Merry Christmas 2018!

Merry Christmas Card 2018!
my friend Dennis and I have been hanging out for a couple years soo
decided he was Christmas card material this year!

 We all got togehter at sister Janas Christmas Eve! What a Crew!
here is mom and dad with their grandchildren and great gandbabes!
with 4 grands / 1 greatgrand missing!

 me, sister Jana and brother Jim with mom and dad!

Me and son Jason

Son Jeff with cousin Nick and new baby Jack!

Daughter Angela & Brett! 

Dad and Mom holding their newest Great grandbabe Jack!

(moms late brothers name!)

So much FUN, FOOD & FAMILY!

Thank you sister Jana and husband Steve 

for hosting us all!

Enjoy your days my blog friends!        Jody

last minute quilt....

today daughter Angela and i went out to sister Janas (thank you sister) to tie a last minute quilt Angela was working on.. it is a great guy quilt!

 Grandson Jayden was helping before heading out to hockey

i hung out with 3 of my grandbabes last weekend while my children got all together for a night out, fun for all of us!

 my boys!

 Daughter Angela and Jeffs wife Tonya

 the gang! i am so thankful and love how my children love each other....

 daughter Angela and son Jeff

im finishing up... the crunch is on! 
enjoy your last minute holiday days my blog friends!              jody

busy and baskets...

we got snow yesterday so i spent the morning out blowing snow..

then woke today and we had more! so spent an hour or more shoveling..

i dont have time for snow!

sister Jana ordered 5 small market baskets 

for the gals who work at the clinic for her husband,

and my daughter in law Jess ordered 2

 so i have been busy finishing up on those..

then i wanted to make a bread/muffin basket 

to fill with homemade goodies for a friend.. 

so i just finished staining the bread basket and tying on tags

im done! now maybe i can start some Christmas Decorating!

sister Jana got an early Christmas gift!

a new grandson! her 7th grandbabe! 

she now has me beat by 1!

this is Jack Walter!

welcome to the family baby Jack!

my son Jason was in town and stopped by mom/dads..

as always lots of goodies in the making! 

i have been stitching on these at night to have on hand

easy to throw in a card.

not a very good picture.... 

enjoy your day my blog friends......       jody

wow! what a COLLECTION!

one of my eBay customers who purchased a vintage David Dean Marx -marxie wind up toy sent me pictures of their collection! oh my gosh! i had to share with you!
they even keep a log telling where each toy came from and how it was found!

we went out to eat last night with mom and dad! 

we went in together and bought her a necklace 

for her 80th birthday! she loved it! 

we had great bonding, food and fun!

they were so cute sharing a salad.... 

yum! and left overs tonight! 

enjoy your days my blog friends!          jody

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Mom turned 80 yesterday!
sister Jana, Mara (Janas granddaughter), Auntie Norma (moms sister),
daughter Angela and I met for lunch!

Jana brought cupcakes! yum! 

i stopped over later with balloons!

and just happened to have my camera ;)

we are going out to eat tonight!

this is a picture sister took the other day

she stopped by and mom/dad were busy making

krumkaka!

yesterday i stopped by for a visit and to give 

Auntie Norma her Christmas quilt! 

she was excited!

i told her she needed to cuddle with it, she said 

Oh no! i cant use it! i hope she does tho!

enjoy your days my blog friends!      jody

* short walk this morning..-7 today.