Our grand daugther Sonya's wedding Sept 2010

Sonya with Grandpa and Grandma Pearson. The wedding was held at Lake Tahoe. A beautiful backdrop for a beautiful bride. It was a grand day when Sonya became Mrs. Mac Scott. We are so happy to have another grandson...Mac is a great addition to our family.

The Table cloth

This is the table cloth I made for our oldest grand daughter, Sonya for her wedding this past Sept 18th.  She married Mac Scott in a beautiful setting...Lake Tahoe.  A beautiful couple on a beautiful beach...a beautiful day... I hope the tablecloth will become a family heirloom. I taught Sonya to knit and crochet when she was about 14. She has since taken up the hooks and needles to make some beautiful things.  I'm thankful my Mom taught me and I was able to share my ability with Sonya.

Almost done....whew

I've been in a cleaning and organizing mood and my house has been a wreck all week long...but the end is in sight.  The Goodwill and the trash man have been the recipients of my efforts.  Now if I can just remember where I've put everything!  I bought some more cabinets to organize my craft supplies...I'll have to live at least another 50 years to complete all the projects I've got on hand.  Actually I'm using up some of my supplies making Christmas gifts for all the kids and grand kids.  My Mom use to make Christmas ornaments for ALL the family.  I mean ALL the family.  She would work for months completing them.  We all have a treasure of the things she so lovingly made.  I think she started the tradition when my children were born.  My oldest in 1957...and Mom just passed away on Christmas Day 2007.  So....there's enough of her handi work to decoraste several trees.  Anyway...I'm not that ambitious, and my decedents aren't' as numerous as Mom's but I've got 4, 18" Christmas angels made and 4 to go.  Back to my cleaning bug....now every file, every drawer, every cupboard, every closet in my house is in order!  Yay!  We've lived here for 3 years...so it's about time don't you think?  It's really amazing the "stuff" I've stored for all these years (and added to).  It feels good to be done with it all.  Next project?  to go through all our photos, scan them and get them on disks...in albums...tagged with names and dates.....or thrown away! ....I expect this will be a good winter project!  Now....I wonder where my slippers are ?

Fall has finally fell!

Yup...it's fall and the leaves are doing their thing!  Leaving their summer home and returning to the earth from which they sprang.  Now I'm wondering...do I just let them " rest in peace" or do they get RAKED! The last rose of the summer is hanging in there and the hardy marigold souls are a spotlight of color in the fading foliage of flowers.  We're still picking tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden and will miss their presence on our table...all to soon I'm afraid.  Jack Frost hasn't visited us yet but knowing him, he won't be in this area without stopping by to visit us.  The drive in to Church this morning was brilliant with color...I wish fall didn't FALL so fast and would delight my senses till spring time.

A kicking back sort of day

Sept 2nd we added a new member to our family.  Our youngest son, Don and his wife Raquel gave us a grand son. Sawyer Robert Paul Pearson.  A big handle for the little guy, but one we are sure he will grow into.  His middle names are for his great grandpa and his grandpa!  His 4 yr old sister, Trinity, says she likes him and is going to keep him...we agree with that.  So, "Hunny" and I had to take a little trip down to see "the boy"...We spent several days there and then continued on to Lake Tahoe for the wedding of our oldest grand daughter, Sonya!  It was an over the top sort of wedding, with Lake Tahoe as a back drop...Sonya & Mac (her sweetheart) make a gorgeous couple.  We also visited one of "Hunnys" cousins who lives on Donner Lake while there.  A few days later found us in Oroville at another cousins.  It was fun spending time with the Starr family...ALL of them were there to celebrate Papa John's birthday..(I won't give out your age, John Boy "...so now here we are home again.  I started a new job last week as a product demonstrator at Costco..."would you care to try a sample of our Inn Keepers Apple Strudel Bread".  I think is is going to be a fun job.  It's only 2- 3 days a week...6 hr shifts...so it will fit my schedule perfectly.  Get me out and about and doing what I like best.  Meeting people and talking :) so the past couple weeks have been FULL...so today after church it was "kick back and do nothing day" felt pretty darn good too, I might add :)  well it's past my bed time...so here's to a good nights rest and the ability to hit the floor running in the morning. I'll try and see if I can post some pictures of Sawyer and "the wedding"...

Well the Pearson family has grown by 1 since the last post.  Sawyer Robert Paul Pearson was born on September 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM.  He weighed in at 6lb 2 oz.  Can't wait to get my hands on him!  Grandpa doesn't have any buttons left on his shirt :)

Today my husband, Paul, came home from being gone for 11 weeks.  He was at the Loma Linda Hospital in S. Calif, receiving proton therapy for prostate cancer.  It is so good to have him HOME