this is Anna-Maria's artwork for the week

one is about a wife that makes her husband wear a dress...he is always on the GO

The other is a girl who doesn't like flowers, the sun, the clouds or the color red. The tree is cheering on the flower to grow.....

I like the width of the thighs in this picture...They will never rub together..Smart thinking..

Balancing the Weight

Sometimes this is how I feel...A lot of monkeys keeping me up in the air...I must be storing weight for the winter hibernation...The only problem is the winter is almost over and I never got the sleep I wanted....Can't wait for spring and summer to come when I will warm up and want to go out and play....

Busy day...

Friday was a fun day for everyone...They finished installing the new roof so I had silence in my house for the first time in a week...It was also Pajama day at school so Alex went riding his bike to school in his flannel bottoms...He wanted to wear the spiderman pjs that are getting too small but I vetoed that idea...I didn't want my third grader to be laughed at...Anna-Maria was excited because this was her first year to wear pj's somewhere outside the house...We went visisting teaching before school and luckily the families guessed right away the theme of the day and didn't just assume I was lazy in getting her dressed...Peter came home from work though and thought they really were crazy wearing their pj's and how come they weren't sent home from school...Just doesn't understand.....

Escape the Madness

We had today off from school to celebrate Maring Lurther King Jr. Day....The sun was shining and the frost was glistening....The house was vibrating with excitement or about ten men on the rooftop...So off we went to explore and play...

Alex hates his photo taken....That's why there are always more of Anna-Maria....

Model in the making

Gingerbread House

Anna-Maria's class made Gingerbread Houses two days three days before Winter Break..Then the snow storm..The houses stayed at the school for 2 1/2 weeks before taken home...She still ate the candy on it....

Winter

I always have a hard time with the Winter Weather so I decided to think of ten positive things about this season.

1. Snow on my eyelashes.

2. Sitting in front of a roaring fire with hot cocoa..

3. Stews and Soups..yum....

4. Snow ball fightsand Snow Angels...as long as I'm watching and not participating....

5. Not having to shave my legs everyday....

6. Warm and cozy in my bed........

7. Sweaters....an opportunity to change the wardrobe..

8. Christmas Carols......love to sing..

9. Baking cookies and treats to share...

10. CHRISTMAS...a great event to remind me of my purpose in the eternal round...

A Celebration of Life........

flimsy like paper lace

Flimsy like a lace paper window pane

Rattled in a heavy wind blown rain

The rainThe rain came quickly down

And the shutters leaked as they tried in vain

To curb the pelting sound

The rain the rain falls wet and cold

And weakens the hillside ground

Which then gives way and Tumults over the wall which cannot hold

The rain the rainWhen will it end

The rain will never cease

The rain will someday wash our weary souls I am told

The rain the rain the rain the rain

©2007 J. K. Bradford Jerry Bradford

Ok...the snow has melted and I'm excited about that but now we are being blown here and there with the wind and rain. We are hoping the roof stays on long enough......I'm dreaming of Mexico right now......Maybe that's why we have already planned our summer vacation. Getting ahead of ourselves.......