found a peanut

My newest granddaughter Callie. 

So very tiny. 

And very much loved.

now, for the last of the pumpkins and a peanut

In honour of my daughter Karen who gave birth to a little girl last night. 

A month early.

Callie Rebecca Carol Allan 3 lbs. 14 oz.

by C - section on Wednesday April 24th, 2013

Very tiny and will be spending some time in the NICU porking up.

Welcome to the world Callie.

God bless you.

orange ya' glad I did?

which doesn't stop me...

to October or Halloween...

even if we are not even close...

of pumpkins...

the first in a long line....

then and now

I have always enjoyed pictures of 

then and now 

when they can be recreated with accuracy. 

This one looks very good.

Where is your nose?

 Ethan are you a happy boy?

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Where is your tongue?

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I love this picture

 Where is your nose?

the agony of de-feet

kisses

this picture below reminds me of when my children were little

after spending the church service in the nursery

 my children would have this red rash all over their face

I could never figure out what it was...

until one day when I realized that my mom had gotten to them first

tomorrow Ethan and Moriah come over for the day

I am looking forward to it

Great Big Sea

Andrew and I went to see Great Big Sea last night.

What a great concert the boys put on. 

It was the third time that we have seen them.

And they did not disappoint.

 the band takes the stage

 

 Alan Doyle

Front man Alan has also done some acting. 

He was in the Russell Crowe version of Robin Hood. 

A movie I've yet to see.

 Sean McCann

For fellow fans of their music 

the Scolding Wife song gets one of the lyrics 

changed by Sean every time they sing it.

Last night the word was hammer.

We have also heard mermaid and pudding.

 Bob Hallett

Alan had once commented during a concert 

that he pitied any band that didn't have Bob playing in it. 

Sean added, "those poor Bobless bands"

It was their 20th anniversary tour so they played all the hits and then some.

It was two terrific sets of music. 

We paid for two seats but did not use them during the show. 

The crowd was on their feet for the ENTIRE concert. 

Hamilton loves GBS and so do I.

forks and knives and spoons oh my

looks like a good solution for the 

make - the - best - use - of - a - corner  problem

hot tubbin'

we had soup last night 

it is too bad that I wasn't this creative

and I should have made up these two fella's 

and let them sit for a while

maybe someday...

ballooning

some unique uses for balloons

 this looks fun

slipped by

Well the rest of March has slipped by and we are well into April.

I have not been faithful in my blogging and when I do get on
I blog a picture I found somewhere that I found interesting for one reason or another.

Creative writing has eluded me for some time.
I actually should not say that because I have written some wonderful prose lately.
The problem is that I write it in my head
(usually when awake with insomnia and
trying very much to get asleep -
and I do not stop to write it down)

So whilst I await inspiration
I will continue with the perspiration
then with detection
and introspection
and reflection
I will again write....I await that day.