Audra's BFF, Claire, has been gone for a week for vacation...& she has been missed!
So, after several days of rainy, dreary weather.....she returns.....bearing gifts, I might add...
~not to mention this rainbow!
The girls are so happy to be together again!
Such a Cutie!
Audra received this monkey as a Christmas present, but it was a craft kit.
So we needed a free day to sew, stuff, & sew some more.
Here it is...mid January & she finally has her new pal "sox" to love on...
She's been carrying him around for 4 days now, and he even got to go to school today!
(It was reading in your pajamas day!!)
Audra has wanted one of these silly little guys for quite a while, I think sometimes they seem even better when you've had to wait.
Audra's Scrapbook/Biography Book Report for 5th Grade
is on Grace Kelly.
She did a beautiful job assembling her project...
and is quite proud of it!
The BIG 5th Grade Bus Trip...
Oh, What a Day! We were up at 4 in the morning to catch the bus that was scheduled to leave promptly at 5:15am. The state Capitol was Beautiful! Suzelle & I had fun following along. Our day turned out to be sunny & nice. Audra's 5th grade Classmates were all having a great time! And it all ended with one truly conked out little girl!!
My friend, Suzelle, happened to tell me about a recipe for a chicken thighs
on the very morning I had purchased a package to bake up....
so, a couple of easy changes
(I sub onion for shallot, and dill & parsley for rosemary)
...and off we go!
My whole family liked it....moist & delicious.
Thanks Suzelle, you can use me as a test kitchen any ole' time!
Elena & Michael are Fantastic Hosts!
...Champagne, Food, Games, Movies, Shopping, Dining out....Need I say more?
What a nice trip we had visiting these very special friends~ringing in the New Year and wishing a Happy Birthday to Mike!!!
We got Aunt Jenise & Cousin Ike (my sister & nephew, actually) For 4 days over this Christmas Vacation!! Here are the cousins after visiting the local museum's interactive science center & dinosaur exhibits!
What a Dude, 4 year old Ike is...
