Elijah's presentation

Elijah had a presentation at school. One student from each 2nd grade class was selected to stand up in front if the whole school and read about a famous Spanish/Hispanic American. Elijah reads well (and is not shy by any means) so he was chosen for his class. He was Pancho Gonzales, a famous self taught tennis player. This photo was taken the evening the presentation was performed for the parents. 

This moment

this moment...a moment from the week to savor and remember
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A trip to the nature preserve

Prior to getting sick Elijah and I went to the Graham Creek Nature Preserve. We hiked around and saw carnivorous plants :) and lily pads and such. Here are a few pics. As you can see Toady went with us!

Sicky

Last Tuesday Elijah woke up coughing a bunch. I told him to go back to sleep and I'd wake him up in an hour or two and maybe he'd be better and get to go to school. Well he just went downhill. He ate some breakfast and then started throwing up every time he ate or drank something. It was horrible. By the evening time I decided to take him to the ER. He had been wheezing horribly all day. He had not kept anything down for long. I knew he probably would need an IV of fluids and that made me sad! We got there and honestly it was horrible. Poor poor kiddo! He had an IV of fluids, IV antibiotics, a breathing treatment, oral steroid, a steroid shot, and two X-rays. Poor poor little E! Today was his first day back to school so yay he is feeling much better. They said he had a little touch of pneumonia in one of his lungs. So glad it was just "a little" pneumonia!!

Just another day

Here are a few pics. Elijah found a kumquat tree :) and was quite enamored with them! There is a Camellia right beside the kumquats. All of the azaleas are staring to bloom. I'll take some pics of those soon. <3

I will try

I have the blogger app for my phone now so maybe just maybe I will be able to post more. I need to go to my old blog and maybe have a few throwback posts! Like when I was pregnant with Elijah!!!!! I have not crafted much at all in the past year but really really want to again. I feel better about myself when I am creating. Soooooo... Maybe I will have something to post soon! I'm sure a few words of encouragement might help motivate me. Hint hint ;)

A wonderfully good and creative family that i know just lost their house to fire. Also at least one kitty =( They both work from home and have lost everything. you can see all of their creative works on their pages
TREE
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Enchanted-Tree
http://www.enchantedtree.com
http://enchantedtree.etsy.com
http://enchantedtree.blogspot.com
KENAN
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tiemeyer-Glass
http://www.tiemeyerglass.com
http://tiemeyerglass.etsy.com
http://www.youtube.com/tiemeyerglass

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{this moment}

this moment...a moment from the week to savor and remember

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Wordless Wednesday

Reading out in the sunshine

Elijah and i are reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians * Tale of the Lightning Thief. We enjoyed taking in a chapter out in the side yard in the sunshine several days back. The kitties joined us =) Look at Elijah's cute long hair while you can! It's all cut off now and he looks like such a big boy (i cant stand it). It looks good if you aren't me though. Sooner or later i will put pics up.

more pics... i little better

here are a few more pics of the wheel in a bit better light

spinning wheel pics

My aunt Ramona got me a spinning wheel for christmas. Since i've always used a drop spindle i really dont know all that much about spinning wheels. i have some really bad picstures i am posting. Its night time and so i went in the hallway and took pics with my cell phone because it was actually one of the best places for the light. not much room, not great lighting, and the fact that they are taken with the phone make them blurry and icky but you will get an idea. i need help figuring out what is missing and where to get the parts. i know it is missing the drive band or whatever you call it. there is also a hole (that you will see in the pics) that appears to have a purpose and i figue it is the keep the wheel on the body. with the pedally thingy (i hope you speak Lacyese because i have my own language)connected to the body and wheel i know it should pedal ... and it does but it hits the ground and wont continue to spin the wheel. i figure if all else fails i can jack it up with bricks/books or something lol. it doesnt have to be pretty i just want it to work.