Celebrations...

The last few weeks have seen a few reasons to celebrate in our household.  

Let's start with the Oscar party that my neighbor held.  Just a few of us ladies, some cheese, crackers, strawberries, wine, and the ballots.  Let's just say that when I left at 10:00, I had only picked two or three winners...I was way behind.  

A few ladies had chosen 6 or 7 correct winners already.  So, imagine my surprise, when my neighbor let me know that I had, in the end, chosen the most correct winners!!  This is what was delivered to my door.

Whoo~hoo!

Now, the candy did not last long ~ the boys quickly got into that (yep, we'll just blame the boys for how fast the candy was eaten).  But, I told them to back off ~ the $25 gift card for the movies ~ that is a date night for mom and dad!!

 

Secondly, I would like to say congratulations to my oldest for making the 7th grade baseball team!!

Let the fun begin...between their travel teams, little league starting back up, and now the school team, I am juggling practice and game schedules for three boys and six teams.  I know, call me crazy....but, we are down one team from last year, so this should be easy...oh wait, my oldest will be playing on two travel teams, so we are still at 7...so much for being easy!

 

And finally, Panzer turned one year old this past Friday!!

Yes, he steals tissues straight from the box!

Here he is with all of his buddies...

Joker, the boxer, is a month older than Panzer.  They have grown up together and are quite the buds.

He still has such a puppy face...

All that play leads to one tired pup...

And one of my recent favorites...in the past, when my husband took his yearly business trip, the boys would want to take turns sleeping on daddy's side of the bed and snuggle with me...it's not so much about me anymore...

 

I am late with this months tusal...there is a lot of fuzz, as the frogs have been sticking around..

Here is what I am working on now....a belated gift for my mom's birthday.  She received some other stitching stash goodies, but I didn't get this done yet...

 

A big thank you to Jeanne from Hamilton House.  She was giving away these goodies and I was the lucky recipient.

Thank you so much, Jeanne!  Fabric and fibers are always welcome ~ and the booklets are great to look through while drinking my cup of tea!  If you haven't been by Jeanne's blog ~ pop on over and visit.

 

This week, brought a surprise all the way from Holland!  Heidi from Stitched Memories in Time, had asked me a while back if I owned a teapot.  I thought she meant a real china teapot, and that I do not have ~ but I do drink tea!  I didn't think anything else about it, until I opened the package and found these..

Six teacup coasters!  They are perfect ~ and look how they match my mug!

I guess if I ever get a real teapot, I will have to place an order for the teapot cosy that she was originally going to make!  Heidi is making it a goal to send rak's out each month this year ~ she is going to be creating many smiles!  Thank you so much, Heidi!  I love them and am grateful for your friendship.  Like Jeanne, if you haven't been to visit Heidi, please do drop over.  You will see some wonderful goodies!

 

Hopefully our weather will break soon.  We have had so many grey, dreary days.  I am ready for some warmer, sunnier spring weather.

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you all find time this week to enjoy the things that bring a smile to your face..

And in the spirit of Heidi's gift, I will leave you with this...

“A Proper Tea is much nicer than a Very Nearly Tea, which is one you forget about afterwards.”
― A.A. Milne