Let me be the first...

to announce the arrival of our newest grandbaby: Ruby Winter Ewing was born to Dan and Ashleigh at 7:38 this morning. She weighed 7lbs 4 oz, has lots of wavy dark hair and is beautiful! Everything went well for both mom and baby and we are all in love with her! Sorry I don't have any pictures to post, but watch Hannah and Asheigh's blogs soon.

Resolution...

I have been sooooo bad about blogging. My last blog was nearly 4 months ago. FOUR! My excuse for not blogging lately is the camera/picture thing. All of our pics from the trip south in October were uploaded by my sweet hubby, and I have not taken time to sit down and go through them. AND, we gave away our camera and have not yet replaced it. So, this blog is just a "hello again" and let you know I've not up and died yet.
As of today, I am very excited about our 5th grandbaby, to arrive any time now. Can't wait to see who he/she looks like. Even though it's # 5, each one is very special to us in their own way and we guarantee to love and spoil him/her very much!
My only new year resolution is to blog at least once a month; but don't hold it against me if I fail a time or two. Hopefully, this little blog will inspire me to write again soon.
Ciao!

Voila'

Finally finished! Our new bathroom & laundry are complete and lovely to my eyes.

Here's a reminder of what it started as:

TA DA!

A broom closet is just inside to the right, not visible from this angle.

Thank you Timmy! My visions have come to fruition.

Starfish

The new caption photo was taken in Sitka this past weekend. We had so much fun at the beach. I have some more great photos I'll post some time.

Transportation

Dan and Ashleigh dropped by tonight. I love how Jack the dog gets to ride along too.

A few minutes later, Bryan came by with the boys. Can you imagine the smiles they got coming down the street?
Shortly after they got here, our friend and neighbor Eric stopped by with his boys. (The oldest one had his own bike). Another smile maker.
Well, I'm now the owner of two scooters. Although Mick will try to claim one of them, but he has his own bikes. Isn't this one sweet?

Boys will be boys...

Look at the toughest cowboy in Juneau!

(I think he needs a right handed holster.)

Check out the spurs! Latest addition to the cowboy look,

thanks to the community garage sale yesterday.

Felix thinks he's big enough to ride his brother's bike.

Enjoying Nathaniel's hammock.

...and girls will be girls.

My room often becomes Barbie Town when Luna is over.

I just LOVE grandchildren!

Janet, this Blog's for you...

Slacker, slacker, slacker; what more can I say!

So what's been going on in the past three months?

In May we had a one-day visit from the Colorado aunts, whom we love dearly. Aunt Edy and Aunt EttaMarie came up on a cruise and brought the best surprise; Mick & Brian's little sister Mindy was with them. It was such a great day for us Juneau-ites.

That's Mindy in the green coat with Dan and Ashleigh.

EttaMarie & Edy on the ship. (Don't know the lady in black.)

I'm currently beginning week 5 of a sinus infection. So fun! I truly hope I didn't share it with anyone at Tressa's wedding. And speaking of Tressa's wedding, Mick and I took a week and drove up to our niece's wedding in Delta Junction in June. Beautiful wedding, beautiful bride. (I must say, it makes no sense for the bride's family to sit on the side she stands on, as she is mostly looking at her groom and you can't see her face during the whole wedding. I think it's a tradition that should be changed).

We almost got into a major accident after just leaving Delta, but God's hand was on us. Left some good tire marks for a ways. Then we made it 11 hours down the road and only one hour from Haines when the transmission went out on the truck. Again, God's hand was on us, as it happened at the top of the last pass, so we coasted down past Canadian customs and through the US customs and stopped just 15 miles from DeAnna's parent's home. (38 miles from Haines and 4 hours until the ferry was to leave). DeAnna's grandfather towed us to his home and DeAnna's mom drove us to the ferry. Perfect timing. It could have happened anywhere along the long, lonely, middle-of-nowhere Alaska Highway. We are so appreciative of the help we received!

Saw lots of wildlife: bears, swans, moose. It really was a fun trip in spite of the above. Here are a few pix.

My favorite wedding pic of Tressa and Dan.

Cool old bikes in the woods. I actually rode the pink and white Schwinn, even with flat tires.

Last picture of the trip. I had to get this shot.

And here's a picture of the garden by my front door.

I so love the hostas on each side of the lupine. And the tiger lilies are always so marvelous.

Ta ta for now.

PS Happy birthday to my honey!