WHAT WE'RE DOING

Here's David hard at work cutting down my quilting frame. Today he begins welding with the welding machine he and his grandfather bought last night; they couldn't get the old one working right.

Abigail is making good use of the pool, and when she's in the lounger, you can see that Nyki has a buddy!

And if Lena's not in my lap, she's in the recliner in my room to be close by!

I am doing pretty good; my daughter is typing this for me because I have only one hand again and typing is a misery. I'm trying to catch up on your blogs and I am going as fast as I can; until then, you will understand why I am absent from the comments!

THIS CONCLUDES OUR WEEK

The Thunbergia is blooming again!  It is so pretty!

We did some window suncatchers together, played outside

 until it was time for them to wave goodbye.

All company is home and we have a lot of room 

for the cats to come back out from hiding!

 

THANKSGIVING

From the sun's rising (over crescent lake)

 to the settling of the grands...

(Abigail is missing bc she was in bed already!)

It was an amazing day of preparation yesterday.

Today, I count my blessings and give thanks to God for all parts of my life!

May you have a day fun of thankfulness, too!

Hail! The Gang's All Here!

 My youngest son and family came for the weekend-we had a wonderful time in spite of the rain.

 We realized family pictures were getting rare and decided to correct that fact!

 The kids were glad to show off their new kitten, Mako!

 We enjoyed some book time-the new and the old kind!

 The cupcakes were a hit, too!

 Cassandra took some beautiful pictures of my flowers-the rain lilies.

 A something we don't know--wild and growing on the front bank and we transplanted it to a

hanging pot.

And we discovered a new to us bromeliad--a balansae;  about 3' tall and just as wide!