The Mystery Egg

While picking weeds this past weekend we came across a little white egg in the dirt. We probably should have left it be but instead we placed it in a glass jar. Grace immediately began to guess what kind of creature would hatch from the egg - a bird, crocodile, bee, lizard, snake, or perhaps a badger.


Grace made the egg cozy by adding mulch to the jar. She checked on it frequently but unfortunately it became shriveled and gray. So the mystery continues - what was growing inside there?

Reading to the Dogs

Our library, in conjunction with the Humane Society, offers a wonderful program called "Reading to the Dogs". Once a month therapy dogs along with their human counterparts come to the library so children can read to them.

Grace was hopeful to read her "Biscuit" story to a "little baby pug" but when there was no pug to be seen she happily read to Sugarbear, a golden retriever. While Grace was reading Sugarbear kept placing her paw on Grace's arm - I think the dog would have preferred a neck scratch over listening to the story! Thankfully, Grace didn't seem to mind and is already asking, "When will the dogs come back to the library"?

An Amazing Sight

This is what we saw as we drove over the Howard Franklin bridge today - a waterspout/tornado. It was amazing and a bit scary to see this powerful act of Mother Nature so up close and personal. No need to worry - I was in the passenger, not the driver seat when I snapped the picture!

Nana and Papa Visit

On Saturday afternoon Nana and Papa came for a visit. Grace kept them busy by being head of the entertainment committee. By the end of the day the adults were exhausted but somehow Grace still had energy to spare. To finish off their visit Dean and Grace met them for breakfast this morning while I was at work. It was nice to see them - we're glad they came!

Our Mermaid

Here it is nearly the end of July and I haven't posted about something Grace has been doing daily (sometimes twice a day) since the end of May - swimming. Oh how she loves to be in the pool. It's such great exercise for her and it's about the only activity we can do outside this time of year due to the heat. She can spend hours in the water - perhaps she's part mermaid, just like the swimsuit she loves to wear!

Etsy Dreams

I have long wanted to open a shop on Etsy. I've actually gone as far as coming up with a "theme" and ordering fabric labels (to sew onto the items I make) and business cards. But for one reason or another it just hasn't happened - until now. I'm here to tell you that my Etsy dreams have officially been rekindled!


While Grace was at school today I found some spare time to piece together these three little quilts. (I only used a pattern for the dog, the cake and tree were created from my own sketches) I plan on adding a few details to them - buttons, embroidery, etc. Once the quilts are finished, in addition to some other items, my shop will be open for business. I'll be sure to keep you posted!

An Overnight Visit

We're just getting home after an overnight stay at Meme and Pop's. Our day are always packed full of fun while we're there.


We visited with Aunt Cathi, bringing her birthday and get well wishes.


There's always a pile of dishes to do after preparing a meal from scratch (we made pizza, caesar salad, peach cobbler and vanilla ice cream).


In addition, Grace went swimming until her skin was prunish, read many books, drew pictures, and completed two new puzzles.

The end result of all our fun - one tired little girl!