A quick update...

One of the things I love about Flag is it may snow but 3 days later it is all gone! The pictures below were taken Monday and by Thursday it was all gone. So, dad feel free to visit! Kat

We also want to send all our love, several hugs and prayers to our cousin Jared! We love you! Sarah, Jarod and Hannah!

Jarod using his outdoor class skills!

Dad, what to sit on the deck?

Did you notice the cushions? We haven't had much snow to talk about so I left them on, oops my bad!

Weather update: It is sunny and snowing, you just have to love Flagstaff!

Can you spot the kids?

HELP Dad, we need those penguins!

As of 7:52 am we had 24 to 29 inches of snow in Flagstaff, the snowbowl has 53 inches. It is currently, well SNOWING! Could you please send us those four snow shoveling penguins we talked about? Thanks! HArd to believe tomorrow is the first day of spring. Kids are going to go play in the snow, I will take photos and all of you in warm places can be jealous of our piles and piles of snow! Also look at this in our local news paper...Avalanche danger is a possibility on the San Francisco Peaks, the Coconino County Sheriff’s search and rescue unit is warning. UMMM...guess it is a good thing we live on the east side not the west side of town! Hey Sis want to come and visit me for a week and a half? LOL!

P.S. Dad my truck won't start, again! Are you sure you don't want a new truck? Can you ask Judy to keep an eye on the credit union for a Ford Flex, I really want one but not at $39,900. Art's car is only at 40,000 miles needs to hit 60,000 for him to get a new one. We really need a spare if we are going to keep truckie, she is getting old and not happy about it, yes, that is how I know I have a female truck! Love you all!

I can't believe I'm...

40! Yes folks I turned 40 this month. SO, this past week over spring break Hubbie took the family to Lake Arrowhead, CA and to Hemet to visit family and friends. I came home with 3 awesome new things. First I have a very short but very cute new hairdo, not sure how much Hubbie likes it since he likes long hair, but sweetie it will grow!

The next two things are way too cool...can you say Baby Lock! YUP! I have a new (used) Baby Lock Evolve, which is a way cool but high learning curve serger...see photo below, not actually my machine but grabbing from web was easier. Yes, that is an 8 thread serger and it came with about 6 different feet, so excited!


The same woman was also had an Ellageo for sale, this is a sewing/embroidery machine.



The family was moving to Ireland, her Hubbie's home country and couldn't take them with. She was so happy to sell them to me because of Hannie. The price was incredible! Hubbie offered to buy me two different sewing machines that cost at least double of what we paid for these two machines.

Yes! I know how lucky I am to have my Hubbie and the kids are so blessed to have him as a daddy. I should say Hannah loves the new machine and even Sarah sewed on it. If you want to come and play with them let me know I would love to have you!

A great day!

Thank you Hubbie for a great day at Ikea! I love my new paper roll, if you live near an Ikea and have kids you must get a paper roll holder and paper roll hours of fun with these items! Also, thank you to my kids for being so good while I shopped at my favorite store, you are great! Love Mommy and for Art Love Kat!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10149350/
For the holder

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20152281/
For the paper

If you have little ones and even ones who are getting big fast...

go to this blog for great creative ideas. childmade.com They find fun things for kids from blogs all over the web. Right now this is my favorite Squishy Bag - A tactile/multisensory approach to pre-writing and writing skills followed by DIY Kid's Tent! Makes my wish mine were smaller, I do think I will make the DIY tent for Hannah, give her a place to read inside when we have snow and outside in the shade, our sun is strong up here.