Added to Inventory!!

This week I finished the 76 bibs that I started last week. They are folded and on the shelf. I really like these new towels, they have cute little animals and are cute colors. You can check out all the cute bibs I have including Disney ones at my website http://www.tctwest.net/~dcdesign/home.html

I also finished 10 quiet books that were sitting on the shelf half done and made 4 more super capes for a new order.

My humanitarian projects this week were 5 bibs, 8 pairs of booties and I put the binding on the quilt that Merilee and Amber tied last weekend.

I am getting low on Mother Goose Quiet Books , I have a lot of store bought cloth books that have been waiting to be made and I am trying to find fabric for 15 crib sheets ordered by a day care in New Mexico. I need to get some quilt tops ready for the 14th for our group project day - hopefully some people will show up to help me tie them.

Sigh, I guess I better quit blogging and get busy - the more "therapy" the better.

Who is that masked man?

LANCE!!!

He helped in the shed cleaning guns and waiting on customers.

Lance and Shadow refereed for me. Lance walked over 16,000 steps on the paintball fields - no treadmill for him today!

He tried out the targets.

Lance has Williams Syndrome and as you know kids who are different aren't always treated as nice as they should be. This group of kids was great with Lance. They made him feel accepted and important. They even invited him to go to town and have pizza with them after a long day of paintballing.

Joe is my head ref, I couldn't run this place without him. He is so good to Lance and let him hang out with him all day.

More Grandchildren Visit the Funneefarm

April brought her kids down from Laurel on Monday. Chaos again - but after all - we live on the Funneefarm! April stayed until Wednesday, then left to go to Missoula to dry pack some food storage stuff. The Kids stayed until Friday when Merilee took them home on her way to the Stake Temple Day.

First thing on the agenda was watching Tom and Jerry Cartoons with Pappy.It is so funnee to hear them all in the bedroom laughing. I think Pappy laughs harder than the kids.

Next was a hike and picnic to Devil's Kitchen.

April and the kids.

There are lots of cool rock formations and awesome colors of stone cliffs.

Seth had a ball climbing on rocks. He really struggled with this one.

But he finally made it to the top - to "rest my wobbly legs from too much hiking!"

Of course, they all "helped" with the sewing.

Brenna and Ashlyn sat here for hours handing me pins and supplies.

Seth helped with the clocks for the quiet books. Ashlyn took this picutre of him marking the center dots for the clock hand attachments.

Cute picture of Brenna. She calls Pappy "Happy" - at least she doesn't call me Dopey or Grumpy although I can be both at times!

They are gone now - quiet once more but still crazy here on the Funneefarm.

A Visit From Lance

Lance has been here visiting for the past couple of weeks. It has been fun having him here. He was going to stay for 2 weeks, but has been having so much fun, we decided he should stay for an extra two weeks. He has been a good help and good company.

He Vaccuums for me.

Keeps my popcorn bowl constantly full!!

Sorted bibs towels with Jenni.

Lance helps with the kids that visit - snips threads - buckled 100 buckles for quiet books - feeds the cats - helps cook meals and helps with paintball. (We lost the pictures of paintball - will retake them on Saturday.)

It sounds like I have made him my personal servant, but he really seems to enjoy helping. We have done a lot of fun things, too.

We took a hike in Devil's Kitchen.

Lance climbed this big white hill - it looks huge in this photo!

We had a delicious picnic!

Eric and Lance built this pinewood derby car and raced it. They had an awesome time. Thanks Eric. We also went shopping in Cody where he bought some new Indian drum CD's and a couple of cool T shirts. We have walked at the park, ate at the Chinese place in town, went with me to a Laua at the church and enjoyed a movie night or two.

But I think the best thing is that Lance has been walking on the treadmill - he walks 1 or 2 miles almost every day and usually gets close to 10,000 steps on his stepcounter throughout the day. He has lost 8 pounds since he got here. I am so proud of him.

Sewing Projects From Last Week

I made 10 gowns for our humanitarian project. I had an order for 6 super capes (personalized) and 3 princess capes. I got them done and in the mail. I made 10 more princess capes so now I have a few ahead. The super capes are ready to sew - but I can't personalize them until I get orders.

I also worked on a couple dozen booties (not finished yet) and got the necks cut and ribbing pinned on about 75 pull over bibs. But those are next week's projects.

Grandchildren visit the Funneefarm!

Nathan and Amber came to visit this week end. It was good to see them again - seems like it has been forever since they have been down. The kids ran and played out side - they were so tired and dirty when they came in. lol - you could have made mudpies with the dirt left in the tub!

Aden learning how to play Webkinz - don't you just love those huge eyes! His lashes don't really show but they are really long and thick - what a cutie!

Aden and his dog Zeke

Heather in her Sunday dress that used to be her mother's.

Heather and Pappy. Check out those big blue eyes!

Heather and her daddy napping after church - no baby could be more loved.

Nathan took Pappy and Eric fishing yesterday - he was pooped out I guess.

Merilee and Amber tied one of our humanitarian quilts. They had never tied one before so I got them started and then I left to do the hot dogs for the paintball players. When I got back they were just finishing it. They did a great job and have sore fingers to prove it!

Everyone left tonight - it is just Lance, me and pappy - 24 hours before the next set of grandkids arrive!!

Paintball kids

We had a few paintball players in to play today and the little ones were dying to play. I put goggles on the 3 grandkids that were here and took them to the targets. They had a ball. The gun was a little heavy but they actually got some hits.

Lexi - Brandon - Aden

The had a ton of fun finding paintballs on the ground, you would have thought it was an Easter Egg hunt. All three kids sat on the step with their hotdogs and pop afterwards, but my camera was out of memory!!