PEANUTTY...

A CUPCAKE (cookie) for a DOG?

CARTOON TIME...

JPE & I are MISSING these two...

doesn't seem right that we're AT the cabin...

& these two AREN'T!

BUT... we're 

enjoying the snow, the fireplace, a movie & being cozy!

FRIDAY FUNNIES R BACK!!!

Lola's sad face!

Peanut cracks a funny-one!

LOVE my fluffy collar?

 

 

 

MONDAY'S CHILD...

LYDIA LOVED...

:: Superman & Spider Man ::

:: Stella, her boxer ::

:: Wearing hats ::

(check out the devil horns)

:: Eating cheese ::

...in the FALL of 2006

LYDIA became a CALIFORNIA girl!!

TODAY, WE'RE SENDING LYDIA

BIRTHDAY WISHES!! 

~ HUGS & KISSES ~

"LYDIA DAILY"

Gramma & Grandpa 

LOVE U!

...and, PEANUT sends doggy kisses!

"1 - 4 - 3"

A DAY IN THE LIFE...

Big Bear Lake ~ Weds April 11th @ 3:30pm

JPE's car covered with the Weds night snow!

LYDIA is a story-writer...

AND...
I've created several books of our adventures...


but today's post is a reflection of our THURSDAY or a 
DAY in the LIFE of this energetic 8 year old!


We packed up to leave for Santa Monica... early!

Shutting off the water & heat takes some time!

Lydia "passing some time" while we
"closed up the cabin"

OOOHHH! we couldn't forget PEANUT!

Good-bye SNOWY flag!

looking for BLOSSOMS on our next visit!

There was a MAD DASH for the bathroom
when we arrived in Santa Monica!
This is a UNI-SEX bathroom
(sign courtesy of Lydia)!!

PEANUT has a state-of-art dog house!

When you life the yellow handle, you'll find

dogfood, biscuits, pooper scooper, hose, leash

& extra PEANUT supplies.

WE spent time playing games...

...had to include a visit to STARBUCKS's

...JPE learns the "finer points" of playing
"Pirates of the Caribbean"
(LEGO-version)

then OFF to meet her POPI (dad)
for dinner!!!

JPE & I DROVE the last 3 hours home
(our bed felt splendid!!)

WHAT A MARVELOUS DAY!!!

Thank you, LYDIA...

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY 2.5.12

"SPOTTED" REPTILE

A bit late to the party ~ SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY snuck up... this week's words are: STRIKE A POSE, FOOTWEAR, HOBBY, SHINY, & COLOR ME GREEN. 


Loads of adorable STRIKE A POSE interpretations can be found at ASHLEY'S blog, RAMBLINGS & PHOTOS, the host blog for SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY. Click on over & see what's been posted.

STRIKE A POSE
{archived photos from Christmas 2011}

When I saw STRIKE A POSE, I just had to put the three dogs pictures together from last Christmas. From left to right: LOLA {visiting Big Bear Lake}, SEBASTIAN {chewing on his holiday present & YES, his fur is that shiny!}, PEANUT {relaxing on the hearth at home}. JPE & I don't have pets, but we see them on our family visits...

FOOTWEAR

Okay! Okay! I'm SURE everyone has some of these?... eh, FOOTWEAR "casualties." These are off to the rag bag because they've lost their mate. 

HOBBY

I have many HOBBIES... but my favorite is combining a love of stickers, scrapbook paper, and photographs into books. I created this book, LYDIA'S ADVENTURE, to commemorate her first TENT CAMPING trip with us.
This is not the actual book I made, but a color copy that was covered with clear contact paper. LYDIA'S ADVENTURE was laminated & adorned with beads at the top of the three ring binding. She was learning to read, so the story line was simple & included pictures from all the activities we had during that three day period.
I know there are digital book options {Blurb, Apple, Snapfish, etc}, but I still love the cutting, pasting, and gluing items down on chipboard. I think it keeps the treasured books a bit more primitive & personal. A bit FOLK-ARTY!

SHINY

The red orb & silvery candle holder, set against the turquoise Native American table runner really "sparkle." I added a "mirrored frame" using PICNIK to accentuate & make these items very SHINY.
Have to say... I am going to miss using PICNIK's simple-to-use editing features. There's got to be a replacement that is user-friendly without costing a bundle of $$ and time to learn a new program. Surely there is a computer programer that could put something together for us "picknikers" to use? {Oh - if so, keep the sticker assortment ~ I love the variety}.

COLOR ME GREEN

Don't you L-O-V-E this reptile?? such a vibrant turquoise-green body with lime green & chartreuse spots! I think this guy represents COLOR ME GREEN, just fine.


Don't forget ~ anyone can participate in SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY. The words  for this week's hunt are: FACIAL FEATURE, SHADOW, SPICY, GOLD, & FABRIC.

SMALL PEBBLES...

"Lake Memories ~ July 2011"

"Memory is a child walking along a seashore. 

You never can tell 

what small pebble it will pick up 

and store among its treasured things."

~ Pierce Harris, Methodist minister & columnist for Atlanta Journal

Birthday kayak ride ~ 7.2.11

SURPRISE!!! I'm going to serenade 
Grandpa on my harmonica!!

We'll be back, Peanut, Mom, Gramma & Gigi...

DOING NOTHING... NOTHING DOING...

6.30.11 ~ BIG BEAR Cabin

"A vacation is having nothing to do 
and ALL DAY to do it in."

~ Robert Orben, American magician & professional comedy writer

COFFEE 

& MORNING SUN...

SPENT THE DAY WITH...

:: LYDIA ~ SWIMMING IN THE HOT TUB ::

:: ENJOYING OUR EVENING ENTERTAINMENT ::

:: CHASING PEANUT IN THE GRASS ::

:: PEANUT = LYDIA'S BDAY PRESENT ::


GIGGLES... MEMORIES...
More tomorrow!