Good morning. Hope all of you had a wonderful holiday weekend. We had a long but fun time celebrating one granddaughter's wedding and the high school graduation of another granddaughter the next day. It was the last of our thirteen grandkids to graduate high school. So far four of the girls are married and our first grandson's wedding is this fall. Looks like a few more in the near future. We buy each grandchild a set of luggage for graduation. You don't know how glad I am that I am done picking our luggage. And you would be surprised how much luggage has changed over the years.

Today is back to work day. Basically didn't do a whole lot last week. Amazing the extra things you have to do when you are leaving town for a few days.
So today is catch up day. Not counting laundry. 

I came across this school related idea. Would be fun in summer school and a great idea for fall. 

Have a great Monday. Hope you can dodge the raindrops.
Take care,
Rose

Reading in our Kindergarten Book Boats...such a fun idea!
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Happy Mother’s day to all you mothers out there.

Here in Iowa it is another cloudy, cool day. We had rain over night and more chances today and during the week. Still waiting for spring to come for more than one day. It was sixty degrees yesterday and fifty five predicted today when rain by evening. Sounds like summer will beat spring here again this year. Eight five predicted for Wednesday. The sun and warmth sounds good but we know when it goes from fifty five degrees one day to eighty five two days later there will probably be storms in between.

I am definitely ready for some “sitting on the deck” weather.

We have a granddaughter getting married on the Saturday of Memorial day weekend. And another granddaughter, actually or ‘baby” granddaughter” graduating high school the next day. It will be the beginning of a busy summer/fall. We have four weddings so far this year, the last of the year will be a grandson in October. It will be busy but a fun time.

We are very lucky that so far all our family gatherings have been fun events. We are now 35 strong and we are able to all be together for most the family gathering. We are now in that period when that isn’t always possible. We will have a granddaughter teaching high school math in Taiwan and won’t be home till after our family Christmas gathering. Another grandson has moved to southern Illinois and one to Nebraska.  Their drives to family gatherings have gotten a bit lengthy for short weekend gatherings. Thank heaven most live close.

Have a great spring, if it ever gets here. And enjoy the day.

Take care,

Rose

Hi Everyone,

Don't know what happened but life got busy and I put a few things on the back burner. Decided it was time to take them off before they are overcooked.

A lot has changed since I last updated my blog. We had our second great grandchild, a boy named William. So now our great granddaughter Lucy will have a playmate at family gatherings. And there is even more changes going on in our family. Our youngest granddaughter is graduating High Schoolin May and going off to college in the Fall. Another granddaughter it getting married in May and a grandson is getting married in October. Two of my four daughters are planning on moving in June. Looks like the makings of another busy, fun year.

Just a little note to let you all know that I have added new bundles to my store for big savings and updated a lot of my older bundles.

Have a wonderful spring and hope to update this blog more often.

Take care,
Rose