Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...NOT!

Can I say I'm sick of snow?

I know we are in a drought...but every other day we have this white stuff that drops from the sky and sticks to our sidewalks. It should be illegal for snow to stay long enough to get dirty. The other day the sun came out! I didn't realize how much I'd missed the sun...but once again, the clouds appeared and we got dumped on. I want spring and flowers and warm and NO SNOW! The only one in our house in love with the weather is the dog and she runs all over the neighborhood slipping and sliding as she goes...I believe she's just a little nuts...or maybe I'm the one who's nuts...NOT!

Kenzie the Shopper!

Kenzie turns eight this Thursday, so I thought I would take her birthday shopping. Sounded like a calm trip to Target for a few new duds...little did I know that Kenzie is a true shopper! We started at Target and tried on everything in the store. We managed to buy one cute shirt before we moved on to the mall. Up and down the mall we went! Stopped to get a strawberry julius and pretzel bites, then into Claire's to buy magnetic earrings...and of course we had to stay and watch the cute baby girl get her ears pierced. I told Kenzie that the baby was going to cry, but Kenzie wanted to watch for herself. On to Sees to get a pound of goodies and a mint truffle for Kenzie...then we hit every clothes store we could find. When grandma was about to fall over in a dead heap, Kenzie suggested that we go to Build A Bear. Anything...anything, just to spend the remaining birthday money! We managed to find a cute bear with some affordable clothes and we were done for the day! Imagine, only four hours later...

Emmie's Blessing

Our newest grand baby, #15, was blessed in our living room last Sunday with 65 friends and relatives hanging from the roof top, or so it seemed. Craig and Tammy were here from Houston and took the opportunity to let us participate in Emmie's blessing. She was named Emilee Eliese Smith, her middle name after me, of course! What a cutie pie! She goes by princess or peanut...her two brothers think she is pretty great...

Craig and Emmie, after the blessing.

Yes, she's all girl...including the brain squeezer! You can tell that Tammy is enjoying their newest addition...

Ringing in the New Year

I wonder why it took almost 38 years of New Year's Eve's to quit the staying up till 12:00 habit? We had the best New Year's Eve last night. Lots of great food, the Wii for entertainment, and children running everywhere. Typical for our family. But the crowning event was the Martinelli's at 8:55 p.m., and four little grandchildren banging pots and pans at 9 p.m. sharp...New Year's somewhere, I'm sure. The children were happy, the parents were happy, and the grandparents were thrilled! House cleared out by 9:15 p.m.