Wishes and thoughts

(The photo was taken in November when we went to Vermont for Thanksgiving.)
First, I want to wish my son, Keith, a very happy birthday. He was a leap year baby, I tell him that is why he is who he is! He is home this week from school and will be going back on Monday. He graduates from Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, Vermont in May and then will seek a new path to follow. He is my adventurer son, likes to travel and live his life doing his thing. He hopes to find a job studying the black/brown bears, he has spent summers in Minnesota working at a black bear sanctuary. He is majoring in conservation ecology and loves the outdoors.

Happy Birthday Keith, we love you!
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This morning I entered two of my style Raggedy Ann dolls in the doll show.

In a little while we will be going back to look at all the dolls. I am

going to bring my camera to take some photos, I love

old dolls. I do not plan on getting anything this year

since I am having the crown moulding installed and back splash for the kitchen and fireplace mantel redone. We also want to get a new

chair for the family room and some sort of bookcase later on too.

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I have been slowly tearing apart the living room and dining room

so when the carpenter arrives on Monday he

can start work. . .my house is a mess, it is like

a maze trying to get to the upstairs.

I still have to take my stuff off the walls in the kitchen, but

I am going to wait until I have a room to move

the stuff into. I am anxious for my house to get back to

normal. . .I am an neat/clean freak and I am trying to not

look at the mess. I know I will love it when it is

finished, I have waited a long, long time to have this done!

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Wishing everyone a great weekend!

And off we go!

When it snows way up North or in the Midwest, most times life does not come to a standstill. When it snows in Central New Jersey, well everything stops! Now tomorrow, February 23 is going to be a special day for Raggedy Ann, Anne and Annie, you see they are supposed to be entered in a Doll Show and they are so looking forward to this event. They are calling it a “Beauty-Contest”. This morning when they saw all the snow that had fallen over night, and it was still snowing they were afraid they would not be able to make it to the Doll Show! They took matters into their own hands and were going to get there by a sled ride. The poor dears were outside for sometime until I spotted them, one thing they did not know was that they needed someone to pull the sled (Where was Andy when he was needed?) I brought them inside and told them not to worry, that we would be able to go, because you see in New Jersey you can have snow one day and the next day it warms up and melts away quickly. . .now where are they off to! Oh my, enough blogging for today, I have caught them in my sewing room, their little dresses are wet and it appears they are going to make some new dresses. . . In true Raggedy Ann fashion always into mischief!

*I made these little gals awhile back, I enjoy making my version of Raggedy Ann, the one sitting on the front of the sled I made last month, I was going to list her on eBay but never got around to it. . .the kitchen remodel got in the way, so for now she is living here with her “two sisters” who will never be leaving home!*

Martha