House Update

Well, bad news. We finally got the listing agent to return our phone calls. They accepted someone else's offer. But just to string me along and get my hopes up one more time before crushing all of my home ownership dreams, he did say that things weren't going exactly smoothly with the offer they had accepted and the buyer had until end of business day today to get her stuff in order. If that contract falls through he'll call us. We're the back up. I don't like being the back up. So that is the latest as of 3:00 this afternoon. Did I mention the back yard is perfect.

The House Hunt Continues

Okay we've been looking for a house for months now. We've look at too many houses to recount them all and have finally found one that we feel suits our family. We put in an offer and are waiting to hear back. I know there was more than one offer so we might not get it. The suspense is killing me. We were supposed to hear back yesterday. Still nothing. Not a good sign.

What's Old Made New

This is my Great Grandmothers Quilt. Totally cute, right. It's called a crazy quilt. You don't need a sowing machine or fancy tools. Knowing Mamaw there probably wasn't a lot of thought put into the fabrics or the design. It was made out of necessity, to keep warm. Homemade from scraps not because it was trendy but because it was all she had. Being a home maker was so different then than it is now. But if you really think about it the fundamentals are the same; keep them feed, keep them well, keep them safe, keep them together, teach them good.

So along with this quilt my mom also had the beginnings of another, made from the same scraps and a box of the remaining scraps. My talented and ambitious sister decided she would undertake finishing what her Great Grandmother had started.

As you can see it's coming along quite nicely. I think I might try one with what ever is left of the scraps.

Retta Cobb
February 1913-April 2007

Wall-E's Birthday

OK so it's was Koa's birthday this past week or as we have all come to know him Wall-E. Kekoa has refused to be called Koa for almost a month now insisting instead that he is Wall-E. So what better way to celebrate Wall-E's birthday than with a Wall-E birthday. His only guest, Joey. Mostly because I didn't have time to have a big party but also because dear sweet Joey is one of the only kids who has not gotten sick of Koa asking if he can be Wall-E at 30 second intervals. So we invited Joey to Chucky Cheese and then meet up with the rest of the cousins later for cake and ice cream. Notice the number 10 candle on the cake. Kekoa is nothing if not unique and methodical. Everything that calls for a quantity is done in tens these days. Anything that requires a color be chosen is White. This cake is the culmination of all things Koa right now. A white cake, white frosting, with Wall-E and the number 10 on top. I love being his mom.

squirt gun racing

I couldn't find anyone that had Wall-E balloons, so I improvised. Koa thought it was so cool he requested Eve and Mo too.

"foreign contaminant". have you seen the movie? It's really pretty cute.

Happy Birthday...

Leile

We had such a good time celebrating Leile's 2nd birthday yesterday.

Christmas

The Kids cried this morning when they woke up to find the Christmas tree gone.

Leile on a Christmas morning stroll.


Koa tried his hand at big boy bike riding (we're still working on it).


The little girls all got baby dolls from Grandma.

And I tried my hand at making a gingerbread house.

It was a good Christmas.

Reading Cally's blog...

has made me reflect on how much I miss my friend Merilee and her always up for anything, always in the mood to host a party, can't have too many art supplies self.