:: Last week ::

Wow! August is almost over, and with that the last few days of summer are going by very quickly. Even so, we have still taken advantage of the warm days to spend some precious time with our grandchildren.
Last Wednesday we took our oldest grandson Oliver to visit his cousins in Dana Point. We spent the afternoon walking with them, running with them, talking and laughing with them, and getting all nice and sticky eating ice cream with them.
While I waited for the slower ones to pick flowers, look for crabs and just take their time, father and daughter got to catch up on whatever it is that fathers and daughters talk about.
And by the end of the day after all the questions were answered, all the little arguments settled, all the running and chasing was done, I was happy, exhausted, but happy to have that very special afternoon with these very special little people.

Julian and Amelia started school a week ago, and Oliver will start tomorrow, and so a day like this one will not happen again for a while. But tonight, as I remember last week and my beautiful grandchildren, I am thankful for them, their parents, and the love of family.

Have a great week everyone!!!!!

:: My little hero ::

Good Morning !!!

As I have mentioned in previous posts the month of July was full of all sorts of emotions.

I will begin by briefly telling the story of my grandson Julian. Julian was born with a bilateral cleft lip, and open palate.
His first few months were a bit difficult.
But after his first surgery at four months of age, in which they corrected his lip, feedings went a bit smoother and his breathing improved. A few months later they closed his palate, after which time he was able to suck on a bottle, and feedings were a breeze. He also had a nose revision at that time.
This last surgery was a bit more involved. They took bone fragments from his hip to fuse his gums, he had another palate correction, and another nose revision. It was extensive for a child his age, but this little guy came through it like a trooper. He is the bravest little boy I know.
Today, he is just about fully healed and is back to being his active rambunctious self. Another great thing is that today Julian aka "Luli" turns nine years old!!!!

He has been through so much for such a young boy. But he has always been an inspiration for our family. He always has a smile on his beautiful face, and is always happy to give hugs. Words could never express the love that I feel for this child.

His parents ( my daughter and son in law) are very patient and loving parents.
Dr. Ray, the young surgeon who has been working with him since day one is an artist. The staff at Loma Linda children's hospital is awesome. All true heroes in my eyes.
But my number one hero is Julian, he has taught me that No obstacle is too great to overcome. Happy birthday my little star sweeper!!!

And a great weekend to all!!

:: More Grannies ::

Good Monday everyone!!!
Today will be a very hot day in my neck of the woods, about 104 to be more precise, so it will be a day of staying indoors, blasting the AC and trying to get a few crochet projects finished.

This mess of grannies will turn out to be a blanket for a baby boy that will be born in October.
An acquaintance of mine decided to have another baby now that her first is 11 yrs. old. (its finally sinking in) says she. A few weeks ago she told me that she has not yet made any baby purchases or made up a nursery. She works two jobs and hasn't had much time.
So, I thought I'd give her a bit of a jumpstart and some encouragement.
And besides, sometimes it's irresistible
not to make newborn things. Especially when I can make grannies and use up leftovers from my stash.

I hope to be able to share this with you by weeks end. (fingers crossed)

For now, I wish everyone a fantastic week!!!! XOXO

:: I'm back ::

Well, it sure has been a strange month, this last one. July is and has always been busy and unpredictable for me.
I had a few things to deal with lately, some of which have spilled right into August. But all will be fine again. (fingers crossed).

Even so, I have been getting a little crocheting done, for one, I finally finished that big round colorful thing that I wrote about in my last post.
A cover for a banana leaf storage container. I made this for my daughter Katherine. You see her kitty Frodo, used it for a nail sharpener and almost destroyed the lid completely. So, of course she requested a cover for for it. And voila!! There you have it. Cute huh?

Next is Mr. Sssssslithers. I started this snake back in October to give as a Christmas present, but I got caught up with other things and never got a chance to finish it. So since the little recipient of this snake has recently gone through surgery, I decided that a cuddle toy was in order. So Mr. Ssssssslithers finally got a head, eyes, and tongue. And my grandson Julian got a cuddle toy to see him through his recovery. (I apologize for the bad pic)

Well my darlins, I guess this will be all for now. Hoping to get back to my regular posts real soon.

Take care, and have a fantastic weekend. :)

Happy Friday!!!!

Hello!!!
Just a quick note to say hi.
It sure has been a strange week. You know, with a holiday smack dab in the middle. But busy none the less.
I've been working on a few " just for the fun of it" things and trying to finish a couple of old WIP's .
I will share a few things with next week.

For now, have a wonderful weekend, and many blessings to one and all.

::: Have a great and safe 4th of July ::

4th of July, another excuse to crochet.

Hello everyone,
I know, this is totally strange, I rarely ever blog on Saturdays. It is usually a very busy day around here. But today I am at home all by my lonesome just relaxing. It's so quiet I can hear a feather drop.
For the last couple of weeks I have been very busy crocheting blue and white outfits for my granddaughters to wear on the 4th. (their mama can throw in whatever red she wants)

This week I finished Milla's tunic top. I just love the navy blue and white combination, it's so classic. She can wear this over a red tee and blue leggings, or just over white with a red hair accessory. I preferred navy blue and white because after the holiday is over it is still very wearable.

This pattern is from the crochet today
July/August 2008 issue, same as the baby dress I made for Ireland. I think I'll put that magazine away for a while.

It was a very good week indeed, we had the grandchildren over for two days. I can't get enough of them sometimes.
The girls are so girly and giggly, and Julian is such a boy. It was an all around good week.

I leave you with pics of my latest crochet, and one of Julian beating Papa at chess.

Have a great rest of your weekend!!!