchen cupboards!

 I decided I wanted a hammered copper cornice ... so I made it!

We also re-did the 'study', changed the bookcase wall and desk
... now it's the memory room with things

from both our parents and two sisters who've passed on...

 finally re-finished and hung Annette's heart!

Since we were so busy last year,
we missed having 'spend the nights' with the grands
... so we played catch up!

 We had a great time with big 6 yr old Caden!

 And had 2 - 4 year olds... Amos and Letty
over together! They're buddies!

Next project... remove the old flouresent lights 

and replace them with pretty ones that are dimmable!

 Then re-locating the fridge and getting ready to tear down the wall!!!

 In the midst of this ... our dear friend Gayle and Elsa visited 

 while going to Spring training games!

It was a busy winter but I love making progress...
 and taking time to relax on my patio with my birds!

More pics here!