Eventful Friends

Friday, January 15, 2021

The Event ~ Flowers with Love

I have been the recipient of many floral bouquets from my children on special occasions, mostly birthdays, but more recently our 50th anniversary. I wish they would last forever, but they don't. I always took pictures but now can only find a few pictures of the flowers I have received. To archive these pictures of these beautiful flowers I post the few pictures I have here. I wish I could find the rest of the pictures of the flowers I have received through the years.

From Alexis & Val for a birthday

From Alexis & Val for 70th birthday

From Alexis and Val for 50th anniversary

Fom Janel & family for 50th anniversary

From Cash & family when Merle, our dog, died died

I remember a day back in 1982 or there abouts when we were still living in rural Bayard. Tim brought me a long white floral box and inside were long stemmed yellow roses. Of course I counted them, but there were only eleven. There should always be 12 for a dozen long stemmed roses. So I mentioned to Tim that there were only 11 roses. He knew me well enough to know I would say that. He replied, "I know there are only 11 roses. You are the 12th rose!" That was the sweetest thing ever and I will always remember that.!

The Event ~ The Peppermint Swirl Dress

When Penny and Willa were three years old back in 2017 a friend shared this peppermint swirl dress pattern with me. It looked very difficult but I was assured it was quite simple. I made the lavender one for Penny and had so much fun making it. So I made the green and purple one for Willa, and then the blue one for Millie. Later I made Willa the bright orange and yellow and Charlotte the multicolor, and Penny the pink/grey. The girls loved to twirl in their dresses.

Willa

Charlotte

Penny and Willa

Willa

Penny

Millie's

Penny's

The Event ~ Christmas at the Lodge 2019

Christmas 2019 was the last Christmas Tom would celebrate with us. The family just lost Dad a few weeks before Christmas, so this was our first Christmas without him. We missed you Dad!

Annie & Cash (name that tune!)

Josh, Jon, Janel

Building jenga blocks, Jakob, cash, Wyatt, Penny, Willa

Ellie and Alexis in the corn hole tournament

Sandi and son-in-law Val

Cash and Alexis taste testing


The beautiful Andreasen family

Mattie and her Grandpa Tim

The girls

Annie, Tom, Cash

Annie, Grandma, Wyatt, Penny

We divided into teams a couple months before Christmas to do a CHOPPED contest during Christmas. Everyon suggested an ingredient and two ingredients were chosen to use. That ended up being peanut butter cups and gouda cheese, which had to be used in each of the teams meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Then everyone voted on the best prepared meal based on taste and presentation. It was a fun time