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Saturday, December 30, 2006

New project I worked on for a couple of friends for Christmas..."Jewelery Trees "...These pictures aren't the greatest...but maybe you can get the idea...

















They were really fun to make, but more time consuming than I had Imagined...









They are about 12" high and the base is about 4" ...
Lots-a-glue, lots-a-old jewlery...
















It did keep me busy for a couple of days too...made Mike Happy...........








Happy, Happy New Year to all who come here to view our blog...


We will be experiencing our first New Year's Eve as we did Christmas in our new lifestyle...We have enjoyed it very much...taking your oun bed/home everywhere you go is quite a nice thing...You can go home anytime you want...

"2007 brings us closer to Heaven"...that's our motto for this year...We are looking forward to exploring and experiencing more of our "Heaven-on-Earth", as we travel and meet all of you nice people out there and see just what God has created in this Country of ours and to see what He has in store for us as "Full-Time-RVers"...

Remember..."Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful RIDE"......
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

More floor time... you know it soesn't take much to make a child happy............
The perfect end to a perfect day...saying goodbye to grandma and grandpa... Posted by Picasa
Here we see Jennifer toond Mikey.... erritt's friend Mike's boy and Autumn hangin' out with Grandma Sally...







On the left is Becky Mike's Wife and the babysitter for Autumn and Jackson.





Now Isabelle wants to shoot some hoops with Uncle Jerritt I just don't know where these children get all the energy...I know that as others before me have said, if we could bottle it we would be millionaires...















Uncle Jason is gving Autumn some "floor time"...she was just luvin' it!!!!!!!!!! The evening was winding down...We had a great ham dinner...it ewas all so good...dessert was Chocolate Fondu with pineapple, bananas and pound cake to be dipped in coconut or slivered roasted almonds, pumpkin pie and Banana Cream pie made by my friend Janice...she is the best pie maker this side of heaven!!! Posted by Picasa
Now we are at Jennifer, Jerritt, Autumn and Jackson's house...I am so glad that Jackson made it before Christmas...it sure made Christmas complete. Here you see Autumn, my little "Autumn Blossom"...Opening presents was the agenda for the day...I really didn't thing that it would ever be over...the presents just kept flowing...

Here you see...Jerritt (Autumn and Jackson's daddy) and Grandma Kathie...she has a much nicer camera than mine...but whose checking???LOLOL











Here is Marilee, she is enjoying that little Jackson boy... He is really cute and a very good baby!!!








Now "THE GROUP" at Jenn and Jerritt's house;
from left to right: Mike, one of Jerritt's friends, Jason and Jenn, Jerritt's brother and girlfriend, Dan, Marilee's Husband in the blue shirt and Jerritt in the white "T" shirt then you also see Grandma Sally and Auntie Lee Lee (Marilee). Posted by Picasa
This is "Grammy" The Matriarch of Mike's Family...the most lovely woman I have ever met...she is fingering the down slippers that Grampy got her for Christmas...

Now here we have Auntie Mimi...she is the oldest living sibling of Mike's family...she is opening a gift from us...

















Well you know there is a gift that is given, gotten, or gotten by someone else that that just "trips the light fantastic"...well here it is for this year!!!










Can you believe that this is a throw...it is a portrait of her three great- granddaughters that is woven into the threads of this blanket that she will use while having dylasis...You can see the perspective with Izzy standing in fron of it...she , Izzy was amazed to see herself so big...

Grampy had this made for Grammy...he is a prince... Posted by Picasa
Now we couldn't have Christmas without our four legged kids...here we have our little girl "Halle", and her 1/2 sister "Bella", who belongs to Izzy. "Halle" is almost 6 years old and "Bella" is almost 5.












All dressed up and ready for the rest of the day...next stop Grammy and Grampy's house...
















Looks like she needs a nap already!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I do!!!!!
Helping Aunt Patti taking the "loot" into Grammy and Grampy's house...........













Tjis ids Grammy and Grampy's house and their tree...it is fiberoptic..."I don' know what that is but I won't one"...

Thar's Izzy's picture on the tree...




See all the owls...Grammy collects them...she must have over a 1,000...I know that I tried to count them about 17 years ago and I got up to 500 or so, so.........who knows???? Posted by Picasa
Izzy is shaveing...with some kind of little lighted whirly gig thingy... Cute or what??? She has her Christmas jammies on...appropriate , don-cha think???

Here we see the staircase and the tree in the livingroom... I think they decorated really nicely...don't you???
















Now we have Marilee making breakfast...she is a great cook...






















Now who the heck is "Dora"?????? I can't tell you but all the toddler set cannot live without her...She is cute and she speaks English and Spanish...this particular one is computer programable...she will know Izzy's name, her age her favorite color her favorite food, her favorite toy & Etc....WHO-DA-THUNK-IT????? Not me!!!!!!!!! Posted by Picasa
Izzy got up...9:00AM...that'll be the last year for that... This is at Izzy's house...our old "Stick-House"...it is a beautiful home!

Papa got huggs even before the presents got opened...You know...thete is nothing greater than the love of a child...totally unconditional...just pure love...














But then reality had to set in...there was a "Mermaid" kitchen, a " Dora, Pirate Ship" with costumes, and a "Barbie" quad... among miriads of other things...You know, kids get so "overwhelmed" (I hate that word, but here, it fits...) on Christmas...they don't even know what they got until about Spring...






Here is one of Izzy's trees...this pone has lots of her ornaments on it...the tree skirt was crocheted by her
Great Grandmother, "Grammy" ...




By the way...I want that Flamingo ornament!!!

This Christmas was very different for us as I am sure that it was for all of our new-found friends that have chosen "Full Time RVING" as a lifestyle...It was bitter sweet...No one does it like I did it...and that is probably a good thing...It is just really different...We had breakfast at Marilee, Dan and Izzy's...Marilee made a great breakfast casserole...I'm getting the recepie so I can try it out on some of you "down the road"...
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Saturday, December 23, 2006

As you might suspect I took many, many pictures...the first half are on Jerritt's Camera...I couldn't understand why ai had no view on my screen for the longest time...well...I hate to admit it but I had the "lens cover on"... Oh well there were only three of us in there taking pictures...infact there were Crandma Kathie, Auntie Brooke, Auntie Marilee, Grandma Sally, The Doctor and a nurse, Jenn, Jerritt, and me, the Mema all in there for the birthing...Auntie Marilee, Auntie Brooke & Grandma Kathie assisted Jenn in the delivery...it was fast...less than 5 minutes...no one could believe it, not even the DR...I tell you, once she get's started she takes care of business and in a marvelous way...seeing the babies born is such an amazing thing...There has to be a GOD,people...no one else could have ever invented this process...or created such a joyful occasion...

The above picture is Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Sally...Is that Momma and Daddy proud, or what??? Jackson David will be the "Man" to carry the Price name for the next generation, Jerritt being the only "Price" Son and Grandson...now Jackson is the and will be the only great-grandson...The "Price" family is elated...We are too ofcourse...that goes without saying...He is our 6 grandchild and we are proud as punch...we now have three girls and 3 boys...........

I just love little babies...I could just sqeezt them...such a miracle...and to get to observe this miracle is such an honor...my thanks to Jenn and Jerritt for encluding us all in this wonderful event..............












Here you see Papa Mike, a very happy and gloating Mommy and Daddy just mesmerized by that little Jackson David...








The PROUD..........................









We moved yesterday morning before we went to the Hospital...We will be here at the Loomis RV Park for just a week then we will return to the 1,000 Trails for the duration of our stay...There is a big difference between $250 a week and FREE...........Even if I do have to go to the lodge for WIFI!!! I'd rather spend that $$$ playing, wouldn't you???

Well Merry Christmas if I don't get back in here before then...enjoy every minute and everyone no matter where you are or who you are with...I know some of you are spending it with newly found friends and neighbors so have a blast.................. Posted by Picasa
Well...now we have had a couple of VERRRRRY busy days...Thursday was to be our "Kids Christmas", that was to be held at Jennifer & Jerritt's home...well we went up to take care of Autumn for Jenn (remember...she is 9 months pregnant, expecting Little Jackson any minute) because she had a Dr.s appt...well they decided to keep her...she had enough issues goin' on that they wanted to enduce labor and get this little guy here before Christmas, he really wasn't due 'till Jan. 3rd... So needless to say we canceled "Kid's Christmas "till further notice...And Jackson David Price was born on December 22 at around 10:45PM, he weighed in at 7/14.8 and 20 & 1/2 inches long. Mommy, Baby, Daddy and all are doing fine...He's so cute...Mommy and Daddy did a really good job...

This first picture was taken in Downtoewn Roseville of their old theatere...Oh "by-the-way" ... I am using a very old digital camera as I left my good one at Jenn and Jerritt's on Tuesday...NOT GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So bear with me, please...




This next one is of the sunset over Roseville...










And the little sliver of a moon ... over the sunset, over Roseville.......... Posted by Picasa

Monday, December 18, 2006

Now these I took today...Mr Crane decided to come by and pay us a visit...Is he not smart lookin'??

I love to watch the birds...I'm gonna get me some books on birds from different parts of the country, so I will know what I am lookin' at...

There is a giant flock of Swans up the road...or atleast they were the other day...Mike is gonna take me up there tomorrow to see it they are still there so I can take some pics of them...there were thousands of them.......





Now this is whole 'nother kinda bird............Is this cute or what??? Marilee gave it to me yesterday...I just love it...

Juanita...you could quilt dishtowels like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't believe it a "bus" and all...

"Who-da-thunk-it?" Posted by Picasa