tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127670772024-03-16T17:17:21.641-05:00Canada GardenKeto. Flowers. Goldens in the garden.
Welcome!Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2045125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-16332543394110795542024-03-16T17:16:00.005-05:002024-03-16T17:16:42.582-05:00Catching Up Our Betsy turned 16! She's so beautiful <3Tuscon 2024 was a success!and Kyle is 14. He's taller than all of us now!I am never happy with my selfies until Murphy shows upMama went to Salvation Army :)I took this shot on the way home from work one day. The sunset lit up the tops of the trees and the lake reflected them back. Our Oceanna girl, out in California right now. She'll Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-4863370869141837302024-01-30T13:28:00.001-06:002024-01-30T13:28:11.789-06:00Christmas 2023Goodness, here it is almost February 2024, so here's a photo dump from Christmas past.Mark painted the front door black for me.those sweet grandbabies so grown up!Rachel looking like she's aging in reverse <3Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-56123045159136726172023-12-09T17:52:00.007-06:002023-12-09T17:52:55.480-06:00Thanksgiving Oceanna helped me dip the buckeyes in chocolate. She's a great help in the kitchen!Mama sent me a gorgeous star.Laura and her famOceanna loved climbing the tree out back Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-16340430083791310522023-12-09T17:50:00.001-06:002023-12-09T17:50:02.713-06:00October 2023Mark painted the front door black for me. I love it! Murphy and Skye are pretty indifferent about color as long as they each get a window :PTrevor got married so we got a few family pictures. None of the bride & groom though! Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-45924034124131071332023-09-24T09:53:00.002-05:002023-09-24T09:53:46.281-05:00Summer of 2023 Oceanna spent her summer at the beach, at the library, at the aquarium, and at her little homeschool coop. She's so adorable, and I bet she read more books than I did this summer!I spent the summer as a working girl again, driving my little hospice-mobile all up and down Route 4. Betsy & Kyle let Rachel take their picture for 1st day of 8th & 10th grades! That's a big deal and Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-37951229272286837832023-07-02T17:30:00.000-05:002023-07-02T17:30:05.904-05:00June 2023 It was a great visit in Michigan for mama's 88th birthday! She and PJ have beautiful gardens :)Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-27963213699881459642023-05-25T07:48:00.009-05:002023-05-25T07:48:47.227-05:00May 2023 Report We got to visit with this Oceanna girl before they went back to New York for the summer. She is a sweetheart! She liked my keto donuts, which you know made my heart happy. And she's an artist for sure. She later painted her horse "blankets" to keep them warm.We went to Paunch Creek and left some of Judson's ashes with Clayton's. It's a beautiful spot.Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-67378491916449735112023-03-19T13:08:00.004-05:002023-03-19T13:08:34.850-05:00March 2023My 67th birthday. With two of my grandbabies who are so much taller than me now!with a keto dessert of courseMy mom with AnnieMore snow for Oceanna!It was nice enough to sit outside the day that the kids came over for my birthday. I wish I could say the same for the days since, but it's been cold latelyV with Murphy Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-87676204056150424172023-03-19T13:03:00.001-05:002023-03-19T13:03:06.721-05:00February RecapGrandma Peggy at the craft mall. She sent Bets and Kyle a dragon's eye in their Christmas box. So cute!Murphy and Skye waiting on Mark to come upstairs to feed them their supper!Oceanna had snow!More waiting on food. They have a lot of practice at it lolV's 85th birthday party Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-30912519744510549532023-03-19T12:52:00.008-05:002023-03-19T13:11:09.032-05:00Catching UpI love love this little picture of Bets from way back when. Thank you to Facebook for memory pop-ups.She has her learning permit to drive now!BK birthday party at Rachel'sKyle gives the best hugs. He absolutely will not stand for a kiss, but he'll hug :)Isaac and fam at QuartsiteWhen we were waiting for Betsy to be born, I found this little retro container at Richland where I was Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-39257385625491628882023-01-22T19:39:00.001-06:002023-01-22T19:39:05.070-06:00Christmas in the New Year Christmas got postponed because we all took turns getting sick! We're finally all on the mend and got to spend some time together today. It was a good Sunday! And in the next couple weeks, their birthdays 💗Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-85002290670047206672023-01-01T16:02:00.001-06:002023-01-01T16:02:08.338-06:00Happy New Year 2023! We had some bitterly cold weather a little over a week ago, but it has been getting up into the 50s too! The plants outside are getting ahead of themselvesKyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-4161199011192074182023-01-01T15:57:00.004-06:002023-01-01T15:57:26.419-06:00Christmas 2022Jennifer sent this pic of their Christmas morning in California. She surfed in the ocean and Oceanna played in the sand on the beach. The RV park pool was open too! I love the pic, the tree, the presents, and the scene out the window of palm trees and mountains and picnic tables. Our Christmas here was quiet. Betsy & Kyle had a combo of strep and covid, so Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-68893988735519219862022-12-17T20:01:00.006-06:002022-12-17T20:01:44.401-06:00Oceanna is 3!Three years old! And an artist already :)We love her skirt!One of the latest to go to Petals.We wrapped presents today. This might be the earliest I've ever wrapped! It's usually Christmas Eve before I get myself to do it.Found this little tag from Judson and Rachel in among the wrapping paper <3 Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-2502682060210954702022-12-07T19:15:00.000-06:002022-12-07T19:15:01.661-06:00It's Almost Christmas!One of the wreaths that went to PetalsMy Christmas cactus bloomed so pretty!The front door for this Christmas. The swag stayed for a while, but the birds moved in again. They like to hide in it, and then when we open the door, they fly inside. It's an exciting time catching it and getting it back out of the house. So the swag is inside now.Front potMark with Murphy at dockKyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-81412790536194234682022-12-07T19:09:00.004-06:002022-12-07T19:09:30.532-06:00Thanksgiving 2022This was a pumpkin grown by Isaac and Jen and Oceanna in their garden this summer. It was so cute, I made the little tag to go with it for the table.Mama's turkey in a wreathThanksgiving was very quiet this year but we had a good day. Mark smoked chicken and ribs and I baked Isaac's pumpkin with some cranberries.There's a reason everybody makes pie with pumpkin. It needs some Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-5718551384646878202022-11-23T07:08:00.003-06:002022-11-23T07:08:21.981-06:00Fall & Halloween ReportIs fall really over and it's time to get ready for the holidays? Apparently so!Mama's little witch made into a wreath.I love these ferns in the front pot. I can't find the pic with fall leaves woven through. I think these will get to stay through the winter and into next summer.Halloween Front DoorRachel so happy with her new witchA skelly wreath for Rachel's front doorIsaac grew thisKyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-71082495014796061572022-10-17T18:37:00.008-05:002022-10-17T18:37:55.633-05:00Oceanna VisitsOur good friends Mark and Tina invited us to a ball game at Busch Stadium. Isaac and Jen and Oceanna came to visit!It was a great visit, she made things lively! Can't wait til next time <3We went to the zoo, she loves the goats Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-20362964781895175212022-10-17T18:30:00.003-05:002022-10-17T18:30:35.802-05:00Catching Up!We went out to eat! Lol, that sounds funny, we used to eat out all the time, but since the pandemic we have gotten out of the habit. Anyway, it was good to see friends at Brunchfield and have a good keto omelet. Mark looks fantastic!Kyle stopped by the flower shop to show us his new haircut! He started 7th grade at Little Flower this year, he's as tall as Mark now, and he's so Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-90407436423705909662022-07-29T09:58:00.006-05:002022-07-29T09:59:15.338-05:00BetsyThis girl is beautiful every day all day, but look what a bouquet of flowers does. I love you Bets, you are always always my little flower girl! Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-22168860629072784312022-06-29T21:00:00.010-05:002022-06-29T21:00:53.777-05:00June 2022The volunteer petunias are outshining the alabama sunset coleus so far.Mark's firestorm daylilythat cute little oceanna girl with her daddyMark and Kyle with a good fire going. Skye was happy :)We had to say goodbye to Walker. He was feeling so bad. He's a great cat, I know he's having a great time hunting in the garden on the other side. And he sent this cute littleKyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-23910577725081899892022-05-28T08:22:00.003-05:002022-05-28T08:22:41.451-05:00May Happenings Betsy graduated from 8th grade Oceanna loves flowers and books. She looks so much like Isaac did at that age. Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-83802635729871678132022-05-01T11:45:00.004-05:002022-05-01T11:46:11.543-05:00May Day Birthday 2022 This is a little video that Billie, one of Rachel's relatives sent to me. She took it at Judson's birthday party in 2018, a few months before he left for the other side. I love the little side hug that he gave me when I got there, I love seeing Kyle watching over the box-opening, I love hearing Rachel's laugh and the sounds of an everyday moment back when we thought that those Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-21237653357186565322022-04-17T09:28:00.006-05:002022-04-17T09:28:57.861-05:00Happy Easter 2022Our little Cali sweetheart!Front door springbeautiful Easter morning Kyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652654533778215351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12767077.post-37761019870835374212022-04-05T19:32:00.003-05:002022-04-05T19:32:18.939-05:00April WreathsMama's bunny in a remake. I wanted the bunny to be the star rather than the bow, so she has this one to perch in for now. I have a feeling she'll be in the midst of another remodel soon :PI'm taking an online wreath class hoping to learn how to make wreaths that have a wild garden-y look. 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