I am not a turkey...

Just a little belated, here's the 1st graders take on -
I am not a turkey...

 I am a princess ballerina named Evie. I am regal and elegant. I am the best ballerina in the whole country. People come from all over the world to see me.

 Hi! I am a Princess Pop star. My name is Jemma. I travel around the world to sing to my fans. So this Thanksgiving, we should loose our ...?

 Hello. I'm Angel the singer. I love to sing for people. I am not good to eat because I am not an ordinary turkey. I am a singer turkey.

 I am Bat turkey. Do not eat my friends. I am always watching you.

 I am not a turkey. I am a cereal thief. Look at my colorful shirt and my spoon filled with cereal. I go around eating other cereal. Oops!

 My name is Darth Turkey. Uhh, I mean Vader. I can use my Jedi mind trick. "I am not the turkey you are looking for."

 I am not a turkey. My name is Rosie. I work at Chick-fil-A. Eat Chick-fil-A for Thanksgiving. Pretty please!

 I am not a turkey. I don't say goble, goble, goble. I say hut, hut, hut. You will find me on the football field.

I am not a turkey. I am Taylor Swift. I love to sing. Shake it off and come dance with me!

 I am not a turkey. I am a unicorn. I have black hooves, a pink horn and a white mane. Also, I love my pony friends.

 I am a colorful ghost. I play hide and seek in the colorful autumn trees. A real turkey makes you full, but I am invisible. Boo.

 I am not a turkey. I am a Ballerina. I have class at 5:00 with my friends.

 I am not a turkey. I am really Andre the Giant. Turkeys do not wrestle.

 I am not a turkey. I am a bunny. I have a soft tail. I hop around to get my carrots.

 I am not a turkey. I am a cheerleader. I cheer for the Redskins. I have lots of fantastic cheers for the Redskins, but next... ?

 I am not a turkey. I am a gymnast. Look at my sparkly leotard. It has a lot of sequins. I spend my day doing cartwheels, back flips.

 I am a giraffe that lives in the zoo. Do you like my brown spots? My name is Melman. I eat branches and twigs.

 I am a rockstar. I am not a turkey because turkeys can not talk or sing. I sometimes give money to the poor. I make people happy.

 My name is Ali. I am a cheerleader for the Ravens. When the Ravens score a touchdown they cheer with pom-poms. Please do not eat me! I am not a turkey.

 I am not a turkey. I'm a ninja. I was born in 1982. I go around in the dark of the night spreading Christmas cheer.

 Ha! Ha! Ha! My name is Vampire Monster. I am in disguise and wearing my Halloween costume until Thanksgiving. I am hoping people will not eat me.

 I am a ballerina. I do shows for my turkey friends, oops, I mean the audience. Watch me dance and dance.

 I am not a turkey. I am a  ghost. I float around a haunted house and scare people away. I'm a scary ghost.

 I am not a turkey! Hello! I am Alice the ballerina. I wear a purple leotard, pink tutu and pink ballet shoes. My favorite color is pink. I love to sing and dance. My favorite holiday is Christmas.

 My name is Superman. I like to fly everywhere. My red cape helps me fly fast. I help people who are in trouble.

 I am not a turkey. I am a minion. I like to have a lot of fun. I have a lots of friends.

 I am not a turkey. I am a big fat jack-o-lantern. Look at my big brown stem. Turkeys do not have a stem but I do.

 I am not a turkey. I am a ballerina. I practice all my ballet positions. I also like to perform dance routines.

 I am not a turkey. I was one the presidents. I helped lots for turkeys, oops, I mean people.

 My name is Minnie Mouse. I am not a turkey. My boy friend is Mickey Mouse. I love to wear bows.

 I am Ironman. I can shoot lasers and I can fly. My colors are blue, gold and red. I made my own suit. I fight bad guys.

 My name is Dr. James. I am not a turkey. I help people who are sick. So don't eat me you may need my help one day.

 I am not a turkey. I am a tooth fairy. A turkey does not have teeth, but a tooth fairy does. A turkey does not have a tutu, but a tooth fairy does.

 Hi my name is Sportsy. I like to play sports every day with my friends. You can watch me play football on Thanksgiving. Please do not eat turkeys.

 I am a ballerina. I am not a turkey. It is my first day of ballet class so I'm wearing a name tag. All of class mates are wearing the same t-shirt and tutu.

 I am not a turkey. I am Batman. I spend my day saving people from the Joker! I don't like playing with other turkeys, I mean people.

Hello, I am Molly the ballerina. Watch me twirl and whirl with other turkeys. Oops... I mean ballerinas. Please don't eat me because I would not be able to dance.

 I am not a turkey. I am a tennis player. Do you see my tennis racket? I am the best player in my team.

 I have a blue suit and I have a badge. I am not a turkey. I direct traffic. I protect the USA. I help people.

 I am not a turkey. I am a beautiful caterpillar. I am planning my transformation for Thanksgiving.

I am not Peter Parker nor a turkey. I am Spider Man. I save all people. No one can destroy me. Only villains might try. Do you want to be a villain?

 I am not a turkey. I am Batman. I protect everyone. I know I'm needed when I see the turkey symbol. Oops... I mean the bat symbol.

I am not a turkey. I am a princess. I have long hair. My dress has 3 butterflies.

 I am Princess Abigail for the Country of Yams. I must return to my castle. If you even try to eat me, you will choke on my jewels!

 Spiderman, that is me! I save people. Do not eat me because I am poison. I am not a turkey. I do not taste good.

I am not a turkey. I am Stampy cat. I like lovely lovely jub jub flowers. I walk around my world and build my funland. I have a Mindcraft helper.

 Hi! I am Mr. Claus. In a month, I will deliver presents to little turkeys! Oohhh...!!!!! Did I say turkeys?!

 I am not a turkey. I am a clown pumpkin. I roll around and perform tricks for other turkeys. Oops... I mean for kids.

 I am Olivia. I am not a turkey. I play with my turkey... oops! dolls.

Hi! I am not a turkey! I am Lucas. I have red hair! I am a person. I have a blue backpack. I am wearing sunglasses. I am enjoying a sunny day please don't eat me.

And thus concludes this year of, I am not a turkey! I love the thoughts and creativity of these precious children!

Here are the two previous years - 2013 Turkeys and 2014 Turkeys. 

A pause in life

In the early morning of October 23rd, Nana left us peacefully in her sleep. She was 92 years young, with more energy that I had most days, still living on her own, and driving (but only during the day, if that).

I'm so glad all three boys have wonderful memories of her that they'll never forget. She used to have them come stay with her during the summer for a week, taking them to the swimming pool, shopping at the dollar store, and getting lunch at Old Country Buffet. We were lucky enough to only live about 40 minutes away, so we were able to see her often.

This picture was at Christmas in 2011, at our old house. What a beautiful woman!

Here she is celebrating her 90th birthday, what a great day it was with family and friends.

And she liked her Fireball!

    

This was a note from my parents -

     We were so sorry to hear of your grandmother's passing and for the grief it must cause you and the family but it was a merciful release from all her pain and suffering. Also, you have the knowledge she is now in a kinder and gentler place.
     Words never mean much at a time like this and I know from experience as I lost my grandmother, to whom I was very close, a week after losing my mother. Life is cruel but memories sustain and in time when the hurt and pain subside will bring you happiness remembering times past.
     0ur thoughts are especially with Gerry who has been the bulwark of the family these past demanding weeks and please convey our deepest sympathy to her and your mother.
     0n the few occasions we visited the lake it was always a relief for me when I espied your grandmother as she was larger than life, full of vim and vigor and the all American grand dame. Inasmuch, I knew I should be well entertained. She had a zest for life, a great wit which made her so refreshing and we shall not see her like again.
     You were truly blessed to have such a vibrant grandmother who didn't suffer fools gladly, or democrats either for that matter.
     Try not to be too down hearted as her life should be celebrated with all that was achieved from Little 0rleans, as she was a mover and a shaker. Take care and may God bring you peace and we are truly very sorry for your great loss.
     Thinking about you, Paul, and keeping you in our prayers.
    Love, Oma & Opa xx

But I have been stitching and doing other things, I'll be posting again soon...

School, sports and some stitching!

Another school year begins...

I can't even believe that these two are seniors, when did that happen?!

 And this guy, 3rd grade already?

On the varsity team, ready for their first game of the year.

Being a team mom, I helped out with these pins for the Moms to wear on game day.

Captain and week Captain, getting ready to start the game.

I LOVE THIS!

This is the prayer group before the game, it has grown since last year.

And hey, we have a baseball player! He played in the spring and loved it, so now he's playing fall ball. He's not really interested in football, much to DH's disappointment, but he's having fun playing this kind of ball!

He also had fun at the cub mobile races, he only almost ran a woman over and hit a barrier! At least he's not driving yet.

I finished my Mill Hill, Tangled Web, I just need to frame it. I used the glow in the dark thread again and like the result even though it doesn't last long.

I'm really not sure what to call this except some type of Halloween "tree". I thought about adding spiders to it, but I have to find them in my boxes first.

Another lucky birthday girl is getting a warm blankie! I guess he thought it was a good idea since his brother did it for his girlfriend in July.

Maybe between two of them, I'll get lucky enough to get one for Christmas!

Fun with my nieces!

Earlier this month, my nieces come to stay with us for a few days. Pizza was on the menu one night and they wanted to watch a movie too. So I put the tv in the enclosed porch and stuck them out there. When it was dark, they watched another movie while snuggled in their blankets, chowing down some ice cream. What a great evening!

Their special treat was going to The Pottery Spot. 

 It took me longer to paint my witch, so I had them each paint a coaster for me.

Here are our finished pieces, I think they did a great job!

Another finished piece is my Mill Hill, Love Halloween. I used glow in the dark floss for the ghost, stars, and whiskers of the kitty. Unfortunately, it doesn't last very long but I thought it was still worth it. I think I'll look for a Halloween tree to hang it on, but maybe not until everything goes on sale, after Halloween.

Fun times in July

I know July has come and gone, but here's what we did.

The gmen brought some friends to the lake for the 4th, so they celebrated and had some fun.

Boys prepping the fireworks.

 Even Ming and Max enjoyed themselves!

Another weekend brought us back to the lake and we stopped by the Shawnee Trading Post. 

From there we headed over to Eva and Mike's Summer Bash, always a good time!

Nathan had Vacation Bible School, and I helped out in the snack area. We both had a great time!

Then we had fun in Baltimore, at the Inner Harbour and the Science Center. We went to the Observatory in the early evening and got to see the sun and the moon, awesome!

We were inside the observatory when it repositioned.

Now this is love. He's a Redskins fan and she's a Ravens fan. But it was her birthday and he wanted to make her something special. I'm so proud of him!

Finally, I've been doing some stitching! It's a slow start on this one, but at least it's a start. 

But I might have to put it on hold since Halloween is coming up and this one has been put aside for a year or so. I know I have other Halloween pieces I'd love to stitch too, I just have to find them.

Kitty company and a question

One wants in, one wants out. 

Finally, both in and ready to keep me company.

Then Nathan decided to join us,

so Max found a hiding spot with my Odies!

My craft room is nice and tidy, until you open these doors. Time for some rearranging and organizing.

The bottom cabinet has all my photos in it, from way back when. I'm getting ready to box them up and put them away to sort during the winter months. More storage space!

That is if I can get these two out of the box!

Here's a question for you all- what storage secrets are you willing to tell?!