My Two Daniels

Papa Dan and his little namesake, a pretty special duo:

Note that, with no planning, they are dressed alike:  blue t-shirts and denim, although Daniel's are overalls. 

UPDATE:  My two Daniels also share another trait:  We all know Papa Dan is a forester who loves his woods, but did you know little Daniel loves the outdoors, too?  When he is fussy, if he's taken outdoors, he quiets right down and stares at the trees.  It's amazing!

Nuttin' Much...

goin' on here. Dan is home from another jaunt to Coeur d'Alene, and is out helping Amy's father spray weeds on the farm, and I'm trying to get motivated to do a little redecorating by watching HGTV. I just watched a $100,000 kitchen/family room redo that ended up quadrupling in price when they decided to add "outdoor living space." According to my math, that would end up being $400,000. Reality check?!? Mercy me!

However, I am pleased to report that I dusted and vacuumed last night and that the smooth surfaces of our house are dust-free and shining. As much as I hate those chores the results are hard to deny. And all for the price of a few sprays of Pledge and a little aerobic exercise as I pushed the vacuum. Score!!

I'm also working on a project for the shop and I'll share it when I get a little further along. It's out of my color comfort zone at the moment, but I think I'll like the final result.

Happy weekend!

Fourth of July

A little late, but that's me. :-) It was a great family weekend and so I'll just share some photos.

Gigi and Daniel:

Great Papa and the little man:

Ann and Cameron:

Keaton:

Below is a sleepy Daniel in one of the two bibs my dad brought back from Tombstone, Arizona back when Ann and Matt were little. It's been dribbled with a lot of cereal in its day!

Great Papa and Gigi were up on Friday for the day and we had a good time shopping and eating burgers. Ann, Eric and the boys were back on the 4th for grilled sausages and then Cameron and Keaton put on a great fireworks display for us. As we cleaned up the kitchen, the boys arranged all the different fireworks in the order they wanted to set them off, and then took turn lighting them. It was a wonderful and very special evening.

Summer, Ahh, Summer!

I truly think summer has arrived and how wonderful it is!! We had a small Bible study in East City Park this morning, starting at nine, and it was so lovely.  Lots of people, especially small children, were about, and our table of four was just right for sharing what we've each been learning.  A great start to the day!

Dan is off in Coeur d'Alene, working again, and so I'm puttering around the house.  Lots of chores to do, but all day to do them.  We've been doing a little work in the kitchen and it's looking so good.  Cleaning out closets is next on my list--the ones in the boys' room and the downstairs guest room are just piled with stuff that's on its way OUT.  Time for order and space.

In the sewing room, I completed a purse last week and love how it turned out.  I bought the pattern when we in Longmont last November and several weeks ago I decided it was time to be brave and tackle something new.  Yes, another buffalo to be tamed.  It was interesting to make as it had lots of interfacings of various sorts to make it sturdy and firm.

I think I'd like to make another one, this time all out of one fabric. There's a cute red print at the shop that would look good with denim (my uniform!).

And now, I'm off to get to those chores. Or maybe a nap. Hmmm... :-)