It's Been Awhile!

Chris breathing in China

Chris, Steph and Gozer's all purpose card

Becca (2nd from left) at St. Patrick's Church in Washington, IL

It's Been Awhile since I have posted.... so here are a few random pictures from Christmas 2015 and January 2016.

Gwennie writing our Christmas Letter

The Skonieczny's Christmas Picture

Hope to post more pictures soon!

March is Marching On...

i haven't posted on here in a long time.  Just some random stuff...found out I can post pictures from my phone.... I am not sure how that happens because I haven't uploaded them... at any rate this is a picture of the Hunter's Star wall hanging I am working on... and below is the Hunter's Star Quilt that we (Material Girls) are raffeling off for Paliative Care.  

I went to see my brother Tim in January.... we went out to lunch and caught up... I was surprised he had grey hair.  I always think of him as young.  I should have taken more pictures... but now that I know how to get to his apt. I will visit more often, and hopefully he will come and spend some time with us this summer.  I know he would enjoy the lake.... 

Me trying on hats for the wedding!

Fall is turning into winter.... I am cold.  Life is happening.... but not much worth recording.  Quilt Retreat last weekend.  Learned new techniques and got a good start on a new quilt.  

Started another medication, so I am really tired.  

Recieved an appreciation award from the Library Board tonight.  Nice to be appreciated.

Tomorrow is my second to last Romemakers meeting as President.... YEAH!!!!! Jeanne and I are giving a presentation on the Freak Factor.  Then I am actually looking forward to coming home and doing some cleaning and organizing.  

Meeting Ben

Introducing  the newest member of the Hatton Family: Benjamin Blair Hatton.

We were unable to have a baby shower for Marita and Alan, so Mary, Deb and I went to Scituate to celebrate his arrival.  He is, of course, like all Hatton babies, perfect in every way.  His grandmother is over the moon, and his great aunts were pretty smitten too!

Marita and Ben

Bonding with Grandma

Through modern technology, Grandpa Bruce was able to FaceTime with Deb and Ben from China.
He also is over the moon!

A visit to the local beach in Scituate

The ladies taking a break

Ben wearing my hat

Deb and Ben rocking the hats!

Cape Cod

Back at home.... ready to stomp!

Great Aunt Mary with Ben

 
 The Peanuts Quilt I made for Ben

                                    Mary introduced me to Starbucks, and I am now a devotee!

Ben sharing a joke with Grandma

Rose Hips

 A small beach front home

 

The Hatton's do Cape Cod

 Warning, Warning....

Deb can read and hold Ben!

 

Ben was very cooperative while we had lunch at the harbor

                   Where we saw this gentleman with his Golden Retriever and Golden Doodle paddeling

July--We Hardly Knew Ya!

July 2013 is almost history.... but we made some good memories during the month:

Gwenny likes to be with us -- too bad she can't read!  But she does enjoy looking out the windows.

It's always peaceful at sunset....

I got a pedicure!

Hatton's and Reidel's celebrated the 4th of July weekend with us.

We had some good laughs...

And of course there was reading

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